🧪EPA Seeks Public Comment on PCE Regulations Under TSCA
Perchloroethylene (PCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Request for Comment
Summary
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is seeking public comment to inform its reconsideration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulation for perchloroethylene (PCE). As promulgated in December 2024, the PCE risk management action addressed the unreasonable risk of injury to health presented by PCE under its conditions of use by requiring various workplace exposure controls, prohibiting certain industrial and commercial uses, and preventing consumer access to the chemical, among other provisions. This request for public comment follows the filing of several legal challenges to the rule in 2025, and EPA's subsequent determination that the PCE regulation under TSCA should be reconsidered through further rulemaking. EPA intends to consider information received in response to this public comment solicitation, and other reasonably available information, to inform the development of any proposed rule to amend the PCE regulation as appropriate.
Agencies
- Environmental Protection Agency
Business Impact
$$$ - High
The content outlines the EPA's reconsideration of PCE regulation, which impacts manufacturers, processors, and users of PCE. Compliance and regulatory requirements are highlighted, making it critical for businesses involved with PCE to understand potential changes.