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IPC Concerned by EU Consultant Recommendations on RoHS Exemptions
IPC’s RoHS Exemptions workgroup and other industry members are deeply concerned that the recommendations recently provided to the EU Commission by their consultants will have a significant negative...
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Fern Abrams to Present on U.S. Chemicals Regulation at Prestigious...
On September 7, Fern Abrams, IPC’s director of regulatory affairs and government relations, will present at Electronics Goes Green 2016+ Conference in Berlin, Germany. Her presentation, “Evolution of...
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EPA Extends Deadline for TSCA CDR Reporting
by Fern Abrams, director of regulatory affairs and government relations On September 19, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted a notice on the Chemical Data Reporting website that...
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IPC Concerned about ECHA’s Draft Guidance on Substances in Articles
On September 22, 2016, IPC submitted comments to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) highlighting our concerns with the draft guidance on requirements for substances in articles, version 4.0. In the...
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October 31, 2016 EPA CDR Reporting Applies to Many Manufacturers
The deadline for complying with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule is October 31, 2016. Under EPA interpretation of the CDR regulations, manufacturers...
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EU Commission Launches Consultation on Two New Exemption Requests
The EU RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. BiPRO GmbH has been commissioned by DG ENV to provide technical assistance...
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EPA Announces First Ten Substances to be Reviewed Under LSCA
On November 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first 10 chemicals that will be undergo risk evaluations under the recently reformed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA):...
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OSHA Extends Record-Keeping Violation Window to Five Years
On December 16, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule which extends the government’s window for citing employers for failing to record on-the-job injuries or...
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OSHA Issues Recordkeeping Rule Enforcement Memorandum
Last week, OSHA released a November 10 memorandum which summarized enforcement of a recordkeeping rule that was finalized in May 2016. Under the memorandum, OSHA says its inspectors can cite employers...
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ECHA Adds Four Substances to REACH Candidate List
Four more substances will be added to the REACH candidate list in January after ECHA’s Member State Committee unanimously agreed they should be designated as substances of very high concern (SVHC)....
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U.S. EPA Issues Nano Reporting Rule
On, January 12, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a rule requiring one-time reporting and recordkeeping requirements on nanoscale chemical substances in the marketplace....
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RoHS Exemptions Unlikely to Be Published Before Fall 2017
The EU Commission and Member States continue to meet to discuss the disposition of RoHS exemption renewal requests submitted by industry in January 2015. During their December 15, 2016 meeting in...
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ECHA Guidance on Substances in Articles Delayed Until Summer
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced earlier this week that the update of their guidance on Substances in Articles will not be published until July or August 2017. ECHA had previously...
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Electronics Manufacturers in China Must Join New Pollution Tracking System
On January 23, 2017, the Chinese government published a list of industries, including computer, communications and electronic equipment manufacturing, that will be required to register under the new...
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IPC Meets with EPA Transition Team on RCRA Hazardous Waste Generator...
IPC met last week with EPA senior staff to discuss our concerns with the recently published Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule and the February 24 petition for review filed with the D.C....
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IPC Files Comments on TSCA Inventory Reset
On March 14, 2017, IPC filed comments on the EPA’s proposed regulations to “reset” the inventory by sorting the TSCA inventory into active and inactive chemicals. The inventory reset is one of the...
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Congress Votes to Overturn OSHA Recordkeeping Rule
Yesterday, March 22, 2017, the Senate passed H.J. Res. 83, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to invalidate an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation which was...
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IPC Submits Comments on Reducing Regulatory Burdens on Manufacturing
On March 27, 2017, IPC filed comments in response to a March 7, 2017 Department of Commerce (DOC) Request for Information on the Impact (RFI) of Federal Regulations on Domestic Manufacturing. In our...
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IPC Offers Comments at EPA Public Meetings on Regulatory Reform
IPC is commenting on its members’ behalf at three Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public meetings on regulatory reform. The meetings are being held to gather input on the implementation of...
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IPC Files Comments on EPA Regulatory Reform
IPC filed comments with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on May 15, highlighting five EPA regulations that should be reformed: Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting requirements for lead...
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