On February 21, 2019, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) posted a report entitled Science & Technology Highlights in the Second Year of the Trump Administration. The report highlights science and technology achievements, including the following under “R&D Fundamentals”: Supporting and celebrating key advances in nanotechnology. In December, OSTP’s National Nanotechnology… Continue Reading
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FDA Proposed Rule for OTC Sunscreen Drug Products Addresses Sunscreens Containing Nanomaterials
Posted in Federal, Legal/Regulatory Issues, United StatesThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is scheduled to publish a proposed rule in the Federal Register on February 26, 2019, that would put into effect a final monograph for nonprescription, over-the-counter (OTC) sunscreen drug products. The proposed rule describes the conditions under which FDA proposes that OTC sunscreen monograph products are generally recognized as… Continue Reading
ACGIH® TLV®-CS Committee Seeks Information on Carbon Nanotubes
Posted in International, Legal/Regulatory Issues, Occupational Health and Safety Issues, United StatesThe American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®) Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances (TLV®-CS) Committee has included carbon nanotubes on its 2019 list of chemical substances and other issues under study. Being placed on the under study list indicates that the TLV®-CS Committee has selected carbon nanotubes for development of a threshold limit value… Continue Reading
NIOSH Publishes Nanotechnology Research Plan for 2018-2025
Posted in Federal, Legal/Regulatory Issues, Occupational Health and Safety Issues, United StatesOn January 24, 2019, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a document entitled Continuing to Protect the Nanotechnology Workforce: NIOSH Nanotechnology Research Plan for 2018-2025. NIOSH is using the Nanotechnology Research Plan for fiscal years (FY) 2018-2025 as a roadmap to advance: (1) understanding of nanotechnology-related toxicology and workplace exposures; and… Continue Reading
New York Delays Enforcement of Household Cleansing Product Information Disclosure Program
Posted in Legal/Regulatory Issues, State, United StatesOn January 9, 2019, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) announced a three-month delay in its enforcement of the Household Cleansing Product Information Disclosure Program (Disclosure Program), from July 1, 2019, to October 1, 2019. NYSDEC published its announcement in the January 9, 2019, Environmental Notice Bulletin. As reported in our June… Continue Reading
B&C Publishes Forecast for U.S. Federal and International Chemical Regulatory Policy 2019
Posted in Federal, International, Legal/Regulatory Issues, Occupational Health and Safety Issues, United StatesBergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and its consulting affiliate The Acta Group (Acta®) published on January 8, 2019, our “Forecast for U.S. Federal and International Chemical Regulatory Policy 2019.” In this richly detailed document, the legal, scientific, and regulatory professionals of B&C and Acta distill key trends in U.S. and global chemical law and provide… Continue Reading
Researchers Survey Nanosafety Research in the European Union and U.S.
Posted in International, Research, United StatesThe December 2018 issue of the Journal of Nanoparticle Research includes an article entitled “A survey on the state of nanosafety research in the European Union and the United States.” According to the abstract, the authors surveyed researchers in the field of environmental safety and health of nanomaterials between September 2017 and January 2018 to… Continue Reading
Transcript Available for NIOSH Webinar on Revised Draft CIB for Silver Nanomaterials
Posted in Federal, Legal/Regulatory Issues, Occupational Health and Safety Issues, United StatesThe National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has posted the transcript for the October 30, 2018, webinar on its revised draft document entitled Current Intelligence Bulletin: Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials. As reported in our September 19, 2018, blog item, the revised draft Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) provides an updated… Continue Reading
EPA Withdraws SNUR for Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Posted in Federal, Legal/Regulatory Issues, United StatesThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Federal Register notice on December 7, 2018, withdrawing significant new use rules (SNUR) promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 28 chemical substances, including single-walled carbon nanotubes, that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN). As reported in our October 10, 2018, blog item, EPA… Continue Reading
EPA Will Withdraw SNUR for Carbon Nanomaterial (Generic)
Posted in Federal, Legal/Regulatory Issues, United StatesThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduled to publish a Federal Register notice on December 4, 2018, withdrawing significant new use rules (SNUR) promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 26 chemical substances, including carbon nanomaterial (generic), that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN). As reported in our October 2, 2018,… Continue Reading
B&C Launches All Things Chemical™ Podcast with Debut Episode “Animal Testing and New TSCA”
Posted in Federal, Legal/Regulatory Issues, United StatesOn November 1, 2018, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) launched a podcast called All Things Chemical™ that will engage listeners in intelligent, insightful conversation about everything related to industrial, pesticidal, and specialty chemicals and the law and business issues surrounding chemicals. B&C’s talented team of lawyers, scientists, and consultants will keep listeners abreast of the… Continue Reading
Slides Available from NIOSH Webinar on Revised Draft CIB for Silver Nanomaterials
Posted in Federal, Legal/Regulatory Issues, Occupational Health and Safety Issues, United StatesOn October 30, 2018, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) held a webinar on its revised draft document entitled Current Intelligence Bulletin: Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials. The meeting agenda and slide presentation are available in the docket, as well as a list of meeting attendees. As reported in… Continue Reading
OIRA Seeks Comment on How to Reduce Regulatory Differences between the U.S. and Canada, Including for Emerging Technologies Not Yet Regulated
Posted in Federal, Legal/Regulatory Issues, United StatesThe Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) published a request for information (RFI) on October 9, 2018, seeking comment on how the federal government, under the auspices of the Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC), may reduce or eliminate unnecessary regulatory differences between the U.S. and Canada. According to the RFI, this information may inform agencies’… Continue Reading
EPA Posts Final Work Plan for Nanosilver Registration Review Process
Posted in Federal, Legal/Regulatory Issues, Research, United StatesOn October 19, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted the Final Work Plan (FWP) for the nanosilver registration review process under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The FWP explains what the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) “knows about nanosilver generally, highlighting anticipated data and assessment needs for each unique nanosilver… Continue Reading
NNI Publishes Key Takeaways and Transcript for Webinar on Technology Pathways Toward Commercializing Nanotechnology
Posted in Federal, Research, United StatesThe National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) has published key takeaways and a transcript for the September 19, 2018, webinar, “Technology Pathways Toward Commercializing Nanotechnology.” The webinar focused on quality control in the manufacturing process and built on NNI’s November 2017 Technology Pathways workshop. Webinar panelists Katherine Barton, Laboratory and Production Manager at Nano-C, and Doug Singer,… Continue Reading
EPA Publishes SNUR for Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Posted in Federal, Legal/Regulatory Issues, Occupational Health and Safety Issues, Research, United StatesThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published on October 10, 2018, a direct final rule promulgating significant new use rules (SNUR) for 28 chemical substances, including single-walled carbon nanotubes, that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN). The chemical substances are subject to orders issued by EPA pursuant to Section 5(e) of the Toxic Substances… Continue Reading
EPA Will Publish SNUR for Carbon Nanomaterial (Generic)
Posted in Federal, Legal/Regulatory Issues, Occupational Health and Safety Issues, United StatesThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduled to publish on October 3, 2018, a direct final rule promulgating significant new use rules (SNUR) for 26 chemical substances, including carbon nanomaterial (generic), that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN). The chemical substances are subject to orders issued by EPA pursuant to Sections 5(e) and… Continue Reading
CPSC’s FY 2019 Operating Plan Includes Collaborative Nanotechnology Research Activities
Posted in Federal, Research, United StatesOn September 26, 2018, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will discuss the Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Plan. According to the Operating Plan, in fiscal year (FY) 2019, CPSC will continue supporting nanotechnology research and working with other federal agencies under the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) to minimize duplication and overlap of existing research… Continue Reading
NIOSH Publishes Revised Draft CIB on Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials, Will Hold Online Meeting
Posted in Federal, Legal/Regulatory Issues, Occupational Health and Safety Issues, United StatesOn September 18, 2018, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a Federal Register notice announcing the availability of a draft document entitled Current Intelligence Bulletin: Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials. As reported in our January 22, 2016, blog item, NIOSH published a draft Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) on… Continue Reading
Registration Open for NNI Webinar on Technology Pathways Toward Commercializing Nanotechnology
Posted in Federal, United StatesRegistration is available for the National Nanotechnology Initiative’s (NNI) September 19, 2018, webinar on “Technology Pathways Toward Commercializing Nanotechnology.” The webinar will focus on quality control in the manufacturing process and builds on NNI’s November 2017 Technology Pathways workshop. Webinar panelists will engage in a dialogue about the criticality of and issues surrounding quality control… Continue Reading
NNI Publishes Supplement to President’s 2019 Budget Request
Posted in Federal, Research, United StatesThe National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) has published The National Nanotechnology Initiative Supplement to the President’s 2019 Budget. The August 2018 document not only supplements the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2019, but also serves as NNI’s annual report and addresses the requirement for Department of Defense (DOD) reporting on its nanotechnology investments. President Trump… Continue Reading
NNCO Will Focus on Public Outreach and Promoting Commercialization of Nanotechnology
Posted in Federal, Legal/Regulatory Issues, United StatesAccording to the Summer 2018 edition of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office’s (NNCO) quarterly newsletter, in 2018, NNCO will focus on two of its primary responsibilities — providing public outreach and promoting commercialization of nanotechnology. NNCO states that its activities “will build upon and expand efforts to tell the stories” from the National Nanotechnology Initiative… Continue Reading
Registration Opens for NNI Webinar on NanoEHS and Nanomedicine
Posted in Federal, Occupational Health and Safety Issues, Research, United StatesRegistration has opened for an August 20, 2018, webinar on “NanoEHS and Nanomedicine: Similarities and Synergisms.” The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) notes that there are many synergies between nanomedicine research, which addresses (among other topics) issues of efficacy and safety, and studies on the environmental, health, and safety effects of nanomaterials (nanoEHS), which include the… Continue Reading
NNCO Announces Reappointment of Director and Appointment of New Deputy Director
Posted in Federal, Legal/Regulatory Issues, United StatesOn July 30, 2018, the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) announced the reappointment of Dr. Lisa Friedersdorf as its Director and the appointment of Dr. Stacey Standridge as its Deputy Director. NNCO is a federal interagency coordinating office that serves as a central point of contact for the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) and supports the… Continue Reading