Community Right-to-Know Hazardous Chemical Reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) sections 311 and 312

1 organizations filed 1 public comment on Community Right-to-Know Hazardous Chemical Reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) sections 311 and 312, at the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment window closed 216d ago.

Abstract

Related to EPA-HQ-SFUND-2010-0763.Through this action, the Agency will modify the hazard categories and adjust the use of terminology within 40 CFR 370 to conform with the 2012 and 2024 amendments to the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) [77 FR 17574; March 26, 2012 and 89 FR 44144; May 20, 2024] which conform to the United Nations Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals [89 FR 44144; May 20, 2024]. The hazard categories will be adjusted to conform with the HCS 2024. The use of the term Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) will be replaced with the term Safety Data Sheet (SDS) to conform with the 2012 HCS. The Agency also intends to make minor plain language, clarifying, and consistency corrections.

Commenters (1)

• American Petroleum Institutetrade assoc.

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