WASHINGTON – The US Environmental Protection Agency requires electronic submissions for new chemical notices under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

Beginning Apr. 6, companies can no longer submit new chemical notices and support documents on paper for EPA’s review. This is aligned with Europe, China, and the EPA's mission to modernize chemical reporting and eliminate outdated modes of chemical data management. 

All new TSCA section 5 pre-manufacture notices must be submitted electronically through CDX – or on optical CD – and must use e-PMN software. 

The same rule applies to support documents for notices submitted after Apr. 6, 2010. Optical discs can no longer be used after Apr. 6, 2012.

With PMNs, new chemical notices must be submitted to EPA at least 90 days prior to the manufacture or import of the chemical.

For more information on EPA’s electronic reporting software and CDX, visit http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/newchems//epmn/epmn-index.htm.