Society for Chemical Hazard Communication
 Professional Development Training

Navigating the Premanufacture Notice (PMN) Process Under Amended TSCA

View Brochure — September 23, 2024

Course Description

Stakeholders are invited to engage in an interactive workshop focused on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) implementation of requirements for new chemical review under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, also known as the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Course Objective

The workshop will include an overview of the new chemical review process, a detailed discussion on current challenges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and new chemical innovators face under TSCA and their associated commercial and market impacts, tips premanufacture notice (PMN) submitters should consider to ensure an efficient and surprise-free new chemical review, and a lively discussion on ideas to minimize review time.

Intended Audience

Regulatory and Hazard Communication professionals looking to obtain a deeper understanding and practical know-how in TSCA and the PMN preparation process.

Course Fee:      $475.00 / members $610.00 / non-members

Reduced rates are available for students and retirees.  Interested people may contact SCHC for more information.

 Course Director/Instructor

 

Richard E. Engler, Ph.D.

Richard E. Engler is the Director of Chemistry at Bergeson & Campbell P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta®) where he provides chemistry expertise for a wide variety of global chemical regulatory issues; he is particularly known for his expertise on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), having participated in thousands of TSCA substance reviews at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), where he worked for 17 years prior to joining B&C in 2015. His career at EPA included serving as senior staff chemist in the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, leading the Green Chemistry Program, including the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge, and working on a variety of other projects, including the Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators, Marine Debris and Trash-Free Waters, and cheminformatics. He draws upon this invaluable experience to assist B&C clients as they develop and commercialize novel chemistries.
 

Course Topics and Schedule
(Subject to Change)

Monday, September 23, 2024

7:30–8:00

Registration / Continental Breakfast

8:00-8:15

Welcome and Program Overview

8:15-9:45

Setting the Stage

Overview of New TSCA Section 5

9:45-10:15

Understanding the PMN Process Old Versus New

10:15-10:30

Break

10:30-11:45

Reality Check, Part 1 – Case Study Reviews; New PMN Pitfalls

11:45-1:00

Lunch (buffet lunch provided)

1:00-1:15

Realty Check, Part 2 – Attendees’ Experiences

1:15-2:00

Deeper Dive on PMN Process

2:00-2:20

Pre-submission Strategies

2:20-2:40

Post-submission Strategies

2:40-3:00

Break

3:00-4:00

Applying Lessons Learned

4:00-4:30

Questions and Closing Thoughts

 

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