MARCH 11, 2025 | Tuesday
08:00-09:55
Session 1: US EPA and TSCA updates
Chair : Terry Wells, 3E
30’
US EPA's roadmap for 2025 and beyond
25’
TSCA Data Gathering Activities
Kevin Debell, US EPA
20’
TSCA Risk Evaluation and Risk Management Developments
Eileen Murphy, US EPA
20’
New priority chemicals and their impact on industry
Mike Anderson, Lockheed
20’
Enforcement matters
Tom Berger, Keller and Heckman
09:55-10:15
Q&A
10:15-10:45
Coffee break
10:45-12:40
Session 2: TSCA implementation
Chair : Rose Passarella, Intertek
30’
TSCA: New Chemicals 101
Shari Barash, US EPA
30’
Risk evaluations and TSCA litigations
James Votaw, Keller and Heckman
25’
The implementation of Section 5e consent orders and significant new use rules (SNURs)
Mark Herwig, RTX Corporation
30’
Risk evaluation outcomes from Manufacturer Requested Risk Evaluation and next steps
Melanie Sharp, ExxonMobil
12:40-13:00
Q&A
13:00-14:00
Lunch break
14:00–15:40
Session 3: State perspectives on chemical control legislation
Chair : Abbey Linsk, ACC
25’
Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) Program and other initiatives
Pamela Eliason, TURI
25’
California’s Safer Consumer Products Regulations; An effective approach
Robin Christensen, DTSC
25’
U.S. State Chemical Control Regulation - Key Trends and Development
Ben Grumbles, ECOS
25’
Impact of State legislation on the consumer products sector
Steven Bennett, HCPA
15:40-16:00
Q&A
16:00-16:30
Coffee break
16:30-18:25
Session 4: Canada
Chair : John Falk, opesus
25’
Canada's Chemicals Management Plan (CMP) modernisation roadmap for 2025 and beyond
Dan Bastien, Intertek
25’
Prioritisation pathway for substances of potential concern
NN*, 3E
20’
Compare and contrast between Canada and US chemical inventories & related instruments
Mark Herwig, RTX Corporation
25’
Compare and contrast between Canada, US and EU on hazard and risk management approaches impacting industry for exposures driven by uses
Leonard Sweet, BYK
20’
Canada's mandatory Federal Plastics Registry Phased Reporting
Mark Herwig, RTX Corporation
18:25-18:45
Q&A
18:45
End of Sessions - Day 1