Invitation to participate in the development of U.S. EPA's nanotechnology stewardship program.http://epa.gov/oppt/nano/index.htm The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (U.S. EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) is inviting the public, industry, environmental groups, other federal agencies, and other stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. to participate in the design, development, and implementation of a stewardship program that will help the agency better understand the potential risks and benefits of nanotechnology. (Nanotechnology is the science of creating or modifying materials at the atomic and molecular level to develop new or enhanced materials and products.) The stewardship program will complement the agency's new and existing chemical programs under the Toxic Substances Control Act The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA, often pronounced "taa-ska") is a United States law, passed by the United States Congress in 1976, that regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals. (TSCA TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (15 USC) TSCA Traditional Small Craft Association (Mystic, CT, USA) TSCA Tibetan Spaniel Club of America TSCA Traditional Siamese Cat Association ) and will provide a firm scientific foundation for regulatory decisions by encouraging the development of key scientific information and any appropriate risk management practices. The process includes 1) public scientific peer consultations to discuss risk management practices and characterization for nanoscale At nanometer size. Any device only a few nanometers in size is nanoscale. See nanotechnology and nanometer. materials; 2) an overall framework document describing the TSCA program for nanoscale materials; 3) a document on distinguishing the TSCA Inventory status of "new" versus "existing" chemical nanoscale materials; 4) a concept paper describing U.S. EPA's thinking for the stewardship program, as well as an Information Collection Request to collect data under the stewardship program; 5) workshops examining the pollution prevention opportunities for nanoscale materials; and 6) a public meeting to discuss these documents and program elements. |
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