The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published on August 11, 2020, its quarterly update of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) confidential business information (CBI) review statistics. These data summarize the number of CBI cases under review and results of completed reviews through June 15, 2020:
CBI Review Statistics (cases received between June 22, 2016 and June 15, 2020) | |
Cases in which the specific chemical identity is subject to CBI review | 3,326 |
Cases in which information other than the specific chemical identity is subject to CBI review | 2,523 |
Cases in which both the specific chemical identity and information other than the specific chemical identity is subject to CBI review | 734 |
Total cases subject to CBI review | 6,583 |
Cases resulting in final CBI determinations | |
Cases with all CBI claims subject to review, approved | 882 |
Cases with all CBI claims subject to review, denied | 602 |
Cases with CBI claims subject to review, approved-in-part/denied-in-part | 97 |
Total cases resulting in final CBI determinations | 1,581 |
Cases reviewed with no final CBI determination necessary | |
Cases with all CBI claims screened and found to be exempt from review | 1,078 |
Cases with all CBI claims withdrawn by submitter | 430 |
Cases identified for CBI review, for which no determination required (e.g., in some instances, older EPA information systems do not specifically identify which information is claimed as CBI and upon review, it is determined that no claims require review) | 1,500 |
Total cases reviewed/screened with no final CBI determination necessary | 3,008 |
Cases currently undergoing CBI review | |
Cases currently undergoing CBI review | 1,994 |
In August 2020, EPA published an updated list of cases with completed CBI reviews under TSCA Section 14. The spreadsheet includes the results of completed CBI determinations and cases with approved claims for specific chemical identity for which unique identifiers have been assigned.