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15 U.S.C. § 2607

Reporting and retention of information

United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective

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15 U.S.C. § 2607, Reporting and retention of information, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/441591
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The Administrator shall promulgate rules under which— each person (other than a small manufacturer or processor) who manufactures or processes or proposes to manufacture or process— The Administrator may require under paragraph (1) maintenance of records and reporting with respect to the following insofar as known to the person making the report or insofar as reasonably ascertainable: The Administrator may by rule require a small manufacturer or processor of a chemical substance or mixture— Not later than 180 days after June 22, 2016, and not less frequently than once every 10 years thereafter, the Administrator, after consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, shall— The rules promulgated pursuant to paragraph (1)— In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall, to the extent feasible— In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— In promulgating a rule under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall— In establishing the review plan under subparagraph (C), the Administrator shall— in accordance with section 2613 of this title— review each substantiation— except as provided in this section and section 2613 of this title, protect from disclosure information for which the Administrator approves such a claim for a period of 10 years, unless, prior to the expiration of the period— If a person submitting a notice under clause (i) for an inactive substance on the confidential portion of the list published under paragraph (1) seeks to maintain an existing claim for protection against disclosure of the specific chemical identity of the inactive substance as confidential, the person shall, consistent with the requirements of section 2613 of this title— On receiving a notification under clause (i), the Administrator shall— except as provided in this section and section 2613 of this title, protect from disclosure the specific chemical identity of the chemical substance for which the Administrator approves a claim under subclause (II) for a period of 10 years, unless, prior to the expiration of the period— Subject to this subsection and section 2613 of this title, the Administrator shall make available to the public— the specific chemical identity of any active substance for which— Under the rules promulgated under this subsection, manufacturers and processors, as applicable, shall be required— In this paragraph, notwithstanding section 2602(2)(B) of this title, the term “mercury” means— In carrying out the inventory under subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall— Any person who manufactures, processes, or distributes in commerce any chemical substance or mixture shall maintain records of significant adverse reactions to health or the environment, as determined by the Administrator by rule, alleged to have been caused by the substance or mixture. Records of such adverse reactions to the health of employees shall be retained for a period of 30 years from the date such reactions were first reported to or known by the person maintaining such records. Any other record of such adverse reactions shall be retained for a period of five years from the date the information contained in the record was first reported to or known by the person maintaining the record. Records required to be maintained under this subsection shall include records of consumer allegations of personal injury or harm to health, reports of occupational disease or injury, and reports or complaints of injury to the environment submitted to the manufacturer, processor, or distributor in commerce from any source. Upon request of any duly designated representative of the Administrator, each person who is required to maintain records under this subsection shall permit the inspection of such records and shall submit copies of such records. The Administrator shall promulgate rules under which the Administrator shall require any person who manufactures, processes, or distributes in commerce or who proposes to manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce any chemical substance or mixture (or with respect to paragraph (2), any person who has possession of a study) to submit to the Administrator— Any person who manufactures, processes, or distributes in commerce a chemical substance or mixture and who obtains information which reasonably supports the conclusion that such substance or mixture presents a substantial risk of injury to health or the environment shall immediately inform the Administrator of such information unless such person has actual knowledge that the Administrator has been adequately informed of such information. For purposes of this section, the terms “manufacture” and “process” mean manufacture or process for commercial purposes.

Legislative history

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 94-469(S. 3149)1976-10-11
    Toxic Substances Control Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-519(H.R. 5073)1986-10-22
    Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-182(H.R. 2576)2016-06-22
    Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
    House: 398–1Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-92(S. 1790)2019-12-20
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020