The end of September is here—how fast did that month fly by! As October comes in, cooler weather is rapidly making its way into many parts of the country. Before long, the “S” word—snow—might start becoming a consideration for folks in the high country. Now’s a great time to start thinking about your wintertime plowing and safety plans to cope.  Here’s the week’s very limited regulatory news—it was a quiet one:

EPA

The Agency announced the availability of the final risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for tris(2- chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP). The purpose of risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment.

According to the EPA entry in last Thursday’s Federal Register, the agency determined TCEP does pose an unreasonable risk:

The Agency used the best available science to prepare this final risk evaluation and determined, based on the weight of scientific evidence, that TCEP poses unreasonable risk to human health and the environment.

See the risk evaluation here.

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