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15 U.S.C. 2604: Manufacturing and processing notices
Created in 1976 by Public Law 94-469. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
12 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 2603, 15 U.S.C. 2607, 15 U.S.C. 2611, 15 U.S.C. 2612, 15 U.S.C. 2613.
5 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (5).
- past change
- enacted this Congress
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2016
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(1)(A), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively; substituted "Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph and" for "Except as provided in" in introductory provisions… (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(1)(B), added pars. (3) to (5). (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(2)(A), substituted "information" for "test data" in heading. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §19(e)(1)(A), substituted "a rule, order, or consent agreement" for "a rule promulgated" and "such rule, order, or consent agreement" for "such rule". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(2)(B)(i), substituted "submit information" for "submit test data" and "such information" for "such data". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(2)(B)(ii), in concluding provisions, substituted "information" for "test data", "subsection (a)(1)(A)(i)" for "subsection (a)(1)(A)", and "subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii)" for "subsection (a)(1)(B)". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §19(e)(1)(B), substituted "rule or order" for "rule promulgated". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(2)(C)(i)(II), (III), in concluding provisions, substituted "may" for "shall" and "information prescribed" for "data prescribed". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §19(e)(1)(C), substituted "rule, order, or consent agreement" for "rule promulgated". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(2)(C)(i)(I), substituted "information" for "test data". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(2)(C)(ii)(I)–(III), in introductory provisions, substituted "Information" for "Data", "be information" for "be data", "the information" for "the data", and "shows" for "show". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(2)(C)(ii)(IV), substituted "subsection (a)(1)(A)(i)" for "subsection (a)(1)(A)". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(2)(C)(ii)(V), substituted "subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii)" for "subsection (a)(1)(B)". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(2)(D), substituted "Information" for "Data" and "paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection or under subsection (e)" for "paragraph (1) or (2)". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(2)(E)(i), inserted ", without consideration of costs or other nonrisk factors" after "health or the environment". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(2)(E)(ii), struck out ", except that (i) the Administrator shall give interested persons an opportunity for the oral presentation of data, views, or arguments, in addition to an opportunity to make written submissions, (ii) a transcript shall be kept of any or… (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(3), substituted "review" for "notice" in heading and struck out "before which the manufacturing or processing of a chemical substance subject to such subsection may begin" after "subsection (a) or (b)" in text. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(4)(A), substituted "information" for "test data". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(4)(B), substituted "information" for "data". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(4)(B), substituted "information" for "data" wherever appearing. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(4)(C), substituted "uses of such substance identified in the notice" for "uses or intended uses of such substance". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §19(e)(2), substituted "rule, order, or consent agreement" for "rule". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(4)(D), substituted "for which the applicable review period" for "for which the notification period prescribed by subsection (a), (b), or (c)" and "such period" for "such notification period". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(5)(A)(iii)(III), inserted before period at end of concluding provisions "to the extent necessary to protect against an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, without consideration of costs or other nonrisk factors, including an unreasonable … (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(5)(A)(iii)(II), which directed substitution of "applicable review period" for "notification period applicable to the manufacturing or processing of such substance under subsection (a), (b), (c)" in concluding provisions, was executed by making the substitution for "notification … (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(5)(A)(iii)(I), substituted "shall issue an order" for "may issue a proposed order" in concluding provisions. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(5)(A)(i), substituted "; or" for "; and" at end. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(5)(A)(ii), inserted "without consideration of costs or other nonrisk factors, including an unreasonable risk to a potentially exposed subpopulation identified as relevant by the Administrator under the conditions of use;" after "health or the environmen… (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(5)(B)(iii), substituted "of the order" for "of the proposed order". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(5)(B)(ii), which directed substitution of "applicable review period" for "notification period applicable to the manufacture or processing of such substance under subsection (a), (b), (c)", was executed by making the substitution for "notification period applicable to the manufac… (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(5)(B)(i), substituted "An order" for "A proposed order". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(5)(C), struck out subpar. (C) which read as follows: "If a manufacturer or processor of a chemical substance to be subject to a proposed order issued under subparagraph (A) files with the Administrator (within the 30-day period beginning on the date such manuf… (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(5)(D), struck out par. (2) which related to injunctions to prohibit or limit the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use, or disposal of a chemical substance. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(6)(A), substituted "determines that a chemical substance or significant new use with" for "finds that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use, or disposal of a chemical substance with", ", without co… (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(6)(B), substituted "Section 2605(d)(3)(B)" for "Section 2605(d)(2)(B)" in concluding provisions. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(6)(C)(i), substituted "Administrator may" for "Administrator may—", struck out cl. (i) designation before "issue", substituted "an order to prohibit or limit the" for "a proposed order to prohibit the" and "under paragraph (1). Such order shall take effect on … (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(6)(C)(ii), (iii), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B), substituted "subparagraph (B)" for "subparagraphs (B) and (C)", struck out "clause (i) of" after "order issued under" and "; and the provisions of subparagraph (C) of subsection (e)(2) shall apply with re… (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (f), (C)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(6)(C)(iv), struck out subpar. (D) which read as follows: "If the Administrator issues an order pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i) respecting a chemical substance and objections are filed in accordance with subsection (e)(1)(C), the Administrator shall seek an inj… (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(6)(D), added pars. (4) and (5). (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (f), (5)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(7), amended subsec. (g) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "If the Administrator has not initiated any action under this section or section 2605 or 2606 of this title to prohibit or limit the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use, … (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(8)(A), inserted ", including an unreasonable risk to a potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation identified by the Administrator for the specific conditions of use identified in the application" after "health or the environment". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(8)(B), substituted "information" for "data" wherever appearing. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(8)(C), substituted "environment, including an unreasonable risk to a potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation identified by the Administrator under the conditions of use" for "environment. A rule promulgated under this paragraph (and any substantive amend… (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 114–182, §5(9), amended subsec. (i) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "For purposes of this section, the terms 'manufacture' and 'process' mean manufacturing or processing for commercial purposes." (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (i)
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