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Highlights2006 Inventory Update Reporting Reporting for 2005 data ended on March 23, 2007 Reporting Resources and Software Read about the IUR program’s January 2007 – June 2008 accomplishments. |
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Information on chemicals manufactured (including imported) in the United States and listed on the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory is collected periodically by the EPA. This collection began following the promulgation of the Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) regulation in 1986. In 2003, EPA amended the IUR requirements to match the data collected more closely with EPA's information needs.
Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), companies that manufacture or import chemicals may be required to report information about these chemicals - the identity of the chemicals, the amounts manufactured or processed, certain details about their manufacture, and other data. This information is stored in EPA's TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory, and is used by EPA and other government agencies to identify potential use and exposure scenarios so that they may protect human health and the environment.
EPA requires that chemical manufacturers periodically update their information in the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory because the chemicals used in the United States may change and the quantity manufactured and industrial, commercial, and consumer uses of a chemical may change. In order to accomplish this update, EPA periodically holds an Inventory Update Reporting cycle. Basic information and more details about the update to the Chemical Substance Inventory.
This Web site includes:
Past IUR Data - data from previous TSCA Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) collections available to the public.
Correcting Submissions and Deadline - options for reporting chemical information for the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory Update.
Confidentiality - guidance on how companies can claim information reported to EPA to be confidential.
Resources - various tools, documents, presentations and other materials that will help companies report.
Petitions for Partial Exemption - guidance for persons who wish to submit petitions to add chemicals to the list of chemicals of low current interest for which reporting requirements are reduced.