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Proposed e-PMN Form
EPA is developing e-PMN software to enable manufacturers and importers to electronically prepare and submit to EPA online Pre-Manufacture Notices (PMNs) and other documents under section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA published a proposed rule at 73 FR 78261 on December 22, 2008, that, when finalized, would establish standards and requirements for the use of the e-PMN software and EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) to electronically submit these notices. The comment period for the proposed rule and draft e-PMN software closes February 20, 2009.
On this page you will find:
- e-PMN software
- Electronic Toxic Substances Control Act (eTSCA) Reporting Tool (Draft e-PMN User's Guide)
- Helpful Hints: Q and A Regarding the Use of the eTSCA/e-PMN Submission Software
- Software download options for different operating systems
- Download instructions for each operating system
- Central Data Exchange (CDX)
Overview
You are invited to test the e-PMN software designed to enable the electronic preparation and submission of TSCA section 5 notices, including notices for PMNs, Low Volume Exemptions (LVEs), Low Release and Exposure Exemptions (LoRexes), Test Marketing Exemption Applications (TMEAs), Biotechnology, and Notices of Commencement, and support documents.
As a tester, you will be able to download and fill out the various documents that may be created using the software; however, at this time, you will be able to electronically submit to EPA only "test" notices, not support documents. The only requirement for submitting "test" notices electronically to EPA during the testing- comment period is to register with CDX as a submitter. Please note that "test" notices are not official section 5 notices. Until this rule and software become final, all official PNMs must continue to be mailed or sent by courier to EPA in hard copy. Please do not submit any confidential business information (CBI) in your "test" notice submissions during this comment period.
In order to submit electronically during the comment period, you register with CDX by following these steps:
- Log into the CDX website and enter your on-line account information.
- Once completed, you will receive an e-mail from EPA stating that you have successfully created an account with CDX.
- Next, EPA will activate your account and notify you in a second e-mail that your account has been activated.
- To finalize your registration, log into the CDX website again and answer the security questions. You will receive a third e-mail stating that your registration with CDX is complete and you can now submit "test" notices to EPA by logging on to the e-PMN website. Once the rule has been finalized, you will need to register again with CDX.
All persons are encouraged to send comments to EPA on their experience using the software as well as other aspects of the proposed rule. Learn more about how to submit comments to EPA.
If you have technical issues or problems regarding the e-PMN software, please contact Kathryn Schechter at (202) 564-8589, Anna Coutlakis at (202) 564-9207 or Loraine Passe at (202) 564-9064. If you have technical issues or problems regarding CDX, please contact John Leitzke at (202) 564-8621.
e-PMN software
Electronic Toxic Substances Control Act (eTSCA) Reporting Tool (PDF) (49 pp, 1.3MB, about PDF) (Draft e-PMN User's Guide - This guide describes how to use the e-PMN tool to create various TSCA section 5 reporting forms.)
Helpful Hints: Q and A Regarding the Use of eTSCA/e-PMN Submission Software (PDF) (10 pp, 41K, about PDF)
Software download options for each different operating system
Platform Includes Java VM Without Java VM Instructions MacOSX Download (32.7MB) View Windows Download (61.0MB) Download (33.4MB) View Linux Download (64.9MB) Download (38.2MB) View Any UNIX Platform Download (38.2MB) View Other Java-Enabled Platforms Download (33.1MB) View Download instructions for each operating system
Mac OS X Instructions:
Instructions
- After downloading, double-click install.
Notes
- Be sure you have Java 6 installed. You can download Java from Apple's site
. Requires Mac OS X 10.5.2 or later (with Java for Mac OS 10.5 Update 1).
- The compressed installer should be recognized by Stuffit Expander and should automatically be expanded after downloading. If it is not expanded, you can expand it manually using StuffIt Expander 6.0 or later.
- If you have any problems launching the installer once it has been expanded, make sure that the compressed installer was expanded using Stuffit Expander. If you continue to have problems, please contact technical support.
Windows Instructions:
Instructions
- After downloading, double-click install.exe.
Notes
- If you do not have a Java 6 virtual machine installed, be sure to download the package above which includes one.
Linux Instructions:
Instructions
- After downloading open a shell and cd (change directory) to the directory where you downloaded the installer.
- At the prompt type: sh ./install.bin.
Notes
- If you do not have a Java 6 virtual machine installed, be sure to download the package above which includes one. Otherwise you may need to download one from Sun's Java web site
Any Unix Platform Instructions:
Instructions
- After downloading open a shell and cd (change directory) to the directory where you downloaded the installer.
- At the prompt type: sh ./install.bin.
Notes
- You need to install a Java virtual machine. You can download one from Sun's Java web site
Other Java-enabled Platforms Instructions:
Instructions (Unix or Unix-like operating systems)
- For Java 2, after downloading, type
java -jar install.jar.- For Java 1.1, after downloading, type
jre -cp install.jar install.- If that does not work, try
java -classpath [path to] classes.zip:install.jar install.- If that does not work either, on sh-like shells, try
cd [to directory where install.jar is located]
CLASSPATH=install.jar
export CLASSPATH
java install.- Or for csh-like shells, try
cd [to directory where install.jar is located]
setenv CLASSPATH install.jar
java install.- Be sure you have Java 6 installed.
Instructions (for other platforms)
- Be sure you have Java installed. You can download Java from Sun's site.
- In a console window, change to the directory where you downloaded install.jar before running the installer.
- Your operating system may invoke Java in a different way. To start the installer, add install.jar to your CLASSPATH, then start the main class of the installer named install.
Central Data Exchange (CDX)
Development of CDX Workflow for Electronic Toxic Substances Control Act (eTSCA) Submissions (PDF) (40 pp, 1.9MB, about PDF) (Draft CDX User's Guide - This guide describes how to use CDX to submit TSCA section 5 documents to EPA via the Internet.)
CDX Q and A for eTSCA/e-PMN (PDF) (1 pp, 7K, about PDF)
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