EPA Sends Nanoscale Reporting Rule For OMB Review

EPA has forwarded for White House review a final version of its long-awaited rule requiring thousands of manufacturers and other companies to report significant data on nanoscale materials, a measure that could guide future rules aimed at protecting workers and others from adverse exposures to the novel materials. The White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Oct. 7 received EPA's rule, “Nanoscale Materials; Chemical Substances When Manufactured, Imported, or Processed as Nanoscale Materials; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.” OMB review...