40 C.F.R. § 703.3

Current through September 30, 2024

Section 703.3 - Definitions

The definitions in this section and the definitions in TSCA section 3 apply to this part. In addition, the definition in § 720.3(ff) of this subchapter for test data also applies in this part.

Accept in the context of asserting a TSCA CBI claim means EPA's first approval of the submission containing the CBI claim in CISS, or its successor system.

Act, or TSCA, means the Toxic Substances Control Act, 1 5 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

CDX or Central Data Exchange means EPA's centralized electronic document receiving system, or its successor system.

CISS or Chemical Information Submission System means EPA's web-based reporting tool for preparing and submitting TSCA submissions, or its successor system.

Confidentiality claim means a claim or allegation that business information is entitled to confidential treatment.

FOIA means the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552 , et seq.

Health and safety study has the same meaning as that provided in § 720.3(k) of this subchapter, except that for purposes of this part 703 the following information is not part of a health and safety study:

(1) The name, address, or other identifying information for the submitting company, including identification of the laboratory that conducted the study in cases where the laboratory is part of or closely affiliated with the submitting company.

(2) Internal product codes (i.e., code names for the test substance used internally by the submitting company or to identify the test substance to the test laboratory).

(3) Names and contact details for testing laboratory personnel and names and other private information for health and safety study participants or persons involved in chemical incidents such as would typically be withheld under 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(6) or under other privacy laws.

(4) Information pertaining to test substance product development, advertising, or marketing plans, or to cost and other financial data.

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