Requesting Access to CBI under TSCA
Amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) expanded the categories of people who may now access information claimed as confidential business information (CBI) under TSCA. Information that a business claims as CBI under TSCA is protected from disclosure until the business withdraws the CBI claim, until the CBI claim expires, until EPA determines that the claim is not entitled to confidential treatment, or as authorized under TSCA and EPA regulations.
TSCA allows EPA, under certain conditions, to disclose CBI to:
- state, tribal, and local governments;
- environmental, health, and medical professionals; and
- emergency responders.
Read the Federal Register notice announcing the availability of these guidance documents.
You may be able to request access to the following types of information that are often claimed as CBI under TSCA:
- Specific chemical identity (e.g., the specific name of the chemical)
- Company name
- Production figures
- Manufacturing or processing details
- Specific uses
- Names of individual company or laboratory personnel
Contacting EPA to request access to TSCA CBI
Please review EPA's guidance for accessing CBI under TSCA before submitting a request.
Non-emergency requests for CBI access may be directed to one of the following:
Director, Information Management Division
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
William Jefferson Clinton Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.
Mail Code: 7407M
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-564-0970
Email: Pamela Myrick (myrick.pamela@epa.gov)
or:
Phone: 202-250-8880
Email: Jessica Barkas (barkas.jessica@epa.gov)
Phone: 202-564-4741
Email: Nick Lillo (lillo.nicholas@epa.gov@epa.gov)
Emergency requests for CBI access may be directed to the contacts listed above, or to one of the following:
TSCA Hotline
Phone: 202-554-1404
Fax: 202-554-5603
E-mail: TSCA Hotline (tsca-hotline@epa.gov)
OR
Jeff Santacroce (santacroce.jeff@epa.gov)
Phone: 202-564-2818
After business hours, emergency requests may be directed to the EPA Emergency Operations Center (EOC). EPA’s EOC can be reached at 202-564-3850