TSCA Fees Table
The following table provides a list of fees under the final TSCA fees rule.
Note that EPA is providing an approximately 80% reduction in TSCA administration fees to submitters who qualify as small businesses, as shown below. Small business fees are only applicable to qualifying small businesses that are either not associated with a consortium or associated with an all-small business consortium.
For more information on the process for determining and paying fees, visit:
- New chemical notices and exemptions
- EPA-initiated risk evaluations and test rules
- Manufacturer-requested risk evaluations
- Test orders and enforceable consent agreements
Fees for the Administration of TSCA
| Fee Category | Total Fee | Maximum Fee for Small Business |
|---|---|---|
| TSCA Section 4 | ||
| Test order | $25,000 | $5,000 |
| Test rule* | $50,000 | $10,000 |
| Enforceable Consent Agreement (ECA) | $50,000 | $10,000 |
| TSCA Section 5 | ||
| Premanufacture Notice (PMN) and consolidated PMN | $37,000 | $6,480 |
| Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) | $37,000 | $6,480 |
| Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN) and consolidated MCAN | $37,000 | $6,480 |
| Low Releases and Low Exposures (LoREX) exemption | $10,870 | $2,180 |
| Low Volume Exemption (LVE) | $10,870 | $2,180 |
| Test Marketing Exemption (TME) | $10,870 | $2,180 |
| Tier II exemption | $10,870 | $2,180 |
| TSCA Environmental Release Application (TERA) | $10,870 | $2,180 |
| Film Articles | $10,870 | $2,180 |
| TSCA Section 6 | ||
| EPA-initiated risk evaluation* | Two payments resulting in $4,287,000 | Two payments resulting in $857,000 |
| MRRE on a Chemical Included in TSCA Work Plan* | Two payments of $1,414,924, with final invoice to recover 50% of actual costs. | Two payments of $1,414,924, with final invoice to recover 50% of actual costs. |
| MRRE on a Chemical Not Included in TSCA Work Plan* | Two payments of $2,829,847, with final invoice to recover 100% of actual costs. | Two payments of $2,829,847, with final invoice to recover 100% of actual costs. |