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  • 2021-00227 — Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods Communities of Practice Webinar on Non-Animal Approaches for Mixtures Assessment; Notice of Public Webinar; Registration Information
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 1981
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) is hosting a public webinar on Non-animal Approaches for Mixtures Assessment. The event is being organized by the National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) and will be held on January 26, 2021. Participants can join via WebEx to learn about new methodologies for assessing the safety of chemical mixtures. Interested persons need to register for the webinar between January 4, 2021, and the morning of the event to participate.

    Simple Explanation

    There will be an online meeting where people talk about new ways to check if things that are mixed together are safe, and this meeting will not use animals to test. People can join from their computers, but they have to sign up first to be allowed to watch and ask questions.

  • 2021-02728 — Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information for December 2020
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 8898
    Reading Time:about 8 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as required by the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), announced the publication of information regarding new chemical submissions in the Federal Register. Between December 1 and December 31, 2020, the EPA received various notices including Premanufacture notices (PMNs), Significant New Use Notices (SNUNs), and Microbial Commercial Activity Notices (MCANs). The EPA also provided test marketing exemptions and notices of commencement for new chemical substances. They encourage the public to submit comments by March 12, 2021, and offer guidelines for submitting information, including confidential business details.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA is like a big safety officer that makes sure new chemicals are safe to use. In December 2020, they announced some new chemicals they are checking, and they want people to share their thoughts about these chemicals by March 12, 2021.