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December

• The Final Screening Assessment for the Rapid Screening of Substances with Limited General Population Exposure was published. [2018-12-15]
• The Bisphenol A Risk Management Approach: Performance Evaluation for BPA-Health Component was published. [2018-12-15]
• The Final Screening Assessment for Calcium 2-ethylhexanoate and 2-ethylhexyl-2-ethylhexanoate and the Risk Management Approach for 2-ethylhexyl-2-ethylhexanoate were published for a 60-day public comment period ending on February 13, 2019. [2018-12-15]
• Updates to the two-year rolling work plans (2018-2020) were published. [2018-12-14]
• The Draft Screening Assessment and Risk Management Scope for Talc were published in the Canada Gazette for a 60-day public comment period ending on February 6, 2019. [2018-12-08]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Triarylmethanes Group and the Risk Management Scope for Basic Violet 3, Malachite Green, Basic Violet 4, and Basic Blue 7 were published for a 60-day public comment period ending on February 6, 2019. [2018-12-08]
• The Draft Screening Assessment and Risk Management Scope for Talc were published. The related notice will be published in the Canada Gazette on December 8, 2018 for a 60-day public comment period ending on February 6, 2019. [2018-12-05]
• A notice under section 71 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 in regards to coal tars and their distillates was published. [2018-12-01]

November

• The Chemicals Management Plan Stakeholder Advisory Council summary report for the May 2018 meeting was published. [2018-11-26]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Epoxides and Glycidyl Ethers Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on January 23, 2019. [2018-11-24]
• A proposed notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans for triclosan in certain products was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on January 23, 2019. [2018-11-24]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Poly(bios) Group was published. [2018-11-23]
• A consultation document on the proposed definition of vulnerable populations within the context of chemicals management was published for a 60-day consultation period ending on January 21, 2019. [2018-11-22]
• A mandatory notice under section 46 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 with respect to certain quaternary ammonium compounds in Canadian commerce was published. [2018-11-17]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Poly(amines) Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on January 9, 2019. [2018-11-10]
• A notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans in respect of hydrazine related to the electricity sector was published. [2018-11-10]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Anthraquinones Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on January 2, 2019. [2018-11-03]
• The Final Screening Assessment for 72 Substances identified as being of low concern was published. A notice of intent to apply the Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to the 72 Substances identified as being of low concern was also published for a 60-day public comment period ending on January 2, 2019. [2018-11-03]
• A notice of intent related to the Ozone-depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Regulations (ODSAHR) was published. [2018-11-03]
• A final notice to announce the formal end of acceptance of substance nominations to the Revised In Commerce List was published. [2018-11-03]

October

• The Final Screening Assessment for the Thiols Group was published. [2018-10-19]
• The Prohibition of Asbestos and Products Containing Asbestos Regulations were published. The Asbestos Products Regulations will be repealed when these new regulations come into force. In addition, the Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations have been amended and the order amending Schedule 3 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (the Export Control List) was also published. [2018-10-18]
• A notice of intent to amend the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 was published for a 30-day public comment period ending on November 12, 2018. [2018-10-13]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for Base Oils was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on December 5, 2018. [2018-10-06]
• The updated Approach to Promote Transparency in Chemicals Management Plan Risk Assessment Activities was published. [2018-10-05]

September

• The Final Screening Assessment for the Acrylates and Methacrylates Group was published [2018-09-28]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Nitro Musks Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on November 14, 2018. [2018-09-15]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Antimony-containing Substances Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on November 14, 2018. [2018-09-15]
• The Assessment Collaboration Framework between the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada was published. The Assessment Collaboration Framework: Canada-United States Rolling Work Plan was also published. [2018-08-07]
• The laboratory test method to identify microbeads in toiletries was published. [2018-09-06]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Furan Compounds Group and the Risk Management Scope for Furfuryl Alcohol and Tetrahydrofuran were published for a 60-day public comment period ending on October 31, 2018. [2018-09-01]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Ethylene Glycol Ethers Group was published. [2018-09-01]

August

• The meeting records for the September 2017 and January 2018 Chemicals Management Plan Science Committee meetings have been published. A combined discussion paper and committee report on informed substitution was also published. [2018-08-28]
• A mandatory notice under section 71 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 with respect to BENPAT was published. [2018-08-25]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Sector-specific Inorganic UVCBs Group was published. [2018-08-25]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Fatty Acids and Derivatives Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on October 17, 2018. [2018-08-18]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Commercial Naphthenic Acids Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on October 17, 2018. [2018-08-18]
• The Draft Screening Assessment and Risk Management Scope for Benzophenone were published for a 60-day public comment period ending on October 3, 2018. [2018-08-04]
• The Final Screening Assessment for Bacillus cereus strain ATCC 14579 and Bacillus subtilis strain 11685-3 (Bacillus cereus) was published. [2018-08-04]

July

• The tenth issue of the Chemicals Management Plan Progress Report was published. [2018-07-31]
• The Final Screening Assessment for Phenacetin was published. A notice of intent to apply the Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to phenacetin was also published for a 60-day public comment period ending on September 26, 2018 [2018-07-28]
• A proposed notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans in respect of PREPOD in industrial effluents was published for a public comment period ending on September 12, 2018. [2018-07-25]
• A final order adding triclosan to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 was published. [2018-07-11]
• A final order adding Disperse Yellow 3 to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 was published. [2018-07-11]

June

• The Follow-up to the Government Response to the June 2017 Report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development and Modernizing the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 was published. [2018-06-29]
• The Chemicals Management Plan Science Committee First Term Report and the Terms of Reference for the Second Term have been published. [2018-06-11]
• The Federal Environmental Quality Guidelines for Bisphenol A (BPA), Hexavalent Chromium and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) were published. [2018-06-09]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for Dinoseb was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on August 1, 2018. [2018-06-02]

May

• An Order amending the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity Provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to Aspergillus oryzae strain ATCC 11866 (Priority A micro-organism) was published. [2018-05-30]
• An Order amending the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity Provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to Pseudomonas putida strains ATCC 12633, ATCC 31483, ATCC 31800 and ATCC 700369 (Priority B micro-organisms) was published. [2018-05-30]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for Macrocyclic Lactones and Ketones, Ionones and Cyclohexanone Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on July 18, 2018. [2018-05-19]
• The Chemicals Management Plan Stakeholder Advisory Council summary report for the November 2017 meeting was published. [2018-05-16]
• The Science Approach Document for the Ecological Risk Classification of Inorganic Substances was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on July 11, 2018. [2018-05-12]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the EDTA and its Salts Group was published. [2018-05-05]

April

• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Organic Peroxides Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on June 27, 2018. [2018-04-28]
• The proposed Regulations Repealing the Chlor-Alkali Mercury Release Regulations made under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 were published for a 60-day public comment period ending on June 27, 2018. [2018-04-28]
• A proposed Chemicals Management Plan Approach for a Subset of Inorganic and Organometallic Substances was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on June 19, 2018. [2018-04-20]
• A final order adding 2 liquefied petroleum gases (Stream 4 petroleum and refinery gases) was published. [2018-04-18]
• An educational primer regarding the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Significant New Use Rule Programs and Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada's Significant New Activity Provisions was published. [2017-04-13]
• A Notice of intent to announce the formal end of acceptance of substance nominations to the Revised In Commerce List was published. [2018-04-07]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Second Phase of Polymer Rapid Screening was published. [2018-04-07]

March

• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Epoxy Resins Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 23, 2018. [2018-03-24]
• The Final Screening Assessment for Enterobacter Aerogenes Strain ATCC 13048 (Priority A micro-organism) was published. [2018-03-24]
• A Proposed Pollution Prevention Planning Notice in respect of TDIs was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 23, 2018. [2018-03-24]
• The Final Screening Assessment for 4-Vinylcyclohexene (4-VCH) was published. [2018-03-10]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for Seven Hydrocarbon-based Substances was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 9, 2018. [2018-03-10]
• The Final Screening Assessment for Bacillus Thuringiensis Strain ATCC 13367 (Priority B micro-organism) was published. [2018-03-03]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for Isophorone Diisocyanate (IPDI) was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 2, 2018. [2018-03-03]
• A Consultation Document on the Proposed Amendments of the Products Containing Mercury Regulations was published for a public comment period ending on April 2, 2018. [2018-03-03]

February

• The final screening assessments for Trichoderma Reesei strain ATCC 74252, Bacillus circulans strain ATCC 9500, Bacillus megaterium strain ATCC 14581, Chaetomium globosum strain ATCC 6205 and Micrococcus luteus strain ATCC 4698 (Priority B micro-organisms) were published. A notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to Trichoderma reesei strain ATCC 74252 was also published for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 25, 2018. [2018-02-24]
• The final screening assessments for Arthrobacter globiformis strain ATCC 8010 and Cellulmonas biazotea strain ATCC 486 (Priority C micro-organisms) were published. [2018-02-24]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Fatty Amides Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 25, 2018. [2018-02-24]
• A final order adding natural gas condensates to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 was published. [2018-02-21]
• The Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under Section 89, Subsection 93(1) and Section 114 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 were published. [2018-02-21]
• A proposed order adding selenium and its compounds to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 18, 2018. [2018-02-17]
• The Draft Screening Assessment and Risk Management Scope for Cyanides were published for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 11, 2018. [2018-02-10]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Thiocarbamates Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 4, 2018. [2018-02-03]
• Information about the core members for the second term of the Chemicals Management Plan Science Committee is now available. [2018-02-01]

January

• The Final Screening Assessment for Sulfurized Lard Oil was published. [2018-01-13]
• The proposed Prohibition of Asbestos and Asbestos Products Regulations and the related publications were released for a 75-day public comment period ending on March 22, 2018. [2018-01-06]