Expedited Action (TSCA Section 6(h))

TSCA Section 6(h) mandates expedited action for PBT chemicals. Unlike Section 6(a) requiring formal risk evaluation, Section 6(h) directs EPA to reduce exposure to the extent practicable without cost-benefit analysis. Created by the Lautenberg Act (2016).

TSCA § 6(h); Public Law 114-182 (2016).

The expedited pathway explains why PBT rules exist separately from standard TSCA risk evaluations. The practicable standard considers what is achievable and reasonable—not whether costs outweigh benefits.

EPA regulated DecaBDE through Section 6(h) without a multi-year risk evaluation, assessing exposure/hazard data and determining practicable restrictions.