Access Central Data Exchange (CDX) registration and e-PMN software (Thin Client).
If you are submitting one of the following notices electronically, the guidance documents and sample forms below will help you as you prepare your submission:
- Premanufacture Notices (PMNs)
- Bona Fide notices
- Biotechnology Notices for genetically modified microorganisms
- Notices of Commencement of Manufacture (including Import) (NOCs)
- Support documents for section 5 notices (e.g., correspondence, requests for suspensions of the notice review period, amendments, letters of withdrawal, Transfer of Ownership, and test data)
- Alternative Control Measures for Significant New Use Rules (SNURs
The Thin Client Section 5 Notices and Supports User Guides describe how to use the Chemical Information Submission System (CISS) to submit TSCA section 5 documents to EPA via the Internet for each user role.
Guidance Documents and Sample Forms
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CDX Chemical Safety and Pesticide Programs (CSPP) Registration User Guide (PDF)(146 pp, 7 MB)
This guide describes how to register with CDX, how to add the Chemical Safety and Pesticides Programs service, and how to select a user role in order to submit TSCA section 5 documents to EPA via the Internet.
- Section 5 Notices and Supports User Guide – Primary Authorized Official (PDF)(297 pp, 13 MB)
- Section 5 Notices and Supports User Guide - Primary Agent/Consultant (PDF)(282 pp, 14 MB)
- Section 5 Notices and Supports User Guide - Primary Support (PDF)(259 pp, 10 MB)
- Section 5 Notices and Supports User Guide - Secondary Authorized Official (PDF)(194 pp, 8 MB)
- Section 5 Notices and Supports User Guide - Secondary Agent/Consultant (PDF)(192 pp, 8 MB)
- Section 5 Notices and Supports User Guide – Secondary Support (PDF)(167 pp, 6 MB)
- Helpful Hints: Questions and Answers for the e-PMN Thin Client (PDF)(19 pp, 204 K)
- Sample e-PMN (Thin client) PMN form (PDF)(18 pp, 1 MB, December, 2019)
- Sample e-PMN (Thin client) NOC form (PDF)(2 pp, 194 K, December, 2019)
- XML Schema for e-PMN Thin Client (PDF)(36 pp, 267 K)
- Sample EPA Biotech Form (PDF)(1 pg, 1 MB, June, 2009)