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TSCA Fees for New Chemical Notices and Exemption Applications

This page describes the requirements and processes related to TSCA fees for new chemical notices and exemption applications under TSCA section 5.  

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Who Pays

EPA requires payment of fees from manufacturers (including importers) who submit a notice (premanufacture notice (PMN), significant new use notice (SNUN), and microbial commercial activity notice (MCAN) or exemption application (Low Releases and Low Exposures (LoREX) exemption, a Low Volume Exemption (LVE), a Test Marketing Exemption (TME), a Tier II exemption, a TSCA Environmental Release Application (TERA), etc) under TSCA section 5.  Fees would also apply to processors that submit a SNUN or TME under section 5. 

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Fee Amounts

Notices under TSCA section 5, such as premanufacture notices (PMNs), consolidated PMNs,  significant new use notices (SNUNs), and microbial commercial activity notices (MCANs) and consolidated MCANs are subject to a fee of $16,000. Entities that meet the criteria for a “small business concern” receive an 80% discount, resulting in a fee of $2,800.

Exemption applications under TSCA section 5, such as a Low Releases and Low Exposures (LoREX) exemption, a Low Volume Exemption (LVE), a Test Marketing Exemption (TME), a Tier II exemption, a TSCA Environmental Release Application (TERA), and the film articles exemption are subject to a fee of $4,700. Entities that meet the criteria for a “small business concern” receive an 80% discount, resulting in a fee of $940.

For joint submissions of TSCA section 5 notices, to qualify for the discount for small businesses, each joint submitter of a TSCA section 5 notice must qualify as a small business concern.

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Deadline for Fee Payments

Fees for notices and exemption applications are due upfront prior to the Agency reviewing the notice or exemption application.

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How to Pay Fees

Section 5 fees are paid during the submission process using screens embedded within the Central Data Exchange (CDX) application

For joint submissions of TSCA section 5 notices, submitters are required to remit the applicable fee identified above for each section 5 notice submitted. Only one fee is required for each submission, regardless of the number of joint submitters for that notice. To qualify for the fee reduction for small businesses, each joint submitter of a TSCA section 5 notice must qualify as a small business concern.

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Refunds

EPA will issue full refunds related to the following TSCA section 5 activities:

  • PMN submissions that are determined not to be a new chemical substance; 
  • MCAN submissions when the microorganism is determined not to be a new microorganism or significant new use;
  • SNUN submissions if the use is determined not to be a significant new use;
  • when the Agency fails to make a determination on a notice by the end of the applicable notice review period, unless the submitter unduly delayed the process; and
  • when the Agency fails to approve or deny an exemption with the applicable review period, unless the submitter unduly delayed the process.

EPA will issue partial refunds (i.e., 75% of the fee amount) if a TSCA section 5 submission is withdrawn during the first 10 business days after the beginning of the applicable review period.

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