Require, under Section 8, reporting and record-keeping by persons who manufacture, import, process, and/or distribute chemical substances in commerce.Require those importing or exporting chemicals, under Sections 12(b) and 13, to comply with certification reporting and/or other requirements.As new chemicals are commercially manufactured or imported, they are placed on the list. Maintain the TSCA Inventory, under Section 8, which contains more than 83,000 chemicals.Issue Significant New Use Rules (SNURs), under Section 5, when it identifies a "significant new use" that could result in exposures to, or releases of, a substance of concern.Require, under Section 4, testing of chemicals by manufacturers, importers, and processors where risks or exposures of concern are found. Require, under Section 5, pre-manufacture notification for "new chemical substances" before manufacture.Various sections of TSCA provide authority to:
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