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Request for Full Exemption of Four Pulping Chemicals from the TSCA Chemical Data Reporting Rule Requirements

The American Forest & Paper Association (AFPA) petitioned for a full exemption from CDR reporting for the following four pulping chemicals:
- Sulfite Liquors and Cooking Liquors, white (CAS No. 68131-33-9) (white liquor)
- Sulfite Liquors and Cooking Liquors, spent (CAS No. 66071-92-9) (black liquor)
- Sulfite Liquors and Cooking Liquors, spent, oxidized (CAS No. 68514-09-0) (black liquor, oxidized)
- Sulfite Liquors and Cooking Liquors, green (CAS No. 68131-30-6) (green liquor).

Request for Full Exemption of Four Pulping Chemicals from the TSCA Chemical Data Reporting Rule Requirements (pdf) (2.2 MB, May 6, 2015)
EPA's Response to Exemption Request from the American Forest & Paper Association (AFPA) (pdf) (1.89 MB, July 13, 2016)