DEVELOPMENTS
DEVELOPMENTS
FEDERAL
TSCA
This June marked the one-year anniversary of The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which represented the first significant amendment of TSCA, the primary chemicals management law in the US. In accordance with statutory deadlines, the EPA has made available prepublication copies of three important framework rules, including processes for a reset of the TSCA Inventory, as well as for the prioritization and risk evaluation of chemicals. IFRANA provided feedback to the EPA as the rules were developed and we were pleased to see many of our recommendations accepted by the Agency. As the rules are put into practice, IFRANA will continue to update its membership.
Cosmetics Reform
Four cosmetics measures are pending at the federal level and two bills have been introduced during the 115th Congress.
In the House, Congressman Pete Sessions( R-TX-32) reintroduced The Safe Cosmetics Modernization Act. This legislation includes references to RIFM’ s safety assessments and is supported by the Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors( ICMAD). IFRANA has been communicating with ICMAD and will focus our efforts on fragrance-related portions of the bill. Despite releasing their discussion draft in 4Q16, Congressmen Frank Pallone( D-NJ-6) and Leonard Lance( R-NJ-7) have not yet introduced their bipartisan cosmetics bill. IFRANA met with both Representatives on Lobby Day; the Congressmen expressed a desire to introduce legislation and a commitment to work with IFRANA.
In the Senate, Senators Feinstein( D-CA) and Collins( R-ME) reintroduced in 2Q17. On Lobby Day, Senator Feinstein’ s Office confirmed a commitment to passage in 2017. Also as a result of Lobby Day, IFRANA connected with Senator Hatch( R-UT)’ s Office. The Senator has indicated an interest in introducing his own cosmetics legislation and IFRANA submitted feedback on Senator Hatch’ s draft in May 2017.
While legislative activity has not advanced beyond committee assignment, industry is preparing for the possibility of passage within the next year. IFRANA attended an allied trades meeting at the Personal Care Products Council( PCPC) in June 2017 to discuss strategy and principles as cosmetics reform proceeds. Regardless of sponsor or legislation, IFRANA will continue to advocate for cosmetics proposals that include preemption, sound science, and trigger language clarifying when FDA would make inquiries to fragrance houses.
NAFTA
The Trump Administration has begun the formal process of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement( NAFTA). The Office of the U. S. Trade Representative( USTR) issued a Federal Register notice to request public comments on negotiating objectives regarding the modernization of NAFTA with Canada and Mexico. IFRANA submitted comments and attended the in-person stakeholder meetings in June 2017. The Trump Administration will provide its priorities— per statutory requirement— to USTR in July 2017 and negotiations are set to begin in August 2017. IFRANA has engaged directly with USTR, the Department of Commerce, and the Small Business Administration. As an industry highly sensitive to trade, IFRANA will insure that the priorities of fragrance manufacturers and fragrance material suppliers are known to relevant stakeholders.
30 FRAGRANCE NOTES SUMMER / FALL 2017