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Section 5: Section 5:

Industry PreviewIndustry Preview

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention

August 1, 2012

AgendaAgenda

• Welcome and Overview

– Security

• Roles

• PMN 2.0 highlights

– Enhancements


Call in: 1-877-608-6616 Access code: 46740558

– Reuse TSCA Identity Proofing

– CDX Registration

– PMN Demo

• Resources

• Questions and Answers

PMN SecurityPMN Security

• Browser-based application

• Submission of PMN Data facilitated via EPA’s Central Data

Exchange (CDX)

– Enables companies to electronically submit data

– Provides secure exchange of confidential business

information (CBI) data



information (CBI) data

– Improves security using digital encryption

• All data is encrypted in transit to Federal Standards

• Sensitive data is encrypted at rest to Federal Standards

• All sensitive data remains encrypted at rest until it is behind at

least 2-3 Firewalls.

Overview of Overview of ePMNePMN Role ChangesRole Changes

• Old eTSCA CDX Registration Roles

– Authorized Official (AO)

– Support Registrant (SR)

• New CDX Registration Roles (CSPP workflow)

– Primary Authorized Official (Primary AO)



– Primary Support

– Secondary Authorized Official (Secondary AO)

– Secondary Support

Overview of Overview of ePMNePMN Role Changes Role Changes -- continuedcontinued

• What do we mean by “Primary”

– Primary is a term associated with Main Submitters

– Primary Submitters create/edit/submit the following Section 5 forms:

• PMN, Biotech, Support Document **(correspondences, test data, amendments),

Notice of Commencement (NOC)

• What do we mean by “Secondary”

– Secondary is a term associated with Joint or Letter of Support Submitters



– Secondary is a term associated with Joint or Letter of Support Submitters

– Secondary Submitters create/edit/submit the following Section 5 forms:

• Joint PMN, Joint Biotech, Letter of Support**

**Documents which can be submitted by non-US persons


• Who can be an AO?

– Any member of the submitting company

– Other persons such as agents/consultants with a business arrangement

with the submitting company

• ESA agreement statement current language:

– (13) Certify I have the authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of



– (13) Certify I have the authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of

the Organization identified above, and I am a signatory authorized to

represent that Organization, and I am able to sign and submit reports and

other information on behalf of that Organization in the capacity required

by statue and/or regulation.


• What can AO do?

• Without passphrase

– Create any document (all AOs)

– View a list of documents in the forms table created under that company

name (all AOs)

• In addition, with passphrase

– Edit, delete, unlock to amend, and download Copy of Record submissions



– Edit, delete, unlock to amend, and download Copy of Record submissions

(all AOs)

– Submit amendments and Support Documents (all AOs)

– Certifying AOs submit the original Section 5 Notices (PMN, NOC, Biotech)


• Who can be an Support person?

– Any person CDX registered under an approved AO

• What can the Support person do?

– The Support person can edit the document to which he/she has been

assigned by the AO and has been given the passphrase by the AO




List of submissions are viewed in a table based on the CDX registered

company name of the document creator.

• How to limit exposure to documents in the forms screen

– Register with a unique company name (e.g., Newchems – polymers

division; Newchems – specialty chemicals)



• How to limit access to documents

– Limit open/unlock/download access by securing a passphrase and only

share it with those who need access

PMN HighlightsPMN Highlights

• Key Enhancements

• Reuse TSCA Identity Proofing

• CDX Registration

• PMN Tool Demo



Key EnhancementsKey Enhancements

• Multi-session Web Forms

– Forms can be completed in more than one session and be easily

accessible via multiple computers/users

• File Integrity

– Eliminates local file store, which was the main cause of file corruption

• Firewall Conflicts



– Browser-based form bypasses most firewall issues encountered by the

thick client

• XML Upload Capability

– Direct data transfers via XML Upload for companies with their own data

collection systems

Key Enhancements Key Enhancements –– Continued Continued

• Substance Registration Services Integration

– Integrated validation of chemicals utilizing integration with EPA

Substance Registry Services

• In-Form Amendments

– No longer a separate amendment process for new submissions

– Amendments can be completed by unlocking and submitting the new

form.



form.

• Copy of Record (CoR)

– Application integration with CDX allows users to know when EPA

received the submission. If the CoR icon appears, EPA has received the

file

• Joint Submission Enhancement

– Joint submissions can be completed separately and independently using

designated roles

Reuse TSCA Identity ProofingReuse TSCA Identity Proofing



Demo of CDX RegistrationDemo of CDX Registration

Primary Authorized Official



Primary Authorized Official

Section 5 Notices and Supports Section 5 Notices and Supports


Section 5 Notices and Supports Section 5 Notices and Supports

Tool DemoTool Demo

Submission Process



Submission Process

ResourcesResources

• Resources

– Resources screen within Section 5 Notices and Supports

web application provides useful links and user guides

• Contacts

– TSCA Hotline: 202-564-3011, or TSCA-

[email protected]



[email protected]

– CDX Helpdesk: 888-890-1995, or [email protected]

• Industry Beta Testing

– Email [email protected] to participate

Questions & Answers Questions & Answers

