The ACD President was joined by the office of U.S. Representative Laurel Lee (FL-15), the National Security Council, the Center for Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Agency, the American Chemistry Council, the Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates, the Fertilizer Institute, and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers to help explain the consequences of the program’s expiration back in July 2023.
The ACD warned how the proposed rule would exacerbate inefficiencies that already exist in the current Toxic Substances Control Act Section 6 risk evaluation process.
The letter urges the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee to tie important conditions to the authority to allow the transport of hazardous materials by Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization.
