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Biotechnology: Delays in and Status of EPA's Efforts to Issue a TSCA Regulation

RCED-92-167 Published: Jun 12, 1992. Publicly Released: Jul 14, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the development and potential issuance of a biotechnology regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), focusing on: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) efforts to issue a TSCA biotechnology regulation; and (2) the impact of not having a TSCA biotechnology regulation on the biotechnology industry.

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