The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) held a virtual public meeting on September 15, 2021, on its forthcoming regulations to implement the Toxic Chemicals in Children’s Products Law. New York’s Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) Article 37 Title 9 establishes an ingredient disclosure program and prohibits certain chemicals in children’s products. ECL Article 37 instructs NYS DEC to promulgate lists of chemicals of concern and high priority chemicals that must be disclosed if present in children's products by March 1, 2022. ECL Article 37 also prohibits the sale of children’s products containing benzene, asbestos, or tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate effective January 1, 2023. NYS DEC has posted a list of chemicals under consideration and their practical quantification limits. The list includes the evidence that NYS DEC has identified to justify listing the chemicals. Comments may be submitted via e-mail to TCCPprogram@dec.ny.gov or via mail to:

Emily Dominiak
NYS DEC -- Division of Materials Management
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-7252

Comments must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on October 15, 2021.

According to NYS DEC’s website, NYS DEC has made a recording of the September 15, 2021, meeting available for review. The website notes that NYS DEC “will hold a formal public comment period on the proposed rule at a later date, which will be published in the Environmental Notice Bulletin.”