The Administrative Council on Toxics Use Reduction

About the Council

The Administrative Council is the governing body of the TURA program and is responsible for program policy oversight. The six-member council is chaired by the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Richard K. Sullivan Jr. and is charged with coordinating state enforcement of laws and regulations on chemical use and toxic waste generation, implementing policies that promote worker health and safety, and safeguarding public health. According to the Toxics Use Reduction Act, the six ex-officio members include the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Secretary of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, the Secretary of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, and the Secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development. Key responsibilities of the Council include: making determinations on petitions to list and delist chemicals; maintaining the chemical reporting list for the TURA program; designating higher and lower hazard substances; designating priority user segments; and evaluating and setting reporting fees. Questions concerning the Administrative Council can be directed to Rich Bizzozero at (617) 626-1080.

Administrative Council Meetings

2011-12 Administrative Council Meetings

The council meets several times each year and all meetings are open to the public. To access handouts from prior meetings, which include agendas, meeting minutes, Council decisions, regulatory notices, policy analyses, and other information, click on the links below. Note: The meeting handouts are available in a zipped format. Click on the link called "Meeting Handouts" to open the zipped folder for each meeting. When the zipped folder is open, you may copy and paste the documents to your computer. To download the zipped folder in its entirety, right click on the link and click "save target as…" These documents are also available by email or postal mail upon request. The Council has posted the meeting handouts for 2010 and 2011. Meeting handouts from prior years are available upon request. To request documents please contact the Council at (617) 626-1060. Final Administrative Council decisions are available in the TURA Events and Updates page.

June 28, 2012

• Meeting Agenda - 6/28/2012 Administrative Council Meeting 
• Meeting Announcements 
• Meeting Handouts  file size 1MB , which includes:
  • Letter from the Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure/Board of Registration in Cosmetology on regulations regarding formaldehyde
  • Outline of Proposed Approach for Dry Cleaners
  • Priority User Segment Designation for Perchloroethylene Use In Dry Cleaning: OTA Draft Recommendation – June 2012
  • OTA Draft Recommendation: Appendix IV
  • Toxics Use Reduction Institute Update on Selected program Activities June 2012
  • OTA Case Study: ChemGenes Case Study

May 10, 2012

• Meeting Agenda 
• Meeting Announcement 
• Meeting Handouts  , which includes:
  • March 8, 2012 draft meeting minutes
  • February 9, 2012 Advisory Committee Meeting Summary
  • OTA Update on Selected Activities May 2012
  • Letter to Richard K. Sullivan re: Failure to Designate a PrUS for TCE in Cleaning Operations – AG, labor, advocates,business
  • Letter to Richard K. Sullivan re: Failure to Designate a PrUS for TCE in Cleaning Operations – Business
• TURI Update on Selected Activities May2012  [Available Upon Request]
• MassDEP TURA Program Update  [Available Upon Request]
• Summary Information on perc in dry cleaning[Available Upon Request]

March 8, 2012

• Meeting Agenda 
• Administrative Council Meeting Announcement - March 8, 2012 
• Meeting Handouts  file size 1MB , which includes:
  • December 7, 2011 draft meeting minutes
  • TURA Advisory Committee Minutes – December 5, 2011
  • TURA Program Activities Related to Perchloroethylene (PCE) Status Report (2/8/2012)
  • Draft Summary Table: Comparison of Perc and Seven Garment Cleaning Alternatives
  • OTA Outlook: Volume 5, Issue 2
• Perchloroethylene Priority User Segment (PrUS) and ERP Options Summary [Available Upon Request]
• TURI Summary: CERCLA Categories on the TURA Toxic or Hazardous Substance List [Available UponRequest]
• Draft: A Report on Barriers to Asthmagen Use Reduction [Available Upon Request]
• TURI Updated on Selected program Activities- February 2012 [Available Upon Request]
• Community Leaders Making Massachusetts Safer and Healthier: projects Drive Chemical UseReduction [Available Upon Request]

December 7, 2011

• Meeting Notice 
• Meeting Agenda 
• July 19, 2011 meeting minutes 
• Meeting Handouts  file size 4MB
• Response to comments on proposed amendments to 301 CMR 41.00 toxic or hazardous substance list
• OTA Technical Services Update<</li>
• Toxics Use Reduction Program Report: FY2011 [Available Upon Request]
• TURA Chemical List Maintenance
• TURI’s Massachusetts Chemical Fact Sheet: n-Propyl Bromide

July 19, 2011

• Meeting Notice
• Meeting Agenda 
• Meeting Handouts 
• Draft Minutes from the June 7, 2011 Administrative Council Meeting
• Priority User Segment Recommendation for Trichloroethylene: Summary of Recommendation [Available Upon Request]
• OTA Recommendations Concerning Priority User Designation of Trichloroethylene [Available Upon Request]
• 2009 Toxics Use Reduction Information Release
• Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act
• Decision-Making Under TURA: Process Overview and Reference Guide [Available Upon Request]

June 7, 2011

• Meeting Notice 
• Meeting Agenda 
• Meeting Handouts 
• Draft Minutes from the April 12, 2011 Administrative Council meeting
• TURI Policy Analysis: Higher Hazard Substance Designation Recommendation: Formaldehyde
• OTA Recommendation Concerning Priority User Designation of Trichloroethylene
• TUR Fee for Companies With Less Than Ten Employees [Available Upon Request]

April 12, 2011

• Meeting Agenda 
• Meeting Notice 
• Meeting Handouts  file size 1MB
• Minutes from the February 8, 2011 Joint Council/Advisory Committee Meeting
• Meeting Notice
• TURI Policy Analysis: Recommendations to separate Hexavalent Chromium Compounds from the Chromium Compounds category on the TURA List of Toxic or Hazardous Substances and recommendation to designate Hexavalent Chromium Compounds as a Higher Hazard Substance.
• FY2010 Annual TUR Program Report
• REACH/RoHS Conference Brochure [Available Upon Request]

February 8, 2011

• Meeting Notice 
• Meeting Agenda 
• Meeting Handouts  file size 1MB
• Draft Minutes to the September 14, 2010 meeting
• "The Experience of Four Corporate Officials Managing Compliance With The Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act" - Rick Reibstein, OTA, Journal of Cleaner Production; Vol. 19, Issue 5 March 11;
• TURI: Cleaner Technology Demonstration Site and Matching Grant Program - Wet Cleaning Equipment Grant Announcement [Available Upon Request]
• DRAFT: TURI Policy Analysis - Recommendation to Separate Hexavalent Chromium Compounds from the Chromium Compounds Category (MassDEP Category 1012) and Recommendation to Designate Hexavalent Chromium Compounds as a Higher Hazard Substance.
• FY10 Toxics Use Reduction Program Report
• 2011 TUR Program Calendar
• Revised Sections of the TURA Decision-making Document
• November 16, 2010 Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes