June 2017
File Your 2016 Triennial Mercury-added Product Notifications Now
The deadline for companies to file their 2016 Mercury-Added Product Triennial Notifications was April 1, 2017.   Most mercury-added product notifiers have submitted their forms; however, some have not  and are considered to be out-of-compliance. Failure to comply with the requirements may result in non-notifiers being referred for enforcement. 
 
To ensure continued compliance, companies should file their 2016 Triennial notification forms through the IMERC e-filing system as soon as possible.

Guidance for filing online, including a User Guide and recording from the latest online training demonstration are available at:  www.newmoa.org/prevention/mercury/imerc/efiling.cfm. 

Please contact Rachel Smith if you need further assistance.
 
Notification through the e-filing system enables companies to comply with the Mercury-added Product Notification and Labeling requirements of Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota (labeling only), New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington (labeling only). Reporting is required for any company that sold or distributed mercury-added products into the states listed above during calendar year 2016.

Note: Due to the large number of submissions expected during this reporting period, it may take the states several months to review and approve your company's report. Supporting Members will be given priority in the review sequence.
International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant
IMERC is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming 13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, which is being held in Providence, RI from July 16-21.

The theme of this year's conference is for better understanding the multiple factors that accelerate and attenuate recovery of mercury contamination in response to environmental inputs on local to global scales. It will include presentations on topics related to the science of mercury, technology, management, and its effects on human health and the environment.

IMERC will participate in the public information session "Open House" on July 16th. IMERC will also display two posters during the conference, focused on trends in mercury use in products in the U.S., and the importance of mercury product labeling.

More information about the conference is available at: www.mercury2017.com. 

Company Contact Information
IMERC Alert shares critical information with manufacturers, distributors, and importers of mercury-added products and trade organizations that represent those companies on IMERC members' regulatory requirements concerning mercury-added products.

If you are receiving this Alert in error or if you need to update or add additional company contacts, contact the IMERC at imerc@newmoa.org or (617) 367-8558, or Sign-Up Now.