ABSTRACT
Many.governments.around.the.world.are.deeply.committed.to.promoting.the.responsible.development.of.nanotechnology.and.are.engaged.in.a.wide.variety.of.nanotechnology. initiatives.. These. initiatives. are. expressed. in. multiple. venues. —. research. and.development.projects,.policy.pronouncements,.and.various.regulatory.initiatives. across.federal.agencies.and.departments..This.chapter.addresses.key.nanotechnology.regulatory. initiatives.underway.at. the.U.S..Environmental.Protection.Agency. (EPA),. and. regulatory.developments. at. several.other. federal. agencies. and.departments.in.the.United.States..It.also.provides.an.overview.of.regulatory.programs.in.
