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Procedures for Prioritization of Chemicals for Risk Evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act

45 organizations filed 46 public comments on Procedures for Prioritization of Chemicals for Risk Evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act, at the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment window closed 3417d ago.

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Abstract

As required under section 6(b)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA is proposing to establish a risk-based screening process and criteria that EPA will use to identify chemical substances as either High-Priority Substances for risk evaluation, or Low-Priority Substances for which risk evaluations are not warranted at the time. The proposed rule describes the processes for identifying potential candidates for prioritization, selecting a candidate, screening that candidate against certain criteria, formally initiating the prioritization process, providing opportunities for public comment, and proposing and finalizing designations of priority. Prioritization is the initial step in a new process of existing chemical substance review and risk management activity established under recent amendments to TSCA.

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