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

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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) filed 1 comment on this docket between Mar 20, 2017 and Mar 20, 2017. 44 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 3417d ago.

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Mar 20, 2017· Comment submitted by Benard P. Dreyer, President, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)· EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0636-0009

As you consider comments to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed prioritization rule, required by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act ("Lautenberg Act"), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) would like to resubmit our comments provided for the docket following the August 10, 2016 stakeholder meeting. These comments offered several recommendations to ensure that the unique vulnerabilities of children were taken into account and we hope that they will be included in any final rule.

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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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