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Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation of Use in Vapor Degreasing under TSCA §6(a)

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American Chemistry Council filed 2 comments on this docket between Apr 28, 2017 and Jul 6, 2017. 14 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 3357d ago.

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Jul 6, 2017· Comment submitted by Stephen P. Risotto, Senior Director, American Chemistry Council (ACC)· EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0387-0693

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Jul 6, 2017· Comment submitted by Richard A. Starr and Brendan N. Mascarenhas, American Chemistry Council (ACC)· EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0387-0694

Comments of the American Chemistry Council on EPA's proposed risk management measures under TSCA Section 6 (as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) uses of trichloroethylene (TCE) in vapor degreasing (82 Fed. Reg. 7432). ACC provides these comments to assist the agency in its broader development of a chemical evaluation and management program under the LCSA amendments to TSCA that is efficient, science-based, and consistent with the legal requirements of TSCA.

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Apr 28, 2017· Comment submitted by Michael P. Walls, Vice President, Regulatory & Technical Affairs, American Chemistry Council (ACC)· EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0387-0172

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Abstract

EPA is initiating this rulemaking under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 6(a) to address unreasonable risks posed by trichloroethylene (TCE) when used in vapor degreasing. Section 6(a) of TSCA provides authority for the EPA to ban or restrict the manufacture (including import), processing, distribution in commerce, and use of chemicals, as well as any manner or method of disposal. The EPA identified TCE for risk evaluation as part of its Work Plan for Chemical Assessment under TSCA. TCE is used in industrial and commercial processes, and also has some limited uses in consumer products. In the June 2014 TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment for TCE, the EPA identified risks associated with vapor degreasing, among other uses.

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