Attached please find a request for extension of the comment periods on the ten Problem Formulations for Risk Evaluations To Be Conducted Under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and on the General Guiding Principles To Apply Systematic Review in TSCA Risk Evaluations, submitted by Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Safer Chemicals Healthy Families. The comment periods for all of these complex documents are set to end on July 26, 2018, a time period this is simply inadequate to providing meaningful review and comment for the reasons set out in the attached letter. We request an extension for a minimum of 46 days. With a 46-day extension, the comment period would close on Monday, September 10, 2018
1-Bromopropane; TSCA Review and Risk Evaluation
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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed 3 comments on this docket between Feb 6, 2017 and Jul 18, 2018. 25 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 1439d ago.
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NRDC Comments Attached
Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, Earthjustice, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Environmental Health Strategy Center submit this letter to request that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency extend the public comment period to April 15, 2017 for receiving input and information to assist the Agency in its efforts to establish the scope of risk evaluations for the ten chemical substances designated on December 19, 2016 pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act.
Abstract
The EPA has prioritized chemicals for risk evaluation to address risks of injury to health and the environment, including 1-bromopropane (CASRN 106-94-5). The EPA is requesting any information from the public on 1-bromopropane both domestically and internationally.
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