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

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Silent Spring Institute filed 1 comment on this docket between Mar 23, 2017 and Mar 23, 2017. 44 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 3417d ago.

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Mar 23, 2017· Comment submitted by Jessica Helm, Ph.D., Kathryn Rogers, MPH, Ruthann Rudel, MS., Silent Spring Institute· EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0636-0040

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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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