Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act provides authority of EPA to ban or restrict the manufacture (including import), processing, distribution in commerce, and use of chemical, as well as any manner or method of disposal of chemicals. EPA identified N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) and methylene chloride for risk evaluation as part of its TSCA Work Plan for Chemical Assessments. NMP and methylene chloride are uses in commercial processes and in consumer products in residential settings. In the August 2014 TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment for methylene chloride and the March 2015 TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment for NMP, EPA identified risks of concern from paint and coating removal. EPA proposes that the use of NMP and methylene chloride in paint and coating presents unreasonable risks to human health, and is initiating rulemaking under TSCA section 6 to address these risks.