2070-AK86 202204 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2070 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Asbestos (Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos); Rulemaking Under TSCA Section 6(a)

EPA has proposed a rule under section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to address the unreasonable risk of injury to health that EPA identified for conditions of use of chrysotile asbestos following completion of the TSCA Risk Evaluation for Asbestos, part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos. TSCA requires that EPA address the unreasonable risks of injury to health and environment by rule and to apply requirements to the extent necessary so that chrysotile asbestos no longer presents such risks. EPA's risk evaluation for chrysotile asbestos, describing the conditions of use and presenting EPA's determinations of unreasonable risk, is in docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0501, with additional information in docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0736.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Yes Private Sector 40 CFR 751 15 U.S.C. 2605 Toxic Substances Control Act Statutory NPRM 12/28/2021 TSCA sec. 6(c) Statutory Final 12/28/2022 TSCA sec. 6(c) Yes NPRM 04/12/2022 87 FR 21706 NPRM Comment Period End 07/13/2022 Final Rule 11/00/2023 . No Businesses Federal Yes Undetermined https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/risk-management-asbestos-part-1-chrysotile-asbestos No No Robert Courtnage 2070 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP 202 566-1081 courtnage.robert@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404T, Washington DC 20460 Peter Gimlin 2070 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP 202 566-0515 202 566-0473 gimlin.peter@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404M, Washington DC 20460