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Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act provides authority for 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 of chemicals. EPA identified n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) and methylene chloride and for risk evaluation as part of its Work Plan for Chemical Assessment under TSCA. NMP and methylene chloride are used in commercial processes and in consumer products in residential settings. In the August 2014 TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment for methylene chloride and draft January 2013 TSCA Risk Assessment for NMP, EPA identified risks associated with commercial and consumer paint and varnish stripping uses. EPA is initiating rulemaking under TSCA section 6 to address these risks. Specifically, EPA will determine whether the use of NMP and methylene chloride in commercial and consumer paint and varnish strippers pose an unreasonable risk to human health and the environment.