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EPA/OCSPP | RIN: 2070-AK46 | Publication ID: Fall 2020 |
Title: N-Methylpyrrolidone; Regulation of Certain Uses Under TSCA Section 6(a) | |
Abstract:
Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) provides authority for EPA to ban or restrict the manufacture (including import), processing, distribution in commerce, and use of chemical substances, as well as any manner or method of disposal. Section 26(l)(4) of TSCA authorizes EPA to issue rules under TSCA section 6 for chemicals listed in the 2014 update to the TSCA Work Plan for Chemical Assessments for which EPA published completed risk assessments prior to June 22, 2016, consistent with the scope of the completed risk assessment and other applicable requirements of section 6. N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) is used in paint and coating removal in commercial processes and consumer products. In the March 2015 TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment for NMP, EPA characterized risks from use of this chemical in paint and coating removal. On January 19, 2017, EPA preliminarily determined that the use of NMP in paint and coating removal poses an unreasonable risk of injury to health. In the final rule for methylene chloride in consumer paint and coating removal (RIN 2070-AK07), EPA explained that the Agency was not finalizing the proposed regulation for NMP as part of that action. NMP use in paint and coating removal was incorporated into the risk evaluation currently being conducted under TSCA section 6(b). |
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
Major: Undetermined | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Regulatory | |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 751 | |
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605 Toxic Substances Control Act |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: State |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes | |
Agency Contact: Eileen Sheehan Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention USEPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone:415 972-3287 Email: sheehan.eileen@epa.gov Joel Wolf Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-0432 Email: wolf.joel@epa.gov |