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EPA/OCSPP | RIN: 2070-AK90 | Publication ID: Spring 2023 |
Title: Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) | |
Abstract: As required under section 6(b)(4) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA published a final rule on July 20, 2017, that established a process for conducting risk evaluations to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, without consideration of costs or other non-risk factors, including an unreasonable risk to a potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation, under the conditions of use. This process incorporates the science requirements of the amended statute, including best available science and weight of the scientific evidence. The final rule established the steps of a risk evaluation process including: scope, hazard assessment, exposure assessment, risk characterization, and risk determination. The Agency is now considering revisions to that final rule and will solicit public comment through a notice of proposed rulemaking. | |
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 702 | |
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605 Toxic Substances Control Act |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca | |
Sectors Affected: 324110 Petroleum Refineries; 325 Chemical Manufacturing | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Susanna Blair Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7401M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-4371 Email: blair.susanna@epa.gov |