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The US EPA Proposes to Designate 20 Chemical Substances as High-Priority for Risk Evaluation
In the August 23, 2019 edition of the Federal Register, US EPA announced that it was proposing to designate 20…
In the August 23, 2019 edition of the Federal Register, US EPA announced that it was proposing to designate 20 chemical substances as High-Priority for Risk Evaluation as required by section 6(b) of TSCA. Section 6(b) of TSCA requires EPA to designate 20 chemical substances as High-Priority in order to begin the required risk evaluation process. This notice is one step in that process and initiates a 90 day comment period during which interested parties can comment on the proposal. Comments must be received by November 21, 2019. Source: US EPA Proposes to Designate 20 Chemical Substances as High-Priority for Risk Evaluation, 84 FR 44300, August 23, 2019.