EPA Publishes First Set of Draft Scope Documents for Next Batch of High-Priority Chemicals

On April 9, 2020, EPA published a notice announcing the availability of draft scope documents for the risk evaluations to be conducted for 13 of its 20 high-priority chemicals designated in December 2019. The scoping documents include the conditions of use, hazards, exposures, and the potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations the EPA plans to consider in conducting the risk evaluation for the chemicals. The agency is providing a 45-day comment period for the public to provide additional data or information.

Comments are due on May 26, 2020.  

Read the notice and submit comments here or you can submit comments on each individual chemical here.  

Advocacy contact: Tabby Zeb at (202) 205-6790 or email at tayyaba.zeb@sba.gov.