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EPA Releases Draft Exposure Assessments for trans‑1,2‑Dichloroethylene and 1,2‑Dichloropropane
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EPA states that the draft exposure technical support documents “are intended to provide stakeholders with insight into the scientific methods and data that support EPA’s draft risk evaluations.”
According to EPA, the draft documents will be available for public comment in their respective TSCA public review dockets “at a later date” once EPA releases the draft risk evaluations.
EPA notes that all current protections for these chemicals remain in place while EPA completes its review and that releasing draft scientific analyses does not alter any existing safeguards.
We recognize the significant time pressure EPA is under to complete risk evaluations to satisfy its obligations under the court’s consent decree.
Nevertheless, because risk evaluations are the scientific underpinning for risk management rules, it is vital that risk evaluations meet the criteria for the best available science and weight of scientific evidence.