Comments to EPA on Proposed Procedures for Prioritization of Chemicals for Risk Evaluation under TSCA

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TO:Dr. Jeffery Morris
Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7407M)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20460-0001

RE:Procedures for Prioritization of Chemicals for Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,825) (January 17, 2017); Docket Nos. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0636; FRL-9957-74; RIN: 2070-AK23

Dear Dr. Morris:

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (“Chamber”), the world’s largest business federation representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations, and dedicated to promoting, protecting, and defending America’s free enterprise system, offers these comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on EPA’s proposed “Procedures for Prioritization of Chemicals for Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act” (“the proposed rule”).1 The Chamber provides these comments to assist EPA in its development of a new chemical evaluation and management program that is effective and based off of high-quality and sound science...