Risk evaluation for asbestos, Part I: Chrysotile asbestos
HERO ID
7697235
Reference Type
Technical Report
Subtype
EPA Report
Year
2020
Language
English
| HERO ID | 7697235 |
|---|---|
| Material Type | EPA Report |
| Year | 2020 |
| Title | Risk evaluation for asbestos, Part I: Chrysotile asbestos |
| Authoring Organization | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Publisher Text | Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention |
| City | Washington, DC |
| Abstract | This Risk Evaluation for Asbestos, Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos (hereafter referred to as “Part 1” or “Part 1 of the risk evaluation”) for imported, processed and distributed uses of chrysotile asbestos was performed in accordance with the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act and is being issued following public comment and peer review. The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Nation’s primary chemicals management law, in June 2016. Under the amended statute, EPA is required, under TSCA Section 6(b), to conduct risk evaluations to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, under the conditions of use, without consideration of costs or other non-risk factors, including an unreasonable risk to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations identified as relevant to the Risk Evaluation. Also, as required by TSCA Section 6(b), EPA established, by rule, a process to conduct these Risk Evaluations, Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation Under the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act (82 FR 33726) (Risk Evaluation Rule). Part 1 of the risk evaluation is in conformance with TSCA Section 6(b) and the Risk Evaluation Rule and is to be used to inform risk management decisions. In accordance with TSCA Section 6(b), if EPA finds unreasonable risk from a chemical substance under its conditions of use in any final Risk Evaluation, the Agency will propose actions to address those risks within the timeframe required by TSCA. However, any proposed or final determination that a chemical substance presents unreasonable risk under TSCA Section 6(b) is not the same as a finding that a chemical substance is “imminently hazardous” under TSCA Section 7. The conclusions, findings, and determinations in Part 1 are for the purpose of identifying whether the chemical substance presents unreasonable risk under the conditions of use, in accordance with TSCA section 6, and are not intended to represent any findings under TSCA section 7. |
| Report Number | EPA-740-R1-8012 |
| Url | https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0501-0117 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Number Of Pages | 352 |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |