81 FR 91927 - Designation of Ten Chemical Substances for Initial Risk Evaluations Under the Toxic Substances Control Act

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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As required by the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act in June 2016, EPA is publishing an initial list of ten (10) chemical substances that will be the subject of the Agency's chemical risk evaluations to determine whether the chemical substances present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. The law requires that EPA initiate risk evaluations on 10 chemical substances drawn from the 2014 update of the TSCA Work Plan for Chemical Assessments and that EPA publish this list within 180 days of enactment (i.e., by December 19, 2016). EPA's designation of the first ten chemical substances constitutes the initiation of the risk evaluation process for each of these chemical substances, pursuant to the requirements of TSCA section 6(b)(4). For each chemical substance, within six months from the date of publication of this notice, EPA will issue a scoping document. EPA has also established dockets for each of these chemical substances to document each risk evaluation and to facilitate receipt of information that will be useful to the Agency's risk evaluation.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0718; FRL-9956-47]


Designation of Ten Chemical Substances for Initial Risk 
Evaluations Under the Toxic Substances Control Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as 
amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century 
Act in June 2016, EPA is publishing an initial list of ten (10) 
chemical substances that will be the subject of the Agency's chemical 
risk evaluations to determine whether the chemical substances present 
an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. The law 
requires that EPA initiate risk evaluations on 10 chemical substances 
drawn from the 2014 update of the TSCA Work Plan for Chemical 
Assessments and that EPA publish this list within 180 days of enactment 
(i.e., by December 19, 2016). EPA's designation of the first ten 
chemical substances constitutes the initiation of the risk evaluation 
process for each of these chemical substances, pursuant to the 
requirements of TSCA section 6(b)(4). For each chemical substance, 
within six months from the date of publication of this notice, EPA will 
issue a scoping document. EPA has also established dockets for each of 
these chemical substances to document each risk evaluation and to 
facilitate receipt of information that will be useful to the Agency's 
risk evaluation.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: 
Sheila Canavan, Chemical Control Division (Mail Code 7405M), Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 566-1978; email address: [email protected].
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 
554-1404; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you manufacture 
(defined under TSCA to include import), process, distribute in 
commerce, use or dispose of any of the ten chemical substances 
identified in this document for risk evaluation. This action may be of 
particular interest to entities that are regulated under TSCA (e.g., 
entities identified under North American Industrial Classification 
System (NAICS) codes 325 and 324110, among others). Since other 
entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to 
describe all the specific entities and corresponding NAICS codes for 
entities that may be interested in or affected by this action.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0718, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 
Docket (OPPT Docket), Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center 
(EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-
0280. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information 
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    EPA is announcing the first 10 chemical substances that it will 
evaluate for potential risks to human health and the environment under 
TSCA section 6(b)(2)(A), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical 
Safety for the 21st Century Act (https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/evaluating-risk-existing-chemicals-under-tsca#chemical names). As amended, the law requires that risk evaluation 
be initiated on 10 chemical substances drawn from the 2014 update of 
the TSCA Work Plan for Chemical Assessments (Ref. 1) and that EPA 
publish this list within 180 days of enactment (i.e., by December 19, 
2016). The 10 chemical substances for which EPA is initiating risk 
evaluations are as follows:
     1,4-Dioxane;
     1-Bromopropane;
     Asbestos;
     Carbon Tetrachloride;
     Cyclic Aliphatic Bromide Cluster (HBCD);
     Methylene Chloride;
     N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP);
     Pigment Violet 29 (Anthra[2,1,9-def:6,5,10-
d'e'f']diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone);
     Trichloroethylene (TCE);
     Tetrachloroethylene (also known as perchloroethylene).

III. What is the authority for this action?

    On June 22, 2016, the President signed into law the ``Frank R. 
Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act,'' which amended 
TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). The amendments give EPA improved 
authority to take actions to protect people and the environment from 
the effects of dangerous chemical substances. Additional information on 
the new law is available on EPA's Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/frank-r-lautenberg-chemical-safety-21st-century-act. One of the key features of the new 
law is the requirement that EPA now systematically prioritize and 
assess existing chemical substances and manage identified risks. 
Through a combination of new authorities, a risk-based safety standard, 
mandatory deadlines for action, and minimum throughput requirements, 
TSCA effectively creates a pipeline by which EPA will conduct review 
and management of existing chemical substances. This new pipeline--from 
prioritization to risk evaluation to risk management (when warranted)--
is intended to drive steady forward progress on evaluating and 
addressing risks from existing chemical substances. Risk evaluation is 
a key step in this process.
    TSCA section 6(b) specifies the requirements for risk evaluations. 
Section 6(b)(2)(A) requires EPA to ``ensure that risk evaluations are 
being conducted on 10 chemical substances drawn from the 2014 update of 
the TSCA Work Plan for Chemical Assessments and shall publish the list 
of such chemical substances'' not later than 180 days after enactment 
of the law.

IV. Initiation for Risk Evaluation

A. Statutory Requirements for Risk Evaluations

    EPA's designation in this document of the first 10 chemical 
substances for risk evaluation constitutes the initiation of the risk 
evaluation process for each of these chemical substances, pursuant to 
the requirements of section 6(b)(4) of TSCA. These chemical substances 
are now in the process of risk evaluation to determine whether they 
``present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, 
without consideration of costs or other non-risk factors, including an 
unreasonable risk to a potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation 
identified as relevant to the risk evaluation by the Administrator, 
under the conditions of use.''
    Within six months from the date of publication of this notice 
(i.e., June 19, 2017), EPA will issue a scoping document that will 
include information about the chemical substance, such as the hazards, 
exposures, conditions of use, and the potentially exposed or 
susceptible subpopulations the Agency expects to consider in the risk 
evaluation. TSCA generally requires that these chemical risk 
evaluations be completed within three years of initiation, allowing for 
a single 6-month extension.
    For each risk evaluation that EPA completes (other than industry-
requested risk evaluations under TSCA section 6(b)(4)(C)(ii)), TSCA 
requires that EPA begin another risk evaluation. Additional chemical 
substances will be designated as high priority for risk evaluation, and 
have their risks evaluated under section 6(b)(4). By the end of 2019, 
EPA must have at least 20 chemical risk evaluations ongoing at any 
given time.

B. How did EPA select the first 10 chemicals?

    TSCA requires that EPA choose the first 10 chemical substances from 
the list of 90 chemical substances on the 2014 update of the TSCA Work 
Plan for Chemical Assessments. TSCA Work Plan chemicals were selected 
based on their hazard and potential exposure, as well as other 
considerations such as persistence and bioaccumulation. In selecting 
the first 10 chemical

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substances, EPA took into account scientific information documented in 
the 2014 Work Plan, and recommendations from stakeholders and the 
public. EPA has established a separate docket for each of these 
chemical substances to document the risk evaluation process and to 
facilitate receipt of information which may be useful to the Agency's 
risk evaluations. The following list of the first 10 chemical 
substances includes their exposure and hazard information from the 2014 
Work Plan and their docket ID number:
    1,4-Dioxane. Exposure Information from 2014 Work Plan: Used in 
consumer products. Present in groundwater, ambient air and indoor 
environments. High reported releases to the environment. Hazard 
Information from 2014 Work Plan: Possible human carcinogen. Docket ID 
No.: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0723.
    1-Bromopropane. Exposure Information from 2014 Work Plan: Used in 
consumer products. Present in drinking water, indoor environments, 
surface water, ambient air, groundwater, soil. Estimated to have high 
releases to the environment. Hazard Information from 2014 Work Plan: 
Possible human carcinogen. Docket ID No.: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0741.
    Asbestos. Exposure Information from 2014 Work Plan: Used in chlor-
alkali production, consumer products, coatings and compounds, plastics, 
roofing products, and other applications. Also found in certain 
imported products such as brakes, friction products, gaskets, packing 
materials and building materials. Hazard Information from 2014 Work 
Plan: Known human carcinogen; Acute and chronic toxicity from 
inhalation exposures. Docket ID No.: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0736.
    Carbon Tetrachloride. Exposure Information from 2014 Work Plan: 
Used in commercial/industrial products. Present in biomonitoring, 
drinking water, indoor environments, surface water, ambient air, 
groundwater, soil. High reported releases to the environment. Hazard 
Information from 2014 Work Plan: Probable human carcinogen. Docket ID 
No.: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0733.
    Cyclic Aliphatic Bromide Cluster (HBCD). Exposure Information from 
2014 Work Plan: Flame retardant in extruded polystyrene foam, textiles, 
and electrical and electronic appliances. Hazard Information from 2014 
Work Plan: Acute aquatic toxicity. Docket ID No.: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-
0735.
    Methylene Chloride. Exposure Information from 2014 Work Plan: Used 
in consumer products. Present in drinking water, indoor environments, 
ambient air, groundwater, and soil. Hazard Information from 2014 Work 
Plan: Probable human carcinogen. Docket ID No.: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0742.
    N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP). Exposure Information from 2014 Work 
Plan: Used in consumer products. Present in drinking water and indoor 
environments. High reported releases into the environment. Hazard 
Information from 2014 Work Plan: Reproductive toxicity. Docket ID No.: 
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0743.
    Pigment Violet 29 (Anthra[2,1,9-def:6,5,10-de'f']diisoquinoline-
1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone). Exposure Information from 2014 Work Plan: 
Used in consumer products. Estimated to have moderate releases to the 
environment. Hazard Information from 2014 Work Plan: Aquatic toxicity. 
Docket ID No.: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0725.
    Trichloroethylene (TCE). Exposure Information from 2014 Work Plan: 
Used in consumer products. Present in drinking water, indoor 
environments, surface water, ambient air, groundwater, and soil. Hazard 
Information from 2014 Work Plan: Probable human carcinogen. Docket ID 
No.: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0737.
    Tetrachloroethylene (also known as perchloroethylene). Exposure 
Information from 2014 Work Plan: Used in consumer products and dry 
cleaning. Present in biomonitoring, drinking water, indoor 
environments, ambient air, groundwater, soil. High reported releases to 
the environment. Hazard Information from 2014 Work Plan: Probable human 
carcinogen. Docket ID No.: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0732.

III. References

    The following is a listing of the documents that are specifically 
referenced in this document. The docket includes these documents and 
other information considered by EPA, including documents that are 
referenced within the documents that are included in the docket, even 
if the referenced document is not physically located in the docket. For 
assistance in locating these other documents, please consult the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    1. EPA. TSCA Work Plan for Chemical Assessments: 2014 Update. 
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/tsca-work-plan-chemical-assessments-2014-update. October 2014.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: December 13, 2016.
James J. Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
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Docket Numbers: ER16–2201–001. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Protests may be considered, but
Applicants: Antelope DSR 1, LLC. Revisions to Attachment AE Section intervention is necessary to become a
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Antelope DSR 1, LLC MBR Tariff to be Zero to be effective 3/1/2017. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
effective 12/13/2016. Filed Date: 12/9/16. information relating to filing
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Docket Numbers: ER16–2224–001. Applicants: PJM Interconnection, docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
Applicants: Solverde 1, LLC. L.L.C. other information, call (866) 208–3676
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Solverde 1, LLC MBR Tariff to be Queue Position AB2–058, Original Dated: December 12, 2016.
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Applicants: Deerfield Wind Energy,
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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/19/16.
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Applicants: Upper Michigan Energy Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/3/17. initial list of ten (10) chemical
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Accession Number: 20161212–5089. to be effective 12/1/2016. evaluations on 10 chemical substances
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/3/17. Filed Date: 12/12/16. drawn from the 2014 update of the
Docket Numbers: ER17–186–001. Accession Number: 20161212–5142. TSCA Work Plan for Chemical
Applicants: Upper Michigan Energy Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/3/17. Assessments and that EPA publish this
Resources Corporation. Docket Numbers: ER17–525–000. list within 180 days of enactment (i.e.,
Description: Tariff Amendment: Applicants: Southern California by December 19, 2016). EPA’s
Revised UMERC to Ontonagon Rate Edison Company. designation of the first ten chemical
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Applicants: Southern California Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/3/17. publication of this notice, EPA will
Edison Company. The filings are accessible in the issue a scoping document. EPA has also
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Commission’s eLibrary system by established dockets for each of these
Filing of GIA and amended DSA for the clicking on the links or querying the chemical substances to document each
Grapeland EGT Project to be effective. docket number. risk evaluation and to facilitate receipt
12/12/2016. Any person desiring to intervene or of information that will be useful to the
Filed Date: 12/9/16. protest in any of the above proceedings Agency’s risk evaluation.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Century Act (https://www.epa.gov/ conducted on 10 chemical substances
technical information contact: Sheila assessing-and-managing-chemicals- drawn from the 2014 update of the
Canavan, Chemical Control Division under-tsca/evaluating-risk-existing- TSCA Work Plan for Chemical
(Mail Code 7405M), Office of Pollution chemicals-under-tsca#chemical names). Assessments and shall publish the list
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental As amended, the law requires that risk of such chemical substances’’ not later
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania evaluation be initiated on 10 chemical than 180 days after enactment of the
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; substances drawn from the 2014 update law.
telephone number: (202) 566–1978; of the TSCA Work Plan for Chemical
IV. Initiation for Risk Evaluation
email address: canavan.sheila@epa.gov. Assessments (Ref. 1) and that EPA
For general information contact: The publish this list within 180 days of A. Statutory Requirements for Risk
TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 enactment (i.e., by December 19, 2016). Evaluations
South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY The 10 chemical substances for which EPA’s designation in this document of
14620; telephone number: (202) 554– EPA is initiating risk evaluations are as the first 10 chemical substances for risk
1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ follows: evaluation constitutes the initiation of
epa.gov. • 1,4-Dioxane; the risk evaluation process for each of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: • 1-Bromopropane;
these chemical substances, pursuant to
• Asbestos;
I. General Information • Carbon Tetrachloride; the requirements of section 6(b)(4) of
• Cyclic Aliphatic Bromide Cluster TSCA. These chemical substances are
A. Does this action apply to me? now in the process of risk evaluation to
(HBCD);
You may be potentially affected by • Methylene Chloride; determine whether they ‘‘present an
this action if you manufacture (defined • N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP); unreasonable risk of injury to health or
under TSCA to include import), process, • Pigment Violet 29 (Anthra[2,1,9- the environment, without consideration
distribute in commerce, use or dispose def:6,5,10-d’e’f’]diisoquinoline- of costs or other non-risk factors,
of any of the ten chemical substances 1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone); including an unreasonable risk to a
identified in this document for risk • Trichloroethylene (TCE); potentially exposed or susceptible
evaluation. This action may be of • Tetrachloroethylene (also known as subpopulation identified as relevant to
particular interest to entities that are perchloroethylene). the risk evaluation by the
regulated under TSCA (e.g., entities Administrator, under the conditions of
III. What is the authority for this
identified under North American use.’’
action? Within six months from the date of
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes 325 and 324110, among On June 22, 2016, the President publication of this notice (i.e., June 19,
others). Since other entities may also be signed into law the ‘‘Frank R. 2017), EPA will issue a scoping
interested, the Agency has not Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st document that will include information
attempted to describe all the specific Century Act,’’ which amended TSCA about the chemical substance, such as
entities and corresponding NAICS codes (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). The the hazards, exposures, conditions of
for entities that may be interested in or amendments give EPA improved use, and the potentially exposed or
affected by this action. authority to take actions to protect susceptible subpopulations the Agency
people and the environment from the expects to consider in the risk
B. How can I get copies of this document effects of dangerous chemical evaluation. TSCA generally requires that
and other related information? substances. Additional information on these chemical risk evaluations be
The docket for this action, identified the new law is available on EPA’s Web completed within three years of
by docket identification (ID) number site at: https://www.epa.gov/assessing- initiation, allowing for a single 6-month
EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0718, is available and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/ extension.
at http://www.regulations.gov or at the frank-r-lautenberg-chemical-safety-21st- For each risk evaluation that EPA
Office of Pollution Prevention and century-act. One of the key features of completes (other than industry-
Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), the new law is the requirement that EPA requested risk evaluations under TSCA
Environmental Protection Agency now systematically prioritize and assess section 6(b)(4)(C)(ii)), TSCA requires
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William existing chemical substances and that EPA begin another risk evaluation.
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 manage identified risks. Through a Additional chemical substances will be
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, combination of new authorities, a risk- designated as high priority for risk
DC. The Public Reading Room is open based safety standard, mandatory evaluation, and have their risks
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday deadlines for action, and minimum evaluated under section 6(b)(4). By the
through Friday, excluding legal throughput requirements, TSCA end of 2019, EPA must have at least 20
holidays. The telephone number for the effectively creates a pipeline by which chemical risk evaluations ongoing at
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, EPA will conduct review and any given time.
and the telephone number for the OPPT management of existing chemical B. How did EPA select the first 10
Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review substances. This new pipeline—from chemicals?
the visitor instructions and additional prioritization to risk evaluation to risk
information about the docket available management (when warranted)—is TSCA requires that EPA choose the
at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. intended to drive steady forward first 10 chemical substances from the
list of 90 chemical substances on the
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progress on evaluating and addressing
II. What action is the Agency taking? risks from existing chemical substances. 2014 update of the TSCA Work Plan for
EPA is announcing the first 10 Risk evaluation is a key step in this Chemical Assessments. TSCA Work
chemical substances that it will evaluate process. Plan chemicals were selected based on
for potential risks to human health and TSCA section 6(b) specifies the their hazard and potential exposure, as
the environment under TSCA section requirements for risk evaluations. well as other considerations such as
6(b)(2)(A), as amended by the Frank R. Section 6(b)(2)(A) requires EPA to persistence and bioaccumulation. In
Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st ‘‘ensure that risk evaluations are being selecting the first 10 chemical

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substances, EPA took into account in consumer products. Present in Dated: December 13, 2016.
scientific information documented in drinking water, indoor environments, James J. Jones,
the 2014 Work Plan, and ambient air, groundwater, and soil. Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
recommendations from stakeholders Hazard Information from 2014 Work Safety and Pollution Prevention.
and the public. EPA has established a Plan: Probable human carcinogen. [FR Doc. 2016–30468 Filed 12–16–16; 8:45 am]
separate docket for each of these Docket ID No.: EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016– BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
chemical substances to document the 0742.
risk evaluation process and to facilitate N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP).
receipt of information which may be Exposure Information from 2014 Work ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
useful to the Agency’s risk evaluations. Plan: Used in consumer products. AGENCY
The following list of the first 10 Present in drinking water and indoor
environments. High reported releases [EPA–HQ–OW–2016–0715; FRL_9957–01–
chemical substances includes their
OW]
exposure and hazard information from into the environment. Hazard
the 2014 Work Plan and their docket ID Information from 2014 Work Plan: Request for Scientific Views: Draft
number: Reproductive toxicity. Docket ID No.: Human Health Recreational Ambient
1,4-Dioxane. Exposure Information EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0743. Water Quality Criteria and/or
from 2014 Work Plan: Used in consumer Pigment Violet 29 (Anthra[2,1,9-
Swimming Advisories for Microcystins
products. Present in groundwater, def:6,5,10-de’f’]diisoquinoline-
and Cylindrospermopsin
ambient air and indoor environments. 1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone). Exposure
High reported releases to the Information from 2014 Work Plan: Used AGENCY: Environmental Protection
environment. Hazard Information from in consumer products. Estimated to Agency (EPA).
2014 Work Plan: Possible human have moderate releases to the ACTION: Notice of availability.
carcinogen. Docket ID No.: EPA–HQ– environment. Hazard Information from
OPPT–2016–0723. 2014 Work Plan: Aquatic toxicity. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
1-Bromopropane. Exposure Docket ID No.: EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016– Agency (EPA) announces the release of
Information from 2014 Work Plan: Used 0725. the draft of Human Health Recreational
in consumer products. Present in Trichloroethylene (TCE). Exposure Ambient Water Quality Criteria and/or
drinking water, indoor environments, Information from 2014 Work Plan: Used Swimming Advisories for Microcystins
surface water, ambient air, groundwater, in consumer products. Present in and Cylindrospermopsin—2016 for a 60-
soil. Estimated to have high releases to drinking water, indoor environments, day public comment. These are the draft
the environment. Hazard Information surface water, ambient air, groundwater, recommended concentrations of the
from 2014 Work Plan: Possible human and soil. Hazard Information from 2014 toxins microcystins and
carcinogen. Docket ID No.: EPA–HQ– Work Plan: Probable human carcinogen. cylindrospermopsin in recreational
OPPT–2016–0741. Docket ID No.: EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016– water protective of human health while
Asbestos. Exposure Information from 0737. swimming or participating in other
2014 Work Plan: Used in chlor-alkali Tetrachloroethylene (also known as activities on the water. Recreational
production, consumer products, perchloroethylene). Exposure exposure to the microcystins and
coatings and compounds, plastics, Information from 2014 Work Plan: Used cylindrospermopsin produced by
roofing products, and other in consumer products and dry cleaning. cyanobacteria has the potential to result
applications. Also found in certain Present in biomonitoring, drinking in liver and kidney toxicity,
imported products such as brakes, water, indoor environments, ambient respectively. The recommended values
friction products, gaskets, packing air, groundwater, soil. High reported found in this draft document do not
materials and building materials. releases to the environment. Hazard replace or supersede the 2012
Hazard Information from 2014 Work Information from 2014 Work Plan: Recreational Water Quality Criteria
Plan: Known human carcinogen; Acute Probable human carcinogen. Docket ID (RWQC) recommendations for E. coli
and chronic toxicity from inhalation No.: EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0732. and Enterococcus. Rather, once final,
exposures. Docket ID No.: EPA–HQ– III. References they will supplement the 2012 RWQC to
OPPT–2016–0736. provide further public health protection
Carbon Tetrachloride. Exposure The following is a listing of the
documents that are specifically for additional, potentially hazardous
Information from 2014 Work Plan: Used conditions found in ambient
in commercial/industrial products. referenced in this document. The docket
includes these documents and other recreational waters.
Present in biomonitoring, drinking Following closure of this 60-day
water, indoor environments, surface information considered by EPA,
including documents that are referenced public comment period, EPA will
water, ambient air, groundwater, soil. consider the comments, revise the draft
High reported releases to the within the documents that are included
in the docket, even if the referenced document, as appropriate, and then
environment. Hazard Information from publish a final document that will
2014 Work Plan: Probable human document is not physically located in
the docket. For assistance in locating provide recommendations for States and
carcinogen. Docket ID No.: EPA–HQ– authorized Tribes to establish water
OPPT–2016–0733. these other documents, please consult
the person listed under FOR FURTHER quality standards under the Clean Water
Cyclic Aliphatic Bromide Cluster Act (CWA). Alternatively, States and
(HBCD). Exposure Information from INFORMATION CONTACT.
1. EPA. TSCA Work Plan for Chemical authorized Tribes may use these same
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2014 Work Plan: Flame retardant in values as the basis of swimming
extruded polystyrene foam, textiles, and Assessments: 2014 Update. Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics. advisories for public notification
electrical and electronic appliances. purposes.
Hazard Information from 2014 Work https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-
Plan: Acute aquatic toxicity. Docket ID managing-chemicals-under-tsca/tsca- DATES: Comments must be received on
No.: EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0735. work-plan-chemical-assessments-2014- or before February 17, 2017.
Methylene Chloride. Exposure update. October 2014. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Information from 2014 Work Plan: Used Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

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Contact		For technical information contact: Sheila Canavan, Chemical Control Division (Mail Code 7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
FR Citation		81 FR 91927