US EPA Hearings

The US EPA has scheduled two public hearings on the Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing proposed rule -- which properly applies IRIS to recognize the cancer risk is unacceptable but then refers to the TCEQ draft value, ACC RIC, and "uncertainties" in the IRIS value as part of its justification for refusing to require "ample margin of safety to protect public health." Hearings will be in Houston on January 14, and DC on January 16. Written comments are due by February 18, 2020.

Public Hearing Notice:

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-12/documents/mon-public-hearing-notice.pdf?fbclid=IwAR362kMF5sTzrH-hbL1eDYjXVSiLL0q7-mktDIOuJsAsuZwI7yxlwMxTUUk

Proposal:

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-11/documents/monfactsheetdraft-final_2019b.pdf

How to comment:

EPA will accept comment on the proposal for 45 days after publication in the Federal Register. Comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0746, may be submitted by one of the following methods:

o Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ and follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

o Send comments by email to: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0746.

o Fax your comments to: (202) 566-9744, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR- 2018-0746.

o Mail your comments to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0746.

o Deliver comments in person to: EPA Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Room 3334, Washington, DC. Note: In-person deliveries (including courier deliveries) are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.