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Message From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Attachments: Liz Hitchcock- Safer Chemicals [lizhitchcock@saferchemicals.org] 7/24/2017 4:47:33 PM Cleland-Hamnett, Wendy [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=b84439fcdf02426abd539d8bb6c9ef6f-Cleland-Hamnett/ Wendy] Beck, Nancy [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=168ecb5184ac44de95a913297f353745-Beck, Nancy]; Morris, Jeff [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=55c34872e6ea40cab78be910aec63321-Morris, Jeff]; Doa, Maria [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=99e502a905374b0b890db9b22el8d92e-MDoa02]; Henry, Tala [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=8bfc0a617a4a43baa8856541c70622be-THENRY02] Scoping Documents and Problem Formulations for Initial 10 Chemicals SCHF scoping critique 72417.pdf Dear Ms. Cleland-Hamnett, The attached letter is submitted by Safer Chemicals, Health Families ("SCHF"), Earthjustice, Natural Resources Defense Council ("NRDC"), Environmental Health Strategy Center, Toxic-Free Future and Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. These organizations are committed to enhancing the safety of chemicals used in homes, workplaces and products and strongly support effective and health-protective implementation of the revised Toxic Substances Control Act ("TSCA") enacted last year by Congress. We write to raise concerns about two aspects of the risk evaluations currently being conducted under TSCA as amended: 1) the scoping documents for the first 10 chemicals that were released on June 22 and announced in the July 7, 2017 Federal Register, and 2) EPA's June 9, 2017 Memorandum (posted to the dockets for each of the 10 chemicals) announcing that it is commencing the problem formulation phase of its risk evaluation of these chemicals and seeking information from the public that could be useful to the Agency. We look forward to EPA's responses to the questions raised in our letter and believe an early meeting to discuss EPA's thinking would be a productive first step. We will be in touch to schedule such a meeting. In the meantime, do not hesitate to contact SCHF counsel Bob Sussman f x. 6 j) if you have any questions about this letter. SLiazfeHritCchhceomckic,aGlsoHveeranltmhyenFtaAmffialieirss Director ------- j lizhitchcock@saferchemicals.org i_____________________________________ i www.saferchemicals.org Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 1 ED 002061 00043081-00001