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^ 6_ 36/ Management Strategy for four new fluorotelomer based substances Consultation meeting on PFCA Action Plan February 2006 000065 Overview Need for Action Exposure Sources Considerations Proposed Objectives Proposed Risk Management Actions Next Steps Page 2 000066 p to Need for Action Assessment of four new fluorotelomer based substances notified under New Substances Notification Regulations Concerns: Sources o f long-chain PFCAs : persistent, bioaccumulative, adverse effects, increasing concentrations in Arctic mammals. Decision: Temporary prohibition imposed on these substances; expires after two years unless a regulation is proposed Page 3 000067 p CJ Exposure Sources > Application to materials and surfaces: Paints and coatings Repellents applied to carpets, paper, packaging, textiles > Material Lifetime: - Unintended unreacted residuals contained in substances - Washing of fabrics, use and cleaning of carpets, paints and coatings > Material Disposal: - End of life disposal - Unused product in spray cans > Long Range Transport Page 4 000068 "O -P ifx : Page 5 Considerations > Proactive and preventative approach to control new substances > No known controls elsewhere but considerable attention and activity in many jurisdictions > Cost effective alternatives appear to be available 000069 "O Ol #m' Page 6 Proposed Objectives Environmental Objective: Prevent to the extent possible further increases in levels o f PFCAs in the environment from new sources Risk Management Objective: Eliminate a potential new source o f long chain PFCAs by prohibiting importation and manufacture 000070 p 9> .. fpf' * Proposed Risk Management Actions inufacture and Import: xfenend existing Prohibition o f Certain Toxic Substances Regulations to list four notified fluorotelomer based substances in Regulations )^fsting on Schedule 1 of CEPA 1999 also required port of Manufactured Items: ''Aj*the short term, exclude manufactured items from prohibition ^ * Consistent with temporary prohibition and scope of New Substances Program >Promote and pursue internationally coordinated actions Page 7 Will indirectly address manufactured items 000071 p Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations Overview Page 8 > Regulations include different categories o f prohibitions: - Schedule 1 Substances : Total prohibition, excluding incidental presence - Schedule 2, Part 1 Substances : Concentration limit in product - Schedule 2, Part 2 Substances : Permitted uses 000072 "O 00 Next Steps Draft proposed amendments to Prohibition o f Certain Toxic Substances Regulations Publication of proposed amendments in Canada Gazette by June 2006 Concurrent publication of Notice of Intent outlining main elements of PFCA Action Plan Official 60 day comment period following publication of proposed amendments Page 9 000073 p <0