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Jackson, Ryan From: Sent: To: Subject: Jackson, Ryan Thursday, June 21, 2018 1.43 PM White, Elizabeth FW: EPA Announces Action on Methylene Chloride From: Jackson, Ryan Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 3:01 PM To: 'Joanna Slaney' <jslaney@edf.org> Subject: RE: EPA Announces Action on Methylene Chloride Ido. Call anytime. mwi We should have this ready to send soon. From: Joanna bianey |mail Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 2:55 PM To: Jackson, Ryan <iackson.rvan@epa.p.ov> Subject: FW: EPA Announces Action on Methylene Chloride Hi Ryan, Do you have any time tomorrow to talk? Best, Joanna From: Joanna Slaney Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 12:35 PM To: 'Jackson, Ryan' <iackson.rvan(S)epa.gov> Subject: RE EPA Announces Action on Methylene Chloride Hi Ryan, Wanted to see if we could find a few minutes to talk methylene chloride. Is there a time that works to talk? Best, Joanna From: Jackson, Ryan <jackscn.rvan(5)epa.t;ov> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2018 9:57 AM To: Joanna Slaney <islanev(5>edf.orK> Subject: RE: EPA Announces Action on Methylene Chloride i Right, that's the confusion which I'm trying to sort through in order to tell you that affirmatively. Maybe the proposal wasn't done in a sloppy way, but there's a difference of opinion even within the building. From: Joanna Slaney fmailto:islanev(5)edf.orgl Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2018 8:52 AM To: Jackson, Ryan <iackson.rvan(5)epa.gov> Subject: RE: EPA Announces Action on Methylene Chloride Thanks, Ryan. Will the final rule retain the proposed rule's language on the ban for all consumer and most commercial uses? From: Jackson, Ryan [mailto:iackson.ryan(5)epa.govl Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2018 8:28 AM To: Joanna Slaney <islanev(5)edf.org> Subject: FW: EPA Announces Action on Methylene Chloride Per our conversation, I wanted you to be informed. We are in the process of finalizing this, however, one of the problems internally seems to be what we proposed in the first place. I think to be entirely honest due to it being proposed on January 19, 2017 in a hurried fashion there's at least questions about the proposal I'm trying to get finished so we can complete this. However, we are moving forward like I mentioned yesterday, and I hope to get this completed in short order. From: EPA Press Office fmailto:press-epa.gov(5)cmaill9.coml On Behalf Of EPA Press Office Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2018 7:19 AM To: Jackson, Ryan <iackson.ryan(5)epa.gov> Subject: EPA Announces Action on Methylene Chloride 2 WASHINGTON (May 10, 2018) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced upcoming actions on methylene chloride, a chemical that can be used for paint stripping. The Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), requires EPA to perform risk evaluations on the uses of ten specific chemicals including methylene chloride. EPA is nearing the completion of Problem Formulations for the first ten chemicals. A timeline of EPA's recent work on methylene chloride: . In 2014, EPA addressed the paint stripping uses in its risk assessment. . In January 2017, EPA proposed prohibiting the consumer and commercial paint stripping uses for methylene chloride. 3 . In June 2017, EPA announced that it will not re-evaluate the paint stripping uses of methylene chloride. Based on this work, EPA is announcing three updates: . EPA intends to finalize the methylene chloride rulemaking; . EPA is not re-evaluating the paint stripping uses of methylene chloride and is relying on its previous risk assessments; and . EPA is working to send the finalized rulemaking to OMB shortly. EPA is working diligently to implement the new law get the most modern and safe chemicals to market, and to ensure the safety of existing chemicals. For more information on TSCA implementation, visit: and-manaqintj-chemit ats-under-tsca 'frank i lautenberq-chemical-safetv-2 Ist-centuryact-5 VUit The EPA * Newsroom u S. Environmental f-'ioleolioo Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest Washington. D C 200C-1 c c Forward I his e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediatel) by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies Any dissemination or use of this information by a person other than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal 4