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  • 2024-28287 — Benzyl Butyl Phthalate (BBP), Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP), Diisobutyl Phthalate (DIBP), and Dicyclohexyl Phthalate (DCHP); Technical Support Documents; Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) Peer Review; Request for Nominations of Ad Hoc Reviewers
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 95782
    Reading Time:about 17 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting public nominations for experts to serve as ad hoc reviewers for the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC). These reviewers will help evaluate the EPA's technical support documents concerning various phthalates, including BBP, DBP, DEHP, DIBP, and DCHP. The evaluations will consider aspects like human health risks, environmental exposure, and cumulative risks associated with these chemicals. The EPA plans to conduct a virtual public meeting in spring 2025, and nominations must be submitted by January 2, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA wants help from smart people to check if some chemicals are safe. They want to pick these helpers by January 2, 2025, and have a big online meeting in spring 2025 to talk about it.

  • 2020-28689 — Pentachlorothiophenol (PCTP); Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h)
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 911
    Reading Time:about 56 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to limit the use of pentachlorothiophenol (PCTP), a chemical identified as persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic. The rule prohibits manufacturing, processing, and distributing PCTP and PCTP-containing products if the concentration exceeds 1% by weight. This restriction aims to lower the availability and exposure of PCTP, thereby reducing the potential risks to human health and the environment. By enforcing these limits, the EPA encourages the use of safer alternatives and reduces environmental and human exposure to PCTP.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA made a new rule that says people can't make, use, or sell a chemical called PCTP if there's too much of it because it's bad for people and the planet. This rule helps keep people and nature safe by making sure there's not a lot of this chemical around.