§ 702.35 - Chemical substances subject to risk evaluation.  


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  • § 702.35 Chemical substances designated for subject to risk evaluation.

    (a) Chemical substances undergoing risk evaluation. A risk evaluation for a chemical substance designated by the Agency EPA as a High-Priority Substance pursuant to the prioritization process described in subpart A , identified under 15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(2)(A), or initiated at the request of a manufacturer or manufacturers under § 702.3745, will be conducted in accordance with this part, except that risk evaluations that are initiated prior to the effective date of this rule will be conducted in accordance with this part to the maximum extent practicable.

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    subject to § 702.31(c).

    (b) Percentage requirements. The Agency will ensure that, of the number of chemical substances that undergo risk evaluation under Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(4)(CE)(i) and in accordance with § 702.45(j)(1), EPA will ensure that the number of chemical substances undergoing risk evaluation under 15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(4)(C)(ii) is not less than 25%, if sufficient requests that comply with 702.37, and not more than 50%for which a manufacturer-requested risk evaluation is initiated pursuant to § 702.45(e)(9) is not less than 25%and not more than 50% of the number of chemical substances for which a risk evaluation was initiated upon designation as a High-Priority Substance under subpart A.

    (c) Manufacturer requests -requested risk evaluations for work plan chemical substances. Manufacturer requests for risk evaluations, described in paragraph (a) of this section, for chemical substances that are drawn from the 2014 update of the TSCA Work Plan for Chemical Assessments will be granted at the discretion of the AgencyEPA. Such evaluations are not subject to the percentage requirements in paragraph (b) of this section.