The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Federal Register notice on May 4, 2020, announcing the availability of and soliciting public comment on the draft Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk evaluation of perchloroethylene. 85 Fed. Reg. 26464. EPA states that it is also submitting the same document to the TSCA Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) for peer review and is announcing that there will be two virtual public meetings of the TSCA SACC, with participation by phone and webcast only, and no in-person gathering. The first virtual public meeting, on May 5, 2020, will be a preparatory meeting for SACC to consider the scope and clarity of the draft charge questions for the peer review. This meeting will be followed by the peer review public virtual meeting on May 26-29, 2020, for SACC to consider and review the draft risk evaluation. EPA will provide any written comments submitted on the draft risk evaluation on or before May 20, 2020, to SACC for their consideration before the meeting. Comments received after May 20, 2020, and prior to the oral public comment period during the May 26-29, 2020, meeting will be available to the SACC for their consideration during the meeting. Comments on the draft risk evaluation are due July 6, 2020. EPA will consider all comments received by the end of the comment period. More information on EPA’s draft risk evaluation is available in our April 28, 2020, memorandum, “EPA Publishes Draft Risk Evaluation of Perchloroethylene.”
