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The state5s concern about the chemical substance or the use of the chemical substance is based in peer)re%iewed science
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&f EP fails to ma!e a decision on a state wai%er within *+ days, the wai%er is appro%ed
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The appro%al of a wai%er as well as “automatic” appro%al of the wai%er can be challenged, in which case the appro%al is suspended until a decision is reached by EP or a court, but if there is still no decision after a further *+ days, the wai%er is again appro%ed.
Ind(str %etitioned C&emicals
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&n addition to high)priority chemicals designated by EP, manufacturers and processors can petition EP to designate additional non)high priority chemicals for safety assessments and determinations.
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The industry would pay 6++7 of the cost of the assessment.
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These chemicals are additional to the high priority list and do not limit the number EP otherwise designates
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These chemicals can amount to a minimum of 837 and a maximum of 9+7 of the cumulati%e total number of high priority chemicals. 1'o if EP is e%aluating 83 :igh Priority (hemicals, there could be an additional to ; industry)petitioned chemicals that allow EP to re%iew more chemicals than their resources would otherwise allow2.
+&ro(g&$(t of E%A ,or" %lan C&emicals
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#or chemicals that EP has already identified as high ris! chemicals on the T'( Wor! Plan, manufacturers can petition for those chemicals to mo%e to a safety assessment and determination, and pay 3+7 of the cost. EP has full discretion to appro%e or deny these industry petitions.
%re)em$tion
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(larification that state clean air and clean water laws are not pre)empted
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'tate information collection and disclosure laws are protected from pre)emption
Im$orts
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<elete imports section in order to conform to current law.
Animal +esting
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#or the purposes of T'( submissions to EP, industry must loo! to scientifically a%ailable alternati%es first before conducting animal testing.
Grandfat&er date mo-ed later
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ny state chemical regulation is permanently protected from preemption that is in effect before ugust 6, 8+63. Pre%iously, the grandfather date was =anuary 6, 8+63.