EPA Extends Comment Period on Cumulative Risk Assessment

 

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Subject:   Comment Period Extended-----
Date:       Fri, 25 Aug 2000 07:46:18 -0400
From:        Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization:     Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)

To:     Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
          Director, State of California, Department of Pesticide Regulation 

Dear Mr. Helliker, I thought you might like to know that: EPA EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD ON CUMULATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT POLICY.

On June 30, EPA published for comment the draft science policy "Proposed Guidance on Cumulative Risk Assessment for Pesticide Chemicals That Have a Common Mechanism of Toxicity."  EPA has now extended the comment period on this guidance document to September 15, 2000.  EPA must receive comments by the closing date.  Comments should be identified by docket number OPP-00658A.  A cumulative risk assessment considers the combined risks from exposure to different pesticides that act the same way in the body, such as the organophosphate pesticides.  The draft guidance describes the scientific process EPA is developing for performing cumulative risk assessments, which will enable EPA to make regulatory decisions that fully protect public health and sensitive sub-populations, including infants and children.  It also includes a case study demonstrating the application of the principles for conducting a cumulative risk assessment. The guidance document is available on the EPA web site at www.epa.gov/pesticides/trac/science.  The Federal Register notices about this document (June 30 and August 18) are available at www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

Well Mr. Helliker, it is obvious that cumulative health risks from just the active POISON ingredient were never even considered when you "registered" these POISON compounds!

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