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Assessing and Managing Chemicals under TSCA

Prepublication Versions of the Federal Register Notices Banning Consumer Sales of Methylene Chloride Paint Removers and Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Below are prepublication versions of two Federal Register notices relating to methylene chloride:

  • Final rule - Methylene Chloride; Regulation of Paint and Coating Removal for Consumer Use Under TSCA Section 6(a); and
  • Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) - Methylene Chloride; Commercial Paint and Coating Removal Training, Certification and Limited Access Program.

Learn more about risk management for methylene chloride.  

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