Meeting Summary

EPA/American Chemistry Council Chromated Arsenicals Meeting

August 14, 2008; 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Room S-8100, 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202

Participants

American Chemistry Council: Has Shah, Bob Gruber, Seth Goldberg, Kevin
Archer, Chuck Shaw, Teri Muchow, Elizabeth Brown, Russ Morgan, Julie
Ownbey, Jeffrey Driver

EPA: Mark Hartman (AD), Tim Dole (AD), Nader Elkassabany (AD), Jonathan
Chen (AD), Jonathan Becker (BEAD), Tim Kiely (BEAD), Doreen Aviado (AD),
Phil Ross (OGC), Tim McMahon (AD), Najm Shamim (AD), Siroos Mostaghimi
(AD), Lance Wormell (AD)

Summary

On August 14, 2008, EPA reregistration team members met with the
American Chemistry Council’s Arsenical Wood Preservative Task Force
(AWPTF) regarding EPA’s upcoming reregistration eligibility decision
(RED) for wood preservative uses of chromated arsenicals (e.g., CCA). 
The meeting was held at the AWPTF’s request to discuss EPA’s
preliminary review of the comments received on the revised risk
assessments during the public comment period ending June 16, 2008.

Based on a preliminary review, EPA intends to make revisions to the
revised risk assessments.  Although revisions are expected throughout
the assessments, EPA’s overall risk conclusions may remain unchanged. 
The Agency’s formal review of and response to comments received will
be completed before the reregistration eligibility decision (RED) is
finalized in September 2008 and will be posted to the public docket.

