UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460

OFFICE of CHEMICAL

                                                                        
                                                   SAFETY and POLLUTION 


                                                                        
                                                            PREVENTION

July 7, 2010

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:	Summary of 6/14/2010 Meeting Between USEPA Staff and the
American Chemistry Council’s Biocides Panel re:  Proposed Part 158W

	

FROM:	Nader Elkassabany, Chief

Risk Assessment and Science Support Branch (RASSB)

Antimicrobials Division (7510P)

TO:			Joan Harrigan-Farrelly, Director

Antimicrobials Division (7510P)

On June 14, 2010, staff of the Environmental Protection Agency met with
the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC’s) Biocides Panel to hear
their eight highest concerns about the proposed rule, Part 158W.  Agency
staff began the meeting by stating that the public comment period on the
158W proposed rulemaking has concluded and that EPA is now reviewing the
comments submitted during the public comment period. 

Today’s meeting will be documented (e.g., attendees, date, brief
summary of topics discussed that relate to 158W) and this information
will be put into the docket.  EPA’s role today is to listen to what
the Biocides Panel presents.  EPA will not address 158W comments since
we are presently in the comment-response period to the 158W rulemaking.

Following EPA’s comments above, the Panel presented the material shown
in the attached presentation and handout.  EPA staff listened to the
presentation and asked a few clarifying questions.

The meeting then adjourned.

Attachments

Attendees:

Adrian Krygsman – Troy Corporation

Lisa Amadio – Diversey, Inc.

Sue Crescenzi – Steptoe & Johnson

Allison Starmann – ACC

Has Shah – ACC  

EPA Attendees:

Steven Bradbury

Bill Diamond

Joan Harrigan-Farrelly

Jennifer Mclain

Nader Elkassabany

Philip Ross

 Copies of the handouts, presentation slides.

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