TSCA Section 21 Petition for Rulemaking Under TSCA Section 6; Reasons for Agency Response; Denial of Requested Rulemaking
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Abstract
This action announces the availability of EPA's response to a petition received on August 2, 2021, from William D. Bush. The petition requests that EPA determine "that the chemical mixtures contained within cigarettes present an unreasonable risk of injury to health and the environment." The petitioner also seeks issuance of a rule or order to "eliminate the hazardous chemicals used in a mixture with tobacco," and to "develop material techniques of biodegradation to counter or reduce" environmental risk from current disposal methods of cigarettes under section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). After careful consideration, EPA has denied the TSCA section 21 petition for the reasons set forth in this document.
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