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  title info:
    title: Toxic chemicals
    sub title: EPA's new assessment process will increase challenges EPA faces in evaluating and regulating chemicals : testimony before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate
  title info:
    title: Toxic chemicals
    sub title: Environmental Protection Agency's new assessment process will increase challenges Environmental Protection Agency faces in evaluating and regulating chemicals
  title info:
    title: EPA's new assessment process will increase challenges EPA faces in evaluating and regulating chemicals
  name:
    name part: Stephenson, John B.
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: United States
    name part: Congress.
    name part: Senate.
    name part: Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  name:
    name part: United States
    name part: Government Accountability Office.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: dcu
    date issued: 2008
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: remote
    extent: 27 pages : digital, PDF file.
  abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) mission includes evaluating and regulating toxic chemicals. EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program is a chemical evaluation program that is a critical component of EPA's capacity to support scientifically sound environmental regulations and policies. The IRIS database contains EPA's scientific position on the potential human health effects of exposure to more than 540 chemicals. This testimony highlights GAO's work on toxic substances, focusing on (1) its March 2008 report, Chemical Assessments: Low Productivity and New Interagency Review Process Limit the Usefulness and Credibility of EPA's Integrated Risk Information System and (2) key changes to the IRIS assessment process EPA included in its revised IRIS assessment process released on April 10, 2008. It also highlights the findings of two GAO reports on EPA's regulation of toxic chemicals. For the IRIS report, GAO analyzed EPA data and interviewed officials at relevant agencies, including the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). For this testimony, GAO supplemented the IRIS report with a review of EPA's revised IRIS assessment process announced earlier this month. Given the importance of the IRIS program to EPA's ability to protect public health and the environment, Congress should consider requiring EPA to suspend its new process and develop one that is responsive to GAO's recommendations.....
  note: statement of John B. Stephenson.
  note: Title from title page (viewed on Apr. 30, 2008).
  note: "For release on delivery ... April 29, 2008."
  note: Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.
  note: Electronic resource.
  note: Mode of access: Internet from GAO web site. Address as of 4/30/08: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08743t.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  subject:
    geographic code: n-us---
    geographic code: e------
  subject:
    name:
      name part: United States.
      name part: Environmental Protection Agency
    genre: Rules and practice
  subject:
    topic: Chemicals
    topic: Law and legislation
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: Hazardous substances
    topic: Law and legislation
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: Health risk assessment
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: Environmental risk assessment
    geographic: United States
  classification: GA 1.5/2:GAO-08-743 T
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Testimony ; GAO-08-743 T
  identifier: GAO (202)512-6000 (voice); (202)512-6061 (Fax); (202)512-2537 (TDD)
  identifier: http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php
  identifier: https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS94882
  record info:
    record content source: EJB
    record creation date: 080430
    record change date: 20220105185233.0
    record identifier: in00002410445