ACC Urges EPA To Subject IRIS Values To New Rule Limiting Guidance

The chemical industry is pressing EPA to subject its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) chemical hazard assessments to its proposed rule limiting the use of guidance documents, a move that if adopted would raise the bar on the agency’s ability to use IRIS’ conservative values, which industry has long criticized, in policy decisions. “While IRIS assessments are not binding, they are regularly used as the foundational guidance for human health hazard assessment in EPA regulatory actions,” the American Chemistry Council...