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str•ipaer containing methylene chlorid& in a closed wor.kroOmLor. basement, <br /> poses an individual r. i:sk. of cancer of 3 in Itoon: Given the. fact- that. - <br /> an ostimdted lZNZ million: retail sized units of paint Stripper arm pp,ld <br /> annually in: the u.a. ga+ the: hazard posed' from the use of DCM in this, <br /> product 41 Onei'a- very, subetanti,sl .�( <br /> Eimil'ar assessments of inereetuad risk of cancer from use of: aer•ot�a). <br /> spray. Paints;. cantaini'ng• methyl'ane- chloride Show- a. risk of 170 in a <br /> million. Doth these. estimates: are based on. "reasonabl.y foreseeable <br /> concumr-e ust2s"' of products' containing; methylene chloride: As. the <br /> commission Staff itaal:fso, aptly points- out. -"T"-se r zkv; are among ' <br /> tho py4r rticul:atAd for.* rhomi'gals rr. m cGnsum r rrt)dl�n�3, a�C <br /> III. <br /> ACTIDN!M: REMUESTED <br /> A. Prrtit' nndr' ssaSsv to have, GP5C dec2,=kra methylene chlor-id_­ a harardou4 <br /> suhsta.n-r linter section, 3_(aY of th?? Federal Hn­ardous Substances <br /> ACt. ia <br /> This section providc•3; fm the. issuance of a regulation deellaring a <br /> Substance. or mixture to bea: hazar clous, substance when the: Commission <br /> finds that the substance meet3 the requirements of subparagraph: -(l ) (L�) <br /> of section 2Mf .Irncluded' in. the Section 2tf) (1) (A) dEf.inition, of <br /> hazardous substance is: "any substance a' mixture of substances which isi <br /> to:ciC... , if such cubnta6ce. or mixture. a-k substancas may causes <br /> ai frt. at. 2.. <br /> at 41. (&mphaaig. added) .. <br /> la <br /> All section: references hareaf.tar, are to the Faderal Hazardous <br /> Subetances. Act. unlass otherwise noted. <br /> -4- <br />