Transcript The Chemicals Management Plan

An Overview of the
Chemicals Management Plan
March, 2009
Overview
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Context: Results of DSL Categorization
– What is DSL Categorization
– Consistent way to identify priorities
– Plan to address “categorized substances”
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Chemicals Management Plan
– Key objectives
– The Challenge
– Timelines
– Progress to date
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Additional Features of the CMP
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What is Categorization?
• Mandated under CEPA 1999 (Section 73)
– Ministers were required to categorize the 23,000 substances on the
DSL by September 14, 2006
– Categorization is a prioritization process that involves the systematic
identification of substances on the DSL that should be subject to a
screening assessment (Section 74, CEPA 1999)
• Identify substances based on available information, that:
– May present, to individuals in Canada, the greatest potential for
exposure; or
– Are persistent (P) or bioaccumulative (B), in accordance with the
Persistence and Bioaccumulation Regulations, and inherently toxic to
humans or to non-human organisms, as determined by lab or other
studies
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Completion of Categorization is an
opportunity
• Government of Canada scientists, in cooperation with industry and
health and environmental groups, completed the categorization
process by the Sept 14, 2006 deadline
• Until now, Canada has not had a consistent information base on
which the thousands of existing substances potentially in
commercial use could be compared and prioritized
• Since 1994, Canada has assessed and managed the risks to
environment and human health from new substances being
imported into or manufactured in Canada
• Internationally, new initiatives such as REACH and ongoing
programs focused on High Production Volume Programs (e.g.
OECD, US) provided Canada with an opportunity to identify its own
path forward
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Categorization of Existing Substances
• 4,300 substance on Canada’s DSL have been identified as requiring
further work/action
– 4000 met the categorization criteria
– 300 warrant further attention from a human health perspective
• Considerations for the first round of priority setting and upcoming actions:
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The degree of hazard/risk
Commercial activity in Canada
Existing/ongoing risk assessment and risk management activities
Opportunities to engage internationally and “share the work” for a global issue
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From 23,000 to 4300 Substances
500 High
Priorities
4300 Priorities
from
Categorization
2600 Med
Priorities
1200 Low
Priorities
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The Chemicals Management Plan (CMP) –
a new era in chemicals management in Canada
• An important part of the CMP is the assessment and management,
by 2020, of the risks associated with 4300 legacy substances
identified through categorization.
• The Chemicals Management Plan aims to bring all existing federal
programs together into a single strategy to ensure that chemicals
are managed appropriately to prevent harm to Canadians and their
environment.
• It is science-based and specifically designed to protect human
health and the environment through four major areas of action:
– Increasing industry stewardship role in actively managing the risks
posed by the chemicals they produce and use;
– Taking action on chemical substances of high concern;
– Taking action with specific industry sectors; and
– Investing in research, monitoring and surveillance;
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Key Objectives of Canada’s
Chemicals Management Plan (CMP)
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Significantly strengthen the existing substances regime: Categorization
established a new information baseline that sets clear priorities for action that are
science based
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Integrate government activities: The Chemicals Management Plan will strengthen
CEPA’s coordination with other federal statutes, including: Hazardous Products Act,
Food & Drugs Act, and Pest Control Products Act
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Establish government accountability: The Plan draws on:
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Enhanced monitoring and surveillance activities to identify priorities and measure
effectiveness of regulatory actions
Increased research activities to ensure that action is informed by best available science
Enhanced risk communications to Canadians
Public web portal to ensure consistent access to information
A cyclical update of the Domestic Substances List that will require industry to report on use
and volume of substances on the Canadian market
Strengthen industry’s role by proactively identifying and safely managing risks
associated with chemicals they produce and use
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Chemicals Management Plan:
CEPA Program Elements
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Stakeholder feedback during design indicated a clear preference for a
phased approach driven by priorities
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The initial focus of the Chemicals Management Plan is addressed through
(high priorities):
– Challenge Initiative for high concern substances in commerce
– Significant new activity controls (SNAcs) for high concern substances no
longer in commerce
– Petroleum sector as a priority with unique risk assessment and management
circumstances
– Prohibitions on a set of substances and creation of the virtual elimination list to
demonstrate commitment and action by government
– Rapid screening of lower risk chemical substances for market certainty
– Foundational work (international engagement, research and science, monitoring,
inventory update) to inform and set priorities for next phase of priority
substances
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What is the Challenge?
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A Notice was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I December 2006
outlining the Government of Canada’s intended action for the Challenge
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It is a plan for the assessment and management of substances believed to
be in-commerce and identified as high priorities for action as a result of
Categorization
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This includes substances:
– That met each of the ecological categorization criteria (persistence (P),
bioaccumulation (B) and inherent toxicity to aquatic organisms (iT), and believed
to be in commerce in Canada and/or;
– That met the criteria for greatest or intermediate potential for exposure (GPE or
IPE) and were identified as posing a high hazard to human health (evidence of
carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, developmental toxicity or reproductive toxicity)
– This was complemented with industry survey data to indicate that these
substances were still in commerce today
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The Challenge:
The Top 200 Priorities for Action
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The Government of Canada is using existing legal tools and the regulatory
process to challenge industry to provide new information
The federal government is publishing, in 12 batches of 15-30 substances
every three months (started in February 2007), profiles of chemical
substances and complementary mandatory surveys. All challenge
substances will be released within 3 years.
Manufacturers, importers and users must submit the specific information
outlined in the survey by the specified deadline (four month timeframe to
respond).
Relevant parties will be challenged to submit the specific information
detailed in the challenge questionnaire, and comments on substance
profiles, within 6 months.
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Government scientists will then have a maximum of 6 months to publish a
screening level risk assessment.
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The absence of information will not preclude the government from taking
action that safeguards human heaIth and the environment
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Timelines for the Challenge
Option 1: No New Data
90 Days
6 Months
60 Days
Call for Information
4 Months
Draft Screening
Assessment
Released (77(1))
and Risk
Management
Scope
Documents
2 Months
Public comment
period
Ministers
Final
Screening
Assessment
Released
(77(6))
Option 2: New Data Received
6 Months
6 Months
Review Data
60 Days
Release of
substance
profile,
mandatory
survey,
questionnaire
Potential for
extension for
mandatory
component
Public comment
period
Draft Screening
Assessment Released
(77(1)) and Risk
Management Scope
Documents
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Ministers
Final
Screening
Assessment
Released
(77(6))
The Challenge: progress to date
Batch #
Milestones
1
2+
BPA
3
4
5
6 7 8
Launch of batch: Substance profile
of technical data; 4-6 month call for
information (s.71 Notice, voluntary
questionnaire)
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Close of call for information
& compilation of data
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Publication of Draft Screening
Assessment Reports (SAR) and risk
management scopes for a 60-day
public comment period
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(3 of 18
proposed
toxic)
Publication of Final SAR and
proposed risk management approach
(60-day public comment period for
risk management approach)
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9
10
11
12
Not yet initiated
(4 of 19
proposed
toxic)
(9 of 15
toxic)
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Not yet initiated
Not yet initiated
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Not yet initiated
(9 of 17
toxic)
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Risk Assessment and Management Process for
Existing Substances
Assessment
Draft
Environmental
Assessment
EC
Proposed
conclusion
s.64 (a) & (b)
“Toxic or
non-toxic”
Draft
Human Health
HC
s.77(1)
Ministers
Final
conclusion
“Toxic or
non-toxic”
s.77(6)
Assessment
Management
Proposed
Order
Final
Order
“Addition to
List of Toxic
Substances”
(Schedule 1
of CEPA)
“Addition to
List of Toxic
Substances”
(Schedule 1
of CEPA)
s.77(9) & 90(1)
s.77(9) & 90(1)
Proposed
RM
Instrument
Final
RM
Instrument
s. 91(1)
s. 91(1)
s.64 (c)
60-day
public comment
period
Self-imposed Timelines for Challenge
60-day
public comment
period
Maximum 24 months
Public consultation on proposed conclusion
Ministerial decision-making
Governor-in-council decision-making
Ministerial or Governor-in-council decision-making
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60-day
public comment
period
Maximum 18 months
Additional Features of the CMP
• Research
– Generation and dissemination of science-based information to fill information
gaps in support of risk assessment and risk management
• Monitoring and Surveillance
– Increased emphasis on monitoring effectiveness of management tools, as
well as identifying emerging issues and trends
• Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement
– CMP Stakeholder Advisory Council; Challenge Advisory Panel
• International
– Explore opportunities for advancing domestic priorities through international
programmes (e.g., HPV, REACH)
– Regulatory Cooperation (US, EU, Australia)
• Exchange of information and knowledge
• Coordination of risk assessment and risk management
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Contact Information
Chemical Substances Website:
http://www.chemicalsubstances.gc.ca
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Hotline and mailbox for the Challenge Program
DSL Surveys Coordinator
Existing Substances Program
Gatineau, QC K1A 0H3
telephone: 1-888-228-0530/819-956-9313;
fax: 1-800-410-4314/819-953-4936; or
email: [email protected]
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All calls and data submissions, including written comments, should be directed to this contact
point
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