Statement of rationale for consent agreement. EPA will prepare a written explanation of the basis for each con- sent agreement. This document will summarize the agreement, describe any ITC testing recommendations for the chemical involved, outline the chemi- cal’s use and exposure characteristics, and explain the objectives of the test- ing to be conducted and the rationale for the specific studies selected. This document will be published in the FED- ERAL REGISTER and, for ITC-designated chemicals, will constitute the state- ment of EPA’s reasons for not initi- ating rulemaking required by section 4(e)(1)(B) of the Act. [51 FR 23715, June 30, 1986, as amended at 54 FR 36314, Sept. 1, 1989]
Statement of rationale for consent agreement. E P A will p r ep a r e a w r i tt e n expl a n a t io n of t h e b a s i s fo r e a c h co n- se n t a g r ee m e n t . T h i s doc u m e n t will s u mm a r ize t h e a g r ee m e n t , desc r ibe a ny I TC t es t i n g r eco mm e n d a t io n s fo r t h e c h e m ic a l i n volved, o u t li n e t h e c h e m i- c a l’s u se a n d expos ur e c h a r a c t e r i s t ics, a n d expl a i n t h e objec t ives of t h e t es t - i n g t o be co n d u c t ed a n d t h e r a t io n a le fo r t h e specific s t u dies selec t ed. T h i s doc u m e n t will be p u blis h ed i n t h e F E D- E R A L R E GI STE R a n d, fo r I TC-desig n a t ed c h e m ic a l s, will co n s t i t u t e t h e s t a t e- m e n t of E P A’s r e a so n s fo r n o t i n i t i- a t i n g ru le m a k i n g r eq u i r ed b y sec t io n 4( e)(1)(B) of t h e Ac t . [51 F R 23715, J un e 30, 1986, a s a m e n ded a t 54 F R 36314, S ep t . 1, 1989]
( a) Timing of submission. T h e p r i n cip a l spo n so r of t es t i n g co n d u c t ed p ur s u a n t t o a co n se n t a g r ee m e n t s h a ll s u b m i t a s t u d y pl a n n o l a t e r t h a n 45 d a y s p r io r t o t h e i n i t i a t io n of t es t i n g.
( b) Content of st ud y plans. All s t u d y pl a n s a r e r eq u i r ed t o co n t a i n t h e fol- lowi n g i nfo r m a t io n:
(1) Ide n t i t y of t h e co n se n t a g r ee m e n t un de r w h ic h t es t i n g will be pe r fo r m ed.
(2) T h e specific t es t r eq u i r e m e n t s t o be cove r ed b y t h e s t u d y pl a n .
(3) T h e n a m e a n d a dd r ess of t h e p r i n- cip a l t es t spo n so r .
(4) T h e n a m es, a xx x xxxxx, a n d t ele- p h o n e nu m be r s of t h e r espo n s ible a d- m i n i s t r a t ive offici a l[ s] a n d p r ojec t m a n a ge r [ s] i n t h e p r i n cip a l spo n so r’s o r g a n iza t io n .
(5) T h e n a m es, a xx x xxxxx, a n d t ele- p h o n e nu m be r s of t h e t ec hn ic a l co n- t a c t s a t e a c h m a nufa c t ur e r a n d/o r p r ocesso r s u bjec t t o t h e a g r ee m e n t .
(6) T h e n a m es a n d a xx x xxxxx of t h e t es t i n g fa cili t ies r espo n s ible fo r t h e t es t i n g a n d t h e n a m es, a xx x xxxxx, a n d t elep h o n e nu m be r s of t h e a d m i n i s t r a- t ive offici a l s[ s] a n d p r ojec t m a n a ge r [ s] a ssig n ed t o ove r see t h e t es t i n g p r o- g r a m a t t h ese fa cili t ies.
(7) B r ief s u mm a r ies of t h e t r a i n i n g a n d expe r ie n ce of e a c h p r ofess...
