Factiva: "In today's Federal Register, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a call for public comment on hexavalent chromium IRIS risk assessment. The following statement regarding this action may be attributed to ACC Senior Director, Ann Mason:
'ACC supports a comprehensive risk assessment of hexavalent chromium Cr(VI) to ensure that any health risk posed by exposure is assessed as accurately as possible and is based on the best available science. But, today EPA issued its draft IRIS health risk assessment, after recently shortening the previously-announced timetable, rather than waiting for additional data that the agency knows is being developed. These new data, to be released by early 2011, could provide a more robust scientific basis to the cancer risk assessment.
'It is unclear why EPA feels it necessary to act now, rather than wait to review the Cr(VI) studies underway, some of which have already been released for peer review. These studies are needed to provide EPA with additional important data and 'the best available peer-reviewed science' on any potential effects of Cr(VI) on human health."
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