Aside from responding to the section 71 Notice and the Challenge Questionnaire, what other opportunities will there be to provide information and for interaction and input on the Challenge process?
In addition to responding to the section 71 Notices and the Challenge Questionnaires, stakeholders have the opportunity to provide comments on the substance profiles that are made public when each batch of substances on the Challenge is released. These substance profiles are available through the Chemical Substances Website; refer to the appropriate link for each batch under the Challenge.Following the subsection 77(1) publication of the draft risk assessment for each substance, there will be a 60-day public comment period. There will also be other opportunities for interested parties to submit comments, during the standard comment periods that follow regular risk assessment and management activities under CEPA 1999. There will also be formal stakeholder engagement for risk management in the form of consultations, meetings, etc.Online submissions of persistence, bioaccumulation, and inherent toxicity data can be entered into the online web forum at https://www.ec.gc.ca/substances/ese/d
Related Questions
- Aside from responding to the section 71 Notice and the Challenge Questionnaire, what other opportunities will there be to provide information and for interaction and input on the Challenge process?
- For companies that are not subject to the section 71 Notice, what incentives are there to fill out the Challenge Questionnaire and/or to participate in the process?
- Why are there both mandatory (CEPA 1999 section 71 Notice) and non-mandatory (Questionnaire) components of the Challenge?
