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three areas that we would like to suggest be addressed in this proc- 

 ess. 



First, States should be given an opportunity to be operational 

 participants with the USEPA in the administration of the TSCA 

 program. We are trying to stretch dollars further and further every 

 day at the Federal and State levels. We think certain compliance, 

 monitoring, and enforcement actions would be more efficiently done 

 at a State level. We have had some involvement doing PCB inspec- 

 tions in that regard, but it could be extended much further than 

 this. 



I call this the ground truth function. Real problems happen in 

 real places to real people. States are in close proximity to those 

 events. 



Second, States should be empowered by full access to toxics infor- 

 mation that has been claimed as CBI by filers. We know there are 

 a lot of questions to be resolved in that area, but we are certainly 

 willing and will participate in helping to resolve those issues. I 

 think they need to be dealt with. 



Third, States could serve a valuable role as observers and ana- 

 lysts of emerging environmental issues and trends. In the written 

 testimony I describe an experience we have been having for the 

 last 2 or 3 years with the hazardous paint removal from steel 

 structures, water towers, bridges, and commercial buildings where 

 this stuff is being blasted into people's backyards, into nurseries, 

 day care centers, et cetera. Perhaps that is an area that deserves 

 widespread attention. 



Senator Reid. Your concern is with lead? 



Mr. Kanerva. Lead in hazardous paint. Yes, sir. 



Certain opportunities for pollution prevention could be built into 

 TSCA as well and we suggest a couple in our testimony. 



Simply put. States would like to see better management of toxic 

 chemicals in our jurisdiction and nationally. As part of these im- 

 provements, it just makes good sense to forge a productive role for 

 the States under TSCA and to help the States better manage toxic 

 chemical risks. 



Thank you for including Illinois today and I would be happy to 

 answer questions at a later point. 



Senator Reid. Mr. David Monsma? 



STATEMENT OF DAVID MONSMA, ATTORNEY, 

 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION FOUNDATION 



Mr. MoNSMA. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the reauthorization 

 of TSCA. I am staff counsel with the toxics project for Environ- 

 mental Action. We are a national nonprofit environmental edu- 

 cation and advocacy organization. 



I think it is essential to acknowledge at the outset just how im- 

 portant TSCA is to public health and environmental protection. 

 Unlike the Clean Air Act, RCRA, Superfund, and other legislation 

 aimed at end-of-the-pipe controls, TSCA is the only true pollution 

 prevention regulatory scheme of its kind. The intent of TSCA has 

 always been directed toward understanding the magnitude of 

 chemicals in commerce and whether particular chemicals present 





