40 CFR § 702.15 - Effect of designation as a low-priority substance.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s702.15"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 702.15 - Effect of designation as a low-priority substance."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "702.15"
section_name: "Effect of designation as a low-priority substance."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT"
part_number: "702"
part_name: "GENERAL PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 2605 and 2619."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 2773, Jan. 19, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "702"
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# 702.15 Effect of designation as a low-priority substance.
Designation of a chemical substance as a Low-Priority Substance under § 702.11 means that a risk evaluation of the chemical substance is not warranted at the time, but does not preclude EPA from later revising the designation pursuant to § 702.13, if warranted. Designation as a Low-Priority Substance is not a finding that the chemical substance does not present an unreasonable risk, but rather that it does not meet the High-Priority Substance definition.