Results of Canadian DSL Categorization Activities – What’s Next CPPI April 28, 2006 Calgary AB Health Santé Canada

2 What is Categorization? Mandate under Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA 1999) Ministers of Environment and Health are required to categorize the 23,000 substances on the Domestic Substances List by September 14, 2006 Categorization is a priority setting exercise that involves the systematic identification of substances on the DSL that should be subject to screening assessment This includes identifying substances, based on available information that: –May present, to individuals in Canada, the greatest potential for exposure (GPE); or –Are persistent (P) or bioaccumulative (B), in accordance with the P and B regulations, and inherently toxic to humans or to non- human organisms, as determined by lab or other studies

Substances not Requiring Further Work for Human Health (331 substances) Categorized “In” List (762 substances) Oct Draft Human Health Maximal List Sep Human Health Aspects of DSL Categorization/Prioritization Other Priorities (492 substances) for Assessment for Human Health Consider Risk Management LPE High Hazard Moderate Priority GPE/IPE-PorB Hazard Unknown (722 substances) Substances Prioritized For Assessment Highest Priority for Screening Health Assessment GPE/IPE High Hazard (258 substances) Post 2006 No further action Priority setting IPE = Intermediate potential for exposure LPE = Low potential for exposure

4 Ecological Aspects of Categorization Results to Date Of the 22,400 substances for which we have preliminary categorization decisions, there is evidence that: 3700 meet ecological categorization criteria ~200 PBiT with data of higher/medium certainty ~200 PBiT with data of lower certainty ~500 High volume PiT or BiT ~1600 Medium Volume PiT or BiT ~1100 Low Volume PiT or BiT (<1000kg) ~100 PiT or BiT unknown volume A further 1900 substances are Uncertain because they do not have or data is conflicting Exposure/entry information not considered at this point

5 Ecological Categorization Human Health Categorization Communicate Ecological Priorities* Human Health priorities* Joint Schedule for Assessment Joint Schedule for Data Gap Filling Ecological Risk Assessment Human Health Risk Assessment Report Progress/ Results to the Public Communicate * Where we are currently

6 Next Steps – Prioritization Large number of substances meet the criteria for categorization Assessment is not the appropriate next step for many substances Based on the information collected through categorization, the following actions have been identified: –Screening assessment –Data gap filling –Cooperation with other initiatives and jurisdictions –Early rapid screening

7 Highest priorities for action Substances with greatest and intermediate potential for exposure and hazardous to humans (~260 subs.) Substances that are inherently toxic, and both persistent and bioaccumulative (PBiT) (~ 400 subs) –Included on s.71 Survey Notice

8 Industry Engagement June 2004, Canada launched an 18 month voluntary challenge to industrial stakeholders and interested parties to submit experimental study or other information that could help refine categorization decisions So far, we have received approx 20 larger data submissions for consideration and 375 individual P, B or iT aquatic toxicity studies –Submission by CPPI significantly reduced number of petroleum substances meeting the categorization criteria Approx. 20 submissions have been received covering the human health aspects of categorization

S.71 Notice with Respect to Selected Substances identified as Priority for Action CPPI April 28, 2006 Calgary AB Health Santé Canada

10 S.71 Notice with Respect to Selected Substances identified as Priority for Action First action being taken on early results of categorization of the Domestic Substances List Legal Survey Notice issued in Canada Gazette on March 4, 2006 Compliance deadline June 22, 2006 Requires Canadian companies who manufactured or imported >100 kg of the listed substances in 2005 to respond ~500 substances in the notice (by CAS#) Courtesy copies mailed to ~6000 companies and industry associations

11 S.71 Notice with Respect to Selected Substances identified as Priority for Action Survey designed to: –Identify which substances are manufactured in or imported into Canada –Identify stakeholders and sectors before action is taken on these substances Quick action will be taken on substances found to no longer be in commerce in Canada “Extraction” is considered to meet the definition of manufacture under the notice Reporting of information that companies “reasonably may be expected to have access to”

12 Where do I start? Read the Notice and Guidance Document Using the list of 497 substances (by CAS#) identify: –Do I manufacture any of these substances? Includes production of the substance Includes incidental production and byproducts Manufacture includes “extraction” –Do I import any of these chemicals? Alone, in a mixture or product From outside of Canada Includes “manufactured items”

13 Who can help? Your purchasing staff may be able to help you identify which products are purchased from outside Canada e.g. products used in oilfield or process units Review Material Safety Data Sheets You may wish to consult with your suppliers outside of Canada to identify proprietary ingredients Sharing of expertise within your industry sector EC can answer questions on how to fill out the Notice, but the expertise on what to answer comes from you!

14 S.71 Notice with Respect to Selected Substances identified as Priority for Action If you meet the requirements to report (Sch. 2) –Fill in Identification and Declaration form and the survey form (as outlined in Sch. 3) in the Notice. –Send us the original! If you did not meet the requirement to report –You may wish to send us the Declaration of Non- Engagement (DNE). We will then stop sending you reminders about this Notice If you were under the threshold for reporting –You may wish to fill in the Stakeholder section on the DNE so we can keep you informed about decisions relating your substances of interest

15 Simplified S.71 Notice

16 Response To-Date (Friday April 21) Heard from >1430 companies – s, calls, DNEs or submissions Received over 440 inquiries ( or phone) –>90% completed in 1 day –May take several days to reach the inquirer Requests for presentations from 3 associations (CAPP, CPPI, CPMA)

17 Contact us at: Existing Substances Program Environment Canada T: (in Canada) or (819) F: (819) Health Canada T: (613) F: (613) semt/contaminants/exist sub/index_e.html