# 40 CFR § 702.11: Final priority designation

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-702.11

## Section

- **Citation:** 40 CFR § 702.11
- **Heading:** Final priority designation
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 40—Protection of Environment > CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY > SUBCHAPTER R—TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT > PART 702—GENERAL PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES > Subpart A—Procedures for Prioritization of Chemical Substances for Risk Evaluation

## Text

(a) After considering any additional information collected from the proposed designation process in § 702.9, as appropriate, EPA will finalize its designation of a chemical substance as either a High-Priority Substance or a Low-Priority Substance consistent with 15 U.S.C. 2625(h) and (i).
(b) EPA will not consider costs or other non-risk factors in making a final priority designation.
(c) EPA will publish each final priority designation in the Federal Register, along with an identification of the information, analysis, and basis used to support a final designation consistent with 15 U.S.C. 2625(h), (i) and (j). For High-Priority Substance designations, EPA generally expects to indicate which condition(s) of use were the primary basis for such designations.
(d) As required in 15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(3)(C), EPA will finalize a designation for at least one High-Priority Substance for each risk evaluation it completes, other than a risk evaluation that was requested by a manufacturer pursuant to subpart B of this part. The obligation in 15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(3)(C) will be satisfied by the designation of at least one High-Priority Substance where such designation specifies the risk evaluation that the designation corresponds to, and where the designation occurs within a reasonable time before or after the completion of the risk evaluation.

## Nearby sections

- [40 CFR § 702.1 § 702.1 General provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-702.1.md)
- [40 CFR § 702.3 § 702.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-702.3.md)
- [40 CFR § 702.5 § 702.5 Candidate selection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-702.5.md)
- [40 CFR § 702.7 § 702.7 Initiation of prioritization process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-702.7.md)
- [40 CFR § 702.9 § 702.9 Screening review and proposed priority designation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-702.9.md)
- [40 CFR § 702.11 § 702.11 Final priority designation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-702.11.md)
- [40 CFR § 702.13 § 702.13 Revision of designation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-702.13.md)
- [40 CFR § 702.15 § 702.15 Effect of designation as a low-priority substance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-702.15.md)
- [40 CFR § 702.17 § 702.17 Effect of designation as a high-priority substance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-702.17.md)
- [40 CFR § 702.31 § 702.31 General provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-702.31.md)
- [40 CFR § 702.33 § 702.33 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-702.33.md)
- [40 CFR § 702.35 § 702.35 Chemical substances subject to risk evaluation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-702.35.md)
- [40 CFR § 702.37 § 702.37 Evaluation requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-702.37.md)
- [40 CFR § 702.39 § 702.39 Components of risk evaluation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-702.39.md)

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