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This document presents the preliminary regulatory determinations and supporting rationale for the following eight of the 109 contaminants listed on CCL 4: Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), 1,1-dichloroethane, acetochlor, methyl bromide (bromomethane), metolachlor, nitrobenzene, and Royal Demolition eXplosive (RDX). The Agency is making preliminary determinations to regulate two contaminants (i.e., PFOS and PFOA) and to not regulate six contaminants (i.e., 1,1-dichloroethane, acetochlor, methyl bromide, metolachlor, nitrobenzene, and RDX). The EPA seeks comment on these preliminary determinations. The EPA is also presenting an update on three other CCL 4 contaminants (strontium, 1,4-dioxane, and 1,2,3- trichloropropane).","action":"Request for public comment.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2020/03/10/2020-04145.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":141,"title":40}],"citation":"85 FR 14098","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2020-05-11","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments must be received on or before May 11, 2020.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0583","FRL-10005-88-OW"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"National Inorganics and Radionuclides Survey - NIRS Data","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0583-0290"},{"title":"Muralidhara et al. 2001. 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