Summary of public comments received on the draft screening assessment for select hydrocarbon-based substances

Comments on the draft Screening Assessment for Select Hydrocarbon-based Substances, assessed under the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP), were submitted by the Canadian Fuels Association and L&M Precision Products Inc.

Summarized public comments and responses from the Government of Canada are provided below, organized by topic:

General comments

Comment summary 1: Reference to MSDS should be replaced with reference to SDS, as per GHS standards.

Response 1: Revisions have been made to update references to MSDS to SDS, where appropriate. 

Comment summary 2: The interested party supports the approach taken in the draft screening assessment. However, it is suggested that the layout used to introduce and propose conclusions for the additional 35 substances is not easy to follow.

Response 2: Revisions have been made to the text for clarity.