EPA To Rename OPPTS With Priority Focus On Chemical Safety

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EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides & Toxic Substances (OPPTS) is being renamed as the Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention in an effort to better reflect agency Administrator Lisa Jackson's priority of ensuring the safety of chemicals, according to the agency's top toxics official.rnOPPTS head Steve Owens announced the name change during March 1 remarks at the Chemical Producers & Distributors Association spring meeting in Arlington, VA. Owens said the change would go into effect April 22, pointing out that the day also happens to be Earth Day.