methylene chloride and n-methylpyrrolidone regulation of certain uses under tsca section 6 a 70 pages in english . premethylene chloride also called dichloromethane is a volatile chemical that has a variety of uses including paint and coating removal. n-methylpyrrolidone nmp is a solvent used in a variety of applications including paint and coating removal. for each of these chemicals epa has identified risks of concern associated with their use in paint and coating removal. epa proposes a determination that these are unreasonable risks. epa is proposing to prohibit the manufacture including import processing and distribution in commerce of methylene chloride for consumer and most types of commercial paint and coating removal under section 6 of the toxic substances control act tsca . epa is also proposing to prohibit the use of methylene chloride in these commercial uses to require manufacturers including importers processors and distributors except for retailers of methylene chloride for any use to provide downstream notification of these prohibitions throughout the supply chain and to require recordkeeping. epa is proposing an initial ten-year time-limited exemption from these proposed regulations on methylene chloride for coating removal uses critical for national security. first epa is proposing to prohibit the manufacture including import processing and distribution in commerce of nmp for all consumer and commercial paint and coating removal to prohibit the use of nmp for all commercial paint and coating removal to require consistent with methylene chloride restrictions downstream notification of these prohibitions throughout the supply chain to require recordkeeping and to provide a time-limited exemption from these proposed regulations on nmp for coating removal uses critical for national security. for nmp as an alternate proposal epa is proposing that 1 commercial users of nmp for paint and coating removal establish a worker protection program for dermal and respiratory protection and not use paint and coating removal products that contain greater than 35 nmp by weight except for product formulations destined to be used by dod or its contractors performing work only for dod projects and 2 processors of products containing nmp for paint and coating removal reformulate products such that these products do not exceed a maximum of 35 nmp by weight identify gloves that provide effective protection for the formulation and provide warning and instruction labels on the products. pre