Page 1 of 1 As of: 5/4/16 10:00 AM Received: February 27, 2016 Status: Posted PUBLIC SUBMISSION Posted: March 02, 2016 Tracking No. 1k0-8o78-t209 Comments Due: May 02, 2016 Submission Type: Web Docket: ATSDR-2016-0002 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill 0923-16PJ Comment On: ATSDR-2016-0002-0003 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill ATSDR-2016-0002 Document: ATSDR-2016-0002-0006 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill 0923-16PJ Comment on FR Doc # 2016-03305 Submitter Information Name: Anonymous Anonymous General Comment Crumb rubber is used in more play items than 12,000 playing fields! My child's preschool has crumb rubber safety mats under all the outdoor play gyms. In the summer heat, it smells. A local museum has the same crumb rubber matting under an indoor play space. It stinks up the building. This affects more than just athletes who bear the brunt of the burden. Just test the materials already! If they are carcinogenic, BAN THIS SUBSTANCE for use in anything involving regular human contact. Especially ban carcinogenic materials when they might be used regularly by children. This is such a no brainer. https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=0900006481e8d968&format=xml&showo... 5/4/2016 Page 1 of 1 As of: 4/14/16 1:42 PM Received: April 06, 2016 Status: Posted PUBLIC SUBMISSION Posted: April 11, 2016 Tracking No. 1k0-8ox6-5g5r Comments Due: April 18, 2016 Submission Type: Web Docket: ATSDR-2016-0002 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill 0923-16PJ Comment On: ATSDR-2016-0002-0003 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill ATSDR-2016-0002 Document: ATSDR-2016-0002-0016 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill 0923-16PJ Comment on FR Doc # 2016-03305 Submitter Information Name: Melissa Pruess Address: 92117 Email: [email protected] General Comment I am a concerned parent and am happy to see our government agencies taking a closer look at crumb rubber infill and its potential effects on children. Small children play on these fields and there needs to be a comprehensive look at their exposure in particular, based on the prevalence of "hand to mouth" behaviors in small children... not just the risks of inhaled exposure or accidental ingestion. Smaller children have a totally different absorption rate that older kids and adults and if there is even a chance that this material can be hazardous in any way, it should be banned completely from the elementary school levels and replaced with one of the several available alternatives to crumb rubber. https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=0900006481f385d2&format=xml&show... 4/14/2016 Page 1 of 1 As of: 4/28/16 11:23 AM Received: April 16, 2016 Status: Posted PUBLIC SUBMISSION Posted: April 22, 2016 Tracking No. 1k0-8p3s-rk80 Comments Due: May 02, 2016 Submission Type: Web Docket: ATSDR-2016-0002 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill 0923-16PJ Comment On: ATSDR-2016-0002-0003 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill ATSDR-2016-0002 Document: ATSDR-2016-0002-0025 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill 0923-16PJ Comment on FR Doc # 2016-03305 Submitter Information Name: Clover Hackett Address: 55424 Email: [email protected] General Comment I am a concerned parent in Edina, MN. We are currently trying to get our school board to pause their plans to install crumb rubber in 5 athletic fields until more conclusive research is completed. This study and its deliverable of initial results by the end of the year has been a crucial part of our argument, that not enough is known about short and long term health effects of this material. As of now they are moving forward, citing the current studies as their reasoning. Thank you for researching this further and trying to make the public understand that the current studies are LIMITED. We need someone to take a stand for our children! I look forward to following your progress, and sharing the updates with my school board. I did have a question as to why, when the study was launched, it was not accompanied with a passage of a moratorium on installation of this material? If we do not know enough about this and we have REAL health concerns, why is it not out of the stream of commerce? That would have helped us in Edina. https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=0900006481f6f28e&format=xml&showo... 4/28/2016 Page 1 of 1 As of: 4/28/16 11:24 AM Received: April 16, 2016 Status: Posted PUBLIC SUBMISSION Posted: April 22, 2016 Tracking No. 1k0-8p3s-6b2y Comments Due: May 02, 2016 Submission Type: Web Docket: ATSDR-2016-0002 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill 0923-16PJ Comment On: ATSDR-2016-0002-0003 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill ATSDR-2016-0002 Document: ATSDR-2016-0002-0026 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill 0923-16PJ Comment on FR Doc # 2016-03305 Submitter Information Name: Jerry Kickenson Address: 20902 Email: [email protected] General Comment The CPSC already has the authority to apply the Child protection guidelines for lead, cadmium and Phthalates to every consumer use of this product which as you know is marketed to and for children and adolescents primarily (see the filings to the EPA and CPSC from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. PLEASE APPLY THESE REGULATIONS! REQUIRE TESTING AND MONITORING of every individual bag of tire crumb to be used on each playground or field and every component of the artificial turf system to which humans are exposed. While you study, please send out warnings and impose a moratorium on the recreational use of tire-derived products including tire crumb given all that is already known about the myriad toxic (and untested) ingredients of tires to which humans and especially children which were never meant to and should not be exposed. https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=0900006481f6f290&format=xml&showo... 4/28/2016 Page 1 of 1 As of: 4/28/16 11:28 AM Received: April 16, 2016 Status: Posted PUBLIC SUBMISSION Posted: April 22, 2016 Tracking No. 1k0-8p3w-a68h Comments Due: May 02, 2016 Submission Type: Web Docket: ATSDR-2016-0002 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill 0923-16PJ Comment On: ATSDR-2016-0002-0003 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill ATSDR-2016-0002 Document: ATSDR-2016-0002-0029 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill 0923-16PJ Comment on FR Doc # 2016-03305 Submitter Information Name: Clover Hackett Address: 55424 Email: [email protected] General Comment I am very concerned about recycled tire crumb rubber being used where our children play. I am a part of a group of parents trying to get our school board in Edina MN to stop moving forward with their plans to replace 4 natural grass fields with artificial turf with crumb rubber, this summer. I was wondering why, when it was determined that not enough was known about crumb rubbers effect on the health of our children in the short and long term and this study was launched, WHY was no moratorium issued on installation of crumb rubber until the initial results and/or final results were established. That would have really helped us over here in Edina. Thank you so much for looking into this further. https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=0900006481f6f2f1&format=xml&showo... 4/28/2016 Page 1 of 1 As of: 4/28/16 11:31 AM Received: April 18, 2016 Status: Posted PUBLIC SUBMISSION Posted: April 22, 2016 Tracking No. 1k0-8p54-tyhf Comments Due: May 02, 2016 Submission Type: Web Docket: ATSDR-2016-0002 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill 0923-16PJ Comment On: ATSDR-2016-0002-0003 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill ATSDR-2016-0002 Document: ATSDR-2016-0002-0032 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill 0923-16PJ Comment on FR Doc # 2016-03305 Submitter Information Name: Meghan Tierney-Knight Address: 98008 Email: [email protected] General Comment Knowing the composition of tires I am very uncomfortable have my kids play amongst such small bits every day. They get in your hair, socks, shoes, stuck to your clothes, in your ears, and even mouth. The degradation of such small pieces are bound to happen allowing a release of chemicals and heavy metals, which cannot be good for the body and or environment. As an advocate for the environment I am supportive of recycling of tires, but not at the expense of our children in their playgrounds and sports fields. I hope the ban of crumb rubber fill becomes the norm for the sake of our children and the environment. https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=0900006481f710b3&format=xml&show... 4/28/2016 Page 1 of 2 As of: 4/28/16 11:32 AM Received: April 18, 2016 Status: Posted PUBLIC SUBMISSION Posted: April 22, 2016 Tracking No. 1k0-8p55-a6g4 Comments Due: May 02, 2016 Submission Type: Web Docket: ATSDR-2016-0002 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill 0923-16PJ Comment On: ATSDR-2016-0002-0003 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill ATSDR-2016-0002 Document: ATSDR-2016-0002-0033 Collections Related to Synthetic Turf Fields with Crumb Rubber Infill 0923-16PJ Comment on FR Doc # 2016-03305 Submitter Information Name: Kevin McKeon General Comment Lacking conclusive scientific evidence regarding crumb rubber, we must accept that the growing discussion is about RISK assessment, RISK mitigation, and RISK level acceptance.