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The Prairie B,!:lft¢ ~e~'J.(~tqrni N_a,tion acknowledges EPA's efforts to i ~ctudt! the h igh-leve I of 

fish consumpti()t r~f~~.'.fM~tiif pkbpl~ or "subsistence fishers" as de:scribedin.prepariogtherisk••• -·· 

assessments t6t ~H tf>:ot~~tibj~~ flame retardant clusters. However, we hope EPAtealize~th~re is still . o ;','l / .. . ·.; · ·:·. ' . . .• . . ,. . .. .. '':.-·;··· -' ,. . . 

a long w~yto 89ii1~Q"hsideringthehighrisk to health and life of the first pebptes·oftriQal nations by 

chemic~ \1'4 Qnderthero .. fc~ub2~ nc~~;;J~~Ac · .. ·. .. . . . . . . l: ;;·} .· ;. . . . The>Rtairre·Band Pota~at9:rtliN~ti9ti ~upp it EPA'$ inc;I.!Jsiq(l of fish consumptipn.am"bl)lits:bY 

subsistenP:Et:fikhers and ~ei~h lf\"fi~ Wri~ ~val~atingexpi:Jsure p_athways of the ;,CPE l~iTJ :.. . .·. retarda ~S#&st~rs~ we iP.~cifit6JlY ~i~flilgAtl~PA's ~ommitment to·, C.pount forth~ high~eho tish · . ·. 

consum~j&(l of su6sistenc~fi hers...2)nciuding pregnant women, chl.fdren and adults;....,.the.majotitl/ <>f 

whom ~~~ f.ie tri,balpap-ijl~tiori j; ~ ~rairi~ Ba_nd.i>.Qtawatomi Nation agrees with the need to evaluate ·'. ····:. ;v: -~ ·· ·· ::· .. ··.·_:- .-. -: ... i.':<· ~··: ·= ·.:!~ '· : .. ·. ~ . ___ ,.-,._ -:··.··.:"'_-_.· .. - . . . ·. · ... ; _·· .·. -_, .- ' . .' 

. the "<li.ald (id~pi nts~ .. th~t go beyond can.c:~ ~ dsk and i nt:;l uoe . ta rg~ t. qrgan effects; rep rod u ¢t ive and . 

·.·.·. ~•~f~t~;~~~ ~~~:~~i r~;; ~~ ;~{EPf:t>~m ~ornltiraH~n, o8J1s. PP· 32 ·:; ~~> , · . ..•.... , . ;. ,::ftigVi~y~_r; Th~ r~tr 8afj¢J.: ?:9tt:~'#;Cii!'hli Natjon impels EPAJo.also include fish.:~of]sUI]'lRtion · .

.• , r~te~()t:. sub~istehce frstfe rs in ~heii~k. as essrnent wQ kon the thr~e other flame retardant tluste~s . 

·: ~9 :,(~~jpce~ ~nt~~J~~~p~'_P,r9~teM F:~rmg!~~idf:l , ~~A. pl.ans to only- ~e corsump~k>ry *es for . . ·, .. ·.. ·.•·· ::recreattqnal f•~:h~rs; (fo~S'no~ cons q~r exposur,eJro:ril backyard .opeq bl!rnmg whtch •s common tn .. -· _.t; · .• •.. . ,· . • . • , .!·;. _ ...... •.·. ;~.:-:_•· . . _-~.:,. ; . <·.·.· .. • - .... ..:: ... · ,· . . ·-;- . ·. · - -· ' •• 

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~fifese !\fations aM g .. \fill(g~s? affd,_d()es. not;conside'i: ~:_ .. > ·-: _. '\'t.'v· .. ; -_<•·': "''.'·--'-' :•' ··,_:'' .: ~.'. ->·J ~- ~):- -:· ... ~.:-: :. -.: ... ': ·'; .'-: __ ,, ·. '': .. ·· •, :'.' " ·_·.' _; : .. -> -( f..>.' 

>~¢~ro.1tutate these ··chei:rilca.Ji such ~s' ma"ri ne :matii'r ~ ·% ~:· --' ·. :.:>· ,, ;~·' :_~:~ ;7~?~\~\ . ;~ ,~~ <'_/~}:· ::. ,_ • ~ :·: ' 

• : A'4~ Vohally, reg~iiilf:1g' fi* c6n$ ~mpt oo. amH 

·:::! .-~o awat mj ~at-ion·.bgt e~e~ ihe tt1h~1 p~plil ~t 

,i~{' lslltlll:~!~~~~!1~1! t;%~i~ -~~tt;~:~~~~:~f~~~!~i~7:te , :;i)(i:i'<?:su[¢ f~;>r thq~e who rely h~aV_tly dh·locaHY sourced fish::::t1;rlbal pep pie are at the hig~~s isk. 

': dy~ ,'th~ir~.,~q~n high-lev:l 9: ~tl?? ~ffistl, ma ~{rt~ ~als,)nd birds.'. ;, . · · .. 

· \: ln_: termsof ~ .. T~lativ~~-;~~~ t~~ :rlai~ie ·· ~~~d ~otawat;mi N~ti~n in~ sts t~at PA t~ ok i~~-·\ ···overall-body-burden of chemi2aTs ·and the interaction of the flame retardants with other ': · / 

'• chemicals tw:ii>a peqpl~ ~t~ ~~ciallv exp6~ettt~ largervol~rt; es of chemicals.ti·ue to their .·: 

·.· · · ttadJtionardi~tS ahd tH-~;, ged~r~ph ic ·locatidns io:relation to manufacturing and pellutan~ , . · 

cte~~sition .. stodies on.P¢6;s; another type of.fwne retarda·ni, showed their synergism witli · 

. §i~~Fhr~tJ1!~e~~~sed cherf!.i~ais . ··· ; . . . · .. ·.· .. -. · ., 

.:•· ~lr:tJtlly, ~hepra ~ Band Potawatomi Nation reminds EPA-tha.t resource use-both type~ f .. :· ·' 

·. .·.· · ndources am:i:Volume of use-are important factors in risk assessments that EPA must noC, 

:. ~V~ri6 i( ~h~'t~rlg~; . ·.For example, high~levet use of lo~a plants by tribal people may puft.hem ·· 

. at r'Js~.dueto~e~mat exposure when harvesting the p"lcints and exposure by ingestion or .... 

. . inhalafibtlWh~neating, mouthing or burning the plants for traditional uses. 

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