Under the Environmental Technology Initiative for chemicals (ETI for Chemicals), the Environmental Protection Agency's New Chemicals Program seeks to reduce human health and environmental risks that arise during the manufacture, processing, use and disposal of chemicals. The ETI for Chemicals encourages all types of risk reduction by working in partnership with industry to develop innovative, sensible approaches to risk management and by minimizing or eliminating regulatory requirements, as appropriate. With respect to isocyanates, the Agency would like to see the protective levels it requires for use of new compounds achieved by similar isocyanate chemicals already in commerce.