Following the reevaluation of the 1989 Basinwide Toxics Reduction Strategy, the Chesapeake Executive Council called for the development of a revised Toxic Reduction Strategy. The Toxics Subcommittee of the Chesapeake Bay Program Implementation Committee, in responding to its mandate to revise the basinwide toxics reduction strategy, has actively sought the participation of diverse stakeholders. Several mechanisms were employed by the Subcommittee to include representatives stakeholders from businesses, agricultural community, public interest groups, local government, and federal agencies in evaluating the draft revised strategy and, in particular, the draft commitments. The commitments are organized under four areas - pollution prevention, regulatory program implementation, regional focus, and directed toxics assessment.