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Notifying Member: United States of America

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [1003]

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

Please submit comments to:

USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point

Email: ncsci@nist.gov

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Certain chemical substances. Environmental protection (ICS: 13.020), Products of the chemical industry (ICS: 71.100)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Modification of Significant New Uses of Certain Chemical Substances (14 pages, in English)

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Description of content: EPA is proposing to amend the significant new use rules (SNURs) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 24 chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). This action would amend the SNURs to allow certain uses without requiring a significant new use notice (SNUN), and would extend SNUN requirements to certain additional uses. EPA is proposing these amendments based on review of new data as described for each chemical substance. This action would requires persons who intend to manufacture (including import) or process any of these 24 chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this proposed rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The required notification would provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit that activity before it occurs.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of the environment

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Relevant documents: 80 Federal Register (FR) 19037, 9 April 2015; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 721. Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted.

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 11 May 2015

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-04-09/html/2015-08090.htm http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-04-09/pdf/2015-08090.pdf