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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) [1015]

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): 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: Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (15 pages, in English)

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Description of content: EPA is promulgating significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 22 chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). Two of these chemical substances are subject to TSCA section 5(e) consent orders issued by EPA. This action requires persons who intend to manufacture (including import) or process any of these 22 chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The required notification will provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit that activity before it occurs.

Written adverse or critical comments, or notice of intent to submit adverse or critical comments, on one or more of these SNURs must be received on or before 6 July 2015 (see Unit VI. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). If EPA receives written adverse or critical comments, or notice of intent to submit adverse or critical comments, on one or more of these SNURs before 6 July 2015, EPA will withdraw the relevant sections of this direct final rule before its effective date.

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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) 32003, 5 June 2015; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 9 and 721. Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted.

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Proposed date of adoption: 4 August 2015

Proposed date of entry into force: 4 August 2015

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Final date for comments: 6 July 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:

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/USA/15_2272_00_e.pdf