The Environmental Protection Agency issued a direct final rule setting new significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 26 chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). As a result of the SNURs, persons planning to manufacture, import or process any of the chemicals for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule are required to notify EPA at least 90 days in advance. The final rule takes effect Dec. 3. EPA also issued a proposed rule on the new SNURs that it will consider if any adverse comments on the direct final rule are received by Nov. 2.
The Environmental Protection Agency is withdrawing significant new use rules issued for 145 chemical substances in August, after receiving comments opposing the SNURs in response to its direct final rule (see 1807310036). The agency will now consider the SNURs under a concurrently issued proposed rule, and “will address all adverse public comments in a subsequent final rule, based on the proposed rule.” The SNURs had been set to take effect Oct. 1.
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a direct final rule setting new significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 28 chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). As a result of the SNURs, persons planning to manufacture, import or process any of the chemicals for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule are required to notify EPA at least 90 days in advance. The final rule takes effect Nov. 16. EPA also issued a proposed rule on the new SNURs that it will consider if any adverse comments on the direct final rule are received by Oct. 17.
The Environmental Protection Agency is issuing two direct final rules setting new significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 29 chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). One notice sets SNURs for 19 chemicals, and the other for 10. As a result of the SNURs, persons planning to manufacture, import or process any of the chemicals for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule are required to notify EPA at least 90 days in advance. The final rules take effect Oct. 26. EPA also issued two respective proposed rules on the new SNURs that it will consider if any adverse comments on the direct final rule are received by Sept. 26.
The Environmental Protection Agency is setting new significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 27 chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs), in a direct final rule. As a result of the SNURs, persons planning to manufacture, import or process any of the chemicals for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule are required to notify EPA at least 90 days in advance. The final rule takes effect Oct. 16. EPA also issued a proposed rule on the new SNURs that it will consider if any adverse comments on the direct final rule are received by Sept. 17.
The Environmental Protection Agency is setting new significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 145 chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs), in a direct final rule. As a result of the SNURs, persons planning to manufacture, import or process any of the chemicals for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule are required to notify EPA at least 90 days in advance. The final rule takes effect Oct. 1. EPA also issued a proposed rule on the new SNURs that it will consider if any adverse comments on the direct final rule are received by Aug. 31.
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to create a new system of unique identifiers for Toxic Substances Control Act chemical substances for which a request for confidentiality has been granted, it said in a notice. The unique identifiers (UID) will take the format UID-YEAR-XXXXXX, where year represents the year a confidentiality claim was asserted and XXXXXX is the number assigned to the UID. The identifier will appear everywhere the confidential chemical is referenced in EPA documents, except for when putting that number in a non-confidential document would enable the public to identify the chemical. EPA anticipates creating its first annual list of unique identifiers in November 2018.
The Environmental Protection Agency is setting new reporting requirements that would apply to importers and exporters of mercury, mercury compounds and products containing mercury. Under the final rule, persons who import or manufacture mercury or mercury-added products, intentionally use mercury in a manufacturing process, distribute mercury or mercury-added products in commerce, store mercury after manufacture or import, or export mercury or mercury-added products would be required to electronically report every three years the amount of mercury they handle and certain use-specific information, such as the country of origin of their imports.
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new reporting requirements for asbestos under a significant new use rule (SNUR), the agency said in a notice. The proposed SNUR would require notification to EPA at least 90 days in advance from importers, manufacturers or processors that intend to use asbestos. It would apply to "adhesives, sealants, and roof and non-roof coatings; arc chutes; beater-add gaskets; extruded sealant tape and other tape; filler for acetylene cylinders; high-grade electrical paper; millboard; missile liner; pipeline wrap; reinforced plastics; roofing felt; separators in fuel cells and batteries; vinyl-asbestos floor tile; and any other building material (other than cement)." Comments on the proposed SNUR are due Aug. 10.
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking comment on the list of the first 10 chemicals set for risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act reform legislation (see 1706260025), the agency said in a notice. "The 10 problem formulation documents announced in this document
refine the scope documents published in June 2017 and are an additional interim step, prior to
publication of the draft risk evaluations," it said. Comments are due July 26.