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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) [2191]
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: usatbtep@nist.gov
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Notified
under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ],
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): Tire anti-degradant;
N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD) and its
transformation product, 6PPD-quinone; Environmental protection (ICS code(s):
13.020); Production in the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.020); Organic
chemicals (ICS code(s): 71.080); Products of the chemical industry (ICS
code(s): 71.100); Manufacturing processes in the rubber and plastics
industries (ICS code(s): 83.020); Tyres in general (ICS code(s): 83.160.01);
Pigments and extenders (ICS code(s): 87.060.10)
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Title,
number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD) and its
Transformation Product, 6PPD-quinone; Regulatory Investigation Under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); (14 page(s), in English)
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Description
of content: Advance notice of
proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) - In granting a petition filed under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) by Earthjustice
on behalf of the Yurok Tribe, the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, and the
Puyallup Tribe of Indians, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or
Agency) committed to pursuing an action to solicit and collect information
from the public on the potential risks associated with
N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD) (CASRN 793-24-8,
DTXSID 9025114) and its transformation product, 6PPD-quinone (CASRN
2754428-18-5, DTXSID 301034849). With this document, EPA is soliciting that
information, along with information about potential alternatives and
regulatory options to help inform the Agency's consideration of potential
future regulatory actions under TSCA.
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Objective
and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the
environment
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Relevant documents:
89 Federal Register (FR) 91299, 19 November
2024; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Part 751:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-19/html/2024-26894.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-19/pdf/2024-26894.pdf
This advance notice of proposed rulemaking
is identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0403. The Docket Folder is
available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0403/document
and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments
received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov
by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked
to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point.
Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their
stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time on 21 January 2025 will be
shared with EPA and will also be submitted to the Docket on
Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.
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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: 21 January 2025
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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/2024/TBT/USA/24_07881_00_e.pdf
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