NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 26 June
2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United
States of America.
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Title: Significant
New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (24-2.5e)
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Description: The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is issuing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control
Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances that
were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and are also subject to an Order
issued by EPA pursuant to TSCA. The SNURs require persons to notify EPA at
least 90 days before commencing the manufacture (defined by statute to include
import) or processing of any of these chemical substances for an activity that
is designated as a significant new use in the SNUR. The required notification
initiates EPA's evaluation of the conditions of that use for that chemical
substance. In addition, the manufacture or processing for the significant new
use may not commence until EPA has conducted a review of the required
notification; made an appropriate determination regarding that notification;
and taken such actions as required by that determination.
This rule is effective on 22 August 2025. For purposes of
judicial review, this rule shall be promulgated at 1 p.m. (EST) on 7 July 2025.
90 Federal Register (FR) 26437, 23 June 2025; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Parts 9 and 721:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-23/html/2025-11489.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-23/pdf/2025-11489.pdf
This final rule and the proposed rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2164 are identified by Docket Number
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0077. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0077/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.
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[1] This information can be provided by including a website address, a
pdf attachment, or other information on where the text of the final/modified
measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.