NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 18
December 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United
States of America.
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Title:
Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA)
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Notified measure published - date: 17 December 2024
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https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/final_measure/24_08464_00_e.pdf
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Description: The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA or Agency) is finalizing a rule to address the unreasonable risk of injury
to health presented by trichloroethylene (TCE) under its conditions of use. The
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires that EPA address by rule any
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment identified in a TSCA
risk evaluation and apply requirements to the extent necessary so that the
chemical no longer presents unreasonable risk. EPA's final rule will, among
other things, prevent serious illness associated with uncontrolled exposures to
the chemical by preventing consumer access to the chemical, restricting the
industrial and commercial use of the chemical while also allowing for a
reasonable transition period with interim worker protections in place where an
industrial and commercial use of the chemical is being prohibited, and provide
time-limited exemptions for critical or essential uses of TCE for which no
technically and economically feasible safer alternatives are available.
This final rule is effective on 16 January 2025.
89 Federal Register (FR) 102568, 17 December 2024; Title 40 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 751:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-17/html/2024-29274.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-17/pdf/2024-29274.pdf
This final rule and the proposed rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2062 are identified by Docket Number
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0642. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0642/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.