WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (26-3).
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 23 by Mary Elissa Reaves, Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
Summary: EPA is proposing 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. Once finalized, the SNURs would require persons who intend to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or process any of these chemical substances for an activity that is proposed as...