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|                                                  | G/TBT/N/USA/222** |
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|                                                  | 3 November 2006   |
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|                                                  | (06-5320)         |
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| **Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade**     | Original: English |
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NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with
Article 10.6.

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| ** | **Member to Agreement     |   |                                 |
| 1. | notifying:** [UNITED      |   |                                 |
| ** | STATES]{.underline}       |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | **If applicable, name of  |   |                                 |
|    | local government involved |   |                                 |
|    | (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):** |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Agency responsible:**   |   |                                 |
| 2. | Environmental Protection  |   |                                 |
| ** | Agency (EPA) (229)        |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | **Name and address        |   |                                 |
|    | (including telephone and  |   |                                 |
|    | fax numbers, e-mail and   |   |                                 |
|    | web-site addresses, if    |   |                                 |
|    | available) of** **agency  |   |                                 |
|    | or authority designated   |   |                                 |
|    | to handle comments        |   |                                 |
|    | regarding the             |   |                                 |
|    | notification shall be     |   |                                 |
|    | indicated if different    |   |                                 |
|    | from above:**             |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Notified under Article  |   |                                 |
| 3. | 2.9.2 \[** X **\], 2.10.1 |   |                                 |
| ** | \[ **  **\], 5.6.2        |   |                                 |
|    | \[ **  **\], 5.7.1        |   |                                 |
|    | \[ **  **\], other:**     |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Products covered (HS or |   |                                 |
| 4. | CCCN where applicable,    |   |                                 |
| ** | otherwise national tariff |   |                                 |
|    | heading.\                 |   |                                 |
|    | ICS numbers may be        |   |                                 |
|    | provided in addition,     |   |                                 |
|    | where applicable):**      |   |                                 |
|    | Benzenesulfonic acid,     |   |                                 |
|    | etc. (HS: Chapters 3808;  |   |                                 |
|    | ICS: 13, 71).             |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Title, number of pages  |   |                                 |
| 5. | and language(s) of the    |   |                                 |
| ** | notified document:**      |   |                                 |
|    | Proposed Revocation of    |   |                                 |
|    | Significant New Use Rules |   |                                 |
|    | on Certain Chemical       |   |                                 |
|    | Substances (4 pages, in   |   |                                 |
|    | English).                 |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Description of          |   |                                 |
| 6. | content:** EPA is         |   |                                 |
| ** | proposing to revoke       |   |                                 |
|    | significant new use rules |   |                                 |
|    | (SNURs) promulgated under |   |                                 |
|    | section 5(a)(2) of the    |   |                                 |
|    | Toxic Substances Control  |   |                                 |
|    | Act (TSCA) for four       |   |                                 |
|    | chemical substances. The  |   |                                 |
|    | SNUR for the chemical     |   |                                 |
|    | substance covered by      |   |                                 |
|    | premanufacture notice     |   |                                 |
|    | (PMN) P-98-475 designated |   |                                 |
|    | certain activities as     |   |                                 |
|    | significant new uses      |   |                                 |
|    | based on concerns         |   |                                 |
|    | identified in a           |   |                                 |
|    | corresponding TSCA        |   |                                 |
|    | section 5(e) consent      |   |                                 |
|    | order for that chemical   |   |                                 |
|    | substance and pursuant to |   |                                 |
|    | 40 CFR 721.160. For the   |   |                                 |
|    | chemical substances       |   |                                 |
|    | covered by PMNs           |   |                                 |
|    | P-98-1043, P-99-0467, and |   |                                 |
|    | P-01-71, EPA issued       |   |                                 |
|    | non-5(e) SNURs (i.e.,     |   |                                 |
|    | SNURS on substances that  |   |                                 |
|    | are not subject to TSCA   |   |                                 |
|    | section 5(e) consent      |   |                                 |
|    | orders) designating       |   |                                 |
|    | certain activities as     |   |                                 |
|    | significant new uses      |   |                                 |
|    | based on the concern      |   |                                 |
|    | criteria in 40 CFR        |   |                                 |
|    | 721.170(b). EPA has       |   |                                 |
|    | received and reviewed new |   |                                 |
|    | information and test data |   |                                 |
|    | for each of the chemical  |   |                                 |
|    | substances, and proposes  |   |                                 |
|    | to revoke the SNURs       |   |                                 |
|    | pursuant to 40 CFR        |   |                                 |
|    | 721.185.                  |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Objective and           |   |                                 |
| 7. | rationale, including the  |   |                                 |
| ** | nature of urgent problems |   |                                 |
|    | where applicable:**       |   |                                 |
|    | Protection of the         |   |                                 |
|    | environment               |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Relevant documents:**   |   |                                 |
| 8. | 71 Federal Register (FR)  |   |                                 |
| ** | 59066 6 October 2006;     |   |                                 |
|    | Title 40 Code of Federal  |   |                                 |
|    | Regulations (CFR) Part    |   |                                 |
|    | 721. Will appear in the   |   |                                 |
|    | Federal Register when     |   |                                 |
|    | adopted.                  |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Proposed date of        |   | To be determined                |
| 9. | adoption:**               |   |                                 |
| ** |                           |   |                                 |
|    | **Proposed date of entry  |   |                                 |
|    | into force:**             |   |                                 |
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| *  | **Final date for          |   |                                 |
| *1 | comments:** 6 November    |   |                                 |
| 0. | 2006                      |   |                                 |
| ** |                           |   |                                 |
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| *  | **Texts available from:   |   |                                 |
| *1 | National enquiry point    |   |                                 |
| 1. | \[** X **\] or address,   |   |                                 |
| ** | telephone and fax         |   |                                 |
|    | numbers, e-mail and       |   |                                 |
|    | web-site addresses, if    |   |                                 |
|    | available of the other    |   |                                 |
|    | body:**                   |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | Internet URLs:            |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | http://a257.g.akama       |   |                                 |
|    | itech.net/7/257/2422/01ja |   |                                 |
|    | n20061800/edocket.access. |   |                                 |
|    | gpo.gov/2006/E6-16574.htm |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | http://a257.g.akamaitec   |   |                                 |
|    | h.net/7/257/2422/01jan200 |   |                                 |
|    | 61800/edocket.access.gpo. |   |                                 |
|    | gov/2006/pdf/E6-16574.pdf |   |                                 |
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