G/TBT/N/USA/1566  
22 January 2020  
(20-0568) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [1593]  
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  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applica ble):  Chemical 
substances; Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Production in the chemical industry 
(ICS 71.020), Products of the chemical industry (ICS 71.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Significant New 
Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (20 -1.B) (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - EPA is proposing significant new use rules 
(SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances that are 
the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). This action would require persons to notify 
EPA at least 90 days before commencing 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 by this proposed rule. This action would further 
require that persons not commence manufacture or processing for the significant new use 
until they have submitted a Significant New Use Notice, and EPA h as conducted a review 
of the notice, made an appropriate determination on the notice under TSCA, and has 
taken any risk management actions as are required as a result of that determination.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent proble ms where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 85 Federal Register (FR) 2676, 16 January 2020; Title 40 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 721:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-01-16/html/2019 -26292.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-01-16/pdf/2019 -26292.pdf  
• The docke t folder on Regulations.gov provides access to primary and supporting 
documents for this rulemaking as well as the comments received: 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA_FRDOC_0001  G/TBT/N/USA/1566  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  18 February 2020  
11. 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/cr nattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_0569_00_e.pdf