G/TBT/N/USA/2111  
9 April 2024  
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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 AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [2142]  
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Chemical 
substances; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Production in t he chemical 
industry (ICS code(s): 71.020); Products of the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Significant New 
Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (21 -4.F); (18 page(s), in Engl ish) 
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 
were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). The chemical substances received 
"not likely to present an unreasonable risk" determinations pursuant to TSCA. The SNURs 
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 a significant 
new use by this rulemaking to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. 
The required notification initia tes EPA's evaluation of the use, under the conditions of 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 appropr iate determination regarding that notification, and taken such actions as 
required by that determination.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or p lant life or 
health; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
89 Federal Register (FR) 24398, 8 April 2024; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Part 721 : 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-04-08/html/2024 -07262.htm  G/TBT/N/USA/2111  
 
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  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-04-08/pdf/2024 -07262.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OPPT-2021-0228. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-
OPPT-2021-0228/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. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit 
comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 8 May 2024. 
Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their 
stakeholders will be shared with the EPA and will also be submitted to the Docket  on 
Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  8 May 2024  
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/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_02511_00_e.pdf