G/TBT/N/USA/1671  
20 November 2020  
(20-8380) 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 AMERICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [1699]  
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 i f 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 applicable):  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:  Modification of 
Significant New Uses of Certain Chemical Substances (20 -2.M) (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - EPA is proposing to amend significant new use 
rules (SNURs) issued under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical 
substances, which were the subject of a premanufacture notice (PMN) and a significant 
new use notice (SNUN). EPA is proposing these amendments  following review of SNUNs 
for the chemical substances and based on review of new and existing data. Specifically, 
this action proposes to amend the SNURs to allow certain new uses reported in the SNUNs 
without additional notification requirements and modi fy the significant new use 
notification requirements based on the actions and determinations for the SNUN 
submissions.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 85 Federal Register (FR) 73439, 18 November 2020; Title 40 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 721:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-11-18/html/2020 -25032.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-11-18/pdf/2020 -25032.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OPPT-2020-0302. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA -
HQ-OPPT-2020-0302 and provides access to primary and supporting d ocuments 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 G/TBT/N/USA/1671  
 
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  to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from 
WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator 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:  18 December 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/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_7166_00_e.pdf