G/TBT/N/USA/1788  
13 October 2021  
(21-7743) 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) [1817]  
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:  Significant New 
Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (21 -1.F) (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - EPA is proposing significant n ew 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 under 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 rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The 
required notification initiates EPA's evaluation of the use, under the conditions of use for 
that chemical substance, within the applicable review period. Persons may not commence 
manufacture or processing for the significant new use until EP A has conducted a review 
of the notice, made an appropriate determination on the notice, and has taken such 
actions as are required by that determination.  
Comments must be received on or before 12 November 2021.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or 
health; Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/USA/1788  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  86 Federal Register (FR) 56664, 12 October 2021; Title 40 Co de 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 721:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-10-12/html/2021 -21872.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-10-12/pdf/2021 -21872.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OPPT-2021-0220. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-
OPPT-2021-0220/document  and provides access to primary and supporting doc uments 
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 . 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:  12 November 2021  
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/2021/TBT/USA/21_6542_00_e.pdf