G/TBT/N/USA/1513  
6 August 2019  
(19-5096) 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:  Enviro nmental Protection Agency (EPA) [1540]  
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 applicab le): 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 (19 -1.F) (21 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  EPA is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 31 chemical substances, 30 of which were the 
subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and 1 (a microorganism) that was the subject 
of a Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN). 17 of these chemical substances are 
subject to Orders issued by EPA pursuant to the TSCA. This action wou ld require persons 
who intend to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or process any of these 
31 chemical substances for an activity that is proposed as a significant new use 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 EPA has conduct ed a review of the notice, 
made an appropriate determination on the notice, and has taken such actions as are 
required by that determination.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 84 Federal Register (FR) 37199, 31 July 2019; Title 40 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 721 and 725:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-07-31/html/2019 -13989.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-07-31/pdf/2019 -13989.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/1513  
 
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  9. Propo sed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  30 August 2019  
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/2019/TBT/USA/19_4340_00_e.pdf