G/TBT/N/USA/1295  
 
13 June 2017  
(17-3144) 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 Prote ction Agency (EPA) [1315]  
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 applicable):  Chemical substances . 
Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Products of the chemical industry (ICS 71.100).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Significant New 
Use Rule on Certain Chemical Substances (6 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content:  EPA is proposing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for one chemical substance that was the subject of a 
premanufacture notice (PMN). The applicable review period for the PMN submitted for this 
chemical substance ended prior to 22 June 2016, the date on which President Obama 
signed into law the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act  (which 
amends TSCA). This action would require persons who intend to manufacture (defined by 
statute to include import) or process the chemical substance for an activity that is 
designated as a significant new use by this proposed rule to notify EPA at le ast 90 days 
before commencing that activity. The required notification initiates EPA's evaluation of the 
intended use within the applicable review period. Manufacture and processing for the 
significant new use is unable to commence until EPA has conducted a review of the notice, 
made an appropriate determination on the notice, and take such actions as are required 
with that determination.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Prevention of deceptive practices  and consumer protection; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
 82 Federal Register (FR) 26644, 8 June 2017; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 721.  Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted.  
 G/TBT/N/USA/1226 - Signific ant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances and 
all subsequent addenda/corrigenda.   G/TBT/N/USA/1295  
 
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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:  10 July 2017  
11. Texts available fro m: National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnat tachments/2017/TBT/USA/17_2679_00_e.pdf