G/TBT/N/USA/983  
 
17 April 2015  
(15-2060)  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) [1001] 
Name and address (including telephon e 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: ncsci@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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Certain 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: Chemical 
Substances When Manufactured or Processed as Nanoscale Materials; TSCA Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements (13 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: EPA is proposing reporting and recordkeeping requirements for 
certain chemical substances when they are manufactured or processed at the nanoscale as 
described in this rule. Specifically, EPA proposes to require persons that manufacture 
(defined by statute to include import) or process, or intend to manufacture or process these chemical substances to electronically report to EPA certain information, which includes the specific chemical identity, production volume, methods of manufacture and 
processing, exposure and release information, and existing data concerning environmental 
and health effects. This proposal involves one-time reporting for existing nanoscale materials and one-time reporting for new discrete nanoscale materials before they are 
manufactured or processed. This information would facilitate EPA's evaluation of the 
materials and a determination of whether further action, including additional information collection, is needed. Consistent with the President's memorandum for Executive Agencies 
regarding Principles for Regulation and Oversi ght of Emerging Technologies, this proposed 
rule would facilitate assessment of risks and risk management, examination of the benefits and costs of further measures, and making future decisions based on available scientific 
 
evidence.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  80 Federal Register (FR) 18330, 6 April 2015; Title 40 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 704. Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted. G/TBT/N/USA/983 
 
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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: 6 July 2015 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2015-04-06/html /2015-07497.htm   
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2015-04-06/pd f/2015-07497.pdf