G/TBT/N/USA/1599  
14 April 2020  
(20-2874) 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 Protection Agency (EPA) [1627]  
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 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other  [X]:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Chemical 
data reporting; 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:  TSCA Chemical 
Data Reporting Revisions Under TSCA Section 8(a) (28 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Final rule - EPA is finalizing a rule under the Toxic Substances 
Control  Act (TSCA) to amend the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) requirements. The CDR 
rule requires manufacturers (including importers) of certain chemical substances listed on 
the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory (TSCA Inven tory) to report data on chemical 
manufacturing, processing, and use every four years. EPA is finalizing several changes to 
the CDR rule to make regulatory updates that align with new statutory requirements of 
TSCA, to improve the CDR data collected as nece ssary to support the implementation of 
TSCA, and potentially to reduce burden for certain CDR reporters. In addition, these 
regulatory modifications may result in additional information to EPA and the public that is 
currently not collected; improve the usa bility and reliability of the reported data; and 
ensure that data are available in a timely manner.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Cost 
saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 85 Federal Register (FR) 20122, 9 April 2020; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 60:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-04-09/html/2020 -06076.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-04-09/pdf/2020 -06076.pdf  
• TSCA Chem ical Data Reporting Revisions and Small Manufacturer Definition Update 
for Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under TSCA Section 8(a); G/TBT/N/USA/1599  
 
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  Proposed Rule published 25 April 2019:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-04-25/html/2019 -07716.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-04-25/pdf/2019 -07716.pdf  
• G/TBT/N/USA/1015  – EPA Direct Final Rule published 20 July 2015, TSCA Section 5 
Premanufacture and Significant New Use Notification Electronic Reporting:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2015-07-20/html/2015 -17737.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2015-07-20/pdf/2015 -17737.pdf  
The docket folder on Regulations.gov provides access to primary and supporting 
documents for this rulemaking as well as the comments received: 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA -HQ-OPPT-2018-0321. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  11 May 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  11 May 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  None 
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_2562_00_e.pdf