G/TBT/N/USA/956
5 February 2015 
(15-0771)  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) [974] 
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 Inquiry 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): Long-chain 
perfluoroalkyl carboxylate (LCPFAC) chemical substances. Environmental protection (ICS: 
13.020), Products of the chemical industry (ICS: 71.100) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Long-Chain 
Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylate and Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonate Chemical Substances; Significant New Use Rule (14 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: Under the Toxic Substances Contro l Act (TSCA), EPA is proposing 
to amend a significant new use rule (SNUR) for long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylate 
(LCPFAC) chemical substances by designating as a significant new use manufacturing 
(including importing) or processing of an iden tified subset of LCPFAC chemical substances 
for any use that will not be ongoing after 31 December 2015, and all other LCPFAC chemicals substances for which there are currently no ongoing uses. For this SNUR, EPA is 
also proposing to make inapplicable the exemption for persons who import LCPFAC 
chemical substances as part of articles. In addition, EPA is also proposing to amend a SNUR for perfluoroalkyl sulfonate (PFAS) chemical substances that would make 
inapplicable the exemption for persons who import PFAS chemical substances as part of 
carpets. Persons subject to these SNURs would be required to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing such manufacture or processing. The required notifications would 
provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate  the intended use and, if necessary, an 
opportunity to protect against potential unreasonable risks from that activity before it occurs.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  80 Federal Register (FR) 2885, 21 January 2015; Title 40 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 721. Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted. G/TBT/N/USA/956 
 
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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: 23 March 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 -2015-01-21/html /2015-00636.htm   
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2015-01-21/pd f/2015-00636.pdf