. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/USA/90 
10 December 2004 
 (04-5461) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (95) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
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):   Polybrominated 
Diphenylethers. (HS Chapter 2921) (ICS 71) 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Certain 
Polybrominated Diphenylethers; Proposed Signifi cant New Use Rule (8 Pages, in  English). 
6. Description of content:   EPA is proposing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 
5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for tetrabromodiphenyl ether 
(CAS No. 40088-47-9; Benzene, 1,1'-oxybis-, tetrabromo deriv.), pentabromodiphenyl ether (CAS No. 32534-81-9; Benzene, 1,1'-oxybis- , pentabromo deriv.), hexabromodiphenyl 
ether (CAS No. 36483-60-0; Benzene, 1,1'-oxybis-, hexabromo deriv.), 
heptabromodiphenyl ether (CAS No. 68928-80-3; Benzene, 1,1'-oxybis-, heptabromo deriv.), octabromodiphenyl ether (CAS No. 32536-52-0; Benzene, 1,1'-oxybis-, 
octabromo deriv.), or nonabromodipheny l ether (CAS No. 63936-56-1; Benzene, 
pentabromo(tetrabromophenoxy)-), and any comb ination of these substances resulting from 
a chemical reaction.  This proposed rule w ould require manufacture rs and importers to 
notify EPA at least 90 days before commenci ng the manufacture or import of any one or 
more of these chemical substances on or after 1 January 2005 for any use. EPA believes that 
this action is necessary because  these chemical substances may be hazardous to human 
health and the environment.  The required notice would provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate an intended new use and associated activities and, if necessary, to prohibit or 
limit that activity before it occurs. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of environment and human health. 
8. Relevant documents:   69 Federal Register (FR) 70404 6 December 2004; Title 40 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 721.  Will app ear in the Federal Register when adopted. G/TBT/N/USA/90 
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9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   4 February 2004 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:        
Full Text of this Notification is Now Available on the Internet at URLs: 
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