‘‘(A) the identity of the chemical substance 
or mixture that is the subject of the proposal or 
risk profile described in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) a summary of the process, under the 
POPs Convention or the LRTAP POPs Protocol, 
for the consideration of the action that was 
taken, including criteria applied in that process; 
‘‘(C) a summary of the POPs Review Com-
mittee or Conference decisions to date on the pro-
posed listing and the basis for the decisions; and 
‘‘(D) a summary of how the chemical sub-
stance or mixture that is the subject of the action 
is currently regulated under the laws of the 
United States. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE THAT FURTHER CONSIDERATION
OF 
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE IS WARRANTED.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection applies 
if— 
‘‘(A) the POPs Review Committee decides, 
under paragraph 7(a) of Article 8 of the POPs 
Convention, that global action is warranted with 
respect to a chemical substance or mixture that 
is the subject of a proposal to list under an 
Annex to the POPs Convention; 
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‘‘(B) the Conference decides, under para-
graph 8 of that Article, that such a proposal 
shall proceed; or 
‘‘(C) the Executive Body determines pursu-
ant to paragraph 2 of Executive Body Decision 
1998/2 that further consideration of a chemical 
substance or mixture is warranted, and therefore 
requires one or more technical reviews of the pro-
posal. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date on which a decision or determination is made 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) publish in the Federal Register a no-
tice of the decision or determination; and 
‘‘(B) provide opportunity for public com-
ment on the decision or determination. 
‘‘(3) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF NOTICE.—A no-
tice under paragraph (2) shall— 
‘‘(A) identify the chemical substance or 
mixture that is the subject of the proposal; 
‘‘(B) include a summary of— 
‘‘(i) the POPs Review Committee or 
Conference decision, and the basis for the 
decision, in the case of a decision described 
in paragraph (1)(A) or (B); 
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‘‘(ii) the Executive Body determina-
tion, and basis for the determination, in the 
case of a determination described in para-
graph (1)(C); and 
‘‘(iii) the comments received by the Ad-
ministrator in response to the Federal Reg-
ister notice published pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2)(A); and 
‘‘(C) request, for a chemical substance or 
mixture proposed for listing on Annex A or B of 
the POPs Convention or Annex I or II of the 
LRTAP POPs Protocol, information and public 
comment on any present or anticipated produc-
tion or use of the chemical substance or mixture, 
including any explanation or documentation of 
items relating thereto that the United States 
may use to— 
‘‘(i) seek an exemption or acceptable 
purpose under the POPs Convention; or 
‘‘(ii) allow a restricted use or condition 
under the LRTAP POPs Protocol. 
‘‘(c) NOTICE OF CONFERENCE RECOMMENDATION CON-
CERNING A LISTING OR COMPLETION OF A TECHNICAL RE-
VIEW.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection applies— 
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‘‘(A) if the POPs Review Committee rec-
ommends, under paragraph 9 of Article 8 of the 
POPs Convention, that the Conference consider 
making a Conference listing decision with re-
spect to a chemical substance or mixture in ac-
cordance with a proposal; or 
‘‘(B) after completion of a technical review 
of the proposal to list a chemical substance or 
mixture on an Annex of the LRTAP POPs Pro-
tocol. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date on which a recommendation under paragraph 
(1)(A) is made or a technical review described in 
paragraph (1)(B) is completed, the Administrator 
shall— 
‘‘(A) publish in the Federal Register a no-
tice of the recommendation or completion of the 
technical review; and 
‘‘(B) provide opportunity for public com-
ment on the recommendation or the technical re-
view. 
‘‘(3) REQUIRED
ELEMENTS.—A notice under 
paragraph (2) shall include a summary of— 
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