‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No other rulemaking 
procedure under this Act shall apply to rules 
promulgated under this section. 
‘‘(B) RULEMAKING.—Regulations promul-
gated by the Administrator under this section 
shall comply with section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code (without regard to any reference in 
that section to sections 556 and 557 of that 
title). 
‘‘(i) HARMONIZATION OF POPS CONVENTION AND 
LRTAP POPS PROTOCOL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a chemical substance or 
mixture is both a POPs chemical substance or mix-
ture and a LRTAP POPs chemical substance or 
mixture, in the case of a conflict between a provision 
of this section applicable to a POPs chemical sub-
stance or mixture and a provision of this section ap-
plicable to a LRTAP POPs chemical substance or 
mixture, the more stringent provision shall apply, as 
determined by the Administrator in consultation 
with the Secretary of State. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—In the case of chemical 
substance or mixture described in paragraph (1), 
this section shall be applied in such a manner as to 
ensure that the United States is in compliance with
the POPs Convention and the LRTAP POPs Pro-
tocol with respect to the chemical substance or mix-
ture. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REGULATIONS.—The Ad-
ministrator may issue regulations as necessary to imple-
ment this section. 
‘‘SEC. 503. NOTICE AND RECORD OF PROHIBITIONS, EXEMP-
TIONS, DISALLOWANCES, AND OTHER INFOR-
MATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator— 
‘‘(1) shall publish in the Federal Register time-
ly notice concerning— 
‘‘(A) the POPs chemical substances and 
mixtures, or the LRTAP POPs chemical sub-
stances and mixtures, subject to the prohibi-
tions specified in section 502; 
‘‘(B) any exemptions from the prohibitions 
authorized under section 502, including the 
date on which the exemptions are no longer au-
thorized; 
‘‘(C) in the case of a LRTAP POPs chem-
ical substance or mixture, any disallowances of 
exemptions under section 502(d)(5); and 
‘‘(D) in the case of a POPs chemical sub-
stance or mixture, a list of any importing for-
eign states from which the Administrator has 
received a nonparty certification under section 
502(c)(6)(D); and 
‘‘(2) may include in the notice any other infor-
mation that the Administrator determines to be nec-
essary to ensure adequate notice of the requirements 
of— 
‘‘(A) this title; 
‘‘(B) the POPs Convention; or 
‘‘(C) the LRTAP POPs Protocol. 
‘‘(b) UPDATING AND AVAILABILITY OF RECORD.— 
The Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) update the record as necessary; and 
‘‘(2) make the record publicly available. 
‘‘(c) DISCLOSURE OF DATA.—Any information pro-
vided to or otherwise obtained by the Administrator (or 
any representative of the Administrator) under this title 
shall be subject to section 14 of this Act. 
‘‘SEC. 504. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND COOPERA-
TION IN INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS. 
‘‘In cooperation with the Secretary of State and the 
head of any other appropriate Federal agency, the Admin-
istrator shall— 
‘‘(1) participate and cooperate in any inter-
national efforts to develop improved research and
regulations on chemical substances and mixtures; 
and 
‘‘(2) participate in technical cooperation and ca-
pacity building activities designed to support imple-
mentation of— 
‘‘(A) the LRTAP POPs Protocol; 
‘‘(B) the PIC Convention; and 
‘‘(C) the POPs Convention. 
‘‘SEC. 505. EXPORTS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPORTS.—In the case of 
a chemical substance or mixture identified by the Adminis-
trator as listed on Annex III of the PIC Convention in 
a notice issued under subsection (d)(3), any person that 
distributes in commerce the chemical substance or mixture 
for export shall comply with any export conditions or re-
strictions identified by the Administrator in the notice. 
‘‘(b) PRE-EXPORT NOTICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—In the case of— 
‘‘(i) a chemical substance or mixture 
that the Administrator determines under 
subsection (d)(1) to be banned or severely 
restricted;
‘‘(ii) a chemical substance or mixture 
identified by the Administrator in a notice 
issued under subsection (d)(3); or 
‘‘(iii) a POPs chemical substance or 
mixture allowed to be exported under para-
graph (6) or (7) of section 502(c); 
the exporter of the chemical substance or mix-
ture shall provide to the Administrator notice of 
the intent of the exporter to export the chemical 
substance or mixture. 
‘‘(B) TIMING OF NOTICE FOR BANNED OR 
SEVERELY RESTRICTED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES 
OR MIXTURES.— 
‘‘(i) FIRST EXPORT.—In the case of a 
first export that an exporter makes from 
the territory of the United States to each 
importing foreign state after the Adminis-
trator issues a notice under subsection 
(d)(1), the exporter shall provide the notice 
so that the Administrator receives the no-
tice not earlier than 30 nor later than 15 
calendar days before the date of export. 
‘‘(ii) SUBSEQUENT EXPORTS.—In the 
case of subsequent exports to the import-
ing foreign state in the calendar year sub-
sequent to the notification provided under 
clause (i), the exporter shall provide the 
notice so that the Administrator receives 
the notice not earlier than 30 nor later 
than 15 calendar days before the date of 
the first export in each calendar year. 
‘‘(C) TIMING OF PRE-EXPORT NOTICE FOR 
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES OR MIXTURES LISTED 
ON ANNEX III OF THE PIC CONVENTION.— 
‘‘(i) FIRST EXPORT.—In the case of a 
first export that an exporter makes from 
the territory of the United States to each 
importing foreign state after the Adminis-
trator notifies the public under subsection 
(d)(3), the exporter shall provide the notice 
so that the Administrator receives the no-
tice not earlier than 30 nor later than 15 
calendar days before the date of export. 
‘‘(ii) SUBSEQUENT EXPORTS.—In the 
case of subsequent exports by the exporter 
to the importing foreign state in a calendar 
year subsequent to the notification pro-
vided under clause (i), the exporter shall 
provide the notice so that the Adminis-
trator receives the notice not earlier than
30 nor later than 15 calendar days before 
the date of the first such subsequent ex-
port in each calendar year. 
‘‘(iii) CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES MER-
ITING NEW NOTICE.—If conditions or re-
strictions imposed by the importing foreign 
state change and the Administrator noti-
fies the public of the change under sub-
section (d)(3), or if an earlier pre-export 
notice no longer applies, the exporter shall 
provide the notice so that the Adminis-
trator receives the notice not earlier than 
30 nor later than 15 calendar days before 
the date of export. 
‘‘(D) TIMING OF PRE-EXPORT NOTICE FOR 
CHEMICAL
SUBSTANCES
OR
MIXTURES
AL-
LOWED TO BE EXPORTED UNDER PARAGRAPH 
(6) OR (7) OF SECTION 502(c).— 
‘‘(i) FIRST
EXPORT
OF
THE
CAL-
ENDAR YEAR.—In the case of the first ex-
port that an exporter makes from the ter-
ritory of the United States to each import-
ing foreign state of a chemical substance 
or mixture exported under paragraph (6) 
or (7) of section 502(c), the exporter shall
provide the notice so that the Adminis-
trator receives the notice not earlier than 
30 nor later than 15 calendar days before 
the date of the first export. 
‘‘(ii) SUBSEQUENT EXPORTS.—In the 
case of subsequent exports by the exporter 
to the importing foreign state in a calendar 
year subsequent to the notification pro-
vided under clause (i) to the importing for-
eign state, the exporter shall provide the 
notice so that the Administrator receives 
the notice not earlier than 30 nor later 
than 15 calendar days before the date of 
the first such subsequent export in each 
calendar year. 
‘‘(iii) CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES MER-
ITING
NEW
NOTICE.—If the information 
provided in an earlier pre-export notice is 
no longer accurate, the exporter shall pro-
vide the notice so that the Administrator 
receives the notice not earlier than 30 nor 
later than 15 calendar days before the date 
of export. 
‘‘(2) ALTERNATE TIMEFRAME FOR NOTICES.— 
Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of
paragraph (1), the Administrator may set an alter-
nate timeframe for providing notices under para-
graph (1) if the Administrator determines that such 
alternate timeframe is appropriate and the Adminis-
trator is able, within such alternate timeframe, to 
administer notice activities in accordance with the 
PIC Convention and comply with the POPs Conven-
tion. 
‘‘(3) CONTENT OF PRE-EXPORT NOTICES.— 
‘‘(A) 
NOTICES
UNDER
PARAGRAPH 
(1)(B).—A notice under paragraph (1)(B) shall 
include— 
‘‘(i) the name and address of the ex-
porter; 
‘‘(ii) the name and address of the ap-
propriate designated national authority of 
the United States; 
‘‘(iii) the name and address of the ap-
propriate designated national authority of 
the importing foreign state, if available; 
‘‘(iv) the name and address of the im-
porter; 
‘‘(v) the name of the chemical sub-
stance or mixture for which the notice is 
required;