EPA Submits SNUR Proposed Rule for HBCD Use in Consumer Textiles to OMB
The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted a proposed rule to the Office of Management and Budget for a significant new use rule (SNUR) for the use of HBCD (Hexabromocyclododecane) in consumer textiles. HBCD is a brominated flame retardant. Found world-wide,…
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it bioaccumulates and biomagnifies in the food chain, and is highly toxic to aquatic organisms. Human exposure is evidenced from its presence in breast milk, adipose tissue, and blood. The SNUR would require persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process HBCD for the designated significant new use to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing such use. The required notification would provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit that activity before it occurs.