EPA Sets SNURs for 17 More Chemical Substances
The Environmental Protection Agency is promulgating significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 17 chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). This action requires persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process any of the 17 chemicals for a significant new use by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before beginning, giving the EPA a chance to evaluate it and possibly to prohibit or limit that activity. The rules take effect June 4, 2012.
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This rule includes two PMN substances (P-10-486 and P-10-487) that are subject to "risk-based" consent orders under TSCA section 5(e)(1)(A)(ii)(I) in which EPA determined that activities associated with the PMN substances may present unreasonable risk to human health or the environment. Those consent orders require protective measures to limit exposures or otherwise mitigate the potential unreasonable risk, EPA said. The rule also includes SNURs on 15 PMN substances (P-09-248, P-11-33, P-11-34, P-11-188, P-11-316, P-11-333, P-11-424, P-11-511, P-11-546, P-11-578, P-11-580, P-11-591, P-11-608, P-11-637, and P-11-662) that are not subject to consent orders. Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA--HQ--OPPT--2011--0942, can be submitted to http://www.regulations.gov, or by mail to Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460--0001. Further information: Kenneth Moss, Chemical Control Division (7405M) -- 202-564-9232 or moss.kenneth@epa.gov.