The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued significant new use rules (SNURs) for certain chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These rules require companies to notify the EPA 90 days before manufacturing or processing these chemicals for any newly designated significant uses. The purpose is to allow the EPA to assess potential risks and take necessary actions before these activities start. Businesses that want to use these chemicals in a significant new way must submit a Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) and wait for EPA review and approval.
Simple Explanation
The EPA has made some new rules about certain chemicals, saying that if anyone wants to use them in a new way, they have to tell the EPA 90 days before they start, so the EPA can check if it might be bad for people or the Earth.