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  • Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 567
    Reading Time:about 26 minutes

    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.

  • Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:89 FR 95688
    Reading Time:about 2 hours

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances previously submitted for premanufacture notices. These rules, known as Significant New Use Rules (SNURs), will require any person planning to manufacture or process these chemicals in a way that has been identified as a significant new use to notify the EPA at least 90 days before starting. This allows the EPA to assess the potential risks and decide on any necessary actions before the activity begins. Additionally, the chemicals must not be manufactured or processed for these new uses until they receive EPA approval.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA wants to make sure people tell them before making or changing certain chemicals in new ways so they can check if it's safe, like asking for permission before trying something different.