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Search Results: keywords:"Significant New Use Rules"

  • 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.

  • Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:89 FR 102046
    Reading Time:about 2 hours

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new rules for the use of certain chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These rules, known as Significant New Use Rules (SNURs), require entities to notify EPA at least 90 days before starting activities considered significant new uses of these chemicals. The EPA will then assess these uses for potential risks. The proposed rules aim to ensure new chemical substances are safely manufactured and processed, protecting human health and the environment.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA wants to make sure some new chemicals are used safely, so they've made a rule that says companies have to ask for permission before using them in certain ways. This is like asking a teacher if it's okay to do something new in class, just to make sure it's safe for everyone.

  • Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 100361
    Reading Time:about 80 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued new rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances identified in premanufacture notices (PMNs). These rules, known as Significant New Use Rules (SNURs), require companies to notify the EPA 90 days before beginning to manufacture or process these chemicals in ways considered a "significant new use," giving the EPA time to evaluate potential risks. The rules include specific requirements for workplace safety, such as ventilation and protective equipment, as well as guidelines for hazard communication. This regulation aims to prevent risks to human health and the environment before these new uses of chemicals are fully developed or used commercially.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA has made new rules that say before people can start using certain chemicals in new ways, they must first tell the EPA so they can check if it’s safe. This helps make sure the new uses won’t harm people or the planet.