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G/TBT/N/USA/39911 June 2008(08-2736)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original: English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying: UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (411)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Dodecandioic acid, dihydrazide, thiophene, dibromo-3-hexyl (ICS: 13.020, 71.100)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (7 pages, in English).
6. Description of content: EPA is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for two chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). The two substances are dodecandioic acid, 1, 12-dihydrazide (CAS No. 4080-98-2; PMNs P-01-759 and P-05-555) and thiophene, 2,5-dibromo-3-hexyl- (CAS No. 116971-11-0; PMN P-07-283). This action would require persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process either of these two substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this proposed rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. 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.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of the environment
8. Relevant documents: 73 Federal Register (FR) 32508 9 June 2008; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 721. Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:
To be determined. 10. Final date for comments: 9 July 2008G/TBT/N/USA/399 Page 2
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
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