SOCMA: EPA has published for public comment proposed significant new use rules (SNURs) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 37 chemical substances, which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). This action would require persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process these chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this proposed rule to notify the EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. Seventeen of the substances are TSCA section 5(e) SNURs as follow-up to consent orders and 20 of the substances are non-section 5(e) SNURs. EPA notes that the proposed SNURs include 14 PMN substances whose reported chemical names include the term "carbon nanotube" (CNT) or "carbon nanofibers."
Comments are due April 26, 2013.
For more information, go to the Federal Register notice here
