EPA Proposes New TSCA SNURs for 8 Chemical Substances

On June 11, US EPA proposed Significant New Use Rules or SNURs for eight chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
 
A Significant New Use Rule requires chemical industry facilities to notify EPA 90 days prior to commencing any manufacture, processing, or import designated as a “new use” by the rule. SNURs also restrict how and where these chemical substances may be manufactured, processed, imported, and/or used.
 
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The SNURs proposed on Jun 11 correspond to the following eight Premanufacture Notifications or PMNs: 
 
P-16-425 Amino-silane (generic)
A chemical reactant used in manufacturing a polymer 
 
P-18-125 Oxoalkylcarboxylic acid, sodium salt (generic)
A reagent in a coating material
 
P-18-228 Branched alkenyl acid, alkyl ester, homopolymer (generic)
A tackifier
 
P-18-234 Alkenoic acid, reaction products with bis substituted alkane and ether polyol (generic)
A coating component
 
P-18-270 Ethanol, 2-butoxy-, 1,1’-ester (generic)
A co-solvent for solvent-based coatings; a coalescent for industrial water-based coatings; a couple agent and solvent in industrial cleaners, rust removers, hard surface cleaners and disinfectants; and a primary solvent in solvent-based silk screen printing inks.
 
P-18-322 Heteromonocycle, 4,6-dimethyl-2-(1-phenylethyl)– (generic)  
A fragrance ingredient in consumer products
 
P-19-4 Aromatic dianhydride, polymer with aromatic diamine and heteroatom bridged aromatic diamine, reaction products with aromatic anhydride
Use as molded parts and components
 
P-19-34 Metal, bis(2,4-pentanedionato-kO2,KO4)- (T-4)- (generic)
A component of tires
 
EPA will accept public comment on the proposed rules until July 11. For more information about the restrictions proposed by EPA in this rulemaking, see the full proposed rule in the June 11 Federal Register.
 

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