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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1735 | United States of America | 2021 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Ozone layer protection
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the…
Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act: Proposed rule - The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to issue regulations to implement certain provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, as enacted on 27 December 2020. This rulemaking proposes to: Establish the hydrofluorocarbon production and consumption baselines based on historical data; establish the allowance allocation program to phase down hydrofluorocarbon production and consumption; determine an initial methodology to allocating allowances and allowing for the transfer of those allowances; establish provisions for the international transfer of allowances; establish requirements to support compliance with phasing down hydrofluorocarbon production and consumption; establish recordkeeping and reporting requirements; release certain data to provide transparency and support implementation of the program; and, address certain other elements related to the effective implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1740 | United States of America | 2021 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical…
Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (21-1.5e): Proposed rule - EPA is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and a Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN), and are also subject to Orders issued by EPA pursuant to TSCA. The SNURs require persons who intend to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or process any of these chemical substances for an activity that is proposed as a significant new use by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1742 | United States of America | 2021 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping…
TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: roposed rule - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing reporting and recordkeeping requirements for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) . In accordance with obligations under TSCA, as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, EPA proposes to require certain persons that manufacture (including import) or have manufactured these chemical substances in any year since 1 January 2011, to electronically report information regarding PFAS uses, production volumes, disposal, exposures, and hazards. EPA is requesting public comment on all aspects of this proposed rule and has also identified items of particular interest for public input. In addition to fulfilling statutory obligations under TSCA, this document will enable EPA to better characterize the sources and quantities of manufactured PFAS in the United States. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1775 | United States of America | 2021 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Octamethylcyclotetra-Siloxane (D4); Draft Scope…
Octamethylcyclotetra-Siloxane (D4); Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation To Be Conducted Under the Toxic Substances Control Act; Notice of Availability and Request for Comments: (...) The draft scope for this chemical substance includes the conditions of use, hazards, exposures, and the potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations that EPA plans to consider in conducting the risk evaluation for this chemical substance. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1779 | United States of America | 2021 | Air pollution reduction, Chemical, toxic and…
Air pollution reduction, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals, Manufacturing | National Volatile Organic Compound Emission…
National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings Amendments: roposed rule - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend the National Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings, which establishes reactivity-based emission standards for the aerosol coatings category (aerosol spray paints) under the Clean Air Act (CAA) . In this action, the EPA is proposing to update coating category product-weighted reactivity limits for aerosol coatings categories; add new compounds and reactivity factors (RFs); update existing reactivity values; revise the default RF; amend the thresholds for compounds regulated by this document; and add electronic reporting provisions.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1784 | United States of America | 2021 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Health and Safety Data Reporting; Addition of 20…
Health and Safety Data Reporting; Addition of 20 High-Priority Substances and 30 Organohalogen Flame Retardants; Extension of Submission Deadline: EPA is amending the deadline for reporting pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Health and Safety Data Reporting rule, which requires manufacturers (including importers) of 50 specified chemical substances to report certain lists and copies of unpublished health and safety studies to EPA. Specifically, EPA will be amending the deadline from 27 September 2021 to 1 December 2021 for 20 of the 50 chemical substances and to 25 January 2022 for 30 of the 50 chemical substances. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1788 | United States of America | 2021 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical…
Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (21-1.F): EPA is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) . The chemical substances received "not likely to present an unreasonable risk" determinations under TSCA. The SNURs require persons who intend to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or process any of these chemical substances for an activity that is proposed as a significant new use by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1789 | United States of America | 2021 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Addition of Certain Chemicals; Community Right-to…
Addition of Certain Chemicals; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting: In response to a petition filed under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), EPA is proposing to add 12 chemicals to the list of toxic chemicals subject to the reporting requirements under EPCRA and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) . EPA believes that each of the 12 chemicals meets the EPCRA criteria. In addition, based on the available bioaccumulation and persistence data, EPA believes that one chemical should be classified as a persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemical and designated as a chemical of special concern with a 100-pound reporting threshold.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1792 | United States of America | 2021 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and…
Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h); Phenol, Isopropylated Phosphate (3:1); Further Compliance Date Extension: (...) Specifically, EPA is proposing to extend the compliance date applicable to the processing and distribution in commerce of certain PIP (3:1)-containing articles, and the PIP (3:1) used to make those articles until 31 October 2024, along with the associated recordkeeping requirements for manufacturers, processors, and distributors of PIP (3:1)-containing articles. EPA is also announcing its intention to commence a new rulemaking effort on PIP (3:1) and four other persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals that have been regulated under TSCA section 6(h) . EPA is anticipating issuing a proposal to this end in 2023.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1800 | United States of America | 2021 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Response to Vacatur of Certain Provisions of the…
Response to Vacatur of Certain Provisions of the Mercury Inventory Reporting Rule: Final rule - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is revising regulations associated with persons who must report data to the Agency's mercury inventory established under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) . Those reporting requirements were set forth in a final rule entitled "Reporting Requirements for TSCA Mercury Inventory: Mercury" (hereafter "mercury inventory reporting rule") . These revisions implement an order issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Second Circuit), on 5 June 2020.
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