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| EPA/OPPTS | RIN: 2070-AD48 | Publication ID: Fall 2008 |
| Title: Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); Selected Flame Retardant Chemical Substances for Use in Residential Upholstered Furniture | |
| Abstract: In support of the residential upholstered furniture (RUF) flammability standards under consideration by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), EPA would propose a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) covering certain flame retardant chemicals that may be used in RUF to meet the RUF Flammability Standard. The SNUR would require companies intending to import, manufacture or process these chemicals for use as a flame retardant in RUF to submit a significant new use notice (SNUN) to the Agency at least 90 days prior to beginning those activities. The required notice would provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate their use as flame retardant chemicals in RUF, and if necessary to prohibit or limit such activity before it occurs to prevent any unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the environment. | |
| Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Routine and Frequent |
| RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
| Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
| CFR Citation: 40 CFR 704 40 CFR 707 40 CFR 710 40 CFR 721 | |
| Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604 TSCA 5 | |
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| Additional Information: SAN No. 4512; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2002-0074 | |
| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Undetermined |
| Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
| Sectors Affected: 313 Textile Mills; 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 337121 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing | |
| RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
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Agency Contact: John Bowser Environmental Protection Agency Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances 7405M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-8082 Email: bowser.john@epa.gov Amy Breedlove Environmental Protection Agency Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances 7405M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-9823 Fax:202 564-4775 Email: breedlove.amy@epa.gov |
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