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RIN: 2070-AJ88

Publication ID: Fall 2011

Title: Significant New Use Rule (SNUR); HBCD (Hexabromocyclododecane) Used in Textiles
Abstract: EPA is proposing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the use of HBCD (Hexabromocyclododecane) in consumer textiles. HBCD is a brominated flame retardant used in polystyrene foam for thermal insulation boards, in electrical and electronic applications, and textiles. The chemical is found world-wide in the environment and wildlife. HBCD is transported long distances in the environment, it bioaccumulates and biomagnifies in the food chain, and is highly toxic to aquatic organisms. Human exposure is evidenced from its presence in breast milk, adipose tissue, and blood. Animal test results indicate that HBCD causes potential reproductive, developmental and neurological effects. EPA has evidence to suggest that the use of HBCD in textiles may be limited to specialty commercial applications. EPA believes that use of HBCD in consumer textiles (other than use in textiles in motor vehicles, which is ongoing) would constitute a significant new use. The SNUR would require persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process HBCD for the designated significant new use to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing such use. 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.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2601 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	01/00/2012
Final Action	To Be Determined

Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0489
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/
Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Sue Slotnick Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404T, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-1973 Email: slotnick.sue@epa.gov Robert Courtnage Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404T, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-1081 Email: courtnage.robert@epa.gov