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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>2070-AJ95</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201210</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2070</CODE>
            <NAME>Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>OCSPP</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2000</CODE>
            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EPA</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Significant New Use Rule for Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonates and Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylates Used as Part of Carpets</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[On August 15, 2012, EPA proposed a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFAS) and certain long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (LCPFAC) chemical substances. Under a SNUR, persons who intend to engage in any significant new use would be required to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that new use. The required notification would enable EPA to evaluate the significant new use uses of these chemical substances and, if necessary, appropriately address risks to human health or the environment by limiting or prohibiting those uses before they occur. EPA proposed to designate processing as a significant new use of certain PFAS chemical substances that have completed the TSCA new chemical review process but have not yet commenced production or import. EPA also proposed to designate manufacturing, importing, or processing for use as part of carpets or for treating carpet (e.g., for use in the carpet aftercare market) as a significant new use of certain LCPFAC chemical substances. EPA also proposed to revoke the Article Exemption described in 40 CFR section 721.45(f) for persons that import the LCPFAC chemical substances as part of carpets. Studies have found PFAS chemicals in very small amounts in the blood of the general human population as well as in wildlife. Although most of the health and environmental studies have focused primarily on perfluorooctyl sulfonates (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), analysis of the structure of these compounds indicates that the results of those studies may be applied to a larger category of PFAS and LCPFAC chemicals. EPA believes that the chemical similarity between PFOS and PFAS raises the likelihood that health and environmental concerns are present for PFAS, and that LCPFAC compounds may degrade to PFOA.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>40 CFR 721</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 USC 2604(a) TSCA 5(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/15/2012</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>77 FR 48924</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/00/2013</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Docket #:EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0268</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0268</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <NAICS_LIST>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>31311</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>314110</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Carpet and Rug Mills</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>324110</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Petroleum Refineries</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>325</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Chemical Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>423220</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>561740</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
        </NAICS_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Yes</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Katherine</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Sleasman</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2070</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OCSPP</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 566-1204</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>sleasman.katherine@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7602M,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Leslie</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Cronkhite</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2070</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OCSPP</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 564-3878</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>cronkhite.leslie@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>4606,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
    </RIN_INFO>
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