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RIN: 2070-AB27

Publication ID: Spring 1996

Title: Chemical-Specific Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) To Extend Provisions of Section 5(e) Orders
Abstract: When the Agency determines that uncontrolled manufacture, import, processing, distribution, use or disposal of a premanufacture notification notice (PMN) substance may present an unreasonable risk, it may issue a section 5(e) consent order to limit these activities. However, such orders apply only to the PMN submitter. Once the new substance is entered on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) chemical inventory, others can manufacture, import or process the substance without controls. Therefore, EPA extends the controls to apply to others by designating manufacture, import or processing of the substances for uses without the specified controls as significant new uses. Under the Expedited Follow-Up Rule, which became effective on October 10, 1989 (54 FR 31314), EPA routinely publishes batch SNURs containing routine section 5(e) and non-5(e) SNURs. However, certain activities, such as modifications, withdrawals, revocations, and SNURs upon which comments are received in the direct final publication process, are subject to notice and comment rulemaking and are listed below.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Routine and Frequent
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 721
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604/TSCA 5

Additional Information: SAN No. 3495. ^PRFA: N
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: James Alwood Environmental Protection Agency Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances 7405M, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-8974 Fax:202 564-9490 Email: alwood.jim@epa.gov