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EPA/OPPTS RIN: 2070-AD58 Publication ID: Spring 2003 
Title: Amendment to the Premanufacture Notification Exemptions; Revisions of Exemptions for Polymers (40 CFR Part 723) 
Abstract: This regulatory action will eliminate exemptions under the Polymer Exemption Rule for certain chemicals containing or related to perfluorooctyl sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctonoic acid (PFOA). Based on data on PFOS and PFOA, EPA believes that these substances and other structurally related substances may persist in the environment, bioaccumulate, and be toxic. Certain polymers which contain PFOS, PFOA, or structurally similar substances, or which could release such substances as a degradation on incineration product would no longer qualify for exemption from TSCA section 5 reporting. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 723   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/00/2003    
Final Action  03/00/2004    
Additional Information: SAN No. 4635
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 326 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing; 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 
Agency Contact:
Rebecca Cool
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-9138
Fax:202 564-9490
Email: cool.rebecca@epa.gov