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EPA/OPPTS RIN: 2070-AJ47 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●Test Rule; Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes 
Abstract: A TSCA section 4(a) test rule may be needed to determine the health effects of multiwall carbon nanotubes. The results of the tests that could be required under this rule could assist EPA in understanding the health effects of the substance to manage/minimize any potential risk and exposure. Results could also help with establishing a correlation between the chemical/physical properties and health effects needed to protect the health of workers handling the substance. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603(a)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  To Be Determined    
Additional Information: SAN No. 5313
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest/index.htm  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Zofia Kosim
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7405M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-8733
Fax:202 564-9490
Email: kosim.zofia@epa.gov

Jim Alwood
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7405M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-8974
Fax:202 564-9490
Email: alwood.jim@epa.gov