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RIN: 2070-AD58

Publication ID: Spring 2010

Title: Amendment to the Premanufacture Notification Exemptions; Revisions of Exemptions for Certain Polymers
Abstract: On March 7, 2006, EPA proposed an amendment to the Polymer Exemption Rule, which provides an exemption from the premanufacture notification (PMN) requirements of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The proposed amendment would exclude from eligibility polymers containing as an integral part of their composition, except as impurities, certain perfluoroalkyl moieties consisting of a CF3- or longer chain length. This proposed exclusion includes polymers that contain any one or more of the following: perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFAS); perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (PFAC); fluorotelomers; or perfluoroalkyl moieties that are covalently bound to either a carbon or sulfur atom where the carbon or sulfur atom is an integral part of the polymer molecule. If finalized as proposed, any person who intends to manufacture (or import) any of these polymers not already on the TSCA Inventory would have to complete the TSCA premanufacture review process prior to commencing the manufacture or import of such polymers. EPA believes this proposed change to the current regulation is necessary because, based on recent information, EPA can no longer conclude that these polymers "will not present an unreasonable risk to human health or the environment," which is the determination necessary to support an exemption under TSCA, such as the Polymer Exemption Rule.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 723
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2604

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	03/07/2006	71 FR 11485
NPRM Comment Period End	05/08/2006
Final Action	01/27/2010	75 FR 4295

Additional Information: SAN No. 4635; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2006/March/Day-07/t2152.pdf; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2002-0051.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/oppt/newchems
Sectors Affected: 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 326 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing; 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Geraldine Hilton Environmental Protection Agency Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances 7405M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-8986 Fax:202 564-9490 Email: hilton.geraldine@epa.gov Greg Schweer Environmental Protection Agency Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7405M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-8469 Fax:202 564-9094 Email: schweer.greg@epa.gov