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EPA Sets SNURs for 20 More Chemicals

The Environmental Protection Agency is promulgating significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 20 chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs), it said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Nov. 2. Eight of the chemicals are subject to TSCA section 5(e) consent orders issued by EPA. As a result of the SNURs, persons planning to manufacture, import, or process any of the chemicals for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days in advance.

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Chemicals subject to the rule include: Benzoic acid, 4-[(1-oxodecyl)oxy]-. CAS number: 86960-46-5; Distillates (lignocellulosic), C5-40 (P11-327); Paraffin waxes (lignocellulosic) hydrotreated, C5-40- branched, cyclic and linear (P-11-328); Naphtha (lignocellulosic), hydrotreated, C5-12-branched, cyclic and linear (P-11-329); Kerosene (lignocellulosic), hydrotreated, C8-16-branched, cyclic and linear (P-11-330); Distillates (lignocellulosic), hydrotreated, C8-26 - branched, cyclic, and linear (P-11-331); Residual oils (lignocellulosic), hydrotreated, C20-40- branched, cyclic, and linear (P-11). CAS numbers: 1267611-99-3 (P-11-327), 1267611-06-2 (P-11-328), 1267611-35-7 (P-11-329), 1267611-14-2 (P-11-330), 1267611-11-9 (P-11-331), and 1267611-71-1.

The rule is effective Jan. 2. Comments on the SNURs are due by Dec. 2 to docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0740, via http://www.regulations.gov. Further information: Kenneth Moss,202-564-9232 or moss.kenneth@epa.gov.