EPA Proposes SNUR for Asbestos Reporting

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new reporting requirements for asbestos under a significant new use rule (SNUR), the agency said in a notice. The proposed SNUR would require notification to EPA at least 90 days in advance from importers, manufacturers or processors that intend to use asbestos. It would apply to "adhesives, sealants, and roof and non-roof coatings; arc chutes; beater-add gaskets; extruded sealant tape and other tape; filler for acetylene cylinders; high-grade electrical paper; millboard; missile liner; pipeline wrap; reinforced plastics; roofing felt; separators in fuel cells and batteries; vinyl-asbestos floor tile; and any other building material (other than cement)." Comments on the proposed SNUR are due Aug. 10.