EPA Withdraws SNURs for 145 Chemicals

The Environmental Protection Agency is withdrawing significant new use rules issued for 145 chemical substances in August, after receiving comments opposing the SNURs in response to its direct final rule (see 1807310036). The agency will now consider the SNURs under a concurrently issued proposed rule, and “will address all adverse public comments in a subsequent final rule, based on the proposed rule.” The SNURs had been set to take effect Oct. 1.