EPA Withdraws SNURs for 29 Chemicals

The Environmental Protection Agency is issuing two notices withdrawing significant new use rules issued for 29 chemical substances in August, after receiving comments opposing the SNURs in response to a pair of direct final rules (see 1808240012). The agency will now consider the SNURs under concurrently issued proposed rules, 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. 26.