EPA Sets SNURs for 13 Chemical Substances, 1 Microbe

The Environmental Protection Agency released a final rule May 5 setting new significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 13 chemical substances subject to Premanufacture Notices (PMNs), and a microorganism that was the subject of a Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN). As a result of the SNURs, persons planning to manufacture, import or process any of the chemical substances or microorganisms for an activity designated as a significant new use by this rule are required to notify EPA at least 90 days in advance. Importers of chemicals and microorganisms subject to these SNURs will need to certify their compliance with the SNUR requirements, and exporters of these chemical substances and microorganisms will now become subject to export notification requirements. The final rule takes effect July 6. The SNURs cover the following:

• Amides, tallow, N,N-bis(2-hydroxypropyl).
• 2,5-Furandione, polymer with 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, 3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-4,7-methano-1H-inden-5(or 6)-yl ester, ester with 2,3-dihydroxypropyl neodecanoate.
• Waste plastics, polyester, depolymd. with glycols, polymers with dicarboxylic acids (generic).
• Substituted alkanoic acid, polymer with alkylcarbonate, alkanediols and isocyanate substituted carbomonocycles, sodium salt, alkenoic acid substituted polyol reaction productsblocked (generic).
• Alkenoic acid, ester with [oxybis(alkylene)]bis[alkyl-substituted alkanediol], polymer with alkylcarbonate, alkanediols, substituted alkanoic acid and isocyanate and alkyl substituted carbomonocycle, sodium salt (generic).
• Castor oil, reaction products with soybean oil.
• 1-Butanaminium,N,N,N-tributyl-,2(or 5)- [[benzoyldihydrodioxo [(sulfophenyl) amino]heteropolycycle]oxy]-5(or 2)-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)benzenesulfonate (2:1) (generic).
• Alkylsilsesquioxane, ethoxy-terminated (generic).
• Polythioether, short chain diol polymer terminated with aliphatic diisocyanate (generic).
• Alkenoic acid, polymer with alkenylcarbomonocycle, [alkanediylbis (substituted alkylene)] bis[heteromonocycle] and (alkylalkenyl) aromatic, salt (generic).
• Alkenoic acid, polymer with substituted alkyloxirane, alkenylcarbomonocycle, alkyl substituted alkyl alkanediol and (alkylalkenyl) aromatic, salt (generic).
• Alkyl alkenoic acid, alkyl ester, telomer with alkylthiol, substituted carbomonocycle, substituted alkyl alkyl alkenoate and hydroxyalkyl alkenoate, tertbutyl alkyl peroxoate-initiated (generic).
• Substituted heteromonocycle, polymer with substituted alkanediol and diisocyanate substituted carbomonocyle, alkylene glycol acrylate-blocked (generic).
• Arsenic detecting strain of E. coli with extra-chromosomal elements, including an intergeneric screening marker (generic).