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25 August 2020  
(20-5770) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  24 August 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (20 -1.B) 
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[X] Notified measure adopted - date: 21 August 2020  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 20 October 2020  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-08-21/html/2020 -16382. htm 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-08-21/pdf/2020 -16382.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/final_measure/20_5058_00_
e.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if meas ure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  
ACTION: Final rule  
SUMMARY: EPA is issuing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(TSCA) for chemical substances which are the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). This action 
requires persons to notify EPA least 90 days before commenci ng manufacture (defined by statute to 
include import) or processing of any of these chemical substances for an activity that is designated 
as a significant new use by this rule. The required notification initiates EPA's evaluation of the 
chemical under the  conditions of use within the applicable review period. Persons may not commence 
manufacture or processing for the significant new use until EPA has conducted a review of the notice, 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
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  made an appropriate determination on the notice, and has taken such actio ns as are required as a 
result of that determination.  
DATES: This rule is effective on 20 October 2020. For purposes of judicial review, this rule shall be 
promulgated at 1 p.m. (e.s.t.) on 4 September 2020.  
This final rule and the proposed rule notified a s G/TBT/N/USA/1566  are id entified by Docket Number 
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0595.   The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA -HQ-OPPT-2019-0595, and provides access to primary 
and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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