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11 January 2021  
(21-0356) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [1718]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated i f different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other  [X]:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
n-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP); Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Production in the 
chemical industry (ICS 71.020), Organic  chemicals (ICS 71.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
n-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP); Final Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Evaluation; 
Notice of Availability (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 
announcing the availability of the final Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk 
evaluation of n -Methylpyrrolidone (NMP). The purpose of conducting risk evaluations 
under TSCA is to determine whether a c hemical substance presents an unreasonable risk 
of injury to health or the environment under the conditions of use, including an 
unreasonable risk to a relevant potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation, without 
consideration of costs or other nonri sk factors. EPA has determined that specific 
conditions of use of NMP present an unreasonable risk of injury to health. For those 
conditions of use for which EPA has found an unreasonable risk, EPA must take regulatory 
action to address that unreasonable r isk through risk management measures enumerated 
in TSCA. EPA has also determined that specific conditions of use do not present 
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. For those conditions of use for 
which EPA has found no unreasonable ri sk to health or the environment, the Agency's 
determination is a final Agency action and is issued via order in the risk evaluation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/USA/1687  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• 85 Federal Register (FR) 86558, 30 December 2020:  
https://www.go vinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-12-30/html/2020 -28872.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-12-30/pdf/2020 -28872.pdf  
This notice is identified by Docke t Number EPA -HQ-OPPT-2019-0236. The Docket Folder 
is available on Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/ docket?D=EPA -HQ-OPPT-
2019-0236 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.  
G/TBT/N/USA/1271 and subsequent addenda  - Methylene Chloride and 
N-Methylpyrrolidone; Regulation of Certain Uses Under TSCA Section 6(a); identified by 
Docket Number EPA –HQ–OPPT–2016–023. The Docket Folder is available on 
Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA -HQ-OPPT-2016-0231 
and provides access to primary and supporting documents as we ll as comments received. 
Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  None 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_0320_00_e.pdf  
 