Life Cycle Thinking Blog

More SNURs and what you need to do.

TSCA SNURs on resuming nonylphenols use proposed.

EPA responds to comments on SNURs.

More significant new use rules (SNURs) from EPA

EPA issues several SNURs on wide range of new chemicals.

TSCA SNUR on carpets with perfluorochemicals issued.

New on line access to EPA chemical information from the Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention Office.

Spring 2013 EPA Regulatory Agenda predicts a lot of action coming up on SNURs and cbi.

EPA has published another batch of 37 Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) on chemicals that had been premanufacture noticed (PMN’d). Only 17 of them had consent orders. Isocyanates, siloxanes, nanocarbons predominate.

Make sure you are reviewing these for possible applicability – especially if the use is not “new” to you.

EPA is on a tear issuing Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) under TSCA. Mostly for new chemicals that hit triggers under PMN reviews. Make sure you are reading notifications from suppliers – often on MSDS – that may affect how you can use the chemical (e.g., workplace protections and disposal restrictions) and trigger export notifications to EPA under section 12.