U.S. EPA to tightly monitor manufacture, import, export of 24 chemicals from November 2022

On September 29, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final Significant New Use Rules (SNUR) stating that, From November 28, 2022, persons or entities engaged in import, manufacture, or process any of 24 chemical substances for an activity designated as a significant new use by this rule to notify the EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The 24 chemicals are- | 1) 1-Butanesulfonamide, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluoro-; | 2) 1-Butanesulfonamide,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluoro-N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-; | 3) 1,3-Propanediamine, N1,N1- dimethyl-N3-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4- piperidinyl)-; | 4) 2-Propenoic acid, polymer with aliphatic cyclic epoxide (generic); | 5) 1-Butanone, 2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(2-ethyl-2-methyl-3-oxazolidinyl)phenyl]-2-(phenylmethyl)-; | 6) Acrylic acid, tricyclo alkyl ester (generic); | 7) Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, monoC12–14-alkyl ethers, phosphates, sodium salts; | 8) N-alkyl heteromonocyclic diphenolamide (generic); | 9) Reaction products of alkylterminated alkylalumuminoxanes and [[(pentaalkylphenyl- (pentaalkylphenyl)amino)alkyl] alkanediaminato]bis(aralkyl) transition metal coordination compound (generic); | 10) Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (generic); | 11) Carbomonocyclic sulfonium, salt with trihalo-sulfoalkyl hydroxycarbopolycyclic carboxylate (generic); | 12) Heterocyclic onium compound with 1-substituted-alkyl 2,2,2- trisubstitutedalkyl 2-methyl-2- propenoate (1:1) polymer with acenaphthylene, 4-ethenyl-a,a-dimethylbenzenemethanol and 4- ethenylphenyl acetate, hydrolyzed (generic); | 13) Sulfonium, triphenyl-, 1,2- substituted-alkyltricycloalkyl-1- carboxylate (1:1) (generic); | 14) 721.11648 N-substituted-beta-alanine, heterosubstituted-alkyl ester, ion(1-), triphenyl sulfonium (1:1) (generic); | 15) Sulfonium, [4-(1,1- dimethylethyl)phenyl]diphenyl-, salt with heterosubstituted-alkyl tricycloalkane-carboxylate (1:1) (generic); | 16) Dibenzothiophenium, 5-phenyl-, salt with 2,2-diheterosubstituted-2- sulfoethyl substitutedheterotricycloalkane-carboxylate (1:1) (generic); | 17) Substituted heterocyclic onium compound, salt with heteropolysubstitutedalkyl substituted tricycloalkanecarboxylate (1:1), polymer with disubstituted aromatic compound and 1- methylcyclopentyl 2-methyl-2- propenoate, di-Me 2,2’-(1,2-diazenediyl)bis[2-methylpropenoate]- initiated (generic); | 18) Substituted-2H-thiopyrylium, salt with heterosubstituted-alkyl tricycloalkane-carboxylate (1:1) (generic); | 19) Sulfonium, triphenyl-, salt with 2,2-dihalo-2-sulfoethyl-2-oxo substituted-heterotricycloalkaneheteropolycyclo-carboxylate (1:1) (generic); | 20) 721.11654 Sulfonium, triphenyl-, salt with 5-alkyl-2-alkyl-4-(2,4,6-substituted tricarbomonocycle, hetero-acid) benzenesulfonate (1:1) (generic); | 21) Phenoxanthiinium, 10-phenyl, 5- alkyl-2-alkyl-4-(2,4,6-substituted tricarbomonocycle, hetero-acid) benzenesulfonate (1:1) (generic); | 22) Substituted, triaryl-, tricycloalkane alkyl disubstituted (generic) (P–20–156); | 23) Substituted, triaryl-, tricycloalkane alkyl disubstituted (generic) (P–20–162); | 24) Naphthalene derivative (generic). || Importers of any of these chemicals must certify that shipments of these substances comply with all applicable rules and orders under the Toxic Substances Control Act, including any SNUR requirements. In addition, any persons who export or intend to export any of these substances are subject to the export notification provisions of 15 USC 2611(b) and must comply with the export notification requirements in 40 CFR part 707, subpart D.