From: "Secretary, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety" <secretary**At_Symbol_Here**DCHAS.ORG>
Subject: Fwd: [DCHAS-L] EPA Extends Comment Period on SNUR Proposal
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:30:03 -0400
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Message-ID: B16D3B23-98B5-4D3A-820D-4775B7A641A1**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org


EPA is extending the public comment period for its proposed rule to update SNUR regulations to be consistent with OSHA/NIOSH regulations and GHS standards based on a request from stakeholders. The Agency agreed to accept comments on the proposal until October 26, 2016.  Learn more.

EPA is proposing changes to the existing regulations governing significant new uses of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to align these regulations with revisions to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Hazard Communications Standard (HCS), which are proposed to be cross referenced, and with changes to the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) respirator certification requirements pertaining to respiratory protection of workers from exposure to chemicals. EPA is also proposing changes to the significant new uses of chemical substances regulations based on issues that have been identified by EPA and issues raised by public commenters for Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) previously proposed and issued under these regulations. Additionally, EPA is proposing a minor change to reporting requirements for premanufacture notices (PMNs) and other TSCA section 5 notices. EPA expects these changes to have minimal impacts on the costs and burdens of complying, while updating the significant new use reporting requirements to assist in addressing any potential effects to human health and the environment.


https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA_FRDOC_0001-19445




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