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31 July 2019  
(19-5015) 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 AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [1539]  
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 if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicab le): Persistent, 
bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals; Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), 
Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene (ICS 13.100), Domestic safety (ICS 13.120), 
Products of the chemical industry (ICS 71.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulation of 
Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h) (33 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  EPA is proposing a rule to address certain persistent, 
bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals identified pursuant to section 6(h) of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA). These five chemicals are: Decabromodiphenyl ether; 
phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1), also known as tris(4 -isopropylphenyl) phosphate; 
2,4,6-tris(tert - butyl)phenol; hexachlorobutadiene; and pentachlorothiophenol. This 
proposed rule would restrict or prohibit manufacture (including import), processing, and 
distribution in commerce fo r many uses of four of these five chemical substances. EPA 
has evaluated the uses of hexachlorobutadiene and is proposing no regulatory action. For 
the other four, this proposal includes recordkeeping requirements. Additional downstream 
notification requir ements are proposed for phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 84 Federal Register (FR) 36728, 29 July 2019; Title 40 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 751:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-07-29/html/2019 -14022.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-07-29/pdf/2019 -14022.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/1512  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  27 September 2019  
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/cr nattachments/2019/TBT/USA/19_4256_00_e.pdf  
 