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22 February 2024  
(24-1616) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  22 February 2024, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 21 February 2024  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 22 April 2024  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
89 Federal Register (FR) 12961, Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 700:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-02-21/html/2024 -02735.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-02-21/pdf/2024 -02735.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/final_measure/24_01625_00
_e.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing amendments to the 2018 final 
rule that established fees for the administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act ( TSCA ). 
Specifically, EPA is finalizing changes to the f ee amounts and EPA's total costs for administering 
TSCA; exemptions for entities subject to the EPA -initiated risk evaluation fees; exemptions for test 
rule fee activities; modifications to the self -identification and reporting requirements of EPA -initiate d 
risk evaluation and test rule fees; modifications to EPA's proposed methodology for the production -
volume - based fee allocation for EPA -initiated risk evaluation fees in any scenario in which a 
consortium is not formed; expanded fee requirements to compa nies required to submit information 
for test orders; modifications to the fee payment obligations of processors subject to test orders and 
 
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  enforceable consent agreements (ECA); and extended timeframes for certain fee payments and 
notices.  
This rule is effective on 22 April 2024.  
Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 700  
This final rule and the supplemental notice of pro posed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1944  
are identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OPPT-2020-0493. The Docket Folder is available from  
Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-OPPT-2020-0493/document  and 
provides access to primary and supporting document s as well as comments received. Documents 
are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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