The following communication, dated 4 March 2015, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United States of America.
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TITLE: Proposed Significant New Use Rule on Certain Chemical Substances; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period
SUMMARY: EPA issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register of 7 January 2015, concerning proposed significant new use rules for 13 chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). This document extends the comment period for 45 days, from 9 March 2015 to 23 April 2015.
Multiple commenters requested additional time to research and submit more detailed comments concerning the proposed SNURs. EPA is therefore extending the comment period in order to give all interested persons the opportunity to comment fully.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on 7 January 2015 (80 FR 845) is extended. Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0760 must be received on or before 23 April 2015.
URLs:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-03-03/html/2015-04406.htm
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-03-03/pdf/2015-04406.pdf
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