The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule setting new significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for eight chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). As a result of the SNURs, persons planning to manufacture, import or process any of the chemicals for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule are required to notify EPA at least 90 days in advance. Importers of chemicals subject to these SNURs will need to certify their compliance with the SNUR requirements, and exporters of these chemicals will now become subject to export notification requirements. The final rule takes effect Dec. 27.

The Drug Enforcement Administration permanently placed the synthetic opioids cyclopropyl fentanyl, methoxyacetyl fentanyl, ortho-fluorofentanyl, and para-fluorobutyryl fentanyl into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, in a final order. These substances had already been temporarily listed in Schedule I, so are already subject to import and export restrictions applicable to Schedule I controlled substances. The final order takes effect Oct. 25.

The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule setting new significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 28 chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). As a result of the SNURs, persons planning to manufacture, import or process any of the chemicals for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule are required to notify EPA at least 90 days in advance. Importers of chemicals subject to these proposed SNURs will need to certify their compliance with the SNUR requirements, and exporters of these chemicals will be subject to export notification requirements. The SNURs take effect Dec. 16.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new reporting requirements for 31 chemicals under significant new use rules. The proposed SNURs would require notification to EPA at least 90 days in advance of a new use by importers, manufacturers or processors. Importers of chemicals subject to these proposed SNURs would need to certify their compliance with the SNUR requirements should these proposed rules be finalized, EPA said. Exporters of these chemicals would become subject to export notification requirements. Comments on the proposed SNURs are due Nov. 12.

The Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a significant new use rule (SNUR) on fatty acid amide, in a final rule. Effective Dec. 9, the agency is removing the import certification and export notification requirements for the chemical because it has received test data that show it has low toxicity, EPA said.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the Kirtland’s warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii), a migrant songbird that breeds in northern Michigan, Wisconsin and Ontario, from the Endangered Species List, it said in a final rule. Threats to the species have been "eliminated or reduced to the point where it no longer meets the definition of an endangered species or a threatened species," FWS said. The delisting takes effect Nov. 8.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new reporting requirements for seven chemicals under significant new use rules. The proposed SNURs would require notification to EPA at least 90 days in advance of a new use by importers, manufacturers or processors. Importers of chemicals subject to these proposed SNURs would need to certify their compliance with the SNUR requirements should these proposed rules be finalized, EPA said. Exporters of these chemicals would become subject to export notification requirements. Comments on the proposed SNURs are due Nov. 7.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the Monito gecko (Sphaerodactylus micropithecus), a lizard native to Puerto Rico's Monito Island, from the Endangered Species List, it said in a final rule. Threats to the species have been "eliminated or reduced to the point where it no longer meets the definition of an endangered species or a threatened species," FWS said. The delisting takes effect Nov. 4.

The Agricultural Marketing Service amending its U.S. Standards for Grades of Apples to remove smooth net-like russeting as a grade-determining factor in the U.S. Extra Fancy, U.S. Fancy and U.S. No. 1 grades for Fuji apples, it said. The final rule also removes obsolete references to the location where color standards may be examined and purchased, AMS said. The changes also affect the grade requirements under the Export Apple Act.

The Environmental Protection Agency is issuing final rules setting new significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In one final rule, EPA is setting SNURs for 19 substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs), while in another it's setting SNURs for an additional 26. As a result of the SNURs, persons planning to manufacture, import or process any of the chemicals for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule are required to notify EPA at least 90 days in advance. The final rules take effect Nov. 18.