The Environmental Protection Agency is setting new significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act for 56 chemical substances subject to Premanufacture Notices, it said in an Aug. 18 final rule. As a result of the SNURs, persons planning to manufacture, import or process any of the chemical substances for an activity 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 chemical substances will now become subject to export notification requirements. The final rule takes effect Oct. 18. The SNURs cover the following:

The Census Bureau Aug. 18 emailed tips on how to address the most frequent messages generated this month in the Automated Export System. Response code 166 is a fatal error for when the mode of transportation is reported as “vessel” and the transportation reference number is missing. The filer should verify the transportation reference number, correct the shipment and resubmit.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the Cumberland sandwort (Arenaria cumberlandensis), a perennial plant of the pink family found in southern Kentucky and northern Tennessee, from the Endangered Species List, it said in a final rule published Aug. 16. An FWS review indicates that “threats to the species identified at the time of listing (i.e., timber harvesting, trampling from recreational uses, and digging for archaeological artifacts) have been reduced to the point that they no longer pose a threat to the species, and the known range and abundance of Cumberland sandwort have increased,” FWS said. “Our review also indicates that potential effects of projected climate change are not expected to cause the species to become endangered in the foreseeable future,” the agency said. The delisting takes effect Sept. 15.

The Environmental Protection Agency is setting new significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 23 chemical substances subject to Premanufacture Notices (PMNs), it said in a final rule Aug. 18. As a result of the SNURs, persons planning to manufacture, import or process any of the chemical substances for an activity 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 chemical substances will now become subject to export notification requirements. The final rule takes effect Oct. 18. The SNURs cover the following:

The Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing to list mesocarb, a substance with stimulating properties marketed in Russia for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder that has no approved medical use and no known therapeutic application in the U.S., under schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, it said in a notice published Aug. 11. “If finalized, this action would impose the regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule I controlled substances on persons who handle (manufacture, distribute, reverse distribute, import, export, engage in research, conduct instructional activities or chemical analysis with, or possess), or propose to handle, mesocarb.” Comments are due by Oct. 12.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the running buffalo clover (Trifolium stoloniferum), a member of the pea family found in the lower Midwest, from the Endangered Species List, it said in a final rule published Aug. 6. An FWS review indicates that “the threats to running buffalo clover have been eliminated or reduced to the point that the species no longer meets the definition of an endangered species or a threatened species,” the agency said. The delisting takes effect Sept. 7.

The Environmental Protection Agency released a final rule Aug. 13 setting new significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for three chemical substances subject to Premanufacture Notices (PMNs). As a result of the SNURs, persons planning to manufacture, import or process any of the chemical substances for an activity 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 chemical substances will now become subject to export notification requirements. The final rule takes effect Oct. 15. The SNURs cover the following:

The Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing to list amineptine, a synthetic tricyclic antidepressant with central nervous system (CNS) stimulating properties that, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, has no approved medical use and no known therapeutic application in the U.S., under schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, it said in a notice released July 21. "If finalized, this action would impose the regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule I controlled substances on persons who handle (manufacture, distribute, reverse distribute, import, export, engage in research, conduct instructional activities or chemical analysis with, or possess), or propose to handle, amineptine." Comments are due Sept. 20.

The Census Bureau July 19 emailed tips on how to address the most frequent messages generated this month in the Automated Export System. Response code 531 is a fatal error for when the “Foreign/Domestic Origin Indicator” is not allowed. Census said the Foreign/Domestic Origin Indicator should not be reported when the Export Information Code is HH for household goods. The filer should verify the Export Information Code and Foreign/Domestic Origin Indicator, correct the shipment and resubmit.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is extending for one more year the temporary listing of six synthetic cathinonies -- N-ethylhexedrone, alphapyrrolidinohexanophenone (α-PHP), 4-methyl-alpha-ethylaminopentiophenone (4-MEAP), 4′-methyl-alpha-pyrrolidinohexiophenone (MPHP), alphapyrrolidinoheptaphenone (PV8), and 4′-chloro-alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone (4-chloro-α-PVP) -- in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, it said in a notice released July 15. The synthetic cathinones, first temporarily listed in 2019, will now remain listed in schedule I until July 18, 2022. DEA also released a proposed rule to permanently list these synthetic cathinones in schedule I, with comments due Aug. 16. Substances may be temporarily listed under the CSA for three years.