EPA Broadens Asbestos SNUR But Still Faces Criticism Over Lack Of Ban

摘要

EPA has expanded the number of renewed asbestos uses for which manufacturers would have to seek agency approval though its final significant new use rule (SNUR), issued under the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), still falls short of calls from some states and environmentalists for even broader restrictions or a total ban. "Considering that asbestos has been used in thousands of applications, EPA recognizes the public's comments on the [SNUR] as originally proposed and whether it covered all uses of asbestos that are no longer ongoing in the United States," a pre-publication copy of the SNUR states.