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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/USA/2135

Notification No.

Notification Type

Notifying Member

Date of Notification

Final Date for Comments

Days to Final Date

Title

1-Bromopropane (1-BP); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA)

Objective

Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection (TBT); Protection of human health or safety (TBT)

Product Covered

1-Bromopropane (1-BP); Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Air quality (ICS code(s): 13.040); Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene (ICS code(s): 13.100); Domestic safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Production in the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.020); Products of the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.100)

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ICSCODE

13.020 - Environmental protection; 13.040 - Air quality; 13.100 - Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene; 13.120 - Domestic safety; 71.020 - Production in the chemical industry; 71.100 - Products of the chemical industry

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Description

Proposed rule - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is 
proposing to address the unreasonable risk of injury to human health 
presented by 1-bromopropane (1-BP) (CASRN 106-94-5), also known as n-propyl bromide, under its conditions of use as documented in EPA's 
August 2020 Risk Evaluation for 1-BP and the December 2022 Revised Risk 
Determination for 1-BP prepared under the Toxic Substances Control Act >TSCA). 1-BP is a widely used solvent in a variety of occupational and 
consumer applications, including vapor degreasing, aerosol degreasing, 
adhesives and sealants, and in insulation. EPA determined that 1-BP 
presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health due to the 
significant adverse health effects associated with exposure to 1-BP, 
including neurotoxicity, developmental toxicity from acute and chronic 
inhalation exposures and dermal exposures, and cancer from chronic 
inhalation exposures. TSCA requires that EPA address by rule any 
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment identified in 
a TSCA risk evaluation and apply requirements to the extent necessary 
so the chemical no longer presents unreasonable risk. To address the 
identified unreasonable risk, EPA is proposing requirements to, among 
other things, prevent consumer access to the chemical, restrict the 
industrial and commercial use of the chemical while also allowing for a 
reasonable transition period where an industrial and commercial use of 
the chemical is being prohibited, and protect workers from the 
unreasonable risk of 1-BP while on the job.

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