Decabromodiphenyl Ether (DecaBDE); Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h)
chemical-tsca · Rule · Published 2021-01-06 · 86 FR 880
Document
Document number
2020-28686
Federal Register citation
86 FR 880
CFR reference
40 CFR 751
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
chemical-tsca
Publication date
2021-01-06
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0080
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to address its obligations under TSCA for decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) (CASRN 1163-19-5), which EPA has determined meets the requirements for expedited action under of TSCA. This final rule prohibits all manufacture (including import), processing, and distribution in commerce of decaBDE, or decaBDE-containing products or articles, with some exclusions. These requirements will result in lower amounts of decaBDE being manufactured, processed, distributed in commerce, used and disposed, thus reducing the exposures to humans and the environment.