2,2-Dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Community Right-to-Know; Stay of Reporting Requirements

EPA is granting a request submitted by the Dow Chemical Co. for an administrative stay of the reporting requirements under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA), for 2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA)(Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) No. 10222-01-2). This chemical was added to the 40 CFR part 372 Subpart D list of toxic chemicals in a final rule published in the Federal Register of November 30, 1994. Since promulgation of the final rule, the Agency has preliminarily determined that it categorized certain effects that supported the listing decision incorrectly. The effect of this stay is to suspend reporting on this chemical while the Agency completes its reassessment of the data for this chemical. The Agency has also received a petition to delist DBNPA based on new information. The Agency is making this information available for public comment and is seeking comment on whether DBNPA should remain on the EPCRA section 313 list of toxic chemicals. After evaluating public comment, the Agency will issue a final decision on the delisting petition which will either delete or retain this chemical on the section 313 list. In either case, the Agency's decision on the petition to delist will serve to dissolve this administrative stay. This action affects only EPCRA section 313 and PPA section 6607 toxic chemical reporting for DBNPA.