AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ; ; TITLE: Proposed Significant New Use Rule for Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes; Reopening of Comment Period ; ; ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period ; ; SUMMARY: EPA issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register of 3 February 2010, concerning a proposed significant new use rule (SNUR) for the chemical substance identified generically as multi-walled carbon nanotubes (P-08-199). In order to address public comments, EPA is adding information to the docket and reopening the comment period. This document reopens the comment period for 30 days. ; ; DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0686, must be received on or before 27 August 2010. ; ; URL: ; http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-18543.htm ; http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-18543.pdf ;

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Distribution date: 04 August 2010

Products Covered: Carbon nanotubes (HS: 2803 ICS: 13.020, 71.100)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ; ; TITLE: Proposed Significant New Use Rule for Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes; Reopening of Comment Period ; ; ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period ; ; SUMMARY: EPA issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register of 3 February 2010, concerning a proposed significant new use rule (SNUR) for the chemical substance identified generically as multi-walled carbon nanotubes (P-08-199). In order to address public comments, EPA is adding information to the docket and reopening the comment period. This document reopens the comment period for 30 days. ; ; DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0686, must be received on or before 27 August 2010. ; ; URL: ; http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-18543.htm ; http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-18543.pdf ;

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Distribution date: 04 August 2010

Products Covered: Carbon nanotubes (HS: 2803 ICS: 13.020, 71.100)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I and IV thereto to technical progress (16 pages, in English).

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Distribution date: 30 July 2010 | Final date for Comment: 28 September 2010

The main elements of the legislative proposal are: ; • to allow the placing on the market of three new fertiliser types namely calcium formate, fluid zinc fertiliser and IDHA (a chelating agent) in order to make them more easily available for farmers across the EU; ; • to harmonise the rules for micro-nutrient solutions and micro-nutrient chelates i.e. to allow the use of more than one chelating agent, to adopt common values for the minimum content of water-soluble micro-nutrient and to introduce labelling obligations for chelating agents chelating at least 1% of the water-soluble micro-nutrient; ; • to introduce fertiliser type designations allowing micro-nutrients blends to be in compliance with the requirements of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003; ; • to introduce references to EN standards to simplify legislation. ;

Products Covered: Fertilisers (HS: 31)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilisers for the purposes of adapting Annexes I and IV thereto to technical progress (16 pages, in English).

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Distribution date: 30 July 2010 | Final date for Comment: 28 September 2010

The main elements of the legislative proposal are: ; • to allow the placing on the market of three new fertiliser types namely calcium formate, fluid zinc fertiliser and IDHA (a chelating agent) in order to make them more easily available for farmers across the EU; ; • to harmonise the rules for micro-nutrient solutions and micro-nutrient chelates i.e. to allow the use of more than one chelating agent, to adopt common values for the minimum content of water-soluble micro-nutrient and to introduce labelling obligations for chelating agents chelating at least 1% of the water-soluble micro-nutrient; ; • to introduce fertiliser type designations allowing micro-nutrients blends to be in compliance with the requirements of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003; ; • to introduce references to EN standards to simplify legislation. ;

Products Covered: Fertilisers (HS: 31)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

"Commission Regulation (EU) No 595/2010 of 2 July 2010 amending Annexes VIII, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption"

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Distribution date: 29 July 2010

Certain member States, trading partners and economic operators have indicated their interest in the use of blood and a wider range of blood products from equidae, both of the European Union and third country origin, for technical purposes in the European Union. The same interest was indicated in the use of horn and horn products and hoof and hoof products intended for the production of organic fertilizers or soil improvers. In order to facilitate the use of such blood and of such blood products or horn and horn products and hoof and hoof products intended for the production of organic fertilizers or soil improvers, it is necessary to lay down animal health requirements for their use for technical purposes.

Products Covered: Animal by-products and products derived thereof not intended for human consumption

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Animal health Human health

"Commission Regulation (EU) No 595/2010 of 2 July 2010 amending Annexes VIII, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption"

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Distribution date: 29 July 2010

Certain member States, trading partners and economic operators have indicated their interest in the use of blood and a wider range of blood products from equidae, both of the European Union and third country origin, for technical purposes in the European Union. The same interest was indicated in the use of horn and horn products and hoof and hoof products intended for the production of organic fertilizers or soil improvers. In order to facilitate the use of such blood and of such blood products or horn and horn products and hoof and hoof products intended for the production of organic fertilizers or soil improvers, it is necessary to lay down animal health requirements for their use for technical purposes.

Products Covered: Animal by-products and products derived thereof not intended for human consumption

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Animal health Human health

Aerosols: Safety requirements (4 pages in Hebrew).

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Distribution date: 28 July 2010 | Final date for Comment: 26 September 2010

Second amendment to the Mandatory Standard SI 742 part 2. This amendment amends the labelling requirements described in paragraph 104.3.5.

Products Covered: Aerosols (ICS: 55.130; HS: 3208, 3209, 3213, 3305, 3307, 3402, 3405, 3606, 3808, 3814, 3824, 7010.90, 7612.90, 8424.89 and 9505).

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Labelling

Aerosols: Safety requirements (4 pages in Hebrew).

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Distribution date: 28 July 2010 | Final date for Comment: 26 September 2010

Second amendment to the Mandatory Standard SI 742 part 2. This amendment amends the labelling requirements described in paragraph 104.3.5.

Products Covered: Aerosols (ICS: 55.130; HS: 3208, 3209, 3213, 3305, 3307, 3402, 3405, 3606, 3808, 3814, 3824, 7010.90, 7612.90, 8424.89 and 9505).

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Labelling

Aerosol dispensers (8 pages in Hebrew and 14 pages in English).

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Distribution date: 28 July 2010 | Final date for Comment: 26 September 2010

Revision of the Mandatory Standards SI 742 parts 1, 2 and 3 to be replaced by SI 742. This draft standard revision combines all three parts into one standard that adopts the European Council Directive 75/324/EEC: 20 May 1975 and its updates, with the following changes that appear in the Hebrew section: ; • Replaces paragraphs 2.2 and 2.3 with paragraph 2.2 dealing with labelling requirements. This new paragraph applies the labelling requirements of the Mandatory Standard SI 2302 part 1. ; • Replaces paragraph 6.1.4.1(C) and defines cold inspection methods as an alternative test method allowed as a final inspection of filled aerosol dispensers. ; • Adds new requirement in paragraph 6.4 to test varnish integrity on the side stitch. ;

Products Covered: Aerosol dispensers (ICS: 55.130; HS: 3208, 3209, 3213, 3305, 3307, 3402, 3405, 3606, 3808, 3814, 3824, 7010.90, 7612.90, 8424.89 and 9505).

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Labelling

Aerosol dispensers (8 pages in Hebrew and 14 pages in English).

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Distribution date: 28 July 2010 | Final date for Comment: 26 September 2010

Revision of the Mandatory Standards SI 742 parts 1, 2 and 3 to be replaced by SI 742. This draft standard revision combines all three parts into one standard that adopts the European Council Directive 75/324/EEC: 20 May 1975 and its updates, with the following changes that appear in the Hebrew section: ; • Replaces paragraphs 2.2 and 2.3 with paragraph 2.2 dealing with labelling requirements. This new paragraph applies the labelling requirements of the Mandatory Standard SI 2302 part 1. ; • Replaces paragraph 6.1.4.1(C) and defines cold inspection methods as an alternative test method allowed as a final inspection of filled aerosol dispensers. ; • Adds new requirement in paragraph 6.4 to test varnish integrity on the side stitch. ;

Products Covered: Aerosol dispensers (ICS: 55.130; HS: 3208, 3209, 3213, 3305, 3307, 3402, 3405, 3606, 3808, 3814, 3824, 7010.90, 7612.90, 8424.89 and 9505).

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Labelling

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