Fancy Rubber Tax Bid: Hydrogenated Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Targeted
Published Date: 4/3/2025
Notice
Summary
A new request wants to add a special kind of rubber, called hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, to the list of chemicals that get taxed under the Superfund program. If approved, companies making or using this rubber might pay new taxes to help clean up pollution. Right now, the government is asking for your thoughts before making any decisions.
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Superfund Tax Petition on Rubber
A petition has been filed asking to add hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber ((C4H8)n-(C3H3N)m; n=22.28, m=38.86) to the Superfund list of taxable substances. If the substance is added, companies that manufacture or use this rubber could become subject to new Superfund taxes that fund pollution cleanup. The notice requests public comments and explicitly says this filing is not a final determination.
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