[Federal Register: November 7, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 217)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0799; FRL-8389-8]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include
import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the
manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of
TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing
exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the
chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the
period from October 6, 2008 through October 17, 2008, consists of the
PMNs pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture
a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during
this time period.
DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number,
must be received on or before December 8, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0799, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0799. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2009-0799. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects
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or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit
the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/
dockets.htm.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to
http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket
Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov
website to view the docket index or access available documents.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPPT
Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at
Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The telephone
number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-0280. Docket visitors
are required to show photographic identification, pass through a metal
detector, and sign the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are processed
through an X-ray machine and subject to search. Visitors will be
provided an EPA/DC badge that must be visible at all times in the
building and returned upon departure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (7408M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404;
e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. As such, the
Agency has not attempted to describe the specific entities that this
action may apply to. Although others may be affected, this action
applies directly to the submitter of the premanufacture notices
addressed in the action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM
that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and
then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific
information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version
of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the
comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be
submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use
of profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Why is EPA Taking this Action?
Section 5 of TSCA requires any person who intends to manufacture
(defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical
not on the TSCA Inventory to notify EPA and comply with the statutory
provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under
sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to publish a
notice of receipt of a PMN or an application for a TME and to publish
periodic status reports on the chemicals under review and the receipt
of notices of commencement to manufacture those chemicals. This status
report, which covers the period from October 6, 2008 through October
17, 2008, consists of the PMNs pending or expired, and the notices of
commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received
under TSCA section 5 during this time period.
III. Receipt and Status Report for PMNs
This status report identifies the PMNs or expired, and the notices
of commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has
received under TSCA section 5 during this time period. If you are
interested in information that is not included in the following tables,
you may contact EPA as described in Unit I. to access additional non-
CBI information that may be available.
In Table I of this unit, EPA provides the following information (to
the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the PMNs
received by EPA during this period: the EPA case number assigned to the
PMN; the date the PMN was received by EPA; the projected end date for
EPA's review of the PMN; the submitting manufacturer; the potential
uses identified by the manufacturer in the PMN; and the chemical
identity.
I. 22 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 10/06/08 to 10/17/08
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Projected Notice End
Case No. Received Date Date Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical
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P-09-0003 10/03/08 12/31/08 Gelest, Inc. (G) Monomer for use (S) 2-propenoic acid,
in cured fabrication 2-methyl-,
of an article (dimethylphenylsilyl
)methyl
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P-09-0004 10/03/08 12/31/08 CBI (G) Rubber additive (G) Isocyanate
polymer
P-09-0005 10/03/08 12/31/08 CBI (G) Resin (G) Substituted
phenol, polymer with
2-
(chloromethyl)oxiran
e 1,3-
diisocyanatomethylbe
nzene, 2-
ethylhexanoate
(ester), cyclized,
reaction products
with
diethylenetriamine
and 2-(methylamino)
ethanol
P-09-0006 10/06/08 01/03/09 Archer daniels (G) Petrochemical (S) Canola oil, oleic
midland company replacement acid-high.
Extractives and
their physically
modified
derivatives. it
consists primarily
of the glycerides of
oleic fatty acid.
(Brassica napus and
Brassica campestris,
hybrid).
P-09-0007 10/06/08 01/03/09 Archer Daniels (G) Petrochemical (S) Safflower oil,
Midland Company replacement oleic acid-high.
Extractives and
their physically
modified
derivatives. It
consists primarily
of the glycerides of
oleic fatty acid.
(Carthamus
tinctorius hybrid).
P-09-0008 10/08/08 01/05/09 Hi-Tech Color, Inc. (S) Inkjet ink (S) Propanoic acid, 3-
ingredient hydroxy-2-
(hydroxymethyl)-2-
methyl-, polymer
with 1,3-dioxolan-2-
one, 1,6-hexanediol,
hydrazine, 5-
isocyanato-1-
(isocyanatomethyl)-
1,3,3-
trimethylcyclohexane
and 1,5-pentanediol,
ethanolamine-
blocked, compounds
with
triisopropanolamine
P-09-0009 10/08/08 01/05/09 CBI (G) Chemical (G) Glycolate ester
intermediate
P-09-0010 10/09/08 01/06/09 CBI (G) 1 part of a 2- (G) Polyurethane pre-
part polyurethane polymers of
adhesive polymeric mdi and
polyether polyols
P-09-0011 10/09/08 01/06/09 CBI (G) Resin modifier (G) Unsaturated
for unsaturated urethane acrylate
resins
P-09-0012 10/09/08 01/06/09 CBI (S) Chemical (S) Magnesium,
intermediate chloroethenyl-
P-09-0013 10/09/08 01/06/09 Para-Chem, Inc. / (G) Binder (G) Acrylate,
Standard Division polymers with butyl
acrylate, methyl
methacrylate,
styrene.
P-09-0014 10/09/08 01/06/09 Firmenich Inc. (S) Aroma for use in (S) Oils, Iris
fragrance mixtures, germanica.
which in turn are Extractives and
used in perfumes, their physically
soaps, cleansers, modified
etc. derivatives. Iris
germanica.
P-09-0015 10/09/08 01/06/09 CBI (G) Adhesion promoter (G) Isocyanate silane
in polyurethane adduct
adhesive/sealant.
P-09-0016 10/10/08 01/07/09 CBI (G) Coating component (G) Fluoroethylene
vinyl copolymer
P-09-0017 10/14/08 01/11/09 The Dow Chemical (G) Polymeric (G) Diphenyl
Company intermediate isocyanate diol
prepolymer
P-09-0018 10/14/08 01/11/09 The Dow Chemical (G) Polymeric (G) Diphenyl
Company intermediate isocyanate diol
prepolymer
P-09-0019 10/14/08 01/11/09 CBI (S) Epoxy resin for (G) 4-cyclohexene-1,2-
filament winding; bis(2-
epoxy resin for oxiranylmethyl)
electrical ester
encapsulation-
motors, generators
P-09-0020 10/14/08 01/11/09 CBI (G) Coating (G) Heterocyclic
intermediate alklether
substituted silane
triol
P-09-0021 10/14/08 01/11/09 CBI (G) Resin (open, non- (G) Polyurethane
dispersive) thermoplastic
P-09-0022 10/15/08 01/12/09 CBI (G) Coating (G) Alkyl oxiranes,
polymer with alkyl
triol, polymer with
polyalkylene oxides
and alkyl isocyanate
P-09-0023 10/15/08 01/12/09 CBI (G) Coating (G) Alkyl oxiranes,
polymer with alkyl
triol, polymer with
polyalkylene oxides
and alkyl isocyanate
P-09-0024 10/15/08 01/12/09 Evonik Degussa (S) Extrusion of (G) Polymer of
Corporation tubing systems; alkanedioic acid and
injection molded alkanediamine
semi-finished
articles
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In Table II of this unit, EPA provides the following information
(to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the
Notices of Commencement to manufacture received:
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II. 19 Notices of Commencement From: 10/06/08 to 10/17/08
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Commencement Notice
Case No. Received Date End Date Chemical
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P-03-0487 10/07/08 12/19/03 (S) 2-propenenitrile,
polymer with 1,3-
butadiene, 3-carboxy-1-
cyan0-1-methylpropyl-
terminated, reaction
products with 2,2'-[(1-
methylethylidene)bis
[(2,6-dibromo-4,1-
phenylene)oxymethylene]]b
is[oxirane]-4,4'-(1-
methylethylidene)bis[2,6-
dibromophenol] polymer,
dimethacrylates (esters)
P-07-0171 10/09/08 10/06/08 (G) Polyoxyalkylene
siloxane
P-07-0446 10/03/08 09/19/08 (G) Fluoroalkyl acrylate
copolymer
P-07-0589 10/09/08 09/17/08 (G) Substituted dibasic
ester
P-07-0590 10/09/08 09/18/08 (G) Substituted dibasic
ester
P-07-0591 10/09/08 09/17/08 (G) Substituted dibasic
ester
P-07-0592 10/09/08 09/17/08 (G) Substituted dibasic
ester
P-07-0593 10/09/08 09/17/08 (G) Substituted dibasic
ester
P-07-0724 10/10/08 09/22/08 (G) Substituted benzene
polymer, aminomethylated
P-08-0222 10/10/08 10/01/08 (G) Fluoroalkyl acrylate
copolymer
P-08-0411 10/03/08 09/12/08 (G) Carbohydrate polymer
with 2,5-furandione and 2-
propenoic acid, sodium
salt, hydrogen peroxide-
and peroxydisulfuric acid
([(ho)s(o)2]202) sodium
salt (1:2)-initiated
P-08-0413 10/03/08 09/12/08 (G) Carbohydrate polymer
with 2,5-furandione,
methyl 2-methyl-2-
propenoate, 2-propenoic
acid, sodium 4-
ethenylbenzenesulfonate
(1:1) and sodium 2-methyl-
2-[(1-oxo-2-propen-1-
yl)amino]-1-
propanesulfonate (1:1),
sodium salt, hydrogen
peroxide- and
peroxydisulfuric acid
([(ho)s(o)2]202) sodium
salt (1:2)-initiated
P-08-0416 10/03/08 09/12/08 (G) Carbohydrate polymer
with 1-methyl hydrogen
(2Z)-2-butenedioate, 1,2-
propanediol mono(2-methyl-
2-propenoate) and 2-
propenoic acid, ammonium
salt, tert-bu
hydroperoxide-initiated
P-08-0469 10/03/08 09/12/08 (G) Isocyanate terminated
hydroxylpolyalkyl
polyurethane prepolymer
P-05-0283 10/15/08 09/26/08 (G) Polyalkyl-alkoxy-
polyheteroatom containing
alkanoic acid
P-07-0724 10/10/08 09/22/08 (G) Substituted benzene
polymer, aminomethylated
P-08-0222 10/10/08 10/01/08 (G) Fluoroalkyl acrylate
copolymer
P-08-0463 10/15/08 09/28/08 (S) 2H pyran-2-one,
tetrahydro-5-propyl
P-08-0478 10/15/08 09/29/08 (G) Acrylic polymer,
polymers with acrylates
and polyethylene glycol
acrylate alkyl ethers
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.
Dated: October 31, 2008.
Vanessa Williams,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E8-26494 Filed 11-6-08; 8:45 am]
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