[Federal Register: December 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 240)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0864; FRL-8393-4]
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 20, 2008 through October 31, 2008, consists of 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.
DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number,
must be received on or before January 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0864, 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-2008-0864. 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-
2008-0864. 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 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
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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 20, 2008 through October
31, 2008, consists of 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.
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. 24 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 10/20/08 to 10/31/08
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Projected Notice End
Case No. Received Date Date Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical
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P-09-0025 10/20/08 01/17/09 CBI (G) Additive for (G) Polyacrylic
polymers
P-09-0026 10/20/08 01/17/09 CBI (G) Additive, open, (G) 2-
non-dispersive use (dimethylamino)ethyl
methyl-2-propenoate,
polymer with alkyl-
substituted 2-methyl-
2-propenoate and
arylsubstituted
methyl-2-propanoate,
P-09-0027 10/20/08 01/17/09 CBI (G) Component of a (G) Functionalized
pressure sensitive benzophenone
adhesive
P-09-0028 10/20/08 01/17/09 CBI (G) Acrylic pressure (G) Acrylic solution
sensitive adhesive polymer
P-09-0029 10/23/08 01/20/09 CBI (S) Polyester (G) Polyester
acrylate oligomer acrylate
used in the
manufacture of ultra
violet curable
coatings.
P-09-0030 10/23/08 01/20/09 CBI (S) Polyester (G) Polyester
acrylate used in uv acrylate
curable inks and
coatings.
P-09-0031 10/24/08 01/21/09 CBI (G) Binder resin for (G) Methacrylic
use in printing polymer
applications.
P-09-0032 10/27/08 01/24/09 CBI (G) Textile treatment (G) Fluoroalkyl
additive methacrylate
copolymer
P-09-0033 10/27/08 01/24/09 CBI (G) Textile treatment (G) Fluoroalkyl
additive methacrylate
copolymer
P-09-0034 10/27/08 01/24/09 CBI (G) Carpet treatment (G) Fluoroalkyl
additive methacrylate
copolymer
P-09-0035 10/27/08 01/24/09 CBI (G) Carpet treatment (G) Fluoroalkyl
additive methacrylate
copolymer
P-09-0036 10/27/08 01/24/09 CBI (G) Textile treatment (G) Fluoroalkyl
additive methacrylate
copolymer
P-09-0037 10/27/08 01/24/09 CBI (G) Textile treatment (G) Fluoroalkyl
additive methacrylate
copolymer
P-09-0038 10/29/08 01/26/09 Incorez Corporation (G) Curing agent for (G) Reaction product
polyurethane systems of aldehyde and
cyclic amine
P-09-0039 10/29/08 01/26/09 Coim USA Inc. (S) Copying machine (G) TDI polyester
roller manufacture; prepolymer
squeegee manufacture
P-09-0040 10/29/08 01/26/09 CBI (S) Copying machine (G) MDI polyester
roller manufacture; prepolymer
squeegee manufacture
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P-09-0041 10/30/08 01/27/09 Coim USA Inc. (S) Flexible foam (S) Decanedioic acid,
manufacturer; polymer with 2,2-
chemical raw dimethyl-1,3-
material for propanediol and 1,6-
prepolymer hexanediol
manufacture
P-09-0042 10/30/08 01/27/09 CBI (G) Anionic (G) Alkoxy phosphate
surfactant ester salt
P-09-0044 10/30/08 01/27/09 Materia Inc. (S) Methathesis (S) Ruthenium [1,3-
catalyst bis(2,4,6-
trimethylphenyl)-2-
imidazolidinylidene]
dichloro[[2-(1-
methylethoxy-
.kappa.O)phenyl]meth
ylene-.kappa.C]-,
(SP-5-41]-
P-09-0045 10/31/08 01/28/09 CBI (S) Chemical (S) Propanol, 1(or 2)-
intermediate for (methyl-2-
surfactants; phenoxyethoxy)-
formulation
component for
drilling fluid
(mining aid)
P-09-0046 10/31/08 01/28/09 CBI (G) Thermoset (S) Cyclosilanes, 3-
adhesive performance [2-hydroxy-3-[(2-
enhancing additive methyl-1-oxo-2-
propen-1-
yl)oxy]propoxy]propy
l ME, 3-[3-hydroxy-2-
[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-
propen-1-
yl)oxy]propoxy]propy
l ME, ME 3-(2-
oxiranylmethoxy)prop
yl
P-09-0047 10/31/08 01/28/09 3M Company (G) Surface modifier (G) Alkyl carboxyl
polyester acrylate
P-09-0048 10/31/08 01/28/09 3M Company (G) Film coating (G) Surface modified
additive ceramic particles
P-09-0049 10/31/08 01/28/09 CBI (G) Detergents and (G) Acrylic copolymer
cleaner additive
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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:
II. 5 Notices of Commencement From: 10/20/08 to 10/31/08
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Commencement Notice
Case No. Received Date End Date Chemical
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P-05-0820 10/28/08 10/23/08 (G) Polyacrylate resin
P-06-0299 10/20/08 10/08/08 (S) 1,6-hexanediaminium,
N,N,N,N',N',N', -
hexamethyl-,dibromide
P-08-0286 10/29/08 10/23/08 (G) Fatty acids, polymers
with 2-[[4-(1,1-
dimethylethyl)phenoxy]met
hyl]oxirane, glycidyl PH
ether, fatty acid dimers
and
polyalkylenepolyamines
P-08-0432 10/23/08 10/03/08 (G) Phenol-xylylene resin
P-08-0452 10/17/08 09/30/08 (G) Urethane prepolymer
(polyether polyol react
with organic isocyanate)
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.
Dated: December 3, 2008.
Chandler Sirmons,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E8-29464 Filed 12-11-08; 8:45 am]
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