[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32760-32763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13628]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0456 FRL-8829-7]
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 April 26, 2010 to May 7, 2010, consists of the PMNs and
TME, both 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 July 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0456, 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-2010-0456. 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-
2010-0456. 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
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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.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available at http://www.regulations.gov. 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
legal 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: For technical information contact:
Bernice Mudd, Information Management Division (7407M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8951; fax number: (202) 564-8955; e-mail address:
[email protected].
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; fax number: (202) 564-5603 e-mail address: [email protected].
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 April 26, 2010, to May 7, 2010,
consists of the PMNs and TME, both 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 and TMEs
This status report identifies the PMNs and TME, both 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. If you are interested in information that is not included in
the following tables, you may contact EPA as described in Unit II. 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.
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I. 20 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 4/26/10 to 5/07/10
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Projected Notice End
Case No. Received Date Date Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical
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P-10-0352 04/23/10 07/21/10 CBI (G) Coating hardner (G) Benzene,
isocyanatoalkyl-,
polymer with
diisocyanatoalkane,
polyalkylene glycol
alkyl ether-blocked
P-10-0353 04/26/10 07/24/10 CBI (S) Epoxy curing (G) Modified
agent for use in polyalkylene
flooring polyamine reacted
applications with Bisphenol A
diglycidyl ether and
modified epoxy resin
P-10-0354 04/26/10 07/24/10 CBI (G) Diluent in mold (G) Acrylonitrile-
manufacture acrylate copolymer
P-10-0355 04/26/10 07/24/10 International Flavors (S) Raw material for (S)
and Fragrances, Inc. use in fragrances Cyclohexanecarboxyli
for soaps, c acid, 3-methyl-,
detergent, cleaners methyl ester, (1R,
and other household 3R)-rel-
and consumer
products
P-10-0355 04/26/10 07/24/10 International Flavors (S) Raw material for (S)
and Fragrances, Inc. use in fragrances Cyclohexanecarboxyli
for soaps, c acid, 3-methyl-,
detergent, cleaners methyl ester, (1R,
and other household 3S)-rel-
and consumer
products
P-10-0356 04/26/10 07/24/10 CBI (G) Adhesive (G) MDI modified
polyester resin
P-10-0357 04/26/10 07/24/10 CBI (G) Lubricant (G) Zinc alkyl
additive dithiophosphate
P-10-0359 04/30/10 07/28/10 CBI (S) Flame retardant (G) Heterocyclic salt
for use in adhesives
and coatings
P-10-0360 04/30/10 07/28/10 CBI (G) Used both in a (S) 1-hexene, polymer
open, non-dispersive with 1-propene
use as a plastics
additive and in a
printing application
and in a destructive
use as a reactant
P-10-0361 04/30/10 07/28/10 CBI (G) Organic (G) Substituted
intermediate in phenol
substituted bis-
phenol manufacturing
P-10-0362 04/30/10 07/28/10 CBI (G) Organic (G) Substituted bis-
intermediate in bis- phenol
phosphite synthesis
P-10-0363 04/30/10 07/28/10 CBI (G) Ligand for (G) Aromatic
catalyst synthesis bisphosphite
P-10-0364 04/30/10 07/28/10 CBI (G) Soluble metal (G) Bisphospite
catalyst for organic nickel cyanoalkyl
synthesis complex
P-10-0365 04/30/10 07/28/10 Robertet, Inc. (S) As an odoriferous (S) Extractives and
component of their physically
fragrance compounds modified
derivatives.
Santalum
austrocaledonicum.
P-10-0366 04/30/10 07/28/10 CBI (G) Printing (G) Graphite
applications, open,
non-dispersive use
P-10-0367 04/23/10 07/21/10 CBI (G) Carbon black for (G) Carbon black
general industrial derived from the
use. pyrolysis of rubber
tire shreds
P-10-0368 05/03/10 07/31/10 CBI (G) Curing agent (G) Epoxy-arylamine
polymer
P-10-0369 04/23/10 07/21/10 CBI (S) Hydrocarbons for (G) Tire pyrolysis
general industrial oil or tire-derived
use oil
P-10-0370 05/04/10 08/01/10 CBI (G) Monomer (G) Alkylol
methacrylate
P-10-0371 05/06/10 08/03/10 CBI (S) Adhesion promoter (G) Alkoxysilane
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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 TME
received:
II. 1 Test Marketing Exemption Notice Received From: 04/26/10 to 05/07/10
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Projected Notice End
Case No. Received Date Date Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical
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T-10-0004 04/23/10 06/06/10 CBI (G) Carbon black for (G) Carbon black
general industrial derived from the
use pyrolysis of rubber
tire shreds
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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. 9 Notices of Commencement From: 4/26/10 to 5/07/10
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Commencement Notice
Case No. Received Date End Date Chemical
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P-08-0509 04/29/10 03/31/10 (G) Perfluorinated
aliphatic carboxylic
acid, ammonium salt
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P-09-0014 04/26/10 04/16/10 (S) Deninition:
Extractives and their
physically modified
derivatives. Iris
germanica. Oils Iris
germanica, resinold
P-09-0483 04/30/10 04/23/10 (G) Polyether modified
polyamine
P-09-0652 04/30/10 04/16/10 (G) Alkyl alkanol amine
P-10-0021 05/05/10 04/26/10 (G) Isocyanate functional
polyester urethane
polymer
P-10-0044 04/28/10 04/20/10 (S) Definition:
Extractives and their
physically modified
derivatives. Callitropsis
nootkatensis. Oils,
callitropsis nootkatensis
P-10-0170 04/27/10 04/21/10 (G) Urethane acrylate
P-10-0182 04/28/10 04/19/10 (G) Aromatic isocyanate
reaction product with
sand
P-95-0756 05/06/10 04/15/10 (G) N,N-tetraalkyl-
alkylenediamine,
propoxylated
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.
Dated: May 27, 2010.
Darryl Ballard,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
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