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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-81023; FRL-4910-4]

 

TSCA Inventory; Notice of Intent to Remove 38 Reported Chemical 
Substances from the TSCA Inventory

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In reviewing the chemical substances included on the Toxic 
Substances Control Act Chemical Substance Inventory, EPA has concluded 
that certain chemical substances were incorrectly reported and listed. 
EPA intends to remove 38 chemical substances from the Inventory and 
solicits public comment on the appropriateness of that removal.

DATES: Comments must be received by EPA on or before December 8, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of the written comments should be addressed to: 
TSCA Document Receipts (7407), Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Rm. NE-G099, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460.
    Comments should bear the identifying notation OPPTS-81023. The 
administrative record supporting this action is available for public 
inspection in Rm. NE-B607, at the above address, from 12 noon to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Hazen, Director, 
Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-545, 401 
M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 554-1404, TDD: (202) 554-0551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 8(b) of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., requires the Administrator of EPA 
to identify, compile, and keep current a list of chemical substances 
which are manufactured, imported, or processed for commercial purposes 
in the United States. To meet this requirement, EPA promulgated the 
Inventory Reporting Regulations (40 CFR part 710), which appeared in 
the Federal Register of December 23, 1977 (42 FR 64572). These 
regulations provided the basis for the initial compilation of the TSCA 
Chemical Substance Inventory, which identifies chemical substances in 
U.S. commerce.
    The Inventory is a compilation of chemical substances that have 
been manufactured, imported, or processed in the U.S. for commercial 
purposes since January 1, 1975. The Inventory's primary purpose is 
regulatory. It defines a new chemical substance for purposes of 
implementing section 5(a)(1)(A) of TSCA. If a chemical substance is not 
included in the Inventory, it is considered a new substance (section 
3(9) of TSCA), and a premanufacture notice (PMN) is required at least 
90 days before the manufacture or import of such a substance can begin.
    For the Inventory to perform its regulatory functions, it must be 
continuously and accurately updated as new information becomes 
available. Updated information includes identities of chemical 
substances newly introduced into U.S. commerce and corrections for 
previously reported information. Recognizing industry's need for making 
corrections to incorrectly submitted Inventory reports, EPA announced, 
in the Federal Register of July 29, 1980 (45 FR 50544), that it would 
accept certain types of corrections related to substances previously 
reported for the Inventory. The types of corrections specified in the 
July 29, 1980 Federal Register notice relate to chemical identity.
    Since the publication of the Inventory and the July 29, 1980 
Federal Register notice, the Agency has received numerous requests to 
correct certain previously submitted Inventory reports. The Agency 
reviewed these correction requests and the corresponding reports 
originally submitted for the Inventory, and concluded that a number of 
the chemical substances currently listed on the Inventory were 
erroneously reported. Furthermore, in reviewing the total body of the 
Inventory submissions, the Agency discovered that each of the 
incorrectly listed substances was reported only by a submitter who 
subsequently requested that EPA correct the chemical identity 
originally reported, or who subsequently notified the Agency that the 
substance in question was solely manufactured for a non-TSCA use.
    There are various reasons why chemical substances were incorrectly 
reported for the Inventory. First, the mistakes could have been 
typographical or transcriptional and were not known to the submitter 
when the original report was submitted. Second, improved analytical 
equipment and methods may have allowed for a more accurate description 
of a previously reported substance. Third, EPA may have identified 
reporting errors and requested corrections. Regardless of the source of 
error, the result is the same: a chemical substance not eligible for 
inclusion on the Inventory was reported and currently is included on 
the Inventory. If these mistakes are not corrected, the integrity of 
the Inventory will be impaired, and its reliability as an accurate 
compilation of commercial substances for TSCA purposes will diminish. 
In addition, substances which should be subject to premanufacture 
notification (PMN) review before they are manufactured or imported 
would not be reviewed.
    In this notice, the Agency proposes to remove 38 chemical 
substances. The Agency has found that these chemical substances were 
incorrectly reported and listed. The substances proposed for removal 
from the TSCA Inventory are listed by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) 
Registry Number. Each of the 38 chemical substances is further 
identified by its corresponding Chemical Abstracts Preferred Name.
    Each of the 38 chemical substances proposed for removal was 
reported for the Inventory. Subsequently, persons who had reported the 
chemical substances in question informed EPA of errors in their 
submissions. In the majority of the cases the errors were due to 
mistaken chemical identities. The corrected identities for these 
chemical substances have been added to the Agency's Master Inventory 
File. EPA has checked each of these 38 chemical substances, as 
originally reported, to determine whether any other person had also 
reported the same chemical substance for the Inventory. No others were 
found and no additional information was available for the chemical 
substances.
    In accordance with EPA policy (OPPT Order 7730.7), an erroneously 
or incorrectly reported chemical substance should be removed from the 
Inventory. Accordingly, these 38 chemical substances appear to be 
eligible for deletion from the Inventory.
    Publication of this notice does not mean that EPA will actually and 
automatically delete from the Inventory any of the 38 chemical 
substances listed below. Rather, the Agency solicits public comments on 
its intent to remove from the TSCA Inventory the listed substances. EPA 
is specifically interested in knowing whether any of the chemical 
substances listed below have been manufactured, imported, or processed 
for TSCA commercial purposes other than research and development, as 
defined in the Inventory Reporting Regulations (40 CFR 710.2(p)), by 
anyone during the period January 1, 1975 through [insert date of 
publication in the Federal Register]. The Agency is also interested to 
know whether any person can show that any of the chemical substances 
could have been properly reported for the Inventory. EPA also solicits 
comments from anyone who believes that any of the chemical substances 
listed below should not be removed from the TSCA Inventory for any 
reason. With the publication of this notice, any ongoing manufacture, 
import, or processing of any of the 38 chemical substances listed below 
which was begun prior to the publication date of this notice may 
continue until publication of the final notice of disposition. All such 
comments must be received by EPA within the 45-day comment period.
    EPA will review all comments received and will make a determination 
regarding the eventual status of each of the chemical substances listed 
below. The Agency will announce its decision in a final notice of 
disposition in the Federal Register. EPA will not consider any request 
to retain any of the listed chemical substances on the Inventory based 
solely on manufacture, import, or processing of that substance which 
begins after October 24, 1994. If the Agency determines that any of the 
listed chemical substances should not be removed from the Inventory, 
manufacturers and importers of these chemical substances would be 
invited to submit Inventory Reports to establish the need to retain the 
chemical substances on the Inventory. The substance would then remain 
on the Inventory. On the other hand, if the Agency concludes that a 
chemical substance is not eligible for inclusion on the Inventory, 
effective with the publication of the final notice of disposition, the 
chemical substance will be considered removed from the Inventory--the 
presence of its name in any previously published version of the 
Inventory notwithstanding. In that event, the premanufacture 
requirements of section 5(a) of TSCA would apply to any manufacture or 
import of the chemical substance from the date of removal.
    The following is a list of incorrectly reported chemical substances 
proposed for removal from the TSCA Inventory. In response to industry 
requests, EPA is also providing the CAS Registry Numbers (CASRN's) for 
the chemical substances which replace the 38 chemicals proposed for 
delisting from the Inventory, where appropriate.

Chemical Substances Proposed for Removal From the TSCA Inventory

    Note: The first column, as stated above, is a listing of the 
CASRN's for the chemical substances which replace the 38 incorrectly 
reported substances. The substances corresponding to these CASRN's 
have already been added to the TSCA Inventory. The second column 
contains CASRN's (in ascending order) of the 38 incorrectly reported 
chemicals as they were originally reported for the Inventory. The 
third column lists, by chemical name, each of the 38 incorrectly 
reported substances. The second and third columns represent 
substances that are proposed to be delisted from the TSCA Inventory.


                                                                                                                
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   CASRN's of Replacement        CASRN's of Incorrectly         Incorrectly Reported Substances Proposed for    
          Chemicals                Reported Substances                  Delisting from the Inventory            
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---157089-27-5                5153-63-9                     Acetic acid, compd. with pyridine (1:1)             
147094-54-0                   6178-32-1                     Oxirane, [(4-nonylphenoxy)methyl]-                  
149497-03-0                   6359-62-2                     1H-Pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid, 4-[(2,4-dimethyl-6-  
                                                             sulfophenyl)azo]-4,5-dihydro-5-oxo-1-(4-           
                                                             sulfophenyl)-, trisodium salt                      
77342-27-9                    26184-07-6                    2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with butyl 2-  
                                                             methyl-2-propenoate, butyl 2-propenoate and methyl 
                                                             2-methyl-2-propenoate                              
33628-05-6                    30377-70-9                    1H-Benzimidazolium, 5-chloro-2-[3-[5-chloro-3-ethyl-
                                                             1,3-dihydro-1-(3-sulfopropyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)- 
                                                             2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene]-1-propenyl]-3-ethyl-1-(3-
                                                             sulfopropyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-, inner salt      
23843-86-9/23843-87-0         40795-41-3                    1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 4-[(4-                
                                                             aminophenyl)hydroxymethyl]-,monomethyl ester       
52277-29-9/146988-01-4        56619-23-9                    Benzenesulfonic acid, hydroxy-, monosodium salt,    
                                                             polymer with formaldehyde and urea                 
64296-27-1                    65072-14-2                    Hexanedioic acid, dimethyl ester, polymer with 1,2- 
                                                             ethanediol and 1,3-isobenzofurandione, benzoate    
59633-97-5                    65733-77-9                    Formaldehyde, polymer with 1,3-benzenediol, 4-(1,1- 
                                                             dimethylethyl)phenol and 4,4'-(1-                  
                                                             methylethylidene)bis[phenol]                       
69828-87-1                    67827-62-7                    1,2-Propanediol, 3,3'-[[4-[(2-chloro-4,6-           
                                                             dinitrophenyl)azo]-1-naphthalenyl]imino]bis-       
144014-10-8                   67923-97-1                    2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer  
                                                             with ammonium 2-methyl-2-propenoate and ethyl 2-   
                                                             propenoate                                         
150226-37-2                   67989-80-4                    1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 2-       
                                                             (dimethylamino)ethanol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-          
                                                             propanediol, 2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid and        
                                                             nonanedioic acid                                   
147977-79-5                   68002-78-8                    Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., triesters with 
                                                             trimethylolpropane                                 
147923-43-1                   68479-21-0                    Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), -hydro--
                                                             hydroxy-, ether with N-[2-[bis(2-                  
                                                             hydroxyethyl)methylammonio]ethyl]-N,N'-bis(2-      
                                                             hydroxyethyl)-N'-[2-hydroxy-3-(9-                  
                                                             octadecenyloxy)propyl]-N,N'-dimethyl-1,2-          
                                                             ethanediaminium tris(methyl sulfate) (4:1), (Z)-   
147977-80-8                   68551-46-2                    Carboxylic acids, C6-18 and C9-15-di-, polymers with
                                                             adipic acid, ethylene glycol, glutaric acid and    
                                                             succinic acid, 2-ethylhexyl esters                 
146019-53-6                   68607-79-4                    Silica gel, reaction products with                  
                                                             chlorodimethyloctylsilane                          
144020-22-4                   68610-78-6                    Acetic acid, anhydride, reaction products with boron
                                                             trifluoride and 1,5,9-trimethyl-1,5,9-             
                                                             cyclododecatriene                                  
143622-82-6                   68814-84-6                    Fatty acids, tall-oil, polymers with isophthalic    
                                                             acid and 1,3,5-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-
                                                             2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione                             
147128-26-5                   68958-73-6                    Hexanedioic acid, polymer with 1,6-diisocyanato-    
                                                             2,2,4-trimethylhexane, oxybis[propanol] and ,',''-1,2,3-                   
                                                             propanetriyltris[-hydroxypoly[oxy(methyl-
                                                             1,2-ethanediyl)]]                                  
148373-02-8/148373-03-9       70528-75-5                    Cashew, nutshell liq., polymer with formaldehyde,   
                                                             linseed oil and phenol                             
147923-40-8                   71243-48-6                    Amines, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd. alkyl,            
                                                             ethoxylated, compds. with polyethylene glycol      
                                                             mono(nonylphenyl) ether phosphate                  
145951-43-5                   71735-58-5                    Chromate(2-), [1-[(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)azo]-2- 
                                                             naphthalenolato(2-)][3-hydroxy-4-[(2-hydroxy-3,5-  
                                                             dinitrophenyl)azo]-7-[(4-methoxyphenyl)amino]-2-   
                                                             naphthalenesulfonato(3-)]-, disodium               
141048-13-7                   71735-65-4                    Cuprate(4-), [8-hydroxy-7-[[2-hydroxy-7-sulfo-6-[[4-
                                                             [(2,5,6-trichloro-4-pyrimidinyl)amino]phenyl]azo]-1-
                                                             naphthalenyl]azo]-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonato(6- 
                                                             )]-, tetrasodium                                   
144320-63-8                   72245-32-0                    Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, compds. with 2-         
                                                             (dimethylamino)ethanol-hexyl [(2-isocyanato-1,4,4- 
                                                             trimethylcyclopentyl)methyl]carbamate adduct       
147923-42-0                   72479-99-3                    Decanoic acid, mixed pentaesters with octadecanoic  
                                                             acid and triglycerol                               
148684-76-8                   73138-55-3                    Fatty acids, tall-oil, polymers with glycerol,      
                                                             phthalic anhydride, safflower oil and              
                                                             trimethylolpropane                                 
148684-75-7                   73138-84-8                    Safflower oil, polymer with benzoic acid, glycerol, 
                                                             phthalic anhydride and trimethylolpropane          
ACCN 98216                    79771-00-9                    Safflower oil, polymer with benzoic acid, bisphenol 
                                                             A, epichlorohydrin and styrene                     
ACCN 91566                    79771-01-0                    Safflower oil, polymer with benzoic acid, bisphenol 
                                                             A and epichlorohydrin                              
68911-06-8                    93905-47-6                    1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester,       
                                                             polymer with 1,2-ethanediol, distn. residues       
NA                            102923-79-5                   Fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, polymers with     
                                                             dicyclopentadiene, diethylene glycol, isophthalic  
                                                             acid, maleic anhydride and propylene glycol        
147952-38-3                   104133-74-6                   Siloxanes and Silicones, di-Me, polymers with 3-    
                                                             hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl 3-hydroxy-2,2-          
                                                             dimethylpropanoate, isophthalic acid, maleic       
                                                             anhydride, Ph silsesquioxanes and                  
                                                             trimethylolpropane                                 
145556-05-4                   105883-53-2                   1,2,3-Propanetriol, polymer with 1,3-               
                                                             diisocyanatomethylbenzene, 2-ethyl-2-              
                                                             (hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, methyloxirane and 
                                                             oxirane, hydrolyzed, amine-terminated              
148878-27-7                   115271-31-3                   Propanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-
                                                             , polymer with N-(2-aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine, 
                                                             2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, diphenyl carbonate,  
                                                             1,2-ethanediamine, 1,6-hexanediol, 5-isocyanato-1- 
                                                             (isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexane and  
                                                             1,1'-methylenebis[4-isocyanatocyclohexane],        
                                                             polyethylene-polypropylene glycol mono-Bu ether-   
                                                             blocked, compds. with triethylamine                
ACCN 120617/128666/128462     116265-70-4                   9-Octadecenoic acid (Z)-, reaction products with    
                                                             formaldehyde, phenol polybutenyl derivs.,          
                                                             tetraethylenepentamine and triethylenetetramine    
100402-78-6                   125804-20-8                   2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 3-                     
                                                             (trimethoxysilyl)propyl ester, reaction products   
                                                             with iso-Pr alc., 2-methyl-2-propanol and silica   
NA                            135313-74-5                   2-Propenoic acid, ethyl ester, homopolymer, C>14-   
                                                             alkyl docosyl stearyl esters                       
137698-14-7                   135429-20-8                   Dodecanedioic acid, polymer with carbonic           
                                                             dichloride, 4,4'-(1-methylethylidene)bis[phenol]   
                                                             and 4-(1-methyl-1-phenylethyl)phenol               
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    Accordingly, EPA proposes the delisting of the 38 chemical 
substances listed above from the TSCA Inventory.

    Dated: October 17, 1994.
Mary Ellen Weber,
Director, Economics, Exposure and Technology Division, Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 94-26283 Filed 10-21-94; 8:45 am]
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