[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19254-19255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9385]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPT-59343; FRL-4947-7]


Certain Chemicals; Approval of Test Marketing Exemptions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of applications for test 
marketing exemptions (TMEs) under section 5(h)(1) of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA) and 40 CFR 720.38. EPA has designated 
these applications as TMEs-95-1 and 95-2. The test marketing conditions 
are described below.

EFFECTIVE DATES: April 5, 1995. Written comments will be received until 
May 2, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley D. Howard, New Chemicals 
Branch, Chemical Control Division (7405), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-447H, 401 
M St. SW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 260-3780.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 5(h)(1) of TSCA authorizes EPA to 
exempt persons from premanufacture notification (PMN) requirements and 
permit them to manufacture or import new chemical substances for test 
marketing purposes if the Agency finds that the manufacture, 
processing, distribution in commerce, use, and disposal of the 
substances for test marketing purposes will not present an unreasonable 
risk of injury to human health or the environment. EPA may impose 
restrictions on test marketing activities and may modify or revoke a 
test marketing exemption upon receipt of new information which casts 
significant doubt on its finding that the test marketing activity will 
not present an unreasonable risk of injury.
    EPA hereby approves TMEs-95-1 and 95-2. EPA has determined that 
test marketing of the new chemical substances described below, under 
the conditions set out in the TME applications, and for the time period 
and restrictions specified below, will not present an unreasonable risk 
of injury to human health or the environment. Production volume, use, 
and the number of customers must not exceed that specified in the 
applications. All other conditions and restrictions described in these 
applications and in this notice must be met.
    Inadvertently the notice of receipt of these applications was not 
published. Therefore, an opportunity to submit comments is being 
offered at this time. The complete nonconfidential 
[[Page 19255]] document is available in the TSCA nonconfidential 
information center (NCIC), Rm. ETG-102 at the above address between 
12:00 noon and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. EPA may modify or revoke the test marketing exemption if 
comments are received which cast significant doubt on its finding that 
the test marketing activities will not present an unreasonable risk of 
injury.
    The following additional restrictions apply to TMEs-95-1 and 95-2. 
A bill of lading accompanying each shipment must state that the use of 
the substances is restricted to that approved in the TMEs. In addition, 
the applicants shall maintain the following records until five years 
after the date they are created, and shall make them available for 
inspection or copying in accordance with section 11 of TSCA:
    1.   Records of the quantity of the TME substance produced and the 
date of manufacture.
    2.   Records of dates of the shipments to each customer and the 
quantities supplied in each shipment.
    3.   Copies of the bill of lading that accompanies each shipment of 
the TME substance.

TME-95-1

    Date of Receipt: March 22, 1995. The extended comment period will 
close May 2, 1995.
    Applicant: Confidential.
    Chemical: (G) N,N',N''-Triphenylmelamine derivative.
    Use: (G) UV Absorber.
    Production Volume: Confidential.
    Number of Customers: Fifteen.
    Test Marketing Period: Three years, commencing on first day of 
commercial manufacture.
    Risk Assessment: EPA identified no significant human health 
concerns for the test market substance. The TME substance is not 
expected to be toxic to aquatic organisms at maximum saturation in 
water. Therefore, the test market activities will not present any 
unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the environment.

TME-95-2

    Date of Receipt: March 23, 1995. The extended comment period will 
close (insert date 15 days after date of publication in the Federal 
Register).
    Applicant: Lubricant Additive Research Co.
    Chemical: (G) Synthetic Silver Complex.
    Use: (G) Lubricant Additive.
    Production Volume: Confidential.
    Number of Customers: Confidential.
    Test Marketing Period: One year, commencing on first day of 
commercial manufacture.
    Risk Assessment: EPA identified no significant human health 
concerns for the test market substance. Based on Structure Activity 
Relationship (SAR) analysis from data on similar substances, EPA 
estimates that the TME substance could be toxic to aquatic organisms at 
a concentration of 1.0 parts per billion. However, the TME substance is 
not expected to be released to surface waters during the manufacturing, 
processing and use scenarios described in the TME application. 
Therefore, the test market activities will not present any unreasonable 
risk of injury to human health or the environment.
    The Agency reserves the right to rescind approval or modify the 
conditions and restrictions of an exemption should any new information 
that comes to its attention cast significant doubt on its finding that 
the test marketing activities will not present any unreasonable risk of 
injury to human health or the environment.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Test marketing exemptions.

    Dated: April 5, 1995.

Paul J. Campanella,
Chief, New Chemicals Branch, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 95-9385 Filed 4-14-95; 8:45 am]
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