[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23444-23447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11409]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-51894; FRL-5785-8]


Certain Chemicals; Premanufacture Notices

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 or import a new chemical to 
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the 
manufacture or import of substances not on the TSCA Inventory. Section 
5 of TSCA also requires EPA to publish receipt and status information 
in the Federal Register each month reporting premanufacture notices 
(PMN) and test marketing exemption (TME) application requests received, 
both pending and expired. The information in this document contains 
notices received from February 1, 1998 to February 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments, identified by the document control number 
``[OPPTS-51894]'' and the specific PMN number, if appropriate, should 
be sent to: Document Control Office (7407), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Rm. ETG-099 Washington, DC 20460.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending 
electronic mail (e-mail) to: [email protected]. Electronic 
comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special 
characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be 
accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1/6.1 file format or ASCII file 
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by 
the docket number [OPPTS-51894]. No Confidential Business Information 
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this 
notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries. 
Additional information on electronic submissions can be found under 
``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION''.
    All comments which contain information claimed as CBI must be 
clearly marked as such. Three sanitized copies of any comments 
containing information claimed as CBI must also be submitted and will 
be placed in the public record for this notice. Persons submitting 
information on any portion of which they believe is entitled to 
treatment as CBI by EPA must assert a business confidentiality claim in 
accordance with 40 CFR 2.203(b) for each such portion. This claim must 
be made at the time that the information is submitted to EPA. If a 
submitter does not assert a confidentiality claim at the time of 
submission, EPA will consider this as a waiver of any confidentiality 
claim and the information may be made available to the public by EPA 
without further notice to the submitter.

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; 
e-mail: TSCA-H[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the provisions of TSCA, EPA is 
required to publish notice of receipt and status reports of chemicals 
subject to section 5 reporting requirements. The notice requirements 
are provided in TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3). Specifically, EPA is 
required to provide notice of receipt of PMNs and TME application 
requests received. EPA also is required to identify those chemical 
submissions for which data has been received, the uses or intended uses 
of such chemicals, and the nature of any test data which may have been 
developed. Lastly, EPA is required to provide periodic status reports 
of all chemical substances undergoing review and receipt of notices of 
commencement.
    A record has been established for this notice under docket number 
``[OPPTS-51894]'' (including comments and data submitted electronically 
as described

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below). A public version of this record, including printed, paper 
versions of electronic comments, which does not include any information 
claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 12 noon to 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public record is 
located in the TSCA Nonconfidential Information Center (NCIC), Rm. NEM-
B607, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
    [email protected]


    Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the 
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
    The official record for this notice, as well as the public version, 
as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will 
transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form 
as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official 
record which will also include all comments submitted directly in 
writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the 
address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
    In the past, EPA has published individual notices reflecting the 
status of section 5 filings received, pending or expired, as well as 
notices reflecting receipt of notices of commencement. In an effort to 
become more responsive to the regulated community, the users of this 
information and the general public, to comply with the requirements of 
TSCA, to conserve EPA resources, and to streamline the process and make 
it more timely, EPA is consolidating these separate notices into one 
comprehensive notice that will be issued at regular intervals.
    In this notice, EPA shall provide a consolidated report in the 
Federal Register reflecting the dates PMN requests were received, the 
projected notice end date, the manufacturer or importer identity, to 
the extent that such information is not claimed as confidential and 
chemical identity, either specific or generic depending on whether 
chemical identity has been claimed confidential. Additionally, in this 
same report, EPA shall provide a listing of receipt of new notices of 
commencement.
    EPA believes the new format of the notice will be easier to 
understand by the interested public, and provides the information that 
is of greatest interest to the public users. Certain information 
provided in the earlier notices will not be provided under the new 
format. The status reports of substances under review, potential 
production volume, and summaries of health and safety data will not be 
provided in the new notices.
    EPA is not providing production volume information in the 
consolidated notice since such information is generally claimed as 
confidential. For this reason, there is no substantive loss to the 
public in not publishing the data. Health and safety data are not 
summarized in the notice since it is recognized as impossible, given 
the format of this notice, as well as the previous style of notices, to 
provide meaningful information on the subject. In those submissions 
where health and safety data were received by the Agency, a footnote is 
included by the Manufacturer/Importer identity to indicate its 
existence. As stated below, interested persons may contact EPA directly 
to secure information on such studies.
    For persons who are interested in data not included in this notice, 
access can be secured at EPA Headquarters in the NCIC at the address 
provided above. Additionally, interested parties may telephone the 
Document Control Office at (202) 260-1532, TDD (202) 554-0551, for 
generic use information, health and safety data not claimed as 
confidential or status reports on section 5 filings.
    Send all comments to the address listed above. All comments 
received will be reviewed and appropriate amendments will be made as 
deemed necessary.
    This notice will identify: (I) PMNs received; and (II) Notices of 
Commencement to manufacture/import.


                                            I.  48 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 02/01/98 to 02/06/98                                           
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                                                            Projected Notice End       Manufacturer/                                                    
              Case No.                   Received Date              Date                 Importer                  Use                   Chemical       
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P-98-0412                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Intermediate salt   
                                                                                                          coating with open      for grind vehicle      
                                                                                                          use                    synthesis for use in   
                                                                                                                                 electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0413                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Intermediate salt   
                                                                                                          coating with open      for grind vehicle      
                                                                                                          use                    synthesis for use in   
                                                                                                                                 electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0414                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Intermediate salt   
                                                                                                          coating with open      for grind vehicle      
                                                                                                          use                    synthesis for use in   
                                                                                                                                 electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0415                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Intermediate salt   
                                                                                                          coating with open      for grind vehicle      
                                                                                                          use                    synthesis for use in   
                                                                                                                                 electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0416                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Intermediate salt   
                                                                                                          coating with open      for grind vehicle      
                                                                                                          use                    synthesis for use in   
                                                                                                                                 electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0417                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Intermediate salt   
                                                                                                          coating with open      for grind vehicle      
                                                                                                          use                    synthesis for use in   
                                                                                                                                 electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0418                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Coomponent of      (G) Intermediate salt   
                                                                                                          coating with open      for grind vehicle      
                                                                                                          use                    synethesis for use in  
                                                                                                                                 electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0419                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Coomponent of      (G) Intermediate salt   
                                                                                                          coating with open      for grind vehicle      
                                                                                                          use                    synethesis for use in  
                                                                                                                                 electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0420                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Coomponent of      (G) Intermediate salt   
                                                                                                          coating with open      for grind vehicle      
                                                                                                          use                    synethesis for use in  
                                                                                                                                 electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0421                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Coomponent of      (G) Intermediate salt   
                                                                                                          coating with open      for grind vehicle      
                                                                                                          use                    synethesis for use in  
                                                                                                                                 electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0422                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Coomponent of      (G) Intermediate salt   
                                                                                                          coating with open      for grind vehicle      
                                                                                                          use                    synethesis for use in  
                                                                                                                                 electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 

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P-98-0423                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Coomponent of      (G) Intermediate salt   
                                                                                                          coating with open      for grind vehicle      
                                                                                                          use                    synethesis for use in  
                                                                                                                                 electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0424                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Coating with open  (G) Grind vehicle for   
                                                                                                          use                    electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0425                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Coating with open  (G) Grind vehicle for   
                                                                                                          use                    electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0426                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Coating with open  (G) Grind vehicle for   
                                                                                                          use                    electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0427                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Coating with open  (G) Grind vehicle for   
                                                                                                          use                    electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0428                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Coating with open  (G) Grind vehicle for   
                                                                                                          use                    electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0429                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Coating with open  (G) Grind vehicle for   
                                                                                                          use                    electrodepositable     
                                                                                                                                 primer                 
P-98-0430                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Grind vehicle for   
                                                                                                          coating with open      electrodepositable     
                                                                                                          use                    primer                 
P-98-0431                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Grind vehicle for   
                                                                                                          coating with open      electrodepositable     
                                                                                                          use                    primer                 
P-98-0432                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Grind vehicle for   
                                                                                                          coating with open      electrodepositable     
                                                                                                          use                    primer                 
P-98-0433                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Grind vehicle for   
                                                                                                          coating with open      electrodepositable     
                                                                                                          use                    primer                 
P-98-0434                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Grind vehicle for   
                                                                                                          coating with open      electrodepositable     
                                                                                                          use                    primer                 
P-98-0435                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Grind vehicle for   
                                                                                                          coating with open      electrodepositable     
                                                                                                          use                    primer                 
P-98-0436                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (S) Component of an    (S) Propanoic acid, 3-  
                                                                                                          industrial coating     hydroxy-2-             
                                                                                                          for metal              (hydroxymethyl)-2-     
                                                                                                                                 methyl-, polymer with  
                                                                                                                                 (chloromethyl)oxirane  
                                                                                                                                 polymer with 4,4 - (1- 
                                                                                                                                 methylethylidene)bis[cy
                                                                                                                                 clohexanol] 2-         
                                                                                                                                 propenoate, hexahydro- 
                                                                                                                                 1,3-isobenzofurandione 
                                                                                                                                 polymer with 2,2-      
                                                                                                                                 [oxybis(methylene)bis[2-
                                                                                                                                 ethyl-1,3-propanediol] 
                                                                                                                                 ester with alpha-methyl-
                                                                                                                                 omega-hydroxypoly (oxy-
                                                                                                                                 1,2-ethanediyl) and 1,1-
                                                                                                                                 methylenebis [4-       
                                                                                                                                 isocyanatocyclohexane],
                                                                                                                                 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate-
                                                                                                                                 blocked, compounds with
                                                                                                                                 2-(dimethylamino)      
                                                                                                                                 ethanol                
P-98-0437                           02/02/98               05/03/98               DSM Fine Chemicals,    (S) Agrochemical       (S) Propanoic acid, 2-  
                                                                                   Inc.                   intermediate;          oxo-, methyl ester     
                                                                                                          pharmaceutical                                
                                                                                                          intermediate;                                 
                                                                                                          specialty chemical                            
                                                                                                          intermediate                                  
P-98-0438                           02/03/98               05/04/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Benzenebutanoic     
                                                                                                          manufactured           acid, y-oxo-, 2-       
                                                                                                          consumer article -     [[(tetrahydrodioxo-4-  
                                                                                                          contained use          heteromonocycle)methyl]
                                                                                                                                 thio]ethyl ester       
P-98-0439                           02/03/98               05/04/98               Polyurethane and       (G) Simeconductor and  (G) Poly(arylene ether) 
                                                                                   Performance            microelectronic                               
                                                                                   Chemicals Division     dielectrics                                   
                                                                                   Air Products and                                                     
                                                                                   Chemicals                                                            
                                                                                   Incorporated                                                         
P-98-0440                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Colorant for       (G) Polymeric colorants 
                                                                                                          plastics                                      
P-98-0441                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Colorant for       (G) Polymeric colorants 
                                                                                                          plastics                                      
P-98-0442                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Quaternary ammonium 
                                                                                                          coating with open      functional acrylic     
                                                                                                          use                    polymer                
P-98-0443                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Quaternary ammonium 
                                                                                                          coating with open      functional acrylic     
                                                                                                          use                    polymer                
P-98-0444                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Quaternary ammonium 
                                                                                                          coating with open      functional acrylic     
                                                                                                          use                    polymer                
P-98-0445                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Quaternary ammonium 
                                                                                                          coating with open      functional acrylic     
                                                                                                          use                    polymer                
P-98-0446                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Quaternary ammonium 
                                                                                                          coating with open      functional acrylic     
                                                                                                          use                    polymer                
P-98-0447                           02/02/98               05/03/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Quaternary ammonium 
                                                                                                          coating with open      functional acrylic     
                                                                                                          use                    polymer                

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P-98-0448                           02/04/98               05/05/98               Akzo nobel resins      (S) Resin used to      (S) 2-propenoic acid, 2-
                                                                                                          manufacture;           methyl-, polymer with  
                                                                                                          industrial coatings    butyl 2-methyl-2-      
                                                                                                                                 propenoate, butyl 2-   
                                                                                                                                 propenoate,            
                                                                                                                                 ethenylbenzene and 2-  
                                                                                                                                 hydroxyethyl 2-        
                                                                                                                                 propenoate, tert-bu    
                                                                                                                                 peroxide-initiated     
P-98-0449                           02/03/98               05/04/98               CBI                    (G) Open non           (G) Blocked hydrophilic 
                                                                                                          dispersive (coating    aliphatic              
                                                                                                          material)              polyisocyanate         
P-98-0450                           02/04/98               05/05/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Methane derivative -
                                                                                                          manufactured           [3,5-bis(1,1-          
                                                                                                          consumer article -     dimethylethyl)-4-      
                                                                                                          contained use          hydroxyphenyl]-        
P-98-0451                           02/05/98               05/06/98               CBI                    (G) Ink component      (G) Thermosetting       
                                                                                                                                 polyester              
P-98-0452                           02/05/98               05/06/98               CBI                    (S) High solids        (G) Mixed glycol        
                                                                                                          baking enamel          polyester resin        
                                                                                                          crosslinked with                              
                                                                                                          melamines                                     
P-98-0453                           02/04/98               05/05/98               CBI                    (S) A thickener in     (G) Mixed dicarboxylic  
                                                                                                          specialty greases      acid, barium salt      
P-98-0454                           02/04/98               05/05/98               Ciba Specialty         (G) Open, non-         (G) Heterocyclic amine  
                                                                                   Chemicals              dispersive use         and others             
                                                                                   Corporation USA                                                      
P-98-0455                           02/06/98               05/07/98               CBI                    (S) Polymer for        (G) Silylated polyether 
                                                                                                          sealant                prepolymer             
                                                                                                          manufacturing                                 
P-98-0456                           02/06/98               05/07/98               CBI                    (S) Polymer for        (G) Silylated polyether 
                                                                                                          sealant                prepolymer             
                                                                                                          manufacturing                                 
P-98-0457                           02/06/98               05/07/98               CBI                    (S) Polymer for        (G) Silylated polyether 
                                                                                                          sealant                prepolymer             
                                                                                                          manufacturing                                 
P-98-0458                           02/05/98               05/06/98               CBI                    (S) Resin for          (G) Hydrocarbon modified
                                                                                                          printing ink           rosin resin            
P-98-0460                           02/06/98               05/07/98               Twilight Color &       (S) An acid dye for    (G) 2,7-                
                                                                                   Chemical Company,      leather                naphtalenedisulfonic   
                                                                                   Inc                                           acid, 4-amino-3-       
                                                                                                                                 [[[[[[(2,4-            
                                                                                                                                 disubstituted phenyl)  
                                                                                                                                 azo] phenyl] amino]    
                                                                                                                                 sulfonyl] phenyl] azo] -
                                                                                                                                 5-hydroxy-6-           
                                                                                                                                 [(substituted phenyl)  
                                                                                                                                 azo]-, alkaline salt   
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                       II.  12 Notices of Commencement Received From: 02/01/98 to 02/06/98                      
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                                                             Commencement/Import                                
              Case No.                   Received Date              Date                      Chemical          
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P-97-0090                           02/02/98               01/05/98               (G) Substituted diphenyl      
                                                                                   triazine                     
P-97-0096                           02/02/98               01/05/98               (G) Substituted phenyl        
                                                                                   triazine                     
P-97-0129                           02/02/98               01/05/98               (S) 1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic   
                                                                                   acid, polymer with 1,6-      
                                                                                   hexanediamine and hexanedioic
                                                                                   acid                         
P-97-0338                           02/05/98               01/22/98               (G) Polycarbodiimide          
P-97-0586                           02/05/98               01/19/98               (G) Polyurethane adhesive     
P-97-0626                           02/05/98               01/17/98               (G) Polyurethane polymer      
P-97-1019                           02/02/98               12/31/97               (G) Acrylic acid copolymer    
P-97-1084                           02/02/98               01/20/98               (G) Alkoxylated acrylic acid  
                                                                                   polyester                    
P-97-1085                           02/02/98               01/20/98               (G) Alkoxylate polyether      
P-97-1090                           02/06/98               01/23/98               (G) Acetylenic-oxy-           
                                                                                   substituted, saturated pyran 
P-98-0001                           02/02/98               01/07/98               (G) Alkarylsulfonic acids,    
                                                                                   alkylamine salt              
P-98-0042                           02/02/98               01/28/98               (G) Aromatic polyester polyol 
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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Premanufacture notices.

    Dated: April 20, 1998.

Oscar Morales,

Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 98-11409 Filed 4-28-98; 8:45 am]
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