[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23454-23458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11413]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-51899; FRL-5786-4]


Certain Chemicals; Premanufacture Notices

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

[[Page 23455]]

document contains notices received from March 9, 1998 to March 13, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments, identified by the document control number 
``[OPPTS-51899]'' 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-51899]. 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-51899]'' (including comments and data submitted electronically 
as described 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.


[[Page 23456]]



                                             I. 50 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 03/09/98 to 03/13/98                                           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Projected Notice End       Manufacturer/                                                    
              Case No.                   Received Date              Date                 Importer                  Use                   Chemical       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
P-98-0533                           03/09/98               06/07/98               Ciba Specialty         (G) Destructive use    (G) Poly-               
                                                                                   Chemicals              and dispersive use     perfluoroalkylated     
                                                                                   Corporation                                   polyamino acid         
P-98-0537                           03/10/98               06/08/98               Dystar L.P.            (S) Raw material for   (G) Substituted         
                                                                                                          dyestuff syntheses     naphthalene disulfonic 
                                                                                                                                 acid                   
P-98-0538                           03/10/98               06/08/98               Dystar L.P.            (S) Reactive dye for   (G)                     
                                                                                                          cellulose powder       Naphthalenedisulfonic  
                                                                                                          formulation;           acid, 2-[substituted]-5-
                                                                                                          reactive dye for       hydroxy-6-             
                                                                                                          cellulose liquid       [substituted]phenyl]azo
                                                                                                          formulation            ]-salt                 
P-98-0539                           03/10/98               06/08/98               Dystar L.P.            (S) Reactive dye for   (G)                     
                                                                                                          cellulose powder       Naphthalenedisulfonic  
                                                                                                          formulation;           acid, 2-[substituted]-5-
                                                                                                          reaction dye for       hydroxy-6-             
                                                                                                          cellulose liquid       [substituted]phenyl]azo
                                                                                                          formulation            ]-salt                 
P-98-0540                           03/10/98               06/08/98               Reichhold Chemicals    (G) Urethane polymer   (G) Triethylamine       
                                                                                   Inc                    for coatings           neutralized aliphatic  
                                                                                                                                 urethane polymer       
P-98-0541                           03/09/98               06/07/98               CBI                    (S) Lactic acid        (S) Glucitol, hexakis [2-
                                                                                                          releasing material     [2-[2-(2-hydroxy-1-    
                                                                                                          for bioremediation     oxopropoxy) -1-        
                                                                                                                                 oxopropoxy]-1-         
                                                                                                                                 oxopropoxy]propanoate] 
P-98-0542                           03/09/98               06/07/98               Ciba-Geigy             (G) N/a                (G) Phenolic antioxidant
                                                                                   Corporation                                                          
P-98-0543                           03/10/98               06/08/98               CBI                    (S) Binder for         (G) Polyurethane with   
                                                                                                          coating materials      carboxy functions      
                                                                                                          that are applied on                           
                                                                                                          wood, paper and                               
                                                                                                          plastics                                      
P-98-0544                           03/10/98               06/08/98               CBI                    (S) Binder for         (G) Polyurethane with   
                                                                                                          coating materials      carboxy functions      
                                                                                                          that are applied on                           
                                                                                                          wood, paper and                               
                                                                                                          plastics                                      
P-98-0545                           03/10/98               06/08/98               CBI                    (S) Binder for         (G) Polyurethane with   
                                                                                                          coating materials      carboxy functions      
                                                                                                          that are applied on                           
                                                                                                          wood, paper and                               
                                                                                                          plastics                                      
P-98-0546                           03/10/98               06/08/98               CBI                    (S) Binder for         (G) Polyurethane with   
                                                                                                          coating materials      carboxy functions      
                                                                                                          that are applied on                           
                                                                                                          wood, paper and                               
                                                                                                          plastics                                      
P-98-0547                           03/10/98               06/08/98               CBI                    (G) Open non-          (G) Modified            
                                                                                                          dispersive (micro      diphenylmethane        
                                                                                                          cellular elastomic     diisocyanate           
                                                                                                          foams)                                        
P-98-0548                           03/11/98               06/09/98               CBI                    (G) Thermoset resin    (G) Phenolic-extended   
                                                                                                          component open,        epoxy resin            
                                                                                                          nondispersive use*                            
P-98-0549                           03/11/98               06/09/98               3M Company             (S) Mist suppressants  (S) 2-propenoic acid,   
                                                                                                          in copper              reaction products with 
                                                                                                          electrowinning         n-                     
                                                                                                                                 [3(dimethylamino)propyl
                                                                                                                                 ]-1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-   
                                                                                                                                 nonafluoro-1-          
                                                                                                                                 butanesulfonamide      
P-98-0550                           03/10/98               06/08/98               CBI                    (G) Antiscalant        (G) 2-propenoic acid,   
                                                                                                          industrial water       polymer with vinyl     
                                                                                                          treatment              monomer, sodium salt,  
                                                                                                                                 disodium disulfite and 
                                                                                                                                 peroxydisulfuric acid  
                                                                                                                                 ([(ho)s(o)2]2o2)       
                                                                                                                                 diammonium salt        
                                                                                                                                 initiated              
P-98-0551                           03/11/98               06/09/98               Gateway Additive       (S) Metalworking       (G) Substance (1)       
                                                                                   Company                fluid additives        polyether succinate    
P-98-0552                           03/11/98               06/09/98               Gateway Additive       (S) Metalworking       (G) Substance (2)       
                                                                                   Company                fluid additives        polyether succinate,   
                                                                                                                                 compound with          
                                                                                                                                 triethanolamine        
P-98-0553                           03/11/98               06/09/98               Gateway Additive       (S) Metalworking       (G) Substance (3)       
                                                                                   Company                fluid additives        polyether succinate,   
                                                                                                                                 compound with mixed    
                                                                                                                                 amines                 
P-98-0554                           03/10/98               06/08/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Amino functional    
                                                                                                          coating                polyether              
P-98-0555                           03/10/98               06/08/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Amino functional    
                                                                                                          coating                polyether              
P-98-0556                           03/10/98               06/08/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Amino functional    
                                                                                                          coating                polyether              
P-98-0557                           03/10/98               06/08/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Amino functional    
                                                                                                          coating                polyether              
P-98-0558                           03/10/98               06/08/98               CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Amino functional    
                                                                                                          coating                polyether              
P-98-0559                           03/12/98               06/10/98               Amerchol Corporation   (S) Electronic         (S) Cellulose 3-        
                                                                                                          application            (dodecyldimethylammonio
                                                                                                                                 )-2-hydroxypropyl 2-   
                                                                                                                                 hydroxyethyl ether,    
                                                                                                                                 chloride               
P-98-0560                           03/11/98               06/09/98               S C Johnson Polymer    (G) Open, non-         (G) Styrene acrylic     
                                                                                                          dispersive use         polymer                
P-98-0561                           03/11/98               06/09/98               S C Johnson Polymer    (G) Open, non-         (G) Styrene acrylic     
                                                                                                          dispersive use         polymer                
P-98-0562                           03/11/98               06/09/98               S C Johnson Polymer    (G) Open, non-         (G) Styrene acrylic     
                                                                                                          dispersive use         polymer                
P-98-0563                           03/11/98               06/09/98               S C Johnson Polymer    (G) Open, non-         (G) Styrene acrylic     
                                                                                                          dispersive use         polymer                
P-98-0564                           03/11/98               06/09/98               S C Johnson Polymer    (G) Open, non-         (G) Styrene acrylic     
                                                                                                          dispersive use         polymer                
P-98-0565                           03/11/98               06/09/98               S C Johnson Polymer    (G) Open, non-         (G) Styrene acrylic     
                                                                                                          dispersive use         polymer                

[[Page 23457]]

                                                                                                                                                        
P-98-0566                           03/11/98               06/09/98               Mitsui & Company,      (S) Color former for   (S) Spiro[isobenzofuran-
                                                                                   (U.S.A.) Inc           thermal paper; color   1(3h), 9-[9 H]xanthen]-
                                                                                                          former for             3-one, 6-(diethylamino)-
                                                                                                          carbonless paper       3-methyl-2-[(3-        
                                                                                                                                 methylphenyl)amino]    
P-98-0567                           03/11/98               06/09/98               S C Johnson Polymer    (G) Open, non-         (G) Styrene acrylic     
                                                                                                          dispersive use         polymer                
P-98-0568                           03/11/98               06/09/98               S C Johnson Polymer    (G) Open, non-         (G) Styrene acrylic     
                                                                                                          dispersive use         polymer                
P-98-0569                           03/11/98               06/09/98               S C Johnson Polymer    (G) Open, non-         (G) Styrene acrylic     
                                                                                                          dispersive use         polymer                
P-98-0570                           03/11/98               06/09/98               S C Johnson Polymer    (G) Open, non-         (G) Styrene acrylic     
                                                                                                          dispersive use         polymer                
P-98-0571                           03/11/98               06/09/98               S C Johnson Polymer    (G) Open, non-         (G) Styrene acrylic     
                                                                                                          dispersive use         polymer                
P-98-0572                           03/11/98               06/09/98               S C Johnson Polymer    (G) Open, non-         (G) Styrene acrylic     
                                                                                                          dispersive use         polymer                
P-98-0573                           03/12/98               06/10/98               CBI                    (G) Lubricating agent  (G) Alkylarylbisurea    
P-98-0574                           03/13/98               06/11/98               Henkel Adhesives       (S) Laminating         (S) Fatty acids, C-18-  
                                                                                                          adhesive; primer       unsaturated, dimers,   
                                                                                                          coating                polymers with azelaic  
                                                                                                                                 acid, ethylenediamine  
                                                                                                                                 and piperazine, sodium 
                                                                                                                                 salt                   
P-98-0575                           03/13/98               06/11/98               Henkel Adhesives       (S) Laminating         (S) Fatty acids, C-18-  
                                                                                                          adhesive; primer       unsaturated, dimers,   
                                                                                                          coating                polymers with azelaic  
                                                                                                                                 acid, ethylenediamine, 
                                                                                                                                 piperazine, and        
                                                                                                                                 polypropylene glycol   
                                                                                                                                 diamine, sodium salt   
P-98-0576                           03/13/98               06/11/98               Henkel Adhesives       (S) Laminating         (S) Fatty acids, C-18-  
                                                                                                          adhesive; primer       unsaturated, dimers,   
                                                                                                          coating                polymers with          
                                                                                                                                 hexamethylenediamine,  
                                                                                                                                 sodium salt            
P-98-0577                           03/13/98               06/11/98               Henkel Adhesives       (S) Laminating         (S) Fatty acids, C-18-  
                                                                                                          adhesive; primer       unsaturated, dimers,   
                                                                                                          coating                polymers with azelaic  
                                                                                                                                 acid, ethylenediamine, 
                                                                                                                                 piperazine, and N-     
                                                                                                                                 tallow                 
                                                                                                                                 alkyltrimethylenediamin
                                                                                                                                 es, sodium salt        
P-98-0578                           03/13/98               06/11/98               Henkel Adhesives       (S) Laminating         (S) Fatty acids, C-18-  
                                                                                                          adhesive; primer       unsaturated, dimers,   
                                                                                                          coating                polymers with          
                                                                                                                                 ethylenediamine, sodium
                                                                                                                                 salt                   
P-98-0579                           03/13/98               06/11/98               Henkel Adhesives       (S) Laminating         (S) Fatty acids, C-18-  
                                                                                                          adhesive; primer       unsaturated, dimers,   
                                                                                                          coating                polymers with azelaic  
                                                                                                                                 acid, ethylenediamine, 
                                                                                                                                 hexamethylenediamine   
                                                                                                                                 and tall-oil fatty     
                                                                                                                                 acids, sodium salt     
P-98-0580                           03/13/98               06/11/98               Henkel Adhesives       (S) Laminating         (S) Fatty acids, C-18-  
                                                                                                          adhesive; primer       unsaturated., dimers,  
                                                                                                          coating                polymers with azelaic  
                                                                                                                                 acid, ethylenediamine  
                                                                                                                                 piperazine, acetates   
P-98-0581                           03/13/98               06/11/98               Henkel Adhesives       (S) Laminating         (S) Fatty acids, tall-  
                                                                                                          adhesive; primer       oil., dimers, polymers 
                                                                                                          coating                with azelaic acid,     
                                                                                                                                 ethylenediamine,       
                                                                                                                                 piperazine, and        
                                                                                                                                 polypropylene glycol   
                                                                                                                                 diamine, acetates      
P-98-0582                           03/13/98               06/11/98               Henkel Adhesives       (S) Laminating         (S) Fatty acids, C-18-  
                                                                                                          adhesive; primer       unsaturated, dimers,   
                                                                                                          coating                polymers with          
                                                                                                                                 hexamethylenediamine,  
                                                                                                                                 acetates               
P-98-0583                           03/13/98               06/11/98               Henkel Adhesives       (S) Laminating                                 
                                                                                                          adhesive; primer                              
                                                                                                          coatingazelaic acid,                          
                                                                                                          ethylenediamine,                              
                                                                                                          piperazine and N-                             
                                                                                                          tallow                                        
                                                                                                          alkyltrimethylenedia                          
                                                                                                          mines, acetates                               
P-98-0584                           03/13/98               06/11/98               Henkel Adhesives       (S) Laminating         (S) Fatty acids, C-18-  
                                                                                                          adhesive; primer       unsaturated, dimers,   
                                                                                                          coating                polymers with          
                                                                                                                                 ethylenediamine,       
                                                                                                                                 acetates               
P-98-0585                           03/13/98               06/11/98               Henkel Adhesives       (S) Laminating         (S) Fatty acids, C-18-  
                                                                                                          adhesive; primer       unsaturated, dimers,   
                                                                                                          coating                polymers with azelaic  
                                                                                                                                 acid, ethylenediamine, 
                                                                                                                                 hexamethylenediamine,  
                                                                                                                                 and tall-oil, acetates 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                      II.  12 Notices of Commencement Received From: 03/09/98 to 03/13//98                      
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Commencement/Import                                
              Case No.                   Received Date              Date                      Chemical          
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
P-96-0661                           03/12/98               03/05/98               (G) Hydroxy acrylic resin     
P-97-0115                           03/13/98               04/04/97               (G) B-Alanine, N-(2-          
                                                                                   carboxyethyl)-N-[3-          
                                                                                   (alkyloxy)propyl];           
                                                                                   monopotassium salt           
P-97-0650                           03/12/98               03/02/98               (G) Polyether acrylate        
P-97-0651                           03/12/98               03/02/98               (G) Polyether acrylate        

[[Page 23458]]

                                                                                                                
P-97-0687                           03/09/98               03/02/98               (G) Polyacrylates             
P-97-0872                           03/10/98               02/21/98               (G) Polyoxalkylene colorant   
                                                                                   salt                         
P-97-1075                           03/12/98               02/28/98               (S) Amides, from acetic acid, 
                                                                                   C5-9 carboxylic acids and    
                                                                                   diethylene triamine -        
                                                                                   ethyleneimine polymer        
P-97-1076                           03/12/98               03/01/98               (S) Amides, from acetic acid, 
                                                                                   C5-9 carboxylic acids and    
                                                                                   diethylene triamine -        
                                                                                   ethyleneimine polymer,       
                                                                                   acetates                     
P-97-1096                           03/09/98               02/24/98               (G) Vinylpyrrolidone -        
                                                                                   acrylate copolymer           
P-98-0112                           03/11/98               02/10/98               (G) Phenolic novolak resin    
P-98-0129                           03/11/98               02/13/98               (G) Styrene acrylate          
P-98-0130                           03/11/98               02/13/98               (G) Styrene acrylate          
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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. 98-11413 Filed 4-28-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-F