[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 238 (Monday, December 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77377-77380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31469]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-51958; FRL-6759-6]


Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires 
any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include 
import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to 
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the 
manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of 
TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a 
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing 
exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the 
chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to 
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the 
period from October 23, 2000 to October 27, 2000, consists of the PMNs 
pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture a 
new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during 
this time period. The ``S'' and ``G'' that precede the chemical names 
denote whether the chemical idenity is specific or generic.

ADDRESSES:  Comments may be submitted by mail, electronically, or in 
person. Please follow the detailed instructions for each method as 
provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure proper 
receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket control 
number OPPTS-51958 and the specific PMN number in the subject line on 
the first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Barbara Cunningham, Director, Office 
of Program Management and Evaluation, Office of Pollution Prevention 
and Toxics (7401), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-
mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. As such, the 
Agency has not attempted to describe the specific entities that this 
action may apply to. Although others may be affected, this action 
applies directly to the submitter of the premanufacture notices 
addressed in the action. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this 
Document and Other Related Documents?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain copies of this document and 
certain other available documents from the EPA Internet Home Page at 
http://www.epa.gov/. On the Home Page select ``Laws and Regulations,'' 
``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' and then look up the entry for this 
document under the ``Federal Register--Environmental

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Documents.'' You can also go directly to the Federal Register listings 
at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    2.  In person. The Agency has established an official record for 
this action under docket control number OPPTS-51958. The official 
record consists of the documents specifically referenced in this 
action, any public comments received during an applicable comment 
period, any test data submitted by the manufacturer/importer and other 
information related to this action, including any information claimed 
as confidential business information (CBI). This official record 
includes the documents that are physically located in the docket, as 
well as the documents that are referenced in those documents. The 
public version of the official record does not include any information 
claimed as CBI. The public version of the official record, which 
includes printed, paper versions of any electronic comments submitted 
during an applicable comment period, is available for inspection in the 
TSCA Nonconfidential Information Center, North East Mall Rm. B-607, 
Waterside Mall, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC. The Center is open from 
noon to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number of the Center is (202) 260-7099.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    You may submit comments through the mail, in person, or 
electronically. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that 
you identify docket control number OPPTS-51958 and the specific PMN 
number in the subject line on the first page of your response.
    1. By mail. Submit your comments to: Document Control Office 
(7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    2. In person or by courier. Deliver your comments to: OPPT Document 
Control Office (DCO) in East Tower Rm. G-099, Waterside Mall, 401 M 
St., SW., Washington, DC. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the 
DCO is (202) 260-7093.
    3.  Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically by 
e-mail to: ``[email protected],'' or mail your computer disk to the 
address identified in this unit. Do not submit any information 
electronically that you consider to be CBI. 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 
standard disks in WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII file format. All 
comments in electronic form must be identified by docket control number 
OPPTS-51958 and the specific PMN number. Electronic comments may also 
be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI that I Want to Submit to the Agency?

    Do not submit any information electronically that you consider to 
be CBI. You may claim information that you submit to EPA in response to 
this document as CBI by marking any part or all of that information as 
CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance 
with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. In addition to one complete 
version of the comment that includes any information claimed as CBI, a 
copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as 
CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public version of the 
official record. Information not marked confidential will be included 
in the public version of the official record without prior notice. If 
you have any questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, 
please consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.''

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your 
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used 
that support your views.
    4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you 
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
    5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
    6. Offer alternative ways to improve the notice or collection 
activity.
    7. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this 
document.
    8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket 
control number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first 
page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal 
Register citation.

II. Why is EPA Taking this Action?

    Section 5 of TSCA requires any person who intends to manufacture 
(defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical 
not on the TSCA Inventory to notify EPA and comply with the statutory 
provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under 
sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to publish a 
notice of receipt of a PMN or an application for a TME and to publish 
periodic status reports on the chemicals under review and the receipt 
of notices of commencement to manufacture those chemicals. This status 
report, which covers the period from October 23, 2000 to October 27, 
2000, consists of the PMNs pending or expired, and the notices of 
commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received 
under TSCA section 5 during this time period.

III. Receipt and Status Report for PMNs

    This status report identifies the PMNs and TMEs, both pending or 
expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture a new chemical 
that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time 
period. If you are interested in information that is not included in 
the following tables, you may contact EPA as described in Unit II. to 
access additional non-CBI information that may be available. The ``S'' 
and ``G'' that precede the chemical names denote whether the chemical 
idenity is specific or generic.
    In table I, EPA provides the following information (to the extent 
that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the PMNs received by 
EPA during this period: the EPA case number assigned to the PMN; the 
date the PMN was received by EPA; the projected end date for EPA's 
review of the PMN; the submitting manufacturer; the potential uses 
identified by the manufacturer in the PMN; and the chemical identity.

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                                         Table I. 18 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 10/23/00 to 10/27/00
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                                                              Projected Notice End
              Case No.                    Received Date               Date           Manufacturer/Importer           Use                  Chemical
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P-01-0060..........................  10/23/00..............  01/21/01..............  CBI..................  (G) Intermediate.....  (G) Alkyl phosphate
P-01-0061..........................  10/23/00..............  01/21/01..............  Vantico Inc..........  (S) Hardener for       (G) Reaction products
                                                                                                             waterborne             of polypropylene
                                                                                                             anticorrosive          glycol diamine with
                                                                                                             coatings;hardener      an epoxide
                                                                                                             for waterborne epoxy
                                                                                                             cement for civil
                                                                                                             engineering applic..
P-01-0062..........................  10/23/00..............  01/21/01..............  CBI..................  (S) Specialty polymer  (G) Substituted
                                                                                                                                    bicyclic olefin
P-01-0063..........................  10/23/00..............  01/21/01..............  CBI..................  (S) Specialty polymer  (G) Substituted
                                                                                                                                    bicyclic olefin
P-01-0064..........................  10/24/00..............  01/22/01..............  Samsung Information    (G) Compound in color  (G) Acrylate
                                                                                      Systems America.       dispersion.            copolymer
P-01-0065..........................  10/23/00..............  01/21/01..............  CBI..................  (G) Processing aid...  (G) Alkyl phosphate
                                                                                                                                    derivative
P-01-0066..........................  10/24/00..............  01/22/01..............  Vantico Inc..........  (S) Hardener for       (G) Propanenitrile, 3-
                                                                                                             waterborne anti-       {[6-amino-2,2,4(or
                                                                                                             corrosive              2,4,4)-
                                                                                                             coatings;hardener      trimethylhexyl]amino
                                                                                                             for waterborne epoxy   }-, polymers with 5-
                                                                                                             cement for civil       amino-1,3,3-
                                                                                                             engineering applic..   trimethylcyclohexane
                                                                                                                                    methanamine,
                                                                                                                                    bisphenol a,
                                                                                                                                    bisphenol a-
                                                                                                                                    epichlorohydrin
                                                                                                                                    polymer-2,2,4(or
                                                                                                                                    2,4,4)-trimethyl-1,6-
                                                                                                                                    hexanediamine
                                                                                                                                    reaction products,
                                                                                                                                    with glycidyl o-
                                                                                                                                    tolyl ether and an
                                                                                                                                    epoxide
P-01-0067..........................  10/24/00..............  01/22/01..............  BASF Corporation.....  (G) Internal press     (G) Substituted
                                                                                                             release.               polyether
                                                                                                                                    polyurethane
P-01-0068..........................  10/24/00..............  01/22/01..............  CBI..................  (G) Processing agent.  (S) Fatty acids, C16-
                                                                                                                                    18, esters with
                                                                                                                                    pentaerythritol
P-01-0069..........................  10/23/00..............  01/21/01..............  Bridgestone/           (G) Pigment for        (G) Substitute
                                                                                      Firestone, Inc..       rubber compound.       naphtalene
                                                                                                                                    derivatives
P-01-0070..........................  10/25/00..............  01/23/01..............  Kelmar Industries....  (S) Plastifier or      (G)
                                                                                                             softener for pur-      Polydimethylsiloxane
                                                                                                             fine coating;paint     with aminoalkyl
                                                                                                             additive for           groups
                                                                                                             artificial leather;
                                                                                                             softener or extender
                                                                                                             for fc-impregnation.
P-01-0071..........................  10/26/00..............  01/24/01..............  CIBA Specialty         (S) Uv absorber for    (G) Substituted
                                                                                      Chemicals              use in photographic    triazine
                                                                                      Corporation.           emulsions.
P-01-0072..........................  10/27/00..............  01/25/01..............  BASF Corporation.....  (G) Intermediate.....  (G) Oxyalkylated
                                                                                                                                    isodecyl alcohol
P-01-0073..........................  10/27/00..............  01/25/01..............  BASF Corporation.....  (G) Lubricant........  (G) Tall oil ester of
                                                                                                                                    oxyalkylated
                                                                                                                                    isodecyl alcohol
P-01-0074..........................  10/26/00..............  01/24/01..............  JSR Corporation......  (G) Coating agent....  (G) Modified styrene
                                                                                                                                    acrylate polymer
P-01-0075..........................  10/27/00..............  01/25/01..............  CIBA Specialty         (S) Interlayer         (G) Substituted
                                                                                      Chemicals              scavenger for          benzofuranone
                                                                                      Corporation.           photographic
                                                                                                             chromogenic color
                                                                                                             paper.
P-01-0076..........................  10/27/00..............  01/25/01..............  Eastman Chemical       (S) Polyester for      (G) Dimethyl
                                                                                      Company.               injection molding.     terephthalate,
                                                                                                                                    polymer with
                                                                                                                                    cyclohexanedimethano
                                                                                                                                    l and disubstituted
                                                                                                                                    benzenedicarboxylic
                                                                                                                                    acid
P-01-0077..........................  10/27/00..............  01/25/01..............  Eastman Chemical       (G) Raw material.....  (G) Disubstituted
                                                                                      Company.                                      benzenedicarboxylic
                                                                                                                                    acid
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    In table II, EPA provides the following information (to the extent 
that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the Notices of 
Commencement to manufacture received:

                        Table II. 15 Notices of Commencement From: 10/23/00 to 10/27/00
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                                                                Commencement/Import
               Case No.                    Received Date               Date                     Chemical
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P-00-0395...........................  10/23/00..............  10/03/00..............  (G) Urethane acrylate
P-00-0471...........................  10/24/00..............  10/17/00..............  (S) [1,1'-biphenyl]-2,2'-
                                                                                       disulfonic acid, 4,4'-
                                                                                       bis[[1-(3-aminophenyl)-
                                                                                       4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-
                                                                                       oxo-1h-pyrazol-4-yl]azo]-
                                                                                       disodium salt, reaction
                                                                                       products with2,2'-[1,2-
                                                                                       ethanediylbis(oxymethylen
                                                                                       e)]bis[oxirane],2',4',5',
                                                                                       7'tetrabromo-3',6'-
                                                                                       dihydroxyspiro[isobenzofu
                                                                                       ran-1(3h),9'-[9h]xanthen]-
                                                                                       3-one disodium salt and
                                                                                       2',4',5',7'-tetrabromo-
                                                                                       4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-3',6'-
                                                                                       dihydroxyspiro[isobenzofu
                                                                                       ran-1(3h),9'-[9h]xanthen]-
                                                                                       3-one disodium salt
P-00-0555...........................  10/24/00..............  09/21/00..............  (S) Neodecanoic acid,
                                                                                       ethenyl ester, polymer
                                                                                       with ethene and ethenyl
                                                                                       acetate
P-00-0708...........................  10/23/00..............  10/18/00..............  (G) Chromate(2-), [3-[(4,5-
                                                                                       dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1-
                                                                                       phenyl-1h-pyrazol-4-
                                                                                       yl)azo]-4-hydroxy-
                                                                                       (substituted)][2-[[(2-
                                                                                       substituted)]]-4-
                                                                                       nitrophenolato(2-)-n2,
                                                                                       o1, o2]-, disodium
P-00-0738...........................  10/24/00..............  10/16/00..............  (S) Formaldehyde, reaction
                                                                                       products with 1,3-
                                                                                       benzenedimethanamine and
                                                                                       bisphenol a

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P-00-0794...........................  10/23/00..............  10/06/00..............  (G) Chloroformate
P-00-0810...........................  10/27/00..............  10/01/00..............  (G) Heterocyclic alkyl
                                                                                       alcohol
P-00-0819...........................  10/23/00..............  10/16/00..............  (S) 1,1-
                                                                                       cyclopropanedicarboxylic
                                                                                       acid, dimethyl ester
P-00-0868...........................  10/25/00..............  10/11/00..............  (G) Pyrazolotriazole
                                                                                       derivative
P-00-0920...........................  10/24/00..............  10/17/00..............  (G) Methacrylate copolymer
                                                                                       salt
P-00-0975...........................  10/26/00..............  10/16/00..............  (G) Polyester resin
P-00-0976...........................  10/26/00..............  10/23/00..............  (G) Polyester resin
P-00-0991...........................  10/24/00..............  10/16/00..............  (G) Formaldehyde,
                                                                                       (chloromethyl)oxirane/
                                                                                       phenol polymer, modified
                                                                                       with organophsophorous
                                                                                       derivative
P-98-0948...........................  10/24/00..............  10/18/00..............  (G) Polyester polyether
                                                                                       urethane block copolymer
P-99-0376...........................  10/24/00..............  10/13/00..............  (G) Hydroxy alkyldiene
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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.

    Dated: November 29, 2000.
 Deborah A. Williams,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.

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