[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14637-14640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7247]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2003-0014; FRL-7300-7]


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 February 4, 2003 to February 10, 2003, 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.

DATES: Comments identified by the docket ID number OPPT-2003-0014 and 
the specific PMN number or TME number, must be received on or before 
April 25, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or 
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as 
provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Cunningham, Acting Director, 
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics (7408M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 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 Copies of This Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPPT-2003-0014. The 
official public docket consists of the documents specifically 
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other 
information related to this action. Although a part of the official 
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials 
that is available for public viewing at the EPA Docket Center, Rm. 
B102-Reading Room, EPA West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC. The EPA Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center Reading 
Room telephone number is (202) 566-1744 and the telephone number for 
the OPPT Docket, which is located in EPA Docket Center, is (202) 566-
0280.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public 
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official 
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that 
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be 
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly 
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in 
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
appropriate docket ID number.
    Certain types of information will not be placed in the EPA Dockets. 
Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute, which is not included in the official public 
docket, will not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic 
public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be 
placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in 
printed, paper form in the official public docket. To the extent 
feasible, publicly available docket materials will be made available in 
EPA's electronic public docket. When a document is selected from the 
index list in EPA Dockets, the system will identify whether the 
document is available for viewing in EPA's electronic public docket. 
Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you 
may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through 
the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. EPA intends to work 
towards providing electronic access to all of the publicly available 
docket materials through EPA's electronic public docket.
    For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is 
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, 
will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public 
docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment 
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment 
containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that 
material in the version of the comment that is placed in EPA's 
electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, including the 
copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket.
    Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or 
delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public 
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the docket will 
be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where 
practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph 
will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a

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brief description written by the docket staff.

C. How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand 
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the 
appropriate docket ID number and specific PMN number or TME number in 
the subject line on the first page of your comment. Please ensure that 
your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. 
Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked 
``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late comments. If you 
wish to submit CBI or information that is otherwise protected by 
statute, please follow the instructions in Unit I.D. Do not use EPA 
Dockets or e-mail to submit CBI or information protected by statute.
    1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as 
prescribed in this unit, EPA recommends that you include your name, 
mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in 
the body of your comment. Also include this contact information on the 
outside of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter 
accompanying the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be 
identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact 
you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties 
or needs further information on the substance of your comment. EPA's 
policy is that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or 
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included 
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, 
and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot 
read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you 
for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
    i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to 
submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for 
receiving comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket, and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. 
Once in the system, select`` search,'' and then key in docket ID number 
OPPT-2003-0014. The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, which 
means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact 
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
    ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by e-mail to [email protected], 
Attention: Docket ID Number OPPT-2003-0014 and PMN Number or TME 
Number. In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail 
system is not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail 
comment directly to the docket without going through EPA's electronic 
public docket, EPA's e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail 
address. E-mail addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-
mail system are included as part of the comment that is placed in the 
official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public 
docket.
    iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM 
that you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit I.C.2. These 
electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file 
format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
    2. By mail. Send your comments to: Document Control Office (7407M), 
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001.
    3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver your comments to: OPPT 
Document Control Office (DCO) in EPA East Building Rm. 6428, 1201 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID Number 
OPPT-2003-0014 and PMN Number or TME Number. 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) 564-8930.

D. How Should I Submit CBI To the Agency?

    Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI 
electronically through EPA's electronic public docket or by e-mail. You 
may claim information that you submit to EPA as CBI by marking any part 
or all of that information as CBI (if you submit CBI on disk or CD ROM, 
mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify 
electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that 
is 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 docket and EPA's electronic public docket. If you submit 
the copy that does not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside 
of the disk or CD ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information 
not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and EPA's 
electronic public docket without prior notice. If you have any 
questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult 
the technical 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 
ID number assigned to this action and the specific PMN number you are 
commenting on 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 February 4, 2003 to February 10, 
2003, 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 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

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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.
    In Table I of this unit, 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.

                                            I. 22 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 02/04/03 to 02/10/03
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                                                              Projected Notice End
              Case No.                    Received Date               Date           Manufacturer/Importer           Use                  Chemical
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P-03-0318                            02/04/03                05/05/03                CBI                    (G) Industrial         (G) Urethane acrylate
                                                                                                             coating binder         polymer, compounds
                                                                                                             component              with amine
P-03-0319                            02/04/03                05/05/03                CBI                    (G) Process            (G) Disiloxane,
                                                                                                             intermediate           1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-
                                                                                                                                    1-(7-octenyl)-3-
                                                                                                                                    [(substitutedcyclohe
                                                                                                                                    pta-3-yl)ethyl]-
P-03-0320                            02/04/03                05/05/03                CBI                    (G) Component of foam  (G) Polyester polyol
P-03-0321                            02/04/03                05/05/03                Cognis Corporation     (S) Coupling agent /   (S) Glycols, 1,2-,
                                                                                                             hydrotrope for         C12-16, ethoxylated
                                                                                                             comestics and          propoxylated
                                                                                                             pharmaceuticals
P-03-0322                            02/04/03                05/05/03                CBI                    (G) Optical resin      (G) Tektrakis
                                                                                                             coating                [dimethyl[8-
                                                                                                                                    [1,1,3,3,tetramethyl-
                                                                                                                                    3-
                                                                                                                                    [[epoxycyclohexanol]
                                                                                                                                    ethyl]disiloxanyl]oc
                                                                                                                                    tyl]silyloxy] silane
P-03-0323                            02/04/03                05/05/03                CBI                    (S) Hardener of        (G) Alkyldiisocyanate
                                                                                                             polyurethane paint     polymer, alkyl
                                                                                                                                    esters blocked
P-03-0324                            02/04/03                05/05/03                CBI                    (S) Hardner of         (G) 2-oxepanone,
                                                                                                             polyurethane paint     polymer with
                                                                                                                                    alkyldiisocyanate
                                                                                                                                    and substituted
                                                                                                                                    alkyl diol, alkyl
                                                                                                                                    esters blocked
P-03-0325                            02/05/03                05/06/03                Schulke and Mayr,      (S) Metalworking       (S) Oxazolidine, 3,3'-
                                                                                      Inc.                   additive               methylenebis[5-
                                                                                                                                    methyl-
P-03-0326                            02/05/03                05/06/03                CBI                    (S) Industrial         (S) 2-propenoic acid,
                                                                                                             coatings               2-methyl-, butyl
                                                                                                                                    ester, polymer with
                                                                                                                                    butyl 2-propenoate,
                                                                                                                                    ethenylbenzene and
                                                                                                                                    2,5-furandione
P-03-0327                            02/06/03                05/07/03                Basf corporation       (S) Plasticizer        (S) 1,2-
                                                                                                                                    cyclohexanedicarboxy
                                                                                                                                    lic acid, dinonyl
                                                                                                                                    ester, branched and
                                                                                                                                    linear
P-03-0328                            02/07/03                05/08/03                CBI                    (G) An open non-       (G) Bisphenol a type
                                                                                                             dispersive use         epoxy resin
P-03-0329                            02/07/03                05/08/03                CBI                    (G) Binder resin for   (G) Trialkylamine
                                                                                                             ink                    salt of substituted
                                                                                                                                    alkyarylpolyurethane
P-03-0330                            02/07/03                05/08/03                CBI                    (G) Multi-purpose      (G) Polyurethane
                                                                                                             adhesive; open, non-   prepolymer,
                                                                                                             dispersive use.;       polyurethane
                                                                                                             laminating adhesive,   adhesive
                                                                                                             open, non-dispersive
                                                                                                             use
P-03-0331                            02/07/03                05/08/03                Mitsui Chemicals       (S) Reagents for       (S) Thymidine, 5'-o-
                                                                                      America, Inc.          nucleic acid testing   [bis(4-
                                                                                                             (on farm animal,       methoxyphenyl)phenyl
                                                                                                             crops, plants,         methyl]-
                                                                                                             foods, living
                                                                                                             entities other than
                                                                                                             humans)
P-03-0332                            02/07/03                05/08/03                CBI                    (G) Co-stabilizer for  (G) Heterocyclic
                                                                                                             plastics               sulfide ester
P-03-0333                            02/10/03                05/11/03                CBI                    (G) Radiation cured    (G) Amine salt
                                                                                                             inks.
P-03-0334                            02/10/03                05/11/03                CBI                    (S) Aqueous            (G) Fatty acid
                                                                                                             dispersion of          polymer with alkyl
                                                                                                             polymer for leather    diols, carbonic
                                                                                                             finishing              acid, isocyanic acid
                                                                                                                                    ester, alkoxylated
                                                                                                                                    polyether
                                                                                                                                    diolsulfonate, 2-
                                                                                                                                    oxepanone and alkyl
                                                                                                                                    diamine
P-03-0335                            02/11/03                05/12/03                Solutia Inc.           (S) Resin for          (G) Acrylate and
                                                                                                             industrial uv          urethane modified
                                                                                                             coatings               polyether
P-03-0336                            02/10/03                05/11/03                CBI                    (S) Thermoplastic      (S) 1,4-
                                                                                                             polyester resin for    benzenedicarboxylic
                                                                                                             use in the             acid, dimethyl
                                                                                                             production of          ester, polymer with
                                                                                                             fibers, bottles, and/  2-methyl-1,3-
                                                                                                             or films               propanediol
P-03-0337                            02/10/03                05/11/03                CBI                    (S) Thermoplastic      (S) 1,4-
                                                                                                             polyester resin for    benzenedicarboxylic
                                                                                                             use in the             acid, dimethyl
                                                                                                             production of          ester, polymer with
                                                                                                             fibers, bottles, and/  1,2-ethanediol and 2-
                                                                                                             or films               methyl-1,3-
                                                                                                                                    propanediol
P-03-0338                            02/10/03                05/11/03                CBI                    (S) Thermoplastic      (S) 1,4-
                                                                                                             polyester resin for    benzenedicarboxylic
                                                                                                             use in the             acid, polymer with 2-
                                                                                                             production of          methyl-1,3-
                                                                                                             fibers, bottles, and/  propanediol
                                                                                                             or films
P-03-0339                            02/10/03                05/11/03                CBI                    (S) Thermoplastic      (S) 1,4-
                                                                                                             polyester resin for    benzenedicarboxylic
                                                                                                             use in the             acid, polymer with
                                                                                                             production of          1,2-ethanediol and 2-
                                                                                                             fibers, bottles, and/  methyl-1,3-
                                                                                                             or films               propanediol
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    In Table II of this unit, EPA provides the following information 
(to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the 
Notices of Commencement to manufacture received:

                            II. 14 Notices of Commencement From: 02/04/03 to 02/10/03
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                                                                Commencement/Import
               Case No.                    Received Date               Date                     Chemical
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P-01-0732                             02/11/03                01/16/03                (G) Phosphate methacrylate
P-02-0167                             02/05/03                12/19/02                (G) Lithium metal
                                                                                       phosphate
P-02-0741                             02/11/03                01/21/03                (S) Piperazine, polymer
                                                                                       with 1,6-dichlorohexane
P-02-0789                             02/04/03                01/26/03                (G) Ultraviolet-curable
                                                                                       resin
P-02-0822                             02/05/03                01/17/03                (G) Modified polyester of
                                                                                       terephthalic acid,
                                                                                       ethylene glycol and
                                                                                       neopentyl glycol
P-02-0824                             02/05/03                01/17/03                (G) Modified polyester of
                                                                                       terephthalic acid,
                                                                                       ethylene glycol and
                                                                                       neopentyl glycol
P-02-0863                             02/05/03                01/28/03                (G) Fluoropolymer
P-02-0997                             02/11/03                01/24/03                (G) Alkaline epoxide amine
                                                                                       adduct
P-02-1026                             02/11/03                01/09/03                (G) Modified alkyd resin
P-02-1091                             02/10/03                01/16/03                (G) Polymer of
                                                                                       methacrylate and acrylate
                                                                                       esters, peroxide-
                                                                                       initiated
P-03-0036                             02/05/03                01/16/03                (G) Acrylic acid co-
                                                                                       polymer
P-96-1626                             02/11/03                01/10/03                (S) Mix of: 3-hexene, 1-(1-
                                                                                       methoxypropoxy)-(e), 3-
                                                                                       hexene, 1-(1-
                                                                                       methoxypropoxy)-,(z)
P-99-0646                             02/11/03                01/28/03                (G) Pentaerythritol, mixed
                                                                                       esters with fatty acids,
                                                                                       C8-9, branched
P-99-0686                             02/07/03                10/04/02                (S) 1,3-dioxolan-2-one, 4-
                                                                                       (hydroxymethyl)-
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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.

    Dated: March 20, 2003.
Sandra R. Wilkins,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
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