[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58341-58345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25638]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2003-0057; FRL-7330-5]


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 August 18, 2003 to September 5, 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-2003-0057 and 
the specific PMN number or TME number, must be received on or before 
November 10, 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-2003-0057. 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

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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 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-2003-0057. 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-2003-0057 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-2003-0057 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

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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 August 18, 2003 to September 5, 
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 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. 28 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 08/18/03 to 09/05/03
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                                                              Projected Notice End
              Case No.                    Received Date               Date           Manufacturer/Importer           Use                  Chemical
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P-03-0773                            08/18/03                11/15/03                CBI                    (G) Industrial         (G) Zincated resin
                                                                                                             intermediate which     system
                                                                                                             is compounded with
                                                                                                             pigments and binders
                                                                                                             before being coated
                                                                                                             onto paper for
                                                                                                             carbonless copy
                                                                                                             paper applications.
P-03-0774                            08/19/03                11/16/03                PPG Industries, Inc.   (G) Coating with open  (G) Cationic acrylic
                                                                                                             use                    copolymer
P-03-0775                            08/19/03                11/16/03                PPG Industries, Inc.   (G) Coating with open  (G) Cationic acrylic
                                                                                                             use                    copolymer
P-03-0776                            08/19/03                11/16/03                PPG Industries, Inc.   (G) Coating with open  (G) Cationic acrylic
                                                                                                             use                    copolymer
P-03-0777                            08/19/03                11/16/03                CBI                    (G) Emulsifier         (G) Polyalkyl
                                                                                                                                    carboxylic acid
                                                                                                                                    polyol esters
P-03-0778                            08/20/03                11/17/03                The Dow Chemical       (G) Additive for       (G) Phenol, polymer
                                                                                      Company                plastics               with formaldehyde
                                                                                                                                    and phenol
                                                                                                                                    derivative
P-03-0779                            08/20/03                11/17/03                CBI                    (G) Intermediate used  (S) 3-
                                                                                                             in closed processes    oxatricyclo[4.1.1.02
                                                                                                                                    ,4]octane, 2,7,7-
                                                                                                                                    trimethyl-,
                                                                                                                                    (1r,2r,4s,6r)-
P-03-0780                            08/20/03                11/17/03                CBI                    (G) Dehydration agent  (G) Polyester
P-03-0781                            08/22/03                11/19/03                Petroferm Inc.         (S) Slip and leveling  (G) Allyl ethoxylate
                                                                                                             additive to uv-and     methacrylate
                                                                                                             eb-cured inks,
                                                                                                             paints and coatings;
                                                                                                             oligomer in the
                                                                                                             manufacture of
                                                                                                             polymeric materials
P-03-0782                            08/22/03                11/19/03                Petroferm Inc.         (S) Slip and leveling  (G) Combed silicone
                                                                                                             additive to uv-and     acrylate
                                                                                                             eb-cured inks,
                                                                                                             paints and coatings;
                                                                                                             oligomer in the
                                                                                                             manufacture of
                                                                                                             polymeric materials
P-03-0783                            08/22/03                11/19/03                Petroferm Inc.         (S) Slip and leveling  (G) Combed silicone
                                                                                                             additive to uv-and     methacrylate
                                                                                                             eb-cured inks,
                                                                                                             paints and coatings;
                                                                                                             oligomer in the
                                                                                                             manufacture of
                                                                                                             polymeric materials
P-03-0784                            08/22/03                11/19/03                Petroferm Inc.         (S) Slip and leveling  (G) Linear silicone
                                                                                                             additive to uv-and     methacrylate
                                                                                                             eb-cured inks,
                                                                                                             paints and coatings;
                                                                                                             oligomer in the
                                                                                                             manufacture of
                                                                                                             polymeric materials
P-03-0785                            08/22/03                11/19/03                CBI                    (G) Defoamer           (G) Propoxylated
                                                                                                                                    fatty alcohol esters
P-03-0786                            08/22/03                11/19/03                Ashland Inc.,          (G) Lamination         (G) Polyurethane
                                                                                      Environmental Health   adhesive               dispersion -
                                                                                      and Safety                                    lamination adhesive
P-03-0787                            08/22/03                11/19/03                Crompton Corporation   (S) By-product of      (S) 13-docosenoic
                                                                                                             erucamide production   acid, potassium
                                                                                                             to be recycled         salt, (13z)-

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P-03-0788                            08/22/03                11/19/03                Crompton Corporation   (S) By-product of      (S) Docosanoic acid,
                                                                                                             amide production to    potassium salt
                                                                                                             be recycled
P-03-0789                            08/22/03                11/19/03                CBI                    (S) Polymerisable      (G) Derivatized butyl
                                                                                                             photoinitiator for     ester photoinitiator
                                                                                                             uv-curable coatings
P-03-0790                            08/25/03                11/22/03                CBI                    (G) Component of foam  (G) Polyester polyol
P-03-0791                            08/25/03                11/22/03                E.I. Du Pont De        (G) Molding resin      (G) Ethylene
                                                                                      Nemours and Company,                          interpolymer
                                                                                      Inc. (dupont)
P-03-0792                            08/25/03                11/22/03                Dupont Textiles and    (S) Emulsifier,        (S) Cyclododecane,
                                                                                      Interiors              corrosion inhibitor,   oxidized, by-
                                                                                                             and lubricant for      products from,
                                                                                                             metalworking fluid     acidified, oil phase
P-03-0793                            08/26/03                11/23/03                UBE America Inc.       (S) External donor     (S) Silanamine, 1,1,1-
                                                                                                             for olefin             triethoxy-n,n-
                                                                                                             polymerization         diethyl-
P-03-0794                            08/29/03                11/26/03                BASF Corporation       (G) Oxidation          (S) Alanine, n,n-bis
                                                                                      Perfomance Chemicals   catalyst               (carboxymethyl)-,
                                                                                                                                    iron sodium
                                                                                                                                    complexes
P-03-0795                            08/29/03                11/26/03                CIBA Specialty         (S) Photo-cure for     (G) Organo-titanium
                                                                                      Chemicals              imaging /              complex
                                                                                      Corporation            electronics industry
P-03-0796                            08/29/03                11/26/03                CBI                    (G) Raw material       (G) Halogenated
                                                                                                                                    heteropolycycle
P-03-0797                            08/29/03                11/26/03                CBI                    (G) Raw material       (G) Halogenated
                                                                                                                                    heteropolycycle
P-03-0798                            08/29/03                11/26/03                CBI                    (G) Synthetic          (G) Pentaerythritol,
                                                                                                             industrial lubricant   mixed esters with
                                                                                                             for contained use.     straight and
                                                                                                                                    branched fatty acids
P-03-0799                            08/29/03                11/26/03                CBI                    (G) Synthetic          (G)
                                                                                                             industrial lubricant   Dipentaerythritol,
                                                                                                             for contained use.     mixed esters with
                                                                                                                                    straight and
                                                                                                                                    branched fatty acids
P-03-0800                            08/29/03                11/26/03                CBI                    (G) Synthetic          (G) Pentaerythritol,
                                                                                                             industrial lubricant   mixed esters with
                                                                                                             for contained use      straight chain and
                                                                                                                                    branched fatty acids
P-03-0801                            08/29/03                11/26/03                CBI                    (G) Synthetic          (G)
                                                                                                             industrial lubricant   Dipentaerythritol,
                                                                                                             for contained use      mixed esters with
                                                                                                                                    straight chain and
                                                                                                                                    branched fatty acids
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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. 17 Notices of Commencement From: 08/18/03 to 09/05/03
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                                                                Commencement/Import
               Case No.                    Received Date               Date                     Chemical
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P-00-0552                             08/25/03                07/26/03                (G) Salicylic acid,
                                                                                       zirconium salt
P-01-0443                             08/26/03                08/07/03                (G) Copolymer of
                                                                                       polyoxyethylene allyl
                                                                                       methyl ether
P-01-0813                             08/22/03                07/29/03                (G) Cerium-based organic
                                                                                       compound
P-02-0574                             08/22/03                08/16/03                (G) Amine functional epoxy
                                                                                       based resin salted with
                                                                                       an organic acid
P-02-0638                             08/25/03                07/13/03                (G) Hexanedioic acid,
                                                                                       polymer with 2,2-dimethyl-
                                                                                       1,3-propanediol, 1,6-
                                                                                       hexanediol, hexanedioic
                                                                                       acid amide derivative, 3-
                                                                                       hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-
                                                                                       2-methylpropanoic acid
                                                                                       and 1,1'-methylenebis[4-
                                                                                       isocyanatocyclohexane],
                                                                                       compound with nu, nu-
                                                                                       diethylethaneamine
P-02-0946                             08/19/03                07/22/03                (G) Substituted benzoic
                                                                                       acid, alkali salt
P-02-0992                             08/26/03                07/25/03                (G) Ethylene oxide-
                                                                                       propylene oxide copolymer
                                                                                       allyl alkyl ether
P-03-0067                             08/25/03                07/31/03                (G) Fluoroalkene
                                                                                       substitutedalkene polymer
P-03-0078                             08/20/03                07/27/03                (G) Sulphonated azo dye
P-03-0291                             08/25/03                08/11/03                (G) Corn by product
P-03-0292                             08/25/03                08/13/03                (G) ThermoChemical
                                                                                       mechanical processed
                                                                                       maize fiber
P-03-0325                             08/20/03                08/07/03                (S) Oxazolidine, 3,3'-
                                                                                       methylenebis[5-methyl-
P-03-0398                             08/27/03                06/09/03                (G) Modified
                                                                                       hydrocarbylpolysilicate
P-03-0410                             08/25/03                08/15/03                (G) Styrene acrylic
                                                                                       copolymer
P-03-0462                             08/21/03                08/01/03                (G) Bisphenol a type epoxy
                                                                                       resin, salt
P-03-0474                             08/20/03                08/11/03                (G) Hydrophobically
                                                                                       modified acetylenic
                                                                                       glycol
P-99-1225                             08/26/03                07/22/03                (G) Acrylic copolymer
                                                                                       resin
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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacture notices

    Dated: October 2, 2003.
Sandra Wilkins,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
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