[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38157-38161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10450]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0549; FRL-8076-1]


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 June 5, 2006 to June 15, 2006, consists of 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.

DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number, 
must be received on or before August 4, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) no. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0549, by one of the following methods.
     http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO, EPA East 
Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 
Attention: Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0549. 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. Such deliveries are 
only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and 
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed 
information.
     Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number 
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0549. EPA's policy is that all comments received will 
be included in the public docket without change and may be made 
available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed 
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information 
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. The regulations.gov website is an 
``anonymous access'' systems, which means EPA will not know your 
identity

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or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your 
comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going 
through regulations.gov your e-mail address will be automatically 
captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 
public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an 
electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other 
contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD 
ROM you submit. 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. Electronic files should avoid the use of 
special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects 
or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information 
is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as 
copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be 
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket 
materials are available electronically through regulations.gov or in 
hard copy at the OPPT Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 
Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the 
Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the 
OPPT Docket is (202) 566-0280.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, 
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. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, 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 claimed CBI). In addition to one complete 
version of the comment that includes 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. Information so 
marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set 
forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions - The agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at the estimate.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and 
suggested alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

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 June 5, 2006 to June 15, 2006, 
consists of 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.

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.
    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. 34 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 06/05/06 to 06/15/06
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                                                              Projected Notice End
              Case No.                    Received Date               Date           Manufacturer/Importer           Use                  Chemical
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P-06-0581                            05/30/06                08/27/06                CBI                    (G) Carpet treatment   (G) Fluoroalkyl
                                                                                                             additive               methacrylate
                                                                                                                                    copolymer
P-06-0582                            05/30/06                08/27/06                CBI                    (G) Textile treatment  (G)
                                                                                                             additive               Fluoroalkylacrylate
                                                                                                                                    copolymer

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P-06-0583                            05/30/06                08/27/06                CBI                    (G) Textile treatment  (G) Fluoroalkyl
                                                                                                             additive               methacrylate
                                                                                                                                    copolymer
P-06-0584                            05/30/06                08/27/06                CBI                    (G) Carpet treatment   (G) Fluoroalkyl
                                                                                                             additive               methacrylate
                                                                                                                                    copolymer
P-06-0585                            05/30/06                08/27/06                CBI                    (G) Textile treatment  (G) Fluoroalkyl
                                                                                                             additive               methacrylate
                                                                                                                                    copolymer
P-06-0586                            05/30/06                08/27/06                CBI                    (G) Textile treatment  (G) Fluoroalkyl
                                                                                                             additive               methacrylate
                                                                                                                                    copolymer
P-06-0587                            05/30/06                08/27/06                CBI                    (G) Nonwoven internal  (G) Fluoroalkyl
                                                                                                             additive               methacrylate
                                                                                                                                    copolymer
P-06-0588                            05/30/06                08/27/06                CBI                    (G) Textile treatment  (G) Fluoroalkyl
                                                                                                             additive               acrylate copolymer
P-06-0589                            05/31/06                08/28/06                CBI                    (G) Energy curable     (G) Alkoxylated
                                                                                                             compounds              pentaerythritol
                                                                                                                                    tetra acrylate
P-06-0590                            05/31/06                08/28/06                CBI                    (G) Open non           (G) Polyester polyol
                                                                                                             dispersive (binder)
P-06-0591                            06/02/06                08/30/06                CBI                    (G) Modifier for       (G) Polysulfide epoxy
                                                                                                             epoxy formulations     resin adduct
P-06-0592                            06/05/06                09/02/06                Incorez Corporation    (S) Polyurethane       (S) 1,4-butanediol,
                                                                                                             resin for coating      polymer with 5-
                                                                                                                                    isocyanato-1-
                                                                                                                                    (isocyanatomethyl)-
                                                                                                                                    1,3,3-
                                                                                                                                    trimethylcyclohexane
                                                                                                                                    , methyloxirane and
                                                                                                                                    oxirane
P-06-0593                            06/05/06                09/02/06                CBI                    (G) Open, non-         (G) Aliphatic
                                                                                                             dispersive use         isocyanate resin
P-06-0594                            06/06/06                09/03/06                CBI                    (G) Destructive use    (G) Substituted
                                                                                                                                    dioxolane
P-06-0595                            06/06/06                09/03/06                CBI                    (G) Destructive use    (S) Phosphonium, [2-
                                                                                                                                    (1,3-dioxolane-2-
                                                                                                                                    yl)ethyl]triphenyl-,
                                                                                                                                    bromide-
P-06-0596                            06/06/06                09/03/06                International Flavors  (S) Raw material for   (S) 1h-indene,
                                                                                      and Fragrances, Inc.   use in fragrance for   2,3,3a,4,5,7a-
                                                                                                             soaps, detergents,     hexahydro-1,1,2,3,3-
                                                                                                             cleaners and other     pentamethyl-6-(2-
                                                                                                             household products     propenyl)- 2h-
                                                                                                                                    indeno[4,5-b]furan,
                                                                                                                                    decahydro-
                                                                                                                                    2,6,6,7,8,8-
                                                                                                                                    hexamethyl-
P-06-0597                            06/06/06                09/03/06                PPG Industries, Inc.   (G) Component of       (S) Octadecanoic
                                                                                                             industrial topcoat     acid, 12-hydroxy-,
                                                                                                                                    ion(1-), salts with
                                                                                                                                    1,1-dimethylpropyl
                                                                                                                                    ethaneperoxoate-
                                                                                                                                    initiated bu
                                                                                                                                    acrylate-et acrylate-
                                                                                                                                    glycidlyl
                                                                                                                                    methacrylate-me
                                                                                                                                    methacrylate-
                                                                                                                                    propylene glycol
                                                                                                                                    monomethacrylate
                                                                                                                                    polymer-2,2'-
                                                                                                                                    thiobis[ethanol]
                                                                                                                                    reacion products
                                                                                                                                    lactates (salts)
P-06-0598                            06/06/06                09/03/06                CBI                    (G) Adhesive agent     (G) Polyester polyol
                                                                                                                                    urethane modified
                                                                                                                                    epoxy resin
P-06-0599                            06/07/06                09/04/06                CIBA Specialty         (S) Raw material for   (G) PMN substance b)
                                                                                      Chemicals              pigment synthesis      aromatic substituted
                                                                                      Corporation                                   bis-dihydropyrrole
                                                                                                                                    monosodium salt; pmn
                                                                                                                                    substance c)
                                                                                                                                    aromatic substituted
                                                                                                                                    bis-dihydropyrrole
                                                                                                                                    disodium salt
P-06-0600                            06/07/06                09/04/06                CBI                    (G) Used as a          (G) Substituted
                                                                                                             performance enhancer   benzenedicarboxylic
                                                                                                             for engineering        acid, 5,5'-oxybis,
                                                                                                             materials              polymer with
                                                                                                                                    substituted[benzenam
                                                                                                                                    ine]
P-06-0601                            06/07/06                09/04/06                CBI                    (G) Used as a          (G) Substituted
                                                                                                             performance enhancer   benzenedicarboxylic
                                                                                                             for engineering        acid, 5,5'-oxybis,
                                                                                                             materials              polymer with
                                                                                                                                    substituted[benzenam
                                                                                                                                    ine]
P-06-0602                            06/07/06                09/04/06                Shin-etsu Silicones    (S) Additive of        (G) Silicone modified
                                                                                      of America Inc.        thermoplasticity       acrylic polymer
                                                                                                             elastmer
P-06-0603                            06/07/06                09/04/06                Degussa Corporation    (G) Coating material   (G) Alkylether
                                                                                                                                    alkenoate
P-06-0604                            06/08/06                09/05/06                CBI                    (G) Papermaking        (S) Formamide, n-
                                                                                                             chemical               ethenyl-,
                                                                                                                                    homopolymer,
                                                                                                                                    hydrolyzed, N-(3-
                                                                                                                                    amino-3-oxopropyl)
                                                                                                                                    derivates
P-06-0605                            06/08/06                09/05/06                Sasol North America    (S) Polymer            (S) 1-propanamine, 3-
                                                                                      Inc.                   performance additive   (trimethoxysilyl)-,
                                                                                                                                    reaction products
                                                                                                                                    with boehmite
                                                                                                                                    (al(oh)o)
P-06-0606                            06/09/06                09/06/06                Sasol North America    (S) Polymer            (S) 1-propanamine, 3-
                                                                                      Inc.                   performance additive   (triethoxysilyl)-,
                                                                                                                                    reaction products
                                                                                                                                    with boehmite
                                                                                                                                    (al(oh)o)
P-06-0607                            06/09/06                09/06/06                CBI                    (G) Open, non-         (G) Acrylic polymer
                                                                                                             dispersive use
P-06-0608                            06/12/06                09/09/06                CBI                    (G) Paint              (G) Alkyl acrylate,
                                                                                                                                    polymer with alkyl
                                                                                                                                    acrylates, styrene
                                                                                                                                    and hydroxyalkyl
                                                                                                                                    acrylates, peroxide-
                                                                                                                                    initiated
P-06-0609                            06/14/06                09/11/06                CBI                    (G) Polymer film       (G) Dimethyl
                                                                                                                                    terephthalate
                                                                                                                                    alkanediol copolymer

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P-06-0610                            06/14/06                09/11/06                CBI                    (G) Non woven fiber    (G) Dimethyl
                                                                                                                                    terephthalate
                                                                                                                                    alkanediol copolymer
P-06-0611                            06/14/06                09/11/06                CBI                    (G) Chemical           (G) Substituted
                                                                                                             intermdiate            carbohydrate
P-06-0612                            06/14/06                09/11/06                CBI                    (G) Chemical           (G) Substituted
                                                                                                             intermediate           carbohydrate
P-06-0613                            06/14/06                09/11/06                Degussa Corporation    (S) Polymer powder f.  (S) 1h-3h-benzo[1,2-
                                                                                                             shapes manufurated     c:4,5-c']difuran-
                                                                                                             by compression         1,3,5,7-tetrone,
                                                                                                             molding                polymer with 5,5'-
                                                                                                                                    carbonylbis[1,3-
                                                                                                                                    isobenzofurandione],
                                                                                                                                    1,3-
                                                                                                                                    diisocyanatomethylbe
                                                                                                                                    nzene and 4,4'-
                                                                                                                                    oxybis[benzenamine]
P-06-0614                            06/14/06                09/11/06                CBI                    (G) Polymer additive   (G) Substituted
                                                                                                                                    benzylidene sorbitol
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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 TMEs 
received:

                                       II. 3 Test Marketing Exemptions Notices Received From: 06/05/06 to 06/15/06
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                                                              Projected Notice End
              Case No.                    Received Date               Date           Manufacturer/Importer           Use                  Chemical
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T-06-0005                            06/06/06                07/20/06                PPG Industries, Inc.   (G) component of       (S) Octadecanoic
                                                                                                             industrial topcoat     acid, 12-hydroxy-,
                                                                                                                                    ion(1-), salts with
                                                                                                                                    1,1-dimethylpropyl
                                                                                                                                    ethaneperoxoate-
                                                                                                                                    initiated bu
                                                                                                                                    acrylate-et acrylate-
                                                                                                                                    glycidlyl
                                                                                                                                    methacrylate-me
                                                                                                                                    methacrylate-
                                                                                                                                    propylene glycol
                                                                                                                                    monomethacrylate
                                                                                                                                    polymer-2,2'-
                                                                                                                                    thiobis[ethanol]
                                                                                                                                    reacion products
                                                                                                                                    lactates (salts)
T-06-0006                            06/12/06                07/26/06                CBI                    (S) Tinters for latex  (G) Alkyl
                                                                                                             paint                  monoethanolamide
                                                                                                                                    ethoxylate
T-06-0007                            06/12/06                07/26/06                CBI                    (S) Tinters for latex  (G) phosphoric acid
                                                                                                             paint                  ester
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    In Table III 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:

                           III. 13 Notices of Commencement From: 06/05/06 to 06/15/06
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                                                                Commencement Notice
              Case No.                     Received Date             End Date                  Chemical
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P-04-0101                             06/06/06                05/22/06                (G) Polyolefin aminoester
P-05-0355                             06/06/06                10/06/05                (G) Poly(oxy-1,2-
                                                                                       ethanediyl), .alpha.-
                                                                                       hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-,
                                                                                       polymer with alkyl
                                                                                       diisocyanate
P-05-0377                             06/06/06                05/05/06                (G) Silane terminated
                                                                                       polyurethane
P-05-0721                             06/07/06                05/09/06                (G) Formaldehyde, polymer
                                                                                       with amines and phenol
P-06-0008                             06/07/06                05/08/06                (G) Carbon black,4-[(17-
                                                                                       substituted-3,6,9,12,15-
                                                                                       pentaazaheptadec-1-
                                                                                       yl)substituted]phenyl-
                                                                                       modified
P-06-0124                             06/07/06                05/30/06                (G) Modified
                                                                                       thionocarbamate
P-06-0138                             06/02/06                05/04/06                (G) Acrylic polymer
P-06-0180                             06/02/06                05/16/06                (G) Unsaturated aliphatic
                                                                                       urethane acrylate
P-06-0291                             06/06/06                05/14/06                (S) Hexanedioic acid,
                                                                                       polymers with 1,4-
                                                                                       butanediol, hydrogenated
                                                                                       butadiene-isoprene-
                                                                                       styrene polymer and 1,1'-
                                                                                       methylenebis[4-
                                                                                       isocyanatobenzene]
P-06-0295                             06/05/06                05/12/06                (S) 2-(difluoromethoxy)-
                                                                                       1,1,1-trifluoroethane
P-06-0303                             06/07/06                06/05/06                (S) Alpha-amylase
P-98-0062                             06/07/06                05/01/06                (S) Poly(oxy-1,2-
                                                                                       (ethanediyl), alpha-hydro-
                                                                                       omega-hydroxy, monoethers
                                                                                       with lauryl alc. distn.
                                                                                       lights
P-98-0063                             06/05/06                05/01/06                (S) Poly(oxy-1,2-
                                                                                       (ethanediyl), alpha-hydro-
                                                                                       omega-hydroxy, monoethers
                                                                                       with myristyl alc. distn.
                                                                                       lights
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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.

    Dated: June 20, 2006.
LaRona M. Washington,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
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