[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54064-54068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15092]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0768; FRL-8092-9]


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 14, 2006 to August 25, 2006, consists of the PMNs 
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 specific PMN number or TME number, 
must be received on or before October 13, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) no. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0768, 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-2006-0768. The DCO is open from 
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number for the

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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-2006-0768. 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 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, e.g., 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. Publicly available docket 
materials are available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, 
or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPPT Docket, EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC). The EPA suffered structural damage due to flooding in 
June 2006. Although the EPA/DC is continuing operations, there will be 
temporary changes to the EPA/DC during the clean-up. The EPA/DC Public 
Reading Room, which was temporarily closed due to flooding, has been 
relocated in the EPA Headquarters Library, Infoterra Room (Room Number 
3334) in the EPA West Building, located at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 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. EPA visitors 
are required to show photographic identification and sign the EPA 
visitor log. Visitors to the EPA/DC Public Reading Room location will 
be provided with an EPA/DC badge that must be visible at all times 
while in the EPA Building and returned to the guard upon departure. In 
addition, security personnel will escort visitors to and from the new 
EPA/DC Public Reading Room location. Up-to-date information about the 
EPA/DC is on the EPA web site at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

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 August 14, 2006 to August 25, 
2006, consists of the PMNs consists of 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

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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. 43 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 08/14/06 to 08/25/06
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                                                              Projected Notice End
              Case No.                    Received Date               Date           Manufacturer/Importer           Use                  Chemical
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P-06-0722                            08/14/06                11/11/06                Dupont Company         (G) Intermediate raw   (G) Salt of amine
                                                                                                             material for polymer   with aromatic acid
                                                                                                             production
P-06-0723                            08/14/06                11/11/06                Dupont Company         (G) Extrusion          (G) Aromatic and
                                                                                                             compounding resin;     aliphatic polyamide
                                                                                                             molding resin
P-06-0724                            08/14/06                11/11/06                Quest International    (S) Fragrance          (S) Butanamide, 2-
                                                                                      Flavors and            ingredient             ethyl-N-methyl-N-(3-
                                                                                      Fragrances, Inc.                              methylphenyl)-
P-06-0725                            08/14/06                11/11/06                CBI                    (S) Ore floatation     (G) Propyl heptanol
                                                                                                             chemical in mining     distillation
                                                                                                             operations             residues
P-06-0726                            08/14/06                11/11/06                CBI                    (G) Automotive         (G) Cyclical acid,
                                                                                                             coatings               polymer with
                                                                                                                                    isocyanate, diols,
                                                                                                                                    diacids,
                                                                                                                                    alkanolamine, amine
                                                                                                                                    salt
P-06-0727                            08/14/06                11/11/06                CIBA Specialty         (G) Paper additive     (G) Substituted
                                                                                      Chemicals                                     benzenemethanaminium
                                                                                      Corporation                                   chloride/acrylamide/
                                                                                                                                    acrylic acid polymer
P-06-0728                            08/14/06                11/11/06                Inx International Ink  (G) Open, non-         (G) Cyclohexane, 5-
                                                                                      Co.                    dispersive use         isocyanato-1-
                                                                                                                                    (isocyanatomethyl)-
                                                                                                                                    1.3.3.-trimethyl-,
                                                                                                                                    polymer with
                                                                                                                                    hexanedioic acid,
                                                                                                                                    1,4-butanediol, 2,2-
                                                                                                                                    dimethyl-1.3-
                                                                                                                                    propanediol and
                                                                                                                                    polypropyleneglycol
P-06-0729                            08/14/06                11/11/06                Inx International Ink  (G) Open, non-         (G) Cyclohexane, 5-
                                                                                      Co.                    dispersive use         isocyanato-1-
                                                                                                                                    (isocyanatomethyl)-
                                                                                                                                    1.3.3-trimethyl-,
                                                                                                                                    polymer with
                                                                                                                                    hexanedioic acid, 3-
                                                                                                                                    methyl-1.5-
                                                                                                                                    pentanediol,
                                                                                                                                    polypropyleneglycol
                                                                                                                                    and
                                                                                                                                    cyclohexanemethanami
                                                                                                                                    ne,5-amino-1.3.3-
                                                                                                                                    trimethyl-
P-06-0730                            08/15/06                11/12/06                Inx International Ink  (G) Open, non-         (G) Cyclohexane, 5-
                                                                                      Co.                    dispersive use         isocyanato-1-
                                                                                                                                    (isocyanatomethyl)-
                                                                                                                                    1.3.3.-trimethyl-,
                                                                                                                                    polymer with
                                                                                                                                    hexanedioic acid, 3-
                                                                                                                                    methyl-
                                                                                                                                    1.5pentanediol, and
                                                                                                                                    cyclohexanemethanami
                                                                                                                                    ne, 5-amino-1.3.3-
                                                                                                                                    trimethyl-
P-06-0731                            08/15/06                11/12/06                CBI                    (G) Open, non-         (G) 1,4-
                                                                                                             dispersive (resin)     benzenediamine, N'-
                                                                                                                                    (alkyl)-N-[4-
                                                                                                                                    [(alkyl)amino]phenyl
                                                                                                                                    ]-N-phenyl-
P-06-0732                            08/16/06                11/13/06                CBI                    (G) Surface treament   (G) Fluoropolyether
                                                                                                             agent                  derivative
                                                                                                                                    fluoronated
                                                                                                                                    polyurethane resin
P-06-0733                            08/16/06                11/13/06                CBI                    (G) Raw material       (G) Amines branched
                                                                                                                                    and linear alkyl
P-06-0734                            08/16/06                11/13/06                CBI                    (G) Highly dispersive  (G) Substituted
                                                                                                             use                    phenol alkenylester
P-06-0735                            08/16/06                11/13/06                CBI                    (G) Adhesion           (G) Methyl-
                                                                                                             reduction              pyrrilidone distn.
                                                                                                                                    residues
P-06-0736                            08/16/06                11/13/06                CBI                    (G) Adhesion           (G) Butynediol distn.
                                                                                                             reduction              residues
P-06-0737                            08/16/06                11/13/06                3M Company             (G) Melt additive      (G) Substituted
                                                                                                                                    melamine
P-06-0738                            08/16/06                11/13/06                CBI                    (G) Crosslinker        (G) Ethanediol
                                                                                                                                    tetramethylxylylene
                                                                                                                                    diisocyanate polymer
P-06-0739                            08/18/06                11/15/06                Degussa Corporation    (G) Adhesive for       (G) Aliphatic
                                                                                                             textile / clothes      dicarboxylic acid
                                                                                                             applications           polymer with
                                                                                                                                    alkanediamine and
                                                                                                                                    lactam
P-06-0740                            08/21/06                11/18/06                Huntsman Corporation   (S) Intermediate for   (G) Polyglycol
                                                                                                             epoxy curing agent
P-06-0741                            08/18/06                11/15/06                CBI                    (G) Open non-          (G) Polyurethane
                                                                                                             dispersive coating     acrylate
P-06-0742                            08/18/06                11/15/06                CBI                    (S) Raw material       (G) Amines branched
                                                                                                                                    and linear alkyl
P-06-0743                            08/18/06                11/15/06                CBI                    (S) Alkylamino         (G) Alkylamino
                                                                                                             hafnium salt usded     hafnium salt
                                                                                                             in chemical vapor
                                                                                                             deposition methods
                                                                                                             during the
                                                                                                             manufacture or
                                                                                                             processing of
                                                                                                             semiconductors
P-06-0744                            08/18/06                11/15/06                CBI                    (G) Pigment            (G) 2-oxepanone,
                                                                                                             formulation additive   polymer with
                                                                                                                                    azirizine and
                                                                                                                                    tetrahydro-2h-pyran-
                                                                                                                                    2-one, alkanoate,
                                                                                                                                    compound with
                                                                                                                                    phenyloxirane
                                                                                                                                    polymer with oxirane
                                                                                                                                    mono(dihydrogen
                                                                                                                                    phosphate) alkyl
                                                                                                                                    ether
P-06-0745                            08/18/06                11/15/06                CBI                    (G) Additive for       (G) Siloxanes and
                                                                                                             release coatings       silicones, di-alkyl,
                                                                                                                                    alkyl 2-[(1-oxo-2-
                                                                                                                                    propenyl)oxy]alkoxy

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P-06-0746                            08/21/06                11/18/06                Quest International    (S) Fragrance          (S) Pyridine, 2-(2,4-
                                                                                      Flavors and            ingredient             dimethylcyclohexyl)-
                                                                                      Fragrances, Inc.
P-06-0747                            08/21/06                11/18/06                CBI                    (G) Adhesive additive  (G) [N-(alkylbenzyl)-
                                                                                                             for open, non-         N,N-
                                                                                                             dispersive use         dimethylanilinium]
                                                                                                                                    [(halomethylsulfonyl
                                                                                                                                    )imide)]
P-06-0748                            08/21/06                11/18/06                Huntsman Corporation   (S) Epoxy curing       (G) Polyetheramine
                                                                                                             agent
P-06-0749                            08/21/06                11/18/06                CBI                    (G) Biodiesel          (S) 2,5-furandione,
                                                                                                             additive               polymer with 1-
                                                                                                                                    hexadecene, .alpha.-
                                                                                                                                    methyl-.omega.-(2-
                                                                                                                                    propenyloxy)poly(oxy-
                                                                                                                                    1,2-ethanediyl) and
                                                                                                                                    1-tetradecene,
                                                                                                                                    dodecyl hexadecyl
                                                                                                                                    ester
P-06-0750                            08/21/06                11/18/06                CBI                    (G) Biodiesel          (S) 2,5-
                                                                                                             additive               furandione,polymer
                                                                                                                                    with 1-hexadecene,
                                                                                                                                    .alpha.-methyl-
                                                                                                                                    .omega.-(2-
                                                                                                                                    propenyloxy)poly(oxy-
                                                                                                                                    1,2-ethanediyl) and
                                                                                                                                    1-tetradecene,
                                                                                                                                    lauryl amide
P-06-0751                            08/21/06                11/18/06                CBI                    (G) Adhesion           (G) Urethane resin
P-06-0752                            08/21/06                11/18/06                CBI                    (G) Adhesive for       (G) Modified
                                                                                                             electrical parts       imidazole
P-06-0753                            08/22/06                11/19/06                CBI                    (S) Crosslinking       (G) Polymer of
                                                                                                             agent for powder       isophorone
                                                                                                             coatings               diisocyanate and
                                                                                                                                    aliphatic diol/
                                                                                                                                    aliphatic
                                                                                                                                    dicarboxylic acid
P-06-0754                            08/23/06                11/20/06                CBI                    (G) Diluent for paint  (G) Propylene glycol
                                                                                                                                    mono fatty acid
                                                                                                                                    ester
P-06-0755                            08/23/06                11/20/06                E. I. Dupont De        (G) Catalyst used in   (S) Titanium
                                                                                      Nemours and Co.        polymerization         phosphate glycolate
                                                                                                                                    complex
P-06-0756                            08/23/06                11/20/06                CBI                    (G) Industrial         (G) 2-propenoic acid,
                                                                                                             coatings additive      2-methyl-, 2-
                                                                                                                                    (dimethylamino)ethyl
                                                                                                                                    ester, polymer wiyh
                                                                                                                                    alkyl 2-propenoate,
                                                                                                                                    ethenylbenzene and 2-
                                                                                                                                    hydroxyethyl 2-
                                                                                                                                    propenoate, acetate
                                                                                                                                    (salt) formate
                                                                                                                                    (salt)
P-06-0757                            08/23/06                11/20/06                CBI                    (S) Organic synthesis  (G)
                                                                                                             intermediate           Spiro[isobenzofuran-
                                                                                                                                    1(3h),
                                                                                                                                    polyheterocycle]-3-
                                                                                                                                    one, 3'-chloro-6'-
                                                                                                                                    (2,3-hidihydro-3,3,5-
                                                                                                                                    trimethyl-1h-indol-1-
                                                                                                                                    yl)-4,5,6,7-
                                                                                                                                    tetrafluro-
P-06-0758                            08/23/06                11/20/06                CBI                    (S) Organic synthesis  (G) Polyheterocycle,
                                                                                                             intermediate           2,3-dihydro-3,3,5-
                                                                                                                                    trimethyl-,
                                                                                                                                    hydrochloride
P-06-0759                            08/23/06                11/20/06                CBI                    (S) Organic synthesis  (G) Acetamide, N-(4-
                                                                                                             intermediate           methylphenyl)-N-
                                                                                                                                    (alkenyl)-
P-06-0760                            08/23/06                11/20/06                CBI                    (S) Organic synthesis  (G) heteropolycycle,1-
                                                                                                             intermediate           acetyl-2,3dihydro-
                                                                                                                                    3,3,5-trimethyl
P-06-0761                            08/23/06                11/20/06                CBI                    (G) Component of       (G)
                                                                                                             manufactured           Spiro[isobenzofuran-
                                                                                                             consumer article -     1(3h),
                                                                                                             contained use          polyheterocycle]-3-
                                                                                                                                    one, 3'-(2,3-dihydro-
                                                                                                                                    3,3,5-trimethyl-1h-
                                                                                                                                    indol-1-yl)-6'-[(2,4-
                                                                                                                                    dimethylphenyl)amino
                                                                                                                                    ]-4,5,6,7-tetrafluro-
 
P-06-0762                            08/23/06                11/20/06                CBI                    (S) Organic synthesis  (G) Polyheterocycle,
                                                                                                             intermediate           2,3-dihydro-3,3,5-
                                                                                                                                    trimethyl-
P-06-0763                            08/22/06                11/19/06                NA Industries, Inc.    (G) Raw material for   (S) Aspartic acid, N-
                                                                                                             cleaner                [(1s)-1,2-
                                                                                                                                    dicarboxyethyl]-3-
                                                                                                                                    hydroxy-,
                                                                                                                                    tetrasodium salt
P-06-0764                            08/23/06                11/20/06                Stratcor, Inc.         (G) Infared heat       (S) Vanadium oxide
                                                                                                             absorbing component    (v4o7)
                                                                                                             in packaging
                                                                                                             plastics
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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:

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                            II. 4 Notices of Commencement From: 08/14/06 to 08/25/06
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                                                                Commencement Notice
              Case No.                     Received Date             End Date                  Chemical
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P-04-0556                             08/11/06                07/20/06                (G) 2-propenoic acid, 2-
                                                                                       methyl-,alkyl ester,
                                                                                       telomer with butyl-2-
                                                                                       propenoate, 2-
                                                                                       (dimethylamino)ethyl 2-
                                                                                       methyl-2-propenoate, 1-
                                                                                       dodecanethiol,
                                                                                       ethenylbenzene, and 2-
                                                                                       hydroxyethyl-2-
                                                                                       propenoate,
                                                                                       carbonoperoxoic acid, 00-
                                                                                       (1,1-dimethylethyl) 0-(2-
                                                                                       ethylhexyl) ester
                                                                                       initiated
P-05-0225                             08/11/06                07/18/06                (G) Imidazole, reaction
                                                                                       products with
                                                                                       trimethoxy[3-
                                                                                       (oxiranylmethoxy)propyl]s
                                                                                       ilane
P-06-0401                             08/16/06                08/11/06                (G) (A) dihydromethylaryl
                                                                                       pyrrolopyrroledione, (B)
                                                                                       dihydromethylaryl
                                                                                       alkyloxyphenyl
                                                                                       pyrrolopyrroledione, (C)
                                                                                       dihydroalkyloxyphenyl
                                                                                       pyrrolopyrroledione
P-06-0431                             08/15/06                07/20/06                (G) Styrenated terpene
                                                                                       resin
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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.

    Dated: August 31, 2006.
Eyvone Petty-Callier,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E6-15092 Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am]
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