[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40867-40870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16121]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0534; FRL-8373-7]


Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires 
any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include 
import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to 
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the 
manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of 
TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a 
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing 
exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the 
chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to 
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the 
period from June 1, 2008 through June 20, 2008, 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 August 15, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0534, by one of the following methods:
      Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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-2008-0534. 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 DCO'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-
2008-0534. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line 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'' system, 
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 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. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center 
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index 
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket 
Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the 
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov 
website to view the docket index or access available documents. 
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, 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. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at 
Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 
The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding

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Federal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading 
Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is 
(202) 566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic 
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor 
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and 
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must 
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.

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 
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 as 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 ID 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 your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest 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 1, 2008 through June 20, 
2008, 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. 29 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 06/01/08 to 06/20/08
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                                                              Projected Notice End
              Case No.                    Received Date               Date           Manufacturer/Importer           Use                  Chemical
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P-08-0456                            05/30/08                08/27/08                CBI                    (G) Polyester resin    (G) Polyester
P-08-0457                            05/30/08                08/27/08                CBI                    (G) Flame retardant    (G) Polyglycidyl
                                                                                                             for plastics           ether
P-08-0458                            06/02/08                08/30/08                CBI                    (G) Thermal paper      (G) Bisphenol
                                                                                                             technology             derivative
P-08-0459                            06/02/08                08/30/08                CBI                    (G) Manufacture of     (G) Soybean oil,
                                                                                                             polymeric materials    modified,
                                                                                                                                    epoxidized,
                                                                                                                                    hydrolyzed, alkyl
                                                                                                                                    ether
P-08-0460                            06/02/08                08/30/08                CBI                    (G) Intermediate for   (G) Soybean oil,
                                                                                                             biobased products      modified, epoxidized
P-08-0461                            06/02/08                08/30/08                Henkel Corporation     (S) Polyurethane       (G) Isocyanate
                                                                                                             adhesive for           terminated
                                                                                                             lamination and         polyurethane
                                                                                                             assembly
P-08-0462                            06/03/08                08/31/08                CBI                    (G) Flexible foam      (G) Polyester polyol
P-08-0463                            06/04/08                09/01/08                Mane, USA              (G) Perfumery          (S) 2H pyran-2-one,
                                                                                                             ingredient             tetrahydro-5-propyl
P-08-0464                            06/05/08                09/02/08                Millennium Inorganic   (S) A pigment          (G) Diethanolamine
                                                                                      Chemicals, Inc.        dispersant for use     salt of polymeric
                                                                                                             in latex paints        acid

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P-08-0465                            06/05/08                09/02/08                Huntsman               (S) Exhaust dyeing of  (G) Reaction product
                                                                                      International, LLC     cotton                 of substituted
                                                                                                                                    dioxazine compound
                                                                                                                                    and substituted
                                                                                                                                    alkyl sulfonyl
                                                                                                                                    compound
P-08-0466                            06/05/08                09/02/08                CBI                    (G) Integrated         (G) Phenolic resin
                                                                                                             circuit chips
                                                                                                             manufacture
P-08-0467                            06/06/08                09/03/08                CBI                    (S) Adhesive for       (G) 1,3-butadiene,
                                                                                                             metal to substrate     homopolymer,
                                                                                                             bonds                  modified with a
                                                                                                                                    cyanoalkylacrylate
                                                                                                                                    and aromatic
                                                                                                                                    carbamate
P-08-0468                            06/06/08                09/03/08                CBI                    (G) Polyester          (G) 5-[disubstituted
                                                                                                             substrate              phenylazo]-
                                                                                                             application            trisubstituted
                                                                                                             auxiliary              phthalimide
P-08-0469                            06/06/08                09/03/08                Marchem Corporation    (G) Adhesion promoter  (G) Isocyanate
                                                                                                                                    terminated
                                                                                                                                    hydroxypolyalkyl
                                                                                                                                    polyurethane
                                                                                                                                    prepolymer
P-08-0470                            06/09/08                09/06/08                CBI                    (G) Colored coatings   (G) Reaction products
                                                                                                             and related vehicles   of fatty acids and
                                                                                                                                    hydroxy acids
P-08-0471                            06/12/08                09/09/08                CBI                    (G) Chemical           (G) Tricyclo amine
                                                                                                             intermediate           salt
P-08-0472                            06/13/08                09/10/08                Wacker Chemical        (S) Crosslinker of     (S) Morpholine, 4-
                                                                                      Corporation            adhesives/sealants     [(triethoxysilyl)met
                                                                                                                                    hyl]-
P-08-0473                            06/16/08                09/13/08                CBI                    (S) Intermediate       (G) Fatty acids,
                                                                                                             product used as a      reaction products
                                                                                                             component of           with alkanolamine
                                                                                                             multipurpose
                                                                                                             additive in gasoline
P-08-0474                            06/16/08                09/13/08                CBI                    (S) Resin solution     (G) Polyester
                                                                                                             used as a coating
                                                                                                             component for
                                                                                                             automobile finishing
P-08-0475                            06/13/08                09/10/08                CBI                    (G) Vinyl acrylic      (G) Vinyl acetate -
                                                                                                             pressure sensitive     acrylic copolymer
                                                                                                             adhesive
P-08-0476                            06/17/08                09/14/08                CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Amine functional
                                                                                                             industrial use         acrylic polymer
                                                                                                             coating
P-08-0477                            06/17/08                09/14/08                CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Hexyl carbamate
                                                                                                             coating formulation
P-08-0478                            06/13/08                09/10/08                CBI                    (G) Component of       (G) Acrylic polymer,
                                                                                                             detergent              polymers with
                                                                                                                                    acrylates and
                                                                                                                                    polyethylene glycol
                                                                                                                                    acrylate ethers
P-08-0479                            06/16/08                09/13/08                CBI                    (S) Component of       (G) Fatty acid,
                                                                                                             multipurpose           reaction products
                                                                                                             additive in gasoline   with alkanolamine
                                                                                                                                    alkyloxide
P-08-0480                            06/16/08                09/13/08                CBI                    (S) Component of       (G) Fatty acids,
                                                                                                             multipurpose           reaction products
                                                                                                             additive in gasoline   with alkanolamine
                                                                                                                                    and alkyloxide
P-08-0481                            06/18/08                09/15/08                Colonial Chemical,     (S) Detergent for      (S) Amides, coco, N,N-
                                                                                      Inc.                   hard surface           bis (2-
                                                                                                             cleaners               hydroxypropyl)
P-08-0482                            06/18/08                09/15/08                Colonial Chemical,     (S) Detergent for      (S) Amides, sesame-
                                                                                      Inc.                   hard surface           oil, N,N-bis (2-
                                                                                                             cleaners               hydroxypropyl)
P-08-0483                            06/18/08                09/15/08                Colonial Chemical,     (S) Detergent for      (S) Amides, avocado-
                                                                                      Inc.                   hard surface           oil, N,N-bis (2-
                                                                                                             cleaners               hydroxypropyl)
P-08-0484                            06/18/08                09/15/08                Colonial Chemical,     (S) Detergent for      (S) Amides, corn-oil,
                                                                                      Inc.                   hard surface           N,N-bis (2-
                                                                                                             cleaners               hydroxypropyl)
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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. 15 Notices of Commencement From: 06/01/08 to 06/20/08
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                                                                Commencement Notice
              Case No.                     Received Date             End Date                  Chemical
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P-02-0370                             06/04/08                01/24/08                (S) 1,3-
                                                                                       benzenedicarboxylic acid
                                                                                       (9ci) polymer with 1,4-
                                                                                       benzenedicarboxylic acid,
                                                                                       2,5-furandione, 2,2'-
                                                                                       oxybis(ethanol) and 1,2-
                                                                                       propanediol
P-06-0146                             06/02/08                05/09/08                (G) Phenol, polymer with
                                                                                       substituted benzenre,
                                                                                       glycidyl ether
P-06-0472                             06/18/08                06/09/08                (G) Fluoroalkyl
                                                                                       methacrylate copolymer
P-07-0157                             06/16/08                05/10/08                (G) Vinylamine copolymer
P-07-0476                             06/09/08                05/14/08                (S) Dodecanoic acid,
                                                                                       methyl-2-sulfoethyl
                                                                                       ester, sodium salt (1:1)
P-07-0484                             06/05/08                04/25/08                (G) Mixed glycol adipate
                                                                                       polyester polyol
P-07-0605                             06/05/08                04/26/08                (G) Mdi modified polyester
                                                                                       mixture
P-07-0608                             05/30/08                04/04/08                (G) Aliphatic polyurethane
                                                                                       acrylate
P-08-0038                             06/11/08                05/06/08                (G) Tertiary amine
                                                                                       acrylate
P-08-0045                             06/18/08                04/07/08                (G) Aliphatic urethane
                                                                                       acrylate oligomer
P-08-0065                             06/06/08                05/27/08                (G) Urethane-urea
P-08-0066                             06/06/08                05/27/08                (G) Urethane-urea
P-08-0190                             06/16/08                05/14/08                (S) D-glucopyranose,
                                                                                       oligomeric, C10	16-alkyl
                                                                                       decyl octyl glycosides, 2-
                                                                                       hydroxy-3-
                                                                                       (trimethylammonio)propyl
                                                                                       ethers, chlorides

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P-08-0204                             06/04/08                05/20/08                (G) Methacrylate copolymer
P-08-0240                             06/04/08                05/14/08                (G) Organic silicone
                                                                                       intermediate
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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.

    Dated: July 2, 2008.
Vanessa Williams,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
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