[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 240 (Friday, December 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75709-75711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29464]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0864; FRL-8393-4]


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 October 20, 2008 through October 31, 2008, consists of the 
PMNs 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 January 12, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0864, 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-2008-0864. 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-
2008-0864. 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 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

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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 October 20, 2008 through October 
31, 2008, consists of the PMNs 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 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 I. 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. 24 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 10/20/08 to 10/31/08
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                                                              Projected Notice End
              Case No.                    Received Date               Date           Manufacturer/Importer           Use                  Chemical
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P-09-0025                            10/20/08                01/17/09                CBI                    (G) Additive for       (G) Polyacrylic
                                                                                                             polymers
P-09-0026                            10/20/08                01/17/09                CBI                    (G) Additive, open,    (G) 2-
                                                                                                             non-dispersive use     (dimethylamino)ethyl
                                                                                                                                    methyl-2-propenoate,
                                                                                                                                    polymer with alkyl-
                                                                                                                                    substituted 2-methyl-
                                                                                                                                    2-propenoate and
                                                                                                                                    arylsubstituted
                                                                                                                                    methyl-2-propanoate,
P-09-0027                            10/20/08                01/17/09                CBI                    (G) Component of a     (G) Functionalized
                                                                                                             pressure sensitive     benzophenone
                                                                                                             adhesive
P-09-0028                            10/20/08                01/17/09                CBI                    (G) Acrylic pressure   (G) Acrylic solution
                                                                                                             sensitive adhesive     polymer
P-09-0029                            10/23/08                01/20/09                CBI                    (S) Polyester          (G) Polyester
                                                                                                             acrylate oligomer      acrylate
                                                                                                             used in the
                                                                                                             manufacture of ultra
                                                                                                             violet curable
                                                                                                             coatings.
P-09-0030                            10/23/08                01/20/09                CBI                    (S) Polyester          (G) Polyester
                                                                                                             acrylate used in uv    acrylate
                                                                                                             curable inks and
                                                                                                             coatings.
P-09-0031                            10/24/08                01/21/09                CBI                    (G) Binder resin for   (G) Methacrylic
                                                                                                             use in printing        polymer
                                                                                                             applications.
P-09-0032                            10/27/08                01/24/09                CBI                    (G) Textile treatment  (G) Fluoroalkyl
                                                                                                             additive               methacrylate
                                                                                                                                    copolymer
P-09-0033                            10/27/08                01/24/09                CBI                    (G) Textile treatment  (G) Fluoroalkyl
                                                                                                             additive               methacrylate
                                                                                                                                    copolymer
P-09-0034                            10/27/08                01/24/09                CBI                    (G) Carpet treatment   (G) Fluoroalkyl
                                                                                                             additive               methacrylate
                                                                                                                                    copolymer
P-09-0035                            10/27/08                01/24/09                CBI                    (G) Carpet treatment   (G) Fluoroalkyl
                                                                                                             additive               methacrylate
                                                                                                                                    copolymer
P-09-0036                            10/27/08                01/24/09                CBI                    (G) Textile treatment  (G) Fluoroalkyl
                                                                                                             additive               methacrylate
                                                                                                                                    copolymer
P-09-0037                            10/27/08                01/24/09                CBI                    (G) Textile treatment  (G) Fluoroalkyl
                                                                                                             additive               methacrylate
                                                                                                                                    copolymer
P-09-0038                            10/29/08                01/26/09                Incorez Corporation    (G) Curing agent for   (G) Reaction product
                                                                                                             polyurethane systems   of aldehyde and
                                                                                                                                    cyclic amine
P-09-0039                            10/29/08                01/26/09                Coim USA Inc.          (S) Copying machine    (G) TDI polyester
                                                                                                             roller manufacture;    prepolymer
                                                                                                             squeegee manufacture
P-09-0040                            10/29/08                01/26/09                CBI                    (S) Copying machine    (G) MDI polyester
                                                                                                             roller manufacture;    prepolymer
                                                                                                             squeegee manufacture

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P-09-0041                            10/30/08                01/27/09                Coim USA Inc.          (S) Flexible foam      (S) Decanedioic acid,
                                                                                                             manufacturer;          polymer with 2,2-
                                                                                                             chemical raw           dimethyl-1,3-
                                                                                                             material for           propanediol and 1,6-
                                                                                                             prepolymer             hexanediol
                                                                                                             manufacture
P-09-0042                            10/30/08                01/27/09                CBI                    (G) Anionic            (G) Alkoxy phosphate
                                                                                                             surfactant             ester salt
P-09-0044                            10/30/08                01/27/09                Materia Inc.           (S) Methathesis        (S) Ruthenium [1,3-
                                                                                                             catalyst               bis(2,4,6-
                                                                                                                                    trimethylphenyl)-2-
                                                                                                                                    imidazolidinylidene]
                                                                                                                                    dichloro[[2-(1-
                                                                                                                                    methylethoxy-
                                                                                                                                    .kappa.O)phenyl]meth
                                                                                                                                    ylene-.kappa.C]-,
                                                                                                                                    (SP-5-41]-
P-09-0045                            10/31/08                01/28/09                CBI                    (S) Chemical           (S) Propanol, 1(or 2)-
                                                                                                             intermediate for       (methyl-2-
                                                                                                             surfactants;           phenoxyethoxy)-
                                                                                                             formulation
                                                                                                             component for
                                                                                                             drilling fluid
                                                                                                             (mining aid)
P-09-0046                            10/31/08                01/28/09                CBI                    (G) Thermoset          (S) Cyclosilanes, 3-
                                                                                                             adhesive performance   [2-hydroxy-3-[(2-
                                                                                                             enhancing additive     methyl-1-oxo-2-
                                                                                                                                    propen-1-
                                                                                                                                    yl)oxy]propoxy]propy
                                                                                                                                    l ME, 3-[3-hydroxy-2-
                                                                                                                                    [(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-
                                                                                                                                    propen-1-
                                                                                                                                    yl)oxy]propoxy]propy
                                                                                                                                    l ME, ME 3-(2-
                                                                                                                                    oxiranylmethoxy)prop
                                                                                                                                    yl
P-09-0047                            10/31/08                01/28/09                3M Company             (G) Surface modifier   (G) Alkyl carboxyl
                                                                                                                                    polyester acrylate
P-09-0048                            10/31/08                01/28/09                3M Company             (G) Film coating       (G) Surface modified
                                                                                                             additive               ceramic particles
P-09-0049                            10/31/08                01/28/09                CBI                    (G) Detergents and     (G) Acrylic copolymer
                                                                                                             cleaner additive
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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. 5 Notices of Commencement From: 10/20/08 to 10/31/08
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                                                                Commencement Notice
              Case No.                     Received Date             End Date                  Chemical
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P-05-0820                             10/28/08                10/23/08                (G) Polyacrylate resin
P-06-0299                             10/20/08                10/08/08                (S) 1,6-hexanediaminium,
                                                                                       N,N,N,N',N',N', -
                                                                                       hexamethyl-,dibromide
P-08-0286                             10/29/08                10/23/08                (G) Fatty acids, polymers
                                                                                       with 2-[[4-(1,1-
                                                                                       dimethylethyl)phenoxy]met
                                                                                       hyl]oxirane, glycidyl PH
                                                                                       ether, fatty acid dimers
                                                                                       and
                                                                                       polyalkylenepolyamines
P-08-0432                             10/23/08                10/03/08                (G) Phenol-xylylene resin
P-08-0452                             10/17/08                09/30/08                (G) Urethane prepolymer
                                                                                       (polyether polyol react
                                                                                       with organic isocyanate)
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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.

    Dated: December 3, 2008.
Chandler Sirmons,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E8-29464 Filed 12-11-08; 8:45 am]
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