[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 277-280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-31290]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0908; FRL-8397-3]


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 November 17, 2008 through November 28, 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 February 4, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0908, 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-2008-0908. 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-

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2008-0908. 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 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 November 17, 2008 through November 
28, 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 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

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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. 16 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 11/17/08 to 11/28/08
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                                                              Projected Notice End
              Case No.                    Received Date               Date           Manufacturer/Importer           Use                  Chemical
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P-09-0071                            11/14/08                02/11/09                CBI                    (G) Chemical           (G) N,N-dialkylamine
                                                                                                             intermediate
P-09-0072                            11/14/08                02/11/09                Mane, USA              (G) Perfumery          (S) 2-ethoxy-4-
                                                                                                             ingredients            ethoxymethyl-phenol
P-09-0073                            11/18/08                02/15/09                CBI                    (S) Hot melt adhesive  (G) Fatty acids, C18-
                                                                                                             for metal-metal        unsaturated, dimers,
                                                                                                             applications; hot      polymers with
                                                                                                             melt adhesive for      cycloaliphatic
                                                                                                             automotive parts;      amide, aliphatic
                                                                                                             hot adhesive for       diamine, seabacic
                                                                                                             medical device; hot    acid and stearic
                                                                                                             melt adhesive for      acid
                                                                                                             electronics
P-09-0074                            11/17/08                02/14/09                Esstech, Inc.          (S) Adhesive           (S) Butanedioic acid,
                                                                                                                                    methylene-, polymer
                                                                                                                                    with (2Z)-2-
                                                                                                                                    butenedioic acid and
                                                                                                                                    2-propeneoic acid
P-09-0075                            11/18/08                02/15/09                CBI                    (G) Highly dispersive  (G) Aliphatic
                                                                                                             use                    aromatic unsaturated
                                                                                                                                    bicyclic derivative
P-09-0076                            11/19/08                02/16/09                CBI                    (G) Coloration         (G) Diamino -
                                                                                                             component for          (substituted
                                                                                                             cellulosic             phenylazo) - benzene
                                                                                                             substrates             sulfonic acid, salt
P-09-0077                            11/19/08                02/16/09                CBI                    (G) Raw material for   (G) Alkylaminoalcohol
                                                                                                             paint additive
P-09-0078                            11/19/08                02/16/09                CBI                    (G) Raw material for   (G) Alkylaminoalcohol
                                                                                                             paint additive
P-09-0079                            11/20/08                02/17/09                CBI                    (G) Printing additive  (G) Polyester resin
P-09-0080                            11/24/08                02/21/09                CBI                    (S) Polymer additive   (G) Ethylene/
                                                                                                             for floor polish;      methacrylic acid
                                                                                                             heat seal/adhesive     ropolymers, zinc and
                                                                                                             for flexible           potassium salt
                                                                                                             packaging; additive
                                                                                                             for inks to improve
                                                                                                             rub resistance;
                                                                                                             sizing agent for
                                                                                                             nylon and fiberglass
P-09-0081                            11/24/08                02/21/09                CBI                    (G) Industrial gel     (G) Polymer of
                                                                                                             coat resins            aliphatic diols,
                                                                                                                                    aliphatic polyols,
                                                                                                                                    and carboxylic
                                                                                                                                    anhydrides
P-09-0082                            11/25/08                02/22/09                U.S. Polymers-         (S) Binder for paint   (G) Reaction product
                                                                                      Accurez, LLC                                  of: 1,4
                                                                                                                                    cyclohexanedimethano
                                                                                                                                    l,
                                                                                                                                    trimethylolpropane,
                                                                                                                                    phthalic anhydride,
                                                                                                                                    adipic acid and
                                                                                                                                    other polymers
P-09-0083                            11/25/08                02/22/09                Kemira Chemicals       (S) Adhesive used in   (S) Cationic
                                                                                                             creping process of     polyamide
                                                                                                             tissue paper;
                                                                                                             adhesive used for
                                                                                                             ply bonding of
                                                                                                             tissue sheets
P-09-0084                            11/25/08                02/22/09                CBI                    (G) Emulsifier         (G) Benzenesulfonic
                                                                                                                                    acid salt
P-09-0085                            11/25/08                02/22/09                Champion               (G) Formation          (G) 1,3-propane
                                                                                      Technologies, Inc.     stabilizer; drilling   diaminium-2-
                                                                                                             mud additive           substituted,-
                                                                                                                                    hexaalkyl-,di halide
P-09-0086                            11/28/08                02/25/09                Designer Molecules,    (G) Base resin and/or  (S) Cyclosiloxanes,
                                                                                      Inc.                   reactive diluent for   me 3-(2-
                                                                                                             thermoset adhesives    oxiranylmethoxy)prop
                                                                                                                                    yl
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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. 24 Notices of Commencement From: 11/17/08 to 11/28/08
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                                                                Commencement Notice
              Case No.                     Received Date             End Date                  Chemical
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P-06-0750                             11/25/08                11/11/08                (S) 2,5-furandione,
                                                                                       polymer with 1-
                                                                                       hexadecene, .alpha.-
                                                                                       methyl-.omega.-(2-
                                                                                       propenyloxy)poly(oxy-1,2-
                                                                                       ethanediyl) and 1-
                                                                                       tetradecene, lauryl amide
P-07-0131                             11/24/08                11/11/08                (G) Polyether polyol
                                                                                       polyester polyurethane
P-07-0181                             11/26/08                10/29/08                (G) SMA ester
P-07-0461                             11/25/08                10/30/08                (G) Derivative of a salt
                                                                                       of a polymer of styrene,
                                                                                       substituted methacrylic
                                                                                       acid and an alkyl
                                                                                       acrylate
P-07-0470                             11/25/08                10/21/08                (G) Alkyl cycloether
P-08-0118                             11/20/08                10/16/08                (G) Amide-alkyldioic acid
                                                                                       compound
P-08-0136                             11/25/08                11/05/08                (G) Polyethylene
                                                                                       diethylene succinate
P-08-0202                             11/24/08                11/17/08                (G) Polyetheramine
                                                                                       diisocyanate prepolymer
P-08-0257                             11/14/08                11/07/08                (G) Isocyanate
                                                                                       quasiprepolymer
P-08-0258                             11/14/08                11/03/08                (G) Isocyanate
                                                                                       quasiprepolymer
P-08-0319                             11/17/08                11/05/08                (G) Urethane diol
P-08-0394                             11/25/08                11/03/08                (G) Dodecanedioic acid
                                                                                       polymer with nonanediol
P-08-0423                             11/24/08                11/11/08                (G) Poly(styrene-
                                                                                       methacryloyloxyethylphosp
                                                                                       horic acid ester)
P-08-0474                             11/21/08                10/19/08                (G) Polyester
P-08-0487                             11/26/08                11/11/08                (G) Triazine derivative

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P-08-0488                             11/26/08                11/11/08                (G) Triazine derivative
P-08-0490                             11/19/08                10/21/08                (S) Tert-decanoic acid,
                                                                                       ethenyl ester, polymer
                                                                                       with ethene, ethenyl
                                                                                       acetate and methyl 2-
                                                                                       methyl-2-propenoate
P-08-0492                             11/26/08                11/11/08                (G) Aluminum diazo
                                                                                       naphthalene derivative
P-08-0493                             11/26/08                11/11/08                (G) Aluminum diazo
                                                                                       naphthalene derivative
P-08-0538                             11/19/08                10/23/08                (G) Polyetheramine
                                                                                       derivative
P-08-0571                             11/26/08                11/06/08                (G) Acrylate, polymer with
                                                                                       acrylate, ketoacrylamide,
                                                                                       styrene and acrylate
P-08-0659                             11/19/08                11/19/08                (S) Chitosan, 2-
                                                                                       hydroxypropanoate (salt)
P-08-0660                             11/19/08                11/19/08                (S) Chitosan, acetate
                                                                                       (salt)
P-96-1164                             11/25/08                10/30/08                (G) Fatty acids, C18-
                                                                                       unsaturated dimers,
                                                                                       polymers with
                                                                                       ethylenediamine, a
                                                                                       dibasic acid, a dibasic
                                                                                       acid, diamines and a mono-
                                                                                       basic acid
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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.

    Dated: December 23, 2008.
Darryl S. Ballard,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
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