[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37795-37799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15648]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0519; FRL-8832-6]


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 May 10, 2010 to May 28, 2010, 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.

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DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number, 
must be received on or before July 30, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0519, 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-2010-0519. 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-
2010-0519. 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.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index 
available at http://www.regulations.gov. 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 
legal 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: For technical information contact: 
Bernice Mudd, Information Management Division 7407M, Office of Chemical 
Safety Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-8951; fax number: (202) 564-8955; e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; 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

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under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to manufacture 
those chemicals. This status report, which covers the period from May 
10, 2010 to May 28, 2010, 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. 34 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 5/10/10 to 5/28/10
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                                                              Projected Notice End
              Case No.                    Received Date               Date           Manufacturer/Importer           Use                  Chemical
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P-10-0372                            05/07/10                08/04/10                CBI                    (S) Curing agent for   (G) Benzaldehyde,
                                                                                                             epoxy resin in         reaction products
                                                                                                             protective coatings    with
                                                                                                                                    polyalkylenepolyamin
                                                                                                                                    es, hydrogenated, N-
                                                                                                                                    aryl derivates
P-10-0373                            05/10/10                08/07/10                CBI                    (G) Open,non-          (G) Adipic acid
                                                                                                             dispersive (resin)     polyester
P-10-0374                            05/12/10                08/09/10                CBI                    (S) Epoxy curing       (G) Modified
                                                                                                             agent for use in       polyalkylene
                                                                                                             flooring               polyamine reacted
                                                                                                             applications           with Bisphenol A
                                                                                                                                    diglycidyl ether and
                                                                                                                                    modified epoxy resin
P-10-0375                            05/12/10                08/09/10                CBI                    (S) Binder for wood    (G) Dimer fatty acid
                                                                                                             floor lacquers         based polyester
                                                                                                                                    polyurethane
P-10-0376                            05/11/10                08/08/10                CBI                    (G) Catalyst           (G) Organophosphine-
                                                                                                                                    cyclic ketone
                                                                                                                                    complex
P-10-0377                            05/11/10                08/08/10                CBI                    (G) Co-cure material   (S) Phenol, 4,4'-(1-
                                                                                                             for thermoset resins   methylethylidene)
                                                                                                                                   bis[2-(2-propen-1-yl)-
                                                                                                                                    ,1,1'-diacetate
P-10-0378                            05/17/10                08/14/10                CBI                    (G) Adhesive           (G) Metal oxide
                                                                                                                                    modified with alkyl
                                                                                                                                    and vinyl-terminated
                                                                                                                                    polysiloxanes
P-10-0379                            05/17/10                08/14/10                CBI                    (G) Ingredient in      (G) Vegetable oil,
                                                                                                             asphalt manufacture    ester, polyoumd,
                                                                                                                                    oxidized
P-10-0380                            05/17/10                08/14/10                CBI                    (G) Ingredient in      (G) Vegetable oil,
                                                                                                             asphalt manufacture    ester, polyoumd,
                                                                                                                                    oxidized
P-10-0381                            05/17/10                08/14/10                CBI                    (G) Ingredient in      (G) Vegetable oil,
                                                                                                             asphalt manufacture    ester, polyoumd,
                                                                                                                                    oxidized
P-10-0382                            05/17/10                08/14/10                CBI                    (G) Ingredient in      (G) Vegetable oil,
                                                                                                             asphalt manufacture    ester, polyoumd,
                                                                                                                                    oxidized
P-10-0383                            05/17/10                08/14/10                CBI                    (G) Ingredient in      (G) Vegetable oil,
                                                                                                             asphalt manufacture    ester, polyoumd,
                                                                                                                                    oxidized
P-10-0384                            05/17/10                08/14/10                CBI                    (G) Ingredient in      (G) Vegetable oil,
                                                                                                             asphalt manufacture    ester, polyoumd,
                                                                                                                                    oxidized
P-10-0385                            05/14/10                08/11/10                CBI                    (G) Colorant raw       (G) Phosphonic acid,
                                                                                                             material               P,P'-[[(4-
                                                                                                                                    substitutedl)amino]m
                                                                                                                                    ethylene]bis-
                                                                                                                                    ,potassium salt
                                                                                                                                    (1:1)
P-10-0386                            05/14/10                08/11/10                CBI                    (G) Colorant raw       (G) Phosphonic acid,
                                                                                                             material               P,P'-[[(4-
                                                                                                                                    substitutedl)amino]m
                                                                                                                                    ethylene]bis-
P-10-0387                            05/18/10                08/15/10                CBI                    (S) A component in     (G) Bisphenol-A
                                                                                                             ultraviolet light /    diglycidyl ether
                                                                                                             electron beam          copolymer, 2-
                                                                                                             curable formulations   propenoate
P-10-0388                            05/18/10                08/15/10                KMC Exim               (G) Adhesive additive  (G) 2-propenoic acid,
                                                                                                                                    2-methyl-, polymer
                                                                                                                                    with alkyl 2-
                                                                                                                                    propenoates, ethenyl
                                                                                                                                    acetate and methyl-2-
                                                                                                                                    methyl-2-propenoate
P-10-0389                            05/19/10                08/16/10                CBI                    (G) Leather treatment  (G) Amino acid, N-(2-
                                                                                                             component              aminoalkyl)-, salt
                                                                                                                                    (1:1), polymers with
                                                                                                                                    cycloaliphatic
                                                                                                                                    diamine,
                                                                                                                                    alkyldiisocyanate,
                                                                                                                                    alpha-hydro-omega-
                                                                                                                                    hydroxy(alkyldiyl)
                                                                                                                                    and polyalkyl glycol
                                                                                                                                    mono alkyl ether
                                                                                                                                    blocked,
                                                                                                                                    alkyldiisocyanate-
                                                                                                                                    aromatic
                                                                                                                                    diisocyanate,
                                                                                                                                    polyalkyl glycol
                                                                                                                                    mono alkyl ether
                                                                                                                                    blocked
P-10-0390                            05/19/10                08/16/10                CBI                    (G) Leather coating    (G) Aromatic
                                                                                                             component              dicarboxylic acid,
                                                                                                                                    polymer with
                                                                                                                                    cycloaliphatic
                                                                                                                                    diamine, aliphatic
                                                                                                                                    diisocyanate,
                                                                                                                                    aliphatic
                                                                                                                                    dicarboxylic acid,
                                                                                                                                    aliphatic diol,
                                                                                                                                    polyether diol, and
                                                                                                                                    dihydroxy aliphatic
                                                                                                                                    carboxylic acid
                                                                                                                                    compound compound
                                                                                                                                    with aliphatic
                                                                                                                                    triamine

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P-10-0391                            05/25/10                08/22/10                CBI                    (G) Industrial         (G) Hydroxy acid,
                                                                                                             solvent and reactive   methyl ester
                                                                                                             intermediate
P-10-0392                            05/25/10                08/22/10                CBI                    (G) Emulsion polymer   (G) Dispersion
                                                                                                                                    copolymer of styrene-
                                                                                                                                    butadiene-isobornyl
                                                                                                                                    acrylate
P-10-0393                            05/25/10                08/22/10                CBI                    (G) Curing agent       (G) Epoxy-amine
                                                                                                                                    polymer
P-10-0394                            05/25/10                08/22/10                CBI                    (G) Chemical reactant  (G) Aromatic
                                                                                                                                    carboxylic acid
P-10-0395                            05/25/10                08/22/10                CBI                    (G) Chemical           (G) Organic
                                                                                                             intermediate           carboxylic acid
P-10-0396                            05/25/10                08/22/10                CBI                    (G) Chemical           (G) Heteroaromatic
                                                                                                             intermediate           compound
P-10-0397                            05/25/10                08/22/10                CBI                    (G) Thermoset and      (G) Organic
                                                                                                             thermoplastic          antioxidant
                                                                                                             polymers additive
P-10-0398                            05/26/10                08/23/10                CBI                    (G) Additive, open,    (G) Amine neutralized
                                                                                                             non-dispersive use     polyacrylic acid
P-10-0399                            05/26/10                08/23/10                CBI                    (G) Additive, open,    (G) Styrene-maleinate
                                                                                                             non-dispersive use     copolymer
P-10-0400                            05/26/10                08/23/10                CBI                    (G) Additive, open,    (G) 2-
                                                                                                             non-dispersive use     (dimethylamino)ethyl
                                                                                                                                    methyl-2-propenoate,
                                                                                                                                    polymer with alkyl-
                                                                                                                                    substituted methyl-2-
                                                                                                                                    propenoate and akyl-
                                                                                                                                    substituted-2-
                                                                                                                                    propenoate, salt
                                                                                                                                    with mono(alkyl-
                                                                                                                                    substituted
                                                                                                                                    polyalkoxy)butanedio
                                                                                                                                    ne
P-10-0401                            05/26/10                08/23/10                CBI                    (G) Additive, open,    (G) Styrene,
                                                                                                             non-dispersive use     copolymer with
                                                                                                                                    acrylic acid, salt
                                                                                                                                    with alkoxylated
                                                                                                                                    alkenylamine
P-10-0402                            05/26/10                08/23/10                Kemira Chemicals,      (S) Scale inhibitor    (G) Polycarboxylic
                                                                                      Inc.                   for crude oil and      acid derivative
                                                                                                             gas production
P-10-0403                            05/26/10                08/23/10                CBI                    (G) Polymer            (G) Acetoacetanilide
                                                                                                             composites,            reaction product
                                                                                                             nondispersive use      with multifunctional
                                                                                                                                    acrylate
P-10-0404                            05/27/10                08/24/10                CBI                    (G) Chemical           (G) Graphite oxide
                                                                                                             intermediate,
                                                                                                             destructive use
P-10-0405                            05/26/10                08/23/10                CBI                    (G) Surfactant         (G) Perfluorinated
                                                                                                             additive for           amphoteric
                                                                                                             dispersive use in      surfactant
                                                                                                             fire fighting foams
                                                                                                             and vapor
                                                                                                             suppressing foams
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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. 21 Notices of Commencement From: 5/10/10 to 5/28/10
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                                                                Commencement Notice
              Case No.                     Received Date             End Date                  Chemical
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P-03-0785                             05/25/10                05/12/10                (G) Propoxylated fatty
                                                                                       alcohol esters
P-08-0023                             05/12/10                12/26/09                (G) Alkanedioic acid,
                                                                                       polymer with 1,4-
                                                                                       butanediol and 2-
                                                                                       hydroxypropanoic acid
P-08-0351                             05/18/10                04/28/10                (G) Isocyanate terminated
                                                                                       polyurethane
P-08-0440                             05/10/10                04/22/10                (G) Acrylic nitrile
                                                                                       copolymer
P-08-0441                             05/10/10                04/22/10                (G) Acrylic ester nitrile
                                                                                       copolymer
P-09-0167                             05/21/10                05/12/10                (G) Substituted styrene
                                                                                       acrylate copolymer
P-09-0207                             05/17/10                05/02/10                (G) Alcohol ethoxylate
P-09-0437                             05/13/10                04/28/10                (G) Fatty acids, polymers
                                                                                       with substituted
                                                                                       carbocycles, alkyldiol,
                                                                                       alkylaldehyde,
                                                                                       substituted heterocycle,
                                                                                       substituted alkyldiol,
                                                                                       polyoumd modified oil and
                                                                                       resin acids,
                                                                                       carboxymethyl ethers
                                                                                       compounds with
                                                                                       substituted alcohol
P-09-0439                             05/10/10                04/28/10                (G) Silicones,
                                                                                       aminomodified,
                                                                                       hydroformiates
P-09-0521                             05/19/10                05/03/10                (G) Dialkyl imidazolium
                                                                                       salt
P-10-0063                             05/19/10                04/13/10                (G) Aromatic discarboxylic
                                                                                       acid, polymer with 1,3-
                                                                                       diisocyanatomethylbenzene
                                                                                       , .alpha., .alpha'.-[(1-
                                                                                       methylethylidene)di-4,1-
                                                                                       phenylene]bis[.omega.-
                                                                                       hydroxypoly[oxy(methyl-1-
                                                                                       2, ethanediyl)]] and 2,2'-
                                                                                       oxybis[etehanol]
P-10-0076                             05/11/10                04/29/10                (S) Benzene, 4-bromo-1,2-
                                                                                       dimethyl-
P-10-0086                             05/11/10                04/13/10                (G) Epoxidized benzoxazine
P-10-0089                             05/19/10                04/28/10                (G) Dialkyl imidazolium
                                                                                       salt
P-10-0104                             05/25/10                05/14/10                (S) Silicic acid, 1-
                                                                                       ethenylhexyl ethyl ester
P-10-0132                             05/21/10                04/27/10                (G) Aromatic hydrocarbon
P-10-0134                             05/10/10                05/01/10                (G) Alkyl sulfide,
                                                                                       manufacture of, by-
                                                                                       products from, distn.
                                                                                       lights
P-10-0145                             05/25/10                05/14/10                (S) Silicic acid, 9-decen-
                                                                                       1-yl ethyl ester
P-10-0151                             05/18/10                04/27/10                (S) 1,2-propanediol, 3-
                                                                                       (3,4-dihydro-1(2H)-
                                                                                       quinolinyl)-
P-10-0156                             05/19/10                05/06/10                (G) Substituted phenyl azo
                                                                                       substituted phenyl alkyl
                                                                                       substituted indole

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P-10-0176                             05/11/10                04/22/10                (G) Aliphatic
                                                                                       polycarboxylic acid,
                                                                                       polymer with aromatic
                                                                                       polycarboxylic acid and
                                                                                       aliphatic polyol
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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.

    Dated: June 21, 2010.
Gloria Drayton-Miller,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.

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