[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5096-5100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1923]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0993; FRL-9334-5]


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 Chemical 
Substances Inventory (TSCA Inventory)) to notify EPA and comply with 
the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new 
chemicals. Under TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3), EPA is required to 
publish in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a premanufacture 
notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), 
and to publish in the Federal Register periodic status reports on the 
new chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement 
(NOC) to manufacture those chemicals. This document, which covers the 
period from December 6, 2011 to December 16, 2011, and provides the 
required notice and status report, consists of the PMNs, both pending 
or expired, and the NOC 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 March 2, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0993, and the specific PMN number or TME 
number for the chemical related to your comment, 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. 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: 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 
email. The regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity

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or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your 
comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without going 
through regulations.gov, your email 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 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-8951; fax number: (202) 564-8955; email 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 PMNs addressed in this action. 
If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to 
a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed 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?

    EPA classifies a chemical substance as either an ``existing'' 
chemical or a ``new'' chemical. Any chemical substance that is not on 
EPA's TSCA Inventory is classified as a ``new chemical,'' while those 
that are on the TSCA Inventory are classified as an ``existing 
chemical.'' For more information about the TSCA Inventory go to: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/newchems/pubs/inventory.htm. Anyone who plans to 
manufacture or import a new chemical substance for a non-exempt 
commercial purpose is required by TSCA section 5 to provide EPA with a 
PMN, before initiating the activity. Section 5(h)(1) of TSCA authorizes 
EPA to allow persons, upon application, to manufacture (includes 
import) or process a new chemical substance, or a chemical substance 
subject to a significant new use rule (SNUR) issued under TSCA section 
5(a), for ``test marketing'' purposes, which is referred to as a test 
marketing exemption, or TME. For more information about the 
requirements applicable to a new chemical go to: http://ww.epa.gov/opt/newchems.
    Under TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3), EPA is required to publish 
in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a PMN or an application 
for a TME and to publish in the Federal Register periodic status 
reports on the new chemicals under review and the receipt of NOCs to 
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the 
period from December 6, 2011 to December 16, 2011, consists of the PMNs 
and TMEs, both pending or expired, and the NOCs to manufacture a new 
chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this 
time period.

III. Receipt and Status Reports

    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/importer, the 
potential uses identified by the manufacturer/importer in the PMN, and 
the chemical identity.

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                               Table I--22 PMNs Received From 12/06/11 to 12/16/11
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                                                  Projected
           Case No.             Received date    notice end     Manufacturer/         Use            Chemical
                                                    date           Importer
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P-12-0083....................      12/02/2011      02/29/2012  Georgia-Pacific  (G) Ore          (G) Amides,
                                                                Chemicals LLC.   beneficiation.   fatty acids,
                                                                                                  acetates.
P-12-0086....................      12/02/2011      02/29/2012  3M Company.....  (S) Moisture     (G)
                                                                                 curing hot       Polyurethane
                                                                                 melt adhesive.   prepolymer.
P-12-0087....................      12/06/2011      03/04/2012  Arkema Inc.....  (S) Used as a    (G) Acrylate
                                                                                 viscosity        manufacture
                                                                                 modifier/flow    byproduct
                                                                                 enhancer for     distillation
                                                                                 crude oil;       residues.
                                                                                 used in boiler
                                                                                 fuels as a
                                                                                 burn promoter
                                                                                 and for fuel
                                                                                 value.
P-12-0088....................      12/06/2011      03/04/2012  CBI............  (G) Polymer for  (G)
                                                                                 use in           Polylactide.
                                                                                 producing
                                                                                 packaging
                                                                                 films.
P-12-0089....................      12/06/2011      03/04/2012  Brueggemann      (G) Zinc is a    (S) Process
                                                                Chemical U.S.,   natural,         regulators
                                                                Inc.             essential        other than
                                                                                 element, which   polymerisation
                                                                                 is needed for    or
                                                                                 the optimal      vulcanisation
                                                                                 growth and       processes
                                                                                 development of   lubricants and
                                                                                 all living       lubricant
                                                                                 organisms,       additives,
                                                                                 including man.   laboratory
                                                                                 All living       chemicals, ph-
                                                                                 organisms have   regulating
                                                                                 homeostasis      agents.
                                                                                 mechanisms
                                                                                 that actively
                                                                                 regulate zinc
                                                                                 uptake and
                                                                                 absorption/
                                                                                 excretion from
                                                                                 the body; due
                                                                                 to this
                                                                                 regulations,
                                                                                 zinc and zinc
                                                                                 compounds do
                                                                                 not
                                                                                 bioaccumulate
                                                                                 or biomagnify.
                                                                                 Most common
                                                                                 technical
                                                                                 function of
                                                                                 substance
                                                                                 (what it
                                                                                 does): food/
                                                                                 feedstuff
                                                                                 additive.
P-12-0090....................      12/07/2011      03/05/2012  3M Company.....  (G) Textile      (G) Hydrocarbon
                                                                                 treatment        urethane.
                                                                                 additive.
P-12-0091....................      12/08/2011      03/06/2012  BASF             (G) Scale        (G)
                                                                Corporation.     inhibitor.       Alkylacrylic
                                                                                                  acid telomer
                                                                                                  with
                                                                                                  carboxylic
                                                                                                  acid,
                                                                                                  bisulfite,
                                                                                                  ester with
                                                                                                  .alpha.-alkyl-
                                                                                                  .omega.-
                                                                                                  hydroxypoly(ox
                                                                                                  yalkanediyl),
                                                                                                  alkali metal
                                                                                                  salt.
P-12-0092....................      12/08/2011      03/06/2012  CBI............  (G) Paint......  (G) Alkyl
                                                                                                  acrylate,
                                                                                                  polymer with
                                                                                                  alkyl
                                                                                                  acrylate,
                                                                                                  alkyl
                                                                                                  methacrylates,
                                                                                                  styrene and
                                                                                                  alkyl acid,
                                                                                                  peroxide-
                                                                                                  initiated.
P-12-0093....................      12/09/2011      03/07/2012  CBI............  (G) Component    (G) Modified
                                                                                 of resin in      epoxy resin.
                                                                                 two-part epoxy
                                                                                 adhesive.
P-12-0094....................      12/09/2011      03/07/2012  CBI............  (G) Destructive  (G) Polyether
                                                                                 use.             polyurethane
                                                                                                  dispersion.
P-12-0095....................      12/09/2011      03/07/2012  CBI............  (G) Open, non-   (G)
                                                                                 dispersive use.  Polyacrylate.
P-12-0096....................      12/09/2011      03/07/2012  3M Company.....  (G) Protective   (G) Blocked
                                                                                 treatment.       polyarylfluori
                                                                                                  nated
                                                                                                  polyacrylate
                                                                                                  urethane
                                                                                                  copolymer.
P-12-0097....................      12/12/2011      03/10/2012  CBI............  (G)              (G)
                                                                                 Intermediate     Amidoalkoxysil
                                                                                 for coatings.    ane.
P-12-0098....................      12/13/2011      03/11/2012  CBI............  (G) Component    (G) Modified
                                                                                 of resin in a    epoxy resin.
                                                                                 two-part epoxy
                                                                                 adhesive.
P-12-0099....................      12/13/2011      03/11/2012  CBI............  (G) Component    (G) Modified
                                                                                 resin in a two-  epoxy resin.
                                                                                 part epoxy
                                                                                 adhesive.
P-12-0100....................      12/14/2011      03/12/2012  CBI............  (S) Polymer      (G) Fatty
                                                                                 modifier.        acids,
                                                                                                  diesters with
                                                                                                  dihydroxy
                                                                                                  bicyclic
                                                                                                  diether.

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P-12-0101....................      12/15/2011      03/13/2012  CBI............  (G) Lens         (G) Substituted
                                                                                 material for     carbomonocycli
                                                                                 use in           c dicarboxylic
                                                                                 electronic       acid, polymer
                                                                                 applications.    with 1,2-
                                                                                                  ethanediol and
                                                                                                  2,2'-[9h-
                                                                                                  fluoren-9-
                                                                                                  ylidenebis(4,1-
                                                                                                  phenyleneoxy)]
                                                                                                  bis[ethanol].
P-12-0102....................      12/15/2011      03/13/2012  CBI............  (G) Lens         (G) Substituted
                                                                                 material for     carbomonocycli
                                                                                 use in           c dicarboxylic
                                                                                 electronic       acid, dialkyl
                                                                                 applications.    ester polymer
                                                                                                  with 1,2-
                                                                                                  ethanediol and
                                                                                                  2,2'-[9h-
                                                                                                  fluoren-9-
                                                                                                  ylidenebis(4,1-
                                                                                                  phenyleneoxy)]
                                                                                                  bis[ethanol].
P-12-0103....................      12/15/2011      03/13/2012  CBI............  (S) Ultraviolet  (G) Alkene-
                                                                                 light            substituted
                                                                                 stabilizer for   fatty acid
                                                                                 use in           methyl ester
                                                                                 polymers;        polymer
                                                                                 flame
                                                                                 retardant
                                                                                 material for
                                                                                 use in
                                                                                 polymers..
P-12-0104....................      12/14/2011      03/12/2012  CBI............  (G) The product  (G) Mixture of
                                                                                 can be used as   isomers of
                                                                                 a dye for        condensation
                                                                                 papers, wood.    products of
                                                                                                  substituted
                                                                                                  diazotized
                                                                                                  aminoanilines.
P-12-0105....................      12/15/2011      03/13/2012  Nanotech         (S) Flooring;    (S) Carbamic
                                                                Industries,      paints; top      acid, N-[3-
                                                                Inc.             coating.         [(carboxyamino
                                                                                                  )methyl]-3,5,5-
                                                                                                  trimethylcyclo
                                                                                                  hexyl]-, ester
                                                                                                  with 1,2-
                                                                                                  propanediol
                                                                                                  (1:2).
P-12-0106....................      12/15/2011      03/13/2012  BASF             (G) Paint......  (G) Alkyl
                                                                Corporation.                      acrylate
                                                                                                  polymer with
                                                                                                  styrene,
                                                                                                  triol,
                                                                                                  benzenedicarbo
                                                                                                  xylic acid
                                                                                                  anhydride and
                                                                                                  alkyl
                                                                                                  methacrylates,
                                                                                                  trialkylalkano
                                                                                                  ate, peroxide-
                                                                                                  initiated.
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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 NOCs 
received by EPA during this period: The EPA case number assigned to the 
NOC, the date the NOC was received by EPA, the projected end date for 
EPA's review of the NOC, and chemical identity.

                              Table II--26 NOCs Received From 12/05/11 to 12/16/11
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                                                         Commencement
               Case No.                  Received date    notice end                    Chemical
                                                             date
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P-04-0563.............................      12/13/2011      11/18/2011  (G) Alkylated aryloxyaniline thiourea
P-04-0810.............................      12/13/2011      11/27/2011  (G) Alkylated aromatic isothiocyanate
P-09-0509.............................      12/06/2011      10/17/2011  (G) Aliphatic polyurethane dispersion
P-09-0517.............................      12/06/2011      10/13/2011  (G) Aliphatic polyurethane dispersion
P-10-0425.............................      12/02/2011      11/04/2011  (G) Silicon derivative
P-10-0556.............................      12/13/2011      11/20/2011  (S) Poly[oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)],
                                                                         .alpha.-[2-[[2,2-dimethyl-3-[(1-
                                                                         oxododecyl)oxy]propylidene]amino]methyl
                                                                         ethyl]-.omega.-[2-[[2,2-dimethyl-3-[(1-
                                                                         oxododecyl)oxy]propylidene]amino]methyl
                                                                         ethoxy]-
P-11-0049.............................      12/06/2011      12/01/2011  (G) Organic-N,P-compound
P-11-0090.............................      12/14/2011      12/01/2011  (G) Heteroaromatic compound
P-11-0128.............................      12/06/2011      11/11/2011  (S) 3H-indolium, 2-[2-[3-[2-(1,3-dihydro-
                                                                         1,3,3-trimethyl-2h-indol-2-
                                                                         ylidene)ethylidene]-2-[(1-phenyl-1H-
                                                                         tetrazol-5-yl)thio]-1-cyclohexen-1-
                                                                         yl]ethenyl]-1,3,3-trimethyl-, chloride
                                                                         (1:1)
P-11-0190.............................      12/14/2011      12/01/2011  (G) Dialdehyde, reaction products with
                                                                         hydrolyzed N-vinylamide homopolymer
                                                                         hydrohalides
P-11-0230.............................      12/15/2011      11/19/2011  (G) Alkyl amine salt
P-11-0264.............................      12/09/2011      11/22/2011  (G) Brominated aromatic oligomer
P-11-0342.............................      12/08/2011      11/07/2011  (G) Polyacrylate oligomer
P-11-0400.............................      12/09/2011      11/17/2011  (S) Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-
                                                                         oxotetradecyl)-.omega.-methoxy-
P-11-0476.............................      12/12/2011      11/14/2011  (G) Dicarboxylic acid, compd. with 1,6-
                                                                         hexanediamine alkyldioate, homopolymer

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P-11-0499.............................      12/14/2011      11/14/2011  (S) Phenol, 4,4'-(1-methylethylidene)bis-
                                                                         , polymer with 5-amino-1,3,3-
                                                                         trimethylcyclohexanemethanamine, N1,N2-
                                                                         bis(2-aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine, 2-
                                                                         (chloromethyl) oxirane, .alpha.-hydro-
                                                                         .omega.-hydroxypoly[oxy(methyl-1,2-
                                                                         ethanediyl)], 2,2'-[(1-
                                                                         methylethylidene)bis(4,1-
                                                                         phenyleneoxymethylene)]bis[oxirane] and
                                                                         .alpha.-(2-oxiranylmethyl)-.omega.-(2-
                                                                         oxiranylmethoxy)poly[oxy(methyl-1,2-
                                                                         ethanediyl)], reaction products with 2-
                                                                         [[4-(1,1-
                                                                         dimethylethyl)phenoxy]methyl]oxira
                                                                         acetates (salts)''
P-11-0537.............................      12/12/2011      12/01/2011  (G) Pyrazole azo thiadiazole derivative
P-11-0539.............................      12/12/2011      12/09/2011  (G) Mixture of: Acrylic polymer with
                                                                         polymerized organic acid, compound with
                                                                         2-aminoethanol and organic acid, 2-
                                                                         aminoethanol salt
P-11-0544.............................      12/08/2011      12/01/2011  (G) Diazopyridine derivative
P-11-0554.............................      12/08/2011      11/11/2011  (G) Petroleum distillate lights
P-11-0578.............................      12/02/2011      11/10/2011  (S) Benzoic acid, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-
                                                                         , hydrazide
P-11-0579.............................      12/02/2011      11/16/2011  (S) 1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-acetic acid, 5-
                                                                         [4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl]-
P-11-0580.............................      12/02/2011      11/28/2011  (S) Cyclohexanol, 2,6-bis(1,1-
                                                                         dimethylethyl)-4-methyl-
P-11-0584.............................      12/07/2011      12/01/2011  (G) Isocyanate crosslinker
P-11-0591.............................      12/02/2011      11/23/2011  (G) Ipdi modified polyester resin
P-11-0622.............................      12/16/2011      12/14/2011  (S) 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-isobenzofuran-1,3-
                                                                         dione
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    If you are interested in information that is not included in these 
tables, you may contact EPA as described in Unit II. to access 
additional non-CBI information that may be available.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Imports, 
Notice of commencement, Premanufacturer, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Test marketing exemptions.

    Dated: January 18, 2012.
Chandler Sirmons,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
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