[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5100-5104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1924]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0015; FRL-9334-6]


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 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 19, 2011 to December 30, 2011, and provides the 
required notice and status report, consists of the PMNs and TMEs, 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-2012-0015, 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 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

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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; email 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 email. 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 19, 2011 to December 30, 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.

                               Table I--19 PMNs Received From 12/19/11 to 12/30/11
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                                                  Projected
           Case No.             Received date    notice end    Manufacturer  /        Use            Chemical
                                                    date           importer
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P-12-0111....................      12/19/2011      03/17/2012  CBI............  (G) Specialty    (G) Polyamine
                                                                                 additive.        derivative

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P-12-0112....................      12/21/2011      03/19/2012  CBI............  (G) Sizing for   (G) Carboxylic
                                                                                 glass fibre.     acid, polymer
                                                                                                  with .alpha.-
                                                                                                  hydro-.omega.-
                                                                                                  hydroxypoly(ox
                                                                                                  y-1,2-
                                                                                                  ethanediyl)
                                                                                                  and 2,2'-
                                                                                                  oxybis[ethanol
                                                                                                  ]
P-12-0113....................      12/21/2011       3/19/2012  CBI............  (G) Reactive     (G) Substituted
                                                                                 dyestuff for     bis)phenylazo)
                                                                                 the coloration   naphthalenesul
                                                                                 of cellulosic    fonic acid,
                                                                                 substrates..     sodium salts
P-12-0114....................      12/21/2011       3/19/2012  CBI............  (G) Sealants     (G) Acryloxy
                                                                                 and adhesives.   functional
                                                                                                  siloxane
P-12-0115....................      12/22/2011       3/20/2012  Huntsman         (S) Interfacial  (G)
                                                                Corporation.     tension          Alkylbenzene
                                                                                 reducer for      sulfonic acid
                                                                                 enhanced oil
                                                                                 recovery. pmn
                                                                                 substance
                                                                                 one.;
                                                                                 interfacial
                                                                                 tension
                                                                                 reducer for
                                                                                 enhanced oil
                                                                                 recovery, pmn
                                                                                 substance two.
P-12-0116....................      12/22/2011       3/20/2012  Huntsman         (S) Interfacial  (G)
                                                                Corporation.     tension          Alkylbenzene
                                                                                 reducer for      sulfonate
                                                                                 enhanced oill    sodium salt
                                                                                 recovery. pmn
                                                                                 substance
                                                                                 one.;
                                                                                 interfacial
                                                                                 tension
                                                                                 reducer for
                                                                                 enhanced oil
                                                                                 recovery, pmn
                                                                                 substance two.
P-12-0117....................      12/22/2011       3/20/2012  CBI............  (G) Corrosion    (G) Substituted
                                                                                 inhibitor        pyridinium
                                                                                 component.       salt
P-12-0118....................      12/22/2011       3/20/2012  CBI............  (G) Corrosion    (G) Substituted
                                                                                 inhibitor        pyridinium
                                                                                 component.       salt
P-12-0119....................      12/22/2011       3/20/2012  CBI............  (G) Additive     (G)
                                                                                 for water        Dodeca(lithium
                                                                                 soluble ink.     , sodium)-2-
                                                                                                  ({4-[4-(4-
                                                                                                  {bis[alkyl-
                                                                                                  (sulfonatoalko
                                                                                                  xy)-4-
                                                                                                  ({sulfonato-
                                                                                                  [(sulfonato-
                                                                                                  [(substituted-
                                                                                                  phenyl)diazeny
                                                                                                  l]phenyl{time}
                                                                                                   diazenyl)anil
                                                                                                  ino]-triazin-
                                                                                                  yl{time} -6-
                                                                                                  [alkyl-
                                                                                                  (sulfonatoalko
                                                                                                  xy)-4-
                                                                                                  ({sulfonato-4-
                                                                                                  [(substituted-
                                                                                                  phenyl)diazeny
                                                                                                  l]phenyl)diaze
                                                                                                  nyl)anilino]pi
                                                                                                  perazin-yl)-
                                                                                                  triazin-
                                                                                                  ylamino]-alkyl-
                                                                                                  (sulfonatoalko
                                                                                                  xy)phenyl{time
                                                                                                  }diazenyl)-5-
                                                                                                  [(sulfonatophe
                                                                                                  nyl)diazenyl]b
                                                                                                  enzenesulfonat
                                                                                                  e
P-12-0120....................      12/22/2011      03/20/2012  CBI............  (G) Additive     (G) Pentasodium
                                                                                 for water        2-
                                                                                 soluble ink.     (bis(substitut
                                                                                                  ed-
                                                                                                  (substituted-
                                                                                                  sulfonatopheny
                                                                                                  l)diazenyl-2-
                                                                                                  (sulfonatoalko
                                                                                                  xy)anilino]tri
                                                                                                  azin-ylamino)
                                                                                                  alkanesulfonat
                                                                                                  e
P-12-0121....................      12/27/2011      03/25/2012  Solvay           (G) Cleansing    (G) Organic
                                                                Chemicals, Inc.  component.       peroxide
                                                                                                  derivative
P-12-0122....................      12/30/2011      03/28/2012  CBI............  (S) Catalyst     (S) Rac-1,2-
                                                                                 component for    ethylen-
                                                                                 olefin           bis(tetrahydro
                                                                                 polymerization.  indenyl)zircon
                                                                                                  ium dichloride
P-12-0123....................      12/28/2011      03/26/2012  CBI............  (S) Enchancing   (G) 1-alkenes
                                                                                 the intensity    copolymer
                                                                                 and luster of
                                                                                 candles.
P-12-0124....................      12/28/2011      03/26/2012  CBI............  (G) Polymer      (G) 1,2-
                                                                                 adjuvant         aliphatic
                                                                                 present at a     dicarboxylic
                                                                                 concerntration   acid, 1,2-
                                                                                 of 10% w/w in    bis(2-
                                                                                 a product        methylpropyl)
                                                                                 called mh-       ester
                                                                                 catalyst.
P-12-0125....................      12/29/2011      03/27/2012  CBI............  (G) Petroleum    (G) Thermolyzed
                                                                                 feedstock.       waste plastic
P-12-0126....................      12/30/2011      03/28/2012  Wacker Chemical  (S) Additive     (G) Styrene
                                                                Corporation.     for moulding.    vinyl acetate
                                                                                                  alkyl(meth)acr
                                                                                                  ylate
                                                                                                  copolymer
P-12-0127....................      12/30/2011      03/28/2012  CBI............  (S) Anti-        (G) Benzoic
                                                                                 oxidant.         acid,
                                                                                                  bis(alkyl)-
                                                                                                  hydroxy-
                                                                                                  substituted
                                                                                                  phenyl ester

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P-12-0128....................      12/30/2011      03/28/2012  CBI............  (G) Additive     (G) Reaction
                                                                                 for water        product of
                                                                                 soluble ink.     {mixture of
                                                                                                  [polysubstitut
                                                                                                  ed-
                                                                                                  sulfonylphthal
                                                                                                  ocyaninato-
                                                                                                  N(29), N(30),
                                                                                                  N(31), N(32)]
                                                                                                  copper(ii) and
                                                                                                  [polysubstitut
                                                                                                  ed-sulfonyl
                                                                                                  (tribenzo-
                                                                                                  [b,g,l]
                                                                                                  pyrido[2,3-q]-
                                                                                                  tetraazaporphy
                                                                                                  rinato-N(21),
                                                                                                  N(22), N(23),
                                                                                                  N(24))]copper(
                                                                                                  ii) and
                                                                                                  [polysubstitut
                                                                                                  ed-
                                                                                                  sulfonyl(diben
                                                                                                  zo-[b,g,(or
                                                                                                  b,l)]dipyrido[
                                                                                                  2,3 (or 3,2)-
                                                                                                  l,q(or g,q)]-
                                                                                                  tetraazaporphy
                                                                                                  rinato-N(21),
                                                                                                  N(22), N(23),
                                                                                                  N(24))]copper(
                                                                                                  ii) and
                                                                                                  [substituted-
                                                                                                  sulfonyl(benzo-
                                                                                                  [b]
P-12-0129....................      12/30/2011       3/28/2012  CBI............  (G) Additive     (G)
                                                                                 for water        Hexa(sodium,
                                                                                 soluble ink.     lithium)-4-
                                                                                                  {[substituted-
                                                                                                  hydroxy-({4-
                                                                                                  [alkoxy-
                                                                                                  sulfonatobenzo
                                                                                                  thiazolyl)
                                                                                                  diazenyl]-
                                                                                                  alkyl-2-
                                                                                                  (sulfonatoalko
                                                                                                  xy)phenyl{time
                                                                                                  }diazenyl)naph
                                                                                                  thalene-yl]
                                                                                                  diazenyl{time}
                                                                                                   -substituted-
                                                                                                  (sulfonatophen
                                                                                                  yl)pyrazole-3-
                                                                                                  carboxylate
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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 TMEs 
received by EPA during this period: The EPA case number assigned to the 
TME, the date the TME was received by EPA, the projected end date for 
EPA's review of the TME, the submitting manufacturer/importer, the 
potential uses identified by the manufacturer/importer in the TME, and 
the chemical identity.

                               Table II--2 TMEs Received From 12/19/11 to 12/30/11
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                                                  Projected
           Case No.             Received date    notice end    Manufacturer  /        Use            Chemical
                                                    date           importer
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T-12-0004....................      12/22/2011      02/04/2012  CBI............  (G) Corrosion    (G) Substituted
                                                                                 inhibitor        pyridinium
                                                                                 component.       salt
T-12-0005....................      12/22/2011      02/04/2012  CBI............  (G) Corrosion    (G) Substituted
                                                                                 inhibitor        pyridinium
                                                                                 component.       salt
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    In Table III 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 III--3 NOCs Received From 12/19/11 to 12/30/11
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                                                    Commencement
             Case No.               Received date    notice end                       Chemical
                                                        date
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P-10-0400........................      12/22/2011      12/16/2011  (G) 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methyl-2-
                                                                    propenoate, polymer with alkyl-substituted
                                                                    methyl-2-propenoate and akyl-substituted-2-
                                                                    propenoate, salt with mono(alkyl-substituted
                                                                    polyalkoxy)butanedione
P-11-0317........................      12/22/2011      12/21/2011  (G) Formaldehyde, reaction products with
                                                                    ethylene-maleic anhydride-propene polymer,
                                                                    aryl amine and succinic anhydride
                                                                    monopolyisobutylene derivates
P-11-0443........................      12/22/2011      11/28/2011  (G) Modified starch acrylate polymer
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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

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of commencement, Premanufacturer, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Test marketing exemptions.

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