[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12098-12099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05176]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0084; FRL-9942-68]


1-Bromopropane (1-BP); Availability of TSCA Work Plan Chemical 
Risk Assessment for Public Review and Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: With this notice, EPA is announcing the availability of and 
opening the public comment period for the draft TSCA Work Plan Chemical 
risk assessment for 1-Bromopropane (1-BP). EPA develops TSCA Work Plan 
Chemical assessments using the best available information and 
approaches. These assessments focus on those TSCA uses of the chemical 
with significant potential for exposure to humans and/or the 
environment. EPA issues draft risk assessments for public review and 
comment, followed by independent peer review in accordance with Agency 
peer review guidelines. The Agency considers all public and peer review 
comments as it revises and finalizes the risk assessment. Based on the 
final TSCA risk assessment, the Agency may either initiate risk 
reduction actions that are necessary to address the potential risks 
identified, or may conclude its work on the chemical uses being 
assessed if no risks are found.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 9, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0084, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     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: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at: http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, are available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: 
Stan

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Barone, Risk Assessment Division (7403M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-1169; 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, and may be of 
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including those interested in 
environmental and human health; the chemical industry; chemical users; 
consumer product companies and members of the public interested in the 
assessment of chemical risks. Since others also may be interested, the 
Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may 
be affected by this action.

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 on 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 preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    EPA is announcing the availability of and opening the public 
comment period for the 1-Bromopropane (1-BP) TSCA Work Plan Chemical 
draft risk assessment. EPA also invites comments on whether there are 
other uses that may result in high potential worker and consumer 
exposures that the Agency should consider for future assessment and/or 
collection priorities for this chemical. Use the specific docket ID 
number provided in this notice to locate a copy of the chemical-
specific document, as well as to submit comments via http://www.regulations.gov.
    Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0084.
    Title: TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment for 1-Bromopropane 
(n-Propyl Bromide): Spray adhesives, dry cleaning, and degreasing uses.
    Chemical Covered: 1-Bromopropane (n-Propyl Bromide) (1-BP; CASRN 
106-94-5).
    Summary: 1-BP is a colorless liquid with a sweet hydrocarbon odor 
that is used as a solvent in degreasing applications, spray adhesives, 
and in dry cleaning. 1-BP is produced or imported to the U.S. in large 
quantities (over 15 million pounds in 2011). This draft assessment 
focuses on human health risks to workers and consumers from acute 
(short-term) and chronic inhalation exposures associated with 1-BP use 
in spray adhesives, dry cleaning, and degreasing uses. EPA reviewed the 
evidence for 1-BP toxicity and identified risks for cancer (in workers) 
and adverse developmental effects (in consumers and workers). Other 
health risks identified for workers with chronic 1-BP exposures include 
adverse neurologic effects, as well as kidney, liver, and reproductive 
effects.
    If you have any questions about this draft risk assessment, or the 
Agency's programs in general, please contact the person listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 2601 et. seq.

    Dated: March 2, 2016.
Wendy C. Hamnett,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2016-05176 Filed 3-7-16; 8:45 am]
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