[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24154-24157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08588]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2022-0132; FRL-9411-07-OCSPP]


Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information for March 
2022

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is required under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 
as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st 
Century Act, to make information publicly available and to publish 
information in the Federal Register pertaining to submissions under 
TSCA Section 5, including notice of receipt of a Premanufacture notice 
(PMN), Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) or Microbial Commercial 
Activity Notice (MCAN), including an amended notice or test 
information; an exemption application (Biotech exemption); an 
application for a test marketing exemption (TME), both pending and/or 
concluded; a notice of commencement (NOC) of manufacture (including 
import) for new chemical substances; and a periodic status report on 
new chemical substances that are currently under EPA review or have 
recently concluded review. This document covers the period from 03/01/
2022 to 03/31/2022.

DATES: Comments identified by the specific case number provided in this 
document must be received on or before May 23, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2022-0132, and the specific case number for the 
chemical substance related to your comment, through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at https://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. 
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA 
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is open to visitors by 
appointment only. For the latest status information on EPA/DC services 
and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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    For technical information contact: Jim Rahai, Project Management 
and Operations Division (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8593; 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. Executive Summary

A. What action is the Agency taking?

    This document provides the receipt and status reports for the 
period from 03/01/2022 to 03/31/2022. The Agency is providing notice of 
receipt of PMNs, SNUNs, and MCANs (including amended notices and test 
information); an exemption application under 40 CFR part 725 (Biotech 
exemption); TMEs, both pending and/or concluded; NOCs to manufacture a 
new chemical substance; and a periodic status report on new chemical 
substances that are currently under EPA review or have recently 
concluded review.
    EPA is also providing information on its website about cases 
reviewed under the amended TSCA, including the section 5 PMN/SNUN/MCAN 
and exemption notices received, the date of receipt, the final EPA 
determination on the notice, and the effective date of EPA's 
determination for PMN/SNUN/MCAN notices on its website at: https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals-under-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca/status-pre-manufacture-notices. This information is updated on a 
weekly basis.

B. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?

    Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et 
seq., a chemical substance may be either an ``existing'' chemical 
substance or a ``new'' chemical substance. Any chemical substance that 
is not on EPA's TSCA Inventory of Chemical Substances (TSCA Inventory) 
is classified as a ``new chemical substance,'' while a chemical 
substance that is listed on the TSCA Inventory is classified as an 
``existing chemical substance.'' (See TSCA section 3(11).) For more 
information about the TSCA Inventory please go to: https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory.
    Any person who intends to manufacture (including import) a new 
chemical substance for a non-exempt commercial purpose, or to 
manufacture or process a chemical substance in a non-exempt manner for 
a use that EPA has determined is a significant new use, is required by 
TSCA section 5 to provide EPA with a PMN, MCAN, or SNUN, as 
appropriate, before initiating the activity. EPA will review the 
notice, make a risk determination on the chemical substance or 
significant new use, and take appropriate action as described in TSCA 
section 5(a)(3).
    TSCA section 5(h)(1) authorizes EPA to allow persons, upon 
application and under appropriate restrictions, to manufacture or 
process a new chemical substance, or a chemical substance subject to a 
significant new use rule (SNUR) issued under TSCA section 5(a)(2), for 
``test marketing'' purposes, upon a showing that the manufacture, 
processing, distribution in commerce, use, and disposal of the chemical 
will not present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the 
environment. This is referred to as a test marketing exemption, or TME. 
For more information about the requirements applicable to a new 
chemical go to: https://www.epa.gov/oppt/newchems.
    Under TSCA sections 5 and 8 and EPA regulations, EPA is required to 
publish in the Federal Register certain information, including notice 
of receipt of a PMN/SNUN/MCAN (including amended notices and test 
information); an exemption application under 40 CFR part 725 (biotech 
exemption); an application for a TME, both pending and concluded; NOCs 
to manufacture a new chemical substance; and a periodic status report 
on the new chemical substances that are currently under EPA review or 
have recently concluded review.

C. Does this action apply to me?

    This action provides information that is directed to the public in 
general.

D. Does this action have any incremental economic impacts or paperwork 
burdens?

    No.

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

    1. Submitting confidential business information (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 preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

II. Status Reports

    In the past, EPA has published individual notices reflecting the 
status of TSCA section 5 filings received, pending or concluded. In 
1995, the Agency modified its approach and streamlined the information 
published in the Federal Register after providing notice of such 
changes to the public and an opportunity to comment (See the Federal 
Register of May 12, 1995, (60 FR 25798) (FRL-4942-7). Since the passage 
of the Lautenberg amendments to TSCA in 2016, public interest in 
information on the status of section 5 cases under EPA review and, in 
particular, the final determination of such cases, has increased. In an 
effort to be responsive to the regulated community, the users of this 
information, and the general public, to comply with the requirements of 
TSCA, to conserve EPA resources and to streamline the process and make 
it more timely, EPA is providing information on its website about cases 
reviewed under the amended TSCA, including the section 5 PMN/SNUN/MCAN 
and exemption notices received, the date of receipt, the final EPA 
determination on the notice, and the effective date of EPA's 
determination for PMN/SNUN/MCAN notices on its website at: https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals-under-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca/status-pre-manufacture-notices. This information is updated on a 
weekly basis.

III. Receipt Reports

    For the PMN/SNUN/MCANs that have passed an initial screening by EPA 
during this period, Table I provides the following information (to the 
extent that such information is not subject to a CBI claim) on the 
notices screened by EPA during this period: The EPA case number 
assigned to the notice that indicates whether the submission is an 
initial submission, or an amendment, a notation of which version was 
received, the date the notice was received by EPA, the submitting 
manufacturer (i.e., domestic producer or importer), the

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potential uses identified by the manufacturer in the notice, and the 
chemical substance identity.
    As used in each of the tables in this unit, (S) indicates that the 
information in the table is the specific information provided by the 
submitter, and (G) indicates that this information in the table is 
generic information because the specific information provided by the 
submitter was claimed as CBI. Submissions which are initial submissions 
will not have a letter following the case number. Submissions which are 
amendments to previous submissions will have a case number followed by 
the letter ``A'' (e.g. P-18-1234A). The version column designates 
submissions in sequence as ``1'', ``2'', ``3'', etc. Note that in some 
cases, an initial submission is not numbered as version 1; this is 
because earlier version(s) were rejected as incomplete or invalid 
submissions. Note also that future versions of the following tables may 
adjust slightly as the Agency works to automate population of the data 
in the tables.

                        Table I--PMN/SNUN/MCANs Approved * From 03/01/2022 to 03/31/2022
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                                        Received
        Case No.           Version        date         Manufacturer             Use           Chemical substance
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P-21-0077A.............            4   02/26/2022  CBI................  (G) battery          (S) Tinci_PMN3.
                                                                         additive.
P-21-0090A.............            5   03/07/2022  CBI................  (G) Component in     (G) Lignin,
                                                                         paving               modified, reaction
                                                                         formulations.        products with
                                                                                              alkylamine by-
                                                                                              products.
P-21-0189A.............            3   03/01/2022  Renewable Energy     (S) Feedstock used   (S) Fats and
                                                    Group.               in the production    Glyceridic oils,
                                                                         of biomass based     algae.
                                                                         diesel.
P-21-0201A.............           11   03/04/2022  The Lewis Chemical   (S) The intention    (S) 1,3-
                                                    Company.             is for this          Propanediaminium,
                                                                         product to be used   2-hydroxy-
                                                                         as an offset to      N1,N1,N1,N3,N3-
                                                                         N,N,N',N',N''-       pentamethyl-N3-
                                                                         Pentamethyl-N-       octadecen-1-yl,
                                                                         tallow alkyl1,3-     chloride (1:2);(S)
                                                                         propanediammonium    1,3-
                                                                         chloride (CAS        Propanediaminium,
                                                                         #68607-29-4) in a    2-hydroxy-
                                                                         cationic latex       N1,N1,N1,N3,N3-
                                                                         asphalt emulsion     pentamethyl-N3-
                                                                         formulation.         octadecyl-,
                                                                                              chloride (1:2);(S)
                                                                                              1,3-
                                                                                              Propanediaminium,
                                                                                              2-hydroxy-
                                                                                              N1,N1,N1,N3,N3-
                                                                                              pentamethyl-N3-
                                                                                              tetradecyl-,
                                                                                              chloride (1:2);(S)
                                                                                              1,3-
                                                                                              Propanediaminium,
                                                                                              N-hexadecyl-2-
                                                                                              hydroxy-
                                                                                              N,N,N',N',N'-
                                                                                              pentamethyl-,
                                                                                              dichloride (2CI).
P-22-0011A.............            3   03/29/2022  Lord Corporation...  (G) Functionalized   (G) Alkadiene,
                                                                         rubber in resin      homopolymer,
                                                                         side of two          hydroxy-
                                                                         component acrylic,   terminated, bis[N-
                                                                         epoxy modified       [2-[(1-oxo-2-
                                                                         acrylic.             propen-1-
                                                                                              yl)oxylethyl]carba
                                                                                              mates].
P-22-0032A.............            2   02/28/2022  CBI................  (S) Reactive         (G) Isocyanic acid,
                                                                         polymer for use in   polymethylenepolyp
                                                                         adhesives and        henylene ester,
                                                                         sealants.            polymer with a-
                                                                                              hydro-w-
                                                                                              hydroxypoly[oxy(al
                                                                                              kanediyl)], 1,1'-
                                                                                              methylenebis[4-
                                                                                              isocyanatobenzene]
                                                                                              and a-alkane[w-
                                                                                              hydroxypoly[oxy(al
                                                                                              kanediyl)]].
P-22-0038..............            3   03/11/2022  CBI................  (G) Additive.......  (G) Siloxanes and
                                                                                              Silicones, di-Me,
                                                                                              mixed (polyhydro-
                                                                                              substituted
                                                                                              heterocyclic)
                                                                                              alkyl group- and
                                                                                              [(polyalkylsilyl)s
                                                                                              ubstituted]-
                                                                                              terminated.
P-22-0043..............            2   03/11/2022  CBI................  (G) Intermediate...  (G) Fatty acids,
                                                                                              hydroxyethoxy
                                                                                              ethyl esters.
P-22-0044A.............            2   03/15/2022  CBI................  (G) Site Limited     (G) Silica gel,
                                                                         Intermediate.        reaction products
                                                                                              with alkyl metal
                                                                                              salt.
P-22-0045A.............            2   02/28/2022  AkzoNobel..........  (G) Polymer used in  (G) Fatty acids,
                                                                         the manufacture of   polymer with
                                                                         paint.               modified
                                                                                              benzofuran-1,3-
                                                                                              dione,
                                                                                              pentaerythritol
                                                                                              and aromatic acid
                                                                                              anhydride.
P-22-0046..............            4   03/04/2022  CBI................  (S) Food Coating     (S) Fibroins.
                                                                         agent for fruits,
                                                                         vegetables, meats
                                                                         and fish used by
                                                                         food processing/
                                                                         packing companies.
                                                                         Industrial
                                                                         Applications
                                                                         including but not
                                                                         limited to fiber
                                                                         optics, and micro-
                                                                         circuits, R&D
                                                                         development.
P-22-0049..............            3   03/08/2022  Huntsman             (S) Coatings for     (G) aryl, polymer
                                                    International, LLC.  oil and gas,         with formaldehyde,
                                                                         power, chemical/     glycidyl ether,
                                                                         petrochemical        reaction products
                                                                         industries. OEM      with amino alkyl-
                                                                         coatings, Coatings   alkane diamine,
                                                                         used in              cyclohexanediamine
                                                                         manufacturing,       and alkylene
                                                                         Coatings in          [alkylcyclohexanam
                                                                         wastewater           ine].
                                                                         applications.
P-22-0050..............            2   03/23/2022  CBI................  (G) Lubricant......  (G) Alkene, alkoxy-
                                                                                              , polymer with
                                                                                              alkoxyalkene.
P-22-0051..............            2   03/08/2022  CBI................  (G) Lubricant and    (G) 2,5-Furandione,
                                                                         Fuel additive.       dihydro-,
                                                                                              monopolyisobutylen
                                                                                              e derivs.,
                                                                                              reaction products
                                                                                              with substituted
                                                                                              alkylamine.
P-22-0052..............            1   03/08/2022  CBI................  (G) Fuel Additive..  (G) Alkylated
                                                                                              succinimide dimer.
P-22-0052A.............            2   03/29/2022  CBI................  (G) Fuel Additive..  (G) Alkylated
                                                                                              succinimide dimer.
P-22-0052A.............            3   03/29/2022  CBI................  (G) Fuel Additive..  (G) Alkylated
                                                                                              succinimide dimer.
P-22-0054..............            1   03/14/2022  CBI................  (G) Additive for     (G) Graphene
                                                                         paint and coatings.  nanoplatelets.
P-22-0055..............            1   03/16/2022  CBI................  (G) Photoacid        (G) Aromatic
                                                                         generator (PAG)      sulfonium tricyclo
                                                                         for use in           fluoroalkyl
                                                                         electronics          sulfonic acid
                                                                         industry.            salt.
P-22-0056..............            2   03/17/2022  TIB Chemicals        (S) Catalyst for     (S) Tin,
                                                    Corporation.         use in sealants      dioctylbis(2,4-
                                                                         and adhesives.       pentanedionato-
                                                                                              .kappa.O2,.kappa.O
                                                                                              4)-.
P-22-0057..............            1   03/21/2022  CBI................  (G) Additive in      (G) Polysaccharide,
                                                                         home care products.  polymer with 2-
                                                                                              propenoic acid,
                                                                                              sodium salt.
SN-21-0003A............            3   03/15/2022  Norquay Technology,  (G) Intermediate...  (S) 1,1'-Biphenyl,
                                                    Inc.                                      4,4'-dibromo-.
SN-21-0004A............            2   02/26/2022  CBI................  (G) Monomer........  (S) 2-Propenoic
                                                                                              acid, 1,1'-(3-
                                                                                              methyl-1,5-
                                                                                              pentanediyl)
                                                                                              ester.

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SN-22-0003.............            2   02/04/2022  CBI................  (G) Use as an        (S) 1,3-Butanediol,
                                                                         ingredient in        (3R)-.
                                                                         fragrances.
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* The term `Approved' indicates that a submission has passed a quick initial screen ensuring all required
  information and documents have been provided with the submission prior to the start of the 90 day review
  period, and in no way reflects the final status of a complete submission review.

    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 
that have passed an initial screening by EPA during this period: The 
EPA case number assigned to the NOC including whether the submission 
was an initial or amended submission, the date the NOC was received by 
EPA, the date of commencement provided by the submitter in the NOC, a 
notation of the type of amendment (e.g., amendment to generic name, 
specific name, technical contact information, etc.) and chemical 
substance identity.

                             Table II--NOCs Approved * From 03/01/2022 to 03/31/2022
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                                                                  If amendment,
            Case No.              Received date   Commencement       type of            Chemical substance
                                                      date          amendment
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P-15-0510......................      03/14/2022      03/14/2022               N   (S) Tin, bis[[1,1'-(butylimino-
                                                                                   n)bis[2-propanolato-o]](2-)]-
                                                                                   , (oc-6-21')-.
P-18-0043......................      03/07/2022      02/12/2022               N   (S) 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic
                                                                                   acid, 1,4-dipentyl ester,
                                                                                   branched and linear.
P-19-0003......................      03/03/2022      02/25/2022               N   (S) 1,3-isobenzofurandione,
                                                                                   4,4'-[[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-
                                                                                   diylbis(oxy)]bis-.
P-19-0004......................      03/29/2022      03/16/2022               N   (S) [1 ,3-isobenzofurandione,
                                                                                   4,4'-[[1,1''-biphenyl]-4,4'-
                                                                                   diylbis(oxy)]bis-,polymer
                                                                                   with 1,3-benzenediamine and
                                                                                   4,4'-
                                                                                   sulfonylbis[benzenamine],
                                                                                   reaction products with
                                                                                   phthalic anhydride.
P-20-0037......................      03/14/2022      03/09/2022               N   (S) Lithium-6 chloride.
P-21-0128......................      03/24/2022      03/05/2022               N   (S) Fatty acids, c8-18 and c18-
                                                                                   unsatd., mixed esters with
                                                                                   c18-unsatd. fatty acid
                                                                                   dimers, decanoic acid,
                                                                                   octanoic acid and
                                                                                   trimethylolpropane.
P-21-0200......................      03/10/2022      02/26/2022               N   (G) Saturated and unsaturated
                                                                                   hydrocarbon waxes, oxidized,
                                                                                   polymers with alkenoic acid,
                                                                                   alkyl alkanoate, alkenedioic
                                                                                   acid, polyalkylene glycol
                                                                                   ether with substituted
                                                                                   carbomonocycle
                                                                                   (alkylidene)bis-,
                                                                                   polyalkylene glycol ether
                                                                                   with substituted
                                                                                   carbomonocycle
                                                                                   (alkylidene)bis-, substituted
                                                                                   carbomonocycle, disubstituted
                                                                                   carbomonocycle and
                                                                                   substituted heteropolycycle,
                                                                                   alkyl peroxide-initiated.
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* The term `Approved' indicates that a submission has passed a quick initial screen ensuring all required
  information and documents have been provided with the submission.

    In Table III of this unit, EPA provides the following information 
(to the extent such information is not subject to a CBI claim) on the 
test information that has been received during this time period: The 
EPA case number assigned to the test information; the date the test 
information was received by EPA, the type of test information 
submitted, and chemical substance identity.

   Table III--Test Information Received From 03/01/2022 to 03/31/2022
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                                         Type of test        Chemical
       Case No.         Received date     information       substance
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P-14-0712............      03/04/2022  Polychlorinated   (S) Waste
                                        Dibenzodioxins    plastics,
                                        and               pyrolyzed, C5-
                                        Polychlorinated   55 fraction.
                                        dibenzofurans
                                        Testing.
P-16-0543............      03/25/2022  Exposure          (G)
                                        Monitoring        Halogenophosph
                                        Report.           oric acid
                                                          metal salt.
P-18-0016............      03/02/2022  Water Solubility  (G) Aromatic
                                        Testing.          sulfonium
                                                          tricyclo
                                                          fluoroalkyl
                                                          sulfonic acid
                                                          salt.
P-20-0005............      03/25/2022  Chromosomal       (G) Modified
                                        Aberration        graphene.
                                        Study.
P-20-0005............      03/25/2022  Micronucleus      (G) Modified
                                        Study.            graphene.
P-20-0042............      03/02/2022  Water Solubility  (G) Sulfonium,
                                        Testing.          trisaryl-, 7,7-
                                                          dialkyl-2-
                                                          heteropolycycl
                                                          ic -1-
                                                          alkanesulfonat
                                                          e (1:1).
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    If you are interested in information that is not included in these 
tables, you may contact EPA's technical information contact or general 
information contact as described under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
to access additional non-CBI information that may be available.
    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: April 15, 2022.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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