[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31997-31998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13319]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2025-0077; FRL-12476-05-OCSPP]
Certain New Chemicals or Significant New Uses; Statements of
Findings--May 2025
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to
publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its
review of certain TSCA submissions when EPA makes a finding that a new
chemical substance or significant new use is not likely to present an
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. Such
statements apply to premanufacture notices (PMNs), microbial commercial
activity notices (MCANs), and significant new use notices (SNUNs)
submitted to EPA under TSCA. This document presents statements of
findings made by EPA on such submissions during the period from May 1,
2025 to May 31, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2025-0077, is available online
at https://www.regulations.gov. Additional information about dockets
generally, along with instructions for visiting the docket in-person,
is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information: Rebecca Edelstein, New Chemical Division
(7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 564-1667 email address:
[email protected].
For general information: 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. Does this action apply to me?
This action provides information that is directed to the public in
general.
B. What action is the Agency taking?
This document lists the statements of findings made by EPA after
review of submissions under TSCA section 5(a) that certain new chemical
substances or significant new uses are not likely to present an
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. This document
presents statements of findings made by EPA during the applicable
period.
C. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
TSCA section 5(a)(3) requires EPA to review a submission under TSCA
section 5(a) and make specific findings pertaining to whether the
substance may present unreasonable risk of injury to health or the
environment. Among those potential findings is that the chemical
substance or significant new use is not likely to present an
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment per TSCA
Section 5(a)(3)(C).
TSCA section 5(g) requires EPA to publish in the Federal Register a
statement of its findings after its review of a submission under TSCA
section 5(a) when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or
significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of
injury to health or the environment. Such statements apply to PMNs,
MCANs, and SNUNs submitted to EPA under TSCA section 5.
Anyone who plans to manufacture (which includes import) a new
chemical substance for a non-exempt commercial purpose and any
manufacturer or processor wishing to engage in a use of a chemical
substance designated by EPA as a significant new use must submit a
notice to EPA at least 90 days before commencing manufacture of the new
chemical substance or before engaging in the significant new use.
The submitter of a notice to EPA for which EPA has made a finding
of ``not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or
the environment'' may commence manufacture of the chemical substance or
manufacture or processing for the significant new use notwithstanding
any remaining portion of the applicable review period.
II. Statements of Findings Under TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C)
In this unit, EPA identifies the PMNs, MCANs and SNUNs for which
EPA has made findings under TSCA section 5(a)(3)(C) that the new
chemical substances or significant new uses are not likely to present
an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. For the
findings made during this period, the following list provides the EPA
case number assigned to the TSCA section 5(a) submission and the
chemical identity (generic name if the specific name is claimed as
confidential).
P-16-0218, Acetoacetylated glycerin (Generic Name).
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P-25-0017, Reaction product of aromatic acid with
trifunctional polyol and pelargonic acid (Generic Name).
To access EPA's decision document describing the basis of the ``not
likely to present an unreasonable risk'' finding made by EPA under TSCA
section 5(a)(3)(C), lookup the specific case number at https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals-under-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca/determined-not-likely.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Dated: July 14, 2025.
Shari Z. Barash,
Director, New Chemicals Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2025-13319 Filed 7-15-25; 8:45 am]
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