[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 54 (Monday, March 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14969-14973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6861]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-51942; FRL-6497-3]
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 Inventory) to
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the
manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of
TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing
exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the
chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the
period from February 2, 2000 to February 11, 2000, consists of the
PMNs, pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to
manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA
section 5 during this time period.
This notice also corrects a previously published Certain New
Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information document.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, electronically, or in
person. Please follow the detailed instructions for each method as
provided in Unit I. of the ``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.'' To ensure
proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket
control number OPPTS-51942 and the specific PMN number in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Cunningham, Director, Office
of Program Management, and Evaluation, Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics (7401), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone numbers: (202) 554-1404; e-
mail address: TSCA-H[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 premanufacture notices
addressed in the 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. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this
Document and Other Related Documents?
1. Electronically. You may obtain copies of this document and
certain other available documents from the EPA Internet Home Page at
http://www.epa.gov/. On the Home Page select ``Laws and Regulations''
and then look up the entry for this document under the ``Federal
Register -- Environmental Documents.'' You can also go directly to the
``Federal Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for
this action under docket control number OPPTS-51942. The official
record consists of the documents specifically referenced in this
action, any public comments received during an applicable comment
period, and other information related to this action, including any
information claimed as confidential business information (CBI). This
official record includes the documents that are physically located in
the docket, as well as the documents that are referenced in those
documents. The public version of the official record does not include
any information claimed as CBI. The public version of the official
record, which includes printed, paper versions of any electronic
comments submitted during an applicable comment period, is available
for inspection in the TSCA Nonconfidential Information Center, North
East Mall Rm. B-607, Waterside Mall, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC.
The Center is open from noon to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number of the Center is (202)
260-7099.
C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments through the mail, in person, or
electronically. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that
you identify docket control number OPPTS-51942 and the specific PMN
number in the subject line on the first page of your response.
1. By mail. Submit your comments to: Document Control Office
(7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
2. In person or by courier. Deliver your comments to: OPPT Document
Control Office (DCO) in East Tower Rm. G-099, Waterside Mall, 401 M
St., SW., 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) 260-7093.
3. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically by
e-mail to: ``[email protected],'' or mail your computer disk to the
address identified in this unit. Do not submit any information
electronically that you consider to be CBI. Electronic comments must be
submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and
any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be accepted on
standard disks in WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII file format. All
comments in electronic form must be identified by docket control number
OPPTS-51942 and the specific PMN number. Electronic comments may also
be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
D. How Should I Handle CBI that I Want to Submit to the Agency?
Do not submit any information electronically that you consider to
be CBI. You may claim information that you submit to EPA in response to
this document as CBI by marking any part or all of that information as
CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance
with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. In addition to one complete
version of the comment that includes any 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 version of the
official record. Information not marked confidential will be included
in the public version of the official record without prior
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notice. If you have any questions about CBI or the procedures for
claiming CBI, please consult the person listed under ``FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.''
E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternative ways to improve the notice or collection
activity.
7. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this
document.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
control number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first
page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
II. Why is EPA Taking this Action?
Section 5 of 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 Inventory to notify EPA and comply with the statutory
provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under
sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to publish a
notice of receipt of a PMN or an application for a TME and to publish
periodic status reports on the chemicals under review and the receipt
of notices of commencement to manufacture those chemicals. This status
report, which covers the period from February 2, 2000 to February 11,
2000, consists of the PMNs, pending or expired, and the notices of
commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received
under TSCA section 5 during this time period.
This notice also corrects a previously published Certain New
Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information document. Inadvertently, in
the Federal Register of February 25, 2000 (65 FR 10086) (FRL-6494-1)
the period covered should have read ``January 1, 2000 to February 1,
2000.''
III. Receipt and Status Report for PMNs
This status report identifies the PMNs, pending or expired, and the
notices of commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency
has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period. If you are
interested in information that is not included in the following tables,
you may contact EPA as described in Unit II. to access additional non-
CBI information that may be available.
In table I, 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; the potential uses
identified by the manufacturer in the PMN; and the chemical identity.
I. 36 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 02/02/00 to 02/11/00
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Projected Notice End
Case No. Received Date Date Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical
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P-00-0466 02/02/00 05/02/00 CBI (G) Acrylic adhesive (G) Acrylic
or coating
P-00-0467 02/02/00 05/02/00 CBI (G) Intermediate (G) Phosphate ester
of alkyl phenol
ethoxylate
P-00-0468 02/04/00 05/04/00 CBI (S) Polyester (G) Aliphatic
curative for polyester
urethane food
packaging adhesive
P-00-0469 02/04/00 05/04/00 Nof America (S) A surfactant for (S) Glycine, n-
Corporation cosmetics and (carboxymethyl)-n-
toiletries dodecyl-,monosodium
salt*
P-00-0470 02/09/00 05/09/00 CBI (G) Open, non- (G) Polyurethane
dispersive
(dispersant)
P-00-0471 02/08/00 05/08/00 Orient Corporation of (S) Manufacture of (S) [1,1'-biphenyl]-
America ink 2,2'-disulfonic
acid, 4,4'-bis [[1-
(3-aminophenyl)-4,5-
dihydro-3-methyl-5-
oxo-1h-pyrazol-4-
yl]azo]-disodium
salt, reaction
products with 2,2'-
[1,2-ethanediylbis
(oxymethylene)]
bis[oxirane],2',4',5
', 7'tetrabromo-
3',6'-dihydroxyspiro
[isobenzofuran-
1(3h), 9'-[9h]
xanthen]-3-one
disodium salt and
2', 4',5',7'-
tetrabromo-4,5,6,7-
tetrachloro-3', 6'-
dihydroxyspiro
[isobenzofuran-
1(3h), 9'-
[9h]xanthen]-3-one
disodium salt*
P-00-0472 02/07/00 05/07/00 CBI (G) Processing aid (G) Halogenated
alkane
P-00-0473 02/09/00 05/09/00 CBI (G) Open non- (G) Aqueous
dispersive (resin) polyurethane resin
dispersion
P-00-0474 02/07/00 05/07/00 CBI (G) Printing ink (G) 2-propenoic acid,
resins 2-methyl-, 2-
(dimethylamino)ethyl
ester, polymer with
methyl 2-methyl-2-
propenoate, acid
salt
P-00-0475 02/08/00 05/08/00 CBI (S) Additive in an (S) Hexane, 1,6-
industrial coating diisocyanato-,
homopolymer,
benzenemethanamine-
blocked*
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P-00-0476 02/07/00 05/07/00 Ciba Specialty (S) Epoxy curing (G) Propanoic acid,
Chemicals, agent compds. with
performance polymers bisphenol a-an epoxy
resin-
epichlorohydrin-
ethylenediamine-
polyethylene glycol
polymer-glycidyl o-
tolyl ether reaction
products
P-00-0477 02/07/00 05/07/00 CBI (G) Printing ink (G) Fatty acids, tall-
resin oil, polymers with 5-
amino-1,3,3-
trimethylcyclohexane
methanamine,
dicarboxylic acid,
fumarated rosin and
pentaerythritol
P-00-0478 02/07/00 05/07/00 Ashland Inc. (G) Open, non- (G) Unsaturated
dispersive use in polyester
molding operations
P-00-0479 02/07/00 05/07/00 Zeon Chemicals l.p. (S) Polymerization (S) Fatty acids, C16-
emulsifier 18 and C18 -unsatd.,
branched and linear,
sodium salts*
P-00-0480 02/09/00 05/09/00 CBI (S) Additive for (G) Organo silane
industrial coatings ester
P-00-0481 02/08/00 05/08/00 Lyondell Chemical (S) Gasoline anti- (G) Alkoxylated
Company corrosion additive acetophenone
P-00-0482 02/07/00 05/07/00 CBI (G) Automatic (G) Alky methacrylate
transmission fluid copolymer
P-00-0483 02/07/00 05/07/00 CBI (G) Ingredient for (G) Cycloalkyl
use in consumer proplynitrile
products;highly
dispersive use.
P-00-0484 02/07/00 05/07/00 CBI (G) Open, non- (G) Polyalkylene
dispersive oxide imine
quarternary ammonium
ethyl sulfate
complex
P-00-0485 02/07/00 05/07/00 CBI (G) Intermediate for (S) Phenol, 4,4'-(1-
coatings manufacture methylethylidene)bis-
, styrenated*
P-00-0486 02/07/00 05/07/00 CBI (G) Intermediate for (S) Phenol, 4,4'-(1-
coatings manufacture methylethylidene)bis-
, reaction products
with 1-ethenyl-4-
methylbenzene*
P-00-0487 02/07/00 05/07/00 CBI (G) Intermediate for (S) Phenol, 4,4'-(1-
coatings manufacture methylethylidene)bis-
, reaction products
with 1-(1,1-
dimethylethyl)-4-
ethenylbenzene*
P-00-0488 02/10/00 05/10/00 Dow Corning (S) Silicone (G) Crosslinked
Corporation electronic potting polymethylsiloxane
compound
P-00-0489 02/10/00 05/10/00 CBI (G) Open non- (G) Aqueous solution
dispersive of polyamide-amine
(additive)
P-00-0490 02/10/00 05/10/00 CBI (G) Delivery (G) Substituted
substrate acrylamides
copolymer
P-00-0491 02/10/00 05/10/00 CBI (S) Base fluid for (G) Mixed polyol-
hydraulic glycerol fatty aid
fluids;base fluid ester
engine lubricants
P-00-0492 02/09/00 05/09/00 Ciba Specialty (S) Plant (G) Chelated metal
Chemicals micronutrient for complexes
Corporation use in fertilizers
P-00-0493 02/09/00 05/09/00 CBI (S) Solution acrylic (S) 2-propenoic acid,
resin is used as a 2-methyl-, butyl
component in a ester, polymer with
protective coating 1,1-dimethylethyl 2-
(paint) methyl-2-propenoate,
ethenylbenzene and 2-
hydroxyethyl 2-
methyl-2-propenoate,
tert-bu 3,5,5-
trimethylhexaneperox
oate-initiated*
P-00-0494 02/09/00 05/09/00 Ashland Inc. (G) Adhesive (G) Copolymer of
acrylic esters and
styrene
P-00-0495 02/09/00 05/09/00 Ashland Inc. (G) Adhesive (G) Copolymer of
acrylic esters and
styrene
P-00-0496 02/09/00 05/09/00 Ashland Inc. (G) Adhesive (G) Copolymer of
acrylic esters and
styrene
P-00-0497 02/09/00 05/09/00 Ashland Inc. (G) Adhesive (G) Copolymer of
acrylic esters and
styrene
P-00-0498 02/11/00 05/11/00 Orient Corporation of (S) Manufacture of (S) 3h-indolium, 2-
America ink [[(4-chlorophenyl)
methylhydrazono]meth
yl] -1,3,3-trimethyl-
, salt with
dodecylbenzenesulfon
ic acid (1:1)*
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P-00-0499 02/11/00 05/11/00 Orient Corporation of (S) Manufacture of (S) Methanaminium, N-
America ink [4-[[4-
(dimethylamino)pheny
l] [4-
(methylphenylamino)-
1-
naphthalenyl]methyle
ne] -2,5-
cyclohexadien-1-
ylidene] -N-methyl-,
[29h,31h-
phthalocyanine-
c,c,c-trisulfonato(5-
)-n29,n 30,n31,n
32]cuprate(3-)
(3:1)*
P-00-0500 02/11/00 05/11/00 CBI (G) Rheomate, the (G) Zirconyl citrate
commercial
formulation based on
zirconyl citrate, is
an additive for
water based drilling
fluids to be used as
a thinner/
deflocculant, alone
or in combinatio
with other additives
for low and high
temperature
applications on-
shore and off-shore
P-00-0501 02/11/00 05/11/00 CBI (S) Catalyst/reaction (G) Sodium phenolate
intermediate
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In table II, EPA provides the following information (to the extent
that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the Notices of
Commencement to manufacture received:
II. 46 Notices of Commencement From: 02/02/00 to 02/11/00
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Commencement/ Import
Case No. Received Date Date Chemical
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P-00-0037 02/07/00 01/25/00 (S) Canola oil,
hydrogenated*
P-00-0051 02/01/00 01/20/00 (G) Modified melamine
alkyd resin
P-00-0072 02/04/00 01/21/00 (G) Macrocyclic cobalt
complex
P-95-0215 02/09/00 01/07/00 (G) Rosin, maleic
anhydride, substituted
phenols,
paraformaldehyde
reaction product,
triglyceride coester
P-97-0017 02/08/00 01/24/00 (G) Benzenesulfonic
acid amino trizinyl
amino substituted
yalky amino
substituted anthracene
compound
P-97-0357 02/11/00 02/04/00 (G) Methylene bridged
naphthalenesulfonic
acid, sodium salt
P-97-1078 02/08/00 02/02/00 (G) Amide-functional
siloxane
P-98-0041 01/28/00 01/03/00 (S) 1,3 -
isobenzofurandione, 5-
(phenylethynyl)*
P-98-0199 02/10/00 01/18/00 (G) Polyvinyl fluoride
copolymer
P-98-0709 02/07/00 01/25/00 (G) Alkenyl grignard
reagent
P-98-0794 02/04/00 01/18/00 (G) Mono-halo-
substituted alkene
P-98-1274 01/27/00 01/15/00 (G)
Silicoaluminophosphate
s
P-98-1275 02/07/00 01/27/00 (S) Aluminosilicates,
phospho-*
P-99-0015 02/08/00 01/17/00 (G) Alkenes, maleic
anhydride polymer
reaction product with
aminopropyl fatty
amine
P-99-0137 02/08/00 01/17/00 (G) Alkylarylamine
P-99-0178 01/27/00 01/11/00 (G) Acrylate functional
polyester
P-99-0517 01/28/00 12/28/99 (G) Polyamines polymer
with epichorohydrin
P-99-0521 02/01/00 12/28/99 (G) Copolymer of
acrylic ester and
acrylic acid
P-99-0540 02/01/00 12/26/99 (G) Experimental mdi
prepolymer
P-99-0541 02/08/00 01/13/00 (G) Water dispersable
polyurethane polymer
P-99-0565 02/07/00 01/22/00 (S) Propanoic acid, 2-
hydroxy-, methyl
ester, (2s)-*
P-99-0566 02/07/00 01/22/00 (S) Propanoic acid, 2-
hydroxy- ethyl ester,
(2s)-*
P-99-0567 02/07/00 01/22/00 (S) Propanoic acid, 2-
hydroxy- butyl ester,
(2s)-*
P-99-0641 02/01/00 01/26/00 (G)
Hydroxyalkylmodified
polysiloxane
P-99-0722 02/08/00 01/17/00 (S) Cyclopentene,
polymer with 1-butene,
(2e)-2-butene, (2z)-2-
butene, 2-methyl-1-
propene and 1,3-
pentadiene*
P-99-0773 02/07/00 01/22/00 (S) Propanoic acid, 2-
hydroxy-,
monopotassium salt,
(2s)-*
P-99-0843 01/27/00 01/06/00 (G) Polyester acrylate
P-99-0850 02/08/00 01/13/00 (G) Polyester polymer
of aromatic
polycarboxylic acid
with aliphatic
polyalcohols
P-99-0863 01/27/00 01/06/00 (G) Silicone acrylate
P-99-0893 02/11/00 01/27/00 (G) Alkanolamine
carboxylate salts
P-99-0894 02/11/00 01/27/00 (G) Alkanolamine
carboxylate salts
P-99-0921 01/18/00 11/19/99 (G) Cyclic nitroxyl
P-99-0942 01/31/00 01/21/00 (G) Fluorinated
polyurethane, modified
with acrylate groups
and siloxanes
P-99-0965 02/10/00 02/07/00 (S) Furan,
octafluorotetrahydro-*
P-99-1001 02/08/00 12/28/99 (G) Ethylene acrylate
copolymer
P-99-1036 01/27/00 01/06/00 (G) Epoxy acrylate
P-99-1053 02/09/00 02/03/00 (G) Polyester
methacrylate
P-99-1079 02/07/00 01/31/00 (G) Phenylmethyl-
bis(arylazo
pyrazolone)
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P-99-1088 02/09/00 01/26/00 (G) Polyether acrylate
P-99-1157 02/10/00 01/22/00 (G) Substituted alkane
anilide
P-99-1219 02/10/00 01/18/00 (S) Asphalt, polymer
with butadiene and
styrene*
P-99-1232 01/31/00 01/06/00 (S) 2-propenoic acid, 2-
methyl-, 2-
hydroxyethyl ester,
polymer with ethyl 2-
propenoate, methyl 2-
methyl-2-propenoate,
oxiranylmethyl 2-
methyl-2-propenoate
and 2-propenenitrile*
P-99-1307 02/02/00 01/07/00 (G) Polymer modified
rosin
P-99-1319 02/08/00 01/25/00 (G) Poly etherpoly
siloxane
P-99-1334 02/07/00 01/05/00 (G) Vegetable oil,
sulfurized
P-99-1350 02/07/00 01/23/00 (S) 2-oxepanone,
polymer with .alpha. -
hydro-.omega.-
hydroxypoly(oxy-1,4-
butanediyl)*
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.
Dated: March 10, 2000.
Deborah A. Williams,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
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