Federal Register: December 30, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 250)
DOCID: FR Doc E5-8032
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA ID: [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0552; FRL-7753-3]
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Toxic and hazardous substances control:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
DATES: Comments, identified by the docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005- 0552 and the specific PMN number or TME number, must be received on or before January 30, 2006.
DOCUMENT 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 November 17, 2005 to December 7, 2005, 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.
SUMMARY:
New chemicals; receipt and status information,
SUPPLEMENTAL 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 Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPAHQOPPT20050552. The official public docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other information related to this action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102Reading Room, EPA West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center Reading Room telephone number is (202) 5661744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket, which is located in the EPA Docket Center, is (202) 5660280.
2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
EDOCKET, EPA's electronic public docket and comment system was replaced on November 25, 2005 by an enhanced federalwide electronic docket management and comment system located at http://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online instructions.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate docket ID number.
Certain types of information will not be placed in the EPA Dockets. Information claimed as CBI and other
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information whose disclosure is restricted by statute, which is not
included in the official public docket, will not be available for
public viewing in EPA's electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that
copyrighted material will not be placed in EPA's electronic public
docket but will be available only in printed, paper form in the
official public docket. To the extent feasible, publicly available
docket materials will be made available in EPA's electronic public
docket. When a document is selected from the index list in EPA Dockets,
the system will identify whether the document is available for viewing
in EPA's electronic public docket. Although not all docket materials
may be available electronically, you may still access any of the
publicly available docket materials through the docket facility
identified in Unit I.B.1. EPA intends to work towards providing
electronic access to all of the publicly available docket materials through EPA's electronic public docket.
For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is placed in EPA's electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket.
Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the docket will be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief description written by the docket staff.
C. How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate docket ID number and specific PMN number or TME number in the subject line on the first page of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late comments. If you wish to submit CBI or information that is otherwise protected by statute, please follow the instructions in Unit I.D. Do not use EPA Dockets or email to submit CBI or information protected by statute.
1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as prescribed in this unit, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other contact information in the body of your comment. Also include this contact information on the outside of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. 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.
i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ , and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in docket ID number EPAHQOPPT20050552. The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity, email address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
ii. Email. Comments may be sent by email to oppt.ncic@epa.gov, Attention: Docket ID Number EPAHQOPPT20050552 and PMN Number or TME Number. In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's email system is not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an email comment directly to the docket without going through EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's email system automatically captures your email address. Email addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e mail system are included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM that you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit I.C.2. These electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
2. By mail. Send your comments to: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460 0001.
3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver your comments to: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO) in EPA East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID Number EPAHQOPPT20050552 and PMN Number or TME Number. 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) 5648930.
D. How Should I Submit CBI to the Agency?
Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI electronically through EPA's electronic public docket or by email. You may claim information that you submit to EPA as CBI by marking any part or all of that information as CBI (if you submit CBI on disk or CD ROM, 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 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 docket and EPA's electronic public docket. If you submit
the copy that does not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside
of the disk or CD ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information
not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and EPA's
electronic public docket without prior notice. If you have any
questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult
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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 ID number assigned to this action and the specific PMN number you are commenting on 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 November 17, 2005 to December 7, 2005, 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.
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 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; the potential
uses identified by the manufacturer in the PMN; and the chemical identity.
I. 36 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 11/17/05 to 12/07/05
Projected Notice End
Case No. Received Date Date Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical
P060137 11/18/05 02/15/06 CBI (G) Adhesive (G) Acrylic polymer
P060138 11/18/05 02/15/06 CBI (G) Adhesive (G) Acrylic polymer
P060139 11/18/05 02/15/06 CBI (G) Adhesive (G) Acrylic polymer
P060140 11/18/05 02/15/06 CBI (G) Adhesive (G) Acrylic polymer
P060141 11/18/05 02/15/06 CBI (G) Open non (G) Polyurethane
dispersive resin
(coatings)
P060142 11/18/05 02/15/06 CBI (G) Open non (G) Polyurethane
dispersive resin
(coatings)
P060143 11/18/05 02/15/06 Hitech color Inc. (G) Polyurethane (G) Aliphatic
resin for coating polyurethane
agent
P060144 11/18/05 02/15/06 CBI (G) Open non (G) Polyester
dispersive (resin) polyurethane
modified mdi
P060145 11/21/05 02/18/06 CBI (G) Polymerization (G) Polyoxyethylene
additive polyoxyalkylene
monoalkenyl ether
P060146 11/23/05 02/20/06 CBI (S) Resin for (G) Phenol, polymer
semiconductor with substituted
encapsulation or benzenre, glycidyl
resin for laminated ether
sheets used in
electronic materials
/ electric apparatus
P060147 11/23/05 02/20/06 CBI (G) Component of (G) Cycloalkenyl
fragrances for ethanone
functional household
products e.g.
cleaning agents, air
fresheners and
candles.
P060148 11/29/05 02/26/06 Phoenix Chemical Inc. (G) beade up agent (S) Amides, c18
for car wash unsaturated, dimers,
(industrial) hydrogenated, n,n'
bis [3
(dimethylamino)propy
l]
P060149 11/22/05 02/19/06 Itochu Chemicals (G) Physical (S) Potassium
America, Inc. characteristics titanium oxide
modifier for
industrial use in
certain solid
composite articles
P060150 11/29/05 02/26/06 CBI (G) Contained use in (G) Ethenylbenzene
crude oil acrylate ester
production. polymer
P060151 11/30/05 02/27/06 CBI (S) Additive in (G) Quadruplicate
rubber, i.e. as copolymer from 1,3
reinforcing agent butadiene and
ethenylbenzene and
trimethylolpropane
trimethacrylate and
2propenoic acid, 2
methyl; 2
hydroxyethyl ester.
P060152 11/30/05 02/27/06 CBI (G) Spacer in (S) 2propenoic acid,
electronic parts 2,2bis[[(1oxo2
propenyl)oxy]methyl]
1,3propanediyl
ester, polymer with
diethenylbenzene and
ethenylethylbenzene [[Page 77394]]
P060153 12/01/05 02/28/06 CBI (G) Reactant (G) Isotridecanol
P060154 12/01/05 02/28/06 HiTech Color Inc. (G) Heatresistant (G) Siliconepolyol
and slide of thermal
transfer sheet (back
coating agent)
P060155 12/01/05 02/28/06 CBI (S) Ultra violet (G) Aromatic
electron beam tetracarbonyl
curable resin for compound polymer
ultra violet/ with 5isocyanato1
electron beam (isocyanatomethyl)
curable applications 1,3,3trimethyl
(e.g. adhesives, cyclohexane, 2
coatings, inks) hydroxyethyl
acrylate and 2
oxepanone
homopolymer 2[(1
oxo2
propenyl)oxy]ethyl
esterblocked
P060156 12/02/05 03/01/06 Degussa Corporation (S) Reactive hot melt (S) Silane,
in the autmotive ethenyltrimethoxy,
industry; reactive reaction products
hot melt in the with 1butene
building sector; ethylenepropene
reactive hot melt in polymer
the plastic
manufacturing
P060157 12/01/05 02/28/06 Chryso, Inc. (S) Grinding aid for (G) Organic acid salt
portland cement, of an
limestone and other alkylalkanolamine
minerals
P060158 12/01/05 02/28/06 Chryso, Inc. (S) Grinding aid for (G) Organic acid salt
portland cement, of an
limestone and other alkylalkanolamine
minerals
P060159 12/01/05 02/28/06 Chryso, Inc. (S) Grinding aid for (G) Organic acid salt
portland cement, of an
limestone and other alkylalkanolamine
minerals ethoxylate
P060160 12/01/05 02/28/06 Chryso, Inc. (S) Grinding aid for (G) Organic acid salt
portland cement, of an ethoxylated
limestone and other alkanolamine
minerals
P060161 12/01/05 02/28/06 Chryso, Inc. (S) Grinding aid for (G) Organic acid salt
portland cement, of an alkanolamine
limestone and other
minerals
P060162 12/05/05 03/04/06 CBI (G) Hot melt adhesive (G) Isocyanate
functional urethane
prepolymer
P060163 12/05/05 03/04/06 Biolandes, inc (S) In fragrance (S) Extractives and
compositions in their physically
cosmestics, air modified
fresheners, derivatives. Oils,
household cleaners, ginger, zingber
diswashing and purpurem
laundry
P060164 12/05/05 03/04/06 CBI (G) Intermediate used (G) Halogenated
in electronics aromatic anhydride
copolymer
P060165 12/05/05 03/04/06 CBI (G) Binder used in (G) Halogenated
electronics aromatic anhydride
manufacture copolymer
P060166 12/05/05 03/04/06 CBI (S) Chemical (S) 3h1,2,4triazol
intermediate 3one, 1,2dihydro
P060167 12/05/05 03/04/06 CBI (G) Chemical process (G) Substituted
intemediate (a benzoic acid ester
destructive use)
P060168 12/07/05 03/06/06 CBI (G) Additve, open, (G) Copolymer of
nondispersive use alkylacrylate and
modified
methylacrylate
P060169 12/07/05 03/06/06 Dexter Chemical LLC (G) Surfactant and (S) Phosphoric acid,
corrosion inhibiting isooctyl ester,
additive for ammonium salt
waterborne coatings
P060170 12/07/05 03/06/06 CBI (G) Additive, open, (G) Dicarboxylic acid
nondispersive use ester, polymer with
styrene,
maleicanhydride and
methyacrylate,
compound with amine
P060171 12/07/05 03/06/06 CBI (G) Additive, open, (G) Styrenemaleic
nondispersive use acid copolymer,
amine salt
P060176 12/06/05 03/05/06 CBI (G) Acrylate ester (G) Chemical
intemediate, inks
In Table II of this unit, 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. 20 Notices of Commencement From: 11/17/05 to 12/07/05
Commencement Notice
Case No. Received Date End Date Chemical
P010814 11/23/05 11/02/05 (G) Polyacrylic resin,
based on hydroxyethyl
methacrylate
P020536 11/23/05 11/14/05 (G) Cyclic diol
P020743 12/01/05 11/10/05 (G) Modified polyolefin
P040542 11/21/05 10/26/05 (G) Formaldehyde polymers
with phenol, long chain
alkyl phenol and
resorcinol
P040620 12/07/05 11/16/05 (S) Fatty acids, C18
unsaturated., dimers,
polymers with C36
alkylenediamines,
ethylenediamine,
polypropylene glycol
diamine and sebacic acid
P040784 11/21/05 11/10/05 (G) 4,4' mdi based
polyurethane polymer [[Page 77395]]
P040808 11/25/05 11/17/05 (G) Aromatic thermoplastic
polyurethane
P050002 11/28/05 11/16/05 (G) Methyl cyano amino
ethyl ether
P050010 11/28/05 11/20/05 (G) Trimethyl bis
alkylamine bis
(aminoethyl) ether
P050119 11/30/05 10/05/05 (G)
Allylpolyalkylenglycolsul
fate, ammonium salt
P050152 11/23/05 11/14/05 (G) Polydimethyl alkyl
methyl siloxane
P050366 11/25/05 11/09/05 (G) Substituted
phenylsulfonyl,
substituted acid chloride
P050405 11/25/05 11/12/05 (G) Substituted
phenylsulfonyl,
halosubstituted benzamide
P050432 11/22/05 07/01/05 (G) Alkanedioic acid,
polymer with amine,
alkanediols,
caprolactone, dialkyl
ester of sulfated
aromatic dicarboxylic
acid, sodium salt,
hydroxy substituted
alkane, isocyanates and
alkanetriol.
P050449 11/18/05 10/18/05 (G) Epoxidized soya oil
reaction products with
alcohol
P050509 11/21/05 11/09/05 (G) Isocyanate functional
urethane polymer
P050555 11/30/05 11/16/05 (S) Dodecanedioic acid,
dihydrazide
P050601 11/30/05 11/07/05 (G) Ethoxylated bis
(hydroxysubstituted)
alkane
P050671 11/22/05 11/16/05 (G) Alkyl imide condensate
of chloro triaryl diamine
dione
P050672 11/21/05 10/28/05 (S) Cyclohexadecanone,
.beta.(or 9)methyl,
didehydro derivative
P050696 12/06/05 11/15/05 (G) Polyether polyurethane
derivative polymer
P050702 11/21/05 11/08/05 (G) Sulphonated azo dye List of Subjects
Environmental Protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer Notices.
Dated: December 22, 2005.
Carolyn Thornton,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7408M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 204600001; telephone number: (202) 5541404; email address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov.