[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2217-2219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-772]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-51921; FRL-6055-5]
Certain Chemicals; Premanufacture Notices
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 or import a new chemical to
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the
manufacture or import of substances not on the TSCA Inventory. Section
5 of TSCA also requires EPA to publish receipt and status information
in the Federal Register each month reporting premanufacture notices
(PMN) and test marketing exemption (TME) application requests received,
both pending and expired. The information in this document contains
notices received from December 7, 1998 to December 16, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments, identified by the document control number
``[OPPTS-51921]'' and the specific PMN number, if appropriate, should
be sent to: Document Control Office (7407), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,
Rm. ETG-099 Washington, DC 20460.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending
electronic mail (e-mail) to: oppt.ncic@epamail.epa.gov. 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 disks in WordPerfect in 5.1/6.1 file format or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number [OPPTS-51921]. No Confidential Business Information
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this
notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
Additional information on electronic submissions can be found under
``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION'' of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Hazen, Director,
Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-531, 401
M St., SW., Washington, DC, 20460, (202) 554-1404, TDD (202) 554-0551;
e-mail: TSCA-Hotline@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the provisions of TSCA, EPA is
required to publish notice of receipt and status reports of chemicals
subject to section 5 reporting requirements. The notice requirements
are provided in TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3). Specifically, EPA is
required to provide notice of receipt of PMNs and TME application
requests received. EPA also is required to identify those chemical
submissions for which data has been received, the uses or intended uses
of such chemicals, and the nature of any test data which may have been
developed. Lastly, EPA is required to provide periodic status reports
of all chemical substances undergoing review and receipt of notices of
commencement.
A record has been established for this notice under docket number
``[OPPTS-51921]'' (including comments and data submitted electronically
as described
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below). A public version of this record, including printed, paper
versions of electronic comments, which does not include any information
claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 12 noon to 3 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public record is
located in the TSCA Nonconfidential Information Center (NCIC), Rm. NEM-
B607, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
oppt.ncic@epamail.epa.gov
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
The official record for this notice, as well as the public version,
as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will
transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form
as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official
record which will also include all comments submitted directly in
writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the
address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
In the past, EPA has published individual notices reflecting the
status of section 5 filings received, pending or expired, as well as
notices reflecting receipt of notices of commencement. In an effort to
become more 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 consolidating these separate notices into one
comprehensive notice that will be issued at regular intervals.
In this notice, EPA shall provide a consolidated report in the
Federal Register reflecting the dates PMN requests were received, the
projected notice end date, the manufacturer or importer identity, to
the extent that such information is not claimed as confidential and
chemical identity, either specific or generic depending on whether
chemical identity has been claimed confidential. Additionally, in this
same report, EPA shall provide a listing of receipt of new notices of
commencement.
EPA believes the new format of the notice will be easier to
understand by the interested public, and provides the information that
is of greatest interest to the public users. Certain information
provided in the earlier notices will not be provided under the new
format. The status reports of substances under review, potential
production volume, and summaries of health and safety data will not be
provided in the new notices.
EPA is not providing production volume information in the
consolidated notice since such information is generally claimed as
confidential. For this reason, there is no substantive loss to the
public in not publishing the data. Health and safety data are not
summarized in the notice since it is recognized as impossible, given
the format of this notice, as well as the previous style of notices, to
provide meaningful information on the subject. In those submissions
where health and safety data were received by the Agency, a footnote is
included by the Manufacturer/Importer identity to indicate its
existence. As stated below, interested persons may contact EPA directly
to secure information on such studies.
For persons who are interested in data not included in this notice,
access can be secured at EPA Headquarters in the NCIC at the address
provided above. Additionally, interested parties may telephone the
Document Control Office at (202) 260-1532, TDD (202) 554-0551, for
generic use information, health and safety data not claimed as
confidential or status reports on section 5 filings.
Send all comments to the address listed above. All comments
received will be reviewed and appropriate amendments will be made as
deemed necessary.
This notice will identify: (I) PMNs received; and (II) Notices of
Commencement to manufacture/import.
I. 19 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 12/07/98 to 12/16/98
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Projected Notice End Manufacturer/
Case No. Received Date Date Importer Use Chemical
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P-99-0249 12/11/98 03/11/99 Grant Chemical, (G) Additive that (S) Phosphonous
Division of Ferro retards polymer dichloride, (2-
Corporation degradation-polymer methylphenyl)-;
stabilizer phosphonous
dichloride, (3-
methylphenyl)-;
phosphonous
dichloride, (4-
methylphenyl)-*
P-99-0250 12/07/98 03/07/99 Soltex (S) Chemical (S) Benzene, mono-C20-
intermediate for 24 - alkyl derives*
production of
surfactants
P-99-0253 12/08/98 03/08/99 CBI (G) Polymer binder (G) Acrylic polymer
P-99-0254 12/11/98 03/11/99 Grant Chemical, (G) Additive that (S) Phosphinic acid,
Division of Ferro retards polymer (2-methylpheny)-,
Corporation degradation - potassium salt;
polymer stabilizer phosphinic acid, (3-
methylphenyl)-,
potassium salt;
phosphinic acid, (4-
methylphenyl)-,
potassium salt*
P-99-0255 12/11/98 03/11/99 Grant Chemical, (G) Additive that (S) Phosphinic acid,
Division of Ferro retards polymer (2-methylpheny)-;
Corporation degradation - phosphinic acid, (3-
polymer stabilizer methylphenyl)-;
phosphinic acid, (4-
methylphenyl)-*
P-99-0256 12/08/98 03/08/99 CBI (G) Plasticizer (G) Phtalic
anhydride, polymer
with
diethyleneglycol,
aliphatic alcohol
esters
P-99-0257 12/08/98 03/08/99 BASF Corporation (S) Plasticizer in (G) Modified
concrete polycarboxylate
P-99-0258 12/10/98 03/10/99 CBI (S) Curing agent for (G) Cycloaliphatic
epoxy coating and amine adducts
flooring systems
P-99-0259 12/10/98 03/10/99 CBI (S) Curing agent for (G) Cycloaliphatic
epoxy coating and amine adducts
flooring systems
P-99-0260 12/11/98 03/11/99 CBI (G) Destructive use (G) Organo aluminum
halide
P-99-0261 12/11/98 03/11/99 CBI (G) Destructive use (G) Organo aluminum
halide
P-99-0262 12/11/98 03/11/99 CBI (G) Destructive use (G) Organo aluminum
halide
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P-99-0263 12/10/98 03/10/99 CBI (G) Coating component (G) Poly (aryl
ketone) modified
acrylate
P-99-0264 12/14/98 03/14/99 Shin-ETSU Silicones (S) Ingredient for (S) Mixture of 2-
of America, Inc. emulsified; silicone butenoic acid, 4-oxo-
resin coating agent 4-[[3-
(triethoxysilyl)prop
yl]amino]-, (z)- and
1-propanamine, 3-
(triethoxysilyl)-,
(z)-2-butenedioate
(1:1)*
P-99-0265 12/14/98 03/14/99 Creanova Inc. (S) Crosslinking (G) Polymer of
agents for powder isophorone
coatings diisocyanate and
aliphatic diol/
aliphatic
dicarboxylic acid
P-99-0266 12/14/98 03/14/99 GEO Specialty (G) Dispersant for (G) 1: residue
Chemicals agricultural (petroleum),
products; dispersant catalytic reformer
for cementious fractionator,
products sulfonate, polymers
with formaldehyde,
sodium salt;
methylnaphthalene
sulfonic acid,
dimethyl-polymer
with formaldehyde
and
methylnaphthalene
sulfonic acid,
sodium salt
P-99-0267 12/15/98 03/15/99 Dow Corning (S) Adhesion promoter/ (G) N-aryl
Corporation coupling agent (ethanediaminepropyl
) trimethoxysilane
P-99-0268 12/16/98 03/16/99 CBI (G) Additive for (G) Triaryltin
coating systems
P-99-0269 12/16/98 03/16/99 CBI (G) Additive for (G) Triaryltin
coating systems
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II. 15 Notices of Commencement Received From: 12/07/98 to 12/16/98
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Commencement/Import
Case No. Received Date Date Chemical
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P-97-0057 12/07/98 11/06/98 (G) Alkyl substituted,
modified amine
P-97-0383 12/07/98 12/02/98 (G) N-ethyl, N-[4-(5-nitro-
substituted)azophenyl]-
substituted amine
P-98-0615 12/07/98 11/25/98 (G) Polyoxyalkylated alcohol
P-98-0674 12/07/98 11/20/98 (G) Acrylic monomer
P-98-0763 12/07/98 12/02/98 (G) Acetamide, N-
[5[bis(substituted)amino]-2-
[substituted)azo]phenyl]-*
P-98-0766 12/07/98 11/19/98 (G) Halogenated phenyl, boron
complex
P-98-0796 12/14/98 12/01/98 (G) Methoxy substituted
aliphatic amine
P-98-0853 12/14/98 12/07/98 (G) Amine functional epoxy
curing agent
P-98-0914 12/11/98 11/16/98 (G) Polyurethane prepolymer
P-98-0941 12/07/98 11/24/98 (G) Graft acrylate,
methacrylate hydrocarbon
polymer
P-98-0942 12/15/98 12/02/98 (G) Polyester acrylate
P-98-1025 12/14/98 12/03/98 (G) Methylated, alkylated,
aromatic acid chloride
P-98-1049 12/14/98 12/01/98 (G) Acrylic polymer
P-98-1094 12/15/98 11/13/98 (G) Alkyl alkoxylate
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Premanufacture notices.
Dated: January 5, 1999.
Oscar Morales,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 99-772 Filed 1-12-99; 8:45 am]
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