[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1308-1310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-437]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-51871; FRL-5745-4]
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 August 18, 1997 to August 22, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Each comment must bear the docket control number ``OPPTS-
51871''. All comments should be sent in triplicate to: OPPT Document
Control Officer (7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Room G-099, East
Tower, Washington, DC 20460.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically to: oppt.
ncic@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the instructions under ``SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION'' of this document. No
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Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-
mail.
All comments which contain information claimed as CBI must be
clearly marked as such. Three sanitized copies of any comments
containing information claimed as CBI must also be submitted and will
be placed in the public record for this notice. Persons submitting
information on any portion of which they believe is entitled to
treatment as CBI by EPA must assert a business confidentiality claim in
accordance with 40 CFR 2.203(b) for each such portion. This claim must
be made at the time that the information is submitted to EPA. If a
submitter does not assert a confidentiality claim at the time of
submission, EPA will consider this as a waiver of any confidentiality
claim and the information may be made available to the public by EPA
without further notice to the submitter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Hazen, Director,
Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-545, 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.
The official record for this notice, as well as the public version,
has been established for this notice under docket control number
``OPPTS-51871'' (including comments and data submitted electronically
as described 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 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
official record is located in the TSCA Nonconfidential Information
Center, Rm. NE-B607, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC.
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. Comments and data
will also be accepted on disks in WordPerfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket control number ``OPPTS-51871''. Electronic comments on this
notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
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. 13 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 08/18/97 to 08/22/97
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Projected Notice End Manufacturer/
Case No. Received Date Date Importer Use Chemical
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P-97-1008 08/19/97 11/17/97 Reichhold Chemicals (G) Polyurthane hot (G) Polyurethane
Inc. melt reactive adhesive
adhesive
P-97-1009 08/19/97 11/17/97 Reichhold Chemicals (S) A binder for uv (G) Epoxy acrylate
Inc. curable inks & ester
coatings
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P-97-1010 08/19/97 11/17/97 Akzo Nobel Resins (S) Resin used to (S) 2-Propenoic acid,
manufacture 2-methyl-, polymer
industrial coatings with dodecyl 2-
methyl-2-propenoate,
ethenylbenzene, 2-
hydroxyethyl 2-
propenoate and 2-
oxepanone
P-97-1011 08/20/97 11/18/97 Marubeni Specialty (S) Encapsulant for (S) Oxirane, 2,2-
Chemicals Inc. ic chip (methylenebis ((2,6-
dimethyl-
4,1phenylene)
oxymethylene))bis-
P-97-1012 08/19/97 11/17/97 Reichhold Chemicals (G) Polyurethane (G) Polyurethane
Inc. reactive hot melt adhesive
adhesive
P-97-1013 08/20/97 11/18/97 CBI (S) Organic synthesis (G)
intermediate Benzenesulfonamide,
N,N-bis(3-
substitutedpropyl)-3-
[(3-cyano-4,5-
dihydro-5-oxo-1-
phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-
yl)azo]-,
dimethanesulfonate
P-97-1015 08/21/97 11/19/97 CBI (G) Cooling tower and (G) Poly carboxylate,
boiler water sodium salt
additive
P-97-1016 08/21/97 11/19/97 CBI (G) Cooling tower and (G) Poly carboxylate,
boiler water sodium salt
additive
P-97-1017 08/21/97 11/19/97 CBI (G) Cooling tower and (G) Poly carboxylate,
boiler water sodium salt
additive
P-97-1018 08/21/97 11/19/97 CBI (G) Coating component (G) Non-volatile
emulsion acrylic
polymer
P-97-1019 08/20/97 11/18/97 Henkel Corporation (G) Fiber finish (G) Acrylic acid
copolymer
P-97-1020 08/21/97 11/19/97 CBI (G) Chemical (G) Substituted
intermediate benzamide
P-97-1021 08/20/97 11/18/97 CBI (G) Open, non- (G) Azo dyestuff
dispersive preparation
(dyestuff)
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II. 12 Notices of Commencement/Import Received 08/18/97 to 08/22/97
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Projected Notice End
Case No. Received Date Date Chemical
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P-95-1114 08/19/97 07/22/97 (G) Butylene terephthalate
copolymer
P-96-0164 08/19/97 08/15/97 (S) Polymer of: 2-Propenoic
acid, 2-methyl,2-hydroxy
ethyl ester; 2-propenoic acid
2-methyl methyl ester 2-
propenoic acid, 2-methyl,
octadecyl ester
P-96-1285 08/18/97 08/11/97 (G) Substituted heterocycle
potassium salt
P-96-1317 08/19/97 08/12/97 (G) Copolymer of
tetrafluoroethylene and
perfluoro alkoxy ethylene
P-96-1422 08/19/97 08/05/97 (G) Alky poly(oxyalkylene)
amine
P-96-1430 08/19/97 08/30/97 (G) Alkyl
poly(oxyalkylene)amine
P-97-0093 08/19/97 08/08/97 (G) Di-substituted
acetophenone
P-97-0120 08/20/97 07/15/97 (G) P-Glucopyrannnode,
oligpmeric, 6-hydrogen 2-
hydroxy 2,3-dihydroxypropane
P-97-0333 08/20/97 07/24/97 (S) Silicone and silicones, 3-
(((2,3-dihydroxypropyl)
dimethylmino)carbonyl)-2-oxo-
1-pyrrolidinyl) Me, di-Me, 3-
((3-(6-22 acrylaminopropyl)
dmethylammonic-2-
hydroxylpropyl phosphates
P-97-0467 08/20/97 08/05/97 (S) Thanamine, 2-hydroxy-N-(2-
hydroethyl)-N-methyl-mono-
and diesters with C16-18
fatty actds
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Premanufacture notices.
Dated: December 30, 1997.
Allan S. Abramson,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 98-437 Filed 1-7-98; 8:45 am]
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