98-5561. Certain Chemicals; Extension of Test Marketing Period for Test Marketing Exemption

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10619-10620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5561]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-59362A; FRL-5775-1]


Certain Chemicals; Extension of Test Marketing Period for Test 
Marketing Exemption

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of an extension of the 
test marketing period for a test marketing exemption (TME) under 
section 5(h)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and 40 CFR 
720.38. EPA designated the original test marketing application as TME-
97-9. Therefore, this extension is a modification of the previously 
granted TME. The test marketing conditions are described below.

DATES: This notice becomes effective on February 25, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley D. Howard, New Chemicals 
Notice Management Branch, Chemical Control Division (7405), Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm.

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E-435I, 401 M St. SW., Washington, DC 20460, [phone]. E-mail: 
[e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 5(h)(1) of TSCA authorizes EPA to 
exempt persons from premanufacture notification (PMN) requirements and 
permit them to manufacture or import new chemical substances for test 
marketing purposes if the Agency finds that the manufacture, 
processing, distribution in commerce, use, and disposal of the 
substances for test marketing purposes will not present an unreasonable 
risk of injury to health or the environment. EPA may impose 
restrictions on test marketing activities and may modify or revoke a 
test marketing exemption upon receipt of new information which casts 
significant doubt on its finding that the test marketing activity will 
not present an unreasonable risk of injury.
    EPA hereby approves the increase in the number of customers from 
two to three. EPA has determined that test marketing of the new 
chemical substance described below, under the conditions set out in the 
TME application, and restriction specified in the original TME notice, 
will not present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the 
environment. Production volume, use, and the number of customers must 
not exceed that specified in the amended application. All other 
conditions and restrictions described in the application and this 
notice must be met.

TME-97-9

    Notice of Approval of Original Application: August 8, 1997, (62 FR 
44008).
    Extension of the Test Marketing Period: Six months. Commencing on 
first day of commercial manufacture.
    The Agency reserves the right to rescind approval or modify the 
conditions and restrictions of an exemption should any new information 
come to its attention which casts significant doubt on its finding that 
the test marketing activities will not present any unreasonable risk of 
injury to health or the environment.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Test marketing exemptions.

    Dated: February 25, 1998.

Flora Chow,
Chief, New Chemicals Notice Management Branch, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 98-5561 Filed 3-3-98; 8:45 am]
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