[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18096-18098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9670]
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Part VII
Environmental Protection Agency
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Certain Chemicals; Premanufacture Notices
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 70 / Monday, April 13, 1998 /
Notices
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-51886; FRL-5772-3]
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 1, 1997 to December 6, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Written comments, identified by the document control number
``[OPPTS-51886]'' 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-51886]. 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''.
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.
A record has been established for this notice under docket number
``[OPPTS-51886]'' (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
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.
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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. 22 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 12/01/97 to 12/06/97
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Projected Notice End Manufacturer/
Case No. Received Date Date Importer Use Chemical
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P-98-0207 12/02/97 03/02/98 H. B. Fuller Company (S) Epoxide curative (G) Polyether amine
P-98-0208 12/02/97 03/02/98 H. B. Fuller Company (S) Epoxide curative (G) Polyether amine
P-98-0210 12/02/97 03/02/98 CBI (S) Component of an (S) Oxirane, methyl-,
industrial coating polymer with 5-
that cures under isocyanato-1-
exposure to (isocyanatomethyl)-
ultraviolet light or 1,3,3-
electron beam trimethylcyclohexane
and oxirane, 2-
hydroxyethyl acrylate-
blocked
P-98-0211 12/02/97 03/02/98 CBI (S) Component of an (S) Poly(oxy-1,2-
industrial coating ethanediyl), alpha,
that cures under alpha prime-[(1-
exposure to methylethylidene)di-4,1-
ultraviolet light or phenylene]bis[omega-
electron beam hydroxy-, polymer with
5-isocyanato-1-
(isocyanatomethyl)-
1,3,3-tri-
methylcyclohexane, 2-
hydroxyethyl acrylate-
blocked
P-98-0214 12/02/97 03/02/98 CBI (G) Detergent (G) Ethoxylated
additive polyamine
P-98-0215 12/02/97 03/02/98 Witco Chemical (S) Textile (S) Poly(oxy-1,2-
Corporation auxiliaries; paper ethanediyl), alpha-[2-
debonders [methylbis[2-[(1-
oxoisooctadecyl)amino]e
thyl]ammonio]ethyl]-
omega- hydroxy-, methyl
sulfate (salt)
P-98-0216 12/02/97 03/02/98 Ifs Industries, Inc. (S) Adhesive for (S) Resin acids and
plastic to wood rosin acids, esters
lamination; adhesive with pentaerythrito,
for fire door polymers with adipic
assembly acid, 1,4-butanediol,
diethylene glycol, 1,6-
hexanediol, 1,1 -
methylenebis[4-
isocyanatobenzene], 2-
oxepanone, phthalic
anhydride and
polypropylene glycol
P-98-0217 12/03/97 03/03/98 H. B. Fuller Company (S) Adhesive for film- (G) Amine salt of
laminating a variety polyurethane polymer
of substrates
P-98-0218 12/03/97 03/03/98 H. B. Fuller Company (S) Adhesive for film- (G) Amine salt of
laminating a variety polyurethane polymer
of substrates
P-98-0219 12/02/97 03/02/98 CBI (G) Chemical (G) Polyoxyalkylated
intermediate alcohol
P-98-0220 12/04/97 03/04/98 Westvaco Corporation (S) Hydrocarbon resin (G) Rosin modified fatty
for lithographic acids, tall-oil,
inks. polymer with glycerol
petroleum naptha,
maleic anhydride and
petroleum distillates
P-98-0221 12/04/97 03/04/98 Westvaco Corporation (S) Hydrocarbon resin (G) Rosin modified fatty
for lithographic acids, tall-oil,
inks. polymer with glycerol
petroleum naptha,
maleic anhydride and
petroleum distillates
P-98-0222 12/03/97 03/03/98 CBI (G) Open, non- (G) Styrene acrylate
dispersive use* copolymer
P-98-0223 12/05/97 03/05/98 CBI (S) Chemical (G) Tertiary alkyl
intermediate for primary amines
lubricant additives;
chemical
intermediate for
fuel additives
P-98-0224 12/05/97 01/03/98 CBI (G) Ingredient for (G) Aromatic ketone
use in consumer
products; highly
dispersive use
P-98-0225 12/05/97 03/05/98 CBI (G) Protective (G) Propoxylated
coating phenolic polymer
P-98-0226 12/05/97 03/05/98 CBI (G) Protective (G) Ethoxylated phenolic
coating polymer
P-98-0227 12/05/97 03/05/98 CBI (G) Protective (G) Propoxylated
coating phenolic polymer
P-98-0228 12/05/97 03/05/98 CBI (G) Protective (G) Ethoxylated phenolic
coating polymer
P-98-0229 12/05/97 03/05/98 CBI (G) Protective (G) Propoxylated
coating phenolic polymer
P-98-0230 12/05/97 03/05/98 CBI (G) Protective (G) Ethoxylated phenolic
coating polymer
P-98-0237 12/05/97 03/05/98 Accorder Products (S) Acid dye for (G) 2-anthracenesulfonic
Company, LTD. nylon fibers acid, 1-amino-4[[3-
(substituted)-2,4,6-
trimethylphenyl]amino]-
9,10-dihydro-9,10-dioxo-
, monosodium salt
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II. 26 Notices of Commencement Received From: 12/01/97 to 12/06/97
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Commencement/Import
Case No. Received Date Date Chemical
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P-91-0931 12/05/97 11/25/97 (G) Polyurethane
P-95-1141 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Diketeonic aluminium
chelate
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P-95-1144 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Functional aluminium
hydroxide
P-95-1145 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Functional aluminium
hydroxide
P-95-1146 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Functional aluminium
hydroxide
P-95-1147 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Functional aluminium
hydroxide
P-95-1150 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Functional aluminium
hydroxide
P-95-1153 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Functional aluminium
hydroxide
P-95-1159 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Functional aluminium
hydroxide
P-95-1161 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Functional aluminium
hydroxide
P-95-1169 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Functional clay
P-95-1170 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Functional clay
P-95-1171 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Functional clay
P-95-1173 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Functional clay
P-95-1186 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Functional clay
P-95-1187 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Functional clay
P-95-1189 12/05/97 11/07/97 (G) Functional clay
P-97-0077 12/02/97 11/07/97 (G) Vinyl ether urethane
P-97-0285 12/01/97 11/06/97 (G) Purge for hot melt
polyurethane adhesives
P-97-0588 12/05/97 11/24/97 (G) Butanoic acid, 2,2-
bis(hydroxy methyl
P-97-0707 12/01/97 11/18/97 (G) Dicyanato butadiene
P-97-0823 12/04/97 10/23/97 (G) Tetraalkyl ammonium salt
P-97-0849 12/04/97 10/23/97 (G) Polyurethane based on 1,1-
disocyanate
P-97-0900 12/04/97 11/12/97 (G) Copolymer of aromatic
diesters and alkyl polyol
P-97-0931 12/05/97 11/25/97 (G) Ether ester polymer
P-97-1008 12/05/97 11/19/97 (G) Polyurethane adhesive
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Premanufacture notices.
Dated: April 1, 1998.
Oscar Morales,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 98-9670 Filed 4-10-98; 8:45 am]
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