[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19254-19255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9385]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPT-59343; FRL-4947-7]
Certain Chemicals; Approval of Test Marketing Exemptions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of applications for test
marketing exemptions (TMEs) under section 5(h)(1) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) and 40 CFR 720.38. EPA has designated
these applications as TMEs-95-1 and 95-2. The test marketing conditions
are described below.
EFFECTIVE DATES: April 5, 1995. Written comments will be received until
May 2, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley D. Howard, New Chemicals
Branch, Chemical Control Division (7405), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-447H, 401
M St. SW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 260-3780.
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 human 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 TMEs-95-1 and 95-2. EPA has determined that
test marketing of the new chemical substances described below, under
the conditions set out in the TME applications, and for the time period
and restrictions specified below, will not present an unreasonable risk
of injury to human health or the environment. Production volume, use,
and the number of customers must not exceed that specified in the
applications. All other conditions and restrictions described in these
applications and in this notice must be met.
Inadvertently the notice of receipt of these applications was not
published. Therefore, an opportunity to submit comments is being
offered at this time. The complete nonconfidential
[[Page 19255]] document is available in the TSCA nonconfidential
information center (NCIC), Rm. ETG-102 at the above address between
12:00 noon and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. EPA may modify or revoke the test marketing exemption if
comments are received which cast significant doubt on its finding that
the test marketing activities will not present an unreasonable risk of
injury.
The following additional restrictions apply to TMEs-95-1 and 95-2.
A bill of lading accompanying each shipment must state that the use of
the substances is restricted to that approved in the TMEs. In addition,
the applicants shall maintain the following records until five years
after the date they are created, and shall make them available for
inspection or copying in accordance with section 11 of TSCA:
1. Records of the quantity of the TME substance produced and the
date of manufacture.
2. Records of dates of the shipments to each customer and the
quantities supplied in each shipment.
3. Copies of the bill of lading that accompanies each shipment of
the TME substance.
TME-95-1
Date of Receipt: March 22, 1995. The extended comment period will
close May 2, 1995.
Applicant: Confidential.
Chemical: (G) N,N',N''-Triphenylmelamine derivative.
Use: (G) UV Absorber.
Production Volume: Confidential.
Number of Customers: Fifteen.
Test Marketing Period: Three years, commencing on first day of
commercial manufacture.
Risk Assessment: EPA identified no significant human health
concerns for the test market substance. The TME substance is not
expected to be toxic to aquatic organisms at maximum saturation in
water. Therefore, the test market activities will not present any
unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the environment.
TME-95-2
Date of Receipt: March 23, 1995. The extended comment period will
close (insert date 15 days after date of publication in the Federal
Register).
Applicant: Lubricant Additive Research Co.
Chemical: (G) Synthetic Silver Complex.
Use: (G) Lubricant Additive.
Production Volume: Confidential.
Number of Customers: Confidential.
Test Marketing Period: One year, commencing on first day of
commercial manufacture.
Risk Assessment: EPA identified no significant human health
concerns for the test market substance. Based on Structure Activity
Relationship (SAR) analysis from data on similar substances, EPA
estimates that the TME substance could be toxic to aquatic organisms at
a concentration of 1.0 parts per billion. However, the TME substance is
not expected to be released to surface waters during the manufacturing,
processing and use scenarios described in the TME application.
Therefore, the test market activities will not present any unreasonable
risk of injury to human health or the environment.
The Agency reserves the right to rescind approval or modify the
conditions and restrictions of an exemption should any new information
that comes to its attention cast significant doubt on its finding that
the test marketing activities will not present any unreasonable risk of
injury to human health or the environment.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Test marketing exemptions.
Dated: April 5, 1995.
Paul J. Campanella,
Chief, New Chemicals Branch, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 95-9385 Filed 4-14-95; 8:45 am]
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