[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31154-31155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14431]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-42185; FRL-4960-3]
RIN 2070-033
Testing Consent Agreement Development for Alkyl Glycidyl Ethers;
Solicitation of Interested Parties and Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is soliciting ``interested parties'' to monitor or
participate in negotiations on an enforceable consent agreement (ECA)
for alkyl glycidyl ethers. In addition, EPA invites all interested
parties to attend a public meeting on the ECA for alkyl glycidyl
ethers.
DATES: To be designated an ``interested party'' for alkyl glycidyl
ethers, written notice must be received by EPA on or before July 13,
1995.
ADDRESSES: Submit a written request to be an interested party, in
triplicate, to TSCA Document Receipts Office (7407), Rm. East Tower G-
99, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St. SW., Washington, DC
20460. All submissions should bear the document control number OPPTS-
42185; FRL-4960-3. The public docket supporting this action, including
comments, is available for public inspection at the TSCA
Nonconfidential Information Center, Rm. NE-B607, USEPA, 401 M St. SW.,
Washington, DC 20460, from 12 noon to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except legal holidays.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending
electronic mail (e-mail) to 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 file format or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket control number (OPPTS-42185; FRL-4960-3). No 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 in section IV of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Hazen, Director,
Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Rm. East Tower 543B, Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, USEPA, 401 M St. SW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone: (202) 554-1404, TDD: (202) 554-0551. For specific
information regarding this action or related matters, contact Keith J.
Cronin, Project Manager, Chemical Testing and Information Branch
(7405), Rm. East Tower 201E, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
USEPA, 401 M St. SW., Washington, DC 20460, telephone: (202) 260-8157.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On November 7, 1991, EPA published a proposed test rule for the
category glycidol and its derivatives (56 FR 57144). The proposal
contained testing requirements for, among others, the following six
chemical substances: lauryl glycidyl ether (CAS No. 2461-18-9);
hexadecyl glycidyl ether (CAS No. 15965-99-8); n-octadecyl glycidyl
ether (CAS No. 16245-97-9); tetradecyl glycidyl ether (CAS No. 38954-
75-5); alkyl (C10-C16) glycidyl ether (CAS No. 68081-84-5);
and alkyl (C12-C14) glycidyl ether (CAS No. 68609-97-2). The
proposal designated these six [[Page 31155]] chemical substances as
subcategory II-A.
On July 17, 1992, EPA published a Federal Register notice (57 FR
31714) establishing an ``open season.'' The open season was a period of
time during which industry and other interested parties could submit to
EPA proposals for enforceable consent agreements (ECAs) to test
chemical substances for which the Agency had not issued final test
rules. In the July 17, 1992 notice, EPA indicated that it would review
these submissions and select candidates for negotiation of ECAs
pursuant to 40 CFR 790.22. EPA also indicated that it would, at a
future date, publish a Federal Register notice soliciting persons
interested in participating in or monitoring negotiations for the
development of ECAs on the chemical substances selected, to notify the
Agency in writing.
On August 18, 1993, EPA published a Federal Register notice (58 FR
43893) that solicited all ``interested parties'' who wished to monitor
or participate in ECA negotiations for testing the above-named six
chemical substances contained in the proposed test rule (subcategory
II-A) to identify themselves in writing to the Agency.
II. Testing Proposal
In response to the open season initiative, a testing proposal for
alkyl glycidyl ethers was submitted. Alkyl (C12-C13) glycidyl
ether (CAS No. 120547-52-6) was recommended as the test substance. This
mixture, also known as oxirane, mono[(C12-C13-
alkyloxy)menthyl]-derivatives, is subsumed within alkyl (C12-
C14) glycidyl ether (CAS No. 68609-97-2) and alkyl (C10-
C16) glycidyl ether (CAS No. 68081-84-5), and, therefore, within
subcategory II-A of the proposed test rule.
III. Identification of Interested Parties
Since alkyl (C12-C13) glycidyl ether (CAS No. 120547-52-
6) is subsumed within subcategory II-A of the proposed test rule, EPA
believes that the August 18, 1993 Federal Register notice provides
sufficient notice to parties that may be interested in monitoring or
participating in ECA negotiations to test the six chemical substances
specifically named in subcategory II-A and alkyl (C12-C13)
glycidyl ether. However, to ensure that all potentially interested
parties have an opportunity to identify themselves to the Agency, EPA
is soliciting interested parties to monitor or participate in ECA
negotiations on the following substances: lauryl glycidyl ether (CAS
No. 2461-18-9); hexadecyl glycidyl ether (CAS No. 15965-99-8); n-
octadecyl glycidyl ether (CAS No. 16245-97-9); tetradecyl glycidyl
ether (CAS No. 38954-75-5); alkyl (C10-C16) glycidyl ether
(CAS No. 68081-84-5); alkyl (C12-C14) glycidyl ether (CAS No.
68609-97-2); and alkyl (C12-C13) glycidyl ether (CAS No.
120547-52-6).
These negotiations will be conducted pursuant to the procedures
described in 40 CFR 790.22. Submitters of testing proposals in response
to the Federal Register notices of July 17, 1992, and August 13, 1993,
are already considered interested parties and do not need to respond to
this notice. Any persons who respond to this notice on or before July
13, 1995 will be given the status of interested parties and will be
afforded an opportunity to monitor or participate in the negotiation
process. Interested parties will not incur any obligations by being so
designated.
Negotiations will be conducted in one or more meetings open to the
public. Interested parties will have an opportunity at the public
meeting(s) to make comments concerning the possible inclusion of alkyl
(C12-C13) glycidyl ether in the ECA, and any other relevant
subject. If EPA and the interested parties are not able to agree upon
the terms of an ECA, negotiations will be terminated and testing will
be required under a test rule.
IV. Notice of Public Meeting
A public meeting is scheduled for July 26, 1995, to initiate
negotiations on an ECA to test the seven chemical substances identified
in section III., paragraph one of this notice, for which the Agency is
soliciting interested parties. The public meeting will be held in Rm.
East Tower 217 at USEPA Headquarters, 401 M St. SW., Washington, DC
20460, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. EPA will use its best efforts to send
copies of a draft ECA to interested parties prior to the public
meeting.
Those persons who identify themselves as interested parties may
submit written comments to EPA by July 13, 1995. Submit written
comments in triplicate, to TSCA Document Receipts Office (7407), Rm.
East Tower G-99, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St. SW.,
Washington, DC 20460. All submissions should bear the document control
number OPPTS-42185; FRL-4960-3. EPA will address these comments at the
public meeting. A transcript of the public meeting will be made
available as part of the public docket.
EPA believes that generally under 40 CFR 790.22(b)(3), the Agency
need only inform interested parties of a public meeting to negotiate an
ECA and is not obligated to announce the meeting in the Federal
Register. The Agency is announcing this public meeting in the Federal
Register to ensure that all parties interested in ECA negotiations on
any of the seven chemical substances identified in section III.,
paragraph one of this notice, as opposed to the six specifically named
in subcategory II-A of the proposed test rule, will have notice and the
opportunity to be designated interested parties.
A record has been established for this notice under docket control
number OPPTS-42185, FRL-4960-3 (including comments and data submitted
electronically as described below). A public version of this docket,
including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does
not include any information claimed as confidential business
information (CBI), is available for inspection from 12 noon to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public docket is
located in the TSCA Nonconfidential Information Center, Rm. NE-B607,
401 M St. SW., Washington, DC 20460. Written requests for copies of
documents contained in this docket may be sent to the above address or
faxed to (202) 260-9555.
Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
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
notice record which will also include all comments submitted directly
in writing. The official notice record is the paper record maintained
at the address in ADDRESSES at the beginning of this document.
Dated: June 6, 1995.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Chemical Control Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
[FR Doc. 95-14431 Filed 6-12-95; 8:45 am]
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