E6-15091. Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the period from July 31, 2006 to August 11, 2006, consists of the PMNs pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.

DATES:

Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number, must be received on or before October 13, 2006.

ADDRESSES:

Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) no. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0767, by one of the following methods.

• http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO, EPA East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0767. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the DCO is [phone]. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
• Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0767. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-mail. The regulations.gov website is an “anonymous access” systems, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.

Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPPT Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC). The EPA suffered structural damage due to flooding in June 2006. Although the EPA/DC is continuing operations, there will be temporary changes to the EPA/DC during the clean-up. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room, which was temporarily closed due to flooding, has been relocated in the EPA Headquarters Library, Infoterra Room (Room Number 3334) in the EPA West Building, located at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is [phone], and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is [phone]. EPA visitors are required to show photographic identification and sign the EPA visitor log. Visitors to the EPA/DC Public Reading Room location will be provided with an EPA/DC badge that must be visible at all times while in the EPA Building and returned to the guard upon departure. In addition, security personnel will escort visitors to and from the new EPA/DC Public Reading Room location. Up-to-date information about the EPA/DC is on the EPA web site at http://www.epa.gov/​epahome/​dockets.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7408M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: [phone]; e-mail address: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public in general. As such, the Agency has not attempted to describe the specific entities that this action may apply to. Although others may be affected, this action applies directly to the submitter of the premanufacture notices addressed in the action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed CBI). In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, remember to:

i. Identify the document by docket number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).

ii. Follow directions - The agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes.

iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used.

v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at the estimate.

vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and suggested alternatives.

vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats.

viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified.

II. Why is EPA Taking this Action?

Section 5 of TSCA requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a PMN or an application for a TME and to publish periodic status reports on the chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the period from July 31, 2006 to August 11, 2006, consists of the PMNs pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.

III. Receipt and Status Report for PMNs

This status report identifies the PMNs pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period. If you are interested in information that is not included in the following tables, you may contact EPA as described in Unit II. to access additional non-CBI information that may be available.

In Table I of this unit, EPA provides the following information (to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the PMNs received by EPA during this period: the EPA case number assigned to the PMN; the date the PMN was received by EPA; the projected end date for EPA's review of the PMN; the submitting manufacturer; the potential uses identified by the manufacturer in the PMN; and the chemical identity.

I. 28 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 07/31/06 to 08/11/06

Case No.	Received Date	Projected Notice End Date	Manufacturer/Importer	Use	Chemical
P-06-0694	07/31/06	10/28/06	Lubrizol metalworking additives	(G) Hydraulic fluid	(S) Phosphoric acid, mixed mono- and diesters with 2-ethyl-1-hexanol and polyethylene glycol mono-C12-16-alkyl ethers
P-06-0695	08/01/06	10/29/06	CBI	(G) Masking aid	(G) Isocyanate terminated adduct of polymeric isocyanate with an amine silane
P-06-0696	08/02/06	10/30/06	CBI	(G) Coating component	(G) Polymer of styrene, alkyl methacrylates, and substituted methacrylates
P-06-0697	08/04/06	11/01/06	UBE America Inc.	(S) Solvent for electrolyte	(G) Alkyl carbonate
P-06-0698	08/03/06	10/31/06	CBI	(G) Coating component	(G) Polymer of acrylic and methacrylic acid derivatives
P-06-0699	08/04/06	11/01/06	CBI	(G) Lubricant additive	(G) Aminoalkyl alcohol, n,n-dialkyl derivates
P-06-0700	08/07/06	11/04/06	Chattem Chemicals, Inc.	(S) Gellant used for ink varnishes	(G) Modified aluminum kelate
P-06-0701	08/07/06	11/04/06	The Dow Chemical Company	(G) Polymer coatings	(G) Lithium salt of ethylene acrylic acid copolymer
P-06-0702	08/07/06	11/04/06	CBI	(G) Destructive use	(G) Substituted aliphatic amine
P-06-0703	08/07/06	11/04/06	CBI	(G) Additive, open, non-dispersive use	(G) Amine containing polyalkylene oxides
P-06-0704	08/07/06	11/04/06	Nagase America Corporation	(G) polymer additive	(S) 1-butene, polymer with 1-propene, maleated
P-06-0705	08/07/06	11/04/06	CBI	(G) Additive, open, non-dispersive use	(G) Polyamine modified polyamide
P-06-0706	08/08/06	11/05/06	Mane, USA	(G) perfumery ingredient	(S) Tetrahydro-3 (phenylmethyl)-2h-pyran
P-06-0707	08/07/06	11/04/06	CBI	(S) Colorant for cellulosic paper	(G) Alkanoic acid, hydroxy, compound with [[[[(alkylamino)alkyl]amino]heterocycle][(hydro-oxo-benzimidazolyl)azo]hydroxy-carbopolycyclesulfonic acid
P-06-0708	08/08/06	11/05/06	CBI	(G) Open, non-dispersive (resin)	(G) Functionalized melamine resin
P-06-0709	08/08/06	11/05/06	CBI	(G) Additive for plastic and low grade lubricants.	(G) Maleated mixed esters with straight and branched alkyl alcohols
P-06-0710	08/08/06	11/05/06	CBI	(G) Open, non-dispersive (resin)	(G) Ester and fluoro functionalized resin
P-06-0711	08/09/06	11/06/06	CBI	(S) Additive for non-cosmetic personal care products	(G) Homopolymer of lysine
P-06-0712	08/09/06	11/06/06	CBI	(S) Resin for pigmented decorative coatings	(G) Alkyd phthalic polyester
P-06-0713	08/10/06	11/07/06	Cognis Corporation	(S) Surfactant for hard surface cleaners formulations	(S) D-glucopyranose, 6-o-(carboxykmethyl)-, oligomeric, C10-16-alkyl glycosides, sodium salts
P-06-0714	08/11/06	11/08/06	CBI	(S) Raw material intermediate used in the manufacture of dispersions for use in electronic inks	(G) Polymer-stabilized titania
P-06-0715	08/11/06	11/08/06	CBI	(S) Raw material intermediate used in the manufacture of polymerized pigments	(G) Vinyl surface treated carbon black
P-06-0716	08/11/06	11/08/06	CBI	(S) Raw material intermediate used in the manufacture of polymerized pigments	(G) Vinylsilane surface treated titania
P-06-0717	08/11/06	11/08/06	CBI	(S) Raw material intermediate used in the manufacture of dispersions for use in electronic inks	(G) Polymer-stabilized copper chromite
P-06-0718	08/11/06	11/08/06	CBI	(S) Polymerized pigment intermediate used in the manufacture of dispersions for use in electronic inks	(G) Polymer-stabilized carbon black
P-06-0719	08/11/06	11/08/06	CBI	(S) Raw material intermediate used in the manufacture of polymerized pigments	(G) Vinylsilane surface treated copper chromite
P-06-0720	08/11/06	11/08/06	CBI	(G) Reactive intermediate	(G) Alkyl substituted hydroxyl diazene oxide, alkali metal salt
P-06-0721	08/11/06	11/08/06	CBI	(G) Encapsulating additive	(G) Benzaldehyde, polymer with substituted biphenyl and phenol

In Table II of this unit, EPA provides the following information (to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the Notices of Commencement to manufacture received:

II. 18 Notices of Commencement From: 07/31/06 to 08/11/06

Case No.	Received Date	Commencement Notice End Date	Chemical
P-02-1089	08/01/06	07/11/06	(G) Polysiloxane, containing propyl and ethoxy groups
P-04-0112	07/31/06	07/11/06	(G) Polyester polyurethane resin
P-04-0184	07/31/06	07/21/06	(S) Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, hexanedioate (2:1), ditetradecyl ether
P-04-0803	08/07/06	07/13/06	(G) Aromatic and aliphatic polyamide
P-05-0333	08/04/06	07/21/06	(G) Urethane acrylate
P-05-0369	07/28/06	07/20/06	(G) Acrylic polymer
P-05-0834	08/09/06	08/01/06	(G) Aqueous polyurethane dispersion
P-06-0003	08/02/06	07/26/06	(G) Alkoxylated benzenedicarboxylic acid derivative
P-06-0009	08/03/06	07/09/06	(G) Amino alkoxy polydimethylsiloxane, hydroxy terminated
P-06-0152	08/09/06	07/10/06	(S) 2-propenoic acid, 2,2-bis[[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)oxy]methyl]-1,3-propanediyl ester, polymer with diethenylbenzene and ethenylethylbenzene
P-06-0274	08/02/06	07/24/06	(S) Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsaturated, esters with polyethylene glycol mono-me ether
P-06-0333	08/03/06	07/18/06	(G) 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymers with acrylic acid, et acrylate, me methacrylate
P-06-0382	08/01/06	07/21/06	(G) Polymer of epichlorohydrin, aromatic diol and an alkyl ether amine
P-06-0407	08/07/06	07/20/06	(G) Polycarboxylate polymer with alkenyloxyalkylol modified poly(oxyalkylenediyl), sodium salt
P-06-0408	08/07/06	07/20/06	(G) Polycarboxylate polymer with alkenyloxyalkylol modified poly(oxyalkylenediyl), sodium salt
P-06-0414	08/07/06	07/12/06	(S) D-glucopyranose, oligomeric, decyl octyl glycosides, phosphinicobis[oxy(2-hydroxy-3,1-propanediyl)] ethers, sodium salts
P-06-0464	08/07/06	07/31/06	(S) 3-decanol
P-06-0465	08/04/06	07/31/06	(G) Tall-oil fatty, alkylamino amides, hydrochloride

List of Subjects

• Environmental protection
• Chemicals
• Premanufacturer notices

Dated: August 31, 2006.

Eyvone Petty-Callier,

Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.