[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40033-40036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16453]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0437; FRL-9352-3]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
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 (defined by statute to include
import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Chemical
Substances Inventory (TSCA Inventory)) to notify EPA and comply with
the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new
chemicals. Under TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3), EPA is required to
publish in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a premanufacture
notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing exemption (TME),
and to publish in the Federal Register periodic status reports on the
new chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement
(NOC) to manufacture those chemicals. This document, which covers the
period from May 1, 2012 to May 25, 2012, and provides the required
notice and status report, consists of the PMNs pending or expired, and
the NOC 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 August 6, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0437, and the specific PMN number or TME
number for the chemical related to your comment, by one of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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. 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 (202) 564-8930.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
Instructions: EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line
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
email. The regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,
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 email
comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your
email address will be automatically captured and included as part of
the comment that is placed in the 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 docket index
available at http://www.regulations.gov. 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, 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. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of
operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room
is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is
(202) 566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Bernice Mudd, Information Management Division (7407M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8951; fax number: (202) 564-8955; email address:
[email protected].
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: [email protected].
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 PMNs addressed in this 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 email. 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 as 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 ID 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
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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 your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest 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?
EPA classifies a chemical substance as either an ``existing''
chemical or a ``new'' chemical. Any chemical substance that is not on
EPA's TSCA Inventory is classified as a ``new chemical,'' while those
that are on the TSCA Inventory are classified as an ``existing
chemical.'' For more information about the TSCA Inventory go to: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/newchems/pubs/inventory.htm. Anyone who plans to
manufacture or import a new chemical substance for a non-exempt
commercial purpose is required by TSCA section 5 to provide EPA with a
PMN, before initiating the activity. Section 5(h)(1) of TSCA authorizes
EPA to allow persons, upon application, to manufacture (includes
import) or process a new chemical substance, or a chemical substance
subject to a significant new use rule (SNUR) issued under TSCA section
5(a), for ``test marketing'' purposes, which is referred to as a test
marketing exemption, or TME. For more information about the
requirements applicable to a new chemical go to: http://www.epa.gov/opt/newchems.
Under TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3), EPA is required to publish
in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a PMN or an application
for a TME and to publish in the Federal Register periodic status
reports on the new chemicals under review and the receipt of NOCs to
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the
period from May 1, 2012 to May 25, 2012, consists of the PMNs pending
or expired, and the NOCs to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency
has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.
III. Receipt and Status Reports
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/importer, the
potential uses identified by the manufacturer/importer in the PMN, and
the chemical identity.
Table I--34 PMNs Received From 05/01/12 to 05/25/12
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Projected
Case No. Received date notice end Manufacturer/ Use Chemical
date importer
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P-12-0337............ 05/02/2012 07/30/2012 CBI............. (G) Coating (G) Acid anhydride,
additive. polymer with
aromatic isocyanate
and
polyalkyleneglycol,
alkanol and
hydroxyalkyl
acrylate diazole
reaction products
and lactone
homopolymer alkyl
ester-blocked.
P-12-0338............ 05/03/2012 07/31/2012 3M Company...... (S) Matrix resin (G) Modified epoxy
for carbon resin.
fiber
composites.
P-12-0339............ 05/04/2012 08/01/2012 Gelest, Inc..... (S) Converted to (S)
silyl esters Trichloro(3,3,4,4,5,
used in the 5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-
hydrophization tridecafluorooctyl)s
of inorganic ilane.
surfaces;
treatment of
glass and
inorganic
surfaces to
make them
hydrophobic and
oleophobic;
research.
P-12-0340............ 05/04/2012 08/01/2012 Huntsman (G) Curing agent (G) Reaction product
Corporation. of bisphenol a
diglycidyl ether and
an amineterminated
cycloaliphatic
propoxylate.
P-12-0341............ 05/04/2012 08/01/2012 CBI............. (G) Dispersant (G) Octadecanoic
for ink acid, 12-hydroxy-,
formulations. polymer with
formaldehyde-
aromatic amine
reaction products.
P-12-0342............ 05/04/2012 08/01/2012 International (S) Fragrance (S) 3-[trans-4-(2-
flavors & ingredient for methylpropyl)cyclohe
fragrances, Inc. use in xyl]propanal 3[cis-4-
fragrances for (2-
soaps, methylpropyl)cyclohe
detergents, xyl]propanal.
cleaners and
other household
products.
P-12-0343............ 05/08/2012 08/05/2012 3M Company...... (G) Monomer..... (G) Polyether
diacrylate.
P-12-0344............ 05/08/2012 08/05/2012 CBI............. (G) (G) Complex calcium
Photoluminescen aluminate, rare
t pigment. earth doped.
P-12-0345............ 05/09/2012 08/06/2012 CBI............. (G) Coating for (G) Ultra violet-
open non- curable urethane
descriptive use. acrylate.
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P-12-0346............ 05/09/2012 08/06/2012 Henkel (S) Crosslinker (S) 2-propenone,
Corporation. in moisture o,o',o-
cure sealant (ethylsilylidyne)
formulation. trioxime''.
P-12-0347............ 05/09/2012 08/06/2012 CBI............. (G) Pigment (G) Tall-oil, esters
dispersant. with maleated
polyalkene glycol,
compounds with
amides from
substituted amine
and tall-oil acids.
P-12-0348............ 05/09/2012 08/06/2012 CBI............. (S) Tin catalyst (S) Hexanoic acid,
for 3,5,5-trimethyl-,
polyurethane tin(2+) salt (2:1).
foam.
P-12-0351............ 05/10/2012 08/07/2012 CBI............. (G) Coating (G) Siloxanes and
additive. silicones, alkyl,
alkyl propoxy ethyl,
methyl octyl, alkyl
polyfluorooctyl.
P-12-0352............ 05/14/2012 08/11/2012 CBI............. (G) Site limited (G) Styrenated
raw material salicylic acid.
for industry.
P-12-0353............ 05/15/2012 08/12/2012 CBI............. (S) Extrusion (G) Polymer of
tubing systems; aromatic
injection dicarboxylic acid
molding of and alkane diamine.
special
applications.
P-12-0354............ 05/15/2012 08/12/2012 CBI............. (G) Open, non- (G) Blocked aliphatic
dispersive use. polyisocyanate.
P-12-0355............ 05/16/2012 08/13/2012 CBI............. (G) Chemical (G) Aromatic
intermediate. polyester.
P-12-0356............ 05/16/2012 08/13/2012 CBI............. (G) Destructive (G) Intermediate for
use. catalyst.
P-12-0357............ 05/16/2012 08/13/2012 Trinity (S) Flame (S) Alkanes, C14 16,
manufacturing, retardant in chloro.
Inc.. rubber
products;
extreme
pressure
additive in
lubricants.
P-12-0358............ 05/17/2012 08/14/2012 CBI............. (S) Wood (S) Hexanedioic acid,
coatings. polymer with 2,2-
dimethyl-1,3-
propanediol, 2-ethyl-
2-(hydroxymethyl)1,3-
propanediol, 1,6-
hexanediol, 3-
hydroxy-2-
(hydroxymethyl)-2-
methylpropanoic acid
and 5-isocyanato-1-
(isocyanatomethyl)-
1,3,3-
trimethylcyclohexane
, compd. with N,N-
diethylethanamine.
P-12-0359............ 05/17/2012 08/14/2012 CBI............. (G) Component in (G) Chlorosilane
electronic mixture.
manufacturing.
P-12-0360............ 05/21/2012 08/18/2012 CBI............. (G) Polymer (G) Alkylsilane.
reinforcemnt.
P-12-0361............ 05/22/2012 08/19/2012 CBI............. (G) Pigment (G) Benzene, 2,4-
formulation diisocyanato-1-alkyl-
additive. , homopolymer, 1-
alkanol- and 1H-
imidazole-1-
propanamine- and 2-
oxepanone-tetrahydro-
2H-pyran-2-one
polymer [2-(2-
butoxymethylethoxy)m
ethylethoxy]methylet
hyl ester-blocked.
P-12-0362............ 05/22/2012 08/19/2012 Scott Bader, Inc (G) Fabrication (G) Unsaturated
of composite urethane
articles. methacrylate.
P-12-0363............ 05/22/2012 08/19/2012 CBI............. (G) Polymer (G)
admixture for Alkylcarboxyalkenyl
cements. polymer with
carboxyalkenyl
dihydroxyalkylate,
carboxyalkenyl and
alkylalkenyl
sulfonate sodium
salt.
P-12-0364............ 05/22/2012 08/19/2012 Lubrigreen (G) Biobased (S) Fatty acids,
Biosynthetics. lubricant base C8 18 and C18
oil. unsaturated,
reaction products
with isomerized
oleic acid
homopolymer,
hydrogenated.
P-12-0365............ 05/22/2012 08/19/2012 Lubrigreen (G) Biobased (S) Fatty acids,
Biosynthetics. lubricant base coco, reaction
oil. products with
isomerized oleic
acid homopolymer,
hydrogenated.
P-12-0366............ 05/22/2012 08/19/2012 Lubrigreen (G) Lubricant (S) Fatty acids,
Biosynthetics. base oil. C8 18 and C18
unsaturated,
reaction products
with isomerized
oleic acid
homopolymer iso-bu
ester, hydrogenated.
P-12-0367............ 05/22/2012 08/19/2012 Lubrigreen (G) Lubricant (S) Fatty acids,
Biosynthetics. base oil. coco, reaction
products with
isomerized oleic
acid homopolymer iso-
bu ester,
hydrogenated.
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P-12-0368............ 05/22/2012 08/19/2012 Lubrigreen (G) Lubricant (S) Fatty acids,
Biosynthetics. base oil. C8 18 and C18
unsaturated,
reaction products
with isomerized
oleic acid
homopolymer 2-
ethylhexyl ester,
hydrogenated.
P-12-0369............ 05/22/2012 08/19/2012 Lubrigreen (G) Lubricant (S) Fatty acids,
Biosynthetics. base oil. coco, reaction
products with
isomerized oleic
acid homopolymer 2-
ethylhexyl ester,
hydrogenated.
P-12-0370............ 05/23/2012 08/20/2012 CBI............. (G) Additive for (G) Phenyl
electronics. silsesquioxane
copolymer.
P-12-0371............ 05/23/2012 08/20/2012 Cytec (G) Mineral (G) Modified
Industries, Inc. reagent isothiocyanate
intermediate. compound.
P-12-0372............ 05/23/2012 08/20/2012 CBI............. (G) Open, non- (G) Brominated
dispersive use. stryene polymer.
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In Table II of this unit, EPA provides the following information
(to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the NOCs
received by EPA during this period: The EPA case number assigned to the
NOC, the date the NOC was received by EPA, the projected end date for
EPA's review of the NOC, and chemical identity.
Table II--22 NOCs Received From 05/01/12 to 05/25/12
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Commencement
Case No. Received date notice end date Chemical
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P-09-0024............................ 05/11/2012 05/07/2012 (G) Polymer of alkanedioic acid and
alkanediamine.
P-09-0042............................ 05/15/2012 01/29/2009 (G) Alkoxy phosphate ester salt.
P-09-0528............................ 05/22/2012 05/10/2012 (G) Vinylsilane.
P-10-0135............................ 05/25/2012 05/23/2012 (G) Fluoroketone.
P-10-0245............................ 05/18/2012 04/04/2012 (G) Linseed oil, ester with
pentaerythritol, polymer with 5-
isocyanato-1-(isocyanatomethyl)-
alkylcyclohexane.
P-10-0378............................ 05/03/2012 04/30/2012 (G) Metal oxide modified with alkyl
and vinyl-terminated polysiloxanes.
P-11-0020............................ 05/10/2012 04/16/2012 (G) Acylated alkenyl succinimide.
P-11-0453............................ 05/18/2012 05/15/2012 (G) Polyurethane prepolymer.
P-11-0589............................ 05/10/2012 04/06/2012 (G) Copolymer of vinyl alkanoates and
alkene sulfonic acid sodium salt.
P-12-0059............................ 05/17/2012 04/27/2012 (G) Epoxy urethane.
P-12-0087............................ 05/16/2012 04/22/2012 (G) Acrylate manufacture byproduct
distillation residues.
P-12-0095............................ 05/10/2012 05/07/2012 (G) Polyacrylate.
P-12-0103............................ 05/25/2012 04/30/2012 (G) Alkene-substituted fatty acid
methyl ester polymer.
P-12-0127............................ 05/07/2012 04/10/2012 (G) Benzoic acid, bis(alkyl)-hydroxy-
substituted phenyl ester.
P-12-0133............................ 05/03/2012 04/08/2012 (S) 2-oxepanone, polymer with 1,6-
diisocyanatohexane, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-
propanediol and 2,2'-
oxybis[ethanol].
P-12-0153............................ 05/23/2012 04/26/2012 (G) Acrylic copolymer.
P-12-0161............................ 05/07/2012 04/26/2012 (G) Mdi modified polyester with 1,4
butanediol, iso-pr alcohol-blocked.
P-12-0163............................ 05/04/2012 05/03/2012 (G) Organoazo cuprate sulfate sodium
salts.
P-12-0164............................ 05/04/2012 05/03/2012 (G) Aromatic diazo compound.
P-12-0166............................ 05/23/2012 04/26/2012 (G) 1,2,3-propanetriol, homopolymer
with cyclic ether.
P-12-0177............................ 05/18/2012 05/15/2012 (G) 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-,
telomer with 2-substituted alkyl
alkenoate, 2-mercaptoethanol and
sodium 2-methyl-2-[(1-substituted
alken-1-yl)nitrogen containing
derivative]-amino]-1-substituted
alkane (1:1), sodium salt,
peroxydisulfuric acid
([(ho)s(o)2]2o2) sodium salt (1:2)-
initiated.
P-98-0149............................ 05/16/2012 03/20/1998 (G) Epoxy acrylate.
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If you are interested in information that is not included in these
tables, you may contact EPA as described in Unit II. to access
additional non-CBI information that may be available.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Imports,
Notice of commencement, Premanufacturer, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Test marketing exemptions.
Dated: June 18, 2012.
Chandler Sirmons,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
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