[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64984-64988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26211]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0804; FRL-9366-9]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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. In addition
under TSCA, 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 September 10,
2012 to September 30, 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 November 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0804, 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 online 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 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
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
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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.
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 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/oppt/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 September 10, 2012 to September 30, 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.
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Table I--40 PMNs Received From 9/10/12 to 9/30/12
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Projected
Case no. Received notice end Manufacturer/ Use Chemical
date date importer
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P-12-0545..................... 9/7/2012 12/5/2012 CBI.............. (G) Lubricant (G) Aromatic
additive. amido-amine-
modified
aliphatic
hydrocarbon
resin.
P-12-0546..................... 9/7/2012 12/5/2012 CBI.............. (G) Lubricant (G) Aromatic
additive. amido-amine-
modified
aliphatic
hydrocarbon
resin.
P-12-0547..................... 9/12/2012 12/10/2012 CBI.............. (S) Emulsifier (G) Fatty acid
for use in the polyglycerin
manufacture of ester.
air fresheners.
P-12-0548..................... 9/10/2012 12/8/2012 CBI.............. (G) Dielectric (G) Aryl-
fluid. substituted
alkane.
P-12-0549..................... 9/13/2012 12/11/2012 CBI.............. (G) Binder fibers (G) Modified
polyester.
P-12-0550..................... 9/14/2012 12/12/2012 International (S) Fragrance (S) Butanal, 4-
Flavors & ingredient for (heptyloxy)-3-
Fragrances, Inc. use in methyl-.
fragrances for
soaps,
detergents,
cleaners and
other household
products.
P-12-0551..................... 9/14/2012 12/12/2012 CBI.............. (S) Feedstock for (G) Aromatic
fractionation hydrocarbon
process. mixture.
P-12-0552..................... 9/14/2012 12/12/2012 CBI.............. (G) Coating (G) Siloxanes
additive. and silicones,
alkyl,
substituted
heteromonocycle
.
P-12-0553..................... 9/14/2012 12/12/2012 CBI.............. (S) Intermediate (G)
for use in the Depolymerized
manufacture of waste plastics.
polymers.
P-12-0554..................... 9/14/2012 12/12/2012 CBI.............. (S) Emulsifier (G) Fatty acid
for use in the polyglycerin
manufacture of ester.
air fresheners.
P-12-0555..................... 9/14/2012 12/12/2012 CBI.............. (G) Textile (G) Acrylate
coating. terpolymer.
P-12-0556..................... 9/14/2012 12/12/2012 Green carbon..... (S) Rubber (S) Tires,
compound wastes,
reinforcement pyrolyzed,
agent (in tires, carbon black
rubber mats, fraction.
etc.).
P-12-0557..................... 9/14/2012 12/12/2012 Green carbon..... (S) Naptha used (S) Tires,
high octane gas wastes,
& cleaning pyrolyzed, C8-
fluids; kerosene 25 oil
used for jet fraction.
fuels;
distillate fuel
oil used for off-
highway diesel
engine and power
generation;
vacuum gas oil
used for
gasoline.
P-12-0558..................... 9/14/2012 12/12/2012 Green carbon..... (S) Naptha used (S) Tires,
in high octane wastes,
gas & cleaning pyrolyzed, C21-
fluids; kerosene 33 oil
used for jet fraction.
fuels;
distillate fuel
oil used for off-
highway diesel
engines and
power
generation;
vacuum gas oil
used for
gasoline.
P-12-0559..................... 9/14/2012 12/12/2012 CBI.............. (G) Open, non- (G) Acrylic
dispersive use. silane polymer.
P-12-0560..................... 9/17/2012 12/15/2012 Honda of America (S) Feedstock to (S) Slimes and
Mfg., Inc. provide mineral sludges,
content for aluminum and
cement iron casting,
manufacturing. wastewater
treatment,
solid waste.
P-12-0561..................... 9/17/2012 12/15/2012 CBI.............. (G) Garment (G)
printing pre- Poly(urethane
treatment. urea).
P-12-0562..................... 9/17/2012 12/15/2012 Eastman Chemical (G) Solvent...... (G) Aliphatic
Company. ester of a
modified
carboxylic
acid.
P-12-0563..................... 9/17/2012 12/15/2012 CBI.............. (G) Processing (S) Lipase.
aid for
triacylglycerol-
based oil
refining.
P-12-0564..................... 9/18/2012 12/16/2012 CBI.............. (G) Pigment (G) 2-Propenoic
dispersant. acid 2-methyl,
alkyl ester,
polymer with
heteromonocycle
, substituted
carbomonocycle,
substituted
alkyl
propenoate,
alkyl
propenoate,
alkyl
propenoate,
tert-bu
benzenecarboper
oxoate-
initiated.
P-12-0565..................... 9/18/2012 12/16/2012 CBI.............. (G) Adhesive and (G) Aromatic
sealant polyester.
component.
P-12-0566..................... 9/19/2012 12/17/2012 Firmenich (S) Aroma for use (S) 2-Propen-1-
Incorporated. in fragrance ol, 2-methyl-3-
mixtures, which 4(-
in turn are used methylphenyl)-,
in perfumes. (2e)-.
P-12-0567..................... 9/19/2012 12/17/2012 CBI.............. (G) Additive..... (G) Polyethylene
glycol, polymer
with
diisocyanate,
alkanol-
blocked.
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P-12-0568..................... 9/20/2012 12/18/2012 Colonial (S) Intermediate (S) 3-chloro-2-
Chemical, Inc. for surfactant hydroxypropyl)d
production. imethyl
octadecyl
ammonium
chloride.
P-12-0569..................... 9/21/2012 12/19/2012 Colonial (S) Intermediate (S) 1-(bis(2-
Chemical, Inc. for surfactant hydroxyethyl)am
production. ino)-3-chloro-2-
propanol.
P-12-0570..................... 9/21/2012 12/19/2012 International (S) Fragrance (S)
Flavors & ingredient for Bicyclo[2.2.1]h
Fragrances, Inc. use in ept-5-ene-2-
fragrances for carboxylic
soaps, acid, ethyl
detergents, ester.
cleaners and
other household
products.
P-12-0571..................... 9/25/2012 12/23/2012 CBI.............. (S) Pigment for (G) Halogenated
coatings. diketopyrrolopy
rrol
derivative.
P-12-0572..................... 9/25/2012 12/23/2012 CBI.............. (G) Reactive (G) Aromatic
amine for amine with
enhancing cyclo amino
pigment carbonyls.
dispersions.
P-12-0573..................... 9/25/2012 12/23/2012 CBI.............. (G) Reactive (G) Amine
amine for substituted
enhancing quinoacridine
pigment product.
dispersions.
P-12-0574..................... 9/25/2012 12/23/2012 DIC International (G) Colorant for (G)
(USA), LLC. industrial inks Carbopolycycle-
and coatings. bis(diazonium),
dihalo,
chloride (1:2),
reaction
products with
metal chloride,
calcium
carbonate, N-
(2,4-
dialkylphenyl)-
oxoalkanamide,
potassium 4-
[dioxoalkylamin
o] substituted
benzene (1:1)
and sodium
hydroxide.
P-12-0575..................... 9/26/2012 12/24/2012 CBI.............. (G) Concrete/ (G) Alkyl-
masonry modified
treatment. cyclosiloxanes.
P-12-0576..................... 9/25/2012 12/23/2012 CBI.............. (G) Provide (G) Generic
conductive carbon
properties to nanostructures.
reinforcements
used in
composites.
P-12-0577..................... 9/26/2012 12/24/2012 CBI.............. (G) Industrial (G) Glycerides,
feedstock C14-18, C16-18
chemical. unsaturated,
from
fermentation.
P-12-0578..................... 9/27/2012 12/25/2012 CBI.............. (G) Pigment (G) Vegetable
dispersant. oil fatty
acids, reaction
products with
substituted
amine,
compounds with
substituted
polyethylene
glycol
anhydride ester
alkyl ethers.
P-12-0579..................... 9/27/2012 12/25/2012 CBI.............. (G) Performance (G)
stabilizer. Disubstituted
alaninamide.
P-12-0580..................... 9/27/2012 12/25/2012 Dow Chemical (G) Component of (G) Polyurethane
Company. formulated acrylate.
adhesive.
P-12-0581..................... 9/27/2012 12/25/2012 CBI.............. (S) Sulfurized (G) Sulfurized
fatty acid fatty acid
derivative used derivative.
as an additive
for high-
pressure metal
cutting/drilling
applications.
P-12-0582..................... 9/27/2012 12/25/2012 CBI.............. (G) Manufacture (S) Fatty acids,
of rubber C14-22, 2-
products; ethylhexyl
fillers, esters,
putties; epoxidized.
plastics
additive;
plastic
additive;
component for
lubricants and
metal working
fluids.
P-12-0583..................... 9/28/2012 12/26/2012 Indulor America, (G) Fluorescent (G) Sulfonated
LP. whitening agent stilbene
for dyeing paper. derivative.
P-12-0584..................... 9/28/2012 12/26/2012 CBI.............. (G) Intermediate- (G) Alkyl
destructive use. phosphonate.
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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--21 NOCs Received From 9/10/12 to 9/30/12
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Commencement
Case No. Received notice end Chemical
date date
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P-05-0841..................................... 9/17/2012 8/29/2012 (G) Polycarbonate polyurethane.
P-09-0280..................................... 9/13/2012 9/5/2012 (G) Styrene-maleic anhydride
copolymer, reaction product with
amino compounds.
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P-09-0566..................................... 9/23/2012 9/13/2012 (G) Polysiloxane epoxy polymer.
P-10-0450..................................... 9/23/2012 9/6/2012 (G) Acrylic silane polymer.
P-11-0287..................................... 9/23/2012 9/7/2012 (G) Acrylic silane polymer.
P-12-0092..................................... 9/12/2012 9/3/2012 (G) Alkyl acrylate, polymer with
alkyl acrylate, alkyl methacrylates,
styrene and alkyl acid, peroxide-
initiated.
P-12-0223..................................... 9/14/2012 8/23/2012 (G) Glycol ether.
P-12-0322..................................... 9/14/2012 9/10/2012 (G) Alkenoic acid, polymer with alkyl
acrylate, peroxide-initiated,
compound with amine salt.
P-12-0341..................................... 9/18/2012 9/17/2012 (G) Octadecanoic acid, 12-hydroxy-,
polymer with formaldehyde-aromatic
amine reaction products.
P-12-0349..................................... 9/24/2012 9/19/2012 (G) Alkyl thiol, manufacture of, by-
products from, dstn. lights.
P-12-0350..................................... 9/24/2012 9/19/2012 (G) Alkyl thiol, manufacture of, by-
products from, distn. residues.
P-12-0352..................................... 9/25/2012 9/21/2012 (G) Styrenated salicylic acid.
P-12-0361..................................... 9/25/2012 9/14/2012 (G) Benzene, 2,4-diisocyanato-1-alkyl-
, homopolymer, 1-alkanol- and 1h-
imidazole-1-propanamine- and 2-
oxepanone-tetrahydro-2h-pyran-2-one
polymer [2-(2-
butoxymethylethoxy)methylethoxy]meth
ylethyl ester-blocked.
P-12-0364..................................... 9/25/2012 9/24/2012 (S) Fatty acids, C8 18 and C18-
unsaturated, reaction products with
isomerized oleic acid homopolymer,
hydrogenated.
P-12-0365..................................... 9/25/2012 9/24/2012 (S) Fatty acids, coco, reaction
products with isomerized oleic acid
homopolymer, hydrogenated.
P-12-0368..................................... 9/25/2012 9/24/2012 (S) Fatty acids, C8 18 and C18-
unsaturated, reaction products with
isomerized oleic acid homopolymer 2-
ethylhexyl ester, hydrogenated.
P-12-0369..................................... 9/25/2012 9/24/2012 (S) Fatty acids, coco, reaction
products with isomerized oleic acid
homopolymer 2-ethylhexyl ester,
hydrogenated.
P-12-0371..................................... 9/28/2012 8/27/2012 (G) Modified isothiocyanate compound.
P-12-0373..................................... 9/14/2012 9/10/2012 (G) 1,4-butanediol, polymer with
substituted alkane and substituted
methylene biscarbomonocycle 2-
hydroxyalkyl acrylate-blocked.
P-12-0415..................................... 9/24/2012 9/19/2012 (G) Soybean oil, polymer with adipic
acid, benzoic acid, difuntional
glycols, glycerol, pentaerythritol,
phthalic anhydride, terephthalic
acid.
P-12-0423..................................... 9/21/2012 9/19/2012 (G) Polyitaconic acid, sodium salt.
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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: October 15, 2010.
Chandler Sirmons,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
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