[Title 40 CFR 704]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 1999 Edition]
[Title 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT]
[Chapter I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)]
[Subchapter R - TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT]
[Part 704 - REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
40PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT231999-07-011999-07-01falseREPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS704PART 704PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT
PART 704--REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
Subpart A--General Reporting and Recordkeeping Provisions for Section
8(a) Information-Gathering Rules
Sec.
704.1 Scope.
704.3 Definitions.
704.5 Exemptions.
704.7 Confidential business information claims.
704.9 Where to send reports.
704.11 Recordkeeping.
704.13 Compliance and enforcement.
Subpart B--Chemical-Specific Reporting and Recordkeeping Rules
704.25 11-Aminoundecanoic acid.
704.33 P-tert-butylbenzoic acid (P-TBBA), p-tert-butyltoluene (P-TBT)
and p-tert-butylbenzaldehyde (P-TBB).
704.43 Chlorinated naphthalenes.
704.45 Chlorinated terphenyl.
704.95 Phosphonic acid, [1,2-ethanediyl-bis[nitrilobis-
(methylene)]]tetrakis-(EDTMPA) and its salts.
704.102 Hexachloronorbornadiene.
704.104 Hexafluoropropylene oxide.
704.175 4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA).
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2607(a).
Subpart A--General Reporting and Recordkeeping Provisions for Section
8(a) Information-Gathering Rules
Sec. 704.1 Scope.
(a) This part specifies reporting and recordkeeping procedures under
section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for
manufacturers, importers, and processors of chemical substances and
mixtures (hereafter collectively referred to as substances) that are
identified in subpart B of this part. The reporting and recordkeeping
provisions in subpart A of this part apply throughout this part unless
revised in any other subpart.
(b) Subpart B of this part sets out chemical-specific reporting and
recordkeeping requirements under section 8(a) of TSCA.
[53 FR 51715, Dec. 22, 1988, as amended at 60 FR 31920, June 19, 1995]
Sec. 704.3 Definitions.
All definitions as set forth in section 3 of TSCA apply in this
part. In addition, the following definitions are provided for the
purposes of this part.
Annual means the corporate fiscal year.
Article means a manufactured item (1) which is formed to a specific
shape or design during manufacture, (2) which has end use function(s)
dependent in whole or in part upon its shape or design during end use,
and (3) which has either no change of chemical composition during its
end use or only those changes of composition which have no commercial
purpose separate from that of the article, and that result from a
chemical reaction that occurs upon end use of other chemical
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substances, mixtures, or articles; except that fluids and particles are
not considered articles regardless of shape or design.
Byproduct means a chemical substance produced without a separate
commercial intent during the manufacture, processing, use, or disposal
of another chemical substance(s) or mixture(s).
CAS Number means Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number.
Coproduct means a chemical substance produced for a commercial
purpose during the manufacture, processing, use, or disposal of another
chemical substance or mixture.
Customer means any person to whom a manufacturer, importer, or
processor directly distributes any quantity of a chemical substance,
mixture, mixture containing the substance or mixture, or article
containing the substance or mixture, whether or not a sale is involved.
Domestic means within the geographical boundaries of the 50 United
States, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana
Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
Enclosed process means a manufacturing or processing operation that
is designed and operated so that there is no intentional release into
the environment of any substance present in the operation. An operation
with fugitive, inadvertent, or emergency pressure relief releases
remains an enclosed process so long as measures are taken to prevent
worker exposure to and environmental contamination from the releases.
EPA means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Import means to import for commercial purposes.
Import for commercial purposes means to import with the purpose of
obtaining an immediate or eventual commercial advantage for the
importer, and includes the importation of any amount of a chemical
substance or mixture. If a chemical substance or mixture containing
impurities is imported for commercial purposes, then those impurities
also are imported for commercial purposes.
Import in bulk form means to import a chemical substance (other than
as part of a mixture or article) in any quantity, in cans, bottles,
drums, barrels, packages, tanks, bags, or other containers, if the
chemical substance is intended to be removed from the container and the
substance has an end use or commercial purpose separate from the
container.
Importer means (1) any person who imports any chemical substance or
any chemical substance as part of a mixture or article into the customs
territory of the United States, and includes:
(i) The person primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the
merchandise, or
(ii) An authorized agent acting on his behalf (as defined in 19 CFR
1.11).
(2) Importer also includes, as appropriate:
(i) The consignee.
(ii) The importer of record.
(iii) The actual owner if an actual owner's declaration and
superseding bond have been filed in accordance with 19 CFR 141.20.
(iv) The transferee, if the right to draw merchandise in a bonded
warehouse has been transferred in accordance with subpart C of 19 CFR
part 144.
(3) For the purposes of this definition, the customs territory of
the United States consists of the 50 States, Puerto Rico, and the
District of Columbia.
Impurity means a chemical substance which is unintentionally present
with another chemical substance.
Intermediate means any chemical substance that is consumed, in whole
or in part, in chemical reactions used for the intentional manufacture
of other chemical substances or mixtures, or that is intentionally
present for the purpose of altering the rates of such chemical
reactions.
Known to or reasonably ascertainable by means all information in a
person's possession or control, plus all information that a reasonable
person similarly situated might be expected to possess, control, or
know.
Manufacture means to manufacture for commercial purposes.
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Manufacture for commercial purposes means: (1) To import, produce,
or manufacture with the purpose of obtaining an immediate or eventual
commercial advantage for the manufacturer, and includes among other
things, such ``manufacture'' of any amount of a chemical substance or
mixture:
(i) For commercial distribution, including for test marketing.
(ii) For use by the manufacturer, including use for product research
and development, or as an intermediate.
(2) Manufacture for commercial purposes also applies to substances
that are produced coincidentally during the manufacture, processing,
use, or disposal of another substance or mixture, including both
byproducts that are separated from that other substance or mixture and
impurities that remain in that substance or mixture. Such byproducts and
impurities may, or may not, in themselves have commercial value. They
are nonetheless produced for the purpose of obtaining a commercial
advantage since they are part of the manufacture of a chemical product
for a commercial purpose.
Manufacturer means a person who imports, produces, or manufactures a
chemical substance. A person who extracts a component chemical substance
from a previously existing chemical substance or a complex combination
of substances is a manufacturer of that component chemical substance.
Non-isolated intermediate means any intermediate that is not
intentionally removed from the equipment in which it is manufactured,
including the reaction vessel in which it is manufactured, equipment
which is ancillary to the reaction vessel, and any equipment through
which the substance passes during a continuous flow process, but not
including tanks or other vessels in which the substance is stored after
its manufacture. Mechanical or gravity transfer through a closed system
is not considered to be intentional removal, but storage or transfer to
shipping containers ``isolates'' the substance by removing it from
process equipment in which it is manufactured.
Own or control means ownership of 50 percent or more of a company's
voting stock or other equity rights, or the power to control the
management and policies of that company. A company may own or control
one or more sites. A company may be owned or controlled by a foreign or
domestic parent company.
Parent company is a company that owns or controls another company.
Person includes any individual, firm, company, corporation, joint
venture, partnership, sole proprietorship, association, or any other
business entity; any State or political subdivision thereof; any
municipality; any interstate body; and any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the Federal Government.
Possession or control means in the possession or control of any
person, or of any subsidiary, partnership in which the person is a
general partner, parent company, or any company or partnership which the
parent company owns or controls, if the subsidiary, parent company, or
other company or partnership is associated with the person in the
research, development, test marketing, or commercial marketing of the
substance in question. Information is in the possession or control of a
person if it is:
(1) In the person's own files including files maintained by
employees of the person in the course of their employment.
(2) In commercially available data bases to which the person has
purchased access.
(3) Maintained in the files in the course of employment by other
agents of the person who are associated with research, development, test
marketing, or commercial marketing of the chemical substance in
question.
Process means to process for commercial purposes.
Process for commercial purposes means the preparation of a chemical
substance or mixture after its manufacture for distribution in commerce
with the purpose of obtaining an immediate or eventual commercial
advantage for the processor. Processing of any amount of a chemical
substance or mixture is included in this definition. If a chemical
substance or mixture containing impurities is processed for commercial
purposes, then the impurities also are processed for commercial
purposes.
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Processor means any person who processes a chemical substance or
mixture.
Production volume means the quantity of a substance which is
produced by a manufacturer, as measured in kilograms or pounds.
Propose to manufacture, import, or process means that a person has
made a firm management decision to commit financial resources for the
manufacture, import, or processing of a specified chemical substance or
mixture.
Site means a contiguous property unit. Property divided only by a
public right-of-way shall be considered one site. There may be more than
one plant on a single site. The site for a person who imports a
substance is the site of the operating unit within the person's
organization which is directly responsible for importing the substance
and which controls the import transaction and may in some cases be the
organization's headquarters office in the United States.
Small manufacturer or importer means a manufacturer or importer that
meets either of the following standards:
(1) First standard. A manufacturer or importer of a substance is
small if its total annual sales, when combined with those of its parent
company (if any), are less than $40 million. However, if the annual
production or importation volume of a particular substance at any
individual site owned or controlled by the manufacturer or importer is
greater than 45,400 kilograms (100,000 pounds), the manufacturer or
importer shall not qualify as small for purposes of reporting on the
production or importation of that substance at that site, unless the
manufacturer or importer qualifies as small under standard (2) of this
definition.
(2) Second standard. A manufacturer or importer of a substance is
small if its total annual sales, when combined with those of its parent
company (if any), are less than $4 million, regardless of the quantity
of substances produced or imported by that manufacturer or importer.
(3) Inflation index. EPA shall make use of the Producer Price Index
for Chemicals and Allied Products, as compiled by the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics, for purposes of determining the need to adjust the
total annual sales values and for determining new sales values when
adjustments are made. EPA may adjust the total annual sales values
whenever the Agency deems it necessary to do so, provided that the
Producer Price Index for Chemicals and Allied Products has changed more
than 20 percent since either the most recent previous change in sales
values or the date of promulgation of this rule, whichever is later. EPA
shall provide Federal Register notification when changing the total
annual sales values.
Small quantities solely for research and development (or ``small
quantities solely for purposes of scientific experimentation or analysis
or chemical research on, or analysis of, such substance or another
substance, including such research or analysis for the development of a
product'') means quantities of a chemical substance manufactured,
imported, or processed or proposed to be manufactured, imported, or
processed solely for research and development that are not greater than
reasonably necessary for such purposes.
Substance means either a chemical substance or mixture unless
otherwise indicated.
Test marketing means the distribution in commerce of no more than a
predetermined amount of a chemical substance, mixture, article
containing that chemical substance or mixture, or a mixture containing
that substance, by a manufacturer or processor, to no more than a
defined number of potential customers to explore market capability in a
competitive situation during a predetermined testing period prior to the
broader distribution of that chemical substance, mixture, or article in
commerce.
Total annual sales means the total annual revenue (in dollars)
generated by the sale of all products of a company. Total annual sales
must include the total annual sales revenue of all sites owned or
controlled by that company and the total annual sales revenue of that
company's subsidiaries and foreign or domestic parent company, if any.
TSCA means the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
[53 FR 51715, Dec. 22, 1988]
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Sec. 704.5 Exemptions.
A person who is subject to reporting requirements for a substance
identified in this part is exempt from those requirements to the extent
that the person and that person's use of the substance is described in
this section. This section is superseded by any TSCA section 8(a) rule
that adds to, removes, or revises the exemptions described in this
section.
(a) Articles. A person who imports, processes, or proposes to import
or process a substance identified in this part solely as part of an
article is exempt from the reporting requirements of this part with
regard to that substance.
(b) Byproducts. A person who manufactures, imports, or proposes to
manufacture or import a substance identified in this part solely as a
byproduct is exempt from the reporting requirements of this part.
(c) Impurities. A person who manufactures, imports, processes, or
proposes to manufacture, import, or process a substance identified in
this part solely as an impurity is exempt from the reporting
requirements of this part.
(d) Non-isolated intermediate. A person who manufactures or proposes
to manufacture a substance identified in this part solely as a non-
isolated intermediate is exempt from the reporting requirements of this
part.
(e) Research and development. A person who manufactures, imports,
processes, or proposes to manufacture, import, or process a substance
identified in this part only in small quantities solely for research and
development is exempt from the reporting requirements of this part.
(f) Small manufacturers and importers. Small manufacturers and
importers are exempt from the reporting requirements of this part.
[53 FR 51717, Dec. 22, 1988]
Sec. 704.7 Confidential business information claims.
(a) Any person submitting a notice under this rule may assert a
business confidentiality claim covering all or any part of the notice.
Any information covered by a claim will be disclosed by EPA only to the
extent and by means of the procedures set forth in part 2 of this title.
(b) If no claim accompanies the notice at the time it is submitted
to EPA, the notice will be placed in an open file available to the
public without further notice to the respondent.
(c) To assert a claim of confidentiality for data contained in a
notice, the respondent must submit two copies of the notice.
(1) One copy of the notice must be complete. In that copy the
respondent must indicate what data, if any, are claimed as confidential
by marking the specific information on each page with a label such as
``confidential'', ``proprietary'', or ``trade secret''.
(2) If some data in the notice are claimed as confidential, the
respondent must submit a second copy. The second copy must be complete
except that all information claimed as confidential in the first copy
must be deleted.
(3) The first copy of the notice will be for internal use by EPA.
The second copy will be placed in an open file to be available to the
public.
(4) Failure to furnish a second copy of the notice when information
is claimed as confidential in the first copy will be considered a
presumptive waiver of the claim of confidentiality. EPA will notify the
respondent by certified mail that a finding of a presumptive waiver of
the claim of confidentiality has been made. The respondent has 15 days
from the date of receipt of notification to submit the required second
copy. Failure to submit the second copy will cause EPA to place the
first copy in the public file.
(d) In submitting a claim of confidentiality, a person attests to
the truth of the following four statements concerning all information
which is claimed confidential:
(1) My company has taken measures to protect the confidentiality of
the information, and it intends to continue to take such measures.
(2) The information is not, and has not been, reasonably obtainable
without our consent by other persons (other than government bodies) by
use of legitimate means (other than discovery based on a showing of
special need in a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding).
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(3) The information is not publicly available elsewhere.
(4) Disclosure of the information would cause substantial harm to
our competitive position.
[48 FR 23420, May 25, 1983, as amended at 53 FR 51717, Dec. 22, 1988]
Sec. 704.9 Where to send reports.
Reports must be submitted by certified mail to the Document Control
Office (7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Room G-099, 401 M St., SW., Washington,
DC., 20460, ATT: 8(a) Reporting.
[60 FR 34463, July 3, 1995]
Sec. 704.11 Recordkeeping.
Each person who is subject to the reporting requirements of this
part must retain the following records for 3 years following the
creation or compilation of the record.
(a) A copy of each report submitted by the person in response to the
requirements of this part.
(b) Materials and documentation sufficient to verify or reconstruct
the values submitted in the report.
(c) A copy of each notice sent by the person, return receipt
requested, to that person's customers for the purpose of notifying their
customers of the customer's reporting obligations under this part.
(d) All return receipts signed by the person's customers who
received the notice described in paragraph (c) of this section.
[53 FR 51717, Dec. 22, 1988, as amended at 58 FR 34204, June 23, 1993]
Sec. 704.13 Compliance and enforcement.
Violators of the requirements of this part may be subject to civil
administrative penalties up to $25,000 per day of violation or criminal
prosecution, as provided in sections 15 and 16 of TSCA. In addition,
under section 17, EPA may seek judicial relief to compel submission of
required information.
[53 FR 51717, Dec. 22, 1989]
Subpart B--Chemical-Specific Reporting and Recordkeeping Rules
Sec. 704.25 11-Aminoundecanoic acid.
(a) Definitions. (1) 11-AA means the chemical substance 11-
aminoundecanoic acid, CAS Number 2432-99-7.
(2) Enclosed process means a process that is designed and operated
so that there is no intentional release of any substance present in the
process. A process with fugitive, inadvertent, or emergency pressure
relief releases remains an enclosed process so long as measures are
taken to prevent worker exposure to an environmental contamination from
the releases.
(3) Internal subunit means a subunit that is covalently linked to at
least two other subunits. Internal subunits of polymer molecules are
chemically derived from monomer molecules that have formed covalent
links between two or more other molecules.
(4) Monomer means a chemical substance that has the capacity to form
links between two or more other molecules.
(5) Polymer means a chemical substance that consists of at least a
simple weight majority of polymer molecules but consists of less than a
simple weight majority of molecules with the same molecular weight.
Collectively, such polymer molecules must be distributed over a range of
molecular weights wherein differences in molecular weight are primarily
attributable to differences in the number of internal subunits.
(6) Polymer molecule means a molecule which includes at least four
covalently linked subunits, at least two of which are internal subunits.
(7) Small processor means a processor that meets either the standard
in paragraph (a)(7)(i) of this section or the standard in paragraph
(a)(7)(ii) of this section.
(i) First standard. A processor of a chemical substance is small if
its total annual sales, when combined with those of its parent company,
if any, are less than $40 million. However, if the annual processing
volume of a particular chemical substance at any individual site owned
or controlled by the
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processor is greater than 45,400 kilograms (100,000 pounds), the
processor shall not qualify as small for purposes of reporting on the
processing of that chemical substance at that site, unless the processor
qualifies as small under paragraph (a)(7)(ii) of this section.
(ii) Second standard. A processor of a chemical substance is small
if its total annual sales, when combined with those of its parent
company (if any), are less than $4 million, regardless of the quantity
of the particular chemical substance processed by that company.
(iii) Inflation index. EPA will use the Inflation Index described in
the definition of small manufacturer set forth in Sec. 704.3, for
purposes of adjusting the total annual sales values of this small
processor definition. EPA will provide notice in the Federal Register
when changing the total annual sales values of this definition.
(8) Subunit means an atom or group of associated atoms chemically
derived from corresponding reactants.
(b) Persons who must report. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this section, the following persons are subject to this section:
(1) Persons who manufacture or propose to manufacture 11-AA:
(i) For use as an intermediate in the manufacture of polymers in an
enclosed process when it is expected that the 11-AA will be fully
polymerized during the manufacturing process, or
(ii) For use as a component in photoprocessing solutions.
(2) Persons who import or propose to import 11-AA:
(i) For use as an intermediate in the manufacture of polymers in an
enclosed process when it is expected that the 11-AA will be fully
polymerized during the manufacturing process, or
(ii) For use as a component in photoprocessing solutions.
(3) Persons who process or propose to process 11-AA:
(i) For use as an intermediate in the manufacture of polymers in an
enclosed process when it is expected that the 11-AA will be fully
polymerized during the manufacturing process, or
(ii) For use as a component in photoprocessing solutions.
(c) Persons not subject to this section. The following persons are
not subject to this section:
(1) Small manufacturers (includes importers) as described in
Sec. 704.3.
(2) Small processors.
(3) Persons described in Sec. 704.5.
(4) Persons who, at any time during the 3-year period ending July
22, 1986, manufactured, imported, or processed 11-AA:
(i) For use as an intermediate in the manufacture of polymers in an
enclosed process when it is expected that the 11-AA will be fully
polymerized during the manufacturing process, or
(ii) For use as a component in photoprocessing solutions.
(d) What information to report. Persons identified in paragraph (b)
of this section must submit a Premanufacture Notice Form (EPA Form 7710-
25).
(e) When to report. (1) Persons who intend to manufacture, import,
or process 11-AA for use as an intermediate in the manufacture of
polymers in an enclosed process when it is expected that the 11-AA will
be fully polymerized during the manufacturing process or for use as a
component in photoprocessing solutions must notify EPA within 30 days
after making a firm management decision to commit financial resources
for the manufacturing, importing, or processing of 11-AA.
(2) Persons who initiated manufacturing, importing, or processing of
11-AA for use as an intermediate in the manufacture of polymers in an
enclosed process when it is expected that the 11-AA will be fully
polymerized during the manufacturing process, or for use as a component
in photoprocessing solutions during the time period between July 22,
1986 and July 13, 1987 must notify EPA by August 10, 1987.
(f) Recordkeeping. Persons subject to the reporting requirements of
this section must retain documentation of information contained in their
reports for a period of 5 years from the date of submission of the
report.
(g) Where to send reports. Reports must be submitted by certified
mail to the Document Control Office (7407), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, U.S. Environmental Protection
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Agency, Room G-099, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC., 20460, ATT: 11-AA
Notification.
[52 FR 19864, May 28, 1987, as amended at 60 FR 16308, Mar. 29, 1995; 60
FR 34463, July 3, 1995]
Sec. 704.33 P-tert-butylbenzoic acid (P-TBBA), p-tert-butyltoluene (P-TBT) and p-tert-butylbenzaldehyde (P-TBB).
(a) Definitions. (1) P-TBBA means the substance p-tert-butylbenzoic
acid, also identified as 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)benzoic acid, CAS No. 98-
73-7.
(2) P-TBT means the substance p-tert-butyltoluene, also identified
as 1-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-methylbenzene, CAS No. 98-51-1.
(3) P-TBB means the substance p-tert-butylbenzaldehyde, also
identified as 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)benzaldehyde, CAS No. 939-97-9.
(4) Small processor means a processor that meets either the standard
in paragraph (a)(4)(i) of this section or the standard in paragraph
(a)(4)(ii) of this section.
(i) First standard. A processor of a chemical substance is small if
its total annual sales, when combined with those of its parent company,
if any, are less than $40 million. However, if the annual processing
volume of a particular chemical substance at any individual site owned
or controlled by the processor is greater than 45,400 kilograms (100,000
pounds), the processor shall not qualify as small for purposes of
reporting on the processing of that chemical substance at that site,
unless the processor qualifies as small under paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of
this section.
(ii) Second standard. A processor of a chemical substance is small
if its total annual sales, when combined with those of its parent
company (if any), are less than $4 million, regardless of the quantity
of the particular chemical substance processed by that company.
(iii) Inflation index. EPA shall use the Inflation Index described
in the definition of small manufacturer that is set forth in Sec. 704.3,
for purposes of adjusting the total annual sales values of this small
processor definition. EPA shall provide Federal Register notification
when changing the total annual sales values of this definition.
(b) Persons who must report. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this section, the following persons are subject to the reporting
requirements of this rule; a person may become subject to this rule more
than once, for more than one substance or under more than one of the
criteria listed in this paragraph (b).
(1) Persons who manufactured, imported, or processed P-TBBA, P-TBT,
and/or P-TBB for commercial purposes during the person's latest complete
corporate fiscal year prior to June 25, 1986. For purposes of this
provision, processors of P-TBBA, P-TBT, and/or P-TBB shall include only
those persons who processed the substances other than as non-isolated
intermediates.
(2) Persons who commence manufacture or importation of P-TBBA, P-
TBT, and/or P-TBB for commercial purposes after June 25, 1986. This
provision is applicable to persons who cease manufacture or importation
of P-TBBA, P-TBT, and/or P-TBB after June 25, 1986 and then subsequently
resume manufacture or importation of the substance(s).
(3) Persons who process P-TBBA, P-TBT, and/or P-TBB for commercial
purposes in any way other than as a non-isolated intermediate after June
25, 1986.
(c) Persons not subject to this rule. In addition to the persons
described in Sec. 704.5, small processors, as defined in paragraph
(a)(4) of this section, are not subject to this rule.
(d) Information to report. Persons subject to this rule as described
in paragraph (b) of this section shall report information to EPA as
specified in this paragraph (d). Respondents to this rule shall report
all information that is known to or reasonably ascertainable by the
person reporting. For purposes of importer reporting under this
paragraph, a site is the operating unit within the person's organization
which is directly responsible for importing the substance and which
controls the import transaction. The import site may in some cases be
the organization's headquarters office in the United States.
(1) All manufacturers, importers, and processors specified in
paragraph (b) of
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this section shall report their name and headquarters address.
(2) All manufacturers, importers, and processors specified in
paragraph (b) of this section shall report the name, address, and office
telephone number (including area code) of their principal technical
contact.
(3) All manufacturers, importers, and processors specified in
paragraph (b) of this section shall report the name and address of each
site where P-TBBA, P-TBT, and/or P-TBB is manufactured, imported, or
processed.
(4) All manufacturers, importers, and processors specified in
paragraph (b)(1) of this section only shall report the information
described in this paragraph (d)(4). Respondents to this paragraph (d)(4)
shall report separately for each substance that they manufacture,
import, or process, and for each site at which they do so. However, if
the information to be reported in response to this paragraph (d)(4) is
the same for different sites, the respondent need not report separately
for each site but need only notify EPA that the information is the same
for each site. The information to be reported under this paragraph
(d)(4) shall cover the respondent's latest complete corporate fiscal
year prior to June 25, 1986. Respondents to this paragraph (d)(4) shall
report the following information:
(i) The total quantity (by weight) of P-TBBA, P-TBT, or P-TBB
manufactured, imported, or processed for commercial purposes per site.
(ii) A narrative description of the manufacturing, importing, or
processing operation(s) involving P-TBBA, P-TBT, or P-TBB at each site.
(iii) A narrative description of worker activities involving P-TBBA,
P-TBT, or P-TBB at each site, including the number of workers
potentially exposed to each substance and, if applicable, the number of
workers potentially exposed to more than one substance.
(iv) The potential routes of worker exposure to P-TBBA, P-TBT, or P-
TBB at each site (e.g., inhalation, ingestion, dermal absorption).
(v) Available monitoring data from employee breathing zones with
potential exposure to P-TBBA, P-TBT, or P-TBB at each site, including a
description of the method of monitoring, the number of samples taken,
and the potential number of workers similarly exposed for each worker
job category. Respondents to this paragraph (d)(4)(v) shall submit data
showing a range of 8-hour time weighted averages (TWAs), provided that
the data are available in that form. Respondents also shall submit a
calculated geometric mean of these data, with an explanation of the
method by which the mean was derived. However, if the monitoring data
are not available in the form of 8-hour TWAs, respondents shall submit
raw sample data results and the duration time of sampling for each job
category.
(vi) A narrative description of any personal protective equipment
and/or engineering controls used to prevent exposure to P-TBBA, P-TBT,
or P-TBB at each site.
(vii) A listing of the estimated quantities of P-TBBA, P-TBT, or P-
TBB released directly into air, water, or land from each site.
(viii) A narrative description of the times during the
manufacturing, importing, or processing operations involving P-TBBA, P-
TBT, or P-TBB when environmental release occurs at each site.
(ix) A narrative description of any engineering controls used to
prevent environmental release of P-TBBA, P-TBT, or P-TBB at each site.
(x) A narrative description of all known end uses of any P-TBBA, P-
TBT, or P-TBB that is manufactured, imported, or processed by the
respondent. The narrative need not include customer identity.
(xi) A narrative description of the methods used at each site for
disposing of wastes generated during the manufacture, importation, or
processing of P-TBBA, P-TBT, or P-TBB, including the quantity and
content of such wastes (per site), the method of disposal, and an
identification of the disposal site(s).
(5) All manufactureres, importers, and processors specified in
paragraph (b) of this section shall report the information described in
this paragraph (d)(5). Respondents to this paragraph (d)(5) shall report
separately for each substance that they intend to manufacture, import,
or process during the first 2 years following the date on which
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they become subject to this rule. The data reported under this paragraph
(d)(5) shall cover that 2-year period. Respondents to this paragraph
(d)(5) shall report separately for each site at which they intend to
manufacture, import, or process each substance. Respondents need not
comply with this paragraph (d)(5) if the information to be reported is
identical to that reported by the respondent under paragraph (d)(4) of
this section, provided that the respondent makes note of that fact to
EPA. Respondents to this paragraph (d)(5) shall report the following
information:
(i) An estimate of the total quantity (by weight) of P-TBBA, P-TBT,
or P-TBB that the respondent intends to manufacture, import, or process
for commercial purposes per site during each of the first 2 years
following the date on which the respondent becomes subject to this rule.
(ii) A narrative description of the intended manufacturing,
importing, or processing activities involving P-TBBA, P-TBT, or P-TBB at
each site during the first 2 years following the date on which the
respondent becomes subject to this rule. The description shall include a
summary of the intended manufacturing, importing, or processing
operation(s); a summary of intended worker activities involving the
substances, including an estimate of the number of persons anticipated
to be exposed annually to P-TBBA, P-TBT, or P-TBB (per site) during the
2-year period, the anticipated routes of worker exposure to the
substances (e.g., inhalation, ingestion, dermal absorption); and a
summary of any personal protective equipment and/or engineering controls
that the respondent intends to use to prevent exposure to the
substances.
(iii) A narrative description of anticipated environmental releases
of P-TBBA, P-TBT, or P-TBB at each site from the manufacture,
importation, or processing of these substances during the first 2 years
following the date on which the respondent becomes subject to this rule.
The narrative shall include the anticipated quantities of each substance
released directly into air, water, or land, the anticipated routes of
environmental release, and any intended engineering controls to be used
to prevent environmental release of the substances.
(iv) A narrative description of all anticipated end uses or P-TBBA,
P-TBT, or P-TBB resulting from the respondent's manufacture,
importation, or processing of the substances during the first 2 years
following the date on which the respondent becomes subject to this rule.
The summary need not include customer identity.
(v) A narrative summary of the anticipated disposal of wastes
generated from the manufacture, importation, or processing of P-TBBA, P-
TBT, or P-TBB during the first 2 years following the date on which the
respondent becomes subject to this rule. The summary shall include the
anticipated quantity and content of such wastes (per site), the intended
method of disposal, and an identification of intended disposal site(s).
(e) When to report. Persons subject to this rule must submit the
requisite information to EPA within 60 days of becoming subject to the
rule under the standards set forth in paragraph (b) of this section.
(f) Certification. Persons subject to this rule must attach the
following statement to any information submitted to EPA in response to
this rule: ``I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, all of the attached information is complete and accurate.'' This
statement shall be signed and dated by the company's principal technical
contact.
(g) Recordkeeping. Persons subject to the reporting requirements of
this section must retain documentation of information contained in their
reports for a period of 5 years from the date of the submission of the
report.
[51 FR 17339, May 12, 1986; 51 FR 18323, May 19, 1986, as amended at 52
FR 20083, May 29, 1987; 58 FR 34204, June 23, 1993]
Sec. 704.43 Chlorinated naphthalenes.
(a) Definitions. (1) Extent of chlorination means the percent by
weight of chlorine.
(2) Import means to import in bulk form or as part of a mixture.
(3) Isomeric ratio means the relative amounts of each isomeric
chlorinated
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naphthalene that composes the chemical substance; and for each isomer
the relative amounts of each chlorinated naphthalene designated by the
position of the chlorine atom(s) on the naphthalene.
(4) Polychlorinated biphenyl means any chemical substance that is
limited to the biphenyl molecule and that has been chlorinated to
varying degrees.
(5) Small manufacturer means a manufacturer (including importers)
who meets either paragraph (a)(5) (i) or (ii) of this section:
(i) A manufacturer of a chemical substance is small if its total
annual sales, when combined with those of its parent company (if any),
are less than $40 million. However, if the annual production volume of a
particular chemical substance at any individual site owned or controlled
by the manufacturer is greater than 45,400 kilograms (100,000 pounds),
the manufacturer shall not qualify as small for purposes of reporting on
the production of that chemical substance at that site, unless the
manufacturer qualifies as small under paragraph (a)(5)(ii) of this
section.
(ii) A manufacturer of a chemical substance is small if its total
annual sales, when combined with those of its parent company (if any),
are less than $4 million, regardless of the quantity of the particular
chemical substance produced by that manufacturer.
(iii) For imported mixtures containing a chemical substance
identified in paragraph (b) of this section, the 45,400 kilograms
(100,000 pounds) standard in paragraph (a)(5)(i) of this section applies
only to the amount of the chemical substance in a mixture and not the
other components of the mixture.
(6) Waste means any solid liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous
material that results from the production of a chemical substance
identified in paragraph (b) of this section and which is to be disposed.
(b) Substances for which reports must be submitted.
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CAS registry number Chemical substance
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90-13-1........................ Naphthalene, 1-chloro-
91-58-7........................ Naphthalene, 2-chloro-
1321-64-8........................ Naphthalene, pentachloro-
1321-65-9........................ Naphthalene, trichloro-
1335-87-1........................ Naphthalene, hexachloro-
1335-88-2........................ Naphthalene, tetrachloro-
1825-30-5........................ Naphthalene, 1,5-dichloro-
1825-31-6........................ Naphthalene, 1,4-dichloro-
2050-69-3........................ Naphthalene, 1,2-dichloro-
2050-72-8........................ Naphthalene, 1,6-dichloro-
2050-73-9........................ Naphthalene, 1,7-dichloro-
2050-74-0........................ Naphthalene, 1,8-dichloro-
2050-75-1........................ Naphthalene, 2,3-dichloro-
2065-70-5........................ Naphthalene, 2,6-dichloro-
2198-75-6........................ Naphthalene, 1,3-dichloro-
2198-77-8........................ Naphthalene, 2,7-dichloro-
2234-13-1........................ Naphthalene, octachloro-
25586-43-0........................ Naphthalene, chloro-
32241-08-0........................ Naphthalene, heptachloro-
70776-03-3........................ Naphthalene, chloro derivatives.
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(c) Persons who must report. (1) Persons who are manufacturing or
importing a chemical substance identified in paragraph (b) of this
section on October 8, 1984.
(2) Persons who propose to import a chemical substance identified in
paragraph (b) of this section on or after October 8, 1984.
(3) Persons who manufacture a chemical substance identified in
paragraph (b) of this section after October 8, 1984.
(4) A person is required to report only once for each chemical
substance identified in paragraph (b) of this section.
(d) Persons exempt from reporting. (1) Small manufacturers.
(2) Persons described in Sec. 704.5.
(e) What information to report. Persons described in paragraph (c)
of this section must notify EPA of current or prospective manufacture or
import. The notice must include, to the extent that it is known to or
reasonably ascertainable by the person making the report, the following
information:
(1) Company name and address.
(2) Name, address, and telephone number of the principal technical
contact.
(3) For chemical substances proposed to be imported, the proposed
date of import.
(4) A description of the use(s) or intended use(s) for the chemical
substance.
(5) A description of the isomeric ratio and extent of chlorination
of the chemical substance and the impurity level of polychlorinated
biphenyls.
(6) The quantity (by weight) manufactured or imported within 12
months prior to October 8, 1984, if any, and the estimated quantity (by
weight) to be manufactured or imported for the first
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3 years following the date of the report or the date of the intended
start of import whichever occurs later.
(7) The number of persons exposed to the chemical substance during
manufacture, import, processing, distribution in commerce, use, and
disposal.
(8) If a manufacturer's waste contains one or more of the chemical
substances identified in paragraph (b) of this section, the manufacturer
must:
(i) Provide the quantity (by weight) of the chemical substances
identified in paragraph (b) of this section present in the waste.
(ii) Identify the constituents of the waste and their
concentrations,
(iii) State the rate of waste generation as a percentage of
production volume,
(iv) Describe where in the manufacturing process the waste is
generated, and
(v) Describe the method for disposal of the waste.
(f) When to report. (1) Persons who are manufacturing or importing a
chemical substance identified in paragraph (b) of this section on
October 8, 1984 must notify EPA by November 6, 1984.
(2) Persons who propose to import a chemical substance identified in
paragraph (b) of this section on or after October 8, 1984 must notify
EPA by November 6, 1984, or 15 days after making the management decision
described in Sec. 704.3, whichever is later in time.
(3) Persons who manufacture a chemical substance identified in
paragraph (b) of this section after October 8, 1984 must notify EPA
within 30 days after the initial date of manufacture.
[49 FR 33653, Aug. 24, 1984; 49 FR 45133, Nov. 15, 1984; 50 FR 1215,
Jan. 10, 1985; 51 FR 19839, June 3, 1986; 52 FR 20083, May 29, 1987.
Redesignated at 53 FR 51717, Dec. 22, 1988]
Sec. 704.45 Chlorinated terphenyl.
(a) Definitions. (1) Chlorinated terphenyl means a chemical
substance, CAS No. 61788-33-6, comprised of chlorinated ortho-, meta-,
and paraterphenyl.
(2) Extent of chlorination means the percent by weight of chlorine
for each isomer (ortho, meta, and para).
(3) Isomeric ratio means the ratios of ortho-, meta-, and
parachlorinated terphenyls.
(4) Polychlorinated biphenyl means any chemical substance that is
limited to the biphenyl molecule that has been chlorinated to varying
degrees.
(5) Small manufacturer means a manufacturer (importers are defined
as manufacturers under TSCA) who meets either of the following standards
under this rule:
(i) First standard. A manufacturer of an existing chemical substance
is small if its total annual sales, when combined with those of its
parent company (if any), are less than $40 million. However, if the
annual production volume of a particular chemical substance at any
individual site owned or controlled by the manufacturer is greater than
45,400 kilograms (100,000 pounds), the manufacturer shall not qualify as
small for purposes of reporting on the production of that chemical
substance at the site, unless the manufacturer qualified as small under
paragraph (a)(5)(ii) of this section.
(ii) Second standard. A manufacturer of an existing chemical
substance is small if its total annual sales, when combined with those
of its parent company (if any), are less than $4 million, regardless of
the quantity of chemicals produced by that manufacturer.
(b) Persons who must report. Except for small manufacturers and as
provided in Sec. 704.5, the following persons are subject to the rule:
(1) Persons who manufacture or propose to manufacture chlorinated
terphenyl.
(2) Persons who import (importers) or propose to import chlorinated
terphenyl as a chemical substance in bulk or as part of a mixture.
(c) What information to report. Persons subject to this rule as
described in paragraph (b) of this section must notify EPA of current or
proposed manufacture or import of chlorinated terphenyl. The notice must
include, to the extent that it is known to the person making the report
or is reasonably ascertainable, the following information:
(1) Company name and address.
(2) Name, address, and telephone number of principal technical
contact.
(3) A description of the use(s) or intended use(s) for chlorinated
terphenyl.
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(4) A description of the isomeric ratio and extent of chlorination
of the chlorinated terphenyl and the impurity level of polychlorinated
biphenyls.
(5) The quantity (by weight) manufactured or imported within 12
months prior to the effective date of the rule, if any, and the
estimated quantity (by weight) to be manufactured or imported for the
first three years following the date of the report or the date of the
intended start of production, whichever occurs later.
(6) The proposed date for the initiation of manufacturing or
importation of chlorinated terphenyl, if appropriate.
(d) When to report. Persons who are manufacturing or importing
chlorinated terphenyl on the effective date of the rule must notify EPA
within 30 days of the effective date of the rule. Persons who propose to
manufacture or import chlorinated terphenyl must notify EPA within 15
days after making the management decision described in Sec. 704.3
``Proposed to manufacture or import''.
[49 FR 11184, Mar. 26, 1984, as amended at 49 FR 32068, Aug. 10, 1984;
50 FR 2048, Jan. 15, 1985; 52 FR 20083, May 29, 1987. Redesignated at 53
FR 51717, Dec. 22, 1988; 58 FR 34204, June 23, 1993]
Sec. 704.95 Phosphonic acid, [1,2-ethanediyl-bis[nitrilobis-(methylene)]]tetrakis- (EDTMPA) and its salts.
(a) Substances for which reporting is required. The chemical
substances for which reporting is required under this section are:
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CAS No. Chemical name
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1429-50-1.. Phosphonic acid, [1,2-ethanediyl-bis[nitrilobis
(methylene)]] tetrakis- (EDTMPA)
15142-96-8. Phosphonic acid, [1,2-ethanediyl-
bis[nitrilobis(methylene)]] tetrakis-, hexasodium salt
34274-30-1. Phosphonic acid, [1,2-ethanediyl-
bis[nitrilobis(methylene)]] tetrakis-, potassium salt
57011-27-5. Phosphonic acid, [1,2-ethanediyl-bis[nitrilobis
(methylene)]] tetrakis-, ammonium salt
67924-23-6. Cobaltate (6-), [[[1,2-ethanediylbis [nitrilobis
(methylene)]] tetrakis-[phosphonato]] (8-)]-,
pentapotassium hydrogen, (OC-6-21)-
67969-67-9. Cobaltate (6-), [[[1,2-ethanediylbis [nitrilobis
(methylene)]] tetrakis- [phosphonato]] (8-)-
N,N',O,O'',O'''',O'''''']-, pentasodium hydrogen, (OC-6-
21)-
67989-89-3. Cuprate (6-), [[[1,2-ethanediylbis [nitrilobis
(methylene)]] tetrakis- [phosphonato]] (8-)]-,
pentapotassium hydrogen, (OC-6-21)-
68025-39-8. Cobaltate (6-), [[[1,2-ethanediylbis [nitrilobis
(methylene)]] tetrakis- [phosphonato]] (6-)-
N,N',O,O'',O'''',O'''''']-, pentaammonium hydrogen, (OC-6-
21)-
68188-96-5. Phosphonic acid, [1,2-ethanediylbis [nitrilobis
(methylene)]] tetrakis-, tetrapotassium salt
68309-98-8. Cadmate (6-), [[[1,2-ethanediylbis [nitrilobis
(methylene)]] tetrakis- [phosphonato]] (8-)]-,
pentapotassium hydrogen, (OC-6-21)-
68901-17-7. Phosphonic acid, [1,2-ethanediylbis [nitrilobis
(methylene)]] tetrakis-, octaammonium salt
68958-86-1. Nickelate (6-), [[[1,2-ethanediylbis [nitrilobis
(methylene)]] tetrakis- [phosphonato]] (8-)]-,
pentaammonium hydrogen, (OC-6-21)-
68958-87-2. Nickelate (6-), [[[1,2-ethanediylbis [nitrilobis
(methylene)]] tetrakis- [phosphonato]] (8-)]-,
pentapotassium hydrogen, (OC-6-21)-
68958-88-3. Nickelate (6-), [[[1,2-ethanediylbis [nitrilobis
(methylene)]] tetrakis [phosphonato]] (8-)]-, pentasodium
hydrogen, (OC-6-21)-
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(b) Persons who must report. Unless exempt as provided in
Sec. 704.5, reports must be submitted by:
(1) Persons who manufacture or import any of the substances
identified in paragraph (a) of this section.
(2) Persons who propose to manufacture or propose to import any of
the substances identified in paragraph (a) of this section. For the
purposes of importer reporting under this section, an import site is the
operating unit within the person's organization which is directly
responsible for importing the substance and which controls the import
transaction; the import site may in some cases be the organization's
headquarters office in the United States.
(c) What information to report. Persons identified in paragraph (b)
of this section must report to EPA, for each of the substances
identified in paragraph (a) of this section, the following information
to the extent known to or reasonably ascertainable by them.
(1) Initial Report:
(i) Name and Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number of the
substance for which the report is submitted.
(ii) Company name and headquarters address.
(iii) Name, address, and telephone number of the principal technical
contact.
(iv) The total quantity (by weight in pounds) of the substance
manufactured or imported for the person's most recently completed
corporate fiscal year.
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(v) A description of the commercial uses of the substance during the
person's most recently completed corporate fiscal year, including the
production volume for each use.
(vi) The estimated quantity (by weight in pounds) of the substance
proposed to be manufactured or imported in the person's current
corporate fiscal year.
(vii) A description of the intended commercial uses of the substance
during the person's current corporate fiscal year, including the
estimated production volume for each use.
(2) Follow-up Report:
(i) Name and Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number of the
substance for which the report is submitted.
(ii) Company name and headquarters address.
(iii) Name, address, and telephone number of the principal technical
contact.
(iv) The estimated quantity (by weight in pounds) of the substance
proposed to be manufactured or imported in the person's current
corporate fiscal year.
(v) A description of the intended commercial uses of the substance
during the person's current corporate fiscal year, including the
estimated production volume for each use.
(d) When to report. (1) Persons specified in paragraph (b)(1) of
this section who are manufacturing or importing the substance as of
December 5, 1988 must submit an initial report described in paragraph
(c)(1) of this section by January 3, 1989.
(2) Persons specified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section must
submit an initial report within 30 days after making the management
decision described in Sec. 704.3 or by January 3, 1989, whichever is
later.
(3) Persons specified in paragraph (b) of this section, who
submitted a report described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, must
submit a follow-up report described in paragraph (c)(2) of this section
within 30 days of making the management decision, described at
Sec. 704.3, to do either of the following events:
(i) Manufacture or import the substance in a quantity 50 percent
greater than the quantity reported in the most recently submitted
report.
(ii) Manufacture or import the substance for a use not reported for
that substance in any previous report.
(e) Certification. Persons subject to this section must attach the
following statement to any information submitted to EPA in response to
this section: ``I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, all of the attached information is complete and accurate.'' This
statement must be signed and dated by the company's principal technical
contact.
(f) Recordkeeping. Persons subject to the reporting requirements of
this section must retain documentation of information contained in their
reports for a period of 5 years from the date of the submission of the
report.
[53 FR 41337, Oct. 21, 1988, as amended at 58 FR 34204, June 23, 1993]
Sec. 704.102 Hexachloronorbornadiene.
(a) Definitions. (1) Endrin means the pesticide 2,7:3,6-
Dimethanonaphth[2,3-b]oxirene,3,4,5,6,9,9-hexachloro-
1a,2,2a,3,6,6a,7,7a-octahydro-, (1aalpha, 2beta, 2abeta, 3alpha, 6alpha,
6abeta, 7beta, 7aalpha)-, CAS Number 72-20-8.
(2) HEX-BCH means the chemical substance 1,2,3,4,7,7-
hexachloronorbornadiene, CAS Number 3389-71-7.
(3) Isodrin means the pesticide 1,4:5,8-
Dimethanonaphthalene,1,2,3,4,10,10-hexacholoro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-,
(1alpha, 4alpha, 4abeta, 5beta, 8beta, 8abeta)-, CAS Number 465-73-6.
(4) Small business means any manufacturer, importer, or processor
who meets either paragraph (a)(4)(i) or (ii) of this section:
(i) A business is small if its total annual sales, when combined
with those of its parent (if any), are less than $40 million. However,
if the annual manufacture, importation, or processing volume of a
particular chemical substance at any individual site owned or controlled
by the business is greater than 45,400 kilograms (100,000 pounds), the
business shall not qualify as small for purposes of reporting on the
manufacture, importation, or processing of that chemical substance at
that site, unless the business qualifies as small under paragraph
(a)(4)(ii) of this section.
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(ii) A business is small if its total annual sales, when combined
with those of its parent company (if any), are less than $4 million,
regardless of the quantity of the particular chemical substance
manufactured, imported, or processed by that business.
(iii) For imported and processed mixtures containing HEX-BCH, the
45,400 kilograms (100,000 pounds) standard in paragraph (a)(4)(i) of
this section applies only to the amount of HEX-BCH in a mixture and not
the other components of the mixture.
(5) 8-hour time weighted average means the cumulative exposure for
an 8-hour work shift computed as follows:
Ca Ta+Cb Tb+ . . . Cn Tn
E= --------------------------------------------
8
Where:
E is the equivalent exposure for the working shift.
Ci is the concentration (i.e., parts per million) during
any period of time (Ti) where the concentration remains
constant.
Ti is the duration in hours of the exposure at the
concentration Ci.
(6) Year means corporate fiscal year.
(b) Persons who must report. (1) Reports must be submitted by:
(i) Persons who are manufacturing, importing, or processing HEX-BCH
for use as an intermediate in the production or isodrin or endrin on or
after January 2, 1986; and
(ii) Persons who propose to manufacture, import, or process HEX-BCH
for use as an intermediate in the production of isodrin or endrin, on or
after January 2, 1986.
(2) Persons described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section who engage
or propose to engage in more than one activity (i.e., manufacture and
processing) must report the information required in paragraph (d)
separately for each activity.
(c) Persons exempt from reporting. (1) Small businesses.
(2) Persons described in Sec. 704.5(a) and (c).
(d) Information to report. (1) Initial reports must include, to the
extent that it is known to or reasonably ascertainable by the person
reporting, the following information:
(i) Company name and address.
(ii) Name, address, and telephone number of the principal contact.
(iii) Name and address of plant sites where HEX-BCH is or is
proposed to be manufactured, imported, or processed, noting for each
plant site which activity takes or would take place at each site.
(iv) If applicable, the intended date for initiating the
manufacture, import, or processing of HEX-BCH.
(v) If applicable, the actual quantity (by weight) of HEX-BCH
manufactured, imported, or processed during the most recently concluded
year.
(vi) The estimated quantity (by weight) of HEX-BCH to be
manufactured, imported, or processed each year during the first 3 years
following the date of the report or the date of the intended start of
manufacture, import, or processing, whichever occurs later.
(vii) For each year described in paragraphs (d)(1) (v) and (vi) of
this section: the number or expected number of employees exposed to HEX-
BCH during the manufacture, import, processing, distribution in
commerce, use, and disposal; the routes of exposure; and the 8-hour time
weighted average of exposure.
(viii) If employees are exposed or expected to be exposed to HEX-
BCH, state for each reported route of exposure, whether personal
protective equipment is used or expected to be used, and a description
of the personal protective equipment.
(ix) The actual or anticipated quantity, content, method of
disposal, and disposal site of any wastes generated or expected to be
generated during the manufacture, importation, or processing of HEX-BCH.
(2) Subsequent reports must provide, to the extent known to or
reasonably ascertainable by the person reporting, the information in
paragraph (d)(1) of this section and a statement explaining why the
subsequent report is required.
(e) When to report. (1) Persons who are manufacturing, importing, or
processing HEX-BCH on January 2, 1986, must submit an initial report to
EPA by February 3, 1986.
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(2) Persons who propose to manufacture, import, or process HEX-BCH
on or after January 2, 1986, must submit an initial report to EPA by
February 3, 1986, or 30 days after making the management decision
described in Sec. 704.3 ``Propose to manufacture, import, or process,''
whichever is later in time.
(3) Persons described in paragraph (b) of this section, who have
submitted a report described in paragraph (d) of this section, must
submit a subsequent report within 30 days of any of the following
events. Based on the most recently submitted report:
(i) The manufacture, importation, or processing of HEX-BCH begins at
a plant site different than that reported pursuant to paragraph
(d)(1)(iii) of this section.
(ii) The actual quantity (by weight) of HEX-BCH manufactured,
imported, or processed in a given year is greater than or equal to 200
percent of the estimated value for that year reported pursuant to
paragraph (d)(1)(vi) of this section.
(iii) The total number of employees exposed to HEX-BCH is greater
than 130 percent of the projected value reported pursuant to paragraph
(d)(1)(vii) of this section.
(iv) The route of exposures to HEX-BCH differs from that reported
pursuant to paragraph (d)(1)(vii) of this section.
(v) The actual 8-hour time weighted average exposure for any
activity exceeds the projection reported pursuant to paragraph
(d)(1)(vii) of this section by more than 100 percent.
(vi) The method of disposal or disposal site reported pursuant to
paragraph (d)(1)(ix) of this section has changed.
(vii) Three years have passed since the most recent submission of a
report and the person is still engaged in the manufacture, importation,
or processing of HEX-BCH.
(f) Certification of review. Each person who submits a report under
this section must for 3 years following the submission date of the most
recent submission, review their activities at the end of each year to
determine whether any reportable event specified in paragraph (e)(3) of
this section has occurred. If a review shows that none of these events
has occurred, the person is required to certify this fact in writing.
(g) Recordkeeping. Any person subject to the reporting requirements
of this section must:
(1) Retain documentation of information contained in their reports.
This documentation must be maintained for a period of 3 years from the
date of the submission of the report; and
(2) Retain the certification required by paragraph (f) of this
section for 3 years from the date of its creation.
[50 FR 47536, Nov. 19, 1985, as amended at 52 FR 20083, May 29, 1987.
Redesignated at 53 FR 51717, Dec. 22, 1988; 58 FR 34204, June 23, 1993]
Sec. 704.104 Hexafluoropropylene oxide.
(a) Definitions. (1) ``HFPO'' means the chemical substance
hexafluoropropylene oxide, CAS Number 428-59-1. [Listed in TSCA
Inventory as oxirane, trifluoro(trifluoromethyl)-]
(2) ``Enclosed process'' means a process that is designed and
operated so that there is no intentional release of any substance
present in the process. A process with fugitive, inadvertent, or
emergency pressure relief releases remains an enclosed process so long
as measures are taken to prevent worker exposure to and environmental
contamination from the releases.
(3) ``Small processor'' means a processor that meets either the
standard in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section or the standard in
paragraph (a)(3)(ii) of this section.
(i) First standard. A processor of a chemical substance is small if
its total annual sales, when combined with those of its parent company,
if any, are less than $40 million. However, if the annual processing
volume of a particular chemical substance at any individual site owned
or controlled by the processor is greater than 45,400 kilograms (100,000
pounds), the processor shall not qualify as small for purposes of
reporting on the processing of that chemical substance at that site,
unless the processor qualifies as small under paragraph (a)(3)(ii) of
this section.
(ii) Second standard. A processor of a chemical substance is small
if its total annual sales, when combined with those of its parent
company (if any), are less than $4 million, regardless of
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the quantity of the particular chemical substance processed by that
company.
(iii) Inflation index. EPA will use the Inflation Index described in
the definition of ``small manufacturer'' that is set forth in Sec. 704.3
for purposes of adjusting the total annual sales values of this small
processor definition. EPA will provide Federal Register notification
when changing the total annual sales values of this definition.
(b) Persons who must report. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this section, the following persons are subject to this section:
(1) Persons who manufacture or propose to manufacture HFPO for use
as an intermediate in the manufacture of fluorinated substances in an
enclosed process.
(2) Persons who import or propose to import HFPO for use as an
intermediate in the manufacture of fluorinated substances in an enclosed
process.
(3) Persons who process or propose to process HFPO as an
intermediate in the manufacture of fluorinated substances in an enclosed
process.
(c) Persons not subject to this rule. The following persons are not
subject to this rule:
(1) Small processors.
(2) Persons described in Sec. 704.5 (a) through (d).
(3) Persons who have already submitted to EPA a completed copy of
the Preliminary Assessment Information Manufacturer's Report (EPA Form
7710-35, as described at Sec. 712.28 of this chapter) for HFPO are not
required to report under this section with respect to activities
previously reported on.
(d) What information to report. Persons identified in paragraph (b)
of this section must submit a Premanufacture Notice Form (EPA Form 7710-
25).
(e) When to report. (1) Persons who are manufacturing, importing, or
processing, or who propose to manufacture, import, or process HFPO for
use as an intermediate in the manufacture of fluorinated substances in
an enclosed process as of December 10, 1987, must report by February 8,
1988.
(2) Persons who propose to manufacture, import, or process HFPO for
use as an intermediate in the manufacture of fluorinated substances in
an enclosed process after December 10, 1987, must report within 30 days
after making a firm management decision to commit financial resources
for the manufacturing, importing, or processing of HFPO.
(f) Recordkeeping. Persons subject to the reporting requirements of
this section must retain documentation of information contained in their
reports for a period of 5 years from the date of submission of the
reports.
(g) Where to send reports. Reports must be submitted by certified
mail to the Document Control Office (7407), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Room G-099,
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC., 20460, ATTN: HFPO Reporting.
[52 FR 41299, Oct. 27, 1987, as amended at 58 FR 34204, June 23, 1993;
60 FR 16308, Mar. 29, 1995; 60 FR 31920, June 19, 1995; 60 FR 34463,
July 3, 1995]
Sec. 704.175 4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA).
(a) Substance subject to reporting. The chemical substance 4,4'-
methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) (CAS No. 101-14-4) is subject to reporting
under this section. The substance also is identified as 4,4'-
methylenebis(2-chlorobenzenamine) and MBOCA.
(b) Persons who must report. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this section, the following persons are subject to this rule.
(1) Persons who propose to manufacture MBOCA in the United States on
or after June 2, 1986.
(2) Persons who are manufacturing MBOCA in the United States as of
June 2, 1986.
(3) Persons manufacturing MBOCA in the United States on or after
June 2, 1986 who propose to change their manner or method of
manufacturing the substance from a manner or method of manufacturing
that previously was reported under this section.
(c) Persons not subject to this rule. The following persons are
exempt from the reporting requirements of this section:
(1) Persons who import MBOCA into the customs territory of the
United States and do not otherwise manufacture the substance in the
United States.
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(2) Persons who complied with the requirements of this section prior
to June 2, 1986 and received written notification of compliance from
EPA.
(d) What information to report. Persons who are subject to this rule
as described in paragraph (b) of this section must report information to
EPA by completing the following parts of the notice form contained in
appendix A to part 720 of this chapter: Parts I.A., I.B., I.C.1.,
I.C.3., and II.A.; also, part III as appropriate. Persons subject to the
requirements of this section also must submit a narrative description of
any processing and packaging of MBOCA that occurs at the manufacturing
plant site, including the number of workers potentially exposed to MBOCA
during on-site processing and packaging of MBOCA and a description of
any personal protective equipment and/or engineering controls that would
be used to prevent release of and exposure to MBOCA during on-site
processing and packaging. Persons subject to the requirements of this
section are not required to submit information on processing or use of
MBOCA away from the manufacturing plant site. Respondents to this rule
shall report all information that is known to or reasonably
ascertainable by the person reporting.
(e) When to report. (1) Persons specified in paragraph (b)(1) of
this section must report by July 2, 1986 or within 30 days after making
a firm management decision to commit financial resources for the
manufacture of MBOCA, whichever is later in time.
(2) Persons specified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section must
report by July 2, 1986.
(3) Persons specified in paragraph (b)(3) of this section must
report within 30 days of making a firm management decision to commit
financial resources to change their manner or method of manufacturing
the substance from a manner or method of manufacturing that previously
was reported under this section.
[51 FR 13223, Apr. 18, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 20083, May 29, 1987; 58
FR 34204, June 23, 1993]