[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 23610-23612] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-11367] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OPPTS-51889; FRL-5774-4] Certain Chemicals; Premanufacture Notices AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture or import a new chemical to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture or import of substances not on the TSCA Inventory. Section 5 of TSCA also requires EPA to publish receipt and status information in the Federal Register each month reporting premanufacture notices (PMN) and test marketing exemption (TME) application requests received, both pending and expired. The information in this document contains notices received from December 22, 1997 to December 31, 1997. ADDRESSES: Written comments, identified by the document control number ``[OPPTS-51889]'' and the specific PMN number, if appropriate, should be sent to: Document Control Office (7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Rm. ETG-099 Washington, DC 20460. Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending electronic mail (e-mail) to: [email protected]. Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1/6.1 file format or ASCII file format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by the docket number [OPPTS-51889]. No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries. Additional information on electronic submissions can be found under ``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION''. All comments which contain information claimed as CBI must be clearly marked as such. Three sanitized copies of any comments containing information claimed as CBI must also be submitted and will be placed in the public record for this notice. Persons submitting information on any portion of which they believe is entitled to treatment as CBI by EPA must assert a business confidentiality claim in accordance with 40 CFR 2.203(b) for each such portion. This claim must be made at the time that the information is submitted to EPA. If a submitter does not assert a confidentiality claim at the time of submission, EPA will consider this as a waiver of any confidentiality claim and the information may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to the submitter. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Hazen, Director, Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-545, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC, 20460, (202) 554-1404, TDD (202) 554-0551; e-mail: TSCA-H[email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the provisions of TSCA, EPA is required to publish notice of receipt and status reports of chemicals subject to section 5 reporting requirements. The notice requirements are provided in TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3). Specifically, EPA is required to provide notice of receipt of PMNs and TME application requests received. EPA also is required to identify those chemical submissions for which data has been received, the uses or intended uses of such chemicals, and the nature of any test data which may have been developed. Lastly, EPA is required to provide periodic status reports of all chemical substances undergoing review and receipt of notices of commencement. A record has been established for this notice under docket number ``[OPPTS-51889]'' (including comments and data submitted electronically as described below). A public version of this record, including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 12 noon to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public record is located in the TSCA Nonconfidential Information Center (NCIC), Rm. NEM-B607, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at: [email protected] Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. The official record for this notice, as well as the public version, as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official record which will also include all comments submitted directly in [[Page 23611]] writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document. In the past, EPA has published individual notices reflecting the status of section 5 filings received, pending or expired, as well as notices reflecting receipt of notices of commencement. In an effort to become more responsive to the regulated community, the users of this information and the general public, to comply with the requirements of TSCA, to conserve EPA resources, and to streamline the process and make it more timely, EPA is consolidating these separate notices into one comprehensive notice that will be issued at regular intervals. In this notice, EPA shall provide a consolidated report in the Federal Register reflecting the dates PMN requests were received, the projected notice end date, the manufacturer or importer identity, to the extent that such information is not claimed as confidential and chemical identity, either specific or generic depending on whether chemical identity has been claimed confidential. Additionally, in this same report, EPA shall provide a listing of receipt of new notices of commencement. EPA believes the new format of the notice will be easier to understand by the interested public, and provides the information that is of greatest interest to the public users. Certain information provided in the earlier notices will not be provided under the new format. The status reports of substances under review, potential production volume, and summaries of health and safety data will not be provided in the new notices. EPA is not providing production volume information in the consolidated notice since such information is generally claimed as confidential. For this reason, there is no substantive loss to the public in not publishing the data. Health and safety data are not summarized in the notice since it is recognized as impossible, given the format of this notice, as well as the previous style of notices, to provide meaningful information on the subject. In those submissions where health and safety data were received by the Agency, a footnote is included by the Manufacturer/Importer identity to indicate its existence. As stated below, interested persons may contact EPA directly to secure information on such studies. For persons who are interested in data not included in this notice, access can be secured at EPA Headquarters in the NCIC at the address provided above. Additionally, interested parties may telephone the Document Control Office at (202) 260-1532, TDD (202) 554-0551, for generic use information, health and safety data not claimed as confidential or status reports on section 5 filings. Send all comments to the address listed above. All comments received will be reviewed and appropriate amendments will be made as deemed necessary. This notice will identify: (I) PMNs received; and (II) Notices of Commencement to manufacture/import. I. 21 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 12/22/97 to 12/31/97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Projected Notice End Manufacturer/ Case No. Received Date Date Importer Use Chemical -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P-98-0285 12/24/97 03/24/98 CBI (S) Leuco sulfur dye (G) Substituted aromatic for dyeing compound reaction cellulosic fibers product with sodium sulfides, reduced P-98-0286 12/24/97 03/24/98 CBI (S) Sulfur dye for (G) Substituted aromatic dyeing cellulosic compound reaction fibers product with sodium sulfides, oxidized P-98-0287 12/24/97 03/24/98 3M Company (S) Cesium absorbent (S) Ferrate(4-), for radioactive hexakis(cyano-.kappa.c)- contaminated aqueous , cobalt(2+) potassium media (1:1:2), (0c-6-11)- P-98-0289 12/24/97 03/24/98 CBI (G) Petroleum (G) Metal phenate/ additive sulfonate/salicylate complex P-98-0290 12/29/97 03/29/98 3M Company (G) Low surface (G) Silicone polyurea energy coating P-98-0291 12/29/97 03/29/98 CBI (S) High solids (G) Mixed glycol baking enamel polyester resin crosslinked with melamines P-98-0292 12/29/97 03/29/98 CBI (G) Intermediate for (G) Polyurethane resin coatings P-98-0293 12/29/97 03/29/98 CBI (G) (G) Polyurethane/acrylic grafted copolymer P-98-0294 12/29/97 03/29/98 CBI (G) A component used (G) Polyether type in coatings for polyurethane plastics P-98-0295 12/30/97 03/30/98 CBI (G) Urethane coating (G) Poly [oxy(methyl-1,2 component/ ethanediyl], alpha, elastomeric urethane hydro-omega-hydroxy-, polymer with 1,3 diisocyanato methyl benzene P-98-0296 12/30/97 03/30/98 Huls America Inc (S) Hot melt adhesive (S) Octadecanoic acid, for automotive 1,4-butanediyl ester industry. P-98-0297 12/30/97 03/30/98 Tfl USA/Canada, Inc. (G) Softener for (G) Alkyldioic aic, leather sulfo, monoesters with fatty alcohols, disodium salts P-98-0298 12/30/97 03/30/98 CBI (G) Non-dispersive (G) Oil soluble barium use as a lubrication petroleum sulfonate additive P-98-0299 12/30/97 03/30/98 Bedoukian Research, (S) Chemical (G) Unsaturated Inc. intermediate carboxylic acid P-98-0300 12/30/97 03/30/98 CBI (G) Charge control (G) Metal azo complex agent P-98-0301 12/30/97 03/30/98 CBI (G) Paint (G) Polycarbodiimide polymer P-98-0302 12/30/97 03/30/98 CBI (G) Paint (G) Polycarbodiimide polymer P-98-0303 12/30/97 03/30/98 CBI (G) Paint (G) Polycarbodiimide polymer P-98-0304 12/30/97 03/30/98 CBI (G) Paint (G) Polycarbodiimide polymer P-98-0305 12/30/97 03/30/98 CBI (G) Paint (G) Polycarbodiimide polymer P-98-0308 12/30/97 03/30/98 Bedoukian Research, (S) Flavor use (S) 3,6-nonadien-1-ol, Inc (ffdca); fragrance (e,z)- use (soaps, detertents, air fresheners, scented papers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 23612]] II. 9 Notices of Commencement Received From: 12/22/97 to 12/31/97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commencement/Import Case No. Received Date Date Chemical ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P-96-1548 12/30/97 12/22/97 (S) Isooctadecanoic acid, 1- carboxyethyl ester, sodium salt P-96-1549 12/30/97 12/22/97 (S) Isooctadecanoic acid, 2-(1- carboxyethoxy)-1-methyl 2- oxoethyl ester, sodium salt P-96-1550 12/30/97 12/22/97 (S) Isooctadecanoic acid, 2-[2- (1-carboxyethoxy)-1-methyl 2- oxoethoxy]-1-methyl-2- oxoethyl ester, sodium salt P-96-1551 12/30/97 12/22/97 (S) Isooctadecanoic acid, 2-[2- [2-(1-carboxyethoxy)-1-methyl 2-oxoethoxy]-1-methyl 2- oxoethoxy]-1-methyl-2- oxoethyl ester, sodium salt P-97-0118 12/30/97 12/15/97 (S) D-Glucopyranose, oligomeric, 6-(hydrogen sulfobutanedioate), 1-(coco alkyl)ethers, sodium salts P-97-0934 12/24/97 12/11/97 (G) 3-Cyano-4-[3-substituted- phenylazo]-1-phenyl-5- pyrazolone P-97-0996 12/29/97 11/28/97 (G) Light steam-cracked petroleum naphtha fractions polymerized with polycyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon P-97-0997 12/29/97 11/22/97 (G) Light steam-cracked petroleum naphtha fractions polymerized with polycyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon and alkenylsubstituted aromatics P-97-0998 12/29/97 11/28/97 (G) Light steam-cracked petroleum naphtha fractions polymerized with polycyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- List of Subjects Environmental protection, Premanufacture notices. Dated: April 19, 1998. Oscar Morales, Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. [FR Doc. 98-11367 Filed 4-28-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F