[Federal Register: March 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 60)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0269; FRL-7771-2]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include
import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the
manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of
TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing
exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the
chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the
period from February 27, 2006 to March 10, 2006, consists of the PMNs
and TMEs, both pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to
manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA
section 5 during this time period.
DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number,
must be received on or before April 28, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) no. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0269, by one of the following methods.
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO, EPA East
Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0269. 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 Docket's normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number
EPA-HQ-OPPT-
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2006-0269. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' systems,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov your
e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on
the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information
is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available electronically through regulations.gov or in
hard copy at the OPPT Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the
OPPT Docket is (202) 566-0280.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (7408M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404;
e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. As such, the
Agency has not attempted to describe the specific entities that this
action may apply to. Although others may be affected, this action
applies directly to the submitter of the premanufacture notices
addressed in the action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed CBI). In addition to one complete
version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy
of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so
marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set
forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions - The agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at the estimate.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggested alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Why is EPA Taking this Action?
Section 5 of TSCA requires any person who intends to manufacture
(defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical
not on the TSCA Inventory to notify EPA and comply with the statutory
provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under
sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to publish a
notice of receipt of a PMN or an application for a TME and to publish
periodic status reports on the chemicals under review and the receipt
of notices of commencement to manufacture those chemicals. This status
report, which covers the period from February 27, 2006 to March 10,
2006, consists of the PMNs and TME, both pending or expired, and the
notices of commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency
has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.
III. Receipt and Status Report for PMNs and TME
This status report identifies the PMNs and TME, both pending or
expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture a new chemical
that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time
period. If you are interested in information that is not included in
the following tables, you may contact EPA as described in Unit II. to
access additional non-CBI information that may be available.
In Table I of this unit, EPA provides the following information (to
the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the PMNs
received by EPA during this period: the EPA case number assigned to the
PMN; the date the PMN was received by EPA; the projected end date for
EPA's review of the PMN; the submitting manufacturer; the potential
uses identified by the manufacturer in the PMN; and the chemical
identity.
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I. 23 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 02/27/06 to 03/10/06
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Projected Notice End
Case No. Received Date Date Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical
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P-06-0323 02/24/06 05/24/06 CBI (S) Ingredient in (G) Cyclo alkyl
fragrance compound methyl ester
P-06-0324 02/24/06 05/24/06 Nissan Chemical (S) Flame retardant (S) 1,3,4,6,7,9,9b-
America Corporation in plastic resins heptaazaphenalene-
2,5,8-triamine,
compound with n-(4,6-
diamino-1,3,5-
triazin-2-yl)-1,3,5-
triazine-2,4,6-
triamine and 1,3,5-
triazine-2,4,6-
triamine,
polyphosphate
P-06-0325 02/24/06 05/24/06 CBI (G) Component of foam (G) Fatty acid
polymer with
aliphatic diol and
aromatic diacid
P-06-0328 02/28/06 05/28/06 CBI (G) Monomer used to (G)
make specialty Isobenzofurandione,
polymers (substituted)oxybis-
P-06-0329 03/01/06 05/29/06 CBI (G) Synthetic (G) Fatty acid glycol
lubricant ester
P-06-0330 03/01/06 05/29/06 Macdermid, (G) Photocure (G) Oxirane, methyl-,
Incorporated polymer, open non- polymer with,
dispersive use .alpha.-hydro-
.omega.-
hydroxypoly[oxy(meth
yl-1,2-ethanediyl)],
5-isocyanato-1-
[isocyanatomethyl)-
1,3,3-
trimethylcyclohexane
and oxirane,
poly(akyl)glycol
acrylate-blocked
P-06-0331 03/01/06 05/29/06 CBI (S) Polymeric (G) Silicone
flattening aid for polyether modified
coatings polyester
polyurethane.
P-06-0332 03/02/06 05/30/06 Cytec Industries Inc. (S) Bonded flame (G) Phosphine oxide
retardant in
plastics,
particularly
synthetic fibers.
P-06-0333 03/02/06 05/30/06 CBI (G) Thickener (G) 2-propenoic acid,
2-methyl-, polymers
with acrylic acid,
et acrylate, me
methacrylate
P-06-0334 03/02/06 05/30/06 CBI (G) Open non (G) Modified
dispersive (use in polyurethane
foams)
P-06-0335 03/02/06 05/30/06 CIBA Specialty (S) Continuous (G)
Chemicals application to Naphthalenesulfonic
Corporation cotton fabrics acid azo substituted
naphthalenesulfonic
acid amino
substituted triazine
amino phenyl
sulfonyl compound
P-06-0336 03/03/06 05/31/06 CBI (G) Photocopying (G) Azo ferric
chemical complex
P-06-0337 03/03/06 05/31/06 CBI (G) Photocopying (G) Azo ferric
chemical complex
P-06-0338 03/07/06 06/04/06 CBI (G) Corrosion (G) Condensation
inhibitor for metals polymerized silane
paint primer for functionalized
metals aliphatic amine
P-06-0339 03/07/06 06/04/06 Cytec surface (G) Intermediate (G) Fatty acids,
specialties inc. polymer for coatings polymers with
substituted
acrylates,
substituted alkanoic
acid, substituted
polyglycol and
substituted
carbomoncyle,
peroxide intitiated
P-06-0340 03/07/06 06/04/06 Henkel Corporation (S) Lubricant (S) Hexanedioic acid,
potassium salt
P-06-0341 03/07/06 06/04/06 3M Company (G) Film coating (G) Surface modified
additive ceramic materials
and wares, chemicals
P-06-0342 03/08/06 06/05/06 CBI (G) Open, non- (G) Styrene - acrylic
dispersive use. copolymer
P-06-0343 03/09/06 06/06/06 BP Products North (S) Recover (G) Dialkyl
America, Inc components for carbocyclo-,
industrial solvent reaction products
applications with alkadiene,
cyclized,
dehydrogenated,
isomerized, by-
products from,
distn. residues
P-06-0344 03/08/06 06/05/06 CBI (G) Coating component (G) Mixed metal oxide
complex
P-06-0345 03/09/06 06/06/06 CBI (G) Additive, open, (G)
non-dispersive use Polymethylalkylsilox
ane with reactive
alkoxy groups
P-06-0346 03/09/06 06/06/06 CBI (G) Additive, open, (G) Urethane modified
non-dispersive use polyamide
P-06-0347 03/09/06 06/06/06 CBI (G) Additive, open, (G) Polyether
non-dispersive use modified polyamide
P-06-0348 03/10/06 06/07/06 CBI (G) Component of foam (G) Fatty acid
polymer with
aliphatic diol and
aromatic diacid
P-06-0349 03/10/06 06/07/06 CBI (G) Component of foam (G) Fatty acid
polymer with
aliphatic diol and
aromatic diacid
P-06-0350 03/10/06 06/07/06 CBI (S) Intermediate (G) Polyoxyalkylene
ether
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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 TMEs
received:
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II. 1 Test Marketing Exemptions Notice Received From: 02/27/06 to 03/10/06
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Projected Notice End
Case No. Received Date Date Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical
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T-06-0004 03/02/06 04/15/06 Cytec Industries Inc. (S) Bonded flame (G) Phosphine oxide
retardant in
plastics,
particularly
synthetic fibers.
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In Table III of this unit, EPA provides the following information
(to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the
Notices of Commencement to manufacture received:
III. 13 Notices of Commencement From: 02/27/06 to 03/10/06
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Commencement Notice
Case No. Received Date End Date Chemical
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P-04-0435 03/03/06 02/09/06 (G) Polyester of adipic
acid
P-05-0720 02/24/06 02/03/06 (G) Siloxanes and
silicones, di-me, hydroxy
alkyl me, me (oxabicyclo
alkyl), alkoxylated
P-05-0754 03/02/06 02/23/06 (G) Polyurethane resin
P-05-0821 03/02/06 02/16/06 (G) Methacrylate amine
based polymer
P-05-0836 02/27/06 01/20/06 (G) Alkyd resin
P-05-0839 02/24/06 02/15/06 (G) Methyl-ethyl-ketoxime
blocked polyisocyanate
P-06-0022 03/02/06 02/17/06 (G) Fluoroelastomer
P-06-0096 03/07/06 02/15/06 (G) Siloxanes and
silicones, di-alkyl, 3-
hydroxypropyl alkyl,
ethers with polyalkylene
glycol monocarboxylate
P-06-0097 03/07/06 02/15/06 (G) Siloxanes and
silicones, di-alkyl, 3-
hydroxypropyl alkyl,
ethers with polyalkylene
glycol, and polyalkylene
glycol mono carboxylate
P-06-0098 03/07/06 02/15/06 (G) Siloxanes and
silicones, di-alkyl, 3-
hydroxypropyl alkyl,
ethers with polyalkylene
glycol and polyalkylene
glycol mono alkyl ether
P-06-0099 03/07/06 02/15/06 (G) Siloxanes and
silicones, di-alkyl, 3-
hydroxypropyl alkyl,
ethers with polyalkylene
glycol and polyalkylene
glycol mono alkyl ether
P-06-0100 03/07/06 02/15/06 (G) Siloxanes and
silicones, di-alkyl, 3-
hydroxypropyl alkyl,
ethers with polyalkylene
glycol and polyalkylene
glycol mono carboxylate
P-06-0147 03/03/06 02/27/06 (G) Cycloalkenyl ethanone
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.
Dated: March 20, 2006.
Vicki A. Simons,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E6-4504 Filed 3-28-06; 8:45 am]
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