Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information

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Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Chemical Substances Inventory (TSCA Inventory)) to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3), EPA is required to publish in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), and to publish in the Federal Register periodic status reports on the new chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement (NOC) to manufacture those chemicals. This document, which covers the period from December 6, 2011 to December 16, 2011, and provides the required notice and status report, consists of the PMNs, both pending or expired, and the NOC to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.

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Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2012)

Federal Register Volume 77, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2012)

Notices

Pages 5096-5100

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2012-1923

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0993; FRL-9334-5

Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Chemical Substances Inventory (TSCA Inventory)) to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3), EPA is required to publish in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), and to publish in the Federal Register periodic status reports on the new chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement (NOC) to manufacture those chemicals. This document, which covers the period from December 6, 2011 to December 16, 2011, and provides the required notice and status report, consists of the PMNs, both pending or expired, and the NOC to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.

DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number, must be received on or before March 2, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0993, and the specific PMN number or TME number for the chemical related to your comment, by one of the following methods:

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.

Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.

Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.

Instructions: EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity

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or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.

Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: Bernice Mudd, Information Management Division (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8951; fax number: (202) 564-8955; email address: Mudd.Bernice@epa.gov.

For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; 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 PMNs addressed in this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or 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 as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, remember to:

i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes.

iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used.

v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced.

vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives.

vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats.

viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified.

II. Why is EPA taking this action?

EPA classifies a chemical substance as either an ``existing'' chemical or a ``new'' chemical. Any chemical substance that is not on EPA's TSCA Inventory is classified as a ``new chemical,'' while those that are on the TSCA Inventory are classified as an ``existing chemical.'' For more information about the TSCA Inventory go to: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/newchems/pubs/inventory.htm. Anyone who plans to manufacture or import a new chemical substance for a non-exempt commercial purpose is required by TSCA section 5 to provide EPA with a PMN, before initiating the activity. Section 5(h)(1) of TSCA authorizes EPA to allow persons, upon application, to manufacture (includes import) or process a new chemical substance, or a chemical substance subject to a significant new use rule (SNUR) issued under TSCA section 5(a), for ``test marketing'' purposes, which is referred to as a test marketing exemption, or TME. For more information about the requirements applicable to a new chemical go to: http://ww.epa.gov/opt/newchems.

Under TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3), EPA is required to publish in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a PMN or an application for a TME and to publish in the Federal Register periodic status reports on the new chemicals under review and the receipt of NOCs to manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the period from December 6, 2011 to December 16, 2011, consists of the PMNs and TMEs, both pending or expired, and the NOCs to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.

III. Receipt and Status Reports

In Table I of this unit, EPA provides the following information (to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the PMNs received by EPA during this period: The EPA case number assigned to the PMN, the date the PMN was received by EPA, the projected end date for EPA's review of the PMN, the submitting manufacturer/importer, the potential uses identified by the manufacturer/importer in the PMN, and the chemical identity.

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Table I--22 PMNs Received From 12/06/11 to 12/16/11

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Projected

Case No. Received date notice end Manufacturer/ Use Chemical

date Importer

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P-12-0083.................... 12/02/2011 02/29/2012 Georgia-Pacific (G) Ore (G) Amides,

Chemicals LLC. beneficiation. fatty acids,

acetates.

P-12-0086.................... 12/02/2011 02/29/2012 3M Company..... (S) Moisture (G)

curing hot Polyurethane

melt adhesive. prepolymer.

P-12-0087.................... 12/06/2011 03/04/2012 Arkema Inc..... (S) Used as a (G) Acrylate

viscosity manufacture

modifier/flow byproduct

enhancer for distillation

crude oil; residues.

used in boiler

fuels as a

burn promoter

and for fuel

value.

P-12-0088.................... 12/06/2011 03/04/2012 CBI............ (G) Polymer for (G)

use in Polylactide.

producing

packaging

films.

P-12-0089.................... 12/06/2011 03/04/2012 Brueggemann (G) Zinc is a (S) Process

Chemical U.S., natural, regulators

Inc. essential other than

element, which polymerisation

is needed for or

the optimal vulcanisation

growth and processes

development of lubricants and

all living lubricant

organisms, additives,

including man. laboratory

All living chemicals, ph-

organisms have regulating

homeostasis agents.

mechanisms

that actively

regulate zinc

uptake and

absorption/

excretion from

the body; due

to this

regulations,

zinc and zinc

compounds do

not

bioaccumulate

or biomagnify.

Most common

technical

function of

substance

(what it

does): food/

feedstuff

additive.

P-12-0090.................... 12/07/2011 03/05/2012 3M Company..... (G) Textile (G) Hydrocarbon

treatment urethane.

additive.

P-12-0091.................... 12/08/2011 03/06/2012 BASF (G) Scale (G)

Corporation. inhibitor. Alkylacrylic

acid telomer

with

carboxylic

acid,

bisulfite,

ester with

.alpha.-alkyl-

.omega.-

hydroxypoly(ox

yalkanediyl),

alkali metal

salt.

P-12-0092.................... 12/08/2011 03/06/2012 CBI............ (G) Paint...... (G) Alkyl

acrylate,

polymer with

alkyl

acrylate,

alkyl

methacrylates,

styrene and

alkyl acid,

peroxide-

initiated.

P-12-0093.................... 12/09/2011 03/07/2012 CBI............ (G) Component (G) Modified

of resin in epoxy resin.

two-part epoxy

adhesive.

P-12-0094.................... 12/09/2011 03/07/2012 CBI............ (G) Destructive (G) Polyether

use. polyurethane

dispersion.

P-12-0095.................... 12/09/2011 03/07/2012 CBI............ (G) Open, non- (G)

dispersive use. Polyacrylate.

P-12-0096.................... 12/09/2011 03/07/2012 3M Company..... (G) Protective (G) Blocked

treatment. polyarylfluori

nated

polyacrylate

urethane

copolymer.

P-12-0097.................... 12/12/2011 03/10/2012 CBI............ (G) (G)

Intermediate Amidoalkoxysil

for coatings. ane.

P-12-0098.................... 12/13/2011 03/11/2012 CBI............ (G) Component (G) Modified

of resin in a epoxy resin.

two-part epoxy

adhesive.

P-12-0099.................... 12/13/2011 03/11/2012 CBI............ (G) Component (G) Modified

resin in a two- epoxy resin.

part epoxy

adhesive.

P-12-0100.................... 12/14/2011 03/12/2012 CBI............ (S) Polymer (G) Fatty

modifier. acids,

diesters with

dihydroxy

bicyclic

diether.

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P-12-0101.................... 12/15/2011 03/13/2012 CBI............ (G) Lens (G) Substituted

material for carbomonocycli

use in c dicarboxylic

electronic acid, polymer

applications. with 1,2-

ethanediol and

2,2'-9h-

fluoren-9-

ylidenebis(4,1-

phenyleneoxy)

bisethanol.

P-12-0102.................... 12/15/2011 03/13/2012 CBI............ (G) Lens (G) Substituted

material for carbomonocycli

use in c dicarboxylic

electronic acid, dialkyl

applications. ester polymer

with 1,2-

ethanediol and

2,2'-9h-

fluoren-9-

ylidenebis(4,1-

phenyleneoxy)

bisethanol.

P-12-0103.................... 12/15/2011 03/13/2012 CBI............ (S) Ultraviolet (G) Alkene-

light substituted

stabilizer for fatty acid

use in methyl ester

polymers; polymer

flame

retardant

material for

use in

polymers..

P-12-0104.................... 12/14/2011 03/12/2012 CBI............ (G) The product (G) Mixture of

can be used as isomers of

a dye for condensation

papers, wood. products of

substituted

diazotized

aminoanilines.

P-12-0105.................... 12/15/2011 03/13/2012 Nanotech (S) Flooring; (S) Carbamic

Industries, paints; top acid, N-3-

Inc. coating. (carboxyamino

)methyl-3,5,5-

trimethylcyclo

hexyl-, ester

with 1,2-

propanediol

(1:2).

P-12-0106.................... 12/15/2011 03/13/2012 BASF (G) Paint...... (G) Alkyl

Corporation. acrylate

polymer with

styrene,

triol,

benzenedicarbo

xylic acid

anhydride and

alkyl

methacrylates,

trialkylalkano

ate, peroxide-

initiated.

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In Table II of this unit, EPA provides the following information (to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the NOCs received by EPA during this period: The EPA case number assigned to the NOC, the date the NOC was received by EPA, the projected end date for EPA's review of the NOC, and chemical identity.

Table II--26 NOCs Received From 12/05/11 to 12/16/11

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Commencement

Case No. Received date notice end Chemical

date

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P-04-0563............................. 12/13/2011 11/18/2011 (G) Alkylated aryloxyaniline thiourea

P-04-0810............................. 12/13/2011 11/27/2011 (G) Alkylated aromatic isothiocyanate

P-09-0509............................. 12/06/2011 10/17/2011 (G) Aliphatic polyurethane dispersion

P-09-0517............................. 12/06/2011 10/13/2011 (G) Aliphatic polyurethane dispersion

P-10-0425............................. 12/02/2011 11/04/2011 (G) Silicon derivative

P-10-0556............................. 12/13/2011 11/20/2011 (S) Polyoxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl),

.alpha.-2-2,2-dimethyl-3-(1-

oxododecyl)oxypropylideneaminomethyl

ethyl-.omega.-2-2,2-dimethyl-3-(1-

oxododecyl)oxypropylideneaminomethyl

ethoxy-

P-11-0049............................. 12/06/2011 12/01/2011 (G) Organic-N,P-compound

P-11-0090............................. 12/14/2011 12/01/2011 (G) Heteroaromatic compound

P-11-0128............................. 12/06/2011 11/11/2011 (S) 3H-indolium, 2-2-3-2-(1,3-dihydro-

1,3,3-trimethyl-2h-indol-2-

ylidene)ethylidene-2-(1-phenyl-1H-

tetrazol-5-yl)thio-1-cyclohexen-1-

ylethenyl-1,3,3-trimethyl-, chloride

(1:1)

P-11-0190............................. 12/14/2011 12/01/2011 (G) Dialdehyde, reaction products with

hydrolyzed N-vinylamide homopolymer

hydrohalides

P-11-0230............................. 12/15/2011 11/19/2011 (G) Alkyl amine salt

P-11-0264............................. 12/09/2011 11/22/2011 (G) Brominated aromatic oligomer

P-11-0342............................. 12/08/2011 11/07/2011 (G) Polyacrylate oligomer

P-11-0400............................. 12/09/2011 11/17/2011 (S) Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-

oxotetradecyl)-.omega.-methoxy-

P-11-0476............................. 12/12/2011 11/14/2011 (G) Dicarboxylic acid, compd. with 1,6-

hexanediamine alkyldioate, homopolymer

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P-11-0499............................. 12/14/2011 11/14/2011 (S) Phenol, 4,4'-(1-methylethylidene)bis-

, polymer with 5-amino-1,3,3-

trimethylcyclohexanemethanamine, N1,N2-

bis(2-aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine, 2-

(chloromethyl) oxirane, .alpha.-hydro-

.omega.-hydroxypolyoxy(methyl-1,2-

ethanediyl), 2,2'-(1-

methylethylidene)bis(4,1-

phenyleneoxymethylene)bisoxirane and

.alpha.-(2-oxiranylmethyl)-.omega.-(2-

oxiranylmethoxy)polyoxy(methyl-1,2-

ethanediyl), reaction products with 2-

4-(1,1-

dimethylethyl)phenoxymethyloxira

acetates (salts)''

P-11-0537............................. 12/12/2011 12/01/2011 (G) Pyrazole azo thiadiazole derivative

P-11-0539............................. 12/12/2011 12/09/2011 (G) Mixture of: Acrylic polymer with

polymerized organic acid, compound with

2-aminoethanol and organic acid, 2-

aminoethanol salt

P-11-0544............................. 12/08/2011 12/01/2011 (G) Diazopyridine derivative

P-11-0554............................. 12/08/2011 11/11/2011 (G) Petroleum distillate lights

P-11-0578............................. 12/02/2011 11/10/2011 (S) Benzoic acid, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-

, hydrazide

P-11-0579............................. 12/02/2011 11/16/2011 (S) 1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-acetic acid, 5-

4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl-

P-11-0580............................. 12/02/2011 11/28/2011 (S) Cyclohexanol, 2,6-bis(1,1-

dimethylethyl)-4-methyl-

P-11-0584............................. 12/07/2011 12/01/2011 (G) Isocyanate crosslinker

P-11-0591............................. 12/02/2011 11/23/2011 (G) Ipdi modified polyester resin

P-11-0622............................. 12/16/2011 12/14/2011 (S) 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-isobenzofuran-1,3-

dione

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If you are interested in information that is not included in these tables, you may contact EPA as described in Unit II. to access additional non-CBI information that may be available.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Imports, Notice of commencement, Premanufacturer, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Test marketing exemptions.

Dated: January 18, 2012.

Chandler Sirmons,

Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

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