Conditional Exemptions From TSCA Section 4 Test Rules

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26960-26961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12485]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-40034; FRL-6077-8]


Conditional Exemptions From TSCA Section 4 Test Rules

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is granting conditional exemptions from Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA) section 4 test rule requirements to certain 
manufacturers of chemical substances subject to these rules.

DATES: These conditional exemptions are effective May 18, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Augustyniak, Associate 
Director, Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-543B, 401 
M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 554-1404, 
TDD: (202) 554-0551; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does This Action Apply To Me?

    This action applies to all manufacturers of chemical substances 
identified in this unit that submitted an application for exemption 
from TSCA section 4 testing in 1998. Conditionally approved exemptions 
submitted in 1998 are listed below:

 
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             Chemicals                       CAS No.             40 CFR citation               Company
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Isopropanol                          67-63-0                 799.2325                ICI General Chemicals,
                                                                                      Wilmington, DE
                                                                                     BYK-Chemie USA,
                                                                                      Wallingford, CT
                                                                                     Dymon, Inc., Olathe, KS
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     As provided in 40 CFR 790.80, processors are not required to apply 
for an exemption or conduct testing unless EPA so specifies in a test 
rule or in a special Federal Register notice.

B. How Can I Get Additional Information or Copies of This Document or 
Other Documents Discussed in This Notice?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document and other related documents from the EPA Internet Home Page at 
www.epa.gov/. To access this document, on the Home Page select 
``Laws and Regulations'' and then look up the entry for this document 
under the ``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.'' You can also 
go directly to the Federal Register listings at www.epa.gov/
fedrgstr/.
    2. In person or by phone. If you have any questions or need 
additional information about this document, you may contact the person 
identified in the ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT'' section. In 
addition, the official record for this document, including the public 
version, has been established under docket control number OPPTS-40034, 
(including comments and data submitted electronically). This record not 
only includes the documents that are physically located in the docket, 
but also includes all the documents that are referenced in those 
documents. A public version of this record, including printed, paper 
versions of any electronic comments and data, which does not include 
any information claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) is 
available for inspection in the TSCA Nonconfidential Information 
Center, Rm. NE B-607, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC, from 12 noon to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The TSCA 
Nonconfidential Information Center telephone number is (202) 260-7099.

II. Background

    This notice grants conditional exemptions from TSCA section 4 test 
rule requirements to all manufacturers of the chemical substances 
identified in this unit that submitted exemption applications in 
accordance with 40 CFR 790.80. In each case, EPA has received a letter 
of intent to conduct the testing from which exemption is sought. 
Accordingly, the Agency has conditionally approved these exemption 
applications because the conditions set out in 40 CFR 790.87 have been 
met. All conditional exemptions thus granted are contingent upon 
successful completion of testing and submission of data by the test 
sponsors according to the requirements of the applicable test rule.
     If the test requirements are not met and EPA terminates a 
conditional exemption under 40 CFR 790.93, the Agency will notify each 
holder of an affected conditional exemption by certified mail or 
Federal Register notice. This conditional approval applies to all 
manufacturers that submitted exemption applications for testing of the 
chemical substances named in the final test rules listed in this unit 
from January 1 through December 31, 1998. Any application received 
after December 31, 1998, will be addressed separately.
     Testing reimbursement periods have terminated (sunset) for certain 
chemicals and exemption notices are no longer required for these 
chemicals. In accordance with 40 CFR 790.45, before the end of the 
reimbursement period, persons subject to a test rule and required to 
comply with the requirements of the rule, must submit either a letter 
of intent to test or an exemption application. Reimbursement period, as 
defined in 40 CFR 791.3, refers to a period that begins when the data 
from the last non-duplicative test to be completed under a test rule is 
submitted to EPA, and ends after an amount of time equal to that which 
had been required to develop that data or after 5 years, whichever is 
later.
     An exemption application that was received by EPA for 2-
ethylhexanol (CAS No. 104-76-7) was not required at the time it was 
submitted because the chemical has a completed testing program, the 
reimbursement period has sunset, and the chemical is no longer subject 
to TSCA section 4 reporting requirements. Exemption applications

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received by EPA after the chemical's sunset date do not appear in this 
notice.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601, 2603.

    Dated: May 4, 1999.

Charles M. Auer,

Director, Chemical Control Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics.

[FR Doc. 99-12485 Filed 5-17-99; 8:45 am]
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