Certain Chemicals; Premanufacture Notices

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 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 7, 1998 to December 16, 1998.

Addresses

Written comments, identified by the document control number ``[OPPTS-51921]'' 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: oppt.ncic@epamail.epa.gov. 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-51921]. 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'' of this document.

For Further Information Contact

Susan B. Hazen, Director, Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-531, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC, 20460, (202) 554-1404, TDD (202) 554-0551; e-mail: TSCA-Hotline@epamail.epa.gov.

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-51921]'' (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 3 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: oppt.ncic@epamail.epa.gov

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 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. 19 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 12/07/98 to 12/16/98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Projected Notice End Manufacturer/ Case No. Received Date Date Importer Use Chemical -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P-99-0249 12/11/98 03/11/99 Grant Chemical, (G) Additive that (S) Phosphonous Division of Ferro retards polymer dichloride, (2- Corporation degradation-polymer methylphenyl)-; stabilizer phosphonous dichloride, (3- methylphenyl)-; phosphonous dichloride, (4- methylphenyl)-* P-99-0250 12/07/98 03/07/99 Soltex (S) Chemical (S) Benzene, mono-C20- intermediate for 24 - alkyl derives* production of surfactants P-99-0253 12/08/98 03/08/99 CBI (G) Polymer binder (G) Acrylic polymer P-99-0254 12/11/98 03/11/99 Grant Chemical, (G) Additive that (S) Phosphinic acid, Division of Ferro retards polymer (2-methylpheny)-, Corporation degradation - potassium salt; polymer stabilizer phosphinic acid, (3- methylphenyl)-, potassium salt; phosphinic acid, (4- methylphenyl)-, potassium salt* P-99-0255 12/11/98 03/11/99 Grant Chemical, (G) Additive that (S) Phosphinic acid, Division of Ferro retards polymer (2-methylpheny)-; Corporation degradation - phosphinic acid, (3- polymer stabilizer methylphenyl)-; phosphinic acid, (4- methylphenyl)-* P-99-0256 12/08/98 03/08/99 CBI (G) Plasticizer (G) Phtalic anhydride, polymer with diethyleneglycol, aliphatic alcohol esters P-99-0257 12/08/98 03/08/99 BASF Corporation (S) Plasticizer in (G) Modified concrete polycarboxylate P-99-0258 12/10/98 03/10/99 CBI (S) Curing agent for (G) Cycloaliphatic epoxy coating and amine adducts flooring systems P-99-0259 12/10/98 03/10/99 CBI (S) Curing agent for (G) Cycloaliphatic epoxy coating and amine adducts flooring systems P-99-0260 12/11/98 03/11/99 CBI (G) Destructive use (G) Organo aluminum halide P-99-0261 12/11/98 03/11/99 CBI (G) Destructive use (G) Organo aluminum halide P-99-0262 12/11/98 03/11/99 CBI (G) Destructive use (G) Organo aluminum halide

P-99-0263 12/10/98 03/10/99 CBI (G) Coating component (G) Poly (aryl ketone) modified acrylate P-99-0264 12/14/98 03/14/99 Shin-ETSU Silicones (S) Ingredient for (S) Mixture of 2- of America, Inc. emulsified; silicone butenoic acid, 4-oxo- resin coating agent 4-[[3- (triethoxysilyl)prop yl]amino]-, (z)- and 1-propanamine, 3- (triethoxysilyl)-, (z)-2-butenedioate (1:1)* P-99-0265 12/14/98 03/14/99 Creanova Inc. (S) Crosslinking (G) Polymer of agents for powder isophorone coatings diisocyanate and aliphatic diol/ aliphatic dicarboxylic acid P-99-0266 12/14/98 03/14/99 GEO Specialty (G) Dispersant for (G) 1: residue Chemicals agricultural (petroleum), products; dispersant catalytic reformer for cementious fractionator, products sulfonate, polymers with formaldehyde, sodium salt; methylnaphthalene sulfonic acid, dimethyl-polymer with formaldehyde and methylnaphthalene sulfonic acid, sodium salt P-99-0267 12/15/98 03/15/99 Dow Corning (S) Adhesion promoter/ (G) N-aryl Corporation coupling agent (ethanediaminepropyl ) trimethoxysilane P-99-0268 12/16/98 03/16/99 CBI (G) Additive for (G) Triaryltin coating systems P-99-0269 12/16/98 03/16/99 CBI (G) Additive for (G) Triaryltin coating systems --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

II. 15 Notices of Commencement Received From: 12/07/98 to 12/16/98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commencement/Import Case No. Received Date Date Chemical ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P-97-0057 12/07/98 11/06/98 (G) Alkyl substituted, modified amine P-97-0383 12/07/98 12/02/98 (G) N-ethyl, N-[4-(5-nitro- substituted)azophenyl]- substituted amine P-98-0615 12/07/98 11/25/98 (G) Polyoxyalkylated alcohol P-98-0674 12/07/98 11/20/98 (G) Acrylic monomer P-98-0763 12/07/98 12/02/98 (G) Acetamide, N- [5[bis(substituted)amino]-2- [substituted)azo]phenyl]-* P-98-0766 12/07/98 11/19/98 (G) Halogenated phenyl, boron complex P-98-0796 12/14/98 12/01/98 (G) Methoxy substituted aliphatic amine P-98-0853 12/14/98 12/07/98 (G) Amine functional epoxy curing agent P-98-0914 12/11/98 11/16/98 (G) Polyurethane prepolymer P-98-0941 12/07/98 11/24/98 (G) Graft acrylate, methacrylate hydrocarbon polymer P-98-0942 12/15/98 12/02/98 (G) Polyester acrylate P-98-1025 12/14/98 12/03/98 (G) Methylated, alkylated, aromatic acid chloride P-98-1049 12/14/98 12/01/98 (G) Acrylic polymer P-98-1094 12/15/98 11/13/98 (G) Alkyl alkoxylate ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Premanufacture notices.

Dated: January 5, 1999.

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

[FR Doc. 99-772 Filed 1-12-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F