Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information, 19955-19959 [05-7589]
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or other information whose disclosure is
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EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102-Reading
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Although not all docket materials may
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the appropriate docket ID number.
1,1,2-TCE is used as a feedstock
intermediate in the production of
vinylidene chloride and some
tetrachloroethanes. It is used as a
solvent where its high solvency for
chlorinated rubbers and other
substances is needed, and for
pharmaceuticals and electronic
components.
EPA has initiated its review and
evaluation process for this submission.
At this time, the Agency is unable to
provide any determination as to the
completeness of the submission.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2603.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Hazardous
substances, Toxic substances.
Dated: March 30, 2005.
Jim Willis,
Director, Chemical Control Division, Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 05–7585 Filed 4–14–05; 8:45 am]
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number or TME number, must be
received on or before May 16, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically, by mail, or
through hand delivery/courier. Follow
the detailed instructions as provided in
Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
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: TSCAHotline@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and
Status Information
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.
II. Test Data Submissions
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
Under 40 CFR 790.60, all TSCA
section 4 ECAs/Orders must contain a
statement that results of testing
conducted pursuant to ECAs/Orders
will be announced to the public in
accordance with section 4(d) of TSCA.
Test data for 1,1,2-TCE, a hazardous
air pollutant (HAP) listed under section
112 of the Clean Air Act Amendments
of 1990, were submitted by the HAP
Task Force. These data were submitted
pursuant to a TSCA section 4 ECA/
Order and were received by EPA on
April 12, 2004; September 21, 2004; and
December 1, 2004. The submissions
include three final reports titled:
1. Route-to-Route Extrapolation of
1,1,2-TCE studies from the Oral Route to
Inhalation Using Physiologically Based
Pharmacokinetic Models:
Immunotoxicity.
2. An Acute Neurotoxicity Study of
1,1,2-TCE in Rats.
3. Route-to-Route Extrapolation of
1,1,2-TCE Studies from the Oral Route
to Inhalation Using Physiologically
Based Pharmacokinetic Models: Acute
Neurotoxicity.
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 TSC, 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 March 17, 2005
to March 25, 2005, consists of the PMNs
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
docket identification (ID) number
OPPT–2005–0023 and the specific PMN
1. Docket. EPA has established an
official public docket for this action
under docket ID number OPPT–2005–
0023. The official public docket consists
of the documents specifically referenced
in this action, any public comments
received, and other information related
to this action. Although a part of the
official docket, the public docket does
not include Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
The official public docket is the
collection of materials that is available
for public viewing at the EPA Docket
Center, Rm. B102-Reading Room, EPA
West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center
Reading Room telephone number is
(202) 566–1744 and the telephone
number for the OPPT Docket, which is
located in EPA Docket Center, is (202)
566–0280.
2. Electronic access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
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under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public
docket is available through EPA’s
electronic public docket and comment
system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA
Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/
to submit or view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents
of the official public docket, and to
access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically.
Although not all docket materials may
be available electronically, you may still
access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket
facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the appropriate docket ID number.
Certain types of information will not
be placed in the EPA Dockets.
Information claimed as CBI and other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute, which is not
included in the official public docket,
will not be available for public viewing
in EPA’s electronic public docket. EPA’s
policy is that copyrighted material will
not be placed in EPA’s electronic public
docket but will be available only in
printed, paper form in the official public
docket. To the extent feasible, publicly
available docket materials will be made
available in EPA’s electronic public
docket. When a document is selected
from the index list in EPA Dockets, the
system will identify whether the
document is available for viewing in
EPA’s electronic public docket.
Although not all docket materials may
be available electronically, you may still
access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket
facility identified in Unit I.B.1. EPA
intends to work towards providing
electronic access to all of the publicly
available docket materials through
EPA’s electronic public docket.
For public commenters, it is
important to note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing in EPA’s electronic public
docket as EPA receives them and
without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or
other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. When EPA
identifies a comment containing
copyrighted material, EPA will provide
a reference to that material in the
version of the comment that is placed in
EPA’s electronic public docket. The
entire printed comment, including the
copyrighted material, will be available
in the public docket.
Public comments submitted on
computer disks that are mailed or
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delivered to the docket will be
transferred to EPA’s electronic public
docket. Public comments that are
mailed or delivered to the docket will be
scanned and placed in EPA’s electronic
public docket. Where practical, physical
objects will be photographed, and the
photograph will be placed in EPA’s
electronic public docket along with a
brief description written by the docket
staff.
C. How and To Whom Do I Submit
Comments?
You may submit comments
electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To ensure proper
receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate
docket ID number and specific PMN
number or TME number in the subject
line on the first page of your comment.
Please ensure that your comments are
submitted within the specified comment
period. Comments received after the
close of the comment period will be
marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to
consider these late comments. If you
wish to submit CBI or information that
is otherwise protected by statute, please
follow the instructions in Unit I.D. Do
not use EPA Dockets or e-mail to submit
CBI or information protected by statute.
1. Electronically. If you submit an
electronic comment as prescribed in this
unit, EPA recommends that you include
your name, mailing address, and an email address or other contact
information in the body of your
comment. Also include this contact
information on the outside of any disk
or CD ROM you submit, and in any
cover letter accompanying the disk or
CD ROM. This ensures that you can be
identified as the submitter of the
comment and allows EPA to contact you
in case EPA cannot read your comment
due to technical difficulties or needs
further information on the substance of
your comment. EPA’s policy is that EPA
will not edit your comment, and any
identifying or contact information
provided in the body of a comment will
be included as part of the comment that
is placed in the official public docket,
and made available in EPA’s electronic
public docket. 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.
i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA’s
electronic public docket to submit
comments to EPA electronically is
EPA’s preferred method for receiving
comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets
at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/, and
follow the online instructions for
submitting comments. Once in the
system, select ‘‘search,’’ and then key in
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The system is an ‘‘anonymous access’’
system, which means EPA will not
know your identity, e-mail address, or
other contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by
e-mail to oppt.ncic@epa.gov, Attention:
Docket ID Number OPPT–2005–0023
and PMN Number or TME Number. In
contrast to EPA’s electronic public
docket, EPA’s e-mail system is not an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to the
docket without going through EPA’s
electronic public docket, EPA’s e-mail
system automatically captures your email address. E-mail addresses that are
automatically captured by EPA’s e-mail
system are included as part of the
comment that is placed in the official
public docket, and made available in
EPA’s electronic public docket.
iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit
comments on a disk or CD ROM that
you mail to the mailing address
identified in Unit I.C.2. These electronic
submissions will be accepted in
WordPerfect or ASCII file format. Avoid
the use of special characters and any
form of encryption.
2. By mail. Send your comments to:
Document Control Office (7407M),
Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001.
3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver
your comments to: OPPT Document
Control Office (DCO) in EPA East Bldg.,
Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID
Number OPPT–2005–0023 and PMN
Number or TME Number. 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.
D. How Should I Submit CBI to the
Agency?
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI electronically
through EPA’s electronic public docket
or by e-mail. You may claim
information that you submit to EPA as
CBI by marking any part or all of that
information as CBI (if you submit CBI
on disk or CD ROM, 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
CBI). Information so marked will not be
disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
In addition to one complete version of
the comment that includes any
information claimed as CBI, a copy of
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the comment that does not contain the
information claimed as CBI must be
submitted for inclusion in the public
docket and EPA’s electronic public
docket. If you submit the copy that does
not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM,
mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM
clearly that it does not contain CBI.
Information not marked as CBI will be
included in the public docket and EPA’s
electronic public docket without prior
notice. If you have any questions about
CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,
please consult the technical person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternative ways to improve
the notice or collection activity.
7. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline in this
document.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action and the specific
PMN number you are commenting on in
the subject line on the first page of your
response. You may also provide the
name, date, and Federal Register
citation.
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 March 17, 2005
to March 25, 2005, consists of the PMNs
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
This status report identifies the PMNs
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.
I. 25 PREMANUFACTURE NOTICES RECEIVED FROM: 03/17/05 TO 03/25/05
Case No.
Received
Date
Projected
Notice
End Date
Manufacturer/Importer
Use
P–05–0433
03/17/05
06/14/05
CBI
(G) Polymer dispersant admixture
P–05–0434
03/17/05
06/14/05
CBI
(G) Polymer dispersant admixture
P–05–0435
03/17/05
06/14/05
CBI
(G) Polymer dispersant admixture
P–05–0436
03/17/05
06/14/05
(G) Modifier for polyester polymer
P–05–0438
03/18/05
06/15/05
Eastman Chemical
Company
CBI
P–05–0439
03/18/05
06/15/05
CBI
(G) Binder resin
P–05–0440
03/18/05
06/15/05
CBI
(G) Binder resin
P–05–0441
03/22/05
06/19/05
CBI
(G) Surfactant and/or defoamer
P–05–0442
P–05–0443
03/22/05
03/23/05
06/19/05
06/20/05
CBI
CBI
(S) Coatings; inks
(G) Lubricant additive
Chemical
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in a protective coating for industrial
applications
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(G) Carboxyalkenyl, telomer with
mercaptoalkylol
and
sulfoalkylaminocarbonylalkenyl, sodium salt
(G) Carboxyalkenyl, telomer with
mercaptoalkylol
and
sulfoalkylaminocarbonylalkenyl, ammonium
salt
(G)
Alkylaminium,
salt
with
mercaptoalkylol,
telmoer
with
sulfoalkyl-aminocarbonylalkenyl and
carboxyalkenyl
(G) Ethylene glycol ester of an aromatic substituted propenioc acid
(S) Hexanedioic acid, polymer with
2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol,
2ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3propanediol and hexahydro-1,3isobenzofurandione,
3,5,5trimethylhexanoate
(G) Acetate polymer with unsaturated
alkane and alkenol, cyclic acetal
with aldehyde
(G) Acetate polymer with unsaturated
alkane and alkenol, cyclic acetal
with aldehydes
(G)
1,1′-thiobis-3,3′bis(alkyloxy)alkanol derivatives
(G) Urethane acrylate
(G) 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-,
C12–15-branched and linear alkyl
esters, polymers with alkenylamide
and 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate
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I. 25 PREMANUFACTURE NOTICES RECEIVED FROM: 03/17/05 TO 03/25/05—Continued
Received
Date
Case No.
Projected
Notice
End Date
Manufacturer/Importer
Use
Chemical
(S) 2-propenoic acid, 2-[1-(3,3dimethylcyclohexyl)ethoxy]-2methylpropyl ester
(G) Octylphenol novolak resin
P–05–0444
03/23/05
06/20/05
Firmenich Inc.
P–05–0445
03/24/05
06/21/05
CBI
P–05–0447
03/23/05
06/20/05
CBI
P–05–0448
03/23/05
06/20/05
CBI
P–05–0449
03/23/05
06/20/05
CBI
P–05–0450
P–05–0451
P–05–0452
P–05–0453
P–05–0454
P–05–0455
P–05–0456
03/25/05
03/25/05
03/25/05
03/25/05
03/25/05
03/25/05
03/25/05
06/22/05
06/22/05
06/22/05
06/22/05
06/22/05
06/22/05
06/22/05
CBI
CBI
CBI
CBI
CBI
CBI
CBI
(S) Aroma for use in fragrance mixtures, which in turn are used in perfumes, soaps, cleansers, etc.
(G) Thermoplastic resin processing
aid for rubber manufacturing
(G) Intermediate in the manufacture
of polyurethane
(G) Intermediate for manufacture of
polyurethane
(G) Intermediate for manufacture of
polyurethane articles
(S) Paint additive
(S) Paint additive
(S) Paint additive
(S) Paint additive
(S) Paint additive
(S) Paint additive
(G) Open, non-dispersive use.
P–05–0457
03/25/05
06/22/05
CBI
(G) Open, non-dispersive use.
P–05–0462
03/23/05
06/20/05
BASF Corporation
P–05–0463
03/23/05
06/20/05
BASF Corporation
(G) Components in composite formulation
(G) Components in composite formulation
In Table II of this unit, EPA provides
the following information (to the extent
that such information is not claimed as
(G) Epoxidized soya oil reaction products with alcohols and polyols
(G) Epoxidized soya oil reaction products with aqueous alcohol
(G) Epoxidized soya oil reaction products with alcohol
(G) Acid modified phenolic resin
(G) Acid modified phenolic resin
(G) Acid modified phenolic resin
(G) Acid modified phenolic resin
(G) Acid modified phenolic resin
(G) Acid modified phenolic resin
(G)
Poly
alkyl
methacrylates,
hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, alkyl acrylate,
keto-functional
alkylmethacrylate, vinyl hetercyclic
monomer, reaction product with
heterocyclic functional amine.
(G) Styrene, cycloaliphatic acrylate,
alkyl acrylates,hydroxyalkyl methacrylate copolymer.
(G) Aromatic isocyanate methacrylate
blocked
(G) Aromatic isocyanate methacrylate
blocked
CBI) on the Notices of Commencement
to manufacture received:
II. 12 NOTICES OF COMMENCEMENT FROM: 03/17/05 TO 03/25/05
Case No.
Received Date
Commencement
Notice End Date
P–00–0916
P–00–1061
P–01–0322
03/18/05
03/21/05
03/18/05
02/26/05
02/22/05
03/01/05
P–02–0582
P–04–0075
P–04–0158
03/23/05
03/23/05
03/18/05
03/11/05
03/10/05
02/11/05
P–05–0015
P–05–0016
P–05–0017
P–05–0026
P–05–0129
03/21/05
03/21/05
03/21/05
03/24/05
03/24/05
03/04/05
03/04/05
03/04/05
02/28/05
02/24/05
P–05–0130
03/24/05
02/24/05
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(G) Toluene diisocyanate terminated polyether polyol
(G) Modified ethylene/methyl acrylate copolymer
(G) Fatty acids, C18-unsaturated, dimers, polymers with fatty amines and ethylenediamine
(G) Polyester isocyanate
(G) Modified aluminum alkoxide
(S) 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate,
hexadecyl 2-propenoate and octadecyl 2-propenoate*
(G) Modified acrylic resin
(G) Modified acrylic resin
(G) Modified acrylic resin
(G) Polyester isocyanate polymer
(S) Nitric acid, reaction products with cyclododecanol and cyclododecanone, byproducts from, high-boiling fraction, dilithium salts
(S) Dodecanedioic acid, dilithium salt
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals,
Premanufacturer notices.
Dated: April 8, 2005,
Vicki A. Simons,
Acting Director, Information Management
Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
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Water Pollution Control; Approval of
Modification to Ohio’s Approved
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Permitting
Program To Administer a State Sewage
Sludge Management Program
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice; approval of application.
On March 16, 2005, pursuant
to section 402(b) of the Clean Water Act
(CWA), the Acting Regional
Administrator for EPA, Region 5,
approved the State of Ohio’s
modification of its existing National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) program to include the
administration and enforcement of a
state sewage sludge management
program where it has jurisdiction.
SUMMARY:
John
Colletti, at (312) 886–6106, NPDES
Programs Branch, (WN–16J), EPA,
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604–3590, or
electronically at colletti.john@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
or ‘‘our’’ means EPA.
Table of Contents
I Introduction
II Was notice provided seeking public
comments on Ohio’s program submittal?
III Was a public hearing held?
IV Did EPA receive any public comments?
V Does EPA’s approval affect Indian
Country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in Ohio?
VI Conclusion
VII Federal Register Notice of Approval of
State NPDES Programs or Modifications
VIII Administrative Requirements
A. Endangered Species Act
B. National Historic Preservation Act
C. Other Provisions
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I. Introduction
Ohio’s application to modify its
existing NPDES program to administer
and enforce a state sewage sludge
management program was submitted on
May 12, 2004. Specifically, the state
sought approval of a sludge
management program which addresses
the land application of sewage sludge,
surface disposal of sewage sludge, and
the landfilling of sewage sludge. The
state’s sludge management program
does not extend to ‘‘Indian Country’’ as
defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151, and will not
include lands within the exterior
boundaries of Indian reservations
within or abutting the State of Ohio.
Ohio did not seek approval for the
incineration of sewage sludge or the
land application of domestic septage.
The sewage sludge management
program is administered by the Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio
EPA). Modifications were made to the
program submittal based on discussions
between EPA and Ohio EPA. These
modifications are part of the record of
the program application and review
process.
II. Was Notice Provided Seeking Public
Comments on Ohio’s Program
Submittal?
Ohio’s application was described in
the December 14, 2004 Federal Register
at 69 FR 74522–74525, in which EPA
requested public comments for a period
of 45 days. Further notice was provided
by way of publication in the following
newspaper on December 14, 2004: The
Blade (Toledo), and in the following
newspapers on December 15, 2004: The
Columbus Dispatch; The Cincinnati
Enquirer; The Marietta Times, and; The
Plain Dealer (Cleveland) in a effort to get
wide coverage throughout the state.
Additionally, notices were sent to all
Ohio NPDES permitted facilities that
would be impacted by the program and
to people or organizations that Ohio
EPA determined might have an interest
in the program application. Copies of
Ohio EPA’s application package were
available for public review at the EPA
Region 5 Office and at Ohio EPA’s
regional offices and on their website.
III. Was a Public Hearing Held?
A public hearing was not held. The
above notice explained that a hearing
had not been scheduled and how a
hearing could be requested. EPA will
hold a public hearing whenever the
Regional Administrator finds, on the
basis of requests, a significant degree of
public interest. No request for a hearing
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was received during the public
comment period and therefore, no
hearing was held.
IV. Did EPA Receive Any Public
Comments?
Pursuant to the public notice, we
accepted written comments from the
public postmarked on or before January
31, 2005. During the comment period,
we received two comments. These
commenters fully support the
modification of the state’s NPDES
program to include the administration
and enforcement of a sewage sludge
management program.
V. Does EPA’s Approval Affect Indian
Country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in Ohio?
Ohio EPA did not seek approval to
administer and enforce the state sewage
sludge management program for
activities occurring in Indian Country.
Our approval does not authorize Ohio
EPA to carry out its sewage sludge
program in Indian Country. Therefore,
our approval of the state’s sewage
sludge management program will have
no effect in Indian Country where EPA
continues to implement and administer
the NPDES program.
VI. Conclusion
The Ohio Environmental Protection
Agency has demonstrated that it
adequately meets the requirements for
program modification to include sewage
sludge management (specifically, the
land application of sewage sludge,
surface disposal of sewage sludge, and
the landfilling of sewage sludge) as
defined in the Clean Water Act and 40
CFR parts 123, 501, and 503.
At this time, EPA is withholding
authorization to administer the sewage
sludge management program for the
incineration of sewage sludge, the land
application of domestic septage, and
activities occurring in Indian Country,
as mentioned above.
VII. Federal Register Notice of
Approval of State NPDES Programs or
Modifications
EPA must provide Federal Register
notice of any action by the Agency
approving or modifying a State NPDES
program. The following table will
provide the public with an up-to-date
list of the status of NPDES permitting
authority throughout the country.
Today’s Federal Register notice is to
announce the approval of Ohio’s
authority to administer the sewage
sludge management program.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPT-2005-0023; FRL-7710-8]
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
TSC, 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 March 17,
2005 to March 25, 2005, consists of the PMNs 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 docket identification (ID) number
OPPT-2005-0023 and the specific PMN number or TME number, must be
received on or before May 16, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as
provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under docket ID number OPPT-2005-0023. The official public
docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this
action, any public comments received, and other information related to
this action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket
does not include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official
public docket is the collection of materials that is available for
public viewing at the EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102-Reading Room, EPA
West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center Reading Room telephone
number is (202) 566-1744 and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket,
which is located in EPA Docket Center, is (202) 566-0280.
2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
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under the ``Federal Register'' listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/
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An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the
appropriate docket ID number.
Certain types of information will not be placed in the EPA Dockets.
Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute, which is not included in the official public
docket, will not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic
public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be
placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in
printed, paper form in the official public docket. To the extent
feasible, publicly available docket materials will be made available in
EPA's electronic public docket. When a document is selected from the
index list in EPA Dockets, the system will identify whether the
document is available for viewing in EPA's electronic public docket.
Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you
may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through
the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. EPA intends to work
towards providing electronic access to all of the publicly available
docket materials through EPA's electronic public docket.
For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public
docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment
containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that
material in the version of the comment that is placed in EPA's
electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, including the
copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket.
Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or
delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the docket will
be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where
practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph
will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief
description written by the docket staff.
C. How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the
appropriate docket ID number and specific PMN number or TME number in
the subject line on the first page of your comment. Please ensure that
your comments are submitted within the specified comment period.
Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked
``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late comments. If you
wish to submit CBI or information that is otherwise protected by
statute, please follow the instructions in Unit I.D. Do not use EPA
Dockets or e-mail to submit CBI or information protected by statute.
1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as
prescribed in this unit, EPA recommends that you include your name,
mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in
the body of your comment. Also include this contact information on the
outside of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter
accompanying the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be
identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact
you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
or needs further information on the substance of your comment. EPA's
policy is that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket,
and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. 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.
i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to
submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for
receiving comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/
edocket/, and follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Once in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in docket ID number
OPPT-2005-0023. The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, which
means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by e-mail to oppt.ncic@epa.gov,
Attention: Docket ID Number OPPT-2005-0023 and PMN Number or TME
Number. In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail
system is not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail
comment directly to the docket without going through EPA's electronic
public docket, EPA's e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail
address. E-mail addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-
mail system are included as part of the comment that is placed in the
official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public
docket.
iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM
that you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit I.C.2. These
electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file
format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
2. By mail. Send your comments to: Document Control Office (7407M),
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001.
3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver your comments to: OPPT
Document Control Office (DCO) in EPA East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID Number
OPPT-2005-0023 and PMN Number or TME Number. 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.
D. How Should I Submit CBI to the Agency?
Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI
electronically through EPA's electronic public docket or by e-mail. You
may claim information that you submit to EPA as CBI by marking any part
or all of that information as CBI (if you submit CBI on disk or CD ROM,
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 CBI). Information so marked will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes
any information claimed as CBI, a copy of
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the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must
be submitted for inclusion in the public docket and EPA's electronic
public docket. If you submit the copy that does not contain CBI on disk
or CD ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM clearly that it does
not contain CBI. Information not marked as CBI will be included in the
public docket and EPA's electronic public docket without prior notice.
If you have any questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,
please consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternative ways to improve the notice or collection
activity.
7. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this
document.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action and the specific PMN number you are
commenting on in the subject line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date, and Federal Register citation.
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 March 17, 2005 to March 25, 2005,
consists of the PMNs 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
This status report identifies the PMNs 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.
I. 25 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 03/17/05 to 03/25/05
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Projected Notice End
Case No. Received Date Date Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical
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P-05-0433 03/17/05 06/14/05 CBI (G) Polymer (G) Carboxyalkenyl,
dispersant admixture telomer with
mercaptoalkylol and
sulfoalkyl-
aminocarbonylalkenyl
, sodium salt
P-05-0434 03/17/05 06/14/05 CBI (G) Polymer (G) Carboxyalkenyl,
dispersant admixture telomer with
mercaptoalkylol and
sulfoalkyl-
aminocarbonylalkenyl
, ammonium salt
P-05-0435 03/17/05 06/14/05 CBI (G) Polymer (G) Alkylaminium,
dispersant admixture salt with
mercaptoalkylol,
telmoer with
sulfoalkyl-
aminocarbonylalkenyl
and carboxyalkenyl
P-05-0436 03/17/05 06/14/05 Eastman Chemical (G) Modifier for (G) Ethylene glycol
Company polyester polymer ester of an aromatic
substituted
propenioc acid
P-05-0438 03/18/05 06/15/05 CBI (S) Polymer is used (S) Hexanedioic acid,
as a component in a polymer with 2,2-
protective coating dimethyl-1,3-
for industrial propanediol, 2-ethyl-
applications 2-(hydroxymethyl)-
1,3-propanediol and
hexahydro-1,3-
isobenzofurandione,
3,5,5-
trimethylhexanoate
P-05-0439 03/18/05 06/15/05 CBI (G) Binder resin (G) Acetate polymer
with unsaturated
alkane and alkenol,
cyclic acetal with
aldehyde
P-05-0440 03/18/05 06/15/05 CBI (G) Binder resin (G) Acetate polymer
with unsaturated
alkane and alkenol,
cyclic acetal with
aldehydes
P-05-0441 03/22/05 06/19/05 CBI (G) Surfactant and/or (G) 1,1'-thiobis-3,3'-
defoamer bis(alkyloxy)alkanol
derivatives
P-05-0442 03/22/05 06/19/05 CBI (S) Coatings; inks (G) Urethane acrylate
P-05-0443 03/23/05 06/20/05 CBI (G) Lubricant (G) 2-propenoic acid,
additive 2-methyl-, C12 15-
branched and linear
alkyl esters,
polymers with
alkenylamide and 2-
ethylhexyl
methacrylate
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P-05-0444 03/23/05 06/20/05 Firmenich Inc. (S) Aroma for use in (S) 2-propenoic acid,
fragrance mixtures, 2-[1-(3,3-
which in turn are dimethylcyclohexyl)e
used in perfumes, thoxy]-2-
soaps, cleansers, methylpropyl ester
etc.
P-05-0445 03/24/05 06/21/05 CBI (G) Thermoplastic (G) Octylphenol
resin processing aid novolak resin
for rubber
manufacturing
P-05-0447 03/23/05 06/20/05 CBI (G) Intermediate in (G) Epoxidized soya
the manufacture of oil reaction
polyurethane products with
alcohols and polyols
P-05-0448 03/23/05 06/20/05 CBI (G) Intermediate for (G) Epoxidized soya
manufacture of oil reaction
polyurethane products with
aqueous alcohol
P-05-0449 03/23/05 06/20/05 CBI (G) Intermediate for (G) Epoxidized soya
manufacture of oil reaction
polyurethane products with
articles alcohol
P-05-0450 03/25/05 06/22/05 CBI (S) Paint additive (G) Acid modified
phenolic resin
P-05-0451 03/25/05 06/22/05 CBI (S) Paint additive (G) Acid modified
phenolic resin
P-05-0452 03/25/05 06/22/05 CBI (S) Paint additive (G) Acid modified
phenolic resin
P-05-0453 03/25/05 06/22/05 CBI (S) Paint additive (G) Acid modified
phenolic resin
P-05-0454 03/25/05 06/22/05 CBI (S) Paint additive (G) Acid modified
phenolic resin
P-05-0455 03/25/05 06/22/05 CBI (S) Paint additive (G) Acid modified
phenolic resin
P-05-0456 03/25/05 06/22/05 CBI (G) Open, non- (G) Poly alkyl
dispersive use. methacrylates,
hydroxyalkyl
methacrylate, alkyl
acrylate, keto-
functional
alkylmethacrylate,
vinyl hetercyclic
monomer, reaction
product with
heterocyclic
functional amine.
P-05-0457 03/25/05 06/22/05 CBI (G) Open, non- (G) Styrene,
dispersive use. cycloaliphatic
acrylate, alkyl
acrylates,hydroxyalk
yl methacrylate
copolymer.
P-05-0462 03/23/05 06/20/05 BASF Corporation (G) Components in (G) Aromatic
composite isocyanate
formulation methacrylate blocked
P-05-0463 03/23/05 06/20/05 BASF Corporation (G) Components in (G) Aromatic
composite isocyanate
formulation methacrylate blocked
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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
Notices of Commencement to manufacture received:
II. 12 Notices of Commencement From: 03/17/05 to 03/25/05
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Commencement Notice
Case No. Received Date End Date Chemical
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P-00-0916 03/18/05 02/26/05 (G) Toluene diisocyanate
terminated polyether
polyol
P-00-1061 03/21/05 02/22/05 (G) Modified ethylene/
methyl acrylate copolymer
P-01-0322 03/18/05 03/01/05 (G) Fatty acids, C18-
unsaturated, dimers,
polymers with fatty
amines and
ethylenediamine
P-02-0582 03/23/05 03/11/05 (G) Polyester isocyanate
P-04-0075 03/23/05 03/10/05 (G) Modified aluminum
alkoxide
P-04-0158 03/18/05 02/11/05 (S) 2-propenoic acid, 2-
methyl-, methyl ester,
polymer with butyl 2-
propenoate, hexadecyl 2-
propenoate and octadecyl
2-propenoate*
P-05-0015 03/21/05 03/04/05 (G) Modified acrylic resin
P-05-0016 03/21/05 03/04/05 (G) Modified acrylic resin
P-05-0017 03/21/05 03/04/05 (G) Modified acrylic resin
P-05-0026 03/24/05 02/28/05 (G) Polyester isocyanate
polymer
P-05-0129 03/24/05 02/24/05 (S) Nitric acid, reaction
products with
cyclododecanol and
cyclododecanone, by-
products from, high-
boiling fraction,
dilithium salts
P-05-0130 03/24/05 02/24/05 (S) Dodecanedioic acid,
dilithium salt
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.
Dated: April 8, 2005,
Vicki A. Simons,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
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