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III. Summary of Public Comments
Received and Agency Response to
Comments
During the public comment period
provided, EPA received one comment in
response to the July 13, 2011, Federal
Register notice announcing the
Agency’s proposal to amend the
fenamiphos use deletion and product
cancellation order, (76 FR 41248) (FRL–
8879–5). The comment, from the
Arizona Department of Agriculture,
supported the Agency’s proposal to
allow sale and distribution for an
additional year. However, the comment
also stated that it would be preferable to
continue to allow use of fenamiphos
products already in the hands of users
until exhaustion. The comment
describes the disposal of unusable
pesticide products as expensive and
time consuming. The Agency
acknowledges the difficulties inherent
in the safe disposal of pesticide
products. However, as stated in Unit III,
the Agency has concerns that, if the
previous existing stocks provision
allowing use until exhaustion were not
amended, the use of fenamiphos would
continue for an extended period of time
beyond the most recent comprehensive
scientific risk assessments of its
domestic use. After consideration, the
Agency has concluded that, with the
additional 3 years provided by this
order, an adequate period of time has
been provided for existing stocks of
fenamiphos products to have been used.
IV. Amended Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(a), EPA
is amending the December 10, 2008
order to allow persons other than the
registrant to sell and distribute the
fenamiphos product, Nemacur 3
Emulsifiable Systemic InsecticideNematicide (EPA Registration Number
264–731), for 1 year, until October 5,
2012. Accordingly, the Agency orders
that the sale and distribution of
products containing fenamiphos is
prohibited, except for proper disposal or
export pursuant to section 17 of FIFRA,
provided, however, that persons other
than the registrant are permitted to sell
and distribute existing stocks of
Nemacur 3 Emulsifiable Systemic
Insecticide-Nematicide (EPA
Registration Number 264–731) for 1 year
from the publication of the amended
order. The Agency further orders that
end users with existing stocks of any
products containing fenamiphos may
continue to use these products for 3
years, until October 6, 2014, provided
that the use complies with EPAapproved product label requirements for
the respective products. After October 6,
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2014, all use of products containing
fenamiphos is prohibited.
V. What is the agency’s authority for
taking this action?
Section 6(a)(1) of FIFRA provides that
the Administrator may permit the
continued sale and use of existing
stocks of a pesticide whose registration
is suspended or canceled under this
section, or section 3 or 4 of FIFRA, to
such extent, under such conditions, and
for such uses as the Administrator
determines that such sale or use is not
inconsistent with the purposes of this
Act.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: September 27, 2011.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2011–0784; FRL–8890–6]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and
Status Information
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 August 29, 2011 to September 9,
2011, and provides the required notice
and status report, consists of the PMNs
and TMEs, 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,
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must be received on or before November
4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2011–0784,
and the specific PMN number or TME
number for the chemical related to your
comment, by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
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 https://
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
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 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
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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
https://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
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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
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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
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‘‘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: https://www.epa.gov/opptintr/
newchems/pubs/inventory.htm. Anyone
who plans to manufacture or import a
new chemical substance for a nonexempt 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: https://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 August 29, 2011
to September 9, 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—16 PMNS RECEIVED FROM AUGUST 29, 2011 TO SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
Case No.
Received date
Projected
notice end
date
Manufacturer/
importer
Use
Chemical
(S) Monomer to be polymerized,
copolymerized for use in coatings; medical research.
(S) Monomer to be polymerized,
copolymerized for use in coatings; medical research.
(S) Monomer to be polymerized,
copolymerized for use in coatings; medical research.
(S) Flooring; paints; top coating ....
(S) Propenoic acid, 3-[ (2-hydroxy1,1-dimethylethyl)amino]-2methyl- .
(S) Propenoic acid, 3-[ [ 1,1-bis
(hydroxymethyl) propyl] amino]2-methyl-.
(S) Propenoic acid, 3-[ [ 2-hydroxy
-1-bism(hydroxymethyl)
ethyl]
amino]-2-methyl-.
(S) Carbamic acid, N,N’-(trimethyl1,6-hexanediyl)bis-, ester with
1,2-propanediol (1:2) .
(G) Vinyl polymer grafted alkyl
methacrylate.
(G) Vinyl polymer grafted poly
methacrylate.
(G) C18 dimer reaction product.
P–11–0609 .......
8/30/2011
11/27/2011
Crison LLC .......
P–11–0610 .......
8/30/2011
11/27/2011
Crison LLC .......
P–11–0611 .......
8/30/2011
11/27/2011
Crison LLC .......
P–11–0612 .......
8/29/2011
11/26/2011
Nanotech Industries, Inc.
P–11–0613 .......
8/30/2011
11/27/2011
CBI ...................
P–11–0614 .......
8/30/2011
11/27/2011
CBI ...................
P–11–0615 .......
8/31/2011
11/28/2011
Corsitech ..........
P–11–0616 .......
9/1/2011
11/29/2011
CBI ...................
P–11–0617 .......
9/6/2011
12/4/2011
CBI ....................
(G) Biodiesel and crude fuel additive.
(G) Biodiesel and crude fuel additive.
(S) Rheology additive to drilling
fluids.
(S) Component for industrial &
commercial coatings.
(G) Dyestuff ...................................
P–11–0618 .......
9/6/2011
12/4/2011
CBI ....................
(G) Dyestuff ...................................
P–11–0619 .......
9/6/2011
12/4/2011
CBI ....................
P–11–0620 .......
9/6/2011
12/4/2011
CBI ....................
P–11–0621 .......
9/6/2011
12/4/2011
IGM Resins Inc
(G) Industrial cleaning solution
component.
(G) Industrial cleaning solution
component.
(G) Polymeric photoinitiator ...........
P–11–0622 .......
9/7/2011
12/5/2011
P–11–0623 .......
9/7/2011
12/5/2011
Henkel Corporation.
Cytec Industries
Inc.
(S) Component in cyanoacrylate
adhesive formulations.
(G) Coating resin for increased impact resistance..
P–11–0624 .......
9/9/2011
12/7/2011
Oleon Americas
Inc.
(G) Industrial base oil ....................
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 by EPA
during this period: The EPA case
number assigned to the TME, the date
the TME was received by EPA, the
projected end date for EPA’s review of
(G) Alkyl silsesquioxanes.
(G) Substituted xanthene derivative.
(G) Substituted anthraquinone derivative.
(G) Amino acid, carboxyalkyl,
alkylsulfonate, alkali salt.
(G) Amino acid, carboxyalkyl,
alkylsulfonate, alkali salt.
(G)
Piperazino
based
aminoalkylphenone.
(S)
4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisobenzofuran-1,3-dione.
(G)
Heteromonocycle,
homopolymer,
disubstituted
carbomonocycle,
substituted
alkyl ester.
(G) Fatty acids, polymers with
bicarboxylic acid, polyol and
substituted alkanoic acid.
the TME, the submitting manufacturer/
importer, the potential uses identified
by the manufacturer/importer in the
TME, and the chemical identity.
TABLE II—1 TMES RECEIVED FROM AUGUST 29, 2011 TO SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
Received date
Projected notice end date
Manufacturer/importer
Use
Chemical
T–11–0015 ..........................
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(G) Coating resin for increased impact resistance.
(G) Heteromonocycle,
homopolymer,
disubstituted
carbomonocycle, substituted alkyl ester.
In Table III. of this unit, EPA provides
the following information (to the extent
that such information is not claimed as
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CBI) on the NOCs received by EPA
during this period: The EPA case
number assigned to the NOC, the date
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the NOC was received by EPA, the
projected end date for EPA’s review of
the NOC, and chemical identity.
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TABLE III—17 NOCS RECEIVED FROM AUGUST 29, 2011 TO SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
Case No.
Received date
P–00–0533 .......
Commencement notice
end date
9/8/2011
9/7/2011
.......
.......
.......
.......
8/31/2011
9/8/2011
8/26/2011
9/7/2011
8/26/2011
8/16/2011
8/23/2011
8/2/2011
P–11–0146 .......
P–11–0219 .......
9/8/2011
8/30/2011
7/26/2011
8/19/2011
P–11–0278 .......
9/6/2011
8/10/2011
P–11–0300 .......
P–11–0309 .......
9/8/2011
8/29/2011
9/1/2011
8/16/2011
P–11–0339
P–11–0356
P–11–0357
P–11–0366
P–11–0375
P–11–0376
P–11–0394
9/6/2011
8/31/2011
9/8/2011
9/6/2011
9/1/2011
9/8/2011
9/2/2011
8/26/2011
8/4/2011
8/18/2011
8/21/2011
8/18/2011
9/3/2011
8/30/2011
P–08–0063
P–08–0347
P–11–0058
P–11–0123
.......
.......
.......
.......
.......
.......
.......
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: September 27, 2011.
Chandler Sirmons,
Acting Director, Information Management
Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OA–2011–0798; FRL–9475–6]
Gulf of Mexico Regional Ecosystem
Restoration Strategy (Preliminary)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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AGENCY:
This notice announces the
availability of the Gulf of Mexico
Regional Ecosystem Restoration Strategy
(Preliminary) for public review and
feedback. The document is available at
https://www.regulations.gov in the
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Chemical
(S) Propanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-, polymer with 2,2’-[1,4`
butanediylbis(oxymethylene)]bis[oxirane], dihydro-3-(tetrapropenyl)-2,5-furandione and ahydro-omega-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)- compd. with 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol.
(G) Polyamide based on alkanedioic acid, alkyl lactam and polyoxyalkylene.
(G) Alkyl lactyl lactate.
(G) Aromatic diol, diaryl carboxylate.
(G) Hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, reaction product with cyclic ether and cyclic carbonic acid
anhydride.
(G) Styrene-acrylic copolymer.
(G) Alkyl acrylate, polymer with alkyl acrylate, alkyl methacrylates, and styrene, peroxideinitiated.
(G) Heteromonocycle, polymer with disubstituted carbomonocyle and alkylene glycol, alkyl
acrylate blocked.
(G) Aromatic polyester polyol.
(G)
Hexanedioic
acid,
polymer
with
polyether
polyol,
1,1’-methylenebis[4isocyanatobenzene] and dihydroxydialkyl ether.
(S) Multi-wall carbon nanotube also known as—mwnt.
(G) Alkoxysilyl polyether prepolymer.
(G) Polycarbonate type urethane resin.
(G) 1-propanone, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-, 1-(4-alkylaryl) derivs.
(G) Solvent free aromatic adhesive.
(G) Aliphatic alcohol type polyester.
(S) Amines, C36-alkylenedi-, polymers with 5,5’-oxybis[1,3-isobenzofurandione], reaction
products with maleic anhydride.
docket identified by Docket ID No.
EPA–HQ–OA–2011–0798. President
Barack Obama established the Gulf
Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
(Task Force) on October 5, 2010 through
Executive Order 13554 for the purpose
of coordinating the long-term
conservation and restoration of
America’s Gulf Coast. The Task Force is
an intergovernmental advisory body
comprised of senior officials from 11
federal cabinet level agencies and the
Executive Office of the President, and
one representative from each of the five
Gulf Coast states, Alabama, Florida,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The
President charged the Task Force to
work with state and federal agencies,
tribes, communities, stakeholders and
the public throughout the Gulf Coast to
develop a Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem
Restoration Strategy. Additionally, the
Task Force was instructed to build upon
existing research and ecosystem
restoration plans, and to learn from
those who are actively involved in
ecosystem restoration.
Over the past year the Task Force has
engaged with various stakeholders and
the public as well as coordinated with
other entities that share the Task Force’s
important goals. The Task Force held at
least one public meeting in each of the
five Gulf states, which included a public
listening session to gather individual
input from those most connected to the
Gulf ecosystem. In addition to the
listening sessions that took place during
public meetings, the Task Force held
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multiple listening sessions throughout
the Gulf in partnership with local
government leadership, academics, and
non-governmental organizations. The
culmination of these efforts has led to
the development of the Gulf of Mexico
Regional Ecosystem Restoration Strategy
(Preliminary), which is being released
for public review and feedback.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 26, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OA–2011–0798, by one of the following
methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: oei.docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: (202) 566–9744.
• Mail: U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center,
Office of Environmental Information
Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center,
EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20004. 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 No. EPA–HQ–OA–2011–
0798. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0784; FRL-8890-6]
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 August 29, 2011 to September 9, 2011, and provides the
required notice and status report, consists of the PMNs and TMEs, 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 November 4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0784, and the specific PMN number or TME
number for the chemical related to your comment, by one of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://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 https://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'' system,
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 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
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at https://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
https://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; e-mail 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: https://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: https://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 August 29, 2011 to September 9, 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--16 PMNs Received From August 29, 2011 to September 9, 2011
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Projected
Case No. Received date notice end Manufacturer/ Use Chemical
date importer
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P-11-0609............ 8/30/2011 11/27/2011 Crison LLC........... (S) Monomer to (S) Propenoic
be polymerized, acid, 3-[ (2-
copolymerized hydroxy-1,1-
for use in dimethylethyl)a
coatings; mino]-2-methyl-
medical .
research.
P-11-0610............ 8/30/2011 11/27/2011 Crison LLC........... (S) Monomer to (S) Propenoic
be polymerized, acid, 3-[ [ 1,1-
copolymerized bis
for use in (hydroxymethyl)
coatings; propyl] amino]-
medical 2-methyl-.
research.
P-11-0611............ 8/30/2011 11/27/2011 Crison LLC........... (S) Monomer to (S) Propenoic
be polymerized, acid, 3-[ [ 2-
copolymerized hydroxy -1-
for use in bism(hydroxymet
coatings; hyl) ethyl]
medical amino]-2-methyl-
research. .
P-11-0612............ 8/29/2011 11/26/2011 Nanotech Industries, (S) Flooring; (S) Carbamic
Inc. paints; top acid, N,N'-
coating. (trimethyl-1,6-
hexanediyl)bis-
, ester with
1,2-propanediol
(1:2) .
P-11-0613............ 8/30/2011 11/27/2011 CBI.................. (G) Biodiesel (G) Vinyl
and crude fuel polymer grafted
additive. alkyl
methacrylate.
P-11-0614............ 8/30/2011 11/27/2011 CBI.................. (G) Biodiesel (G) Vinyl
and crude fuel polymer grafted
additive. poly
methacrylate.
P-11-0615............ 8/31/2011 11/28/2011 Corsitech............ (S) Rheology (G) C18 dimer
additive to reaction
drilling fluids. product.
P-11-0616............ 9/1/2011 11/29/2011 CBI.................. (S) Component (G) Alkyl
for industrial silsesquioxanes
& commercial .
coatings.
P-11-0617............ 9/6/2011 12/4/2011 CBI.................. (G) Dyestuff.... (G) Substituted
xanthene
derivative.
P-11-0618............ 9/6/2011 12/4/2011 CBI.................. (G) Dyestuff.... (G) Substituted
anthraquinone
derivative.
P-11-0619............ 9/6/2011 12/4/2011 CBI.................. (G) Industrial (G) Amino acid,
cleaning carboxyalkyl,
solution alkylsulfonate,
component. alkali salt.
P-11-0620............ 9/6/2011 12/4/2011 CBI.................. (G) Industrial (G) Amino acid,
cleaning carboxyalkyl,
solution alkylsulfonate,
component. alkali salt.
P-11-0621............ 9/6/2011 12/4/2011 IGM Resins Inc....... (G) Polymeric (G) Piperazino
photoinitiator. based
aminoalkylpheno
ne.
P-11-0622............ 9/7/2011 12/5/2011 Henkel Corporation... (S) Component in (S) 4,5,6,7-
cyanoacrylate tetrahydro-
adhesive isobenzofuran-
formulations. 1,3-dione.
P-11-0623............ 9/7/2011 12/5/2011 Cytec Industries Inc. (G) Coating (G)
resin for Heteromonocycle
increased , homopolymer,
impact disubstituted
resistance.. carbomonocycle,
substituted
alkyl ester.
P-11-0624............ 9/9/2011 12/7/2011 Oleon Americas Inc... (G) Industrial (G) Fatty acids,
base oil. polymers with
bicarboxylic
acid, polyol
and substituted
alkanoic acid.
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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 by EPA during this period: The EPA case number assigned to the
TME, the date the TME was received by EPA, the projected end date for
EPA's review of the TME, the submitting manufacturer/importer, the
potential uses identified by the manufacturer/importer in the TME, and
the chemical identity.
Table II--1 TMEs Received From August 29, 2011 to September 9, 2011
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Projected
Case No. Received date notice end date Manufacturer/importer Use Chemical
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T-11-0015................................. 9/7/2011 10/21/2011 Cytec industries inc.... (G) Coating resin for (G) Heteromonocycle,
increased impact homopolymer,
resistance. disubstituted
carbomonocycle,
substituted alkyl
ester.
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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 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.
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Table III--17 NOCs Received From August 29, 2011 to September 9, 2011
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Commencement
Case No. Received date notice end Chemical
date
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P-00-0533............. 9/8/2011 9/7/2011 (S) Propanoic
acid, 3-hydroxy-
2-
(hydroxymethyl)-
2-methyl-,
polymer with
2,2'-[1,4-
butanediylbis(o
xymethylene)]bi
s[oxirane],
dihydro-3-
(tetrapropenyl)-
2,5-furandione
and [agrave]-
hydro-omega-
hydroxypoly(oxy-
1,2-ethanediyl)-
compd. with 2-
(dimethylamino)
ethanol.
P-08-0063............. 8/31/2011 8/26/2011 (G) Polyamide
based on
alkanedioic
acid, alkyl
lactam and
polyoxyalkylene
.
P-08-0347............. 9/8/2011 8/16/2011 (G) Alkyl lactyl
lactate.
P-11-0058............. 8/26/2011 8/23/2011 (G) Aromatic
diol, diaryl
carboxylate.
P-11-0123............. 9/7/2011 8/2/2011 (G) Hydroxyalkyl
methacrylate,
reaction
product with
cyclic ether
and cyclic
carbonic acid
anhydride.
P-11-0146............. 9/8/2011 7/26/2011 (G) Styrene-
acrylic
copolymer.
P-11-0219............. 8/30/2011 8/19/2011 (G) Alkyl
acrylate,
polymer with
alkyl acrylate,
alkyl
methacrylates,
and styrene,
peroxide-
initiated.
P-11-0278............. 9/6/2011 8/10/2011 (G)
Heteromonocycle
, polymer with
disubstituted
carbomonocyle
and alkylene
glycol, alkyl
acrylate
blocked.
P-11-0300............. 9/8/2011 9/1/2011 (G) Aromatic
polyester
polyol.
P-11-0309............. 8/29/2011 8/16/2011 (G) Hexanedioic
acid, polymer
with polyether
polyol, 1,1'-
methylenebis[4-
isocyanatobenze
ne] and
dihydroxydialky
l ether.
P-11-0339............. 9/6/2011 8/26/2011 (S) Multi-wall
carbon nanotube
also known as--
mwnt.
P-11-0356............. 8/31/2011 8/4/2011 (G) Alkoxysilyl
polyether
prepolymer.
P-11-0357............. 9/8/2011 8/18/2011 (G)
Polycarbonate
type urethane
resin.
P-11-0366............. 9/6/2011 8/21/2011 (G) 1-propanone,
2-hydroxy-2-
methyl-, 1-(4-
alkylaryl)
derivs.
P-11-0375............. 9/1/2011 8/18/2011 (G) Solvent free
aromatic
adhesive.
P-11-0376............. 9/8/2011 9/3/2011 (G) Aliphatic
alcohol type
polyester.
P-11-0394............. 9/2/2011 8/30/2011 (S) Amines, C36-
alkylenedi-,
polymers with
5,5'-oxybis[1,3-
isobenzofurandi
one], reaction
products with
maleic
anhydride.
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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: September 27, 2011.
Chandler Sirmons,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
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