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Certain New Chemicals or Significant
New Uses; Statements of Findings for
February 2021
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Toxic Substances Control
Act (TSCA) requires EPA to publish in
the Federal Register a statement of its
findings after its review of certain TSCA
notices when EPA makes a finding that
a new chemical substance or significant
new use is not likely to present an
unreasonable risk of injury to health or
the environment. Such statements apply
to premanufacture notices (PMNs),
microbial commercial activity notices
(MCANs), and significant new use
notices (SNUNs) submitted to EPA
under TSCA. This document presents
statements of findings made by EPA on
such submissions during the period
from February 1, 2021 to February 28,
2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact:
Rebecca Edelstein, New Chemicals
Division (7405M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001;
telephone number: 202–564–1667 email
address: edelstein.rebecca@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The
TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422
South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
epa.gov.
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SUMMARY:
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
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present an unreasonable risk of injury to
health or the environment;
• The chemical substance is or will
be produced in substantial quantities,
and such substance either enters or may
B. How can I get copies of this document reasonably be anticipated to enter the
and other related information?
environment in substantial quantities or
there is or may be significant or
The docket for this action, identified
substantial human exposure to the
by docket identification (ID) number
EPA–HQ–OPPT–2021–0146, is available substance; or
• The chemical substance or
at https://www.regulations.gov or at the
significant new use is not likely to
Office of Pollution Prevention and
present an unreasonable risk of injury to
Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket),
health or the environment.
Environmental Protection Agency
These findings must be made without
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
consideration
of costs or other non-risk
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. factors, including an unreasonable risk
to a potentially exposed or susceptible
The Public Reading Room is open from
subpopulation identified as relevant
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
under the conditions of use. The term
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
‘‘conditions of use’’ is defined in TSCA
telephone number for the Public
section 3 to mean ‘‘the circumstances, as
Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and
determined by the Administrator, under
the telephone number for the OPPT
which a chemical substance is intended,
Docket is (202) 566–0280.
known, or reasonably foreseen to be
Due to the public health concerns
manufactured, processed, distributed in
related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket
commerce, used, or disposed of.’’
Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is
EPA is required under TSCA section
closed to visitors with limited
5(g) to publish in the Federal Register
exceptions. The staff continues to
a statement of its findings after its
provide remote customer service via
review of a TSCA section 5(a) notice
email, phone, and webform. For the
when EPA makes a finding that a new
latest status information on EPA/DC
chemical substance or significant new
services and docket access, visit https://
use is not likely to present an
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unreasonable risk of injury to health or
II. What action is the Agency taking?
the environment. Such statements apply
to PMNs, MCANs, and SNUNs
This document lists the statements of
submitted to EPA under TSCA section
findings made by EPA after review of
5.
notices submitted under TSCA section
Anyone who plans to manufacture
5(a) that certain new chemical
(which includes import) a new chemical
substances or significant new uses are
substance for a non-exempt commercial
not likely to present an unreasonable
purpose and any manufacturer or
risk of injury to health or the
processor wishing to engage in a use of
environment. This document presents
a chemical substance designated by EPA
statements of findings made by EPA
as a significant new use must submit a
during the period from February 1, 2021
notice to EPA at least 90 days before
to February 28, 2021.
commencing manufacture of the new
chemical substance or before engaging
III. What is the Agency’s authority for
in the significant new use.
taking this action?
The submitter of a notice to EPA for
TSCA section 5(a)(3) requires EPA to
which EPA has made a finding of ‘‘not
review a TSCA section 5(a) notice and
likely to present an unreasonable risk of
make one of the following specific
injury to health or the environment’’
findings:
may commence manufacture of the
• The chemical substance or
chemical substance or manufacture or
significant new use presents an
processing for the significant new use
unreasonable risk of injury to health or
notwithstanding any remaining portion
the environment;
of the applicable review period.
• The information available to EPA is
IV. Statements of Administrator
insufficient to permit a reasoned
Findings Under TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C)
evaluation of the health and
environmental effects of the chemical
In this unit, EPA provides the
substance or significant new use;
following information (to the extent that
• The information available to EPA is such information is not claimed as
Confidential Business Information
insufficient to permit a reasoned
(CBI)) on the PMNs, MCANs and
evaluation of the health and
SNUNs for which, during this period,
environmental effects and the chemical
EPA has made findings under TSCA
substance or significant new use may
entities that this action may apply to.
Although others may be affected, this
action applies directly to the submitters
of the PMNs addressed in this action.
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section 5(a)(3)(C) that the new chemical
substances or significant new uses are
not likely to present an unreasonable
risk of injury to health or the
environment:
EPA case number
Chemical identity
J–21–0002, J–21–0003 .........
Saccharomyces cerevisiae modified (Generic Name) ...
P–20–0132 ............................
1H-Pyrrole-2,5-dione, 3-methyl-, 1,1′-C36-alkylenebis-;
CASRN: 2414071–06–8.
P–20–0097 ............................
Butanedioic acid, monopolyisobutylene derivs., mixed
dihydroxyalkyl and hydroxyalkoxyalkyl diesters (Generic Name).
Aryl ether epoxide, homopolymer, ether with
alkanolamine (Generic Name).
P–20–0183 ............................
P–20–0136 ............................
Dated: June 9, 2021.
Madison Le,
Director, New Chemicals Division, Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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Information Collection Request;
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Clean
Water Act 404 State-Assumed
Programs (Renewal); Correction
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
EPA published a notice in the
Federal Register of May 27, 2021,
requesting comment on a proposed
Information Collection Request renewal
(EPA ICR Number 0220.14, OMB
Control Number 2040–0168) being
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. That notice
contained errors which need to be
corrected.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 26, 2021. EPA is
extending the comment period to
provide the public with a full 30 days
to review and comment on the docket
and this revised notice. Comments
already received in response to the
original, May 27, 2021 will be
considered but may also be
SUMMARY:
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https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals-undertoxic-substances-control-act-tsca/tsca-section-5a3cdetermination-498.
https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals-undertoxic-substances-control-act-tsca/tsca-section-5a3cdetermination-497.
https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals-undertoxic-substances-control-act-tsca/tsca-section-5a3cdetermination-496.
https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals-undertoxic-substances-control-act-tsca/tsca-section-5a3cdetermination-495.
https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals-undertoxic-substances-control-act-tsca/tsca-section-5a3cdetermination-492.
supplemented with additional
submissions if necessary.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Hurld, Oceans, Wetlands and
Communities Division, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW (4504T), Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: 202–564–
5700; email address:404g-rulemaking@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register of May 27,
2021 in notice FR Doc. 2021–11276,
beginning on page 28596, make the
following corrections:
1. On page 25896, third column, in
the ‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT:’’ section, the contact person
listed was incorrect. Please contact
Kathy Hurld using the contact
information in the ‘‘FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT:’’ section of this
document.
2. On page 28596, third column, and
continuing on the first column of page
28597, in the ‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:’’ section, correct the five
full paragraphs of the ‘‘Abstract’’
section, to read as follow:
‘‘Abstract: Section 404(g) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(FWPCA/Clean Water Act (CWA)),
authorizes states and tribes to assume
the section 404 permit program for
discharges of dredged or fill material
into certain waters of the United States.
This ICR covers the collection of
information that EPA needs to perform
its program approval and oversight
responsibilities and that the state or
tribe needs to implement its program.
Request to assume CWA section 404
permit program. States and tribes must
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• website address to EPA’s decision
document describing the basis of the
‘‘not likely to present an unreasonable
risk’’ finding made by EPA under TSCA
section 5(a)(3)(C).
Website address
Arylcarboxylic acid, alkyl ester, polymer with
alkanediol, ester with methyloxirane polymer with
oxirane alkyl ether (Generic Name).
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
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• EPA case number assigned to the
TSCA section 5(a) notice.
• Chemical identity (generic name if
the specific name is claimed as CBI).
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demonstrate that they meet the statutory
and regulatory requirements at 40 CFR
part 233 for an approvable program.
Specified information and documents
must be submitted by the state or tribe
to EPA to request assumption and must
be sufficient to enable EPA to conduct
an analysis of the state or tribal
program. The information contained in
the assumption request submission is
provided to the other involved federal
agencies and to the general public for
review and comment.
Permit application information. States
and tribes with assumed programs must
be able to issue permits that assure
compliance with all applicable statutory
and regulatory requirements, including
the CWA section 404(b)(1) Guidelines.
Sufficient information must be provided
in the application so that states or tribes
and federal agencies reviewing the
permit are able to evaluate, avoid,
minimize, and compensate for any
anticipated impacts resulting from the
proposed project. EPA’s assumption
regulations at 40 CFR 233.30 establish
required and recommended elements
that should be included in the state or
tribe’s permit application, so that
sufficient information is available to
assess anticipated impacts. These
minimum information requirements
generally reflect the information that
must be submitted when applying for a
section 404 permit from the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. (CWA section
404(h); CWA section 404(j); 40 CFR
230.10, 233.20, 233.21, 233.34, and
233.50; 33 CFR 325)).
Annual report and program
information. EPA has an oversight role
for assumed section 404 permit
programs to ensure that state or tribal
programs comply with applicable
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0146; FRL-10023-25]
Certain New Chemicals or Significant New Uses; Statements of
Findings for February 2021
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to
publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its
review of certain TSCA notices when EPA makes a finding that a new
chemical substance or significant new use is not likely to present an
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. Such
statements apply to premanufacture notices (PMNs), microbial commercial
activity notices (MCANs), and significant new use notices (SNUNs)
submitted to EPA under TSCA. This document presents statements of
findings made by EPA on such submissions during the period from
February 1, 2021 to February 28, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact: Rebecca Edelstein, New Chemicals
Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 202-564-1667 email address:
[email protected].
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: [email protected].
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 submitters of the PMNs addressed in this
action.
B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0146, is available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Docket (OPPT Docket), Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center
(EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-
0280.
Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
This document lists the statements of findings made by EPA after
review of notices submitted under TSCA section 5(a) that certain new
chemical substances or significant new uses are not likely to present
an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. This
document presents statements of findings made by EPA during the period
from February 1, 2021 to February 28, 2021.
III. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
TSCA section 5(a)(3) requires EPA to review a TSCA section 5(a)
notice and make one of the following specific findings:
The chemical substance or significant new use presents an
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment;
The information available to EPA is insufficient to permit
a reasoned evaluation of the health and environmental effects of the
chemical substance or significant new use;
The information available to EPA is insufficient to permit
a reasoned evaluation of the health and environmental effects and the
chemical substance or significant new use may present an unreasonable
risk of injury to health or the environment;
The chemical substance is or will be produced in
substantial quantities, and such substance either enters or may
reasonably be anticipated to enter the environment in substantial
quantities or there is or may be significant or substantial human
exposure to the substance; or
The chemical substance or significant new use is not
likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the
environment.
These findings must be made without consideration of costs or other
non-risk factors, including an unreasonable risk to a potentially
exposed or susceptible subpopulation identified as relevant under the
conditions of use. The term ``conditions of use'' is defined in TSCA
section 3 to mean ``the circumstances, as determined by the
Administrator, under which a chemical substance is intended, known, or
reasonably foreseen to be manufactured, processed, distributed in
commerce, used, or disposed of.''
EPA is required under TSCA section 5(g) to publish in the Federal
Register a statement of its findings after its review of a TSCA section
5(a) notice when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or
significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of
injury to health or the environment. Such statements apply to PMNs,
MCANs, and SNUNs submitted to EPA under TSCA section 5.
Anyone who plans to manufacture (which includes import) a new
chemical substance for a non-exempt commercial purpose and any
manufacturer or processor wishing to engage in a use of a chemical
substance designated by EPA as a significant new use must submit a
notice to EPA at least 90 days before commencing manufacture of the new
chemical substance or before engaging in the significant new use.
The submitter of a notice to EPA for which EPA has made a finding
of ``not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or
the environment'' may commence manufacture of the chemical substance or
manufacture or processing for the significant new use notwithstanding
any remaining portion of the applicable review period.
IV. Statements of Administrator Findings Under TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C)
In this unit, EPA provides the following information (to the extent
that such information is not claimed as Confidential Business
Information (CBI)) on the PMNs, MCANs and SNUNs for which, during this
period, EPA has made findings under TSCA
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section 5(a)(3)(C) that the new chemical substances or significant new
uses are not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health
or the environment:
EPA case number assigned to the TSCA section 5(a) notice.
Chemical identity (generic name if the specific name is
claimed as CBI).
website address to EPA's decision document describing the
basis of the ``not likely to present an unreasonable risk'' finding
made by EPA under TSCA section 5(a)(3)(C).
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EPA case number Chemical identity Website address
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J-21-0002, J-21-0003............ Saccharomyces https://
cerevisiae www.epa.gov/
modified (Generic reviewing-new-
Name). chemicals-under-
toxic-substances-
control-act-tsca/
tsca-section-5a3c-
determination-
498.
P-20-0132....................... 1H-Pyrrole-2,5- https://
dione, 3-methyl-, www.epa.gov/
1,1'-C36- reviewing-new-
alkylenebis-; chemicals-under-
CASRN: 2414071-06- toxic-substances-
8. control-act-tsca/
tsca-section-5a3c-
determination-
497.
P-20-0097....................... Butanedioic acid, https://
monopolyisobutyle www.epa.gov/
ne derivs., mixed reviewing-new-
dihydroxyalkyl chemicals-under-
and toxic-substances-
hydroxyalkoxyalky control-act-tsca/
l diesters tsca-section-5a3c-
(Generic Name). determination-
496.
P-20-0183....................... Aryl ether https://
epoxide, www.epa.gov/
homopolymer, reviewing-new-
ether with chemicals-under-
alkanolamine toxic-substances-
(Generic Name). control-act-tsca/
tsca-section-5a3c-
determination-
495.
P-20-0136....................... Arylcarboxylic https://
acid, alkyl www.epa.gov/
ester, polymer reviewing-new-
with alkanediol, chemicals-under-
ester with toxic-substances-
methyloxirane control-act-tsca/
polymer with tsca-section-5a3c-
oxirane alkyl determination-
ether (Generic 492.
Name).
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Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Dated: June 9, 2021.
Madison Le,
Director, New Chemicals Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
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