Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information for November 2023, 88606-88609 [2023-28240]
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identified as a water surface elevation of
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the applicant states newer surveys
indicate the deadpool water surface
elevation is 490 feet NAVD88 and it
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unavailable. Furthermore, when
drawing down the reservoir back to 492
feet NAVD88 after large rainstorms that
cause it to rise, the applicant proposes
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reservoir surface declines from
elevations 493.5 to 492 feet NAVD88
while consulting with the National
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the precise downramping schedule.
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Dated: December 18, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2023–0061; FRL–10581–
11–OCSPP]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and
Status Information for November 2023
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA is required under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA),
as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg
Chemical Safety for the 21st Century
Act, to make information publicly
available and to publish information in
the Federal Register pertaining to
submissions under TSCA section 5,
including notice of receipt of a
Premanufacture notice (PMN),
Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) or
Microbial Commercial Activity Notice
(MCAN), including an amended notice
or test information; an exemption
application (Biotech exemption); an
application for a test marketing
exemption (TME), both pending and/or
concluded; a notice of commencement
(NOC) of manufacture (including
import) for new chemical substances;
and a periodic status report on new
chemical substances that are currently
under EPA review or have recently
concluded review. This document
covers the period from 11/01/2023 to
11/30/2023.
DATES: Comments identified by the
specific case number provided in this
document must be received on or before
January 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2023–0061,
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments. Do not submit electronically
any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Additional
instructions on commenting and visiting
the docket, along with more information
about dockets generally, is available at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact: Jim
Rahai, Project Management and
Operations Division (MC 7407M), Office
SUMMARY:
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of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460–0001; telephone number: (202)
564–8593; email address: rahai.jim@
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Executive Summary
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A. What action is the Agency taking?
This document provides the receipt
and status reports for the period from
11/01/2023 to 11/30/2023. The Agency
is providing notice of receipt of PMNs,
SNUNs, and MCANs (including
amended notices and test information);
an exemption application under 40 CFR
part 725 (Biotech exemption); TMEs,
both pending and/or concluded; NOCs
to manufacture a new chemical
substance; and a periodic status report
on new chemical substances that are
currently under EPA review or have
recently concluded review.
EPA is also providing information on
its website about cases reviewed under
the amended TSCA, including the
section 5 PMN/SNUN/MCAN and
exemption notices received, the date of
receipt, the final EPA determination on
the notice, and the effective date of
EPA’s determination for PMN/SNUN/
MCAN notices on its website at: https://
www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicalsunder-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca/
status-pre-manufacture-notices. This
information is updated on a weekly
basis.
B. What is the Agency’s authority for
taking this action?
Under the Toxic Substances Control
Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., a
chemical substance may be either an
‘‘existing’’ chemical substance or a
‘‘new’’ chemical substance. Any
chemical substance that is not on EPA’s
TSCA Inventory of Chemical Substances
(TSCA Inventory) is classified as a ‘‘new
chemical substance,’’ while a chemical
substance that is listed on the TSCA
Inventory is classified as an ‘‘existing
chemical substance.’’ (See TSCA section
3(11).) For more information about the
TSCA Inventory please go to: https://
www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory.
Any person who intends to
manufacture (including import) a new
chemical substance for a non-exempt
commercial purpose, or to manufacture
or process a chemical substance in a
non-exempt manner for a use that EPA
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has determined is a significant new use,
is required by TSCA section 5 to
provide EPA with a PMN, MCAN, or
SNUN, as appropriate, before initiating
the activity. EPA will review the notice,
make a risk determination on the
chemical substance or significant new
use, and take appropriate action as
described in TSCA section 5(a)(3).
TSCA section 5(h)(1) authorizes EPA
to allow persons, upon application and
under appropriate restrictions, to
manufacture or process a new chemical
substance, or a chemical substance
subject to a significant new use rule
(SNUR) issued under TSCA section
5(a)(2), for ‘‘test marketing’’ purposes,
upon a showing that the manufacture,
processing, distribution in commerce,
use, and disposal of the chemical will
not present an unreasonable risk of
injury to health or the environment.
This is referred to as a test marketing
exemption, or TME. For more
information about the requirements
applicable to a new chemical go to:
https://www.epa.gov/chemicals-undertsca.
Under TSCA sections 5 and 8 and
EPA regulations, EPA is required to
publish in the Federal Register certain
information, including notice of receipt
of a PMN/SNUN/MCAN (including
amended notices and test information);
an exemption application under 40 CFR
part 725 (biotech exemption); an
application for a TME, both pending
and concluded; NOCs to manufacture a
new chemical substance; and a periodic
status report on the new chemical
substances that are currently under EPA
review or have recently concluded
review.
C. Does this action apply to me?
This action provides information that
is directed to the public in general.
D. Does this action have any
incremental economic impacts or
paperwork burdens?
No.
E. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting confidential business
information (CBI). Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. 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
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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 preparing and submitting your
comments, see the commenting tips at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
II. Status Reports
In the past, EPA has published
individual notices reflecting the status
of TSCA section 5 filings received,
pending, or concluded. In 1995, the
Agency modified its approach and
streamlined the information published
in the Federal Register after providing
notice of such changes to the public and
an opportunity to comment (see the
Federal Register of May 12, 1995 (60 FR
25798) (FRL–4942–7)). Since the
passage of the Lautenberg amendments
to TSCA in 2016, public interest in
information on the status of section 5
cases under EPA review and, in
particular, the final determination of
such cases, has increased. In an effort to
be responsive to the regulated
community, the users of this
information, and the general public, to
comply with the requirements of TSCA,
to conserve EPA resources and to
streamline the process and make it more
timely, EPA is providing information on
its website about cases reviewed under
the amended TSCA, including the
section 5 PMN/SNUN/MCAN and
exemption notices received, the date of
receipt, the final EPA determination on
the notice, and the effective date of
EPA’s determination for PMN/SNUN/
MCAN notices on its website at: https://
www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicalsunder-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca/
status-pre-manufacture-notices. This
information is updated on a weekly
basis.
III. Receipt Reports
For the PMN/SNUN/MCANs that
have passed an initial screening by EPA
during this period, Table I provides the
following information (to the extent that
such information is not subject to a CBI
claim) on the notices screened by EPA
during this period: The EPA case
number assigned to the notice that
indicates whether the submission is an
initial submission, or an amendment, a
notation of which version was received,
the date the notice was received by EPA,
the submitting manufacturer (i.e.,
domestic producer or importer), the
potential uses identified by the
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manufacturer in the notice, and the
chemical substance identity.
As used in each of the tables in this
unit, (S) indicates that the information
in the table is the specific information
provided by the submitter, and (G)
indicates that this information in the
table is generic information because the
specific information provided by the
submitter was claimed as CBI.
Submissions which are initial
submissions will not have a letter
following the case number. Submissions
which are amendments to previous
submissions will have a case number
followed by the letter ‘‘A’’ (e.g., P–18–
1234A). The version column designates
submissions in sequence as ‘‘1’’, ‘‘2’’,
‘‘3’’, etc. Note that in some cases, an
initial submission is not numbered as
version 1; this is because earlier
version(s) were rejected as incomplete
or invalid submissions. Note also that
future versions of the following tables
may adjust slightly as the Agency works
to automate population of the data in
the tables.
TABLE I—PMN/SNUN/MCANS APPROVED * FROM 11/01/2023 TO 11/30/2023
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Case No.
Version
Received
date
Manufacturer
Use
Chemical substance
(G) Production of an enzyme.
(G) Production of an enzyme.
(G) Chemical intermediate,
Additive.
(G) Mineral processing aid
(G) Microorganisms transformed to express an
enzyme.
(G) Microorganisms transformed to express an
enzyme.
(S) D-Glucaric acid.
J–23–0005A ........
2
09/26/2023
CBI .......................
J–23–0006A ........
2
09/26/2023
CBI .......................
P–22–0113A ........
5
11/02/2023
SOLUGEN INC ....
P–22–0123A ........
4
11/13/2023
CBI .......................
P–22–0140A ........
4
11/28/2023
P–23–0069A ........
4
11/08/2023
Colonial Chemical,
Inc.
CBI .......................
P–24–0001 ..........
1
10/03/2023
Cabot Corporation
P–24–0005A ........
8
11/16/2023
CBI .......................
P–24–0007 ..........
2
11/08/2023
Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc.
P–24–0024 ..........
1
11/08/2023
P–24–0030 ..........
1
11/10/2023
Enchem America,
LLC.
Barentz North
America, LLC.
P–24–0032 ..........
1
11/15/2023
In Table II of this unit, EPA provides
the following information (to the extent
that such information is not claimed as
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(G) Corrosion inhibitor ........
(S) Encapsulating Shell
Polymer for Fragrance;
Encapsulates for Industrial or Household Consumer Products such as
Detergents and Fabric
Softeners.
(G) Additive used in industrial applications.
(G) Plastic article production.
(S) Use as a dispersant for
powders, all forms KR
PTOA, CAPOW KR
PTOA and CAPS KR
PTOA.; Use as an adhesion promoter in adhesives and sealants all
forms KR PTOA,
CAPOW KR PTOA and
CAPS KR PTOA.
(G) Electrolyte additive .......
Equinor Marketing
& Trading (US),
Inc.
(S) 2-Ethylhexylal currently
has widespread use as a
functional fluid in lubricants, greases, and other
release products; 2Ethylhexylal currently has
widespread use in laboratories as a non-reactive
processing aid with no inclusion into or onto the
article.; 2-Ethylhexylal is
also used in consumer
products as a solvent or
cosolvent in coating products.
(S) Hydrocarbon value for
fuel applications (e.g.,
use in motor fuel, blending stock for other fuels).
CBI) on the NOCs that have passed an
initial screening by EPA during this
period: The EPA case number assigned
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(G) Propaneamine, 3-(alkyloxy)-, structural
variants.
(G) 6-[(alkyl-1-oxohexyl)amino]-hexanoic acid,
compd. with cyclohexylamine (1:1).
(G) Pisum sativum oil, glycerol, crosspolymer
with linear and cyclic aliphatic isocyanates.
(G) Carbon Nanostructures, purified.
(G) Polycarbomonocyclic diol reaction products with cycloalkylcarbomonocycle and
polysubstituted heteromonocycle.
(S) Titanium, branched and linear C16–18 and
C18-unsatd. fatty acids iso-Pr alc. complexes.
(G) Heteroatom-substituted dihalo acid, methyl
substituted-alkyl ester.
(S) Heptane, 3,3′[methylenebis(oxymethylene)]bis- (9CI, ACI).
(S) Naphtha (glyceridic), light catalytic
cracked.
to the NOC including whether the
submission was an initial or amended
submission, the date the NOC was
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received by EPA, the date of
commencement provided by the
submitter in the NOC, a notation of the
type of amendment (e.g., amendment to
generic name, specific name, technical
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contact information, etc.) and chemical
substance identity.
TABLE II—NOCS APPROVED * FROM 11/01/2023 TO 11/30/2023
If amendment,
type of
amendment
Case No.
Received date
Commencement
date
P–16–0313
P–18–0158
11/15/2023
11/28/2023
11/02/2023
11/01/2023
N
N
P–20–0054
P–20–0178A
11/07/2023
11/29/2023
10/07/2020
08/02/2023
P–21–0042
11/28/2023
11/01/2023
N
Amended Generic Chemical Name
N
P–21–0131
11/28/2023
11/01/2023
N
P–22–0018
11/20/2023
11/03/2023
N
P–22–0022
11/14/2023
11/04/2023
N
P–23–0013
11/17/2023
11/15/2023
N
In Table III of this unit, EPA provides
the following information (to the extent
such information is not subject to a CBI
claim) on the test information that has
Chemical substance
(S) Tar acids (shale oil), C6–9 fraction, alkylphenols, low-boiling.
(G) Sulfonium, triphenyl-, salt with 2,3-bis(substituted) 5sulfocarbopolycyclic-2,3-carboxylate derivative (1:1).
(S) Nitrile Hydratase.
(G) Carbopolycyclic alkenyl, 2-carboxylic acid, 2[[[[[(isocyanatophenyl)alkyl] carbocycle]-amino]carbonyl]oxy]ethyl ester.
(G) Sulfonium, tricarbocyclic-, 2-heteroatom-substituted-4(alkyl)carbomonocyclic carboxylate (1:1).
(G) Sulfonium, tricarbocyclic-, 2-(4-alkoxyhalocarbomonocyclic)-alpha,
alpha, beta, beta-polyhalopolyhydro-4,7-methano-1,3-heteropolycyclic5-alkanesulfonate (1:1).
(G) Substituted polyalkylenepoly, reaction products with substituted
heteromonocycle substituted heteromonocycle polyalkylene derivs.
(G) Aryl-substituted-heterocyclic-polyamine, reaction products with polyethylene glycol alkyl-ether, and nitrogen and alkyl-substituted benzene.
(S) Phenol, polymer with 4,4′-bis(chloromethyl)-1,1′-biphenyl.
been received during this time period:
The EPA case number assigned to the
test information; the date the test
information was received by EPA, the
type of test information submitted, and
chemical substance identity.
TABLE III—TEST INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM 11/01/2023 TO 11/30/2023
Case No.
Received date
L–23–0173 .....
P–16–0543 .....
P–23–0017 .....
11/22/2023
11/21/2023
11/29/2023
Chemical substance
Algal Toxicity (OECD Test Guideline 201)
Exposure Monitoring Report .......................
Human Repeated Insult Patch Testing ......
(G) Cis-Alkenoic Acid.
(G) Halogenophosphoric acid metal salt.
(G) Hydrolyzed collagen, polymer with aromatic
isocyanate, n-triethoxysylil-alkanamine, pectic polysaccharide and poly alkyl alcohol.
If you are interested in information
that is not included in these tables, you
may contact EPA’s technical
information contact or general
information contact as described under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to
access additional non-CBI information
that may be available.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Dated: December 18, 2023.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Project Management and Operations
Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
AGENCY:
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OCSPP]
Pesticide Registration Notice 2023–2;
Establishment of the Vector Expedited
Review Voucher (VERV) Program;
Notice of Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is announcing the
availability of Pesticide Registration
Notice (PR Notice) 2023–2, entitled
‘‘Establishment of the Vector Expedited
Review Voucher (VERV) Program.’’ PR
Notices are issued by the Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP) to inform
pesticide registrants and other
interested persons about important
program policies, procedures, and
registration related decisions, and serve
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to provide guidance to pesticide
registrants and OPP personnel. This PR
Notice establishes and describes the
new VERV Program. The
implementation of the VERV Program
will incentivize the development of new
insecticides to control and prevent the
spread of vector-borne disease.
DATES: PR Notice 2023–2 is effective
upon signature. Since the revised form
is already approved and in use, all older
versions of the form will not be
accepted.
The docket for this action,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0476, is
available online at https://
www.regulations.gov. Additional
instructions for visiting the docket,
along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Jennings, Office of Pesticide
Programs (7501M), Environmental
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0061; FRL-10581-11-OCSPP]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information for
November 2023
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is required under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA),
as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st
Century Act, to make information publicly available and to publish
information in the Federal Register pertaining to submissions under
TSCA section 5, including notice of receipt of a Premanufacture notice
(PMN), Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) or Microbial Commercial
Activity Notice (MCAN), including an amended notice or test
information; an exemption application (Biotech exemption); an
application for a test marketing exemption (TME), both pending and/or
concluded; a notice of commencement (NOC) of manufacture (including
import) for new chemical substances; and a periodic status report on
new chemical substances that are currently under EPA review or have
recently concluded review. This document covers the period from 11/01/
2023 to 11/30/2023.
DATES: Comments identified by the specific case number provided in this
document must be received on or before January 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0061, through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information
you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional
instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact: Jim Rahai, Project Management
and Operations Division (MC 7407M), Office
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of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8593; 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. Executive Summary
A. What action is the Agency taking?
This document provides the receipt and status reports for the
period from 11/01/2023 to 11/30/2023. The Agency is providing notice of
receipt of PMNs, SNUNs, and MCANs (including amended notices and test
information); an exemption application under 40 CFR part 725 (Biotech
exemption); TMEs, both pending and/or concluded; NOCs to manufacture a
new chemical substance; and a periodic status report on new chemical
substances that are currently under EPA review or have recently
concluded review.
EPA is also providing information on its website about cases
reviewed under the amended TSCA, including the section 5 PMN/SNUN/MCAN
and exemption notices received, the date of receipt, the final EPA
determination on the notice, and the effective date of EPA's
determination for PMN/SNUN/MCAN notices on its website at: https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals-under-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca/status-pre-manufacture-notices. This information is updated on a
weekly basis.
B. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et
seq., a chemical substance may be either an ``existing'' chemical
substance or a ``new'' chemical substance. Any chemical substance that
is not on EPA's TSCA Inventory of Chemical Substances (TSCA Inventory)
is classified as a ``new chemical substance,'' while a chemical
substance that is listed on the TSCA Inventory is classified as an
``existing chemical substance.'' (See TSCA section 3(11).) For more
information about the TSCA Inventory please go to: https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory.
Any person who intends to manufacture (including import) a new
chemical substance for a non-exempt commercial purpose, or to
manufacture or process a chemical substance in a non-exempt manner for
a use that EPA has determined is a significant new use, is required by
TSCA section 5 to provide EPA with a PMN, MCAN, or SNUN, as
appropriate, before initiating the activity. EPA will review the
notice, make a risk determination on the chemical substance or
significant new use, and take appropriate action as described in TSCA
section 5(a)(3).
TSCA section 5(h)(1) authorizes EPA to allow persons, upon
application and under appropriate restrictions, to manufacture or
process a new chemical substance, or a chemical substance subject to a
significant new use rule (SNUR) issued under TSCA section 5(a)(2), for
``test marketing'' purposes, upon a showing that the manufacture,
processing, distribution in commerce, use, and disposal of the chemical
will not present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the
environment. This is referred to as a test marketing exemption, or TME.
For more information about the requirements applicable to a new
chemical go to: https://www.epa.gov/chemicals-under-tsca.
Under TSCA sections 5 and 8 and EPA regulations, EPA is required to
publish in the Federal Register certain information, including notice
of receipt of a PMN/SNUN/MCAN (including amended notices and test
information); an exemption application under 40 CFR part 725 (biotech
exemption); an application for a TME, both pending and concluded; NOCs
to manufacture a new chemical substance; and a periodic status report
on the new chemical substances that are currently under EPA review or
have recently concluded review.
C. Does this action apply to me?
This action provides information that is directed to the public in
general.
D. Does this action have any incremental economic impacts or paperwork
burdens?
No.
E. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting confidential business information (CBI). Do not
submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or email.
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 preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
II. Status Reports
In the past, EPA has published individual notices reflecting the
status of TSCA section 5 filings received, pending, or concluded. In
1995, the Agency modified its approach and streamlined the information
published in the Federal Register after providing notice of such
changes to the public and an opportunity to comment (see the Federal
Register of May 12, 1995 (60 FR 25798) (FRL-4942-7)). Since the passage
of the Lautenberg amendments to TSCA in 2016, public interest in
information on the status of section 5 cases under EPA review and, in
particular, the final determination of such cases, has increased. In an
effort to be responsive to the regulated community, the users of this
information, and the general public, to comply with the requirements of
TSCA, to conserve EPA resources and to streamline the process and make
it more timely, EPA is providing information on its website about cases
reviewed under the amended TSCA, including the section 5 PMN/SNUN/MCAN
and exemption notices received, the date of receipt, the final EPA
determination on the notice, and the effective date of EPA's
determination for PMN/SNUN/MCAN notices on its website at: https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals-under-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca/status-pre-manufacture-notices. This information is updated on a
weekly basis.
III. Receipt Reports
For the PMN/SNUN/MCANs that have passed an initial screening by EPA
during this period, Table I provides the following information (to the
extent that such information is not subject to a CBI claim) on the
notices screened by EPA during this period: The EPA case number
assigned to the notice that indicates whether the submission is an
initial submission, or an amendment, a notation of which version was
received, the date the notice was received by EPA, the submitting
manufacturer (i.e., domestic producer or importer), the potential uses
identified by the
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manufacturer in the notice, and the chemical substance identity.
As used in each of the tables in this unit, (S) indicates that the
information in the table is the specific information provided by the
submitter, and (G) indicates that this information in the table is
generic information because the specific information provided by the
submitter was claimed as CBI. Submissions which are initial submissions
will not have a letter following the case number. Submissions which are
amendments to previous submissions will have a case number followed by
the letter ``A'' (e.g., P-18-1234A). The version column designates
submissions in sequence as ``1'', ``2'', ``3'', etc. Note that in some
cases, an initial submission is not numbered as version 1; this is
because earlier version(s) were rejected as incomplete or invalid
submissions. Note also that future versions of the following tables may
adjust slightly as the Agency works to automate population of the data
in the tables.
Table I--PMN/SNUN/MCANs Approved * From 11/01/2023 to 11/30/2023
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Received
Case No. Version date Manufacturer Use Chemical substance
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J-23-0005A............. 2 09/26/2023 CBI.............. (G) Production of (G) Microorganisms
an enzyme. transformed to express an
enzyme.
J-23-0006A............. 2 09/26/2023 CBI.............. (G) Production of (G) Microorganisms
an enzyme. transformed to express an
enzyme.
P-22-0113A............. 5 11/02/2023 SOLUGEN INC...... (G) Chemical (S) D-Glucaric acid.
intermediate,
Additive.
P-22-0123A............. 4 11/13/2023 CBI.............. (G) Mineral (G) Propaneamine, 3-
processing aid. (alkyloxy)-, structural
variants.
P-22-0140A............. 4 11/28/2023 Colonial (G) Corrosion (G) 6-[(alkyl-1-
Chemical, Inc. inhibitor. oxohexyl)amino]-hexanoic
acid, compd. with
cyclohexylamine (1:1).
P-23-0069A............. 4 11/08/2023 CBI.............. (S) Encapsulating (G) Pisum sativum oil,
Shell Polymer glycerol, crosspolymer
for Fragrance; with linear and cyclic
Encapsulates for aliphatic isocyanates.
Industrial or
Household
Consumer
Products such as
Detergents and
Fabric Softeners.
P-24-0001.............. 1 10/03/2023 Cabot Corporation (G) Additive used (G) Carbon Nanostructures,
in industrial purified.
applications.
P-24-0005A............. 8 11/16/2023 CBI.............. (G) Plastic (G) Polycarbomonocyclic
article diol reaction products
production. with
cycloalkylcarbomonocycle
and polysubstituted
heteromonocycle.
P-24-0007.............. 2 11/08/2023 Kenrich (S) Use as a (S) Titanium, branched and
Petrochemicals, dispersant for linear C16-18 and C18-
Inc. powders, all unsatd. fatty acids iso-
forms KR PTOA, Pr alc. complexes.
CAPOW KR PTOA
and CAPS KR
PTOA.; Use as an
adhesion
promoter in
adhesives and
sealants all
forms KR PTOA,
CAPOW KR PTOA
and CAPS KR PTOA.
P-24-0024.............. 1 11/08/2023 Enchem America, (G) Electrolyte (G) Heteroatom-substituted
LLC. additive. dihalo acid, methyl
substituted-alkyl ester.
P-24-0030.............. 1 11/10/2023 Barentz North (S) 2- (S) Heptane, 3,3'-
America, LLC. Ethylhexylal [methylenebis(oxymethylen
currently has e)]bis- (9CI, ACI).
widespread use
as a functional
fluid in
lubricants,
greases, and
other release
products; 2-
Ethylhexylal
currently has
widespread use
in laboratories
as a non-
reactive
processing aid
with no
inclusion into
or onto the
article.; 2-
Ethylhexylal is
also used in
consumer
products as a
solvent or
cosolvent in
coating products.
P-24-0032.............. 1 11/15/2023 Equinor Marketing (S) Hydrocarbon (S) Naphtha (glyceridic),
& Trading (US), value for fuel light catalytic cracked.
Inc. applications
(e.g., use in
motor fuel,
blending stock
for other fuels).
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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 NOCs
that have passed an initial screening by EPA during this period: The
EPA case number assigned to the NOC including whether the submission
was an initial or amended submission, the date the NOC was
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received by EPA, the date of commencement provided by the submitter in
the NOC, a notation of the type of amendment (e.g., amendment to
generic name, specific name, technical contact information, etc.) and
chemical substance identity.
Table II--NOCs Approved * From 11/01/2023 to 11/30/2023
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Commencement
Case No. Received date date If amendment, type of amendment Chemical substance
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P-16-0313............................... 11/15/2023 11/02/2023 N (S) Tar acids (shale oil), C6-9 fraction,
alkylphenols, low-boiling.
P-18-0158............................... 11/28/2023 11/01/2023 N (G) Sulfonium, triphenyl-, salt with 2,3-
bis(substituted) 5-sulfocarbopolycyclic-
2,3-carboxylate derivative (1:1).
P-20-0054............................... 11/07/2023 10/07/2020 N (S) Nitrile Hydratase.
P-20-0178A.............................. 11/29/2023 08/02/2023 Amended Generic Chemical Name (G) Carbopolycyclic alkenyl, 2-carboxylic
acid, 2-[[[[[(isocyanatophenyl)alkyl]
carbocycle]-amino]carbonyl]oxy]ethyl
ester.
P-21-0042............................... 11/28/2023 11/01/2023 N (G) Sulfonium, tricarbocyclic-, 2-
heteroatom-substituted-4-
(alkyl)carbomonocyclic carboxylate (1:1).
P-21-0131............................... 11/28/2023 11/01/2023 N (G) Sulfonium, tricarbocyclic-, 2-(4-
alkoxyhalocarbomonocyclic)-alpha, alpha,
beta, beta-polyhalopolyhydro-4,7-methano-
1,3-heteropolycyclic-5-alkanesulfonate
(1:1).
P-22-0018............................... 11/20/2023 11/03/2023 N (G) Substituted polyalkylenepoly, reaction
products with substituted heteromonocycle
substituted heteromonocycle polyalkylene
derivs.
P-22-0022............................... 11/14/2023 11/04/2023 N (G) Aryl-substituted-heterocyclic-
polyamine, reaction products with
polyethylene glycol alkyl-ether, and
nitrogen and alkyl-substituted benzene.
P-23-0013............................... 11/17/2023 11/15/2023 N (S) Phenol, polymer with 4,4'-
bis(chloromethyl)-1,1'-biphenyl.
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In Table III of this unit, EPA provides the following information
(to the extent such information is not subject to a CBI claim) on the
test information that has been received during this time period: The
EPA case number assigned to the test information; the date the test
information was received by EPA, the type of test information
submitted, and chemical substance identity.
Table III--Test Information Received From 11/01/2023 to 11/30/2023
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Type of test
Case No. Received date information Chemical substance
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L-23-0173........................... 11/22/2023 Algal Toxicity (OECD (G) Cis-Alkenoic Acid.
Test Guideline 201).
P-16-0543........................... 11/21/2023 Exposure Monitoring (G) Halogenophosphoric acid
Report. metal salt.
P-23-0017........................... 11/29/2023 Human Repeated Insult (G) Hydrolyzed collagen,
Patch Testing. polymer with aromatic
isocyanate, n-
triethoxysylil-alkanamine,
pectic polysaccharide and
poly alkyl alcohol.
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If you are interested in information that is not included in these
tables, you may contact EPA's technical information contact or general
information contact as described under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
to access additional non-CBI information that may be available.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Dated: December 18, 2023.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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