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Fifty-Seventh Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Receipt of Report 
and Request for Comments; Notice


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0062; FRL-7751-8]

 
Fifty-Seventh Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Receipt of 
Report and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Interagency Testing 
Committee (ITC) transmitted its Fifty-Seventh Report to the 
Administrator of EPA on November 22, 2005. In the 57th ITC 
Report, which is included with this notice, there are no changes to the 
TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing List published in the 
56th ITC Report in the Federal Register of October 24, 2005. 
As stated in the 56th ITC Report, it was the ITC's intention 
to provide in this 57th ITC Report a data-availability study 
of the high production volume (HPV) chemicals in the 2002 Inventory 
Update Rule (IUR). The study of the HPV chemicals in the 2002 IUR may 
be made available after the ITC has had an opportunity to review 
comments received on the study of the HPV chemicals described in the 
56th ITC Report. In addition, the ITC needs additional time 
to review information submitted from the International Tungsten 
Industry Association, the Indium Corporation of America, and the 
Vanadium Producers and Reclaimers Association, as well as data on 
tungsten, indium, and vanadium compounds submitted in response to TSCA 
section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Reporting (PAIR) rules.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 23, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number 
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0062, may be submitted electronically, by mail, or 
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as 
provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, 
Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This notice is directed to the public in general. It may, however, 
be of particular interest to you if you manufacture (defined by statute 
to include import) and/or process TSCA-covered chemicals and you may be 
identified by the North American Industrial Classification System 
(NAICS) codes 325 and 32411. Because this notice is directed to the 
general public and other entities may also be interested, the Agency 
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be 
interested 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. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0062. The official 
public docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this 
action, any public comments received, and other information related to 
this action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket 
does not include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official 
public docket is the collection of materials that is available for 
public viewing at the EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102-Reading Room, EPA 
West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 
Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center Reading Room telephone 
number is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket, 
which is located in EPA Docket Center, is (202) 566-0280.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/ You may also access additional information about the ITC at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/.

itc/ or through the web site for the Office of Prevention, Pesticides 
and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) at http://www.epa.gov/opptsfrs/home/opptsim.htm/
.

    EDOCKET, EPA's electronic public docket and comment system was 
replaced on November 25, 2005, by an enhanced federal-wide electronic 
docket management and comment system located at http://www.regulations.gov/.
 Follow the on-line instructions.

    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official 
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that 
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be 
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly 
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in 
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
appropriate docket ID number.
    Certain types of information will not be placed in the EPA Dockets. 
Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute, which is not included in the official public 
docket, will not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic 
public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be 
placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in 
printed, paper form in the official public docket. To the extent 
feasible, publicly available docket materials will be made available in 
EPA's electronic public docket. When a document is selected from the 
index list in EPA Dockets, the system will identify whether the 
document is available for viewing in EPA's electronic public docket. 
Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you 
may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through 
the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. EPA intends to work 
towards providing electronic access to all of the publicly available 
docket materials through EPA's electronic public docket.
    For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is 
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, 
will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public 
docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment 
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment 
containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that 
material in the version of the comment that is placed in EPA's 
electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, including the 
copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket.
    Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or

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delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public 
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the docket will 
be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where 
practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph 
will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief 
description written by the docket staff.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand 
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the 
appropriate docket ID number in the subject line on the first page of 
your comment. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the 
specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the 
comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider 
these late comments. If you wish to submit CBI or information that is 
otherwise protected by statute, please follow the instructions in Unit 
I.D. Do not use EPA Dockets or e-mail to submit CBI or information 
protected by statute.
    1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as 
prescribed in this unit, EPA recommends that you include your name, 
mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in 
the body of your comment. Also include this contact information on the 
outside of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter 
accompanying the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be 
identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact 
you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties 
or needs further information on the substance of your comment. EPA's 
policy is that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or 
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included 
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, 
and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot 
read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you 
for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
    i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to 
submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for 
receiving comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/
, and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. 

Once in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in docket ID number 
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0062. The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other 
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
    ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by e-mail to oppt.ncic@epa.gov, 
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0062. In contrast to EPA's 
electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is not an ``anonymous 
access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the docket 
without going through EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail 
system automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail addresses 
that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are included as 
part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and 
made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
    iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM 
that you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit I.C.2. These 
electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file 
format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
    2. By mail. Send your comments to: Document Control Office (7407M), 
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001.
    3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver your comments to: OPPT 
Document Control Office (DCO), EPA East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID Number 
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0062. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the 
DCO is (202) 564-8930.

D. How Should I Submit CBI to the Agency?

    Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI 
electronically through EPA's electronic public docket or by e-mail. You 
may claim information that you submit to EPA as CBI by marking any part 
or all of that information as CBI (if you submit CBI on disk or CD ROM, 
mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify 
electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that 
is CBI). Information so marked will not be disclosed except in 
accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes 
any information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not 
contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion 
in the public docket and EPA's electronic public docket. If you submit 
the copy that does not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside 
of the disk or CD ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information 
not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and EPA's 
electronic public docket without prior notice. If you have any 
questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult 
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    We invite you to provide your views and comments on the 
57th ITC Report. You may find the following suggestions 
helpful for preparing your comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used 
that support your views.
    4. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
    5. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this 
notice.
    6. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket 
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page 
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal 
Register citation.

II. Background

    TSCA (15 U.S.C. 260l et seq.) authorizes the Administrator of EPA 
to promulgate regulations under TSCA section 4(a) requiring testing of 
chemicals and chemical groups in order to develop data relevant to 
determining the risks that such chemicals and chemical groups may 
present to health or the environment. Section 4(e) of TSCA established 
the ITC to recommend chemicals and chemical groups to the Administrator 
of EPA for priority testing consideration. Section 4(e) of TSCA directs 
the ITC to revise the TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing List at least 
every 6 months.

A. The ITC's 57th Report

    In this 57th ITC Report to the Administrator of EPA, 
there are no changes to the TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing List 
published in the 56th ITC Report in the Federal Register of 
October 24, 2005 (70 FR 61520) (FRL-7739-9) (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2005/October/Day-24/t21197.htm
). As stated in the 

56th ITC Report, it was the ITC's intention to

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provide in this 57th ITC Report a data-availability study of 
HPV chemicals in the 2002 IUR. The study of the HPV chemicals in the 
2002 IUR may be made available after the ITC has had an opportunity to 
review comments received on the study of the HPV chemicals described in 
the 56th ITC Report. In addition, the ITC needs additional 
time to review information submitted from the International Tungsten 
Industry Association, the Indium Corporation of America, and the 
Vanadium Producers and Reclaimers Association, as well as data on 
tungsten, indium, and vanadium compounds submitted in response to TSCA 
section 8(a) PAIR rules.

B. Status of the Priority Testing List

    There are no changes to the TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing List 
published in the 56\th\ ITC Report.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances.


    Dated: December 16, 2005.
Wendy C. Hamnett,
Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

Fifty-Seventh Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the 
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    In this 57\th\ Interagency Testing Committee (ITC) Report to the 
Administrator of EPA, there are no changes to the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA) section 4(e) Priority Testing List published in the 
56\th\ ITC Report in the Federal Register of October 24, 2005 (70 FR 
61520) (FRL-7739-9) (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2005/October/Day-24/t21197.htm
). As stated in the 56\th\ ITC Report, it was the 

ITC's intention to provide in this 57\th\ ITC Report a data-
availability study of the high production volume (HPV) chemicals in the 
2002 Inventory Update Rule (IUR). The study of the HPV chemicals in the 
2002 IUR may be made available after the ITC has had an opportunity to 
review comments received on the study of the HPV chemicals described in 
the 56\th\ ITC Report. In addition, the ITC needs additional time to 
review information submitted from the International Tungsten Industry 
Association, the Indium Corporation of America, and the Vanadium 
Producers and Reclaimers Association, as well as data on tungsten, 
indium, and vanadium compounds submitted in response to TSCA section 
8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Reporting (PAIR) rules.

[FR Doc. 05-24410 Filed 12-22-05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560-50-S
