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[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0808; FRL-8098-3

 
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires 
any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include 
import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to 
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the 
manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of 
TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a 
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing 
exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the 
chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to 
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the 
period from August 28, 2006 to September 8, 2006, consists of the PMNs 
pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture a 
new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during 
this time period.

DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number, 
must be received on or before November 13, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) no. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0808, by one of the following methods.
     http://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. 
Attention: Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0767. 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 Docket's normal hours of operation, and 
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed 
information.
     Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number 
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0808. EPA's policy is that all comments received will 
be included in the public docket without change and may be made 
available online at http://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.

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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'' systems, 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 
public 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 
regulations.gov index. 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, is not placed on the Internet and will be 
publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket 
materials are available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, 

or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPPT Docket, EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC). The EPA suffered structural damage due to flooding in 
June 2006. Although the EPA/DC is continuing operations, there will be 
temporary changes to the EPA/DC during the clean-up. The EPA/DC Public 
Reading Room, which was temporarily closed due to flooding, has been 
relocated in the EPA Headquarters Library, Infoterra Room (Room Number 
3334) in the EPA West Building, located at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 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. EPA visitors 
are required to show photographic identification and sign the EPA 
visitor log. Visitors to the EPA/DC Public Reading Room location will 
be provided with an EPA/DC badge that must be visible at all times 
while in the EPA Building and returned to the guard upon departure. In 
addition, security personnel will escort visitors to and from the new 
EPA/DC Public Reading Room location. Up-to-date information about the 
EPA/DC is on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm
.


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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. As such, the 
Agency has not attempted to describe the specific entities that this 
action may apply to. Although others may be affected, this action 
applies directly to the submitter of the premanufacture notices 
addressed in the action. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. 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 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 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 the estimate.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and 
suggested 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?

    Section 5 of TSCA requires any person who intends to manufacture 
(defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical 
not on the TSCA Inventory to notify EPA and comply with the statutory 
provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under 
sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to publish a 
notice of receipt of a PMN or an application for a TME and to publish 
periodic status reports on the chemicals under review and the receipt 
of notices of commencement to manufacture those chemicals. This status 
report, which covers the period from August 28, 2006, to September 8, 
2006, consists of the PMNs pending or expired, and the notices of 
commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received 
under TSCA section 5 during this time period.

III. Receipt and Status Report for PMNs

    This status report identifies the PMNs pending or expired, and the 
notices of commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency 
has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period. If you are 
interested in information that is not included in the following tables, 
you may contact EPA as described in Unit II. to access additional non-
CBI information that may be available.
    In Table I of this unit, EPA provides the following information (to 
the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the PMNs 
received by EPA during this period: the EPA case number assigned to the 
PMN; the date the PMN was received by EPA; the projected end date for 
EPA's review of the PMN; the submitting manufacturer; the potential 
uses identified by the manufacturer in the PMN; and the chemical 
identity.

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                                            I. 32 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 08/28/06 to 09/08/06
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                                                              Projected Notice End
              Case No.                    Received Date               Date           Manufacturer/Importer           Use                  Chemical
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P-06-0765                            08/25/06                11/22/06                Chemical Supply Chain  (S) Used as an         (G) Substituted
                                                                                      Specialists            antioxidant in the     hydroxyl amine
                                                                                                             spandex and textile
                                                                                                             industry
P-06-0766                            08/28/06                11/25/06                CBI                    (S) Fluorescent        (G) Sodium,
                                                                                                             brightener for use     bis{(substituted)-
                                                                                                             in cellulosic paper    (sulfonatocarbocycle
                                                                                                             applications           amino)-triazine-
                                                                                                                                    yl]amino{time} -
                                                                                                                                    sulfonatostilbene
P-06-0767                            08/28/06                11/25/06                The Dow Chemical       (G) Intermediate       (G) Polymer of fatty
                                                                                      Company                                       acids methyl esters
                                                                                                                                    hydroformylation
                                                                                                                                    products,
                                                                                                                                    hydrogenated, with
                                                                                                                                    alkoxylated
                                                                                                                                    glycerine
P-06-0768                            08/28/06                11/25/06                The Dow Chemical       (G) Intermediate       (G) Polymer of fatty
                                                                                      Company                                       acids methyl esters
                                                                                                                                    hydroformylation
                                                                                                                                    products,
                                                                                                                                    hydrogenated, with
                                                                                                                                    alkoxylated
                                                                                                                                    glycerine
P-06-0769                            08/28/06                11/25/06                The Dow Chemical       (G) Intermediate       (G) Polymer of fatty
                                                                                      Company                                       acids methyl esters
                                                                                                                                    hydroformylation
                                                                                                                                    products,
                                                                                                                                    hydrogenated, with
                                                                                                                                    alkoxylated
                                                                                                                                    glycerine
P-06-0770                            08/28/06                11/25/06                The Dow Chemical       (G) Intermediate       (G) Polymer of fatty
                                                                                      Company                                       acids methyl esters
                                                                                                                                    hydroformylation
                                                                                                                                    products,
                                                                                                                                    hydrogenated, with
                                                                                                                                    alkoxylated
                                                                                                                                    glycerine
P-06-0771                            08/28/06                11/25/06                The Dow Chemical       (S) Chemical           (G) Fatty acids,
                                                                                      Company                intermediate           methyl esters,
                                                                                                                                    hydroformylation
                                                                                                                                    products
P-06-0772                            08/28/06                11/25/06                The Dow Chemical       (S) Chemical           (G) Fatty acids,
                                                                                      Company                intermediate           methyl esters,
                                                                                                                                    hydroformylation
                                                                                                                                    products
P-06-0773                            08/28/06                11/25/06                The Dow Chemical       (S) Chemical           (G) Fatty acids,
                                                                                      Company                intermediate           methyl esters,
                                                                                                                                    hydroformylation
                                                                                                                                    products
P-06-0774                            08/28/06                11/25/06                The Dow Chemical       (S) Chemical           (G) Fatty acids,
                                                                                      Company                intermediate           methyl esters,
                                                                                                                                    hydroformylation
                                                                                                                                    products
P-06-0775                            08/28/06                11/25/06                The Dow Chemical       (G) Intermediate       (G) Fatty acids
                                                                                      Company                                       methyl esters
                                                                                                                                    hydroformylation
                                                                                                                                    products,
                                                                                                                                    hydrogenated
P-06-0776                            08/28/06                11/25/06                The Dow Chemical       (G) Intermediate       (G) Fatty acids
                                                                                      Company                                       methyl esters
                                                                                                                                    hydroformylation
                                                                                                                                    products,
                                                                                                                                    hydrogenated
P-06-0777                            08/28/06                11/25/06                The Dow Chemical       (G) Intermediate       (G) Fatty acids
                                                                                      Company                                       methyl esters
                                                                                                                                    hydroformylation
                                                                                                                                    products,
                                                                                                                                    hydrogenated
P-06-0778                            08/28/06                11/25/06                The Dow Chemical       (G) Intermediate       (G) Fatty acids
                                                                                      Company                                       methyl esters
                                                                                                                                    hydroformylation
                                                                                                                                    products,
                                                                                                                                    hydrogenated
P-06-0779                            08/28/06                11/25/06                CBI                    (G) Ink additive for   (G) Substituted
                                                                                                             open, non-dispersive   cyanoguanidine
                                                                                                             use                    polymer
P-06-0780                            08/28/06                11/25/06                CBI                    (G) Ink additive for   (G) Substituted
                                                                                                             open, non-dispersive   polyamine
                                                                                                             use
P-06-0781                            08/28/06                11/25/06                CBI                    (G) Industrial         (G) Substituted
                                                                                                             solvent                disbasic ester
P-06-0782                            08/29/06                11/26/06                CBI                    (S) Electrical         (G) Perfluorinated
                                                                                                             conductor in organic   polysulfonic acid
                                                                                                             electronic devices     complexed with an
                                                                                                                                    organic conjugated
                                                                                                                                    polymer
P-06-0783                            08/30/06                11/27/06                DIC International      (G) Polymer additive   (G) Boron-modified
                                                                                      (USA) LLC                                     mixed carboxylic
                                                                                                                                    acids, cobalt salts
P-06-0784                            09/05/06                12/03/06                Eastman Chemical       (S) Plasticizer        (S) 1,4-
                                                                                      Company                                       benzenedicarboxylic
                                                                                                                                    acid, dibutyl ester
P-06-0785                            09/05/06                12/03/06                R. T. Vanderbilt       (S) Antioxidant for    (S) Molybdenum bis(di-
                                                                                      Company, Inc.          lubricants             C11	14 branched and
                                                                                                                                    linear
                                                                                                                                    carbamodithioato) di-
                                                                                                                                    u-oxodioxo-di-
                                                                                                                                    ,sulfurized
P-06-0786                            09/07/06                12/05/06                CBI                    (S) Reactive diluent   (G) Alkoxylated
                                                                                                             in ultra violet        pentaerythritol
                                                                                                             formulations           acrylate
P-06-0787                            09/06/06                12/04/06                CBI                    (G) Corrosion          (G) Modified tall-oil
                                                                                                             inhibitor,
                                                                                                             emulsifier
P-06-0788                            09/06/06                12/04/06                CBI                    (G) Corrosion          (G) Modified tall-oil
                                                                                                             inhibitor,             fatty acids
                                                                                                             emulsifier
P-06-0789                            09/07/06                12/05/06                International Flavors  (S) Raw material for   (S) 2h-indeno[4,5-b]
                                                                                      and Frances, Inc.      use in Frances for     furan, decahydro-
                                                                                                             soaps, detergents,     2,2,6,6,7,8,8-
                                                                                                             cleaners and other     heptamethyl
                                                                                                             household products     Indeno[4,3a-b]
                                                                                                                                    furan, decahydro-
                                                                                                                                    2,2,7,7,8,9,9-
                                                                                                                                    heptamethyl-
P-06-0790                            09/07/06                12/05/06                CBI                    (G) Additive for       (G) Siloxanes and
                                                                                                             release coatings.      silicones, di-alkyl,
                                                                                                                                    alkyl 2-[(1-oxo-2-
                                                                                                                                    propenyl)oxy]alkoxy

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P-06-0791                            09/07/06                12/05/06                CBI                    (G) Additive, open,    (G) Polyamide
                                                                                                             non-dispersive use
P-06-0792                            09/07/06                12/05/06                CBI                    (G) Additive, open,    (G) Polyether
                                                                                                             non-dispersive use     urethane block
                                                                                                                                    copolymer
P-06-0793                            09/07/06                12/05/06                Huntsman               (S) Pesticide          (S) morpholine 4-
                                                                                      International LLC      dispersant/solvent     C6	12 acyl derivates
P-06-0794                            09/07/06                12/05/06                CBC America Corp.      (S) Sealant component  (S) Hexanedioic acid,
                                                                                                                                    polymer with 1,3-
                                                                                                                                    bis(isocyanatomethyl
                                                                                                                                    )benzene, 2,2-
                                                                                                                                    dimethyl-1,3-
                                                                                                                                    propanediol, 1,6-
                                                                                                                                    hexanediol, .alpha.-
                                                                                                                                    hydro-.omega.-
                                                                                                                                    hydroxypoly[oxy(meth
                                                                                                                                    yl-1,2-ethanediyl)],
                                                                                                                                    3-methyl-1,5-
                                                                                                                                    pentanediol and
                                                                                                                                    .alpha.,.alpha.',.al
                                                                                                                                    pha.''-1,2,3-
                                                                                                                                    propanetriyltris[.om
                                                                                                                                    ega.-
                                                                                                                                    hydroxypoly[oxy(meth
                                                                                                                                    yl-1,2-
                                                                                                                                    ethanediyl)]], 2-(1-
                                                                                                                                    methylethyl)-3-
                                                                                                                                    oxazolidineethanol-
                                                                                                                                    blocked
P-06-0801                            09/08/06                12/06/06                CBI                    (G) Polymerization     (G) Fluoropolyether
                                                                                                             surfactant             derivative
P-06-0802                            09/08/06                12/06/06                CBI                    (G) Surfactant for     (G) Fluoropolyether
                                                                                                             polymerization         derivative
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    In Table II of this unit, EPA provides the following information 
(to the extent that such information is not claimed as CBI) on the 
Notices of Commencement to manufacture received:

                            II. 16 Notices of Commencement From: 08/28/06 to 09/08/06
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                                                                Commencement Notice
              Case No.                     Received Date             End Date                  Chemical
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P-02-0774                             08/28/06                07/27/06                (G) Glycenidis, castor-oil-
                                                                                       mono-hydrogenated
                                                                                       acetates
P-04-0543                             08/29/06                08/17/06                (S) 2-cyclopenten-1-one, 3-
                                                                                       (3z)-3-hexenyl-
P-04-0890                             08/29/06                08/10/06                (S) Dodecanedioic acid,
                                                                                       polymer with butyl 2-
                                                                                       methyl-2-propenoate,
                                                                                       hexanedioic acid, 1,6-
                                                                                       hexanediol, alpha-hydro-
                                                                                       omega-
                                                                                       hydroxypoly[oxy(methyl-
                                                                                       1,2-ethanediyl)], 2-
                                                                                       hydroxyethyl 2-methyl-2-
                                                                                       propenate, 1,1-
                                                                                       methylenebix
                                                                                       [4isocyanatobenzene],
                                                                                       methyl 2-methyl-2-
                                                                                       propenoate and 2-methyl-2-
                                                                                       propenoic acid
P-05-0576                             08/28/06                08/03/06                (S) Silane,
                                                                                       trimethoxyphenyl-,
                                                                                       hydrolysis products with
                                                                                       silica
P-05-0577                             08/28/06                08/03/06                (S) Silane,
                                                                                       trimethoxypropyl-,
                                                                                       hydrolysis products with
                                                                                       silica
P-05-0490                             06/08/06                05/16/06                (S) Poly[oxy(methyl-1,2-
                                                                                       ethanediyl)], .alpha.-
                                                                                       [[[(dimethoxymethylsilyl)
                                                                                       methyl]amino]carbonyl]-
                                                                                       .omega.-
                                                                                       [[[[(dimethoxymethylsilyl
                                                                                       )methyl]amino]carbonyl]ox
                                                                                       y]-
P-05-0652                             09/06/06                08/23/06                (G) Cyclohexane, 5-
                                                                                       isocyanato-1-
                                                                                       (isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-
                                                                                       trimethyl-, polymers with
                                                                                       hydroxy-terminated
                                                                                       unsaturated hydrocarbon
                                                                                       chain, 2-hydroxyethyl
                                                                                       acrylate-blocked
P-05-0801                             08/28/06                08/11/06                (G) Polymer of vegetable
                                                                                       oils, aliphatic diols,
                                                                                       aliphatic polyols, and
                                                                                       aromatic acids.
P-06-0373                             08/29/06                08/02/06                (G) Polyether polyurethane
P-06-0388                             09/05/06                08/03/06                (G)
                                                                                       Perfluoroalkylethylmethac
                                                                                       rylate copolymer
P-06-0390                             09/05/06                08/03/06                (G) Perfluoroalkyl ethyl
                                                                                       methacrylate copolymer
P-06-0404                             08/25/06                07/19/06                (G) Terpolymer pibsa
P-06-0417                             09/05/06                08/14/06                (G) Amine neutralized
                                                                                       phosphoric acid ester
P-06-0517                             08/30/06                08/08/06                (S) Neodymium, tris[bis(2-
                                                                                       ethylhexyl)phosphato-
                                                                                       .kappa.o'',-.kappa.o''']]-

P-06-0530                             08/30/06                08/22/06                (S) 2,5-furandione,
                                                                                       polymer with 2-methyl-1-
                                                                                       propene, amide imide
P-98-0068                             09/06/06                08/30/06                (S) 1-hexadecanol,
                                                                                       manufacturer of, distn.
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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.

    Dated: October 2, 2006.
Eyvone Petty-Callier,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E6-16909 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am]

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