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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0854; FRL-8097-8]

 
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

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covers the period from September 18, 2006 to September 30, 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 20, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) no. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0854, 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-2006-0854. 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. Do not submit information 
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. The regulations.gov website 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.

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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 September 18, 2006 to September 29 
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.

                                            I. 35 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 09/18/06 to 09/29/06
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                                                              Projected Notice End
              Case No.                    Received Date               Date           Manufacturer/Importer           Use                  Chemical
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P-06-0805                            09/18/06                12/16/06                Cytec Industries Inc.  (G) Mining chemical    (G) Modified
                                                                                                             reagent                thiocarbamate
P-06-0806                            09/18/06                12/16/06                Clearwater             (S) Flow enhancer and  (G) Phosphate ester
                                                                                      International LLC d/   fines migration        alkyl pyridine salt
                                                                                      b/a weatherford        reduction of post
                                                                                      engineered chemistry   slick water jobs
                                                                                                             (enhanced oil
                                                                                                             recovery); flow
                                                                                                             enhancer and fines
                                                                                                             migration reduction
                                                                                                             of post fracturing
                                                                                                             jobs (enhanced oil
                                                                                                             recovery); formation
                                                                                                             treatment of post
                                                                                                             stimulation jobs
                                                                                                             (enhanced oil
                                                                                                             recovery)
P-06-0807                            09/19/06                12/17/06                CBI                    (G) Textile colorant   (G) Substituted
                                                                                                                                    phenylazo
                                                                                                                                    naphthalenesulfonic
                                                                                                                                    acid
P-06-0808                            09/18/06                12/16/06                Xerox Corp.            (G) Open, non-         (G) Polyamide resin
                                                                                                             dispersive use as a
                                                                                                             constituent in
                                                                                                             solid, crayon like
                                                                                                             inks for computer
                                                                                                             printers.
P-06-0809                            09/20/06                12/18/06                CBI                    (G) Radiation cured    (G) Amine modified
                                                                                                             coating                acrylic ester
P-06-0810                            09/20/06                12/18/06                Nation Ford Chemical   (S) Destructive use    (S) 2,5-
                                                                                      Company                as chemical            cyclohexadiene-1,4-
                                                                                                             intermediate           dione, 2,5-dichloro-
                                                                                                                                    3,6-bis[(9-ethyl-9h-
                                                                                                                                    carbazol-3-yl)amino]-

P-06-0811                            09/20/06                12/18/06                CBI                    (S) Monomer for the    (G) Substituted
                                                                                                             synthesis of           bicyclic olefin
                                                                                                             specialty polymer
P-06-0812                            09/20/06                12/18/06                CBI                    (G) Surface treatment  (G) Fluoropolyether
                                                                                                             agent                  derivative
                                                                                                                                    fluoronated
                                                                                                                                    polyurethane resin
P-06-0813                            09/19/06                12/17/06                CBI                    (G) Additive for       (G) Poly
                                                                                                             pigment dispersion     (oxyalkanediyl)
                                                                                                                                    ,.alpha.,.alpha,'-
                                                                                                                                    carbomonocycledicarb
                                                                                                                                    onyl bis (.omega.-
                                                                                                                                    alkyloxy-)
P-06-0814                            09/19/06                12/17/06                CBI                    (G) Additive for       (G) Poly
                                                                                                             pigment dispersion     (oxyalkanediyl) ,
                                                                                                                                    .alpha.,.alpha,'.alp
                                                                                                                                    ha.''-
                                                                                                                                    carbomonocycletridic
                                                                                                                                    arbonyl tris
                                                                                                                                    (.omega.-alkyloxy-)
P-06-0815                            09/19/06                12/17/06                Nyco Minerals, Inc.    (S) Filter for         (S) 1,2-
                                                                                                             thermoplastic resins   ethanediamine, n-[3-
                                                                                                                                    (trimethoxysilyl)pro
                                                                                                                                    pyl]-, hydrolysis
                                                                                                                                    products with
                                                                                                                                    wollastonite
                                                                                                                                    (ca(si03))
P-06-0816                            09/21/06                12/19/06                CBI                    (G) Hydrophobic        (G) Modified reaction
                                                                                                             surface active agent   products of alkyl
                                                                                                             for cellulosic         alcohol, halogenated
                                                                                                             substrates and         alkane, substituted
                                                                                                             similar materials.     epoxide, and amino
                                                                                                                                    compound
P-06-0817                            09/22/06                12/20/06                CBI                    (S) Fluorescent        (G) Substituted
                                                                                                             brightener for use     benzene sulfonic
                                                                                                             in cellulosic paper    acid, salt reaction
                                                                                                             applications           product with
                                                                                                                                    phenylamine and
                                                                                                                                    amino alcohol and
                                                                                                                                    substituted
                                                                                                                                    propaneamide
                                                                                                                                    compounds with amino
                                                                                                                                    alcohol
P-06-0818                            09/22/06                12/20/06                CBI                    (G) Polymer for        (G) Benzoic acid,
                                                                                                             injection molding      2,2'-
                                                                                                             and extrusion          [substituted]bis-,
                                                                                                                                    dimethyl ester,
                                                                                                                                    polymer with 1,4-
                                                                                                                                    benzenediol and 4,4'-
                                                                                                                                    (substituted)bis[phe
                                                                                                                                    nol]
P-06-0819                            09/22/06                12/20/06                CBI                    (G) Polymer for        (G) Benzoic acid,
                                                                                                             injection molding      2,2'-
                                                                                                             and extrusion          [substituted]bis-,
                                                                                                                                    dimethyl ester,
                                                                                                                                    polymer with 1,4-
                                                                                                                                    benzenediol,
                                                                                                                                    (substituted) 1,4-
                                                                                                                                    benzenediol and 4,4'-
                                                                                                                                    (1-
                                                                                                                                    substituted)bis[phen
                                                                                                                                    ol]

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P-06-0820                            09/22/06                12/20/06                CBI                    (G) Contained use in   (G) Trisubstituted
                                                                                                             energy production      triazine
P-06-0821                            09/22/06                12/20/06                CBI                    (S) Reactive diluent   (G) Alkoxylated
                                                                                                             in ultra violet        pentaerythritol
                                                                                                             formulations           acrylate
P-06-0822                            09/22/06                12/20/06                CBI                    (G) Acrylic binder     (G) Acrylic copolymer
P-06-0823                            09/25/06                12/23/06                CBI                    (S) Aqueous            (G) Alkanedioic acid,
                                                                                                             dispersion of          polymer with
                                                                                                             polymer for leather    alkanediol,
                                                                                                             finishing              carbocycledicarboxyl
                                                                                                                                    ic acid, carbocycle-
                                                                                                                                    isocyanato-
                                                                                                                                    (isocyanatoalkyl)-
                                                                                                                                    trialkyl-,
                                                                                                                                    carbocycle
                                                                                                                                    alkylenebis[isocyana
                                                                                                                                    to-, alkanoic acid,
                                                                                                                                    hydroxy-
                                                                                                                                    (hydroxyalkyl)-alkyl-
                                                                                                                                    , trialkylamine, and
                                                                                                                                    1,2-alkyldiamine
P-06-0824                            09/25/06                12/23/06                CBI                    (S) Aqueous            (G) 2-propenoic acid,
                                                                                                             dispersion of          polymer with
                                                                                                             polymer for leather    cyanoalkene,
                                                                                                             finishing              alkenoic acid alkyl
                                                                                                                                    ester,
                                                                                                                                    alkylalkenamide,
                                                                                                                                    methylolmethacrylami
                                                                                                                                    de, and an alkenyl
                                                                                                                                    benzene
P-06-0825                            09/25/06                12/23/06                CBI                    (S) Aqueous            (G) Oxepanone,
                                                                                                             dispersion of          polymer with dialkyl-
                                                                                                             polymer for leather    alkanediol, alkyl-
                                                                                                             finishing              (hydroxyaalkyl)-
                                                                                                                                    alkanediol,
                                                                                                                                    carbocycle,
                                                                                                                                    isocyanato-
                                                                                                                                    (isocyanatoalkyll)-
                                                                                                                                    trialkyl-, alkanoic
                                                                                                                                    acid, hydroxy-
                                                                                                                                    (hydroxyalkyl)-alkyl-
                                                                                                                                    , alkylamine, n,n-
                                                                                                                                    dialkyl-, aminoalkyl-
                                                                                                                                    trialkylcarbocyclica
                                                                                                                                    mine, and
                                                                                                                                    alkyldiamine
P-06-0826                            09/25/06                12/23/06                CBI                    (G) Stabilizer for     (G) Seed-oil based
                                                                                                             emulsion polymers      surfactant
P-06-0827                            09/26/06                12/24/06                CBI                    (G) Fuel additive      (G) Heterocycle
                                                                                                                                    amine, n-
                                                                                                                                    heterocycle,
                                                                                                                                    monoammonium salt
P-06-0828                            09/27/06                12/25/06                CBI                    (G) Dispersive use in  (G) Polyacrylate
                                                                                                             cooling water          terpolymer salt
                                                                                                             treatment
P-06-0829                            09/27/06                12/25/06                Archer Daniels         (G) Petrochemical      (S) Fatty acids,
                                                                                      Midland Company        replacement            canola-oil, me
                                                                                                                                    esters
P-06-0830                            09/27/06                12/25/06                Archer Daniels         (G) Petrochemical      (S) Fatty acids, rape-
                                                                                      Midland Company        replacement            oil, me esters
P-06-0831                            09/27/06                12/25/06                Archer Daniels         (G) Petrochemical      (S) Fatty acids, corn-
                                                                                      Midland Company        replacement            oil, me esters
P-06-0832                            09/27/06                12/25/06                Archer Daniels         (G) Petrochemical      (S) Fatty acids, palm-
                                                                                      Midland Company        replacement            oil, me esters
P-06-0833                            09/27/06                12/25/06                Archer Daniels         (G) Petrochemical      (S) Fatty acids,
                                                                                      Midland Company        replacement            peanut-oil, me
                                                                                                                                    esters
P-06-0834                            09/27/06                12/25/06                Archer Daniels         (G) Petrochemical      (S) Fatty acids,
                                                                                      Midland Company        replacement            linseed-oil, me
                                                                                                                                    esters
P-06-0835                            09/28/06                12/26/06                CBI                    (G) Additive, open,    (G) Polyester
                                                                                                             non-dispersive use     urethane copolymer
P-06-0836                            09/28/06                12/26/06                CBI                    (G) Additive, open,    (G) Polyester
                                                                                                             non-dispersive use     urethane copolymer
P-06-0837                            09/28/06                12/26/06                CBI                    (G) Additive, open,    (G) Polyester
                                                                                                             non-dispersive use     urethane copolymer
P-06-0838                            09/28/06                12/26/06                CBI                    (G) Additive, open,    (G) Polyester
                                                                                                             non-dispersive use     urethane copolymer
P-06-0839                            09/29/06                12/27/06                CBI                    (G) Flame retardants   (G)
                                                                                                             for plastics and       Phenoxyphosphazene
                                                                                                             resins                 oligomer
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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. 15 Notices of Commencement From: 09/18/06 to 09/29/06
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                                                                Commencement Notice
              Case No.                     Received Date             End Date                  Chemical
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P-03-0837                             09/21/06                09/07/06                (G) Aliphatic
                                                                                       polyisocyanate
P-05-0048                             09/18/06                02/28/05                (G) Phthalocyanine
                                                                                       compound
P-06-0176                             09/25/06                09/05/06                (G) Acrylate ester

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P-06-0196                             09/26/06                08/01/06                (G) Tdi prepolymer based
                                                                                       on hybrid caprolactone
                                                                                       polyol
P-06-0200                             09/21/06                09/12/06                (G) Hydroxy carboxylic
                                                                                       acid amide, n,n-dialkyl
                                                                                       derivates
P-06-0272                             09/27/06                09/05/06                (G) Alkylenedicarboxylic
                                                                                       dichloride, polymer with
                                                                                       dihydroxybenzene
P-06-0288                             09/27/06                09/18/06                (G) Hydroxylated diester
                                                                                       of a triamine
P-06-0366                             09/18/06                09/08/06                (G) Isocyanate functional
                                                                                       polyester polyether
                                                                                       urethane polymer
P-06-0448                             09/18/06                09/07/06                (G) Fatty acid salt of
                                                                                       alkyldiamine
P-06-0535                             09/21/06                08/22/06                (G) Ester urethane
P-06-0539                             09/19/06                08/22/06                (G) Methyl propylhexanol
P-06-0543                             09/19/06                08/22/06                (G) Methyl propylhexanol
P-06-0596                             09/15/06                09/07/06                (S) 1h-indene,
                                                                                       2,3,3a,4,5,7a-hexahydro-
                                                                                       1,1,2,3,3-pentamethyl-6-
                                                                                       (2-propenyl)- 2h-
                                                                                       indeno[4,5-b]furan,
                                                                                       decahydro-2,6,6,7,8,8-
                                                                                       hexamethyl-
P-06-0606                             09/27/06                09/13/06                (S) 1-propanamine, 3-
                                                                                       (triethoxysilyl)-,
                                                                                       reaction products with
                                                                                       boehmite (al(oh)o)
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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices.

    Dated: October 10, 2006.
Bernice Mudd,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E6-17434 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am]

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