
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34740-34741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14245]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0677; FRL-9911-70]


Receipt of Test Data Under the Toxic Substances Control Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing its receipt of test data submitted pursuant 
to a test rule issued by EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(TSCA). As required by TSCA, this document identifies each chemical 
substance and/or mixture for which test data have been received; the 
uses or intended uses of such chemical substance and/or mixture; and 
describes the nature of the test data received. Each chemical substance 
and/or mixture related to this announcement is identified in Unit I. 
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: 
Kathy Calvo, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-8089; email address: calvo.kathy@epa.gov.
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 
554-1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Chemical Substances and/or Mixtures

    Information about the following chemical substances and/or mixtures 
is provided in Unit IV.: D-gluco-heptonic acid, monosodium salt, 
(2.xi.)-(CAS No. 31138-65-5).

II. Authority

    Section 4(d) of TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2603(d)) requires EPA to publish a 
notice in the Federal Register reporting

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the receipt of test data submitted pursuant to test rules promulgated 
under TSCA section 4 (15 U.S.C. 2603).

III. Docket Information

    A docket, identified by the docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2013-0677, has been established for this Federal Register 
document that announces the receipt of data. The test data received 
have been added to the docket for the TSCA section 4 test rule that 
required the test data. Use the document ID number provided in Unit IV. 
to access the test data in the docket for the related TSCA section 4 
test rule.
    The docket for this Federal Register document and the docket for 
each related TSCA section 4 test rule is available electronically at 
http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), Environmental Protection 
Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., 
Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT 
Docket is (202) 566-0280. Please review the visitor instructions and 
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

IV. Test Data Received

    This unit contains the information required by TSCA section 4(d) 
for the test data D-gluco-heptonic acid, monosodium salt, (2.xi.) (CAS 
No. 31138-65-5)
    1. Chemical Use(s): Organic salt used as a chelating agent in 
cosmetics, dairy cleaners, bottle cleaners, food contact paper and 
paperboard, manufacturing, metal cleaning, kier boiling, caustic boil-
off, paint stripping, boiler water additive for food processing, and as 
an ingredient in aluminum etchant. This chemical is also used as a 
sequestrant, latex stabilizer, and in intravenous pharmaceuticals.
    2. Applicable Test Rule: Chemical testing requirements for second 
group of high production volume chemicals (HPV2), 40 CFR 799.5087.
    3. Test Data Received: The following listing describes the nature 
of the test data received. The test data have been added to the docket 
for the applicable TSCA section 4 test rule and can be found by 
referencing the document ID numbers provided. EPA reviews of test data 
will be added to the same docket upon completion.
    Health Effect. Combined Repeat Dose Toxicity with Reproduction/
Developmental Toxicity Screening Test. The document ID number assigned 
to this data is EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0531-0790.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Hazardous substances, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: June 10, 2014.
Maria J. Doa,
Director, Chemical Control Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2014-14245 Filed 6-17-14; 8:45 am]
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