[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29255-29256]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12459]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-1973-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2011-0001]

Georgia; Amendment No. 6 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Georgia (FEMA-1973-DR), dated April 29, 2011, and
related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: May 7, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of Georgia is hereby amended to include the following
areas among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by
the event declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration
of April 29, 2011.

    Cherokee, Gordon, Harris, Heard, Lumpkin, Newton, and White
Counties for Public Assistance, including direct Federal assistance
(already designated for Individual Assistance).

Jasper County for Public Assistance, including direct Federal
assistance.

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048,
Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households In
Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for
Individuals and Households; 97.050 Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036,

Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared
Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2011-12459 Filed 5-19-11; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27048-27057]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11061]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 9 and 721

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0100 FRL-9384-8]
RIN 2070-AB27

Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct Final Rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is promulgating significant new use rules (SNURs) under
the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 15 chemical substances
which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). This action
requires persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process any of
these 15 chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a
significant new use by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before
commencing that activity. The required notification will provide EPA
with the opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to
prohibit or limit that activity before it occurs.

DATES: This rule is effective on July 8, 2013. For purposes of judicial
review, this rule shall be promulgated at 1 p.m. (e.s.t.) on May 23,
2013.
    Written adverse or critical comments, or notice of intent to submit
adverse or critical comments, on one or more of these SNURs must be
received on or before June 10, 2013 (see Unit VI. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION).
    For additional information on related reporting requirement dates,
see Units I.A., VI., and VII. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0100, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online 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. ATTN:
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0100. 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<PHONE_NUMBER>. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the DCO'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-
2013-0100. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the 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 email. The
regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 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 email comment
directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the 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 docket index
available at http://www.regulations.gov. 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, 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. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of
operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room
is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is
(202) 566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Kenneth Moss, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-9232; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you manufacture,
import, process, or use the chemical substances contained in this rule.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Manufacturers, importers, or processors of one or more
subject chemical substances (NAICS codes 325 and 324110), e.g.,
chemical manufacturing and petroleum refineries.

    This action may also affect certain entities through pre-existing
import certification and export notification rules under TSCA. Chemical
importers are subject to the TSCA section 13 (15 U.S.C. 2612) import
certification requirements promulgated at 19 CFR 12.118 through 12.127
and 19 CFR 127.28. Chemical importers must certify that the shipment of
the chemical substance complies with all applicable rules and orders
under TSCA. Importers of chemicals subject to these SNURs must certify
their compliance with the SNUR requirements. The EPA policy in support
of import certification appears at 40 CFR part 707, subpart B. In
addition, any persons who export or intend to export a chemical
substance that is the subject of this rule on or after June 10, 2013
are subject to the export notification provisions of TSCA section 12(b)
(15 U.S.C. 2611(b)) (see Sec.  721.20), and must comply with the export
notification requirements in 40 CFR part 707, subpart D.

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 email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID 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 your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest 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. Background

A. What action is the agency taking?

    EPA is promulgating these SNURs using direct final procedures.
These SNURs will require persons to notify EPA at least 90 days before
commencing the manufacture, import, or processing of a chemical
substance for any activity designated by these SNURs as a significant
new use. Receipt of such notices allows EPA to assess risks that may be
presented by the intended uses and, if appropriate, to regulate the
proposed use before it occurs. Additional rationale and background to
these rules are more fully set out in the preamble to EPA's first
direct final SNUR published in the Federal Register issue of April 24,
1990 (55 FR 17376). Consult that preamble for further information on
the objectives, rationale, and procedures for SNURs and on the basis
for significant new use designations, including provisions for
developing test data.

B. What is the agency's authority for taking this action?

    Section 5(a)(2) of TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2604(a)(2)) authorizes EPA to
determine that a use of a chemical substance is a ``significant new
use.'' EPA must make this determination by rule after considering all
relevant factors, including the four bulleted TSCA section 5(a)(2)
factors listed in Unit III. Once EPA determines that a use of a
chemical substance is a significant new use, TSCA section 5(a)(1)(B)
requires persons to submit a significant new use notice (SNUN) to EPA
at least 90 days before they manufacture, import, or process the
chemical substance for that use. Persons who must report are described
in Sec.  721.5.

C. Applicability of General Provisions

    General provisions for SNURs appear in 40 CFR part 721, subpart A.
These provisions describe persons subject to the rule, recordkeeping
requirements, exemptions to reporting requirements, and applicability
of the rule to uses occurring before the effective date of the rule.
Provisions relating to user fees appear at 40 CFR part 700. According
to Sec.  721.1(c), persons subject to these SNURs must comply with the
same SNUN requirements and EPA regulatory procedures as submitters of
PMNs under TSCA section 5(a)(1)(A). In particular, these requirements
include the information submission requirements of TSCA sections 5(b)
and 5(d)(1), the exemptions authorized by TSCA sections 5(h)(1),
(h)(2), (h)(3), and (h)(5), and the regulations at 40 CFR part 720.
Once EPA receives a SNUN, EPA may take regulatory action under TSCA
sections 5(e), 5(f), 6, or 7 to control the activities for which it has
received the SNUN. If EPA does not take action, EPA is required under
TSCA section 5(g) to explain in the Federal Register its reasons for
not taking action.

III. Significant New Use Determination

    Section 5(a)(2) of TSCA states that EPA's determination that a use
of a chemical substance is a significant new use must be made after
consideration of all relevant factors, including:
     The projected volume of manufacturing and processing of a
chemical substance.
     The extent to which a use changes the type or form of
exposure of human beings or the environment to a chemical substance.
     The extent to which a use increases the magnitude and
duration of exposure of human beings or the environment to a chemical
substance.
     The reasonably anticipated manner and methods of
manufacturing, processing, distribution in commerce, and disposal of a
chemical substance.
    In addition to these factors enumerated in TSCA section 5(a)(2),
the statute authorized EPA to consider any other relevant factors.
    To determine what would constitute a significant new use for the 15
chemical substances that are the subject of these SNURs, EPA considered
relevant information about the toxicity of the chemical substances,
likely human exposures and environmental releases associated with
possible uses, and the four bulleted TSCA section 5(a)(2) factors
listed in this unit.

IV. Substances Subject to This Rule

    EPA is establishing significant new use and recordkeeping
requirements for 15 chemical substances in 40 CFR part 721, subpart E.
In this unit, EPA provides the following information for each chemical
substance:
     PMN number.
     Chemical name (generic name, if the specific name is
claimed as CBI).
     Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number (if assigned for
non-confidential chemical identities).

     Basis for the SNUR.
     Toxicity concerns.
     Tests recommended by EPA to provide sufficient information
to evaluate the chemical substance (see Unit VIII. for more
information).
     CFR citation assigned in the regulatory text section of
this rule.
    This rule includes a PMN substance whose reported chemical name
includes the term ``carbon nanotube'' or ``CNT''. Because of a lack of
established nomenclature for carbon nanotubes, the TSCA Inventory names
for carbon nanotubes are currently in generic form, e.g., carbon
nanotube (CNT), multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT), double-walled
carbon nanotube (DWCNT), or single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT). EPA
uses the specific structural characteristics provided by the PMN
submitter to more specifically characterize the Inventory listing for
an individual CNT. All submitters of new chemical notices for CNTs have
claimed those specific structural characteristics as CBI. EPA is
publishing the generic chemical name along with the PMN number to
identify that a distinct chemical substance was the subject of the PMN
without revealing the confidential chemical identity of the PMN
substance. Confidentiality claims preclude a more detailed description
of the identity of these CNTs. If an intended manufacturer, importer,
or processor of CNTs is unsure of whether its CNTs are subject to this
SNUR or any other SNUR, the company can either contact EPA or obtain a
written determination from EPA pursuant to the bona fide procedures at
Sec.  721.11. EPA is using the specific structural characteristics, for
all CNTs submitted as new chemical substances under TSCA, to help
develop standard nomenclature for placing these chemical substances on
the TSCA Inventory. EPA has compiled a generic list of those structural
characteristics entitled ``Material Characterization of Carbon
Nanotubes for Molecular Identity (MI) Determination & Nomenclature.'' A
copy of this list is available in the docket for these SNURs under
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0100. If EPA develops a more specific
generic chemical name for these materials, that name will be made
publicly available.
    The regulatory text section of this rule specifies the activities
designated as significant new uses. Certain new uses, including
production volume limits (i.e., limits on manufacture and importation
volume) and other uses designated in this rule, may be claimed as CBI.
Unit IX. discusses a procedure companies may use to ascertain whether a
proposed use constitutes a significant new use.
    None of the 15 PMN substances included in this rule are subject to
consent orders under TSCA section 5(e). In these cases, for a variety
of reasons, EPA did not find that the use scenario described in the PMN
triggered the determinations set forth under TSCA section 5(e).
However, EPA does believe that certain changes from the use scenario
described in the PMN could result in increased exposures, thereby
constituting a ``significant new use.'' These so-called ``non-5(e)
SNURs'' are promulgated pursuant to Sec.  721.170. EPA has determined
that every activity designated as a ``significant new use'' in all non-
5(e) SNURs issued under Sec.  721.170 satisfies the two requirements
stipulated in Sec.  721.170(c)(2), i.e., these significant new use
activities, ``(i) are different from those described in the
premanufacture notice for the substance, including any amendments,
deletions, and additions of activities to the premanufacture notice,
and (ii) may be accompanied by changes in exposure or release levels
that are significant in relation to the health or environmental
concerns identified'' for the PMN substance.

PMN Number P-11-60

    Chemical name: Methylenebis[isocyanatobenzene], polymer with
alkanedoic acid, alkylene glycols, alkoxylated alkanepolyol and
substituted trialkoxysilane (generic).
    CAS number: Not available.
    Basis for action: The PMN states that the generic (non-
confidential) use of the substance is as an adhesive system component.
Based on structural activity relationship (SAR) analysis of test data
on analogous diisocyanates, EPA identified concerns for dermal and
respiratory sensitization and for pulmonary toxicity to workers exposed
to free isocyanates. Also, based on ecological structural activity
relationship (EcoSAR) analysis on analogous polycationic polymers, EPA
predicts toxicity to aquatic organisms may occur at concentrations that
exceed 61 parts per billion (ppb) of the PMN substance in surface
waters. As described in the PMN, significant worker exposure or
releases of the PMN substance to surface waters are not expected.
Therefore, EPA has not determined that the proposed manufacturing,
processing, or use of the substance may present an unreasonable risk.
EPA has determined, however, that any use of the substance other than
as described in the PMN (manufacture with all isocyanate groups reacted
within the polymer), or any use of the substance resulting in surface
water concentrations exceeding 61 ppb could result in exposures which
may cause serious health effects or significant adverse environmental
effects.
    Based on this information, the PMN substance meets the concern
criteria at Sec.  721.170 (b)(3)(ii) and (b)(4)(ii).
    Recommended testing: EPA has determined that the results of a water
solubility: Column elution method; shake flask method test (OPPTS
830.7840), an aquatic invertebrate acute toxicity test, freshwater
daphnids (OPPTS Test Guideline 850.1010), a fish acute toxicity test,
freshwater and marine test (OPPTS Test Guideline 850.1075), and an
algal toxicity test (OCSPP Test Guideline 850.4500) would help
characterize the environmental effects of the PMN substance.
    CFR citation: 40 CFR 721.10661.

PMN Number P-11-204

    Chemical name: Acetaldehyde, substituted-, reaction products with
2-butyne-1, 4-diol (generic).
    CAS number: Not available.
    Basis for action: The PMN states that the use of the substance is
as a brightener for nickel electroplating. Based on EcoSAR analysis of
test data on analogous halo alcohols, EPA predicts toxicity to aquatic
organisms may occur at concentrations that exceed 7 ppb of the
substance in surface waters for greater than 20 days per year. This 20-
day criterion is derived from partial life cycle tests (daphnid chronic
and fish early life stage tests) that typically range from 21 to 28
days in duration. EPA predicts toxicity to aquatic organisms may occur
if releases of the PMN substance to surface water exceed releases from
the use described in the PMN. For the use described in the PMN,
environmental releases did not exceed 7 ppb for more than 20 days per
year. Therefore, EPA has not determined that the proposed processing or
use of the substance may present an unreasonable risk. EPA has
determined, however, that use of the substance other than as described
in the PMN could result in exposures which may cause significant
adverse environmental effects. Based on this information, the PMN
substance meets the concern criteria at Sec.  721.170(b)(4)(ii).
    Recommended testing: EPA has determined that the results of a fish
early-life stage toxicity test (OPPTS Test Guideline 850.1400), a
daphnid chronic toxicity test (OPPTS Test Guideline 850.1300), and an
algal toxicity test (OCSPP Test Guideline 850.4500), would help
characterize the environmental effects of the PMN substance.

    CFR citation: 40 CFR 721.10662.

PMN Number P-12-44

    Chemical name: Functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes
(generic).
    CAS number: Not available.
    Basis for action: The PMN states that the generic (non-
confidential) use of the substance is as an additive for rubber and
batteries. Based on available information on analogous chemical
substances, EPA identified concerns for lung effects to workers exposed
to the PMN substance. As described in the PMN, no significant
inhalation exposures are expected to workers due to the manufacturing,
processing, and use processes described in the PMN and the use of
adequate personal protective equipment. EPA expects that some fraction
of the carbon nanotubes, if released into the environment, will
eventually become suspended in water. Sublethal effects have been
observed for carbon nanotubes in fish at levels as low as 100 ppb.
Observed effects included respiratory stress, ventilation rate, gill
mucus secretion, gill damage, and aggressive behavior. As described in
the PMN, no environmental exposures are expected, because the PMN
substance is not released to surface water. Therefore, EPA has not
determined that the proposed manufacturing, processing, or use of the
substance may present an unreasonable risk. EPA has determined,
however, that use of the substance other than as described in the PMN;
manufacturing, processing, or use in a powder form; or any use of the
substance resulting in surface water releases may cause serious health
effects or significant adverse environmental effects. Based on this
information, the PMN substance meets the concern criteria at Sec.
721.170 (b)(3)(ii) and (b)(4)(ii).
    Recommended testing: EPA has determined that the results of the
following tests would help characterize the health and environmental
effects of the PMN substance: (1) A 90-day inhalation toxicity test
(OPPTS Test Guideline 870.3465) with a post-exposure observation period
of up to 3 months, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) analysis,
particle size distribution information and other toxicologically
relevant properties, data on histopathology of pulmonary and ex-
pulmonary organs/tissues (cardiovascular, central nervous system,
liver, kidney, etc.), pulmonary deposition (lung burden), clearance
half-life (biopersistence) and translocation of the test material, and
a determination of cardiovascular toxicity; (2) analysis by Scanning
Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM), Transmission Electron
Microscopy (TEM), or Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) of number of
walls (range and average), tube ends (open, capped, circular, other),
tube width/diameter (measure inner and outer diameters or range), tube
length (range) including a description of any deformities found in the
tubes (bumps, branching, gaps, etc.); (3) percent (range) of functional
groups found on the tubes (include the method of determination); and
(4) particle size determined by count not by weight or volume
(preferably using STEM).
    CFR citation: 40 CFR 721.10663.

PMN Numbers P-12-408, P-12-409, P-12-410, P-12-411, P-12-412, and P-12-
413

    Chemical name: Alkenedioic acid dialkyl ester, reaction products
with alkenoic acid alkyl esters and diamine (generic).
    CAS numbers: Not available.
    Basis for action: The PMNs state that the generic (non-
confidential) use of these substances are as binders. Based on EcoSAR
analysis of test data on analogous aliphatic amines, EPA predicts
toxicity to aquatic organisms may occur at concentrations that exceed 1
ppb for the aggregate of the PMN substances in surface waters. As
described in the PMNs, releases to surface waters are not expected.
Therefore, EPA has not determined that the proposed manufacturing,
processing, or use of the substances may present an unreasonable risk.
EPA has determined, however, that any use of the substances resulting
in surface water concentrations exceeding 1 ppb for the aggregate of
the PMN substances may cause significant adverse environmental effects.
Based on this information, the PMN substance meets the concern criteria
at Sec.  721.170(b)(4)(ii).
    Recommended testing: EPA has determined that the results of an
aquatic invertebrate acute toxicity test (OPPTS Test Guideline
850.1010), fish acute toxicity test, freshwater and marine (OPPTS Test
Guideline 850.1075), and an algal toxicity test (OCSPP Test Guideline
850.4500) would help characterize the environmental effects of the PMN
substance. The tests should be conducted on either the P-12-411 or P-
12-413 substance.
    CFR citation: 40 CFR 721.10664.

PMN Number P-12-414

    Chemical name: 2-Propenoic acid, (2-ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-
yl)methyl ester.
    CAS number: 69701-99-1.
    Basis for action: The PMN states that the use of the substance is
as a reactive intermediate for use in ultraviolet (UV), electron beam
(EB) and conventionally cured coating and ink formulations. Based on
test data submitted on the PMN substance and EcoSAR analysis of test
data on analogous acrylates, EPA predicts toxicity to aquatic organisms
may occur at concentrations that exceed 26 ppb of the PMN substance in
surface waters for greater than 20 days per year. This 20-day criterion
is derived from partial life cycle tests (daphnid chronic and fish
early life stage tests) that typically range from 21 to 28 days in
duration. EPA predicts toxicity to aquatic organisms may occur if
releases of the PMN substance to surface water exceed releases from the
use described in the PMN. For the use described in the PMN,
environmental releases did not exceed 26 ppb for more than 20 days per
year. Therefore, EPA has not determined that the proposed
manufacturing, processing, or use of the substance may present an
unreasonable risk. EPA has determined, however, that use of the
substance other than as described in the PMN or any increase of the
annual production volume of 50,000 kilograms could result in exposures
which may cause significant adverse environmental effects. Based on
this information, the PMN substance meets the concern criteria at Sec.
721.170 (b)(4)(i) and (b)(4)(ii).
    Recommended testing: EPA has determined that the results of a fish
early life-stage toxicity test (OPPTS Test Guidelines 850.1400) and a
daphnid chronic toxicity test (OPPTS Test Guideline 850.1300) would
help characterize the environmental effects of the PMN substance.
    CFR citation: 40 CFR 721.10665.

PMN Number P-12-437

    Chemical name: Quaternary ammonium compounds, bis(fattyalkyl)
dimethyl, salts with tannins (generic).
    CAS number: Not available.
    Basis for action: The PMN states that the generic (non-
confidential) use of the substance is as a component in drilling fluid.
Based on EcoSAR analysis of test data on analogous cationic
surfactants, EPA predicts toxicity to aquatic organisms may occur at
concentrations that exceed 11 ppb of the PMN substance in surface
waters. As described in the PMN, releases of the PMN substance to
surface waters are not expected.
    Therefore, EPA has not determined that the proposed manufacturing,
processing, or use of the substance may present an unreasonable risk.
EPA has determined, however, that any use of

the substance other than as described in the PMN or resulting in
surface water concentrations exceeding 11 ppb may cause significant
adverse environmental effects. Based on this information, the PMN
substance meets the concern criteria at Sec.  721.170(b)(4)(ii).
    Recommended testing: EPA has determined that the results of an
activated sludge sorption isotherm test (OPPTS Test Guideline
835.1110), a fish acute toxicity test, freshwater and marine (OPPTS
Test Guideline 850.1075), a fish acute toxicity test mitigated by humic
acid (OPPTS Test Guidelines 850.1085), an aquatic invertebrate acute
toxicity test, freshwater daphnids (OPPTS Test Guideline 850.1010), and
an algal toxicity test (OCSPP Test Guideline 850.4500) would help
characterize the fate and environmental effects of the PMN substance.
    CFR citation: 40 CFR 721.10666.

PMN Number P-12-560

    Chemical name: Slimes and sludges, aluminum and iron casting,
wastewater treatment, solid waste.
    CAS number: 1391739-82-4.
    Chemical substance definition: The waste solids produced from the
treatment of wastewaters during aluminum and iron casting, machining
and finishing operations. It may contain aluminum, barium, chromium,
copper, iron, lead, manganese, nickel, and zinc.
    Basis for action: The PMN states that the use of the substance is
as a feedstock to provide mineral content for cement manufacturing.
Based on test data on analogous respirable, poorly soluble
particulates, EPA identified concerns for lung effects from lung
overload associated with inhalation of the PMN substance when in powder
form. EPA also identified concerns for neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity,
and blood effects from any lead that is bioavailable; respiratory
sensitization and immunotoxicity from any nickel, lead, aluminum,
copper, and iron that is bioavailable; and digestive system effects
from any copper that reaches the gastrointestinal tract. These concerns
are for effects to workers from inhalation exposure to the PMN
substance. For the uses described in the PMN, significant inhalation
worker exposure is not expected as the PMN substance is not
manufactured, processed, or used in powder form. Therefore, EPA has not
determined that the proposed manufacturing, processing, or use of the
substance may present an unreasonable risk. EPA has determined,
however, that the manufacture, processing, or use of the substance in
powder form may cause serious health effects. Based on this
information, the PMN substance meets the concern criteria at Sec.
721.170(b)(3)(ii).
    Recommended testing: EPA has determined that the results of a 90-
day inhalation toxicity test (OPPTS Test Guideline 870.3465) with 60-
day holding period would help characterize the human health effects of
the PMN substance.
    CFR citation: 40 CFR 721.10667.

PMN Number P-13-18

    Chemical name: Trisodium diethylene triaminepolycarboxylate
(generic).
    CAS number: Not available.
    Basis for action: The PMN states that the generic (non-
confidential) use of the substance is as a stabilizing agent for
polymers. Based on the PMN substance's chelating potential of calcium,
magnesium, iron, and other divalent cations and test data on analogous
chemical substances such as pentacarboxylic acid chelators (TSCA
section 8(e) submission  10980, CAS No. 140-01-2),
ethylenediamine tetramethylene phosphonic acid, ethylene diamine
tetramethylene phosphonic acid (EDTMPA), ethylenediaminetetraacetic
acid (EDTA), and nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), EPA identified concerns
for blood toxicity, effects on the heart, inhibited muscle functioning,
bone toxicity, bone cancer, developmental toxicity, and kidney
toxicity. These concerns are for effects to workers from inhalation
exposure to the PMN. EPA has not determined that the proposed
manufacturing, processing, or use of the substances may present an
unreasonable risk. EPA has determined, however, use of the substance
other than as described in the PMN may cause serious health effects.
Based on this information, the PMN substance meets the concern criteria
at Sec.  721.170(b)(1)(i)(c), (b)(3)(i), and (b)(3)(ii).
    Recommended testing: EPA has determined that a 90-day oral toxicity
in rodents test (OPPTS Test Guideline 870.3100) would help characterize
the human health effects of the PMN substance.
    CFR citation: 40 CFR 721.10668.

PMN Number P-13-78

    Chemical name: Tertiary amine alkyl ether (generic).
    CAS number: Not available.
    Basis for action: The PMN states that the substance will be used as
a catalyst for producing polyurethane foam. Based on test data on
analogous chemical substances, EPA identified concerns for acute
toxicity, irritation/corrosion to all exposed tissues, kidney toxicity,
liver toxicity, effects to the adrenal system, and male reproductive
toxicity to workers and the general population exposed to the PMN
substance. For the use described in the PMN, significant worker and
general population exposure is not expected.
    Therefore, EPA has not determined that the proposed manufacturing,
processing, or use of the substance may present an unreasonable risk.
EPA has determined, however, that use of the PMN substance other than
for the use described in the PMN may result in serious health effects.
Based on this information, the PMN substance meets the concern criteria
at Sec.  721.170(b)(3)(ii).
    Recommended testing: EPA has determined that the results of a
combined repeated dose toxicity with the reproduction/development
toxicity screening test (OPPTS Test Guideline 870.3650) would help
characterize the health effects of the PMN substance.
    CFR citation: 40 CFR 721.10669.

PMN Number P-13-108

    Chemical name: Bromine, manufacture of, by-products from,
distillation residues.
    CAS number: Not available.
    Chemical substance definition: The complex residuum obtained during
the production of bromine using brine and waste streams from the
production of halogenated hydrocarbons. It consists predominantly of
halogenated hydrocarbons and ketones, having carbon numbers
predominantly in the range of C3-C17. The boiling point is
approximately 98[deg]C to 350[deg]C (208[emsp14][deg]F to
662[emsp14][deg]F).
    Basis for action: The PMN states that the use of the substance is
as feed for bromine recovery. EPA identified health and environmental
concerns because the substance may be a persistent, bio-accumulative,
and toxic (PBT) chemical, based on physical/chemical properties of the
PMN substance, as described in the New Chemical Program's PBT category
(64 FR 60194; November 4, 1999) (FRL-6097-7). EPA estimates that the
substance will persist in the environment for more than 2 months and
estimates a bioaccumulation factor of greater than or equal to 1,000.
Also, based on test data on analogous bromobenzene and derivatives and
brominated organic compounds, EPA identified concerns for liver
toxicity, reproductive toxicity, developmental toxicity, mutagenicity,
neurotoxicity, oncogenicity, and endocrine disruption. Further, based
on EcoSAR analysis of test data on analogous neutral organic
substances, EPA predicts toxicity to

aquatic organisms may occur at concentrations that exceed 1 ppb of the
substance in surface waters. As described in the PMN, significant
worker exposures are not expected and the substance is not released to
surface waters. Therefore, EPA has not determined that the proposed
manufacturing, processing, or use of the substance may present an
unreasonable risk. EPA has determined, however, that any use of the
substance resulting in surface water releases may cause serious health
effects and significant adverse environmental effects. Based on this
information, the PMN substance meets the concern criteria at Sec.
721.170 (b)(1)(i)(C), (b)(3)(ii), (b)(4)(ii), and (b)(4)(iii).
    Recommended testing: EPA has determined that the results of the
following tests would help characterize the health and environmental
effects of the PMN substance:
    (1) Modified semi-continuous activated sludge (SCAS) with analysis
for degradation products (OPPTS Test Guideline 835.5045, or
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Test
Guideline 302A); (2) direct photolysis (OPPTS Test Guideline 835.2210),
if wavelengths greater than 290 nano meters (nm) are absorbed,
determined using OPPTS Test Guideline 830.7050; (3) indirect photolysis
(OPPTS Test Guideline 835.5270); (4) hydrolysis as a function of pH and
temperature (OPPTS Test Guideline 835.2130 or OECD Test Guideline 111);
(5) aerobic and anaerobic transformation in soil (OECD Test Guideline
307); (6) phototransformation on soil surfaces (Draft OECD Jan. 2002);
(7) aerobic and anaerobic transformation in aquatic sediment systems
(OECD Test Guideline 308); (8) fish BCF (OECD Test Guideline 305) or
earthworm bioaccumulation (OECD Test Guideline 317); (9) combined
repeated dose toxicity study with the reproduction/developmental
toxicity screening test (OECD Test Guideline 422); (10) fish early
life-stage toxicity test (OPPTS Test Guideline 850.1400); (11) daphnid
chronic toxicity test (OPPTS Test Guideline 850.1300); and (12) algal
toxicity test (OCSPP Test Guideline 850.4500). EPA also recommends that
the special considerations for conducting aquatic laboratory studies
(OPPTS Test Guideline 850.1000) be followed.
    CFR citation: 40 CFR 721.10670.

V. Rationale and Objectives of the Rule

A. Rationale

    In these 15 cases, EPA determined that one or more of the criteria
of concern established at Sec.  721.170 were met, as discussed in Unit
IV.

B. Objectives

    EPA is issuing these SNURs for specific chemical substances which
have undergone premanufacture review because the Agency wants to
achieve the following objectives with regard to the significant new
uses designated in this rule:
     EPA will receive notice of any person's intent to
manufacture, import, or process a listed chemical substance for the
described significant new use before that activity begins.
     EPA will have an opportunity to review and evaluate data
submitted in a SNUN before the notice submitter begins manufacturing,
importing, or processing a listed chemical substance for the described
significant new use.
     EPA will be able to regulate prospective manufacturers,
importers, or processors of a listed chemical substance before the
described significant new use of that chemical substance occurs,
provided that regulation is warranted pursuant to TSCA sections 5(e),
5(f), 6, or 7.
    Issuance of a SNUR for a chemical substance does not signify that
the chemical substance is listed on the TSCA Chemical Substance
Inventory (TSCA Inventory). Guidance on how to determine if a chemical
substance is on the TSCA Inventory is available on the Internet at
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/existingchemicals/pubs/tscainventory/index.html.

VI. Direct Final Procedures

    EPA is issuing these SNURs as a direct final rule, as described in
Sec.  721.160(c)(3) and Sec.  721.170(d)(4). In accordance with Sec.
721.160(c)(3)(ii) and Sec.  721.170(d)(4)(i)(B), the effective date of
this rule is July 8, 2013 without further notice, unless EPA receives
written adverse or critical comments, or notice of intent to submit
adverse or critical comments before June 10, 2013.
    If EPA receives written adverse or critical comments, or notice of
intent to submit adverse or critical comments, on one or more of these
SNURs before June 10, 2013, EPA will withdraw the relevant sections of
this direct final rule before its effective date. EPA will then issue a
proposed SNUR for the chemical substance(s) on which adverse or
critical comments were received, providing a 30-day period for public
comment.
    This rule establishes SNURs for a number of chemical substances.
Any person who submits adverse or critical comments, or notice of
intent to submit adverse or critical comments, must identify the
chemical substance and the new use to which it applies. EPA will not
withdraw a SNUR for a chemical substance not identified in the comment.

VII. Applicability of the Significant New Use Designation

    To establish a significant new use, EPA must determine that the use
is not ongoing. The chemical substances subject to this rule have
undergone premanufacture review. In cases where EPA has not received a
notice of commencement (NOC) and the chemical substance has not been
added to the TSCA Inventory, no person may commence such activities
without first submitting a PMN. Therefore, for chemical substances for
which an NOC has not been submitted EPA concludes that the designated
significant new uses are not ongoing.
    When chemical substances identified in this rule are added to the
TSCA Inventory, EPA recognizes that, before the rule is effective,
other persons might engage in a use that has been identified as a
significant new use. The identities of 13 of the 15 chemical substances
subject to this rule have been claimed as confidential and EPA has
received no post-PMN bona fide submissions (per Sec.  720.25 and Sec.
721.11). Based on this, the Agency believes that it is highly unlikely
that any of the significant new uses described in the regulatory text
of this rule are ongoing.
    Therefore EPA designates May 9, 2013 as the cutoff date for
determining whether the new use is ongoing. Persons who begin
commercial manufacture, import, or processing of the chemical
substances for a significant new use identified as of that date would
have to cease any such activity upon the effective date of the final
rule. To resume their activities, these persons would have to first
comply with all applicable SNUR notification requirements and wait
until the notice review period, including any extensions, expires. If
such a person met the conditions of advance compliance under Sec.
721.45(h), the person would be considered exempt from the requirements
of the SNUR. Consult the Federal Register document of April 24, 1990
(55 FR 17376) for a more detailed discussion of the cutoff date for
ongoing uses.

VIII. Test Data and Other Information

    EPA recognizes that TSCA section 5 does not require developing any
particular test data before submission of a SNUN. The two exceptions
are:
    1. Development of test data is required where the chemical
substance

subject to the SNUR is also subject to a test rule under TSCA section 4
(see TSCA section 5(b)(1)).
    2. Development of test data may be necessary where the chemical
substance has been listed under TSCA section 5(b)(4) (see TSCA section
5(b)(2)).
    In the absence of a TSCA section 4 test rule or a TSCA section
5(b)(4) listing covering the chemical substance, persons are required
only to submit test data in their possession or control and to describe
any other data known to or reasonably ascertainable by them (see 40 CFR
720.50). However, upon review of PMNs and SNUNs, the Agency has the
authority to require appropriate testing. Unit IV. lists recommended
testing for these non-5(e) SNURs. Descriptions of tests are provided
for informational purposes. EPA strongly encourages persons, before
performing any testing, to consult with the Agency pertaining to
protocol selection. To access the OCSPP test guidelines referenced in
this document electronically, please go to http://www.epa.gov/ocspp and
select ``Test Methods and Guidelines.'' The OECD test guidelines are
available from the OECD Bookshop at http://www.oecdbookshop.org or
SourceOECD at http://www.sourceoecd.org.
    When physical/chemical properties of test material and/or material
characterization tests are recommended for nanoscale substances that
are the subject of this rule, you should take into consideration the
characterizations identified in the Guidance Manual for the Testing of
Manufactured Nanomaterials: OECD's Sponsorship Programme, which is
available at http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocumentpdf/?cote=env/jm/mono(2009)20/rev&doclanguage=en.
    The recommended tests specified in Unit IV. may not be the only
means of addressing the potential risks of the chemical substance.
However, submitting a SNUN without any test data may increase the
likelihood that EPA will take action under TSCA section 5(e),
particularly if satisfactory test results have not been obtained from a
prior PMN or SNUN submitter. EPA recommends that potential SNUN
submitters contact EPA early enough so that they will be able to
conduct the appropriate tests.
    SNUN submitters should be aware that EPA will be better able to
evaluate SNUNs which provide detailed information on the following:
     Human exposure and environmental release that may result
from the significant new use of the chemical substances.
     Potential benefits of the chemical substances.
     Information on risks posed by the chemical substances
compared to risks posed by potential substitutes.

IX. Procedural Determinations

    By this rule, EPA is establishing certain significant new uses
which have been claimed as CBI subject to Agency confidentiality
regulations at 40 CFR part 2 and 40 CFR part 720, subpart E. Absent a
final determination or other disposition of the confidentiality claim
under 40 CFR part 2 procedures, EPA is required to keep this
information confidential. EPA promulgated a procedure to deal with the
situation where a specific significant new use is CBI, at 40 CFR
721.1725(b)(1).
    Under these procedures a manufacturer, importer, or processor may
request EPA to determine whether a proposed use would be a significant
new use under the rule. The manufacturer, importer, or processor must
show that it has a bona fide intent to manufacture, import, or process
the chemical substance and must identify the specific use for which it
intends to manufacture, import, or process the chemical substance. If
EPA concludes that the person has shown a bona fide intent to
manufacture, import, or process the chemical substance, EPA will tell
the person whether the use identified in the bona fide submission would
be a significant new use under the rule. Since most of the chemical
identities of the chemical substances subject to these SNURs are also
CBI, manufacturers, importers, and processors can combine the bona fide
submission under the procedure in Sec.  [emsp14]721.1725(b)(1) with
that under Sec.  [emsp14]721.11 into a single step.
    If EPA determines that the use identified in the bona fide
submission would not be a significant new use, i.e., the use does not
meet the criteria specified in the rule for a significant new use, that
person can manufacture, import, or process the chemical substance so
long as the significant new use trigger is not met. In the case of a
production volume trigger, this means that the aggregate annual
production volume does not exceed that identified in the bona fide
submission to EPA. Because of confidentiality concerns, EPA does not
typically disclose the actual production volume that constitutes the
use trigger. Thus, if the person later intends to exceed that volume, a
new bona fide submission would be necessary to determine whether that
higher volume would be a significant new use.

X. SNUN Submissions

    According to Sec.  [emsp14]721.1(c), persons submitting a SNUN must
comply with the same notification requirements and EPA regulatory
procedures as persons submitting a PMN, including submission of test
data on health and environmental effects as described in 40 CFR 720.50.
SNUNs must be submitted on EPA Form No. 7710-25, generated using e-PMN
software, and submitted to the Agency in accordance with the procedures
set forth in 40 CFR 720.40 and Sec.  721.25. E-PMN software is
available electronically at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/newchems.

XI. Economic Analysis

    EPA has evaluated the potential costs of establishing SNUN
requirements for potential manufacturers, importers, and processors of
the chemical substances subject to this rule. EPA's complete economic
analysis is available in the docket under docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2013-0100.

XII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Executive Order 12866

    This rule establishes SNURs for several new chemical substances
that were the subject of PMNs. The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has exempted these types of actions from review under Executive
Order 12866, entitled ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993).

B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

    According to PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), an agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information that requires OMB approval under PRA, unless
it has been approved by OMB and displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of
the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register, are listed in 40 CFR
part 9, and included on the related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. EPA is amending the table in 40 CFR part 9 to list the OMB
approval number for the information collection requirements contained
in this rule. This listing of the OMB control numbers and their
subsequent codification in the CFR satisfies the display requirements
of PRA and OMB's implementing regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. This
Information Collection Request (ICR) was previously subject to public
notice and comment prior to OMB approval, and given the technical
nature of the table, EPA finds that further notice and comment to amend
it is unnecessary. As

a result, EPA finds that there is ``good cause'' under section
553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B)) to amend this table without further notice and comment.
    The information collection requirements related to this action have
already been approved by OMB pursuant to PRA under OMB control number
2070-0012 (EPA ICR No. 574). This action does not impose any burden
requiring additional OMB approval. If an entity were to submit a SNUN
to the Agency, the annual burden is estimated to average between 30 and
170 hours per response. This burden estimate includes the time needed
to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather and
maintain the data needed, and complete, review, and submit the required
SNUN.
    Send any comments about the accuracy of the burden estimate, and
any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including
through the use of automated collection techniques, to the Director,
Collection Strategies Division, Office of Environmental Information
(2822T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001. Please remember to include the OMB control
number in any correspondence, but do not submit any completed forms to
this address.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)

    On February 18, 2012, EPA certified pursuant to RFA section 605(b)
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), that promulgation of a SNUR does not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
where the following are true:
    1. A significant number of SNUNs would not be submitted by small
entities in response to the SNUR.
    2. The SNUR submitted by any small entity would not cost
significantly more than $8,300.
    A copy of that certification is available in the docket for this
rule.
    This rule is within the scope of the February 18, 2012
certification. Based on the Economic Analysis discussed in Unit XI. and
EPA's experience promulgating SNURs (discussed in the certification),
EPA believes that the following are true:
     A significant number of SNUNs would not be submitted by
small entities in response to the SNUR.
     Submission of the SNUN would not cost any small entity
significantly more than $8,300.

Therefore, the promulgation of the SNUR would not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)

    Based on EPA's experience with proposing and finalizing SNURs,
State, local, and Tribal governments have not been impacted by these
rulemakings, and EPA does not have any reasons to believe that any
State, local, or Tribal government will be impacted by this rule. As
such, EPA has determined that this rule does not impose any enforceable
duty, contain any unfunded mandate, or otherwise have any effect on
small governments subject to the requirements of UMRA sections 202,
203, 204, or 205 (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).

E. Executive Order 13132

    This action will not have a substantial direct effect on States, on
the relationship between the national government and the States, or on
the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels
of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132, entitled
``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999).

F. Executive Order 13175

    This rule does not have Tribal implications because it is not
expected to have substantial direct effects on Indian Tribes. This rule
does not significantly nor uniquely affect the communities of Indian
Tribal governments, nor does it involve or impose any requirements that
affect Indian Tribes. Accordingly, the requirements of Executive Order
13175, entitled ``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), do not apply to this
rule.

G. Executive Order 13045

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13045, entitled
``Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because this is not an
economically significant regulatory action as defined by Executive
Order 12866, and this action does not address environmental health or
safety risks disproportionately affecting children.

H. Executive Order 13211

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, entitled
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001), because
this action is not expected to affect energy supply, distribution, or
use and because this action is not a significant regulatory action
under Executive Order 12866.

I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)

    In addition, since this action does not involve any technical
standards, NTTAA section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note), does not apply to
this action.

J. Executive Order 12898

    This action does not entail special considerations of environmental
justice related issues as delineated by Executive Order 12898, entitled
``Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low-Income Populations'' (59 FR 7629, February 16,
1994).

XIII. Congressional Review Act

    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of
the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule''
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 9

    Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 721

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: May 2, 2013.
Maria J. Doa,
Director, Chemical Control Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
    Therefore, 40 CFR parts 9 and 721 are amended as follows:

PART 9--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 135 et seq., 136-136y; 15 U.S.C. 2001,
2003, 2005, 2006, 2601-2671; 21 U.S.C. 331j, 346a, 348; 31 U.S.C.
9701; 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., 1311, 1313d, 1314, 1318, 1321, 1326,
1330, 1342, 1344, 1345 (d) and (e), 1361; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3
CFR, 1971-1975 Comp. p. 973; 42 U.S.C. 241, 242b, 243, 246, 300f,
300g, 300g-1, 300g-2, 300g-3, 300g-4, 300g-5, 300g-6, 300j-1, 300j-
2, 300j-3, 300j-4, 300j-9, 1857 et seq., 6901-6992k, 7401-7671q,
7542, 9601-9657, 11023, 11048.

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2. In Sec.  [emsp14]9.1, add the following sections in numerical order
under the undesignated center heading ``Significant New Uses of
Chemical Substances'' to read as follows:

Sec.  [emsp14]9.1  OMB approvals under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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                                                            OMB Control
                     40 CFR Citation                            no.
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               Significant New Uses of Chemical Substances
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721.10661...............................................      2070-0012.
721.10662...............................................      2070-0012.
721.10663...............................................      2070-0012.
721.10664...............................................      2070-0012.
721.10665...............................................      2070-0012.
721.10666...............................................      2070-0012.
721.10667...............................................      2070-0012.
721.10668...............................................      2070-0012.
721.10669...............................................      2070-0012.
721.10670...............................................      2070-0012.

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PART 721--[AMENDED]

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3. The authority citation for part 721 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 2604, 2607, and 2625(c).

0
4. Add Sec.  [emsp14]721.10661 to subpart E to read as follows:

Sec.  [emsp14]721.10661  Methylenebis[isocyanatobenzene], polymer with
alkanedoic acid, alkylene glycols, alkoxylated alkanepolyol and
substituted trialkoxysilane (generic).

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as
methylenebis[isocyanatobenzene], polymer with alkanedoic acid, alkylene
glycols, alkoxylated alkanepolyol and substituted trialkoxysilane (PMN
P-11-60) is subject to reporting under this section for the significant
new uses described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. Requirements
as specified in Sec.  721.80(j) (manufacture with all isocyanate groups
reacted within the polymer).
    (ii) Release to water. Requirements as specified in Sec.
721.90(a)(4), (b)(4), and (c)(4) (N = 61).
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph.
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a), (b), (c), (i), and (k) are applicable to manufacturers,
importers, and processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.

0
5. Add Sec.  721.10662 to subpart E to read as follows:

Sec.  721.10662  Acetaldehyde, substituted-, reaction products with 2-
butyne-1, 4-diol (generic).

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as
acetaldehyde, substituted-, reaction products with 2-butyne-1, 4-diol
(PMN P-11-204) is subject to reporting under this section for the
significant new uses described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. Requirements
as specified in Sec.  721.80(j) (brightener for nickel electroplating).
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph.
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a), (b), (c), and (i) are applicable to manufacturers,
importers, and processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.

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6. Add Sec.  721.10663 to subpart E to read as follows:

Sec.  721.10663  Functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes
(generic).

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as
functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (PMN P-12-44) is subject
to reporting under this section for the significant new uses described
in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. Requirements
as specified in Sec.  721.80(j), (v)(1), (w)(1), and (x)(1).
    (ii) Release to water. Requirements as specified in Sec.
721.90(a)(1), (b)(1), and (c)(1).
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph.
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a), (b), (c), (d), (i), and (k) are applicable to
manufacturers, importers, and processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.
    (3) Determining whether a specific use is subject to this section.
The provisions of Sec.  721.1725(b)(1) apply to this section.

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7. Add Sec.  721.10664 to subpart E to read as follows:

Sec.  721.10664  Alkenedioic acid dialkyl ester, reaction products with
alkenoic acid alkyl esters and diamine (generic).

    (a) Chemical substances and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substances identified generically as
alkenedioic acid dialkyl ester, reaction products with alkenoic acid
alkyl esters and diamine (PMNs P-12-408, P-12-409, P-12-410, P-12-411,
P-12-412, and P-12-413) are subject to reporting under this section for
the significant new uses described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Release to water. Requirements as specified in Sec.
721.90(a)(4), (b)(4), and (c)(4) (where N = 1 parts per billion (ppb)
for the aggregate of the PMN substances, P-12-408, P-12-409, P-12-410,
P-12-411, P-12-412, and P-12-413).
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph.
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a), (b), (c), and (k) are applicable to manufacturers,
importers, and processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.

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8. Add Sec.  721.10665 to subpart E to read as follows:

Sec.  721.10665  2-Propenoic acid, (2-ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-
yl)methyl ester.

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as 2-
propenoic acid, (2-ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl ester (PMN
P-12-414; CAS No. 69701-99-1) is subject to reporting under this
section for the significant new uses described in paragraph (a)(2) of
this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. Requirements
as specified in Sec.  721.80(j) (reactive intermediate for use in
ultraviolet (UV), electron beam (EB), and conventionally cured coating
and ink formulations) and (s) (50,000 kilograms).

    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph.
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a), (b), (c), and (i) are applicable to manufacturers,
importers, and processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.

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9. Add Sec.  721.10666 to subpart E to read as follows:

Sec.  721.10666  Quaternary ammonium compounds, bis(fattyalkyl)
dimethyl, salts with tannins (generic).

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as
quaternary ammonium compounds, bis(fattyalkyl) dimethyl, salts with
tannins (PMN P-12-437) is subject to reporting under this section for
the significant new uses described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. Requirements
as specified in Sec.  721.80(j).
    (ii) Release to water. Requirements as specified in Sec.
721.90(a)(4), (b)(4), and (c)(4) (N = 11).
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph.
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a), (b), (c), (i), and (k) are applicable to manufacturers,
importers, and processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.
    (3) Determining whether a specific use is subject to this section.
The provisions of Sec.  721.1725(b)(1) apply to this section.

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10. Add Sec.  721.10667 to subpart E to read as follows:

Sec.  721.10667  Slimes and sludges, aluminum and iron casting,
wastewater treatment, solid waste.

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as slimes
and sludges, aluminum and iron casting, wastewater treatment, solid
waste (PMN P-12-560; CAS No. 1391739-82-4; chemical substance
definition: The waste solids produced from the treatment of wastewaters
during aluminum and iron casting, machining and finishing operations.
It may contain aluminum, barium, chromium, copper, iron, lead,
manganese, nickel, and zinc.) is subject to reporting under this
section for the significant new uses described in paragraph (a)(2) of
this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. Requirements
as specified in Sec.  721.80(v)(1), (w)(1), and (x)(1).
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph.
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a), (b), (c), and (i) are applicable to manufacturers,
importers, and processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.

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11. Add Sec.  721.10668 to subpart E to read as follows:

Sec.  721.10668  Trisodium diethylene triaminepolycarboxylate
(generic).

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as
trisodium diethylene triaminepolycarboxylate (PMN P-13-18) is subject
to reporting under this section for the significant new uses described
in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. Requirements
as specified in Sec.  721.80(j).
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph.
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a), (b), (c), and (i) are applicable to manufacturers,
importers, and processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.
    (3) Determining whether a specific use is subject to this section.
The provisions of Sec.  721.1725(b)(1) apply to this section.

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12. Add Sec.  721.10669 to subpart E to read as follows:

Sec.  721.10669  Tertiary amine alkyl ether (generic).

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as
tertiary amine alkyl ether (PMN P-13-78) is subject to reporting under
this section for the significant new uses described in paragraph (a)(2)
of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Industrial, commercial, and consumer activities. Requirements
as specified in Sec.  721.80(j) (a catalyst for producing polyurethane
foam).
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph.
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a), (b), (c), and (i) are applicable to manufacturers,
importers, and processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.

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13. Add Sec.  721.10670 to subpart E to read as follows:

Sec.  721.10670  Bromine, manufacture of, by-products from,
distillation residues.

    (a) Chemical substance and significant new uses subject to
reporting. (1) The chemical substance identified generically as
bromine, manufacture of, by-products from, distillation residues (PMN
P-13-108; chemical substance definition: The complex residuum obtained
during the production of bromine using brine and waste streams from the
production of halogenated hydrocarbons. It consists predominantly of
halogenated hydrocarbons and ketones, having carbon numbers
predominantly in the range of C3-C17. The boiling point is
approximately 98[deg]C to 350[deg]C (208[deg]F to 662[deg]F).) is
subject to reporting under this section for the significant new uses
described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
    (2) The significant new uses are:
    (i) Release to water. Requirements as specified in Sec.
721.90(a)(1), (b)(1), and (c)(1).
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b) Specific requirements. The provisions of subpart A of this part
apply to this section except as modified by this paragraph.
    (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping requirements as specified in Sec.
721.125(a), (b), (c), and (k) are applicable to manufacturers,
importers, and processors of this substance.
    (2) Limitations or revocation of certain notification requirements.
The provisions of Sec.  721.185 apply to this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Public Availability of the Department of Transportation Fiscal
Year (FY) 2013 Service Contract Inventory

AGENCY: Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of Public Availability of FY 2013 Service Contract
Inventories.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, Public Law 111-117, Department
of Transportation is publishing this notice to advise the public of the
availability of the FY 2013 Service Contract Inventory and the FY12
Service Contract Inventory Analysis Report. This inventory provides
information on service contract actions over $25,000 awarded in FY
2013. The information is organized by function to show how contracted
resources are distributed throughout the agency. The inventory has been
developed in accordance with guidance issued on November 5, 2010 by the
Office of Management and Budget's Office of Federal Procurement Policy
(OFPP). OFPP's guidance is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/procurement/memo/service-contract-inventories-guidance-11052010.pdf. Department of Transportation has posted its
inventory and a summary of the FY13 inventory and the FY12 Service
Contract Inventory Analysis Report on the Department of
Transportation's homepage at the following link: http://www.dot.gov/assistant-secretary-administration/procurement/service-contract-inventory. Questions regarding the service contract inventory should be
directed to Diane Morrison in the Office of the Senior Procurement
Executive at<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: January 29, 2014.
Gregory Cate,
Deputy Director, Office of Senior Procurement Executive.
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