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United States

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Washington, DC 20460	AGENCY USE ONLY

OMB Control No.: 2060-0226

Expires: 06/30/2011

SNAP INFORMATION NOTICE

For Significant New Alternatives	Date of Receipt:

Date 90 Day Review Begins:

Date Review Completed:

CBI Status:

When completed send this form to:

Via US Postal Service:
                                 Via Overnight Delivery Service:

SNAP DOCUMENT CONTROL OFFICER                       SNAP DOCUMENT
CONTROL OFFICER

OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION, 6205 J                      U.S. EPA

U.S. EPA
         1310 L STREET NW

1200 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW                                     10th FLOOR
(MC 6205J)

WASHINGTON, DC 20460                                     WASHINGTON, DC
20005

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Document Control Number

INTRODUCTION

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

This form may be used to submit information under the Significant New
Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program for the review of alternatives to
class I and class II ozone-depleting substances (ODS) under section 612
of the Clean Air Act.  Submitters are required to provide this
information on new substitutes to assist the Agency in assessing the
acceptability of chemicals or processes that are considered alternatives
for ODSs.  A separate notice must be filed for each alternative you are
submitting.

All submissions must be provided in three complete copies.  If
information is to be claimed as confidential, all confidential
information must be excised from one of the copies, which will be placed
in the public docket; the other two copies must include the confidential
material.  If no claims of confidentiality are made for the submission,
all copies must be identical.

The attached “Guidance Manual for the SNAP Information Notice” is
designed to assist applicants in completing this form.  The manual
provides instructions on submitting a SNAP notice, asserting
confidentiality claims, completing the notice form, sector-specific data
requirements, and submitting test data and supplemental information.

To facilitate Agency review of alternatives, this form must be filled
out as completely as possible.  Please provide all information requested
to the extent that it is known or reasonably ascertainable.  Make
reasonable estimates if actual data is unavailable.

TYPE OF NOTICE (Check only one box)

Select the appropriate box identifying the type of notice submitted:

Manufacturer Submission:  New alternative, Substance, or
Formulation________________________________________X__

Petition: New alternative, Substance, or
Formulation__________________________________________________________

Petition: Revision of the Existing SNAP
list__________________________________________________________________

 Petition: Request to Grandfather Use of An Unacceptable
Substitute_____________________________________________

You must provide the identity of the alternative chemical of processes
and the identity and percentages of all components in a blend and/or
process, even if you claim the identity as confidential.  You may
authorize another person to submit the identity for you, but your
submission will not be complete and review cannot begin until EPA
receives this information.

Part II - ALTERNATIVE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION

Please indicate the sector(s) for which you are submitting information
on the substitute by checking the appropriate boxes:

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 	      

Foam Blowing    			     

Solvent Cleaning      	  	     

Fire Extinguishing

		and Explosion Prevention    	    X

Sterilization       	 		     

Aerosols 				     

Adhesives, Coatings, and Inks 	      

Tobacco Expansion 		     

Pesticides 			      

You may need additional copies of Part II if there are several
manufacturing, processing, or use operations that you will describe in
this notice.  Please reproduce these sections as needed.

If you substitute is also subject to review under FIFRA, provide the
FIFRA Registration Number:

 _____________________________

	Part III - RELEASE AND EXPOSURE DATA

Please reproduce additional copies of Part III as necessary.

Part IV - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

Please attach additional sheets if you do not have enough space on the
form to fully answer a question.  Label each continuation sheet with the
corresponding section heading and the question.  In part IV, list these
attachments and any test data, other data, or any optional information
that you include in this notice.

TEST DATA AND OTHER DATA

You are required to submit all test data in your possession or control
and to provide a description of all other data known to you if these
data are related to the health and environmental effects of the
manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use, or disposal of
the alternative.  Standard literature citations may be submitted if they
do not appear in the open scientific literature.  Complete test data (in
English), not summaries of data, must be submitted if they do not appear
in the open literature.  The following are test data and other data that
might be submitted (see the Guidance Manual for a more complete list of
data to be submitted.)  Please indicate test data to be included in your
submission notice by checking the appropriate boxes:

 Yes    No

Flammability Data		 Yes    No

Environmental Effects

	Data			 Yes    No

Environmental Fate

	Data			 Yes    No

Risk Assessments		 Yes    No

Test Data Not in the Possession/

	Control of the Submitter	 Yes    No

Other Data 			 Yes    No

You must provide the identity of the alternative chemical of processes
and the identity and percentages of all components in a blend and/or
process, even if you claim the identity as confidential.  You may
authorize another person to submit the identity for you, but your
submission will not be complete and review cannot begin until EPA
receives this information.

CONFIDENTIALITY CLAIMS

Anyone submitting information must assert a claim of confidentiality at
the time of submission for any data which are to be treated as
Confidential Business Information (CBI).  Substantiation of this claim
must also be provided at this time.  All information claimed as CBI will
be treated in a manner consistent with 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B.
Failure to assert a claim of confidentiality at the time of submission
may result in disclosure of information by the Agency without further
notice.

To assert a claim on this form, circle or bracket the information you
claim as confidential and mark the confidential box at the bottom of the
page.  Then provide substantiation of this claim on an attachment to the
notice.  If any information is claimed as confidential, you must provide
a “sanitized” version of this notice, including attachments, to EPA
with our submission.  For additional information on claiming information
as confidential, please see the Instructions Manual.

Information submitted as CBI may be accessed by companies designated as
Authorized Representatives of the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) under an EPA contract for the purpose of assisting EPA in
the development and implementation of national regulations for the
protection of stratospheric ozone, including the development of the SNAP
program.  These Authorized Representatives may have access to any
information received by the Stratospheric Protection Division within EPA
Office of the Atmospheric Programs for use in reviewing the need for
possible control of any substance, practice, process or activity that
may reasonably be anticipated to affect stratospheric ozone.  Access to
such information is necessary to ensure that these companies can
complete the work required by the contract.

Authorized Representatives of the Administrator are subject to the
provisions of 42 U.S.C. 7414(c) respecting confidential business
information as implemented by 40 CFR 2.301(h).

Part I - GENERAL INFORMATION

Section A - SUBMITTER IDENTIFICATION

1. (a) Person Submitting Notice (in U.S.)

__Adam
Richardson______________________________________________________________
_President____________________

Name of Authorized Official
                                                                 Title

__N2Towers
Inc.____________________________________________________________________
___________________________

Company/Organization

10 Forin Street Belleville,   ON,  Canada,  K8N
2H6___________________________________613-962-2401_
613-968-3519_________

Mailing Address

Telephone & Fax Numbers

 Email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
(b) Agent (if applicable)

___George W
Goetz_____________________________________________________________Consul
tant________________________

Name of Authorized Official
                                                                 Title

________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________

Company/Organization

_16033 E. Primrose Drive #107,  Fountain Hills,  Az,
85268______________________________480-836-8333_____________________

Mailing Address

Telephone & Fax Numbers

email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
(c) Joint Submitter (if applicable)

________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________

Name of Authorized Official
                                                                 Title

________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________

Company/Organization

__. Primrose Drive #107,  Fountain Hills,  Az,
85268_______________________________________480-836-8333________________
__

Mailing Address

Telephone & Fax Numbers

email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
2. Technical Contact (in U.S.)

___George W
Goetz_____________________________________________________________Consul
tant___________________________________

Name of Authorized Official
                                                                 Title

________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________

Company/Organization

________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________

Mailing Address

Telephone & Fax Numbers

3. If you have had a prior communication with EPA concerning this
notice, note the date and type of communication (letter, phone, etc.)
and the EPA staff person’s name:

Mark (X) if None _email conference call Nov 10, 2009 with Bella Maranion
& Margaret Sheppard______

Mark (X) this box if this page contains CBI __________

Part I - GENERAL INFORMATION (continued)

Section B - ALTERNATIVE IDENTIFICATION

1. Commercial/Trade name (s) of alternative: N2 Towers, comes with N2
Generator Fire Suppression System which produces 100% clean nitrogen gas
(N2) (an inert gas).

2. (a) Name of chemical(s) (preferably IUPAC nomenclature and/or process
name.  For blends, provide the percent composition of each constituents.

    (b) Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number and molecular
formula.

    (c) For alternative processes and technologies describe the
technology and  provide a diagram of the system.  Also provide the
information on any chemical constituents.

    (d) If you hold a patent on the substitute, provide the patent name
and number and include a copy of the patent as an attachment.  If you
have submitted a patent application but have not been granted one yet,
indicate the date submitted and the expected time frame for a response.

Answers a & b

        N2 Generator Estimated Room Toxicological Results	 After
Accidental Discharge

			CAS #    Measured  ACGIH     TLV's	Ceiling

			               Exposure  8Hr TWA	STEL	 Inflators which could have
species

Carbon Dioxide	CO2	124-38-9   882 ppm 	5000	30000-15min		Augment

Carbon Monoxide	CO	630-08-0     80 ppm	 50 OSHA	200	 50/35/25
OSHA/NIOSH/ACGIH

Particulates Total		1-16-8         31 Mg/M3 10 Mg/M3	15-30 min	 STEL was
30 Penn Health Laws

					 STEL Canada 20 - 30 min

Nitrogen    & Air       N2/O2	7727-37-9 & 132259-10-0 (Balance)  (12% to
15%) 5 minutes maximum per NFPA 2001 Standard

Note: Occupants located inside a space do not need any type of
protective goggles, clothing and or respirator equipment in which there
has been an accidental N2 Generator discharge.

(c)  See attached Addendum A

(d) See attached Addendum B

3. Generic chemical name (if chemical name of substitute is declared
Confidential Business Information).

Non applicable

4. Specific End-Use

   (a) Describe each end-use that may be reasonably anticipated for the
alternative.  Be sure to provide a broad description          (e.g.
terpene-based semi-aqueous solvent cleaner for electronic parts, or HFC
substitute refrigerant for centrifugal chillers).  For a list of end
uses, see Appendix A to the instructions, beginning on p. 19.

   (b) Identify the ODS and the quantity of substitute (if applicable)
needed to replace it for each end use in pounds (replacement ratio).

(a)  N2 Towers (N2 Generators) are total flood nitrogen inert gas fire
suppression systems whereby the oxygen inside a space is inerted down
below 15% per volume. Combustion can not support a flame below 15%
oxygen inside a space, thereby the fire is extinguished. During actual
N2 Generator fire extinguishing tests at UTeC Labs in Hallowell, Kansas
during 2009, it has been observed by N2 Towers Inc. that the actual
nitrogen discharge vorticity (turbulence) created inside the test space,
separates the flame from the fuel and extinguishes the test fire before
the oxygen inside the test booth is inerted below 15% by volume. By then
inerting the test space below 15% oxygen by volume the test fire does
not reignite.

(b) Filtered nitrogen gas is supplied without any Ozone Depletion or
Global Warming effect.

Mark (X) this box if this page contains CBI __________

Part I - GENERAL INFORMATION (continued)

Section B - ALTERNATIVE IDENTIFICATION (Continued)

5. (a) Identify each impurity that may reasonably be anticipated to be
present in the chemical alternative as manufactured for commercial
purposes.  If there are unidentified impurities, enter
“unidentified.”

    (b) Provide the CAS Registry Number if available.

    (c) Estimate the maximum weight percentage of each impurity.  If
there are unidentified impurities, estimate their total weight
percentages.

Note: Please see Part I- GENERAL INFORMATION, Sections 2 a & b of this
application.

6. Byproducts:

    (a) Describe any byproducts of degradation products resulting from
the manufacturer, processing, use or disposal of the chemical
alternative or chemicals used in the new alternative.  If there are
unidentified byproducts/ degradation products enter “unidentified.”

    (b) Provide the CAS Registry Number if available.

    (c) Indicate where the byproduct/degradation product is formed (e.g.
during manufacturing, during use, etc.) and the amount or rate at which
it is formed.

(a) Our N2 Generator propellant grain undergoes the following chemical
reaction 4NaN3 + Fe2O3 -> 2Na2O.FeO + 6N2 during discharge.   Clean
nitrogen gas is delivered into the space, which leaves a sinter (a solid
at flame temperature) inside the generator (2Na2O.FeO) a high
temperature stable mixed salt is treated as if it were Na2O (CAS #
1313-59-3) or  NaOH (CAS # 95077-05-7).  This material is contained
within the filter inside the N2 Generator and is neutralized at the mill
when the metal body of the inflator is smelted and recycled.

(b) See above for CAS #.

(c) See above in answer (a), during use in 100 millisecond discharge of
a N2 Generator.

Mark (X) this box if this page contains CBI __________

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Part II - ALTERNATIVE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION (Continued)

Section B - ATMOSPHERIC INFORMATION

1.  Ozone-depletion potential (ODP):

     (a) Provide the 100 year ODP of the alternative relative to CFC-11,
if known.  If the substitute is a blend, provide the ODPs of individual
constituents.

     (b) Provide source of ODP or any additional data on the ODP of the
alternative (e.g. atmospheric lifetime, chlorine or bromine loading
potentials).  Reference the source of this information and attach any
supporting documentation.

(a) & (b)  No   Ozone-depletion potential (ODP):  Nitrogen gas N2

2.  Global Warming Characteristics:

    (a) Provide the alternative’s global warming potential (GWP)
relative to carbon dioxide over 100- and 500-year time horizons, if
known.  If the substitute is a blend, provide the GWPs of the individual
constituents.

    (b) If known, provide the alternative’s expected impact on energy
efficiency relative to the substance it is replacing (e.g. +/- X%) and
results of  any testing or modeling done (both theoretical and actual
testing).

    (c) Provide source of GWP or any additional data on the GWP of the
alternative, including the atmospheric lifetime, infrared absorption
spectrum, and infrared absorption capacity.  If the alternative (e.g.
CO2 captured from a stream of waste gas as a by-product of
fermentation).

(a) & (b) & (c) Not a Global Warming gas.  Nitrogen N2

Mark (X) this box if this page contains CBI __________

Part II - ALTERNATIVE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION (continued)

Section C - OTHER STATUTES AND STANDARDS

1.  Describe whether an d how the alternative is regulated under other
environmental regulatory statutes, for example other titles under the
Clean Air Act (CAA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Safe Drinking Water
Act (SDWA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCA), the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA, also known as SARA Title III), and
state and local laws.  List any concentration-based or other numerical
standards to which the alternative is subject under the above standards
and regulations.

 Note; Our N2 Generator propellant grains were previously manufactured
by TRW in Mesa, Arizona and undergo the following chemical reaction
4NaN3 + Fe2O3 -> 2Na2O.FeO + 6N2 during our N2 Generator discharge.
Clean nitrogen gas is delivered into the space, which leaves a sinter (a
solid at flame temperature) inside the generator (2Na2O.FeO) a high
temperature stable mixed salt is treated as if it were Na2O (CAS #
1313-59-3) or  NaOH (CAS # 95077-05-7). This material is contained
within the filter inside the N2 Generator and is neutralized at the mill
when the metal body of the inflator is smelted and recycled.

2.  Describe whether and how the alternative is regulated under health
and safety related statutory authorities, such as those implemented by
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA), the Department of Transportation (DOT),
and state and local laws.  List any concentration-based or other
numerical standards to which the alternative is subject under the above
statutes and regulations.  Also list any other standard-setting
organizations such as the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) or
the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE), by which the substitute is evaluated.

The following standards are being used:

(a) OSHA for our discharged N2 Generator Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide
and particulate levels which are acceptable for occupied spaces.

(b) DOT approval for non-hazardous shipping of our N2 Generators for air
cargo, land and sea travel.

(c) NFPA 2001 Standard for using our N2 Generators to displace oxygen
inside a normally occupied space down to a 12 % oxygen level per volume
with a required 5 minute maximum egress time limit for the occupants
from the space.

Mark (X) this box if this page contains CBI __________

Part II - ALTERNATIVE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION (continued)

Section D - COST AND AVAILABILITY OF THE ALTERNATIVE

1.  Estimate the cost per pound for the substitute chemical.  For
alternative processes and technologies, describe installation costs
associated with the alternative.

Answer; Our N2 Generators can protect 1,000 cubic feet for a wholesale
cost of approximately $2,000 US which is the approximate cost for
existing UL Listed stored pressure cylinder, inert gas fire suppression
systems or occupied spaces, sold in the USA today.

2.  Provide information on production of the substitute.  Include
estimates on:

    (a) Year substitute will be available if not currently produced.
Answer; full scale production capable by June 2010 or sooner.

    (b) Total pounds production per year (current figure). Answer;
155,138 pounds of propellant in 2010, 1,000,000 pounds in 2011.

    (c) Years to maximum market penetration. Answer; 2 to 4 years.

    (d) Maximum total production per year at market saturation. Answer;
the USA will wholesale approximately $120,000,000 clean agent fire
systems in 2010, this equates to approximately 60,000,000 stored
pressure inert gas fire system bottles and an equivalent number of N2
Generators. .

    (e) Estimated percentage of market at market saturation. Answer; 80%
of market for N2 Generator fire system for market saturation.

3.  Describe any new equipment and use profiles.  If retrofitting of
existing equipment is required, detail changes in technologies needed to
use the alternative and address any materials compatibility issues.
Provide information on each end-use and capital costs associated with
the substitute or alternative process.  Include cost of equipment and/or
any new materials, equipment lifetime, changes in labor and energy
costs.

Answer; our N2 Tower and N2 Generator fire suppression systems can be
used for 100 % of all applications where clean agent fire suppression
and explosion suppression systems are used in the fire system’s
industry today. The wholesale cost of our N2 fire suppression systems is
mentioned above in Section D – 1.

Answer; an existing halon, compressed chemical and or inert gas, total
flood clean agent fire suppression system can be easily retrofitted with
a N2 Tower fire suppression system because our N2 Tower fire systems
require no discharge piping system. Also, our N2 Towers (c/w N2
Generators stacked inside the N2 Tower) total flood, inert gas fire
suppression system can use existing detection and control equipment to
be put into alarm and actuated (discharged).

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Part III - RELEASE AND EXPOSURE DATA

Section A - TOXICITY AND HAZARD INFORMATION

For chemical alternatives and for chemicals used with alternative
processes, summarize below (and attached supporting information) the
acute and chronic toxicity of the substitute and of its constituent
chemicals on any organism (e.g. human and/or other mammals, fish,
wildlife, and plants), if available.  Include any data on impurities and
degradation products if known.  Also include information on any
“Allowable Exposure Limits” (AELs) that have been set for the
substitute for use in the workplace.  In addition, please attach a copy
or facsimile of any hazard warning statement, label, material safety
data sheet, or other information which will be provided to any person
who is reasonably likely to be exposed.  (See Guidance Manual for
sector-specific data requirements).

Answer; our N2 Tower (N2 Generator) total flood fire suppression systems
discharge clean nitrogen gas into a normally occupied. The above
questions are non-application to our N2 Tower fire systems.

Section B - ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE AND DISPOSAL AT MANUFACTURE

For each manufacturing site:

     (a) Identify all site locations (i.e. name and address) for each
chemical manufacturing process.

     (b) Identify all site locations for manufacturing of products using
substitutes (e.g. refrigerators containing the substitutes).

     (c) Identify the points of release and/or exposure during the
manufacture of: (i) the substitute and/or (ii) products containing the
substitutes.

     (d) Provide information on the magnitude of release if available,
along with the media to which the substitute is released (e.g. indoor
air, outdoor air, water, land).

Answer; this N2 Generator SNAP List application is for our N2 Generators
which will be made from an existing stockpile of sodium azide propellant
grains which were manufactured and are presently stored at TRW’s Mesa,
Arizona facility.

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Part III - RELEASE AND EXPOSURE DATA

Section C- OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE AT MANUFACTURE

For each manufacturing site (manufacturing of substitutes and/or
products containing substitutes):

     (a) Describe the activities in which workers may be exposed to
chemicals.

     (b) Describe any protective equipment and engineering controls used
to protect workers (e.g. goggles, gloves, chemical hoods).

     (c) Indicate the physical form of chemicals at the time of
handling/exposure (e.g. solid, liquid, gas).

     (d) Estimate average and maximum numbers of workers involved in
each activity.

     (e) Estimate average and maximum duration of activity for any
worker, in terms of (1) hour/day and (2) days/year.

     (f) Enter the contact pathway (e.g. ingestion, inhalation, dermal).

     (g) Estimate the average and high-end exposure concentrations
(separated by a /), being sure to provide units of measure.

Answer; our existing stockpile of TRW sodium azide propellant gains will
be shipped to UTeC Labs in Hallowell, Kansas and loaded into our N2
Generators using a down draft loading table inside the UTeC propellant
grain loading facility, as permitted by the local health and safety
authority having jurisdiction in this matter. Glove use is recommended
when loading sodium azide propellant grains but no respirator is needed
for the worker when using a down draft, propellant grain lading table.
N2 Generator propellant grain loading can be performed 24 hours per day
and 365 days per year. Sodium azide is not to be ingested because it is
a poison. Total number of workers allowed in the exposure area is per
building code permitted allowances for that particular space.

Coated TRW Grains:                                               ACGIH
     OSHA

Component                         CAS#           Percent       TLV
     PEL              UNITS

Sodium Azide (S)            26628-22-8      50-70         0.3 (C)
Not Est.          mg/M3

Ferric Oxide                    1309-37-1         20-35           5 (F)
      10 (F)(T)        mg/M3

Graphite                           7782-42-5           2-7             2
(R)       15(T) 5(T)      mg/M3

Bentonite 1.                     1302-78-9           0-5       10(T)
3(R)    15(T) 5(T)       mg/M3

Sodium Nitrate                7631-9-4             0-5         Not Est.
     Not Est           mg/M3

Potasium Perchlorate       7778-74-7           0-3         Not Est.
 Not Est.         mg/M3

Amorphous Silica            112926-00-8       0-2           10(T)
                        mg/M3

                                  20(T)         MPPCF

N2 Generator Filter Pad Material inside the N2 Generator
(non-carcinogenic):

Fibrox paper
 ACGIH        OSHA

Component                      CAS#               Percent       TLV
      PEL              UNITS

Mineral Wool        65997-17-3                  90-95          10
       15                mg/M3    total dust

               5                                    mg/M3   respirable
dust

Latex                                                           5-10
     Not established         (Baked out in manufacture)

ACGIH TLVs are based on 2003 valvues

OSHA PELs are based on 1970 values

All values are 8 hour averages unless otherwise noted.

S = Material can be absorbed through intact skin

C = Ceiling Exposure Limit

F = Fume

T = Total Particulate Matter

R = Respirable Fraction of Particulate Matter

1.  Exposure limits are for Particulates Not Otherwise Classified.  No
OSHA or ACGIH standards exist for this material.

Section D - ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE AND DISPOSAL IN END-USE

For each end-use of a substitute:

     (a) Provide the estimated amount (in kg/day) of each chemical
released directly to the environment (e.g. as a hazardous waste or
wastewater effluent) at a site using the substitute (e.g. in products
containing the substitute and processes using the substitute).

     (b) Identify the media (indoor air, outdoor air, land, water) to
which the chemical will be released from that release point.

     (c) Describe the control technology used to limit release; estimate
the amount released to the environment with the control technology in
place to limit release.  If the substitute is to be disposed of,
indicate the method and location of disposal.

     (d) Are releases covered under RCRA?  If so, identify the RCRA
hazardous waste codes.

     (e) Identify the appropriate number of sites expected to use the
substitute.

     (f) Provide information on recycling of the substitute.  Describe
any associated costs and equipment.

Answers;

a) This information is provided above in Part 1 – General Information
– section # 2 of this application.

b) Again, this information is mentioned in Par 1 – General Information
– section # 2 of this application; this information and data of
chemical release happens after discharge of our N2 Generator.

c) We make a ceramic paper and steel wool filter roll/pad which is
inserted inside the N2 Generator and the TRW propellant grains are then
placed inside the filter roll. When the pyrotechnic squibs are actuated
inside both end caps of the N2 Generator they ignite the propellant
grains and the filter pad catches the particulate and clean nitrogen gas
is discharged from the N2 Generator into the protected space.

d) Our N2 Generator nitrogen release is not covered under RCRA. After
discharge the sinter product left inside the discharged N2 Generator is
considered as sodium hydroxide (re: commercially known as Drano), in an
industrial setting sodium hydroxide is covered under RCRA. However N2
Towers Inc. will provide a “cradle to grave” program for our N2
Generator end users who can, if they wish, ship the discharged N2
Generators back to our recycling facility, which will smelt down and
recycle our N2 Generator metal valve bodies.

e) In all potential clean agent applications across the USA.

f) Answered above in (d).

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Part III - RELEASE AND EXPOSURE DATA (continued)

Section E - OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE AT END-USE

For all end-use scenarios of the substitute (end-uses utilizing the
substitute in products and/or processes):

     (a) Describe the activities in which workers may be exposed to
chemicals.

     (b) Describe any protective equipment or engineering controls used
to protect workers (e.g. goggles, gloves, chemical hoods).

     (c) Indicate the physical form of chemicals at the time of
handling/exposure (e.g. solid, liquid, gas).

     (d) Estimate average and maximum numbers of workers involved in
each activity.

     (e) Estimate average and maximum duration of activity for any
worker, in terms of (1) hours/day and (2) days/year.

     (f) Enter the contact pathway (e.g. ingestion, inhalation, dermal).

     (g) Estimate the average and high-end exposure concentrations
(separated by a /), being sure to provide units.

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Answer (b): Occupants located inside a space do not need to wear any
type of protective goggles, gloves, chemical hoods, clothing, dust
respirator equipment or self contained breathing apparatus in which
there has been an accidental N2 Generator discharge.

Answer (c): The CO2, CO and nitrogen is discharged as a gas into a space
by an N2 Generator the above noted particulate is a tiny solid.

Answer (d): Total number of occupants which are allowed inside a room
after accidental N2 Generator discharge is as per the existing building
occupancy permit for that particular room.

Answer (e): After accidental discharge of an N2 Generator if the oxygen
level inside the space is 12 % per volume then the occupants must vacate
the space within five minutes.

Answer (f): The contact pathway for the above mentioned gas and
particulate levels are by way of inhalation.

Answer (g): The above noted N2 Generator gas and particulate amounts are
the estimated high end levels after a N2 Generator discharge.

Section F - CONSUMER EXPOSURE

For each end-use of a substitute:

     (a) Identify the potentially exposed population (e.g. indoor
residents).

     (b) Identify the exposure medium (e.g. air).

     (c) Enter the contact pathway (e.g. ingestion, inhalation, dermal).

     (d) Enter the exposure point of concentration.  Provide (1) average
and (2) high-end estimates.

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Part III - RELEASE AND EXPOSURE DATA (continued)

Section G - GENERAL POPULATION EXPOSURE (optional)

For manufacturing of substitutes and products containing substitutes:

     (a) Identify and number potential exposure points.

     (b) For each exposure point described in (a), identify the
potentially exposed population (e.g. residents at the fenceline).

     (c) Identify the contact pathway (e.g. ingestion, inhalation,
dermal).

     (d) Identify the exposure medium (e.g. air, water).

     (e) Enter the exposure point concentration (mg/m3).  Provide (1)
average and (2) high-end estimates.

Answer; through the use of our stockpile of existing TRW sodium azide
propellant grains our N2 Generator’s only expose the general public to
100 % clean nitrogen gas, as it is discharged from an activated N2
Generator into a space and noted in various sections of this N2
Generator SNAP List application.

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January 15, 2004 Part V Environmental Protection Agency Fifty Third Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Receipt of Report and Request for Comments; Notice VerDate jul< 14> 2003 14: 53 Jan 14, 2004 Jkt 203001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\ FR\ FM\ 15JAN3. SGM 15JAN3 2468 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 10 / Thursday, January 15, 2004 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ OPPT   2003   0068; FRL   7335   2]

Fifty Third Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Receipt of Report and Request for Comments AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA). ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Toxic Substances Control Act ( TSCA) Interagency Testing Committee ( ITC) transmitted its Fifty Third Report to the Administrator of the EPA on December 2, 2003. In the 53rd ITC Report, which is included with this notice, the ITC is revising the Priority Testing List by adding 3 pyridinamines and 20 tungsten compounds. The ITC is requesting that EPA add the 3 pyridinamines and 20 tungsten compounds to the TSCA section 8( a) Preliminary Assessment Information Reporting ( PAIR) rule. In addition, the ITC is soliciting voluntary use, exposure, and effects information for 3 pyridinamines, 20 tungsten compounds, and 43 vanadium compounds through its Voluntary Information Submissions Innovative Online Network ( VISION). DATES: Comments, identified by docket ID number OPPT   2003   0068, must be received on or before February 17, 2004. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through hand delivery/ courier. Follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Barbara Cunningham, Director, Environmental Assistance Division ( 7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460   0001; telephone number: ( 202) 554   1404; e mail address: TSCAHotline epa. gov. For technical information contact: John D. Walker, Director, TSCA Interagency Testing Committee ( 7401), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460   0001; telephone number: ( 202) 564   7527; fax: ( 202) 564   7528; email address: walker. johnd@ epa. gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This notice is directed to the public in general. It may, however, be of particular interest to you if you manufacture ( defined by statute to include import) and/ or process TSCAcovered chemicals. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:   Chemical Industry, e. g., NAICS 325, Manufacturers.   Petroleum Industry, e. g., NAICS 32411, Refineries. This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be affected. The North American Industrial Classification System ( NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket identification ( ID) number OPPT   2003   0068. The official public docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other information related to this action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business Information ( CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102 Reading Room, EPA West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center is open from 8: 30 a. m. to 4: 30 p. m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center Reading Room telephone number is ( 202) 566   1744 and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket, which is located in EPA Docket Center, is ( 202) 566   0280. 2. Electronic access. This Federal Register document may be accessed electronically through the EPA Internet under the `` Federal Register'' listings at http:// www. epa. gov/ fedrgstr/. You may also access additional information about the ITC at http:// www. epa. gov/ opptintr/ itc/ and VISION at http:// www. epa. gov/ opptintr/ itc/ vision. htm. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA's electronic public docket at http:// www. epa. gov/ edocket/. EPA's electronic public docket may be used to submit or view public comments, access the index of the docket's contents, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, any of the publicly available docket materials may be accessed through the docket facility identified in Unit I. B. 1. Once in the system, select `` search,'' then key in the appropriate docket ID number. Certain types of information will not be placed in the EPA Dockets. Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute, which is not included in the official public docket, will not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in printed, paper form in the official public docket. To the extent feasible, publicly available docket materials will be made available in EPA's electronic public docket. When a document is selected from the index list in EPA Dockets, the system will identify whether the document is available for viewing in EPA's electronic public docket. EPA intends to work towards providing electronic access to all of the publicly available docket materials through EPA's electronic public docket. For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is placed in EPA's electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket. Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the docket will be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief description written by the docket staff.

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Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through hand delivery/ courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate docket ID number in the subject line on the first page of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked `` late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late comments. If you wish to submit CBI or information that is otherwise protected by statute, please follow the instructions in Unit I. D. Do not use EPA Dockets or e mail to submit CBI or information protected by statute. 1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as prescribed in this unit, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other contact information in the body of your comment. Also include this contact information on the outside of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at http:// www. epa. gov/ edocket/, and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once in the system, select `` search,'' and then key in docket ID number OPPT   2003   0068. The system is an `` anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity, e mail address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. ii. E mail. Comments may be sent by e mail to oppt. ncic@ epa. gov, Attention: Docket ID Number OPPT   2003   0068. In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e mail system is not an `` anonymous access'' system. If you send an e mail comment directly to the docket without going through EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e mail system automatically captures your email address. E mail addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e mail system are included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM that you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit I. C. 2. These electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption. 2. By mail. Send your comments to: Document Control Office ( 7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics ( OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460   0001. 3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver your comments to: OPPT Document Control Office ( DCO), EPA East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID Number OPPT   2003   0068. The DCO is open from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the DCO is ( 202) 564   8930.

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

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

We invite you to provide your views and comments on the 53rd ITC Report. You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your comments: 1. Explain your views as clearly as possible. 2. Describe any assumptions that you used. 3. Provide copies of any technical information and/ or data you used that support your views. 4. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns. 5. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this notice. 6. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal Register citation.

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

A. The ITC's 53rd Report The 53rd ITC Report was transmitted to the EPA's Administrator on December 2, 2003, and is included in this notice. In the 53rd ITC Report, the ITC revises the Priority Testing List by adding 3 pyridinamines and 20 tungsten compounds, requests that EPA add the pyridinamines and tungsten compounds to the TSCA section 8( a) PAIR rule and solicits voluntary use, exposure, and effects information for pyridinamines, tungsten compounds, and vanadium compounds.

B. Status of the Priority Testing List The current TSCA 4( e) Priority Testing List as of November 2003 can be found in Table 1 of the 53rd ITC Report, which is included in this notice.

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Dated: January 8, 2004. Charles M. Auer, Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

Fifty Third Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the Administrator, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Table of Contents Summary The TSCA Section 4( e) Priority Testing List I. Background II. TSCA Section 8 Reporting A. TSCA Section 8 Reporting Rules B. ITC's Use of TSCA Section 8 and Other Information C. New Requests to Add Chemicals to the TSCA Section 8( a) PAIR Rule D. Previous Requests to Add Chemicals to the TSCA Section 8( d) HaSDR Rule III. ITC's Activities During this Reporting Period ( May to November 2003) IV. Revisions to the TSCA Section 4( e) Priority Testing List V. References VI. The TSCA Interagency Testing Committee Summary In this 53rd Report, the ITC is revising the Priority Testing List by adding 3 pyridinamines and 20 tungsten compounds. The ITC is requesting that EPA add the 3 pyridinamines and 20 tungsten compounds to the TSCA section 8( a) Preliminary Assessment Information Reporting ( PAIR) rule. The TSCA section 4( e) Priority Testing List follows as Table 1 of this unit.

TABLE 1.   THE TSCA SECTION 4( E) PRIORITY TESTING LIST ( NOVEMBER 2003)

ITC Report Date Chemical name/ Group Action 31 January 1993 13 Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate data Designated 32 May 1993 16 Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate data Designated 35 November 1994 4 Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate data Designated 37 November 1995 4 tert Butylphenol and Branched nonylphenol ( mixed isomers) Recommended 41 November 1997 Phenol, 4( 1,1,3,3 tetramethylbutyl) Recommended 42 May 1998 3 Amino 5 mercapto 1,2,4 triazole Recommended 42 May 1998 Glycoluril Recommended 47 November 2000 9 Indium compounds Recommended 48 May 2001 Benzenamine, 3 chloro 2,6 dinitro N, N dipropyl 4 ( trifluoromethyl) Recommended 49 November 2001 Stannane, dimethylbis[( 1 oxoneodecyl) oxy] Recommended 50 May 2002 Benzene, 1,3,5 tribromo 2( 2 propenyloxy) Recommended 50 May 2002 1 Triazene, 1,3 diphenyl Recommended 51 November 2002 43 Vanadium compounds Recommended 53 November 2003 3 Pyridinamines Recommended 53 November 2003 20 Tungsten compounds Recommended I. Background The ITC was established by section 4( e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act ( TSCA) `` to make recommendations to the Administrator respecting the chemical substances and mixtures to which the Administrator should give priority consideration for the promulgation of rules for testing under section 4( a).... At least every six months ..., the Committee shall make such revisions to the Priority Testing List as it determines to be necessary and transmit them to the Administrator together with the Committee's reasons for the revisions'' ( Public Law 94   469, 90 Stat. 2003 et seq., 15 U. S. C. 2601 et seq.). ITC Reports are available from the ITC's web site ( http:// www. epa. gov/ opptintr/ itc) within a few days of submission to the Administrator and from the EPA's web site http:// www. epa. gov/ fedrgstr/ after publication in the Federal Register. The ITC produces its revisions to the Priority Testing List with administrative and technical support from the ITC Staff, ITC Members and their U. S. Government organizations, and contract support provided by EPA. ITC Members and Staff are listed at the end of this report.

II. TSCA Section 8 Reporting A. TSCA Section 8 Reporting Rules Following receipt of the ITC's Report ( and the revised Priority Testing List) by the EPA Administrator, the EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics ( OPPT) adds the chemicals from the revised Priority Testing List to the TSCA section 8( a) PAIR and TSCA section 8( d) Health and Safety Data Reporting ( HaSDR) rules. The PAIR rule requires producers and importers of Chemical Abstract Service ( CAS) numbered chemicals added to the Priority Testing List to submit production and exposure reports ( http:// www. epa. gov/ opptintr/ chemtest/ pairform. pdf). The HaSDR rule requires producers, importers, and processors of all chemicals added to the Priority Testing List to submit unpublished health and safety studies under TSCA section 8( d) that must be in compliance with the revised HaSDR rule ( Ref. 1). All submissions must be received by the EPA within 90 days of the reporting rules Federal Register publication date.

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C. New Requests to Add Chemicals to the TSCA Section 8( a) PAIR Rule The ITC is requesting that EPA add 3 pyridinamines and 20 tungsten compounds to the TSCA section 8( a) PAIR rule. The 3 pyridinamines and 20 tungsten compounds are discussed in Units IV. A. 1. and IV. A. 2. of this report.

D. Previous Requests to Add Chemicals to the TSCA Section 8( d) HaSDR Rule In previous ITC Reports it was requested that the following chemicals be added to the TSCA section 8( d) HaSDR rule: 3H 1,2,4 triazole 3 thione, 5 amino 1,2 dihydro ( 3 amino 5 mercapto 1,2,4 triazole) ( CAS No. 16691   43   3) and imidazo[ 4,5 d] imidazole 2,5( 1H, 3H) dione, tetrahydro ( glycoluril) ( CAS No. 496   46   8) ( 42nd ITC Report, Ref. 2), 9 indium compounds ( 47th ITC Report, Ref. 3); benzenamine, 3 chloro 2, 6 dinitro N, N dipropyl 4( trifluoromethyl) ( CAS No. 29091   20   1) ( 48th ITC Report, Ref 4); and stannane, dimethylbis[( 1 oxoneodecyl) oxy] ( CAS No. 68928   76   7), benzene, 1,3,5 tribromo 2( 2 propenyloxy) ( CAS No. 3278   89   5) and 1 triazene, 1,3 diphenyl ( CAS No. 136   35   6) ( 50th ITC Report, Ref. 5). The TSCA section 8( d) studies requested for these chemicals were listed in the ITC's 51st Report ( Ref. 6).

III. ITC's Activities During this Reporting Period ( May to November 2003)

During this reporting period, the ITC received voluntary information submissions from the Color Pigments Manufacturers Association ( CPMA) and the Vanadium Producers and Reclaimers Association ( VPRA) in response to solicitations for the 43 vanadium compounds listed in the ITC's 51st Report ( Ref. 6). The procedures for submitting voluntary information through the ITC's Voluntary Information Submissions Innovative Online Network ( VISION) are described on the ITC's web site ( http:// www. epa. gov/ opptintr/ itc/ vision. htm). During this reporting period, the ITC reviewed the PAIR reports submitted in response to the June 11, 2003, PAIR rule ( Ref. 7). This PAIR rule required submission of reports for benzenamine, 3 chloro 2,6 dinitro N, N dipropyl 4( trifluoromethyl) ( CAS No. 29091   20 1); stannane, dimethylbis[( 1 oxoneodecyl) oxy] ( CAS No. 68928   76   7); benzene, 1,3,5 tribromo 2( 2 propenyloxy) ( CAS No. 3278   89   5); and 1 triazene, 1,3 diphenyl ( CAS No. 136   35   6 ) and the 43 vanadium compounds listed in the ITC's 51st Report. The ITC is continuing to analyze the data in those reports as well as data submitted voluntarily. For the 43 vanadium compounds listed in the ITC's 51st Report ( Ref. 6), the ITC is still soliciting voluntary submissions of: 1. Recent non CBI estimates of annual production or importation volume data and trends, and use information, including percentages of production or importation that are associated with different uses. 2. Estimates of the number of humans and concentrations of vanadium compounds to which humans may be exposed during manufacturing or processing. 3. Health effects data including pharmacokinetics, genotoxicity, subchronic toxicity, reproductive and developmental toxicity, and any human data from occupationally exposed workers. The ITC is soliciting this information in order to adequately assess the extent and degree of exposure and potential hazard associated with the various forms of vanadium. In addition, the ITC is soliciting voluntary information submissions for the 3 pyridinamines and 20 tungsten compounds being added to the Priority Testing List to meet U. S. Government data needs. The information being solicited is summarized in Unit IV. A. 1. c. and IV. A. 2. c. of this report.

IV. Revisions to the TSCA Section 4( e) Priority Testing List A. Chemicals Added to the Priority Testing List 1. Pyridinamines   a. Recommendation. Pyridinamines are being added to the Priority Testing List to obtain importation, production, use, exposure, and health effects information to meet U. S. Government data needs. Three pyridinamines are being recommended: 2 Pyridinamine ( CAS No. 504   29   0), 3 pyridinamine ( CAS No. 462   08   8) and 4 pyridinamine ( CAS No. 504   24   5). b. Rationale for recommendation. Pyridinamines are readily absorbed through the skin and the gastrointestinal tract and widely distributed in the body, including the brain. They are not metabolized and are completely excreted through the kidneys. Studies in animals and humans have shown that pyridinamines are acutely toxic compounds. Part of this toxic response may be due to their ability to block K+ channels causing, among other effects, convulsions. The chronic toxicity of these compounds has not received adequate evaluation. To determine a priority for testing members of the pyridinamine class of compounds, additional information is needed to characterize human exposure potential. c. Information needs. For each individual pyridinamine: Recent data or estimates of annual production and importation volume and trends; information on specific uses, including percentages of production or importation volume associated with each of these uses; estimates of the number of persons potentially exposed to each pyridinamine during its manufacture and use and health effects, including chronic toxicity data. d. Supporting information. Pyridinamines are chemicals in commerce. The annual production volume of 2 pyridinamine exceeded 1 million pounds in 1998; it is used in hair colorants and as an intermediate in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals. 3 Pyridinamine is an intermediate in the production of agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals; it may have end uses. In addition to its use as a chemical intermediate, 4 pyridinamine is the active ingredient in the registered pesticide Avitrol   and has been evaluated as an experimental drug to treat several neurological syndromes. Under the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) Modernization Act of 1997 ( http:// www. fda. gov/ opacom/ 7modact. html), 4 pyridinamine was nominated for inclusion on the list of bulk substances for use in pharmacy compounding but was not included by the FDA on the initial list. Human exposure data are limited for pyridinamines. A survey conducted between 1981 and 1983 by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health estimated that 4,618 workers in 452 facilities representing 3 industries were potentially exposed to 4 pyridinamine. 2. Tungsten compounds   a. Recommendation. Twenty tungsten compounds are being added to the Priority Testing List to obtain importation, production, use, exposure, and health effects information to meet U. S. Government data needs ( Table 2). The ITC believes the list of tungsten compounds in Table 2 includes those most likely to be in current use.

TABLE 2.   TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS BEING ADDED TO THE TSCA SECTION 8( A) PAIR RULE CAS No. Chemical name 1314   35   8 Tungsten oxide ( WO3)

7440   33   7 Tungsten 7783   82   6 Tungsten fluoride ( WF6), ( OC   6   11)

7790   85   4 Cadmium tungsten oxide ( CdWO4)

7790   60   5 Tungstate ( WO4 2), dipotassium, ( T 4)

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10213   10   2 Tungstate ( WO4 2), disodium, dihydrate, ( T 4)

11105   11   6 Tungsten oxide ( WO3), hydrate 11120   01   7 Sodium tungsten oxide 11120   25   5 Tungstate ( W12( OH) 2 O40 10), decaammonium 12067   99   1 Tungsten hydroxide oxide phosphate 12028   48   7 Tungstate ( W12( OH) 2 O38 6), hexaammonium 12027   38   2 Tungstate( 4),[. mu. 12[ orthosilicato( 4) . kappa. O:. kappa. O:. kappa. O:. kappa. O':. kappa. O':. kappa. O':. kappa. O''. kappa. O'':. kappa. O'' :. kappa. O''': kappa. O''':. kappa. O''']] tetracosa. mu. oxododecaoxododeca, tetrahydrogen 12036   22   5 Tungsten oxide ( WO2)

12141   67   2 Tungstate ( W12( OH) 2 O38 6), hexasodium 12138   09   9 Tungsten sulfide ( WS2)

13283   01   7 Tungsten chloride ( WCl6), ( OC   6   11)

13472   45   2 Tungstate ( WO4 2), disodium, ( T 4)

14040   11   0 Tungsten carbonyl ( W( CO) 6), ( OC   6   11)

23321   70   2 Tungsten oxide ( WO3), dihydrate b. Rationale for recommendation. Tungsten was recently nominated for toxicology and carcinogenicity studies to the National Toxicology Program by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Environmental Health ( http:// ntpserver niehs. nih. gov/ NomPage/ 2003Noms. html). The nomination was based on recent data showing elevated tungsten body burdens in residents of Fallon, NV, and the limited data available to assess the potential long term adverse health effects of tungsten exposure ( http:// www. cdc. gov/ nceh/ clusters/ Fallon). The source and pathways of exposure, and the form of tungsten to which Fallon, NV, residents are exposed is presently poorly understood. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ( ATSDR) has completed community exposure and health investigations in Churchill County, NV ( http:// www. atsdr. cdc. gov/ HAC/ PHA/ region_ 9. html# nevada) and is developing a toxicological profile for tungsten ( http:// www. atsdr. cdc. gov/ toxprofiles/ tp186. html). Tungsten and tungsten compounds have numerous important industrial uses. Other than workplace exposure limits, there are few regulatory controls on the use, emission, and disposal of tungsten compounds and few data on which to assess the ecological effects and human health impacts resulting from environmental and general population exposures. Further information is needed to more fully evaluate human and environmental exposures and health effects. c. Information needs. To meet U. S. Government data needs, the ITC needs: 1. Recent non CBI estimates of annual production or importation volume data and trends, and chemical specific use information, including percentages of production or importation that are associated with different uses. 2. Environmental release and monitoring information, including occurrence and concentrations in environmental media. 3. Fate and transport data. 4. Ecological effects data, especially for aquatic and sediment organisms, if there is evidence that tungsten compounds are mobilized and transported to groundwater, surface water, and sediments. 5. Estimates of the number of exposed humans and concentrations of tungsten compounds to which humans may be exposed in each relevant manufacturing, processing, or other occupational scenario. 6. Case studies from occupationally exposed workers and pharmacokinetics, dermal, inhalation, and oral acute toxicity, subchronic toxicity, chronic toxicity, genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, neurotoxicity, reproductive and developmental toxicity, and epidemiology studies. The ITC is soliciting this information in order to adequately assess the extent and degree of exposure and potential hazard associated with the various forms of tungsten and to determine if additional test data are needed. d. Supporting information. Tungsten compounds are naturally released to the atmosphere by windblown dusts. Tungsten compounds can be released to surface waters from sources of human origin ( e. g., water effluents from tungsten mining). Deposition of tungsten aerosols or dusts from both natural and anthropogenic sources is also a source of tungsten in surface waters. Individuals who work in manufacturing, fabricating, and reclaiming industries, especially individuals using hard metal materials or tungsten carbide machining tools, may be exposed to higher levels of tungsten compounds than the general population. Occupational exposure is primarily via inhalation of dust particles of elemental ( metallic) tungsten and/ or its compounds. Pulmonary fibrosis, memory and sensory deficits, and increased mortality due to lung cancer have been associated with occupational exposure to dusts generated in the hard metal industry. Historically, the respiratory and neurological effects observed in hard metal workers have been attributed to cobalt, not tungsten. However, based on the presence of tungsten oxide fibers in air samples taken at some hard metal facilities and demonstrations that tungsten oxide fibers are capable of generating hydroxyl radicals in human lung cells in vitro, it has been suggested that tungsten oxide fibers may contribute to the development of pulmonary fibrosis in hard metal workers. Limited reports associate tungsten exposure with reproductive and developmental effects such as decreased sperm motility, increased embryotoxicity, and delayed fetal skeletal ossification in animals. Tungsten has been observed to cross the placental barrier and enter the fetus. Dermal or ocular exposure to tungsten may result in localized irritation.

VerDate jul< 14> 2003 14: 53 Jan 14, 2004 Jkt 203001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 E:\ FR\ FM\ 15JAN3. SGM 15JAN3 2473 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 10 / Thursday, January 15, 2004 / Notices V. References 1. EPA. 1998. Revisions to Reporting Regulations Under TSCA Section 8( d) Federal Register ( 63 FR 15765, April 1, 1998) ( FRL   5750   4). Available online at: http:// www. epa. gov/ fedrgstr/. 2. ITC. 1998. Forty Second Report of the ITC. Federal Register ( 63 FR 42554, August 7, 1998) ( FRL   5797   8). Available online at: http:// www. epa. gov/ fedrgstr/. 3. ITC. 2001. Forty Seven Report of the ITC. Federal Register ( 66 FR 17768 April 3, 2001) ( FRL   6763   6). Available online at: http:// www. epa. gov/ fedrgstr/. 4. ITC. 2001. Forty Eighth Report of the ITC. Federal Register ( 66 FR 51276, October 5, 2001) ( FRL   6786   7). Available online at: http:// www. epa. gov/ fedrgstr/. 5. ITC. 2002. Fiftieth Report of the ITC. Federal Register ( 67 FR 49530, July 30, 2002) ( FRL   7183   7). Available online at: http:// www. epa. gov/ fedrgstr/. 6. ITC. 2002. Fifty First Report of the ITC. Federal Register ( 68 FR 8976, February 26, 2003) ( FRL   7285   7). Available online at: http:// www. epa. gov/ fedrgstr/. 7. EPA. 2003. Preliminary Assessment Information Reporting; Addition of Certain Chemicals. Federal Register ( 68 FR 34832, June 11, 2003) ( FRL   7306   7). Available online at: http:// www. epa. gov/ fedrgstr/.

VI. The TSCA Interagency Testing Committee Statutory Organizations and Their Representatives Council on Environmental Quality Vacant Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology Robert Huie, Member Barbara C. Levin, Alternate National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Thomas P. O'Connor, Member, Vice Chair Teri Rowles, Alternate Environmental Protection Agency Gerry Brown, Member Paul Campanella, Alternate National Cancer Institute Alan Poland, Member David Longfellow, Alternate National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Scott Masten, Member William Eastin, Alternate National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Mark Toraason, Member, Chair Dennis W. Lynch, Alternate National Science Foundation Marge Cavanaugh, Member Parag R. Chitnis, Alternate Occupational Safety and Health Administration Val H. Schaeffer, Member Maureen Ruskin, Alternate Liaison Organizations and Their Representatives Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry William Cibulas, Member Daphne Moffett, Alternate Consumer Product Safety Commission Treye Thomas, Member Jacqueline Ferrante, Alternate Department of Agriculture Clifford P. Rice, Member Laura L. McConnell, Alternate Department of Defense Barbara Larcom, Member Warren Jederberg, Alternate Department of the Interior Barnett A. Rattner, Member Food and Drug Administration Kirk Arvidson, Alternate Ronald F. Chanderbhan, Alternate National Library of Medicine Vera W. Hudson, Member National Toxicology Program NIEHS, FDA, and NIOSH Members Technical Support Contractor Syracuse Research Corporation ITC Staff John D. Walker, Director Norma S. L. Williams, Executive Assistant TSCA Interagency Testing Committee, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics ( 7401), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460   0001; telephone number: ( 202) 564   7527; fax number: ( 202) 564   7528; e mail address: williams. norma@ epa. gov; url: http:// www. epa. gov/ opptintr/ itc. [ FR Doc. 04   894 Filed 1   14   04; 8: 45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP07-99-000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas
Tariff

December 4, 2006.
    Take notice that on December 1, 2006, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR)
tendered for filing for as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume
No. 2, Seventeenth Revised Sheet No. 570, with a proposed effective
date of January 1, 2007.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210).
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on
or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-71276; File No. 4-669]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Topaz Exchange, LLC (d/b/a ISE
Gemini); Order Declaring Effective a Minor Rule Violation Plan for
Topaz Exchange, LLC

January 9, 2014.
    On November 14, 2013, Topaz Exchange, LLC (d/b/a ISE Gemini) (the
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission

(``Commission'') a proposed minor rule violation plan (``MRVP'')
pursuant to Section 19(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19d-1(c)(2) thereunder.\2\ The proposed MRVP
was published for public comment on November 29, 2013.\3\ The
Commission received no comments on the proposal. This order declares
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(d)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19d-1(c)(2).
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70927 (November 22,
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    The Exchange's MRVP specifies those uncontested minor rule
violations with sanctions not exceeding $2,500 that would not be
subject to the provisions of Rule 19d-1(c)(1) of the Act,\4\ which
requires a self-regulatory organization (``SRO'') to promptly file
notice with the Commission of any final disciplinary action taken with
respect to any person or organization.\5\ In accordance with Rule 19d-
1(c)(2) under the Act,\6\ the Exchange proposed to designate certain
specified rule violations as minor rule violations, and requested that
it be relieved of the prompt reporting requirements regarding such
violations, provided it gives notice of such violations to the
Commission on a quarterly basis. The Exchange proposed to include in
its MRVP the procedures and violations currently included in Exchange
Rule 1614 (``Imposition of Fines for Minor Rule Violations''), which
had been incorporated by reference from the International Securities
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    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19d-1(c)(1).
    \5\ The Commission adopted amendments to paragraph (c) of Rule
19d-1 to allow SROs to submit for Commission approval plans for the
abbreviated reporting of minor disciplinary infractions. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 21013 (June 1, 1984), 49 FR
23828 (June 8, 1984). Any disciplinary action taken by an SRO
against any person for violation of a rule of the SRO which has been
designated as a minor rule violation pursuant to such a plan filed
with and declared effective by the Commission shall not be
considered ``final'' for purposes of Section 19(d)(1) of the Act if
the sanction imposed consists of a fine not exceeding $2,500 and the
sanctioned person has not sought an adjudication, including a
hearing, or otherwise exhausted his administrative remedies.
    \6\ 17 CFR 240.19d-1(c)(2).
    \7\ On July 26, 2013, the Exchange received its grant of
registration, which included approval of the rules that govern the
Exchange. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70050, 78 FR 46622
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    According to the Exchange's proposed MRVP, under Exchange Rule
1614, the Exchange may impose a fine (not to exceed $2,500) on any
Member, or person associated with or employed by any Member, with
respect to any rule listed in Exchange Rule 1614(d).\8\ The Exchange
shall serve the person against whom a fine is imposed with a written
statement setting forth the rule or rules violated, the act or omission
constituting each such violation, the fine imposed, and the date by
which such determination becomes final or by which such determination
must be contested. If the person against whom the fine is imposed pays
the fine, such payment shall be deemed to be a waiver of such person's
right to a disciplinary proceeding and any review of the matter under
the Exchange rules. Any person against whom a fine is imposed may
contest the Exchange's determination by filing with the Exchange a
written answer, at which point the matter shall become a disciplinary
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    Upon the Commission's declaration of effectiveness of the
Exchange's MRVP, the Exchange will provide the Commission a quarterly
report for any actions taken on minor rule violations under the MRVP.
The quarterly report will include: The Exchange's internal file number
for the case, the name of the individual and/or organization, the
nature of the violation, the specific rule provision violated, the
sanction imposed, the number of times the rule violation occurred, and
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    The Commission finds that the proposed MRVP is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder
applicable to a national securities exchange. In particular, the
Commission believes that the proposal is consistent with Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\10\ which requires that the rules of an exchange be
designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and
a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the
public interest. The Commission also believes that the proposal is
consistent with Sections 6(b)(1) and 6(b)(6) of the Act,\11\ which
require that the exchange enforce compliance with, and provide
appropriate discipline for violations of, Commission and Exchange
rules. In addition, because the MRVP offers procedural rights to a
person sanctioned under Exchange Rule 1614, the Commission believes
that Exchange Rule 1614 provides a fair procedure for the disciplining
of members and persons associated with members, consistent with
Sections 6(b)(7) and 6(d)(1) of the Act.\12\
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(1) and 78f(b)(6).
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    Finally, the Commission finds that the proposal is consistent with
the public interest, the protection of investors, or otherwise in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act, as required by Rule 19d-1(c)(2)
under the Act,\13\ because the MRVP strengthens the Exchange's ability
to carry out its oversight and enforcement responsibilities as an SRO
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    In declaring the Exchange's MRVP effective, the Commission in no
way minimizes the importance of compliance with Exchange rules and all
other rules subject to the imposition of sanctions under Exchange Rule
1614. The Commission believes that the violation of an SRO's rules, as
well as Commission rules, is a serious matter. However, Exchange Rule
1614 provides a reasonable means of addressing violations that do not
rise to the level of requiring formal disciplinary proceedings, while
providing greater flexibility in handling certain violations. The
Commission expects that the Exchange will continue to conduct
surveillance with due diligence and make determinations based on its
findings, on a case-by-case basis, regarding whether a sanction under
the MRVP is appropriate, or whether a violation requires formal
disciplinary action.
    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Rule 19d-1(c)(2) under the
Act,\14\ that the proposed MRVP for Topaz Exchange, LLC (d/b/a ISE
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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40 CFR Part 271

[EPA-R06-RCRA-2010-0307; FRL-9323-8]

Louisiana; Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste
Management Program Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: The State of Louisiana has applied to EPA for Final
authorization of the changes to its hazardous waste program under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA proposes to grant
Final authorization to the State of Louisiana. In the ``Rules and
Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, EPA is authorizing the
changes by an immediate final rule. EPA did not make a proposal prior
to the immediate final rule because we believe this action is not
controversial and do not expect comments that oppose it. We have
explained the reasons for this authorization in the preamble to the
immediate final rule. Unless we get written comments which oppose this
authorization during the comment period, the immediate final rule will
become effective on the date it establishes, and we will not take
further action on this proposal. If we receive comments that oppose
this action, we will withdraw the immediate final rule and it will not
take effect. We will then respond to public comments in a later final
rule based on this proposal. You may not have another opportunity for

comment. If you want to comment on this action, you must do so at this
time.

DATES: Send your written comments by July 25, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Alima Patterson, Region 6, Regional
Authorization Coordinator, (6PD-O), Multimedia Planning and Permitting
Division, at the address shown below. You can examine copies of the
materials submitted by the State of Louisiana during normal business
hours at the following locations: EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, phone number<PHONE_NUMBER>; or Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality, 602 N. Fifth Street, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana 70884-2178, phone number<PHONE_NUMBER>. Comments may also be
submitted electronically or through hand delivery/courier; please
follow the detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the
immediate final rule which is located in the Rules section of this
Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alima Patterson<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    For additional information, please see the immediate final rule
published in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal
Register.

    Dated: June 8, 2011.
Al Armendariz,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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