36Th ITC Report

Thursday August 17, 1995 Part V Environmental Protection Agency Thirty-Sixth Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the Administrator; Receipt of Report, Request for Comments, Solicitation of Use and Exposure Data; Notice federal register 42981 42982 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 159 / Thursday, August 17, 1995 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION comments and data in electronic form ``OPPTS±41043'' (including comments AGENCY must be identified by the docket number and data submitted electronically as OPPT±41043. No CBI should be described below). A public version of [OPPTS±41043; FRL±4965±6] submitted through e-mail. Electronic this record, including printed, paper Thirty-Sixth Report of the TSCA comments on this notice may be filed versions of electronic comments, which Interagency Testing Committee to the online at many Federal Depository does not include any information Administrator; Receipt of Report, Libraries. Additional information on claimed as confidential business Request for Comments, Solicitation of electronic submissions can be found in information (CBI), is available for Use and Exposure Data Unit III of this document. inspection from 12 noon to 4 p.m., FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monday through Friday, excluding legal AGENCY: Environmental Protection Susan B. Hazen, Director, holidays. The public record is located in Agency (EPA). Environmental Assistance Division the TSCA Nonconfidential Information ACTION: Notice. (7408), Office of Pollution Prevention Center, Rm. NE-B607, 401 M St., SW., and Toxics, Environmental Protection Washington, DC 20460. SUMMARY: The TSCA Interagency Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Rm. E± Electronic comments can be sent Testing Committee (ITC), established 543B, Washington, DC 20460, (202) directly to EPA at: under section 4(e) of the Toxic 554±1404, TDD (202) 554±0551, [email protected] Substances Control Act (TSCA), Internet: TSCA- transmitted its Thirty-Sixth Report to [email protected]. the Administrator of EPA on May 23, Electronic comments must be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the 1995. This Report, included with this received the TSCA Interagency Testing notice, adds no chemicals to the Priority use of special characters and any form Committee's Thirty-Sixth Report to the of encryption. Testing List for consideration by the Administrator. EPA Administrator for promulgation of The official record for the Thirty- test rules under section 4(a) of the Act. I. Background Sixth Report, as well as the public In this Report the ITC recommended 12 TSCA (Pub. L. 94-469, 90 Stat. 2003 version as described above, will be kept High Production Volume Chemicals et seq; 15 U.S.C. 260l et seq.) authorizes in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will (HPVCs) for an information solicitation. the Administrator of EPA to promulgate transfer all comments received The ITC removed cyclohexanone, a regulations under section 4(a) requiring electronically into printed, paper form previously-designated chemical, and 34 testing of chemicals and chemical as they are received and will place the previously-recommended chemicals groups in order to develop data relevant paper copies in the official record which from the List: butyraldehyde, 9 to determining the risks that such will also include all comments chloroalkyl phosphates, sulfonyl bis(4- chemicals and chemical groups may submitted directly in writing. The chlorobenzene), m-dinitrobenzene, 4 present to health or the environment. official record is the paper record cyanoacrylates, 2 methyl ethylene glycol Section 4(e) of TSCA established the maintained at the address in ethers and esters, 11 propylene glycol Interagency Testing Committee to ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this ethers and esters, and 5 HPVCs. The recommend chemicals and chemical document. ITC's reasons for removing these groups to the Administrator of EPA for Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2603. chemicals from the List are listed in the priority testing consideration. Section Dated: August 11, 1995. Thirty-Sixth Report. EPA invites 4(e) directs the ITC to revise the TSCA Paul J. Campanella, interested persons to submit written section 4(e) Priority Testing List at least comments on the Report. every 6 months. The most recent Acting Director, Chemical Control Division, DATES: Written comments on the Thirty- revisions to this List are included in the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. Sixth ITC Report should be submitted ITC's Thirty-Sixth Report. The Report by September 18, 1995. was received by the Administrator on Thirty-Sixth Report of the TSCA ADDRESS: Send six copies of written May 23, 1995, and is included in this Interagency Testing Committee to the submissions to: TSCA Public Docket Notice. The Report solicits use and Administrator Office (7407), Office of Pollution exposure data for 12 HPVCs, and Summary Prevention and Toxics, Environmental removes cyclohexanone, a previously- Protection Agency, Rm. G±99 ET, 401 M designated chemical, and 34 previously- This is the 36th Report of the TSCA St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. recommended chemicals from the List. Interagency Testing Committee (ITC) to Submissions should bear the document the Administrator of the U.S. control number OPPTS±41043. II. Status of List Environmental Protection Agency The public record supporting this The ITC's Thirty-Sixth Report (EPA). In this Report, the ITC is revising action, including comments, is available requests certain use and exposure data its TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing for public inspection in Rm. B±607 for 12 HPVCs, and removes one List by soliciting use and exposure data NEM at the address noted above from 12 previously-designated chemical, and 34 for 12 High Production Volume noon to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, previously-recommended chemicals Chemicals (HPVCs), removing a except legal holidays. from the List. The current TSCA section previously-designated chemical, Comments and data may also be 4(e) Priority Testing List contains 5 cyclohexanone, and removing 34 submitted electronically by sending chemicals and 8 chemical groups, with previously-recommended chemicals: electronic mail (e-mail) to: 3 chemical groups and 3 chemicals butyraldehyde, 9 chloroalkyl [email protected]. Electronic designated for testing. phosphates, sulfonyl bis(4- comments must be submitted as an chlorobenzene), m-dinitrobenzene, 4 ASCII file avoiding the use of special III. Electronic and Written Comments cyanoacrylates, 2 methyl ethylene glycol characters and any form of encryption. EPA invites interested persons to ethers and esters, 11 propylene glycol Comments and data will also be submit detailed comments on the ITC's ethers and esters, and 5 HPVCs. accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 Report. A record has been established The revised TSCA section 4(e) file format or ASCII file format. All for this notice under docket number Priority Testing List follows as Table 1. Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 159 / Thursday, August 17, 1995 / Notices 42983 TABLE 1.ÐTHE TSCA SECTION 4(e) PRIORITY TESTING LIST (MAY 1995) Report Date Chemical/Group Action 26 May 1990 15 Isocyanates Recommended with intent-to-des- ignate 27 November 62 Aldehydes Recommended with intent-to-des- 1990 ignate 28 May 1991 Acetone Designated 28 May 1991 Thiophenol Designated 29 November 10 Alkyl-, bromo-, chloro-, hydroxymethyl diaryl ethers Recommended 1991 30 May 1992 56 Siloxanes Recommended 31 January 1993 24 Chemicals with no dermal toxicity data Designated 32 May 1993 32 Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption data Designated 34 May 1994 White phosphorus Designated 34 May 1994 Ethyl tert-butyl ether Recommended 34 May 1994 Tert-amyl methyl ether Recommended 35 November 24 Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption data Designated 1994 36 May 1995 12 High Production Volume Chemicals: Solicitation for Use and Expo- Recommended sure Data I. Background revisions. These Reports have been submissions are indexed and published in the Federal Register and maintained by EPA. The ITC reviews The TSCA Interagency Testing are available from the ITC. The ITC the TSCA section 8(a) and 8(d) Committee (ITC) was established by meets monthly and produces its information and other available data on section 4(e) of the Toxic Substances revisions of the List with the help of chemicals and chemical groups (e.g., Control Act (TSCA) ``to make staff and technical contract support TSCA section 8(e) ``substantial risk'' recommendations to the Administrator provided by EPA. ITC membership and studies, ``For Your Information'' (FYI) respecting the chemical substances and support personnel are listed at the end submissions to EPA, and published mixtures to which the Administrator of this Report. papers) to determine if revisions to the should give priority consideration for Following receipt of the ITC's Report List are necessary. Revisions can the promulgation of a rule for testing and the addition of chemicals to the include changing a recommendation to under section 4(a).... At least every 6 Priority Testing List, EPA's Office of a designation for testing action by the months..., the Committee shall make Pollution Prevention and Toxics EPA Administrator within 12 months, such revisions in the List as it generally adds new chemicals from the modifying the recommended testing, or determines to be necessary and to List to TSCA section 8(a) and 8(d) rules removing the chemical or chemical transmit them to the Administrator that require manufacturers and group from the List. together with the Committee's reasons importers of these chemicals to submit for the revisions'' (Public Law 94±469, TSCA section 8(a) production and II. Revisions to the TSCA Section 4(e) 90 Stat. 2003 et seq., 15 U.S.C. 2601 et exposure data and manufacturers, Priority Testing List seq.). Since its creation in 1976, the ITC importers and processors of the listed has submitted 35 semi-annual Reports chemicals to submit TSCA section 8(d) Revisions to the TSCA section 4(e) to the EPA Administrator transmitting health and safety studies within 60 days Priority Testing List are summarized in the Priority Testing List and its of the rule's effective date.

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