[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 65163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27479]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0677; FRL-9987-50]


Receipt of Information Under the Toxic Substances Control Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    For technical information contact: John Schaeffer, Chemical Control 
Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8173; email address: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6310000b0206050506114d090c0b0d230613024d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="394a5a51585c5f5f5c4b1753565157795c4958175e564f">[email protected]</span></a>.
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 
554-1404; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c195928280ec89aeb5ada8afa481a4b1a0efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d696e7e7c10755249515453587d584d5c135a524b">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Chemical Substances and/or Mixtures

    Information received about the following chemical substance(s) and/
or mixture(s) is provided in Unit IV.: Acetaldehyde, reaction products 
with formaldehyde, by-products from (CASRN 68442-60-4).

II. Authority

    Section 4(d) of TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2603(d)) requires EPA to publish a 
notice in the Federal Register reporting the receipt of information 
submitted pursuant to a rule, order, or consent agreement promulgated 
under TSCA section 4 (15 U.S.C. 2603).

III. Docket Information

    A docket, identified by the docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2013-0677, has been established for this Federal Register 
document, which announces the receipt of the information. Upon EPA's 
completion of its quality assurance review, the information received 
will be added to the docket identified in Unit IV., which represents 
the docket used for the TSCA section 4 rule, order, and/or consent 
agreement. In addition, once completed, EPA reviews of the information 
received will be added to the same docket. Use the docket ID number 
provided in Unit IV. to access the information received and any 
available EPA review.
    EPA's dockets are available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the Office of Pollution Prevention 
and Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-
0280. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information 
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

IV. Information Received

    As specified by TSCA section 4(d), this unit identifies the 
information received by EPA: Acetaldehyde, reaction products with 
formaldehyde, by-products from (CASRN 68442-60-4).
    1. Chemical use(s): Acetaldehyde, reaction products with 
formaldehyde, by-products from, is a chemical intermediate used in 
processing as a reactant in the construction industrial sector.
    2. Applicable rule, Order, or Consent agreement: Chemical testing 
requirements for third group of high production volume chemicals 
(HPV3), 40 CFR 799.5089.
    3. Information received: EPA received the following information:
    a. Physical-Chemical Properties: Boiling point.
    b. Physical-Chemical Properties: Melting point.
    c. Physical-Chemical Properties: Vapor pressure.
    d. Physical-Chemical Properties: Partition coefficient.
    e. Physical-Chemical Properties: Water solubility.
    f. Biodegradation.
    g. Acute toxicity to fish.
    h. Daphnia immobilization study.
    i. Acute oral, skin and eye irritation.
    j. Chromosomal aberrations assay with Chinese hamster ovary cell.
    k. Micronucleus test in bone marrow cells of CD-1 mice.
    l. Rationale for conducting both the in vitro and in vivo 
chromosome aberration test.
    m. Repeated dose oral toxicity study in rats.
    n. Reproduction/Developmental toxicity screening test in rats.
    o. Rationale for use of alternate data to address F1 data 
requirements in rats.
    p. Ames test report.
    The docket ID number assigned to this information is EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2009-0112.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: December 7, 2018.
Lynn Vendinello,
Acting Director, Chemical Control Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2018-27479 Filed 12-18-18; 8:45 am]
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