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GREENWICH CHEMICAL CONSULTING, 

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 3 3 4 1 0 

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Attention: Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0112 

40 CFR 799.5089 

Re: Exemption Application Submitted by Superior Oil Company, Inc. as Part of the 

PCBTF Testing Consortium under the TSCA Section 4(a)(1)(B) Test Rule 

Testing of Certain High Production Volume Chemicals; Third Group 

Benzene, 1-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)- 

CAS RN 98-56-6 

(para-Chlorobenzotrifluoride (PCBTF)) 

Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0112 

40 CFR 799.5089 

Dear Sir/Madam: 

Through this letter, Superior Oil Company, Inc. (Superior Oil Company or the Company). 

submits to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) this application 

for an exemption from testing under Section 4 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 

This exemption application is submitted for the chemical substance, benzene, 1-chloro-4- 
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(trifluoromethyl)- [CAS RN 98-56-6], under the Agency's Toxic Substances Control Act 

(TSCA) Section 4(a)(1)(B) test rule published on October 21, 2011. 1For purposes of this letter, 

the chemical substance, benzene, 1-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-, is herein referred to as, 

PCBTF. 

Superior Oil Company files this request in accordance with this final rule and the regulations 

set forth at 40 CFR 790.80 - 790.99 and 799.5089. 

I. General Background 

Greenwich Chemical Consulting, Inc. (Greenwich Chemical Consulting) functions and 

operates as the panel manager for and representative of the PCBTF Testing Consortium. 

Therefore, Greenwich Chemical Consulting submits this letter on behalf of Superior Oil 

Company as a new member of the PCBTF Testing Consortium. 

This final test rule addresses 15 high production volume (HPV) chemicals that went 

unsponsored under the Agency's voluntary HPV Chemical Challenge Program. One of the 15 

chemicals identified in the rule is PCBTF. The Agency has issued this test rule under its TSCA 

Section 4(a)(1)(B) authority based on its belief that HPV compounds, including PCBTF, are 

"produced in substantial quantities; there is or may be substantial human exposure to them; 

existing data are insufficient to determine or predict their health and environmental effects; 

and testing is necessary to develop such data." 

In general, the final rule identifies the following two studies on PCBTF: 

• Ready Biodegradation 

• Aquatic Toxicity Testing (toxicity to plants (algae)) 

Required Information for this Exemption Application 

A. 790.82(a) 

IdentiO of the test rule, the chemical identiO, and the CAS Registg Number of the test substance on which 

the application is based. 

Testing of Certain High Production Volume Chemicals; Third Group 

[76 Fed. Reg.65385; October 21, 2011] 

Benzene, 1-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)- [CAS RN 98-56-6] 

B. 790.82(6) 

176 Fed. Reg.65385. 

276 ask Reg.65387. 
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The specific testing requirement(s) from which an exemption is sought and the basis for the exemption request. 

This exemption application is being submitted for the ready biodegradation test and aquatic 

toxicity testing (toxicity to plants (algae)) on PCBTF as required under this test rule at 40 CFR 

799.5089 and as subsequently approved by EPA during the study plan review process. 

The primary basis for this exemption application is that these two studies have already been 

completed through testing already sponsored by the PCBTF Testing Consortium. 3In addition, 

Superior Oil Company understands that EPA is not interested in receiving duplicative testing. 

The Company, as part of its membership in the PCBTF Testing Consortium, will be 

reimbursing the original members for its share of the group's original testing and 

administrative costs incurred under the test rule. 

C. 790.82(c) 

Name, address, and telephone number of applicant.' 

Superior Oil Company, Inc. 

1402 North Capitol Avenue 

Suite 100 

Indianapolis, IN 46202 

Telephone: (317) 781-4400 

D. 790.82(d) 

Name, address, and telephone number of appropriate individual to contact for further information. 

Mr. John V. Massingale 

Greenwich Chemical Consulting, Inc. 

3300 PGA Boulevard, Suite 635 

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 

Telephone: (561) 578-8110 

Facsimile: (561) 578-8120 

E-mail: john@grcci.com 

3 The final reports for the algae and biodegradation studies were completed and issued on March 19, 2013 and 

April 4, 2013, respectively. In April 2013, the PCBTF Testing Consortium timely submitted these fmal test reports 

to EPA. The Agency subsequently determined that the algae study was inadequate and required that the study be 

re-conducted for purposes of the TSCA Section 4 test rule. This second algae study is in the development stage 

in conjunction with Harlan Laboratories Ltd. and EPA. 

4Company contact person: Mr. Steve Mahoney (Manager of Regulatory Affairs). 
Sincerely, 

John V. Massingale 

Panel Manager 

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E. 790.99 

Certification 

I understand that if this application is granted before the reimbursement period 

described in section 4(c)(3)(B) of TSCA expires, I must pay fair and equitable 

reimbursement to the person or persons who incurred or shared in the costs of 

complying with the requirement to submit data and upon whose data the granting of 

my application was based. 

Superior Oil Company, as a member of the PCBTF Testing Consortium, therefore, submits 

this exemption application in accordance with the final TSCA Section 4(a)(1)(B) test rule 

described herein and the regulations set forth at 40 CFR 790.80 - 790.99 and 799.5089. 

For all questions and comments concerning this matter, please contact the PCBTF Testing 

Consortium's panel manager: 

Mr. John V. Massingale 

Greenwich Chemical Consulting, Inc. 

3300 PGA Boulevard, Suite 635 

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 

Telephone: (561) 578-8110 

Facsimile: (561) 578-8120 

E-mail: john@graicom 
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Mr. John Schaeffer — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency