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Attention : Docke t

I D Number : EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-011 2 4 0 CF R799.508 9

Re: Submission of Final Test Reports for

Studies Conducted

by the PCBTF Testing Consortium underthe TSCA Section 4 Test Rule on the Testing of Certain High Production Volume Chemicals: Third Group of

Chemicals Benzene , l-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl) - CA S R N 98-56- 6 (p^-Chlorobenzotrifluorid e (PCBTF) ) Docke tI D Number : EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-011 2 4 0 CF R799.5089

Dea r Sir/Madam : O n behal f

o f th e PCBT FTestin g Consortium , Greenwic h Chemica l Consulting , Inc . (Greenwic h Chemica

l Consulting ) submit s t o th e U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EP A o r th e Agency ) fina l tes t

report s fo r

th e tw o (2

) studie s conducte do n th e chemica l 

## CONTAIN S N O CB Ip . 2 CONTAIN S N O CONFIDENTIA L BUSINES S INFORMATIO N U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y Apri l 18 , 201 3 Pag e 2 substance , b enzene , l-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)

- [CA S RJN f 98-56-6 ] whic h i s subjec t t o a Toxi c Substance s Contro l Ac t (TSCA ) Sectio n 4 tes t

rule. 1 Fo r

purpose s o f

thi s letter , th e chemica l substance , benzene , l-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)- , i s herei n referre dt o as , PCBTF . Th e PCBT FTestin g Consortiu msubmit s thes e tes t report s i n accordanc e wit hthi s tes t rul e an dth e regulation s se

t fort h a t 4 0 CFR799.5089 . L Genera

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r fo r an d authorize drepresentativ e o f th e PCBT FTestin g Consortium . Therefore , Greenwic h Chemical Consultin g submit s thi s lette r an dth e enclosedfina l tes t report s o n behal f

o f the PCBT FTestin g Consortium' s 1 3 membe r companie s identifie dbelow: 2 Brennta g Nort h America , Inc . Chemsynergy , Inc . Chin aSpecialt

y Chemica

l Company , Ltd . EMC O Chemical Distributors , Inc . Greenche mIndustrie s LL C Kow aAmerican Corporatio n Malditeslii mAgan o f

Nort h America , Inc . M C International , LLC 3 Nexe o Solutions , LLC 4 Silve r Fern Chemical , Inc . Specia l Material s Compan

y Univar USA , Inc . Valspa r Corporatio n Thi s fina l tes t

rul e addresse s 1 5 hig h productio n volum e (HPV ) chemical s that wen t unsponsore dunder

th e Agency' s voluntary HP V Chemica l Challeng e Program . On e o f th e 1 5 chemical s identifie di n th e rul e i s PCBTF . Th e final rul e identifie s th e followin g tw o (2) studie s o n PCBTF :

• Aquati c Toxicit y Testing : toxicity t o plant s (algae) ) • Read y Biodegradatio n

' 7 6 Fed , Reg , 65385 ; Octobe r 21 , 2011 . 2Se e Attachmen t

A fo r th e addresse s o f

member companies . * I t i s note dthat

M C International , LL C operate s th e entity , Miam i Chemical , Inc. , a s aDBA . Fo r

purpose s o f U.S . Custom s an dTSCA , M C International , LL C i s th e importer . 4Nexe o Solutions , LL C recentl y joine dth e PCBT FTestin g Consortiu mandsubmitte dt o EP A o n Apri l 4 , 201 3 a n exemptio n applicatio n under the tes t rul e fo r PCBTF .p . 3 CONTAIN S N O CONFIDENTIA L BUSINES S INFORMATIO N U.S . Environmenta

l Protection Agenc

y Apri l 18 , 201 3 Pag e 3 H . Us e o f

OEC D Tes t

Guideline s an dRelate dProtoco l Matter s I n th e fina l TSC A Sectio n 4 tes t rule , EP A specifie dth e us e o f a n AST M tes t

guidelin e fo r th e alga e stud y an deithe r

IS O o r AST M guideline s fo r th e biodegradatio n test . I n it s lette r date dJanuar y 31 , 2012 , th e PCBT FTestin g Consortiu mrequeste dtha t th e correspondin g OEC D tes t

guideline s 20 1 an d301 D b e use di n th e conduc t o f th e alga e an dbiodegradatio n studies , respectively . O n Februar y 9 , 2012 , th e Agenc y grante dthi s request. 5 Subsequentl y an da

s require dunde r

4 0 CF R790.5 0 an d799.5089 , th e PCBT FTestin g Consortiu msubmitte dt o th e Agenc y fina l stud y plan s fo r th e alga e an dbiodegradatio n test s identifie dabove . I n thi s submission , th e PCBT FTestin g Consortiu mindicate dtha t i t ha d selecte dCiToxLA B Hungar y Ltd . (CiToxLAB ) t o conduc t thi s testing . Thes e tw o (2 ) stud y plan s wer e the n approve db y EPA . Becaus e o f

technica l issue s tha t

aros e i n th e conduc t o f th e OEC D 301 D biodegradatio n test , CiToxLA B determine dtha t th e OEC D 301 D tes t protoco l coul dno t

b e use dt o effectivel y asse s th e degradatio n o f PCBTF . Thes e technica l issue s wer e discusse di n detai l i n th e PCBT FTestin g Consortium' s lette r t o EP A date dOctobe r 22 , 2012 . Th e laborator y recommende dth e us e o f OEC D 301 Fi n whic h th e stud y woul db e carrie dou t a t th e Institut e fo r

Biologica l Analysi s an dConsultin g Gmb H (IBACON ) i n Germany . O n Decembe r

5 , 2012 , th e PCBT FTestin g Consortiu msubmitte dt o EP A arevise dstud y pla n fo r th e testin g o f

th e materia l unde r

OEC D 301 Fa t

IBACON . Afte r

it s review , th e Agenc y o n Decembe r

12 , 201 2 grante dthi s reques t an dapprove dth e ne w stud y plan. 6 III . Fina l Submissio n Deadlin e unde r th e Tes t

Rul e Th e deadlin e se t

fort h i n th e origina l TSC A Sectio n 4 tes t rul e require dtha t

th e tw o (2 ) tes t report s o n PCBT Fb e submitte dt o EP A b y Decembe r 21 , 201 2 unles s th e Agenc y ha s grante dates t

schedul e modification . Du e t o technica l issue s tha t aros e i n th e cours e o f testing , th e PCBT FTestin g Consortiu mrequeste di n it s Octobe r 22 , 201 2 lette r

t o th e Agenc y afour-mont h extensio n i n accordanc e wit h4 0 CF R790.55 . EP A grante dthi s extensio n o n Novembe r 14 , 201 2 whic h resulte di n th e final deadlin e changin g fro m Decembe r

21 , 201 2 t o Apri l 21 , 2013. 7 IV . Lis t

o f Fina l Tes t

Report s Consisten t

wit hth e final TSC A Sectio n 4 tes t rule , th e followin g tw o (2 ) final tes t report s are include dherei n alon g wit hth e final tes t repor t o n th e analytica l method .

5 Electroni c madfro mDr . Pau l J . Campanell a(EPA ) t o Mr . Joh n V . Massingale (Greenwic h Chemical Consulting) . 

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y Apri l 18 , 201 3 Pag e 4

• Growth Inhibition Test with Benzene, l-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)- on Algae {Pseudokhxhneriella subcapitatd)

• Read y Biodegradabilit

y o f Benzene , l-chloro-4-(tri£luoromethyl)

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B Validatio n o f

th e Analytical Metho dfo r th e Determinatio n o f

Benzene , l-chloro-4

- (trifluoromethyl ) - V . Submission o

f RobustSummarie

s throug h HPVI S I n th e fina l tes t

rule , EP A requests , bu t doe s no t

require , that

arobus t summar y als o b e include dfo r

eac h tes t identifie di n the rul e consistent wit hth e Agency' s Draf t Guidanc e o n Developin g Robus t Summaries . Th e Agency recently signaledt o the PCBT FTestin g Consortiu m tha t th e submissio n o f

thes e robus t

summarie s wa

s unnecessary . Thi s i s acceptable t o th e group . I f EP A decide s a

t alate r dat e that i t wishe s t o receiv e such robus t summaries , the PCBT FTestin g Consortiu mwil l provid e them .

* # # Th e PCBT FTestin g Consortiu mthank s th e Agenc y fo r it s consideratio n i n thi s matter . Fo r al l question s an dcomment s concernin g thi s matter , pleas e use th e contac t informatio n give n below . Mr . Joh n V . Massingale Greenwic h Chemica

l Consulting , Inc . 3300 PG A Boulevard , Suit e 63 5 Pal mBeach Gardens , F L 3341 0 Telephone : (561 ) 578-811 0 Facsimile : (561 ) 578-8120 E-mail : john@grcci.co m Sincerely , Joh n V . Massingale Principa lU.S . Environmenta l Protection Agency

Apri l 18 , 201 3 Pag e 5 CONTAIN S N O CONFIDENTIA L BUSINES S INFORMATIO N

cc : Mr . J . Schaeffer - U.S . EP A Brennta g Nort h America , Inc . Chemsynergy , Inc . Chin aSpecialt

y Chemica

l Company , Ltd . EMC O Chemical Distributors , Inc . Greenche mIndustrie s LL C Kow aAmerican Corporatio n Makhteshi mAgan o f

Nort h America , Inc . M C International , LL C Nexe o Solutions , LL C Silver Fern Chemical , Inc . Specia l Material s Compan

y Univar USA , Inc . Valspa r Corporatio n

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s Compan v Addres s Brennta g Nort h America , Inc . 508 3 Pottsvill e Pike Reading , PA 1960

5 Chemsynergy , Inc . 110 0 Burloa k Driv e Suit e 10 1 Burlington , O N L7 L6B 2 Canad a Chin aSpecialt

y Chemica

l Company , Ltd . Uni t A (R M 9 ) 3/ F Cheon g Su

n Towe r 11641 8 Win g Lo k

Stree t Sheun g Wan Hon g Kon g EMC O Chemical Distributors , Inc . 2100 Commonwealt h Avenu e Nort h Chicago , I L60064 Greenche mIndustries , LL C 222 Clemati s Stree t Wes t Pal mBeach , F L 3340 1 Kow aAmerican Corp . 5 5 Eas t 59 t hStree

t 19 t hFloor Ne w York , N Y 10022 Makhteshi mAga n o f

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5 Ne w York , N Y 1001 6 M C International , LL C 2 N E 40 t hStree t Suit e 50 1 Miami , F L 3313 7 Nexe o Solutions , LL C Nexe o Solutions , LL C 140 0 Woodloc h Fores t

Driv e Suit e 200 Th e Woodlands , T X 7738 0 Silve r Fern Chemica

l Inc . 222 6 Queen Ann e Avenu e Nort h Seatde,W A 98109 Specia l Material s Compan

y 7 0 Wes t 40th Stree

t 2 n dFloor Ne w York , N Y 1001 8 Univar US A Inc . 1742 5 N E Unio n Hil l Road Redmond , W A 9805 2 "Valspa r Corporatio n P O Bo x 146 1 Minneapolis , M N 55440