CHEIII ONEtrD 14140 Westfair East Drive 

Houston, Texas 77041-1104 

Tel: 713-896-9966 • Fax: 713-896-7540 

Sa/es@chemone.com • www.chemone.com 

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EPA DOCKET CENTER 

Document Control Office (DCO) (7407M), 

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460-0001. 

ATTN: TSCA Section 4--Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0531 

Re: § 799.5 Submission of information, did not import. ;\o 

Code of Federal Regulatipq:s section number §799.5087,:·: 

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This letter is in response to the TSCA Section 4 Test Rule for Sodium Erythrobate, CAS 6381-

77-7. Effective January 2011, Chem One did not import Sodium Erythrobate and therefore will 

not be submitting information for this TSCA Section 4 Test Rule. 

Last date of import of sodium erythrobate: 09/ 08/ 2010. 

Chem One is aware that this Test Rule is effective for 5 years after February 7, 2011 

K~~ Sue Palmer-Koleman 

Chemical Analyst · 

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Cc: John Schaeffer Schaeffer.john@epa.gov 

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Sue Palmer-Koleman 

Chern One, Ltd. 

14140 Westfair East Drive 

Houston, TX 77041-1104 

FEB :' 7 2014 

OFFICE OF CHEMICAl SAFETY 

AND POLLUTION PREVENTION 

Re: Toxic Substances Control Ad Section 4 Test Rule Requirements 

Dear Ms. Palmer-Koleman: 

This is in response to a letter from Chern One, Ltd., dated March 2, 2011, with the subject 

line ••§ 799.5 Submission of information, no longer int~~9 to 4,nport." The letter states the Ch'em 

One Ltd. ''does not intend to import Sodium Eeythrobate [sic] [CASRN 6381-77-7] nor Oxalic 

Acid Dihydrate [CASRN 144·62-7] and therefore will not be mbmitting information for this 

TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act] Section 4 Test Rule" (Testing of Certain High Production " 

Volume Chemicals; Second Group of Chemicals, 76 FR 1067, Jan. 7, 2011 ). 

The test rule requires manufacturers and importers of certain chemicals to conduct 

specified tests and report the results to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Chern 

One. Ltd., is subject to the test rule if it manufactured (including imported) or processed. or 

intended to manufacture or process, a chemical listed in the rule at any time from the effective 

date of the final test rule (February 7~ 2011) to the end of the test cost reimbursement period. 

The end of the test cost reimbursement period for CASRN 6381-77-7 will be determined after 

testing is complete. The end of the test cost reimbursement period for CASRN 144-62-7 is 

March 27, 2018. Please refer to40 CFR 790.3 and the "sunset table" at 

http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtestlpubs/sunsettable.html) for f\uther information. According 

to the publically-available 2012 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) database managed by the EPA, 

Chem One, Ltd., imported CASRN d ~-62-7 ~ 20_\ 1, which indicates that Chern One, Ltd., is 

subject to the test rule. ~c. t\.. ""\. 

\J-..Y11 u.~. w_~ '(;) Testing for CASRN 6381(·77-7 anci CASRN'"l44-~2-7 is being sponsored by .Univar _ 

Q~A. Inc .• and WBOO Cbemjca! and Minerai. Corporation, respectively. EPA test rule 

regUlations at 40 CFR part 790, subpart E, all~w BPA •'~i1t companies from test rule 

requirements when another company is already conducting the required testing, as long as the 

exempt company applies for an exemption and includes the statement of ft.nancial reBPQilsibility 

at 40 CFR section 790.99. 

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In OJ;'der to CO!tle i,nt() ~!~P!iJnce with tbe. test rule for C,ASRN 144-62-7, Chern One, '• ·. - · .. · .. \,}{:., .. _ .. __ · .: ··:··.\·'·"."'-"'·· ... --·--.·"'.' ' :· .:, "- ·. 

Ltd., may submit either a Jettet-'Of-'ibtent-to .. test ofan exemption application. If Chern One, Ltd., 

believes that it is not subject to, or that it is in compliance with, the test rule, it must provide EPA 

with its reasons in writing. If EPA does not receive a letter-of-intent-to-test, an exemption 

application., or a statement explaining how Chem One, Ltd., is not subject to, or is in compliance 

with, the test rule by April 7, 2014, EPA may take appropriate enforcement action. Additionally, 

ifChem One, Ltd., finds that it has, or will manufacture (or import) CASRN ~SJ-77'-7 during~J... 

the reimbursement period, Chem One, Ltd,. must submit either a letter-of-intent-to-test or an ~r/vn,L 

exemption application to comply with this test nlle. ~, 

If you have any questions, please contact John Schaeffer by telephone at(2(}~> 564-8173 

or email at §9haeffer.john@9ua.gov. 

cc: Docket EPA-HQ~OPPT .. 2007-0531 

Sincerely. 

fCMi~ Paul Lewis, Ph.D. 

Chief 

Chemical Information and 

Testing Branch