December 31, 2015

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT: Cost Savings Estimate of Adding Six Chemicals to the 40 CFR 711.6(b)(2)(iv) List of Chemical 

Substances

FROM: OPPT/EETD/EPAB

TO: OPPT/CCD/ECB

The Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule requires manufacturers of certain chemicals to report information 

concerning the manufacturing, processing, and use of their subject chemical. Chemicals listed at 40 CFR 

711.6(b)(2)(iv) are partially exempt from this reporting requirement and do not report the processing and use 

information required by 40 CFR 711.15(c)(4). The Environmental Protection Agency is the chemicals listed below 

to this partial exemption through a final rulemaking. Adding these chemicals to the partial exemption list 

eliminates the requirement for manufacturers of these chemicals to report processing and use information (Part III) 

for production volumes of 25,000 lb or greater through the CDR rule.

• Tallow, Methyl Ester: CASRN 61788-61-2;

• Soy Oil, Methyl Ester: CASRN 67784-80-9;

• Fatty acids, corn-oil, Me esters: CASRN 515152-40-6;

• Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsaturated, Me esters: CASRN 67762-38-3; and

• Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsaturated, Me esters, CASRN 67762-26-9.

• Canola Oil, Methyl Ester, CASRN 129828-16-6

There were sixty-one submissions in the CDR reporting for these six chemicals in 2012 (see Table 2). All 

relevant submissions reported production volumes greater than 25,000 pounds per year. This analysis assumes that 

this final rule would eliminate Part III reporting for 61 chemical submissions. EPA estimates the cost of 

completing Part III at $4,367/report for sites that have experience reporting processing and use information. Based 

on the estimated cost per site to prepare Part III, the addition of these chemicals to the partial exemption list results 

in an estimated total cost savings to industry of $266,387. 

Table 1: Estimate of Savings Due to Addition of Six Chemicals to the IUR Partial Exemption

Cost to prepare Part III* $4,367 

Number of reports 61

Total savings estimate $266,387 

*Note: Cost for experienced submitters to prepare Part III is in 2012$, as drawn from the ICR Supporting Statement associated with 

the most recent ICR Renewal (EPA 2015 – see Table 4, and p. 25).

The burden estimates for reporting processing and use information are 65.63 hours per report (EPA 2015). 

Based on the 2012 CDR reporting, EPA estimates that 61 submissions with manufacture volumes of 25,000 

pounds or greater will be received for these 6 chemical substances in 2016 and subsequent reporting 

years. Eliminating the requirement to report processing and use information for these submissions results in a total 

burden reduction of approximately 4,003 hours.

REFERENCE

EPA 2015. Supporting Statement for Information Collection Request: Partial Update of the TSCA Section

8(b) Inventory Data Base, Production and Site Reports (Chemical Data Reporting). January 2015.
Table 2: Extract from Non-confidential 2012 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) database*

*CBI CDR was reviewed to confirm that all submissions below have total production volume greater than 25,000 lbs

CASRN Chemical Name Manufacturing, lb Imported, lb Parent Company

61788-61-2 Fatty acids, tallow, Me esters CBI 0 RENEWABLE BIOFUELS INC

61788-61-2 Fatty acids, tallow, Me esters CBI 0 FUTUREFUEL CORP

61788-61-2 Fatty acids, tallow, Me esters 3544962 0 WESTERN IOWA ENERGY

61788-61-2 Fatty acids, tallow, Me esters 637114 0 TEXAS GREEN MANUFACTURING LLC

61788-61-2 Fatty acids, tallow, Me esters 62720142 0 CBI

61788-61-2 Fatty acids, tallow, Me esters CBI 0 KOCH INDUSTRIES INC

61788-61-2 Fatty acids, tallow, Me esters CBI 0 ERIE MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC

61788-61-2 Fatty acids, tallow, Me esters 0 26330000 NIC HOLDING CORP

61788-61-2 Fatty acids, tallow, Me esters CBI CBI DARLING INTERNATIONAL INC

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester CBI 0 RENEWABLE BIOFUELS INC

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester 227965123 0 MINNESOTA SOYBEAN PROCESSORS

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester 249368000 0 INCOBRASA INDUSTRIES LTD

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester CBI CBI STEPAN CO

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester CBI CBI CBI

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester CBI 0 OWENSBORO GRAIN HOLDING CO INC

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester CBI 0 CARGILL INC

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester 152196806 0 AG PROCESSING INC

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester CBI CBI CBI

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester 182930093 0 WESTERN DUBUQUE BIODIESEL

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester 857865 0 NORMAN FOX & CO

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester 544154453 0 LOUIS DREYFUS CORP INC

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester 3201789 0 SOY ENERGY LLC

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester 206801983 0 AG PROCESSING INC

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester CBI 0 AMERICAN BIODIESEL INC

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester 50626603 0 CLINTON COUNTY BIO ENERGY LLC

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester CBI 0 ELEVANCE RENEWABLE SCIENCES

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester 1485779 0 AG PROCESSING INC

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester 1974115 0 SEMINOLE BIODIESEL

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester 73844413 0 SANIMAX CORP

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester CBI 0 CARGILL INC

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester 93404821 0 IOWA RENEWABLE ENERGY LLC

67784-80-9 Soybean oil, Me ester CBI 0 ERIE MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
CASRN Chemical Name Manufacturing, lb Imported, lb Parent Company

129828-16-6 Fatty acids, canola-oil, Me esters 468489850 0 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO

129828-16-6 Fatty acids, canola-oil, Me esters CBI 0 RENEWABLE BIOFUELS INC

515152-40-6 Fatty acids, corn-oil, Me esters CBI 0 FUTUREFUEL CORP

67762-38-3

Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., 

Me esters 0 CBI CBI

67762-38-3

Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., 

Me esters CBI CBI STEPAN CO

67762-38-3

Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., 

Me esters 0 CBI SOLVAY AMERICA INC

67762-38-3

Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., 

Me esters 146069928 0 Felda Iffco, Inc.

67762-38-3

Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., 

Me esters 16498522 0 WORLD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC

67762-38-3

Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., 

Me esters 0 CBI PROCTER & GAMBLE CO

67762-38-3

Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., 

Me esters 209809 0 ICC INDUSTRIES

67762-38-3

Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., 

Me esters CBI 0 SUN PRODUCTS CORP

67762-38-3

Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., 

Me esters 0 CBI CBI

67762-38-3

Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., 

Me esters 0 41850 FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP USA

67762-38-3

Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., 

Me esters 0 41694000 Shell Trading US Company

67762-38-3

Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., 

Me esters 4693553 0 CARGILL INC

67762-38-3

Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., 

Me esters 305000 0 KMCO LP

67762-38-3

Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., 

Me esters 65500 0 OM Group Inc.

67762-38-3

Fatty acids, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., 

Me esters 242828627 0 CARGILL INC
CASRN Chemical Name Manufacturing, lb Imported, lb Parent Company

67762-26-9

Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-

unsatd., Me esters Withheld Withheld RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP INC

67762-26-9

Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-

unsatd., Me esters Withheld Withheld RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP INC

67762-26-9

Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-

unsatd., Me esters Withheld Withheld RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP INC

67762-26-9

Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-

unsatd., Me esters Withheld Withheld RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP INC

67762-26-9

Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-

unsatd., Me esters Withheld Withheld CRIMSON MIDSTREAM LLC

67762-26-9

Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-

unsatd., Me esters CBI 0 FUTUREFUEL CORP

67762-26-9

Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-

unsatd., Me esters 39682800 0 CBI

67762-26-9

Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-

unsatd., Me esters Withheld Withheld RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP INC

67762-26-9

Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-

unsatd., Me esters 230716467 0 SEABOARD FOODS LLC

67762-26-9

Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-

unsatd., Me esters Withheld Withheld RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP INC

67762-26-9

Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-

unsatd., Me esters Withheld Withheld RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP INC