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1Appendix B to PBGC’s regulation on Allocation 

of Assets in Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part 

4044) prescribes interest assumptions for valuing 

benefits under terminating covered single-employer 

plans for purposes of allocation of assets under 

ERISA section 4044. Those assumptions are 

updated quarterly. 

benefit payments interest assumptions 

for December 2015.1

The December 2015 interest 

assumptions under the benefit payments 

regulation will be 1.25 percent for the 

period during which a benefit is in pay 

status and 4.00 percent during any years 

preceding the benefit’s placement in pay 

status. In comparison with the interest 

assumptions in effect for November 

2015, these interest assumptions are 

unchanged. 

PBGC has determined that notice and 

public comment on this amendment are 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest. This finding is based on the 

need to determine and issue new 

interest assumptions promptly so that 

the assumptions can reflect current 

market conditions as accurately as 

possible. 

Because of the need to provide 

immediate guidance for the payment of 

benefits under plans with valuation 

dates during December 2015, PBGC 

finds that good cause exists for making 

the assumptions set forth in this 

amendment effective less than 30 days 

after publication. 

PBGC has determined that this action 

is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under the criteria set forth in Executive 

Order 12866. 

Because no general notice of proposed 

rulemaking is required for this 

amendment, the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act of 1980 does not apply. See 5 U.S.C. 

601(2). 

List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 4022 

Employee benefit plans, Pension 

insurance, Pensions, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

In consideration of the foregoing, 29 

CFR part 4022 is amended as follows: 

PART 4022—BENEFITS PAYABLE IN 

TERMINATED SINGLE-EMPLOYER 

PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 4022 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1302, 1322, 1322b, 

1341(c)(3)(D), and 1344. 

■ 2. In appendix B to part 4022, Rate Set 

266, as set forth below, is added to the 

table. 

Appendix B to Part 4022—Lump Sum 

Interest Rates for PBGC Payments 

* * * * * 

Rate set 

For plans with a valuation 

date Immediate 

annuity rate 

(percent) 

Deferred annuities 

(percent) 

On or after Before i1 i2 i3 n1 n2

*******

266 .................................... 12–1–15 1–1–16 1.25 4.00 4.00 4.00 7 8 

■ 3. In appendix C to part 4022, Rate Set 

266, as set forth below, is added to the 

table. 

Appendix C to Part 4022—Lump Sum 

Interest Rates for Private-Sector 

Payments 

* * * * * 

Rate set 

For plans with a valuation 

date Immediate 

annuity rate 

(percent) 

Deferred annuities 

(percent) 

On or after Before i1 i2 i3 n1 n2

*******

266 ................................... 12–1–15 1–1–16 1.25 4.00 4.00 4.00 7 8 

Issued in Washington, DC, on this 6th day 

of November 2015. 

Judith Starr, 

General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2015–28763 Filed 11–12–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7709–02–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 721 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0649; FRL–9935–43] 

RIN 2070–AB27 

Modification of Significant New Uses 

of Certain Chemical Substances 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is amending the 

significant new use rules (SNURs) under 

section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA) for five chemical 

substances which were the subject of 

premanufacture notices (PMNs). This 

action amends the SNURs to allow 

certain uses without requiring a 

significant new use notice (SNUN), and 

extends SNUN requirements to certain 

additional uses. EPA is amending these 

SNURs based on review of new data for 

each chemical substance. This action 

requires persons who intend to 

manufacture (including import) or 

process any of these chemical 

substances for an activity that is 

designated as a significant new use by 

this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days 

before commencing that activity. The 

required notification would provide 

EPA with the opportunity to evaluate 

the intended use and, if necessary, to 


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prohibit or limit that activity before it 

occurs. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

January 12, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0649, is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Jim 

Alwood, Chemical Control Division, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–8974; email address: 

alwood.jim@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you manufacture, process, 

or use the chemical substances 

contained in this rule. The following list 

of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Manufacturers or processors of one 

or more subject chemical substances 

(NAICS codes 325 and 324110), e.g., 

chemical manufacturing and petroleum 

refineries. 

This action may also affect certain 

entities through pre-existing import 

certification and export notification 

rules under TSCA. Chemical importers 

are subject to the TSCA section 13 (15 

U.S.C. 2612) import certification 

requirements promulgated at 19 CFR 

12.118 through 12.127 and 19 CFR 

127.28. Chemical importers must certify 

that the shipment of the chemical 

substance complies with all applicable 

rules and orders under TSCA. Importers 

of chemicals subject to a modified 

SNUR must certify their compliance 

with the SNUR requirements. The EPA 

policy in support of import certification 

appears at 40 CFR part 707, subpart B. 

In addition, any persons who export or 

intend to export the chemical substance 

that is the subject of a final rule are 

subject to the export notification 

provisions of TSCA section 12(b) (15 

U.S.C. 2611(b)) (see 40 CFR 721.20), and 

must comply with the export 

notification requirements in 40 CFR part 

707, subpart D. 

II. Background 

A. What action is the agency taking? 

In the Federal Register of April 9, 

2015 (80 FR 19307) (FRL–9924–10), 

EPA proposed amendments to the 

SNURs for 24 chemical substances in 40 

CFR part 721 subpart E. This action 

would require persons who intend to 

manufacture or process these chemical 

substances for an activity that is 

designated as a significant new use by 

these amended rules to notify EPA at 

least 90 days before commencing that 

activity. Receipt of such notices allows 

EPA to assess risks that may be 

presented by the intended uses and, if 

appropriate, to regulate the proposed 

use before it occurs. The proposed rule 

included 23 chemical substances where 

EPA determined, based on new 

information, there is no need to require 

additional notice from persons who 

propose to engage in identical or similar 

activities, or a rational basis no longer 

exists for the findings that activities 

involving the substance may present an 

unreasonable risk of injury to human 

health or the environment required 

under section 5(e)(1)(A) of the Act. The 

proposed rule also included a chemical 

substance, P–01–781, where EPA is 

modifying the chemical identity 

information. In the Federal Register of 

June 30, 2015 (80 FR 37161) (FRL– 

9928–93), EPA issued amendments to 

the SNURs for 19 of those chemical 

substances in 40 CFR part 721 subpart 

E. EPA is now issuing a final SNUR 

amendment for the other five chemical 

substances. EPA received public 

comments for the proposed SNUR 

amendments for the remaining five 

chemical substances of the 24 included 

in the proposed rule subject to SNURs 

at 40 CFR 721.5575, 721.9675, and 

721.10515. As described in Unit III., 

EPA is finalizing the SNURs as 

proposed for the SNURs at 40 CFR 

721.9675, and 721.10515 and is 

finalizing the SNUR at 40 CFR 721.5575 

with one change. EPA is now amending 

the SNURs of these five chemical 

substances pursuant to 40 CFR 721.185. 

B. What is the agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

Upon conclusion of the review of the 

five chemical substances in this SNUR 

amendment, EPA designated certain 

activities as significant new uses. Under 

§ 721.185, EPA may at any time amend 

a SNUR for a chemical substance which 

has been added to subpart E of 40 CFR 

part 721 if EPA makes one of the 

determinations set forth in § 721.185. 

Amendments may occur on EPA’s 

initiative or in response to a written 

request. Under § 721.185(b)(3), if EPA 

concludes that a SNUR should be 

amended, the Agency will propose the 

changes in the Federal Register, briefly 

describe the grounds for the action, and 

provide interested parties an 

opportunity to comment. Pursuant to 

§ 721.185 and as described in Unit IV. 

of the proposed rule for the five 

chemical substances, EPA determined, 

based on new information, that there is 

no need to require additional notice 

from persons who propose to engage in 

identical or similar activities, or a 

rational basis no longer exists for the 

findings that activities involving the 

substance may present an unreasonable 

risk of injury to human health or the 

environment required under section 

5(e)(1)(A) of the Act. 

III. Response to Comments on Proposed 

SNURs 

Comment 1: One commenter stated 

that for the chemical substance subject 

to 40 CFR 721.5575 SNUR requirements 

should be excluded when the substance 

is incorporated or encapsulated in 

plastic as there would no longer be 

exposure. 

Response: EPA reviewed uses of the 

chemical substance during PMN/SNUN 

reviews where it was incorporated or 

encapsulated into plastic. EPA 

estimated limited human and 

environmental exposures that were not 

expected to cause an unreasonable risk. 

Therefore, the final SNUR will remove 

from the scope of the SNUR any use 

where the chemical substance is 

incorporated or encapsulated into 

plastic. 

Comment 2: One commenter stated 

that, for the chemical substance subject 

to 40 CFR 721.9675, one of the SNUN 

submitters cited in the proposed rule 

was actually manufacturing a different 

chemical substance, which was instead 

the subject of P–06–0149 and a SNUR at 

40 CFR 721.10553. 

Response: Each of the SNUNs cited in 

the proposed SNUR modification were 


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submitted to EPA pertained to the 

chemical substance titanate [Ti6O13 (2-)], 

dipotassium, which is the chemical 

substance subject to 40 CFR 721.9675. 

But regardless of whether any of the 

SNUN submitters are manufacturing or 

processing a different chemical 

substance, any manufacturer and 

processor who is manufacturing 

potassium titanium oxide (which was 

the chemical substance submitted for P– 

06–149 and subject to the SNUR at 40 

CFR 721.10553) is subject to the 

requirements of the SNUR at 40 CFR 

721.10553. 

Comment 3: EPA proposed to modify 

the SNUR at 40 CFR 721.10515 to 

include P–10–184, because P–10–184 

pertains to the same chemical substance 

as P–10–60, which is already the subject 

of 40 CFR 721.10515. A commenter 

asked EPA to clarify if the SNUR would 

require the PMN submitter of P–10–184 

to conduct the same triggered testing 

required in the consent order for P–10– 

60. 

Response: The consent order for P– 

10–60 requires certain fate and physical 

property testing to be conducted at five 

different aggregate production volume 

limits. The consent order for P–10–184 

does not require any testing to be 

conducted by production volume limits. 

The SNUR, however, requires 

notification before exceeding the 

manufacture of the five aggregate 

production volume limits. While the 

SNUR does not require the submitter of 

P–10–184, or any other manufacturer, to 

conduct testing, the SNUR does require 

that a SNUN be submitted before 

exceeding the aggregate production 

volume limit. If EPA receives a SNUN 

from the submitter of P–10–184, or any 

other manufacturer, EPA will then 

determine what testing, if any, would be 

required. This could be the testing 

required in the consent order for P–10– 

60 or other appropriate testing. This is 

the same procedure EPA uses for SNURs 

of consent orders with testing 

requirements at certain production 

volume or time limits. 

IV. Applicability of the Rule to Uses 

Occurring Before Effective Date of the 

Final Rule 

To establish a significant ‘‘new’’ use, 

EPA must determine that the use is not 

ongoing. As discussed in the Federal 

Register issue of April 24, 1990 (55 FR 

17376) (FRL–3658–5), EPA has decided 

that the intent of TSCA section 

5(a)(1)(B) is best served by designating 

a use as a significant new use as of the 

date of publication of the proposed 

SNUR rather than as of the effective date 

of the final rule. If uses begun after 

publication were considered ongoing 

rather than new, it would be difficult for 

EPA to establish SNUR notice 

requirements, because a person could 

defeat the SNUR by initiating the 

proposed significant new use before the 

rule became effective, and then argue 

that the use was ongoing as of the 

effective date of the final rule. 

Thus, any persons who begin 

commercial manufacture or processing 

activities with the chemical substances 

that are not currently a significant new 

use under the current rule but which 

would be regulated as a ‘‘significant 

new use’’ when this rule is finalized, 

must cease any such activity as of the 

effective date of the rule if and when 

finalized. To resume their activities, 

these persons would have to comply 

with all applicable SNUR notice 

requirements and wait until the notice 

review period, including all extensions, 

expires. 

EPA has promulgated provisions to 

allow persons to comply with this 

SNUR before the effective date. If a 

person were to meet the conditions of 

advance compliance under § 721.45(h), 

the person would be considered to have 

met the requirements of the final SNUR 

for those activities. 

V. Test Data and Other Information 

EPA recognizes that TSCA section 5 

does not require the development of any 

particular test data before submission of 

a SNUN. The two exceptions are: 

1. Development of test data is 

required where the chemical substance 

subject to the SNUR is also subject to a 

test rule under TSCA section 4 (see 

TSCA section 5(b)(1)). 

2. Development of test data may be 

necessary where the chemical substance 

has been listed under TSCA section 

5(b)(4) (see TSCA section 5(b)(2)). 

In the absence of a TSCA section 4 

test rule or a TSCA section 5(b)(4) 

listing covering the chemical substance, 

persons are required only to submit test 

data in their possession or control and 

to describe any other data known to or 

reasonably ascertainable by them (see 40 

CFR 720.50). However, upon review of 

PMNs and SNUNs, the Agency has the 

authority to require appropriate testing. 

In this case, EPA recommends persons, 

before performing any testing, to consult 

with the Agency pertaining to protocol 

selection. To access the OCSPP test 

guidelines referenced in this document 

electronically, please go to http://

www.epa.gov/ocspp and select ‘‘Test 

Methods and Guidelines.’’ The 

Organisation for Economic Co-operation 

and Development (OECD) test 

guidelines are available from the OECD 

Bookshop at http://

www.oecdbookshop.org or SourceOECD 

at http://www.sourceoecd.org. ASTM 

International standards are available at 

http://www.astm.org/Standard/

index.shtml. 

The recommended testing specified in 

Unit IV. of the proposed rule may not 

be the only means of addressing the 

potential risks of the chemical 

substance. However, SNUNs submitted 

without any test data may increase the 

likelihood that EPA will take action 

under TSCA section 5(e), particularly if 

satisfactory test results have not been 

obtained from a prior PMN or SNUN 

submitter. EPA recommends that 

potential SNUN submitters contact EPA 

early enough so that they will be able 

to conduct the appropriate tests. 

SNUN submitters should be aware 

that EPA will be better able to evaluate 

SNUNs which provide detailed 

information on the following: 

• Human exposure and 

environmental release that may result 

from the significant new use of the 

chemical substances. 

• Potential benefits of the chemical 

substances. 

• Information on risks posed by the 

chemical substances compared to risks 

posed by potential substitutes. 

VI. SNUN Submissions 

According to 40 CFR 721.1(c), persons 

submitting a SNUN must comply with 

the same notice requirements and EPA 

regulatory procedures as persons 

submitting a PMN, including 

submission of test data on health and 

environmental effects as described in 40 

CFR 720.50. SNUNs must be on EPA 

Form No. 7710–25, generated using ePMN software, and submitted to the 

Agency in accordance with the 

procedures set forth in §§ 721.25 and 

720.40. E–PMN software is available 

electronically at http://www.epa.gov/

opptintr/newchems. 

VII. Economic Analysis 

EPA evaluated the potential costs of 

SNUN requirements for potential 

manufacturers and processors of the 

chemical substances in the rule. The 

Agency’s complete Economic Analysis 

is available in the docket under docket 

ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0649. 

VIII. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

A. Executive Order 12866 

This action will modify SNURs for 

five chemical substances that were the 

subject of PMNs. The Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

exempted these types of actions from 

review under Executive Order 12866, 

entitled Regulatory Planning and 

Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). 


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B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

According to PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq., an Agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

that requires OMB approval under PRA, 

unless it has been approved by OMB 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The OMB control 

numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40 

of the CFR, after appearing in the 

Federal Register, are listed in 40 CFR 

part 9, and included on the related 

collection instrument or form, if 

applicable. EPA is amending the table in 

40 CFR part 9 to list the OMB approval 

number for the information collection 

requirements contained in this rule. 

This listing of the OMB control numbers 

and their subsequent codification in the 

CFR satisfies the display requirements 

of PRA and OMB’s implementing 

regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. This 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

was previously subject to public notice 

and comment prior to OMB approval, 

and given the technical nature of the 

table, EPA finds that further notice and 

comment to amend it is unnecessary. As 

a result, EPA finds that there is ‘‘good 

cause’’ under section 553(b)(3)(B) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(3)(B), to amend this table without 

further notice and comment. 

The information collection 

requirements related to this action have 

already been approved by OMB 

pursuant to PRA under OMB control 

number 2070–0012 (EPA ICR No. 574). 

This action does not impose any burden 

requiring additional OMB approval. If 

an entity were to submit a SNUN to the 

Agency, the annual burden is estimated 

to average between 30 and 170 hours 

per response. This burden estimate 

includes the time needed to review 

instructions, search existing data 

sources, gather and maintain the data 

needed, and complete, review, and 

submit the required SNUN. 

Send any comments about the 

accuracy of the burden estimate, and 

any suggested methods for minimizing 

respondent burden, including through 

the use of automated collection 

techniques, to the Director, Collection 

Strategies Division, Office of 

Environmental Information (2822T), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. Please remember to 

include the OMB control number in any 

correspondence, but do not submit any 

completed forms to this address. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

On February 18, 2012, EPA certified 

pursuant to RFA section 605(b) (5 U.S.C. 

601 et seq.), that promulgation of a 

SNUR does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities where the 

following are true: 

1. A significant number of SNUNs 

would not be submitted by small 

entities in response to the SNUR. 

2. The SNUN submitted by any small 

entity would not cost significantly more 

than $8,300. 

A copy of that certification is 

available in the docket for this rule. 

This rule is within the scope of the 

February 18, 2012 certification. Based 

on the Economic Analysis discussed in 

Unit VI and EPA’s experience 

promulgating SNURs (discussed in the 

certification), EPA believes that the 

following are true: 

• A significant number of SNUNs 

would not be submitted by small 

entities in response to the SNUR. 

• Submission of the SNUN would not 

cost any small entity significantly more 

than $8,300. 

Therefore, the promulgation of the 

SNUR would not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

(UMRA) 

Based on EPA’s experience with 

proposing and finalizing SNURs, State, 

local, and Tribal governments have not 

been impacted by these rulemakings, 

and EPA does not have any reasons to 

believe that any State, local, or Tribal 

government will be impacted by this 

final rule. As such, EPA has determined 

that this rule would not impose any 

enforceable duty, contain any unfunded 

mandate, or otherwise have any effect 

on small governments subject to the 

requirements of sections 202, 203, 204, 

or 205 of the UMRA sections 202, 203, 

204, or 205 (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). 

E. Executive Order 13132 

This action would not have a 

substantial direct effect on States, on the 

relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, as specified in 

Executive Order 13132, entitled 

‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999). 

F. Executive Order 13175 

This rule would not have Tribal 

implications because it is not expected 

to have substantial direct effects on 

Indian Tribes. This rule would not 

significantly nor uniquely affect the 

communities of Indian Tribal 

governments, nor does it involve or 

impose any requirements that affect 

Indian Tribes. Accordingly, the 

requirements of Executive Order 13175, 

entitled ‘‘Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments’’ (65 FR 67249, November 

9, 2000), do not apply to this rule. 

G. Executive Order 13045 

This action is not subject to Executive 

Order 13045, entitled ‘‘Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, 

April 23, 1997), because this is not an 

economically significant regulatory 

action as defined by Executive Order 

12866, and this action does not address 

environmental health or safety risks 

disproportionately affecting children. 

H. Executive Order 13211 

This action is not subject to Executive 

Order 13211, entitled ‘‘Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May 

22, 2001), because this action is not 

expected to affect energy supply, 

distribution, or use and because this 

action is not a significant regulatory 

action under Executive Order 12866. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act (NTTAA) 

In addition, since this action does not 

involve any technical standards, 

NTTAA section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 

note), does not apply to this action. 

J. Executive Order 12898 

This action does not entail special 

considerations of environmental justice 

related issues as delineated by 

Executive Order 12898, entitled 

‘‘Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16, 

1994). 

IX. Congressional Review Act (CRA) 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), EPA will 

submit a report containing this rule and 

other required information to the U.S. 

Senate, the U.S. House of 

Representatives, and the Comptroller 

General of the United States prior to 

publication of the rule in the Federal 

Register. This action is not a ‘‘major 

rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 721 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Hazardous substances, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 


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Dated: November 2, 2015. 

Maria J. Doa, 

Director, Chemical Control Division, Office 

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is 

amended as follows: 

PART 721—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 721 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2604, 2607, and 

2625(c). 

■ 2. Amend § 721.5575 by revising 

paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2)(iii) to read 

as follows: 

§ 721.5575 Oxirane, 2,2′-(1,6-hexanediylbis 

(oxymethylene)) bis-. 

(a) Chemical substance and 

significant new uses subject to reporting. 

(1) The chemical substance identified as 

oxirane, 2,2′-(1,6- 

hexanediylbis(oxymethylene))bis- (PMN 

P–88–2179; PMN P–89–539; and SNUN 

S–08–3; CAS No. 16096–31–4) is subject 

to reporting under this section for the 

significant new uses described in 

paragraph (a)(2) of this section. The 

reporting requirements of this rule do 

not apply once the chemical substance 

has been incorporated or encapsulated 

into plastic. 

(2) * * * 

(iii) Industrial, commercial, and 

consumer activities. Requirements as 

specified in § 721.80(q). A significant 

new use of the chemical substance is 

any commercial use other than the 

commercial use described in S–08–3. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Amend § 721.9675 by revising 

paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2)(i), remove 

and reserve paragraph (a)(2)(ii), and 

revise paragraph (b)(1). 

The revisionso read as follows: 

§ 721.9675 Titanate [Ti6O13 (2-)], 

dipotassium. 

(a) Chemical substance and 

significant new uses subject to reporting. 

(1) The chemical substance identified as 

titanate [Ti6O13 (2-)], dipotassium (PMN 

P–90–226; SNUNs P–96–1408, S–08–6, 

S–09–4, and S–13–49; CAS No. 12056– 

51–8)) is subject to reporting under this 

section for the significant new uses 

described in paragraph (a)(2) of this 

section. 

(2) * * * 

(i) Industrial, commercial, and 

consumer activities. Requirements as 

specified in § 721.80 (f) and (l). In 

addition, a significant new use of the 

substance is importation of the chemical 

substance if: 

(A) Manufactured by other than the 

method described in premanufacture 

notice P–90–226 and significant new 

use notices P–96–1408, S–08–6, S–09–4, 

and S–13–49. 

(B) Manufactured producing 

respirable, acicular fibers with an 

average aspect ratio of greater than 5. 

The average aspect ratio is defined as 

the ratio of average length to average 

diameter. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) Recordkeeping. The following 

recordkeeping requirements are 

applicable to manufacturers and 

processors of this substance as specified 

in § 721.125 (a), (b), (c) and (i). 

* * * * * 

■ 4. Amend § 721.10515 by revising 

paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2)(i) to read as 

follows: 

§ 721.10515 Partially fluorinated alcohol 

substituted glycols (generic). 

(a) * * * 

(1) The chemical substances 

identified generically as partially 

fluorinated alcohol substituted glycols 

(PMNs P–10–58, P–10–59, P–10–60, and 

P–10–184) are subject to reporting under 

this section for the significant new uses 

described in paragraph (a)(2) of this 

section. 

(2) * * * 

(i) Industrial, commercial, and 

consumer activities. Requirements as 

specified in § 721.80(k) (manufacture of 

the PMN substances according to the 

chemical synthesis and composition 

section of the TSCA section 5(e) consent 

order, including analysis, reporting, and 

limitations of maximum impurity levels 

of certain fluorinated impurities; 

manufacture and import of P–10–60 and 

P–10–184 other than when the mean 

number of moles of the ethoxy group is 

between 3 and 11 or the average number 

molecular weight is between 496 and 

848 daltons based on the amounts of 

raw materials charged to the reactor; 

manufacture and import of P–10–58 and 

P–10–59 only as intermediates for the 

manufacture of P–10–60), and (q). 

* * * * * 

[FR Doc. 2015–28844 Filed 11–12–15; 8:45 am] 

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