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mixture; and describes the nature of the 

test data received. Each chemical 

substance and/or mixture related to this 

announcement is identified in Unit I. 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Kathy 

Calvo, Chemical Control Division 

(7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–8089; email address: 

calvo.kathy@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. Chemical Substances and/or Mixtures 

Information about the following 

chemical substances and/or mixtures is 

provided in Unit IV.: 

A. D-gluco-heptonic acid, monosodium 

salt, (2.xi.)- (CAS RN 31138–65–5). 

B. 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, (E,E)- (CAS RN 

110–44–1). 

II. Federal Register Publication 

Requirement 

Section 4(d) of TSCA (15 U.S.C. 

2603(d)) requires EPA to publish a 

notice in the Federal Register reporting 

the receipt of test data submitted 

pursuant to test rules promulgated 

under TSCA section 4 (15 U.S.C. 2603). 

III. Docket Information 

A docket, identified by the docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPPT–2013–0677, has been established 

for this Federal Register document that 

announces the receipt of data. Upon 

EPA’s completion of its quality 

assurance review, the test data received 

will be added to the docket for the 

TSCA section 4 test rule that required 

the test data. Use the docket ID number 

provided in Unit IV. to access the test 

data in the docket for the related TSCA 

section 4 test rule. 

The docket for this Federal Register 

document and the docket for each 

related TSCA section 4 test rule is 

available electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov or in person 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. 

IV. Test Data Received 

This unit contains the information 

required by TSCA section 4(d) for the 

test data received by EPA. 

A. D-gluco-heptonic acid, monosodium 

salt, (2.xi.)- (CAS RN 31138–65–5). 

1. Chemical Uses: Organic salt used as 

a chelating agent in cosmetics, dairy 

cleaners, bottle cleaners, food contact 

paper and paperboard, manufacturing, 

metal cleaning, kier boiling, caustic 

boil-off, paint stripping, boiler water 

additive for food processing, and as an 

ingredient in aluminum etchant. This 

chemical is also used as a sequestrant, 

latex stabilizer, and in intravenous 

pharmaceuticals. 

2. Applicable Test Rule: Chemical 

testing requirements for second group of 

high production volume chemicals 

(HPV2), 40 CFR 799.5087. 

3. Test Data Received: The following 

listing describes the nature of the test 

data received. The test data will be 

added to the docket for the applicable 

TSCA section 4 test rule and can be 

found by referencing the docket ID 

number provided. EPA reviews of test 

data will be added to the same docket 

upon completion. 

Aquatic Toxicity (Daphnia) (C1). The 

docket ID number assigned to this data 

is EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0531. 

B. 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, (E,E)- (CAS RN 

110–44–1). 

1. Chemical Uses: Sorbic acid is a 

mold and yeast inhibitor, mainly used 

in foods, animal feeds, tobacco, 

cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals, as well 

as in packing materials for these 

substances and in other products that 

come in contact with human or animal 

skin. As a food preservative, sorbic acid 

is used to reduce the total number of 

viable bacteria and double the 

refrigerated shelf life for fresh poultry. 

This chemical is also used as an 

intermediate in plasticizers and 

lubricants, to impregnate polyethylene 

wrappers for raw farm products, to 

improve characteristics of drying oils, in 

alkyd type coatings to improve gloss, 

and to improve milling characteristics of 

cold rubber. 

2. Applicable Test Rule: Chemical 

testing requirements for second group of 

high production volume chemicals 

(HPV2), 40 CFR 799.5087. 

3. Test Data Received: The following 

listing describes the nature of the test 

data received. The test data will be 

added to the docket for the applicable 

TSCA section 4 test rule and can be 

found by referencing the docket ID 

number provided. EPA reviews of test 

data will be added to the same docket 

upon completion. 

Aquatic Toxicity (Algal) (C6). The 

docket ID number assigned to this data 

is EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0531. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. 

Dated: June 8, 2015. 

Maria J. Doa, 

Director, Chemical Control Division, Office 

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2015–14748 Filed 6–16–15; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA 820R15100, EPA 820R15101, EPA 

820R15102, EPA 820R15103, EPA 

820R15104; EPA–815R15010; FRL–9929– 

28–OW] 

Availability of Health Effects Support 

Documents and Drinking Water Health 

Advisories for Cyanobacterial Toxins; 

and a Support Document Containing 

Recommendations for Managing 

Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) announces the release of 

Ten-Day Health Advisories (HAs) for 

two cyanobacterial toxins, microcystins 

and cylindrospermopsin. EPA also 

announces the release of Health Effect 

Support Documents (HESDs) for three 

cyanobacterial toxins: Microcystins, 

cylindrospermopsin, and anatoxin-a. 

The HESDs constitute a comprehensive 

review of the published literature on the 

chemical and physical properties of 

these toxins, the toxin synthesis and 

environmental fate, occurrence and 

exposure information, and health 

effects. The HESDs are used to develop 

HAs. Based on the reported occurrence, 

toxicology, and epidemiology data, EPA 

found there are adequate data to 

develop HAs for microcystins and 

cylindrospermopsin, but inadequate 

data to develop an HA for anatoxin-a. 

EPA’s HAs provide states, drinking 

water utilities and the public with 

information on health effects of 

microcystins and cylindrospermopsin, 

analytical methods to test for 

cyanotoxins in water samples, and 

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cyanobacterial toxins in drinking water. 

Additionally, EPA announces a support 

document for states and utilities to 

assist them as they consider whether 

and how to manage cyanobacterial 

toxins in drinking water. The 

recommendations in this document are 

intended to assist public drinking water 

systems (PWSs) manage the risks from 

cyanobacterial toxins in drinking water, 

including information and a framework 

that PWSs can consider in their 

cyanotoxin risk management efforts. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding the HAs or 

HESDs: Lesley D’Anglada, Office of 

Water, Health and Ecological Criteria 

Division (4304T), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 566–1125; 

email address: danglada.lesley@epa.gov. 

For information regarding 

recommendations for cyanotoxin 

management in drinking water: Hannah 

Holsinger, Office of Water, Office of 

Ground Water and Drinking Water 

(4607M), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–0403; email address: 

holsinger.hannah@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. How can I get copies of this 

document and other related 

information? 

1. Electronic Access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically from the Government 

Printing Office under the ‘‘Federal 

Register’’ listings at FDSys (http://

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/

collection.action?collectionCode=FR). 

The Health Effects Support Documents 

and the Health Advisories for the 

cyanobacterial toxins are available on 

EPA’s Web site at http://water.epa.gov/ 

drink/standards/hascience.cfm. The 

Recommendations for Public Water 

Systems to Manage Cyanotoxins in 

Drinking Water document is available 

on EPA’s Web site at http://

www2.epa.gov/nutrient-policy-data/

guidelines-and-recommendations. 

II. What are cyanobacterial toxins and 

how are they produced? 

Algae and cyanobacteria are natural 

components of fresh water; however, 

under favorable conditions, they can 

rapidly multiply causing ‘‘blooms.’’ 

Some cyanobacterial species can 

produce toxins (cyanotoxins) at levels 

that may be of concern for human 

health. These cyanobacterial toxins are 

of particular concern because of their 

potential impacts on drinking water and 

the potential to affect human health. 

III. What are EPA’s Health Advisories? 

Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 

EPA may publish Health Advisories 

(HAs) for contaminants that are not 

subject to any national primary drinking 

water regulation. 42 U.S.C. 300 g– 

1(b)(1)(F). EPA develops HAs to provide 

information on the chemical and 

physical properties, occurrence and 

exposure, health effects, quantification 

of toxicological effects, other regulatory 

standards, analytical methods, and 

treatment technology for drinking water 

contaminants. HAs describe 

concentrations of drinking water 

contaminants at which adverse health 

effects are not anticipated to occur over 

specific exposure durations (e.g., oneday, ten-days, several years, and a 

lifetime). HAs also contain a margin of 

safety to address database uncertainties. 

HAs serve as informal technical 

guidance to assist federal, state and 

local officials, as well as managers of 

public or community water systems in 

protecting public health when 

emergency spills or contamination 

situations occur. They are not 

regulations and should not be construed 

as legally enforceable federal standards. 

HAs may change as new information 

becomes available. 

IV. Information on EPA’s Ten-Day 

Health Advisories for the 

Cyanobacterial Toxins, 

Cylindrospermopsin and Microcystins 

Today, EPA is making available the 

HA values for the cyanobacterial toxins 

microcystins and cylindrospermopsin. 

EPA recommends 0.3 micrograms per 

liter for microcystins and 0.7 

micrograms per liter for 

cylindrospermopsin as levels not to be 

exceeded in drinking water for bottlefed infants and young children of preschool age. For school-age children 

through adults, the health advisory 

values for drinking water are 1.6 

micrograms per liter for microcystins 

and 3 micrograms per liter for 

cylindrospermopsin. The HA values are 

based on exposure for ten days. 

V. Information on EPA’s Support 

Document To Assist States and Utilities 

in Managing Cyanobacterial Toxins 

EPA also announces the release of a 

cyanotoxin management document that 

is a companion to the HAs for 

microcystins and cylindrospermopsin. 

The document is intended to assist 

PWSs that choose to develop systemspecific plans for evaluating their source 

waters for vulnerability to 

contamination by microcystins and 

cylindrospermopsin. It provides 

information and a framework that PWSs 

and others (as appropriate) can consider 

to inform their decisions on managing 

the risks from cyanotoxins to drinking 

water. 

Dated: June 10, 2015. 

Kenneth J. Kopocis, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Water. 

[FR Doc. 2015–14936 Filed 6–16–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0276; FRL–9927–37] 

Draft Test Guidelines; Series 810— 

Product Performance Test Guidelines; 

Notice of Availability and Request for 

Comments 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability for comment of several 810 

series, non-binding, draft test guidelines 

developed by the Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention 

(OCSPP). The test guidelines provide 

guidance on conducting testing by the 

public and companies that are subject to 

EPA data submission requirements 

under OCSPP’s major statutory 

mandates. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 17, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0276, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on commenting 

or visiting the docket, along with more 

information about dockets generally, is 

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

dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information contact: Melissa 


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