CBIC Control Number 

362147 RECEIVED 

OPPT CBIC 

201~ OCT -8 AM 6: 12 

October 1, 2014 

Via Certified Mail 

Document Control Office (7407M) 

Office of Pollution Control and Toxics 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 

Washington, D.C. 20460-0001 

Attn: TSCA Section 4 

40 C.F.R. § 799.5087 (Docket# EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0531) 

Re: Application for Exemption from 1,3,5-Triazine-1,3,5(2H,4H,6H)-

triethanol, CAS Registry No. 4719-04-4 

Dear Sir or Madam: 

In accordance with 40 C.F.R. Part 790.45, and in conjunction with Marchem Technologies, LLC's (Marchem) 

ongoing voluntary TSCA compliance audit, Solvay USA Inc. (Solvay)' is submitting this application for exemption 

from the TSCA section 4 testing requirements for 3,5-Triazine-! ,3,5(2H,4H,6H)-triethanol (CASRN 4 719-04-4). 

On Januaty 26, 2011, EPA issued a test rule for this substance, now codified at 40 C.F.R. § 799.5087.2 

Pursuant to an EPA letter dated November 2, 2013,3 testing for 3,5-Triazine-1,3,5(2H,4H,6H)-triethanol was 

conducted by MEA Triazine Consortium and the Consortium has satisfied the test rule requirements. Only a single 

test was required for this substance,4 an algae toxicity study. The reimbursement period for 3,5-Triazine1,3,5(2H,4H,6H)-triethanol test rule has not expired and this rule does not "sunset" until October 24, 2017.5 

(a) Identity of the test role, chemical identity, CAS No. of the test substance on which the application is 

based. 

(1) Test rule: Testing of Certain High Production Volume Chemical; Second Group of Chemicals, 76 

Fed. Reg. 1067 (Jan. 7, 2011) (codified at 40 C.F.R. § 799.5087), Docket ID No Docket# EPA-HQOPPT-2007-0531 

(2) Chemical identity: I ,3,5-Triazine-! ,3,5(2H,4H,6H)-triethanol 

(3) CASRN: 4719-04-4 

In October 2013, Solvay USA Inc. ("Solvay") acquired the Chemlogics Group, of which Marchem Technologies, LLC 

was a subsidiary. Then, on December 31, 2013, Marchem Technologies, LLC was merged into Solvay with Solvay remaining as 

the surviving entity. 2 76 Fed. Reg. 4,549 (Jan. 26, 2011 ). 

4 

See Docket# EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0531-0728. 

See 76 Fed. Reg. 1067, at 1090. 

See Sunset Dates of Chemicals Subject to Final TSCA Section 4 and Related 12(b) Actions, Modified on June 5, 2012, 

available at http://www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest/pubs/sunsettable.html. 

Solvay USA Inc- 8 Cedar Brook Drive- Cranbury, NJ 08512 

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(b) Specific test requirements for which exemption is sought and basis for exemption request. 

We are requesting an exemption from all testing requirements for 1,3,5-Triazine-1,3,5(2H,4H,6H)-

triethanol, CASRN 4719-04-4 under this test rule. The basis for this request is testing has already 

been conducted and completed by MEA Triazine Consortium. 

(c) Name, address, and telephone number of applicant. 

Solvay USA Inc. 

8 Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512 

Tel: 609-860-4000 

(d) Name, address, and telephone number of appropriate individual to contact for further information: 

Judith L. Kranetz 

Director, Regulatory Compliance & Product Stewardship 

Solvay USA Inc. 

8 Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512 

215-369-9734 

609-860-5927 

Judith.Kranetz@solvay .com 

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Under 40 C.F.R. § 790.99, Solvay is providing a Statement of financial responsibility for this application for 

exemption as follows: 

I, Solvay USA, Inc. understand that if this application is granted before the 

reimbursement period described in section 4(c)(3)(B) ofTSCA expires, Solvay USA, 

Inc. must pay fair and equitable reimbursement to the person or persons who incurred 

or shared in the costs of complying with the requirement to submit data and upon 

whose data the granting of my application was based. 

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If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. 

a~ Chen ·4¥- Pu, Ph.D 

cc: Mr. Phillip Milton, EPA Headquarters 

Mr. Christopher Rollins, EPA Region 9 

Executive Vice-President, Global Market, Oil and Gas 

Solvay USA Inc- 8 Cedar Brook Drive- Cranbury, NJ 08512 

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