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# 362147 RECEIVED OPPT CBIC**201~** 

## OCT -8 AM 6: 12 October 1, 2014 Via Certified Mail Document Control Office (7407M) Office ofPollution 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: 

### Applicationfor 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 section4 testing requirements for 3,5-Triazine-!,3,5(2H,4H,6H)-triethanol (CASRN 4719-04-4). On Januaty 26, 2011, EPA issued a testrule for this substance, now codified at40 C.F.R. § 799.5087.2 Pursuantto 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 testrule 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 ofthe test role, chemical identity, CAS

### No. ofthe test substance on which the application is based. (1) Testrule: Testing ofCertain High Production Volume Chemical; Second Group ofChemicals, 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, ofwhich 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 ofChemicals 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 CedarBrookDrive- Cranbury, NJ 08512 Page 1 of1 /'} 

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## //7 "(b) Specific test requirements for which exemption is sought and basis for exemption request. We arerequesting 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 numberofapplicant. SolvayUSA Inc. 8 Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512 Tel: 609-860-4000 (d) Name, address, and telephone number ofappropriate individual to contact for further information: Judith L. Kranetz Director, Regulatory Compliance 

### & Product Stewardship Solvay USA Inc. 8 CedarBrook Drive, Cranbury, NewJersey 08512 215-369-9734 609-860-5927 Judith.Kranetz@solvay.com 

# * * * Under 40 C.F.R. § 790.99, Solvay is providing a Statement offinancial responsibility for this application for exemption as follows: I, SolvayUSA, Inc. understand that ifthis application is granted before the reimbursement period described in section 4(c)(3)(B) ofTSCA expires, SolvayUSA, Inc. mustpay fair and equitable reimbursement tothe person orpersons who incurred or shared in the costs ofcomplying with the requirement to submit data and upon whose data the granting ofmy application was based. 

## * * * Ifyou have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

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cc: Mr. Phillip Milton, EPA Headquarters Mr. Christopher Rollins, EPA Region 9 Executive Vice-President, Global Market, Oil and Gas

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