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specifically for the EPA biosolids risk

assessment. The most stringent part 503

pollutant limits for metals in biosolids

that are land applied are based on these

figures; Granulite meets these limits.

F. Other Considerations

Organic chemicals were evaluated in

the EPA biosolids risk assessment.

However, the part 503 rule did not set

limits for organic chemicals because all

the organic chemicals analyzed met one

or more of the following criteria:

i. The pollutant has been banned or

restricted for use in the U.S. or is no

longer manufactured in the U.S.

ii. The pollutant is infrequently found

in biosolids (e.g., detected less than 5%

of the time).

iii. The limit for the pollutant

identified in the EPA biosolids risk

assessment is not expected to be

exceeded in biosolids that are used or

disposed.

iv. Nearly all of the organic chemicals

evaluated met two or more of these

criteria.

G. Practical Analytical Method

Numerous analytical methods were

used in the hundreds of research studies

on which the EPA risk assessment for

the land application of biosolids was

based. Examples of analytical methods

used for analyzing metals

concentrations in plant and animal

tissue include atomic absorption, X-ray

fluorescence spectroscopy, and

autoradiography.

H. List of All Pending Tolerances and

Exemptions

The only known exemption from

tolerance being proposed for biosolids

as an inert ingredient is this application,

which is based on the health and

environmental protection identified in

EPA’s part 503 risk assessment for the

land application of biosolids, as

discussed throughout this application.

I. Environmental Fate Data Summary

Studies have shown that metals are

bound in the biosolids-soil matrix over

the long-term and that the binding

properties of biosolids are

environmentally stable. The binding of

metals by biosolids renders the metals

less bioavailable to plants, animals, and

humans, and studies have shown no

adverse effects when biosolids

containing metals meeting the part 503

pollutant limits, which includes

Granulite, are land applied.

The EPA risk assessment for the land

application of biosolids included

analysis of ecological risks through

ground-water, surface-water, plants,

livestock, and wildlife (as well as to

humans, including children). Low risks

were found to be associated with the

ground-water pathway and to wildlife,

and thus pollutant limits for chemicals

of concern for these pathways or

endpoints were based on other, more

restrictive risk assessment limits for

other pathways/endpoints. Granulite

meets all of these limits. The one

organic pollutant of concern identified

for the surface-water pathway was

deleted from regulation, as discussed in

‘‘Other Considerations’’ above.

J. International Tolerances

None known. Compatibility with any

existing MRLs should be possible, based

on the low risk of adverse effects

identified in EPA’s risk assessment for

the land application of biosolids. (Bipin

Gandhi)

[FR Doc. 98–10840 Filed 4–28–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–51894; FRL–5785–8]

Certain Chemicals; Premanufacture

Notices

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires

any person who intends to manufacture

or import a new chemical to notify EPA

and comply with the statutory

provisions pertaining to the

manufacture or import of substances not

on the TSCA Inventory. Section 5 of

TSCA also requires EPA to publish

receipt and status information in the

Federal Register each month reporting

premanufacture notices (PMN) and test

marketing exemption (TME) application

requests received, both pending and

expired. The information in this

document contains notices received

from February 1, 1998 to February 6,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments,

identified by the document control

number ‘‘[OPPTS–51894]’’ and the

specific PMN number, if appropriate,

should be sent to: Document Control

Office (7407), Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Rm.

ETG–099 Washington, DC 20460.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by sending

electronic mail (e-mail) to:

oppt.ncic@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Comments and data will also be

accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1/

6.1 file format or ASCII file format. All

comments and data in electronic form

must be identified by the docket number

[OPPTS–51894]. No Confidential

Business Information (CBI) should be

submitted through e-mail. Electronic

comments on this notice may be filed

online at many Federal Depository

Libraries. Additional information on

electronic submissions can be found

under ‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION’’.

All comments which contain

information claimed as CBI must be

clearly marked as such. Three sanitized

copies of any comments containing

information claimed as CBI must also be

submitted and will be placed in the

public record for this notice. Persons

submitting information on any portion

of which they believe is entitled to

treatment as CBI by EPA must assert a

business confidentiality claim in

accordance with 40 CFR 2.203(b) for

each such portion. This claim must be

made at the time that the information is

submitted to EPA. If a submitter does

not assert a confidentiality claim at the

time of submission, EPA will consider

this as a waiver of any confidentiality

claim and the information may be made

available to the public by EPA without

further notice to the submitter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan B. Hazen, Director,

Environmental Assistance Division

(7408), Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics, Environmental Protection

Agency, Rm. E–545, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC, 20460, (202) 554–1404,

TDD (202) 554–0551; e-mail: TSCAHotline@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

provisions of TSCA, EPA is required to

publish notice of receipt and status

reports of chemicals subject to section 5

reporting requirements. The notice

requirements are provided in TSCA

sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3). Specifically,

EPA is required to provide notice of

receipt of PMNs and TME application

requests received. EPA also is required

to identify those chemical submissions

for which data has been received, the

uses or intended uses of such chemicals,

and the nature of any test data which

may have been developed. Lastly, EPA

is required to provide periodic status

reports of all chemical substances

undergoing review and receipt of

notices of commencement.

A record has been established for this

notice under docket number ‘‘[OPPTS–

51894]’’ (including comments and data

submitted electronically as described
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below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from 12 noon

to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The public

record is located in the TSCA

Nonconfidential Information Center

(NCIC), Rm. NEM–B607, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

oppt.ncic@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption.

The official record for this notice, as

well as the public version, as described

above will be kept in paper form.

Accordingly, EPA will transfer all

comments received electronically into

printed, paper form as they are received

and will place the paper copies in the

official record which will also include

all comments submitted directly in

writing. The official record is the paper

record maintained at the address in

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of this

document.

In the past, EPA has published

individual notices reflecting the status

of section 5 filings received, pending or

expired, as well as notices reflecting

receipt of notices of commencement. In

an effort to become more responsive to

the regulated community, the users of

this information and the general public,

to comply with the requirements of

TSCA, to conserve EPA resources, and

to streamline the process and make it

more timely, EPA is consolidating these

separate notices into one comprehensive

notice that will be issued at regular

intervals.

In this notice, EPA shall provide a

consolidated report in the Federal

Register reflecting the dates PMN

requests were received, the projected

notice end date, the manufacturer or

importer identity, to the extent that such

information is not claimed as

confidential and chemical identity,

either specific or generic depending on

whether chemical identity has been

claimed confidential. Additionally, in

this same report, EPA shall provide a

listing of receipt of new notices of

commencement.

EPA believes the new format of the

notice will be easier to understand by

the interested public, and provides the

information that is of greatest interest to

the public users. Certain information

provided in the earlier notices will not

be provided under the new format. The

status reports of substances under

review, potential production volume,

and summaries of health and safety data

will not be provided in the new notices.

EPA is not providing production

volume information in the consolidated

notice since such information is

generally claimed as confidential. For

this reason, there is no substantive loss

to the public in not publishing the data.

Health and safety data are not

summarized in the notice since it is

recognized as impossible, given the

format of this notice, as well as the

previous style of notices, to provide

meaningful information on the subject.

In those submissions where health and

safety data were received by the Agency,

a footnote is included by the

Manufacturer/Importer identity to

indicate its existence. As stated below,

interested persons may contact EPA

directly to secure information on such

studies.

For persons who are interested in data

not included in this notice, access can

be secured at EPA Headquarters in the

NCIC at the address provided above.

Additionally, interested parties may

telephone the Document Control Office

at (202) 260–1532, TDD (202) 554–0551,

for generic use information, health and

safety data not claimed as confidential

or status reports on section 5 filings.

Send all comments to the address

listed above. All comments received

will be reviewed and appropriate

amendments will be made as deemed

necessary.

This notice will identify: (I) PMNs

received; and (II) Notices of

Commencement to manufacture/import.

I. 48 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 02/01/98 to 02/06/98

Case No. Received

Date

Projected

Notice

End Date

Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical

P–98–0412 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Intermediate salt for grind vehicle synthesis for use in electrodepositable primer

P–98–0413 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Intermediate salt for grind vehicle synthesis for use in electrodepositable primer

P–98–0414 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Intermediate salt for grind vehicle synthesis for use in electrodepositable primer

P–98–0415 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Intermediate salt for grind vehicle synthesis for use in electrodepositable primer

P–98–0416 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Intermediate salt for grind vehicle synthesis for use in electrodepositable primer

P–98–0417 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Intermediate salt for grind vehicle synthesis for use in electrodepositable primer

P–98–0418 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Coomponent of coating with

open use

(G) Intermediate salt for grind vehicle

synethesis for use in electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0419 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Coomponent of coating with

open use

(G) Intermediate salt for grind vehicle

synethesis for use in electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0420 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Coomponent of coating with

open use

(G) Intermediate salt for grind vehicle

synethesis for use in electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0421 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Coomponent of coating with

open use

(G) Intermediate salt for grind vehicle

synethesis for use in electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0422 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Coomponent of coating with

open use

(G) Intermediate salt for grind vehicle

synethesis for use in electrodepositable

primer
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I. 48 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 02/01/98 to 02/06/98—Continued

Case No. Received

Date

Projected

Notice

End Date

Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical

P–98–0423 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Coomponent of coating with

open use

(G) Intermediate salt for grind vehicle

synethesis for use in electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0424 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Coating with open use (G) Grind vehicle for electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0425 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Coating with open use (G) Grind vehicle for electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0426 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Coating with open use (G) Grind vehicle for electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0427 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Coating with open use (G) Grind vehicle for electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0428 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Coating with open use (G) Grind vehicle for electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0429 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Coating with open use (G) Grind vehicle for electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0430 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Grind vehicle for electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0431 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Grind vehicle for electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0432 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Grind vehicle for electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0433 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Grind vehicle for electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0434 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Grind vehicle for electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0435 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Grind vehicle for electrodepositable

primer

P–98–0436 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (S) Component of an industrial

coating for metal

(S) Propanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-2-

(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-, polymer with

(chloromethyl)oxirane polymer with 4,4′ -

(1-methylethylidene)bis[cyclohexanol] 2-

propenoate, hexahydro-1,3-

isobenzofurandione polymer with 2,2′-

[oxybis(methylene)bis[2-ethyl-1,3-

propanediol] ester with alpha-methylomega-hydroxypoly (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)

and 1,1′-methylenebis [4-

isocyanatocyclohexane], 4-hydroxybutyl

acrylate-blocked, compounds with 2-

(dimethylamino) ethanol

P–98–0437 02/02/98 05/03/98 DSM Fine Chemicals, Inc.(S) Agrochemical intermediate;

pharmaceutical intermediate;

specialty chemical intermediate

(S) Propanoic acid, 2-oxo-, methyl ester

P–98–0438 02/03/98 05/04/98 CBI (G) Component of manufactured

consumer article - contained use

(G) Benzenebutanoic acid, y-oxo-, 2-

[[(tetrahydrodioxo-4-

heteromonocycle)methyl]thio]ethyl ester

P–98–0439 02/03/98 05/04/98 Polyurethane and

Performance

Chemicals Division

Air Products and

Chemicals Incorporated

(G) Simeconductor and microelectronic dielectrics(G) Poly(arylene ether)

P–98–0440 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Colorant for plastics (G) Polymeric colorants

P–98–0441 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Colorant for plastics (G) Polymeric colorants

P–98–0442 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Quaternary ammonium functional acrylic

polymer

P–98–0443 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Quaternary ammonium functional acrylic

polymer

P–98–0444 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Quaternary ammonium functional acrylic

polymer

P–98–0445 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Quaternary ammonium functional acrylic

polymer

P–98–0446 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Quaternary ammonium functional acrylic

polymer

P–98–0447 02/02/98 05/03/98 CBI (G) Component of coating with

open use

(G) Quaternary ammonium functional acrylic

polymer
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I. 48 Premanufacture Notices Received From: 02/01/98 to 02/06/98—Continued

Case No. Received

Date

Projected

Notice

End Date

Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical

P–98–0448 02/04/98 05/05/98 Akzo nobel resins (S) Resin used to manufacture; industrial coatings(S) 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with

butyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, butyl 2-

propenoate, ethenylbenzene and 2-hydroxyethyl 2-propenoate, tert-bu peroxideinitiated

P–98–0449 02/03/98 05/04/98 CBI (G) Open non dispersive (coating

material)

(G) Blocked hydrophilic aliphatic

polyisocyanate

P–98–0450 02/04/98 05/05/98 CBI (G) Component of manufactured

consumer article - contained use

(G) Methane derivative - [3,5-bis(1,1-

dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl]-

P–98–0451 02/05/98 05/06/98 CBI (G) Ink component (G) Thermosetting polyester

P–98–0452 02/05/98 05/06/98 CBI (S) High solids baking enamel

crosslinked with melamines

(G) Mixed glycol polyester resin

P–98–0453 02/04/98 05/05/98 CBI (S) A thickener in specialty greases (G) Mixed dicarboxylic acid, barium salt

P–98–0454 02/04/98 05/05/98 Ciba Specialty

Chemicals Corporation USA

(G) Open, non-dispersive use (G) Heterocyclic amine and others

P–98–0455 02/06/98 05/07/98 CBI (S) Polymer for sealant manufacturing(G) Silylated polyether prepolymer

P–98–0456 02/06/98 05/07/98 CBI (S) Polymer for sealant manufacturing(G) Silylated polyether prepolymer

P–98–0457 02/06/98 05/07/98 CBI (S) Polymer for sealant manufacturing(G) Silylated polyether prepolymer

P–98–0458 02/05/98 05/06/98 CBI (S) Resin for printing ink (G) Hydrocarbon modified rosin resin

P–98–0460 02/06/98 05/07/98 Twilight Color &

Chemical Company, Inc

(S) An acid dye for leather (G) 2,7-naphtalenedisulfonic acid, 4-amino3-[[[[[[(2,4-disubstituted phenyl) azo]

phenyl] amino] sulfonyl] phenyl] azo] -5-

hydroxy-6-[(substituted phenyl) azo]-, alkaline salt

II. 12 Notices of Commencement Received From: 02/01/98 to 02/06/98

Case No. Received Date

Commencement/Import

Date

Chemical

P–97–0090 02/02/98 01/05/98 (G) Substituted diphenyl triazine

P–97–0096 02/02/98 01/05/98 (G) Substituted phenyl triazine

P–97–0129 02/02/98 01/05/98 (S) 1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,6-hexanediamine and hexanedioic acid

P–97–0338 02/05/98 01/22/98 (G) Polycarbodiimide

P–97–0586 02/05/98 01/19/98 (G) Polyurethane adhesive

P–97–0626 02/05/98 01/17/98 (G) Polyurethane polymer

P–97–1019 02/02/98 12/31/97 (G) Acrylic acid copolymer

P–97–1084 02/02/98 01/20/98 (G) Alkoxylated acrylic acid polyester

P–97–1085 02/02/98 01/20/98 (G) Alkoxylate polyether

P–97–1090 02/06/98 01/23/98 (G) Acetylenic-oxy-substituted, saturated pyran

P–98–0001 02/02/98 01/07/98 (G) Alkarylsulfonic acids, alkylamine salt

P–98–0042 02/02/98 01/28/98 (G) Aromatic polyester polyol

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Premanufacture notices.

Dated: April 20, 1998.

Oscar Morales,

Acting Director, Information Management

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 98–11409 Filed 4–28–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–51895; FRL–5785–9]

Certain Chemicals; Premanufacture

Notices

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires

any person who intends to manufacture

or import a new chemical to notify EPA

and comply with the statutory

provisions pertaining to the

manufacture or import of substances not

on the TSCA Inventory. Section 5 of

TSCA also requires EPA to publish

receipt and status information in the

Federal Register each month reporting

premanufacture notices (PMN) and test

marketing exemption (TME) application

requests received, both pending and

expired. The information in this

document contains notices received

from February 9, 1998 to February 13,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments,

identified by the document control

number ‘‘[OPPTS–51895]’’ and the

specific PMN number, if appropriate,

should be sent to: Document Control