Attachment B
40 CFR Part 70040 CFR Protection of Environment CHAPTER I ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
SUBCHAPTER R

-- TOXI C SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT

PART 700

-- GENERAL Subparts A

- B [Reserved] Subpart C

-- Fees ' 700.40 Pur

pose and applicability

. (a) Purpose. The purpose of this subpart is to collect fees from manufacturers, importers, and processors who submit notices and applications to EPA under section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2604) to defray par t of EPA's cost of administering the Act. (b) Applicability . This subpart applies to all manufacturers, importers, and processors who submit certain notices and applications to EPA under section 5 of the Act. ' 700.41 Radon user fees. User fees rela ting to radon proficiency programs authorized under the Toxic Substances Control Act appear at 40 CFR part 195. [59 FR 13177, Mar. 18, 1994] ' 700.43 Definitions. Definitions in section 3 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 2602), as well as definitions contained in ' ' 704.3, 720.3, and 725.3 of this chapter, appl y to this subpart unless otherwise specified in this section. In addition, the following definitions apply : Consolidated microbial commercial activit y notice or consolidated MCAN means an y MCAN submitte d to EPA that covers more than one microorganism (each being assigned a separate MCAN number b y EPA) as a result of a prenotice agreement with EPA. Consolidated premanufacture notice or consolidated PMN means an y PMN submitted to EPA that covers more tha n one chemical substance (each being assigned a separate PMN number by EPA) as a result of a prenotice agreement with EPA (See 48 FR 21734). Exemption application means an y application submitted to EPA under section 5(h)(2) of the Act. Exemption notice means any notice submitted to EPA under ' 723.175 of this chapter. Final product means a new chemical substance (as "new chemical substance" is defined in ' 720.3 of this chapter) that is manufactured b y a person for distribution in commerce, or for use by the person other than as an intermediate.Intermediate premanufacture notice or intermediate PMN means an y PMN submitted to EPA

for a chemical substance which is an intermediate (as "intermediate" is defined in ' 720.3 of this chapter) in the pro duction of a final product, provided that the PMN for the intermediate is submitted to EPA at the same time as, and together with, the PMN for the final product and that the PMN for the intermediate identifies the final product and describes the chemical r eactions leading from the intermediate to the final product. If PMNs are submitted to EPA at the same time for several intermediates used in the production of a final product, each of those is an intermediate PMN if they all identify

the final product and every other associated intermediate PMN and are submitted to EPA at the same time as, and together with, the PMN for the final product. Joint submitters means two or more persons who submit a section 5 notice together. Microbial commercial activity not ice or MCAN means any notice for microorganisms submitted to EPA pursuant to section 5(a)(1) of the Act in accordance with subpart D of part 725 of this chapter. Person means a manufacturer, importer, or processor. Premanufacture notice or PMN means an y notice submitted to EPA pursuant to section 5(a)(1)(A) of the Act in accordance with part 720 of this chapter or ' 723.250 of this chapter. Section 5 notice means any PMN, consolidated PMN, intermediate PMN, significant new use notice, exemption notic e, exemption application, any MCAN or consolidated MCAN submitted under section 5 of the Act. Significant new use notice means an y notice submitted to EPA pursuant to section 5(a)(1)(B) of the Act in accordance with part 721 of this chapter. Small busi ness concern means an y person whose total annual sales in the person's fiscal ye ar preceding the date of the submission of the applicable section 5 notice, when combined with those of the parent company (if any ), are less than $40 million. [53 FR 31252, Aug. 17, 1988, as amended at 62 FR 17931, April 11, 1997] ' 700.45 Fee pay

ments. (a) Persons who must pay fees. Persons submitting a section 5 notice to EPA shall remit for each such notice the appropriate fee identified in paragraph (b) of this secti on in accordance with the procedures in paragraph (e) of this section. (b) Fees. Persons shall remit fee pay ments to EPA as follows:(1) Small business concerns. Small business concerns shall remit a fee of $100 for each

section 5 notice submitted. ( 2) Others. Persons other than small business concerns shall remit fees according to the ty pe of section 5 notice as follows: (i) Premanufacture notices and consolidated premanufacture notices. Persons shall remit a fee of $2,500 for each PMN or consolida ted PMN submitted. (ii) I ntermediate premanufacture notices. Persons shall remit a fee of $1,000 for each intermediate PMN. However, for the PMN for the final product the person shall submit the fee in paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section. (iii) Signifi cant new use notices. Persons shall remit a fee of $2,500 for each significant new use notice submitted. (iv) Exemption applications. Persons shall remit a fee of $2,500 for each exemption application submitted under section 5(h)(2) of the Act. (v) Exe mption notices. Persons shall remit a fee of $2,500 for each exemption notice submitted under ' 723.175 of this chapter. (vi) MCAN and consolidated MCAN. Persons shall remit a fee of $2,500 for each MCAN or consolidated MCAN submitted. (c) No fee requ ired. Persons are exempt from remitting any fee for submissions under ' ' 720.38, 723.50, and subparts E, F, and G of part 725 of this chapter. (d) Joint submitters. Joint submitters of a section 5 notice are required to remit the appropriate fee identif

ied in paragraph (b) of this section for each section 5 notice regardless of the number of joint submitters for that notice. To qualify for the fee identified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, each joint submitter of a section 5 notice must qualify

as a small business concern under ' 700.43. (e) Remittance procedure. (1) Each remittance under this section shall be in United States currency and shall be paid by

money order, bank draft, or certified check drawn to the order of the Environmental Protecti on Agency

. (2) Each remittance shall be sent to the Environmental Protection Agency, HQ Accounting Operations Branch (PM

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- 6399, ATTN: TSCA User Fee. (3) Persons who submit a section 5 notice shall place a unique identify ing number, which must include the letters "TS" followed b y a combination of 6 numbers (letters may be substituted for some numbers), on the front page of each section 5 notice submitted. The same identify ing number and the submitter's name must ap pear on the corresponding feeremittance under this section. I f a remittance applies to more than one section 5 notice,

the person shall include the name of the submitter, the identify ing number for each section 5 notice to which the remittance applies, an d the amount of the remittance which applies to each notice. Any remittance not having the identify ing name and number described above will be returned to the remitter. (4)(i) Each person who remits the fee identified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section for a PMN, consolidated PMN, intermediate PMN, or significant new use notice shall write or ty pe the words, "The company named in part 1, section A is a small business concern under 40 CFR 700.43 and has remitted a fee of $100 in accordance with 40 CFR 700 .45(b)." under "CERTIFICATION" on Page 2 of the Premanufacture Notice for New Chemical Substances (EPA Form 7710

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- 83)). (ii) Each person who remits the fee identified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section for an exemption application under section 5(h)(2) of the Act shall include the words, "Each compan y identified in this application is a small business concern under 40 CFR 700.43 and has remitted a fee of $100 in accordance with 40 CFR 700.45(b)." in the exemption application. (iii) Each person who remits the fee identified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section for an exemption notice under ' 723.175 of this chapter shall include the words, "Each compan y identified in this notice is a small business concern under 40 CFR 700.43 and has remitted a fe e of $100 in accordance with 40 CFR 700.45(b)." in the certification required in ' 723.175(i)(1)(x) of this chapter. (iv) Each person who remits the fee identified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section for a MCAN for a microorganism shall include the word s, "The compan y identified in this notice is a small business concern under 40 CFR 700.43 and has remitted a fee of $100 in accordance with 40 CFR 700.45(d)," in the certification required in ' 725.25(b) of this chapter. (5)(i) Each person who remits a f ee identified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section for a PMN, consolidated PMN, intermediate PMN, or significant new use notice shall write or ty pe the words, "The company named in part 1, section A has remitted the fee specified in 40 CFR 700.45(b)." under "CERTIFICAT ION" on page 2 of the Premanufacture Notice for New Chemical Substances (EPA Form 7710

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- 83)). (ii) Each person who remits the fee identified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section for an exemption application under section (5)(h)(2) of t he Act shall include the words, "Each compan y identified in this application has remitted a fee of $2,500 in accordance with 40 CFR 700.45(b)." in the exemption application. (iii) Each person who remits the fee identified in paragraph (b)(2) of this sect ion for an exemption notice under ' 723.175 of this chapter shall include the words, "Each compan y identified in this notice has remitted a fee of $2,500 in accordance with 40 CFR 700.45(b)." in the certification required in ' 723.175(i)(1)(x) of this ch apter.(iv) Each person who remits a fee identified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section for a

MCAN for a microorganism shall include the words, "The company identified in this notice has remitted the fee specified in 40 CFR 700.45(b)," in the certificati on required in ' 725.25(b) of this chapter. (f) Fee refunds. EPA will refund an y fee paid for a section 5 notice whenever the Agency determines: (1) That the chemical substance that is the subject of a PMN, intermediate PMN, exemption application, or exemption notice is not a new chemical substance as of the date of submission of the notice. (2) In the case of a significant new use notice, that the notice was not required. (3) The notice is incomplete under either ' 720.65(c) or 725.33, of this ch apter. (4) That as of the date of submission of the notice: the microorganism that is the subject of a MCAN is not a new microorganism; nor is the use involving the microorganism a significant new use. [53 FR 31252, Aug. 17, 1988, as amended at 54 FR 2 1429, May 18, 1989; 58 FR 34204, June 23, 1993; 62 FR 17932, April 11, 1997] ' 700.49 Failure to remit fees. EPA will not consider a section 5 notice to be complete unless the appropriate certification under ' 700.45(e) is included and until the appr opriate remittance under ' 700.45(b) has been sent to EPA as provided in ' 700.45(e) and received by EPA. EPA will notify

the submitter that the section 5 notice is incomplete in accordance with ' ' 720.65(c) and 725.33 of this chapter. [62 FR 17932, A pril 11, 1997]