26478 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 17, 1995 / Notices

This notice of receipt of applications

for modification of exemptions and for

party to an exemption is published in

accordance with Part 107 of the

Hazardous Materials Transportations

Act (49 U.S.C. 1806; 49 CFR 1.53(e)).

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 11,

1995.

J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,

Chief, Exemption Programs, Office of

Hazardous Materials Exemptions and

Approvals.

[FR Doc. 95–12092 Filed 5–16–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

[Notice No. 811]

Appointments of Individuals To Serve

as Members of the Performance

Review Board (PRB); Senior Executive

Service

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

4314(c)(4), this notice announces the

appointment of members of the

Performance Review Board for the

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms (ATF) for the rating year

beginning July 1, 1994, and ending June

30, 1995. This notice effects changes in

the membership of the ATF PRB

previously appointed April 12, 1989 (54

FR 14730).

The names and titles of the ATF PRB

members are as follows:

Bradley A. Buckles, Acting Chief

Counsel, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco

and Firearms, Department of the

Treasury

John A. Dooher, Director, Washington

Office, Federal Law Enforcement

Training Center, Department of the

Treasury

Suellen P. Hamby, Executive Director,

Treasury Executive Institute,

Department of the Treasury

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve L. Mathis, Personnel Division,

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms, 650 Massachusetts Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20226; telephone

(202) 927–8600.

Signed: May 10, 1995.

John W. Magaw,

Director.

[FR Doc. 95–12046 Filed 5–16–95; 8:45 am]

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Internal Revenue Service

Tax on Certain Imported Substances

(Hexabromocyclododecane, et al.);

Notice of Determinations

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

determinations, under Notice 89–61,

that the list of taxable substances in

section 4672(a)(3) will be modified to

include hexabromocyclododecane and

ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This modification is

effective October 1, 1993.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Hoffman, Office of Assistant Chief

Counsel (Passthroughs and Special

Industries), (202) 622–3130 (not a tollfree number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under section 4672(a), an importer or

exporter of any substance may request

that the Secretary determine whether

that substance should be listed as a

taxable substance. The Secretary shall

add the substance to the list of taxable

substances in section 4672(a)(3) if the

Secretary determines that taxable

chemicals constitute more than 50

percent of the weight, or more than 50

percent of the value, of the materials

used to produce the substance. This

determination is to be made on the basis

of the predominant method of

production. Notice 89–61, 1989–1 CB

717, sets forth the rules relating to the

determination process.

Determination

On May 8, 1995, the Secretary

determined that

hexabromocyclododecane and

ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide

should be added to the list of taxable

substances in section 4672(a)(3),

effective October 1, 1993.

The rate of tax prescribed for

hexabromocyclododecane, under

section 4671(b)(3), is $4.55 per ton. This

is based upon a conversion factor for

bromine of 0.747 and a conversion

factor for butadiene of 0.253.

The rate of tax prescribed for

ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide,

under section 4671(b)(3), is $4.51 per

ton. This is based upon a conversion

factor for bromine of 0.672, a conversion

factor for ethylene of 0.029, a

conversion factor for xylene of 0.223, a

conversion factor for ammonia of 0.036,

and a conversion factor for chlorine of

0.075.

The petitioner is Ethyl Corporation, a

manufacturer and exporter of these

substances. No material comments were

received on these petitions. The

following information is the basis for

the determinations.

Hexabromocyclododecane

HTS number: 2903.59.00.00

CAS number: 3194–55–6

Hexabromocyclododecane is derived

from the taxable chemicals bromine and

butadiene. Hexabromocyclododecane is

a solid produced predominantly by

reacting cyclododecatriene with

bromine in a solvent system, followed

by a neutralization, a centrifugation, a

strip, a wash, drying, and grinding (as

required).

The stoichiometric material

consumption formula for

hexabromocyclododecane is:

3 Br2 (bromine) + 3 C4H6 (butadiene)

——> C12H18Br6

(hexabromocyclododecane)

Hexabromocyclododecane has been

determined to be a taxable substance

because a review of its stoichiometric

material consumption formula shows

that, based on the predominant method

of production, taxable chemicals

constitute 100 percent by weight of the

materials used in its production.

Ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide

HTS number: 2925.19.10.00

CAS number: 32588–76–4

Ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide is

derived from the taxable chemicals

bromine, ethylene, xylene, ammonia,

and chlorine.

Ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide is a

solid produced predominantly by

sulfonating and brominating phthalic

anhydride in the presence of oleum and

then hydrolyzing the resulting

tetrabromophthalic anhydride in the

presence of a solvent system and

reacting it with ethylene diamine. The

resulting

ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide is

centrifuged, washed, dried/converted,

milled, and packaged.

The stoichiometric material

consumption formula for

ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide is:

4 Br2 (bromine) + C2H4 (ethylene) + 2

C8H10 (o-xylene) + 2 NH3 (ammonia)

+ Cl2 (chlorine) + 6 O2 (oxygen) + 8

SO3 (sulfur trioxide) ——>

C18H4O4N2Br8

(ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide) +

8 H2O (water) + 4 SO2 (sulfur dioxide)

+ 4 H2SO4 (sulfuric acid) + 2 HCl

(hydrochloric acid)

Ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide

has been determined to be a taxable

substance because a review of its
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stoichiometric material consumption

formula shows that, based on the

predominant method of production,

taxable chemicals constitute 54.18

percent by weight of the materials used

in its production.

Dale D. Goode,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Assistant

Chief Counsel (Corporate).

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