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of EPA’s Science Advisory Board, on

November 16, 1998, in Chapel Hill, NC.

This Second External Review Draft has

been prepared in light of CASAC’s

comments at that time and will be

reviewed by CASAC (likely in March

2002), with date and location of the

CASAC public review meeting to be

announced in a future Federal Register

notice. This document is intended to

serve as a general guide to planning and

conducting needed research on ambient

ozone. The document intentionally

makes no attempt to recommend

specific research studies or programs.

DATES: Anyone who wishes to comment

on this document may do so in writing

by February 15, 2002.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the

Research Needed to Improve Health and

Ecological Risk Assessment for Ozone

(External Review Draft) 2001, EPA/600/

R–98/031B, contact Diane H. Ray,

National Center for Environmental

Assessment-RTP Office (MD–52), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;

telephone: 919–541–3637; facsimile:

919–541–1818; E-mail:

ray.diane@epa.gov. Internet users may

obtain a copy from the EPA’s National

Center for Environmental Assessment

(NCEA) home page. The URL is http://

www.epa.gov/ncea/.

Send the written comments to the

Project Manager for Ozone Research

Needs, National Center for

Environmental Assessment-RTP Office

(MD–52), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC

27711.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Robert Chapman, National Center for

Environmental Assessment-RTP Office

(MD–52), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC

27711; telephone: 919–541–4492;

facsimile: 919–541–1818; E-mail:

chapman.robert@epa.gov.

Dated: December 20, 2001,

George W. Alapas,

Acting Director, National Center for

Environmental Assessment.

[FR Doc. 01–32090 Filed 12–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–51980; FRL–6817–2]

Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and

Status Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires

any person who intends to manufacture

(defined by statute to include import) a

new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on

the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and

comply with the statutory provisions

pertaining to the manufacture of new

chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and

5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to

publish a notice of receipt of a

premanufacture notice (PMN) or an

application for a test marketing

exemption (TME), and to publish

periodic status reports on the chemicals

under review and the receipt of notices

of commencement to manufacture those

chemicals. This status report, which

covers the period from November 9,

2001 to November 30, 2001, consists of

the PMNs pending or expired, and the

notices of commencement to

manufacture a new chemical that the

Agency has received under TSCA

section 5 during this time period. The

‘‘S’’ and ‘‘G’’ that precede the chemical

names denote whether the chemical

idenity is specific or generic.

DATES: Comments identified by the

docket control number OPPTS–51980

and the specific PMN number, must be

received on or before January 30, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPPTS–51980 and the specific PMN

number in the subject line on the first

page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Cunningham, Director, Office of

Program Management and Evaluation,

Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics (7401), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. As such, the Agency has not

attempted to describe the specific

entities that this action may apply to.

Although others may be affected, this

action applies directly to the submitter

of the premanufacture notices addressed

in the action. If you have any questions

regarding the applicability of this action

to a particular entity, consult the person

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

copies of this document and certain

other available documents from the EPA

Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. On the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations’’,’’ Regulations

and Proposed Rules, and then look up

the entry for this document under the

‘‘Federal Register—Environmental

Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the Federal Register listings at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPPTS–51980. The official record

consists of the documents specifically

referenced in this action, any public

comments received during an applicable

comment period, and other information

related to this action, including any

information claimed as confidential

business information (CBI). This official

record includes the documents that are

physically located in the docket, as well

as the documents that are referenced in

those documents. The public version of

the official record does not include any

information claimed as CBI. The public

version of the official record, which

includes printed, paper versions of any

electronic comments submitted during

an applicable comment period, any test

data submitted by the Manufacturer/

Importer is available for inspection in

the TSCA Nonconfidential Information

Center, North East Mall Rm. B– 607,

Waterside Mall, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC. The Center is open

from noon to 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

telephone number of the Center is (202)

260–7099.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments?

You may submit comments through

the mail, in person, or electronically. To

ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is

imperative that you identify docket

control number OPPTS–51980 and the

specific PMN number in the subject line

on the first page of your response.

1. By mail. Submit your comments to:

Document Control Office (7407), Office

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics

(OPPT), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

2. In person or by courier. Deliver

your comments to: OPPT Document

Control Office (DCO) in EPA East

Building Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution

Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The DCO is

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open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The telephone number for the

DCO is (202) 564–8930.

3. Electronically. You may submit

your comments electronically by e-mail

to: ‘‘oppt.ncic@epa.gov,’’ or mail your

computer disk to the address identified

in this unit. Do not submit any

information electronically that you

consider to be CBI. 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

standard disks in WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or

ASCII file format. All comments in

electronic form must be identified by

docket control number OPPTS–51980

and the specific PMN number.

Electronic comments may also be filed

online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI that I Want

to Submit to the Agency?

Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. You may claim information that

you submit to EPA in response to this

document as CBI by marking any part or

all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

In addition to one complete version of

the comment that includes any

information claimed as CBI, a copy of

the comment that does not contain the

information claimed as CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

version of the official record.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public version

of the official record without prior

notice. If you have any questions about

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,

please consult the person listed under

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare

My Comments for EPA?

You may find the following

suggestions helpful for preparing your

comments:

1. Explain your views as clearly as

possible.

2. Describe any assumptions that you

used.

3. Provide copies of any technical

information and/or data you used that

support your views.

4. If you estimate potential burden or

costs, explain how you arrived at the

estimate that you provide.

5. Provide specific examples to

illustrate your concerns.

6. Offer alternative ways to improve

the notice or collection activity.

7. Make sure to submit your

comments by the deadline in this

document.

8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,

be sure to identify the docket control

number assigned to this action in the

subject line on the first page of your

response. You may also provide the

name, date, and Federal Register

citation.

II. Why is EPA Taking this Action?

Section 5 of TSCA requires any

person who intends to manufacture

(defined by statute to include import) a

new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on

the TSCA Inventory to notify EPA and

comply with the statutory provisions

pertaining to the manufacture of new

chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and

5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to

publish a notice of receipt of a PMN or

an application for a TME and to publish

periodic status reports on the chemicals

under review and the receipt of notices

of commencement to manufacture those

chemicals. This status report, which

covers the period from November 8,

2001 to November 30, 2001, consists of

the PMNs pending or expired, and the

notices of commencement to

manufacture a new chemical that the

Agency has received under TSCA

section 5 during this time period.

III. Receipt and Status Report for PMNs

This status report identifies the PMNs

pending or expired, and the notices of

commencement to manufacture a new

chemical that the Agency has received

under TSCA section 5 during this time

period. If you are interested in

information that is not included in the

following tables, you may contact EPA

as described in Unit II. to access

additional non-CBI information that

may be available. The ‘‘S’’ and ‘‘G’’ that

precede the chemical names denote

whether the chemical idenity is specific

or generic.

In table I, EPA provides the following

information (to the extent that such

information is not claimed as CBI) on

the PMNs received by EPA during this

period: the EPA case number assigned

to the PMN; the date the PMN was

received by EPA; the projected end date

for EPA’s review of the PMN; the

submitting manufacturer; the potential

uses identified by the manufacturer in

the PMN; and the chemical identity.

I. 33 PREMANUFACTURE NOTICES RECEIVED FROM: 11/09/01 TO 11/30/01

Case No. Received

Date

Projected

Notice

End Date

Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical

P–02–0072 11/14/01 02/12/02 CBI (S) Industrial uv coatings and inks (G) Acrylate ester

P–02–0073 11/13/01 02/11/02 CBI (G) Pressure sensitive adhesive (G) Acrylic copolymer

P–02–0074 11/14/01 02/12/02 CBI (G) Open non-dispersive use (G) Polyacrylic resin, based on methyl

methacrylate

P–02–0075 11/14/01 02/12/02 Dow Corning Corporation(S) Coating base polymer; sealant

base polymer

(G) Polyalkylenevinyldimethoxymethylsilane polymer

P–02–0076 11/14/01 02/12/02 CBI (G) An ingredient in polyurethane finishes(G) Polyurethane prepolymer

P–02–0077 11/09/01 02/07/02 BASF Corporation (S) Processing aid for leather tanning (G) Counter ion of vegetable oil,

oxidized and sulfited

P–02–0078 11/13/01 02/11/02 CBI (G) Resin coating (G) Polyester resin

P–02–0081 11/14/01 02/12/02 CBI (G) Polymeric binder (G) Styrene-methacrylate copolymer

P–02–0086 11/14/01 02/12/02 CBI (G) Chemical intermediate (G) Polyester polyol

P–02–0087 11/09/01 02/07/02 Quest International

Fragrances Co.

(S) Fragrance raw material (S) Cyclopentanol, 2-

cyclopentylidene*

P–02–0088 11/15/01 02/13/02 Dow Corning Corporation(S) Silicone textile treatment (G) Alkyl silsesquioxane

P–02–0089 11/15/01 02/13/02 Dow Corning Corporation(S) Silicone textile treatment (G) Alkyl silsesquioxane

P–02–0090 11/15/01 02/13/02 FMC Corporation (G) Open non-dispersive use (G) Mixed metal oxide

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I. 33 PREMANUFACTURE NOTICES RECEIVED FROM: 11/09/01 TO 11/30/01—Continued

Case No. Received

Date

Projected

Notice

End Date

Manufacturer/Importer Use Chemical

P–02–0091 11/19/01 02/17/02 Dow Corning Corporation(S) Uv curable coating (G) Vinylalkoxysilyl-terminated polyisobutylene

P–02–0092 11/13/01 02/11/02 CBI (G) Open, non-dispersive use as an

emulsifying agent.

(S) Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-(2-

ethylhexyl)-omega-hydroxy-, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylate

P–02–0093 11/13/01 02/11/02 CBI (G) Open, non-dispersive use as an

emulsifying agent.

(S) Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alphahydro-omega-hydroxy-, monoC10-16-alkyl ethers, citrates

P–02–0094 11/13/01 02/11/02 CBI (G) Open, non-dispersive use as an

emulsifying agent.

(S) Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alphahydro-omega-hydroxy-, monoC16-18-alkyl ethers, citrates

P–02–0095 11/09/01 02/07/02 CBI (G) Photo acid generator (G) Substituted pyridine

P–02–0096 11/19/01 02/17/02 CBI (G) Open, non-dispersive use. (G) Acid functional acrylic polymer

P–02–0097 11/19/01 02/17/02 CBI (G) Additive for coatings, inks, adhesives and composites.(G) Metallic diacrylate

P–02–0098 11/19/01 02/17/02 CBI (G) Chemical intermediate (G) Cyclohexene-carboxylic acid, [(dipropenylamino)carbonyl]-, (1r, 6r)-

relP–02–0099 11/20/01 02/18/02 CBI (G) Open, non-dispersive use. (G) Polyester resin

P–02–0100 11/20/01 02/18/02 CIBA Specialty Chemicals Corporation(S) Antioxidant for polymers (G) Substituted o-cresol

P–02–0101 11/20/01 02/18/02 CBI (G) Chemical process intermediate (a

destructive use)

(G) Substituted pyridinedicarboxylic

acid

P–02–0102 11/27/01 02/25/02 CBI (G) Petroleum lubricant additive (G) Alkylbenzene sulfonate

P–02–0103 11/28/01 02/26/02 CBI (G) Colorant for printing inks (G) Polyimide terminated, polyester /

polyamide graft to styrene / acrylic

polymer

P–02–0104 11/28/01 02/26/02 Arteva Specialties

S.A.R.L. d/b/a Kosa

(S) Structural material for production

of textile fiber

(G) Modified polyester

P–02–0105 11/28/01 02/26/02 BASF Corporation (S) Protective colloid (S) 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 5-

sulfo-, monosodium salt, polymer

with 1,3, benzenedicarboxylic acid,

1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,2-

ethanediol, 2,2′-[1,2-

ethanediylbis(oxy)]bis[ethanol] and

2,2′-oxybis[ethanol]

P–02–0106 11/30/01 02/28/02 CBI (G) Open, non-dispersive(catalyst) (G) Amino alkanol ester

P–02–0107 11/29/01 02/27/02 CBI (G) Dewaxing aid (G) Alkyl methacrylates, alkyl

acrylates copolymer

P–02–0108 11/30/01 02/28/02 CBI (S) Polyurethane adhesive (G) Aromatic polyester polyurethane

P–02–0109 11/30/01 02/28/02 CBI (G) (G) Quaternary salt

P–02–0110 11/30/01 02/28/02 CBI (S) Manufacturing of semiconductors (S) Tantalum, tris(nethylethanaminato)[2-methyl-2-

propanaminato(2-)]-, (t-4)-

In table II, EPA provides the following

information (to the extent that such

information is not claimed as CBI) on

the Notices of Commencement to

manufacture received:

II. 14 NOTICES OF COMMENCEMENT FROM: 11/09/01 TO 11/30/01

Case No. Received Date Commencement/

Import Date Chemical

P–00–0355 11/13/01 10/17/01 (S) Acetic acid, chloro-, sodium salt, compound with 4-ethenylpyridine

homopolymer

P–00–0902 11/30/01 11/14/01 (G) Epoxy polyamine adduct

P–00–0985 11/21/01 10/31/01 (G) Aliphatic polyether polyurethane

P–01–0007 11/27/01 11/03/01 (G) Aliphatic polycarboxylic acid, metal salt

P–01–0167 11/30/01 11/20/01 (G) Substituted piperidinamine

P–01–0465 11/19/01 10/18/01 (G) Cycloalkene-1-alkanal tetramethyl

P–01–0499 11/19/01 11/05/01 (G) Mercaptoalkyl alcohol

P–01–0500 11/19/01 11/05/01 (G) Distillation residues from reaction product of alkyl alcohol with hydrogen sulfide

P–01–0535 11/14/01 11/03/01 (G) Acrylic copolymer

P–01–0677 11/09/01 10/08/01 (G) Polyalkoxylated intermediate

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II. 14 NOTICES OF COMMENCEMENT FROM: 11/09/01 TO 11/30/01—Continued

Case No. Received Date Commencement/

Import Date Chemical

P–01–0693 11/14/01 11/01/01 (G) Polyester resin

P–01–0696 11/19/01 10/26/01 (G) Blocked aromatic isocyanate

P–01–0747 11/26/01 10/24/01 (G) Silicone polymer

P–98–0098 11/13/01 02/05/98 (G) Blocked urethane prepolymer

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Premanufacturer notices.

Dated: December 18, 2001.

Deborah A. Williams,

Acting Director, Information Management

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 01–32107 Filed 12–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Second Public Conference: Factors

That Affect Prices of Refined

Petroleum Products

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice announcing public

conference and requesting analytical

and empirical papers and public

comment.

SUMMARY: The Federal Trade

Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)

will hold a second public conference on

May 6–9, 2002, to examine issues

concerning prices of refined petroleum

products in the United States. The

Commission held its first conference on

August 2, 2001, where it heard from

numerous interested parties about

issues in this area that merit further

examination. The further conference

announced in this notice will enable the

Commission to study in greater depth

issues identified in the first public

conference. The Commission also seeks

analytical and empirical papers and

public comment to inform this

examination. The Commission invites

experts from market participants, trade

associations, consumer groups,

academia, and other organizations to

submit analysis and empirical research

on the topics discussed in this notice.

For any submitted empirical analysis or

quantitative research, papers should

include, if possible, the underlying data

and reference or include any software

programs used to generate results.

DATES: The public conference will be

held on May 6–9, 2002. Sessions will be

open to the public, without fee, and

advance registration is not required.

Seats in the conference room will be

available on a first-come, first-served

basis; limited overflow seating will be

available to view the conference via

closed-circuit television. Speakers will

be by invitation only. Due to the

expected high level of interest in this

inquiry, speakers will be limited to brief

presentations, with extensive questions

and discussion with Commissioners and

staff to follow. Further information

regarding the agenda for the public

conference will be posted on the FTC

website.

Interested parties must submit

analytical and empirical papers and

comments by April 19, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The public conference will

be held in Room 432 of the Federal

Trade Commission Headquarters

Building, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20580. All

interested parties are invited to attend.

Any interested party may submit an

analytical or empirical paper or

comment relevant to the Commission’s

inquiry on or before April 19, 2002. To

facilitate efficient review, each paper or

comment should, if possible, be filed in

electronic form (as a WordPerfect,

Word, or ASCII text file), by attaching it

to an e-mail message sent to the

following e-mail box:

refinedpetroleumproducts@ftc.gov. The

email message to which the paper or

comment is attached should include the

caption ‘‘Presentation on Factors that

Affect Prices of Refined Petroleum

Products;’’ the name of the presenter;

and the name and version of the word

processing program used to create the

comment. Papers or comments which

are instead filed in paper form should

include the same caption and the name

of the presenter, and should be

addressed to Donald S. Clark, Office of

the Secretary, Federal Trade

Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20580.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Mongoven, Office of Policy and

Evaluation, Bureau of Competition,

Federal Trade Commission, 600

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 390,

Washington, DC 20580; (202) 326–2879

(telephone); jmongoven@ftc.gov. (email).

A detailed agenda and additional

information relating to the public

conference will be posted on the

Commission’s website, http://

www.ftc.gov/bc/gasconf/index.htm, in

advance of the conference.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Both

crude oil and refined petroleum

products prices have been volatile in

recent years. The level and volatility of

prices of refined petroleum products

have resulted in increased public

concern. In addition, the oil industry

has experienced a number of significant

changes in the 1990s, including

substantial restructuring through

mergers and joint ventures, changes in

business practices, increased

dependency on foreign crude sources,

and new governmental regulations.

The Commission has extensive law

enforcement authority with respect to

the oil and refined petroleum products

industries. Within the past year, the

Commission has concluded two

investigations into gasoline prices on

the West Coast and in a number of

Midwestern states. The Commission has

also conducted antitrust investigations

of a number of recent oil industry

mergers, and, where appropriate, has

issued orders requiring substantial

divestitures to preserve competition.

Because of the importance to the

American economy of issues raised in

these investigations, the Commission

has broadened its focus beyond law

enforcement to study in more detail the

central factors that can affect the level

and volatility of refined petroleum

products prices in the United States.

The purpose of the two public

conferences on this topic is to increase

the transparency of competitive and

other factors affecting the prices of

refined petroleum products industries.

Increased transparency will better

inform consumers and policy-makers in

the executive and legislative branches

about factors affecting the level and

volatility of prices for refined petroleum

products. The Commission’s efforts in

this area will complement those of other

government agencies, such as the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’), which recently released a

report and a white paper studying the

relationship of boutique fuel

requirements to gasoline prices.

The Commission’s public conference

on August 2, 2001 served as a valuable