Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0014-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
Posted Date: 2003-03-26T05:00Z

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58
/
Wednesday,
March
26,
2003
/
Notices
proposed
settlement
should
such
comments
disclose
facts
or
considerations
which
indicate
the
proposed
settlement
is
inappropriate,
improper
or
inadequate.
Copies
of
the
proposed
settlement
are
available
from:
Ms.
Paula
V.
Batchelor,
U.
S.
EPA,
Region
4,
(
WMD
 
CPSB),
61
Forsyth
Street,
SW.,
Atlanta,
Georgia
30303,
(
404)
562
 
8887.
Written
comments
may
be
submitted
to
Ms.
Batchelor
within
30
calendar
days
of
the
date
of
this
publication.

Dated:
March
10,
2003.
Archie
Lee,
Chief,
CERCLA
Program
Services
Branch,
Waste
Management
Division.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
7245
Filed
3
 
25
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPPT
 
2003
 
0014;
FRL
 
7300
 
7]

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
February
4,
2003
to
February
10,
2003,
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.
DATES:
Comments
identified
by
the
docket
ID
number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0014
and
the
specific
PMN
number
or
TME
number,
must
be
received
on
or
before
April
25,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Barbara
Cunningham,
Acting
Director,
Environmental
Assistance
Division,
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
(
7408M),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
202)
554
 
1404;
e­
mail
address:
TSCAHotline
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
Copies
of
This
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?
1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0014.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
EPA
Docket
Center,
Rm.
B102­
Reading
Room,
EPA
West,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Reading
Room
telephone
number
is
(
202)
566
 
1744
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
OPPT
Docket,
which
is
located
in
EPA
Docket
Center,
is
(
202)
566
 
0280.
2.
Electronic
access.
You
may
access
this
Federal
Register
document
electronically
through
the
EPA
Internet
under
the
``
Federal
Register''
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.
Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
To
the
extent
feasible,
publicly
available
docket
materials
will
be
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
EPA
intends
to
work
towards
providing
electronic
access
to
all
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
For
public
commenters,
it
is
important
to
note
that
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
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/
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2003
/
Notices
brief
description
written
by
the
docket
staff.

C.
How
and
To
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number
and
specific
PMN
number
or
TME
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
comment.
Please
ensure
that
your
comments
are
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
``
late.''
EPA
is
not
required
to
consider
these
late
comments.
If
you
wish
to
submit
CBI
or
information
that
is
otherwise
protected
by
statute,
please
follow
the
instructions
in
Unit
I.
D.
Do
not
use
EPA
Dockets
or
e­
mail
to
submit
CBI
or
information
protected
by
statute.
1.
Electronically.
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
in
this
unit,
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
email
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
Also
include
this
contact
information
on
the
outside
of
any
disk
or
CD
ROM
you
submit,
and
in
any
cover
letter
accompanying
the
disk
or
CD
ROM.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
comment
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
and
cannot
contact
you
for
clarification,
EPA
may
not
be
able
to
consider
your
comment.
i.
EPA
Dockets.
Your
use
of
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket,
and
follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
Once
in
the
system,
select``
search,''
and
then
key
in
docket
ID
number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0014.
The
system
is
an
``
anonymous
access''
system,
which
means
EPA
will
not
know
your
identity,
e­
mail
address,
or
other
contact
information
unless
you
provide
it
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
ii.
E­
mail.
Comments
may
be
sent
by
e­
mail
to
oppt.
ncic@
epa.
gov,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0014
and
PMN
Number
or
TME
Number.
In
contrast
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
is
not
an
``
anonymous
access''
system.
If
you
send
an
e­
mail
comment
directly
to
the
docket
without
going
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
automatically
captures
your
email
address.
E­
mail
addresses
that
are
automatically
captured
by
EPA's
e­
mail
system
are
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
iii.
Disk
or
CD
ROM.
You
may
submit
comments
on
a
disk
or
CD
ROM
that
you
mail
to
the
mailing
address
identified
in
Unit
I.
C.
2.
These
electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file
format.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
2.
By
mail.
Send
your
comments
to:
Document
Control
Office
(
7407M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
(
OPPT),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001.
3.
By
hand
delivery
or
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
OPPT
Document
Control
Office
(
DCO)
in
EPA
East
Building
Rm.
6428,
1201
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0014
and
PMN
Number
or
TME
Number.
The
DCO
is
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.

D.
How
Should
I
Submit
CBI
To
the
Agency?
Do
not
submit
information
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI
electronically
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
or
by
e­
mail.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI
(
if
you
submit
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
as
CBI
and
then
identify
electronically
within
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
the
specific
information
that
is
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
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
you
submit
the
copy
that
does
not
contain
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
clearly
that
it
does
not
contain
CBI.
Information
not
marked
as
CBI
will
be
included
in
the
public
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
without
prior
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
CBI
or
the
procedures
for
claiming
CBI,
please
consult
the
technical
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
ID
number
assigned
to
this
action
and
the
specific
PMN
number
you
are
commenting
on
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
February
4,
2003
to
February
10,
2003,
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
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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.
In
Table
I
of
this
unit,
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.
22
PREMANUFACTURE
NOTICES
RECEIVED
FROM:
02/
04/
03
TO
02/
10/
03
Case
No.
Received
Date
Projected
Notice
End
Date
Manufacturer/
Importer
Use
Chemical
P
 
03
 
0318
02/
04/
03
05/
05/
03
CBI
(
G)
Industrial
coating
binder
component
(
G)
Urethane
acrylate
polymer,
compounds
with
amine
P
 
03
 
0319
02/
04/
03
05/
05/
03
CBI
(
G)
Process
intermediate
(
G)
Disiloxane,
1,1,3,3­
tetramethyl­
1­
(
7­
octenyl)­
3­
[(
substitutedcyclohepta­
3­
yl)
ethyl]­
P
 
03
 
0320
02/
04/
03
05/
05/
03
CBI
(
G)
Component
of
foam
(
G)
Polyester
polyol
P
 
03
 
0321
02/
04/
03
05/
05/
03
Cognis
Corporation
(
S)
Coupling
agent
/
hydrotrope
for
comestics
and
pharmaceuticals
(
S)
Glycols,
1,2­,
C12
 
16,
ethoxylated
propoxylated
P
 
03
 
0322
02/
04/
03
05/
05/
03
CBI
(
G)
Optical
resin
coating
(
G)
Tektrakis
[
dimethyl[
8­
[
1,1,3,3,
tetramethyl­
3­
[[
epoxycyclohexanol]
ethyl]
disiloxanyl]
octyl]
silyloxy]
silane
P
 
03
 
0323
02/
04/
03
05/
05/
03
CBI
(
S)
Hardener
of
polyurethane
paint
(
G)
Alkyldiisocyanate
polymer,
alkyl
esters
blocked
P
 
03
 
0324
02/
04/
03
05/
05/
03
CBI
(
S)
Hardner
of
polyurethane
paint
(
G)
2­
oxepanone,
polymer
with
alkyldiisocyanate
and
substituted
alkyl
diol,
alkyl
esters
blocked
P
 
03
 
0325
02/
05/
03
05/
06/
03
Schulke
and
Mayr,
Inc.
(
S)
Metalworking
additive
(
S)
Oxazolidine,
3,3 ­
methylenebis[
5­
methyl­
P
 
03
 
0326
02/
05/
03
05/
06/
03
CBI
(
S)
Industrial
coatings
(
S)
2­
propenoic
acid,
2­
methyl­,
butyl
ester,
polymer
with
butyl
2­
propenoate,
ethenylbenzene
and
2,5­
furandione
P
 
03
 
0327
02/
06/
03
05/
07/
03
Basf
corporation
(
S)
Plasticizer
(
S)
1,2­
cyclohexanedicarboxylic
acid,
dinonyl
ester,
branched
and
linear
P
 
03
 
0328
02/
07/
03
05/
08/
03
CBI
(
G)
An
open
non­
dispersive
use
(
G)
Bisphenol
a
type
epoxy
resin
P
 
03
 
0329
02/
07/
03
05/
08/
03
CBI
(
G)
Binder
resin
for
ink
(
G)
Trialkylamine
salt
of
substituted
alkyarylpolyurethane
P
 
03
 
0330
02/
07/
03
05/
08/
03
CBI
(
G)
Multi­
purpose
adhesive;
open,
non­
dispersive
use.;
laminating
adhesive
open,
non­
dispersive
use
(
G)
Polyurethane
prepolymer,
polyurethane
adhesive
P
 
03
 
0331
02/
07/
03
05/
08/
03
Mitsui
Chemicals
America,
Inc.
(
S)
Reagents
for
nucleic
acid
testing
(
on
farm
animal,
crops,
plants,
foods,
living
entities
other
than
humans)
(
S)
Thymidine,
5 ­
o­[
bis(
4­
methoxyphenyl)
phenylmethyl]­

P
 
03
 
0332
02/
07/
03
05/
08/
03
CBI
(
G)
Co­
stabilizer
for
plastics
(
G)
Heterocyclic
sulfide
ester
P
 
03
 
0333
02/
10/
03
05/
11/
03
CBI
(
G)
Radiation
cured
inks.
(
G)
Amine
salt
P
 
03
 
0334
02/
10/
03
05/
11/
03
CBI
(
S)
Aqueous
dispersion
of
polymer
for
leather
finishing
(
G)
Fatty
acid
polymer
with
alkyl
diols,
carbonic
acid,
isocyanic
acid
ester,
alkoxylated
polyether
diolsulfonate,
2­
oxepanone
and
alkyl
diamine
P
 
03
 
0335
02/
11/
03
05/
12/
03
Solutia
Inc.
(
S)
Resin
for
industrial
uv
coatings
(
G)
Acrylate
and
urethane
modified
polyether
P
 
03
 
0336
02/
10/
03
05/
11/
03
CBI
(
S)
Thermoplastic
polyester
resin
for
use
in
the
production
of
fibers,
bottles
and/
or
films
(
S)
1,4­
benzenedicarboxylic
acid,
dimethyl
ester,
polymer
with
2­
methyl
1,3­
propanediol
P
 
03
 
0337
02/
10/
03
05/
11/
03
CBI
(
S)
Thermoplastic
polyester
resin
for
use
in
the
production
of
fibers,
bottles
and/
or
films
(
S)
1,4­
benzenedicarboxylic
acid,
dimethyl
ester,
polymer
with
1,2­
ethanediol
and
2­
methyl­
1,3­
propanediol
P
 
03
 
0338
02/
10/
03
05/
11/
03
CBI
(
S)
Thermoplastic
polyester
resin
for
use
in
the
production
of
fibers,
bottles
and/
or
films
(
S)
1,4­
benzenedicarboxylic
acid,
polymer
with
2­
methyl­
1,3­
propanediol
P
 
03
 
0339
02/
10/
03
05/
11/
03
CBI
(
S)
Thermoplastic
polyester
resin
for
use
in
the
production
of
fibers,
bottles
and/
or
films
(
S)
1,4­
benzenedicarboxylic
acid,
polymer
with
1,2­
ethanediol
and
2­
methyl­
1,3­
propanediol
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In
Table
II
of
this
unit,
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:
02/
04/
03
TO
02/
10/
03
Case
No.
Received
Date
Commencement/
Import
Date
Chemical
P
 
01
 
0732
02/
11/
03
01/
16/
03
(
G)
Phosphate
methacrylate
P
 
02
 
0167
02/
05/
03
12/
19/
02
(
G)
Lithium
metal
phosphate
P
 
02
 
0741
02/
11/
03
01/
21/
03
(
S)
Piperazine,
polymer
with
1,6­
dichlorohexane
P
 
02
 
0789
02/
04/
03
01/
26/
03
(
G)
Ultraviolet­
curable
resin
P
 
02
 
0822
02/
05/
03
01/
17/
03
(
G)
Modified
polyester
of
terephthalic
acid,
ethylene
glycol
and
neopentyl
glycol
P
 
02
 
0824
02/
05/
03
01/
17/
03
(
G)
Modified
polyester
of
terephthalic
acid,
ethylene
glycol
and
neopentyl
glycol
P
 
02
 
0863
02/
05/
03
01/
28/
03
(
G)
Fluoropolymer
P
 
02
 
0997
02/
11/
03
01/
24/
03
(
G)
Alkaline
epoxide
amine
adduct
P
 
02
 
1026
02/
11/
03
01/
09/
03
(
G)
Modified
alkyd
resin
P
 
02
 
1091
02/
10/
03
01/
16/
03
(
G)
Polymer
of
methacrylate
and
acrylate
esters,
peroxide­
initiated
P
 
03
 
0036
02/
05/
03
01/
16/
03
(
G)
Acrylic
acid
co­
polymer
P
 
96
 
1626
02/
11/
03
01/
10/
03
(
S)
Mix
of:
3­
hexene,
1­(
1­
methoxypropoxy)­(
e),
3­
hexene,
1­(
1­
methoxypropoxy)­,(
z)
P
 
99
 
0646
02/
11/
03
01/
28/
03
(
G)
Pentaerythritol,
mixed
esters
with
fatty
acids,
C8
 
9,
branched
P
 
99
 
0686
02/
07/
03
10/
04/
02
(
S)
1,3­
dioxolan­
2­
one,
4­(
hydroxymethyl)­

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Chemicals,
Premanufacturer
notices.

Dated:
March
20,
2003.
Sandra
R.
Wilkins,
Acting
Director,
Information
Management
Division,
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
7247
Filed
3
 
25
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[
Report
No.
AUC
 
03
 
49
 
C
(
Auction
No.
49);
DA
03
 
567]

Auction
of
Licenses
in
the
Lower
700
MHz
Band
Scheduled
for
May
28,
2003;
Notice
and
Filing
Requirements,
Minimum
Opening
Bids,
Upfront
Payment
and
Other
Auction
Procedures
AGENCY:
Federal
Communications
Commission.
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
document
announces
the
procedures
and
minimum
opening
bids
for
the
upcoming
auction
of
licenses
in
the
lower
700
MHz
band
scheduled
for
May
28,
2003.
This
document
is
intended
to
familiarize
prospective
bidders
with
the
procedures
and
minimum
opening
bids
for
this
auction.
DATES:
Auction
No.
49
is
scheduled
to
begin
on
May
28,
2003.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Auctions
and
Industry
Analysis
Division:
Howard
Davenport,
Legal
Branch,
or
Lyle
Ishida,
Auctions
Operations
Branch,
at
(
202)
418
 
0660;
Linda
Sanderson,
Auctions
Operations
Branch,
at
(
717)
338
 
2888,
Media
Contact:
Lauren
Kravetz
at
(
202)
418
 
7944,
Commercial
Wireless
Division:
Policy
and
Rules
Branch,
Amal
Abdallah
at
(
202)
418
 
7307
or
Evan
Baranoff
at
(
202)
418
 
7142;
Licensing
and
Technical
Analysis
Branch,
Joanne
Epps
or
Keith
Harper,
at
(
202)
418
 
0620,
Media
Bureau:
Engineering
Division,
Gordon
Godfrey
at
(
202)
418
 
2193.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
This
is
a
summary
of
the
Auction
No.
49
Procedures
Public
Notice
released
on
March
4,
2003.
The
complete
text
of
the
Auction
No.
49
Procedures
Public
Notice,
including
attachments,
is
available
for
public
inspection
and
copying
during
regular
business
hours
at
the
FCC
Reference
Information
Center,
Portals
II,
445
12th
Street,
SW.,
Room
CY
 
A257,
Washington,
DC,
20554.
The
Auction
No.
49
Procedures
Public
Notice
may
also
be
purchased
from
the
Commission's
duplicating
contractor,
Qualex
International,
Portals
II,
445
12th
Street,
SW.,
Room
CY
 
B402,
Washington,
DC,
20554,
telephone
202
 
863
 
2893,
facsimile
202
 
863
 
2898,
or
via
e­
mail
qualexint@
aol.
com.

I.
General
Information
A.
Introduction
1.
By
the
Auction
No.
49
Procedures
Public
Notice,
the
Wireless
Telecommunications
Bureau
(``
Bureau'')
announces
the
procedures
and
minimum
opening
bids
for
the
upcoming
auction
of
licenses
in
the
Lower
700
MHz
C
and
D
blocks,
(
the
710
 
716/
740
 
746
MHz
and
716
 
722
MHz
bands)
scheduled
for
May
28,
2003
(
Auction
No.
49).
On
December
2,
2002,
in
accordance
with
the
Balanced
Budget
Act
of
1997,
the
Bureau
released
a
public
notice
seeking
comment
on
reserve
prices
or
minimum
opening
bids
and
the
procedures
to
be
used
for
the
auction
of
251
licenses
in
the
Lower
700
MHz
band
C
block.
The
Bureau
received
five
comments
and
five
reply
comments
in
response
to
the
Auction
No.
49
Comment
Public
Notice,
67
FR
72946
(
December
9,
2002).
On
January
29,
2003,
the
Bureau
released
a
public
notice
announcing
a
revised
auction
inventory
to
include
five
licenses
in
the
Lower
700
MHz
band
D
block.
In
the
Auction
No.
49
Revised
Comment
Public
Notice,
68
FR
6452
(
February
7,
2003),
the
Bureau
sought
comment
on
the
procedural
issues
related
to
the
auction
of
the
D
block
licenses.
In
the
Auction
No.
49
Revised
Comment
Public
Notice,
the
Bureau
also
revised
the
starting
date
for
Auction
No.
49.
The
Bureau
received
two
comments
and
two
reply
comments
in
response
to
the
Auction
No.
49
Revised
Comment
Public
Notice.

i.
Background
of
Proceeding
2.
On
January
18,
2002,
the
Commission
released
the
Lower
700
MHz
Report
&
Order,
67
FR
5491
(
February
6,
2002),
which
adopted
allocation
and
service
rules
for
the
Lower
700
MHz
Band.
Specifically,
the
Commission
reallocated
the
entire
48
megahertz
of
spectrum
in
the
Lower
700
MHz
band
to
fixed
and
mobile
services
and
retained
the
existing
broadcast
allocation
for
both
new
broadcast
services
and
incumbent
broadcast
services
during
their
transition
to
digital
television
(``
DTV'').
The
Commission
established
technical
criteria
designed
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