Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2002-0009-0007
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: TSCA Chemical Testing; Receipt of Test Data for Dibasic Esters (DBEs)
Posted Date: 2003-07-31T04:00Z

44949
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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
147
/
Thursday,
July
31,
2003
/
Notices
and
systems
for
the
purposes
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information,
processing
and
maintaining
information,
and
disclosing
and
providing
information;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements;
train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information;
search
data
sources;
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information;
and
transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information.
Respondents/
Affected
Entities:
Entities
potentially
regulated
by
this
action
are
those
that
recover,
recycle,
reclaim,
sell,
or
distribute
in
interstate
commerce
refrigerants
that
contain
chlorofluorocarbons
(
CFCs)
and/
or
hydrochlorofluorocarbons
(
HCFCs);
and
those
that
service,
maintain,
repair,
or
dispose
of
appliances
containing
CFC
or
HCFC­
refrigerants.
In
addition,
the
owners
or
operators
of
appliances
containing
CFC
or
HCFC­
refrigerants
may
be
potentially
regulated.
Estimated
Number
of
Respondents:
345,608.
Frequency
of
Response:
Reporting
requirements
under
this
rulemaking
are
primarily
required
on
an
annual
basis,
with
the
exception
of
technician
testing
organizations
who
are
required
to
report
biannually.
The
frequency
of
recordkeeping
requirements
under
this
rulemaking
vary
depending
upon
the
actions
of
the
respondent
but
are
generally
required
on
a
transactional
basis.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Hour
Burden:
210,681.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Cost:
$
6,973,541,
includes
$
0
annualized
capital
or
O&
M
costs.
Changes
in
the
Estimates:
There
is
a
decrease
of
208,865
hours
in
the
total
estimated
burden
currently
identified
in
the
OMB
Inventory
of
Approved
ICR
Burdens.
This
decrease
is
not
due
to
a
change
in
any
program
requirement.
The
adjustment
is
the
result
of
changes
in
EPA's
estimates
of
labor
rates,
time
required
to
submit
reports
and
maintain
records,
and
the
overall
number
of
respondents.

Dated:
July
22,
2003.

Doreen
Sterling,

Acting
Director,
Collection
Strategies
Division.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
19503
Filed
7
 
30
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPPT
 
2002
 
0009;
FRL
 
7313
 
5]

TSCA
Chemical
Testing;
Receipt
of
Test
Data
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
EPA's
receipt
of
test
data
on
dibasic
esters
(
DBEs)
(
CAS
Nos.
106
 
65
 
0,
627
 
93
 
0,
and
1119
 
40
 
0).
These
data
were
submitted
pursuant
to
an
enforceable
testing
consent
agreement
(
ECA)/
Order
issued
by
EPA
under
section
4
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA).
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Barbara
Cunningham,
Director,
Environmental
Assistance
Division
(
7408M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
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.
This
action
may,
however,
be
of
interest
to
those
persons
who
are
concerned
about
data
on
health
and/
or
environmental
effects
and
other
characteristics
of
this
chemical.
Since
other
entities
may
also
be
interested,
the
Agency
has
not
attempted
to
describe
all
the
specific
entities
that
may
be
affected
by
this
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
 
2002
 
0009.
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
EPA's
Docket
Center,
Rm.
B102­
Reading
Room,
EPA
West,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
EPA's
Docket
Center
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
EPA's
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.

II.
Test
Data
Submissions
Under
40
CFR
790.60,
all
TSCA
section
4
ECAs/
Orders
must
contain
a
statement
that
results
of
testing
conducted
pursuant
to
ECAs/
Orders
will
be
announced
to
the
public
in
accordance
with
section
4(
d)
of
TSCA.
Test
data
for
DBEs
were
submitted
by
the
DBE
Group
comprised
of
the
following
companies:
Aceto
Corporation,
DuPont
Textiles
and
Interiors
(
formally
E.
I.
du
Pont
de
Nemours
and
Company),
and
Solutia,
Inc.
These
data
were
submitted
pursuant
to
a
TSCA
section
4
ECA/
Order
and
were
received
by
EPA
on
April
1,
2003
and
April
22,
2003.
The
submission
includes
a
final
report
titled
``
Dibasic
Esters:
In
vitro
Dermal
Permeability
Coefficients
(
Kp)
in
Rat
and
Human
Skin
(
for
each
DBE
and
for
a
1:
3:
1
blend
of
dimethyl
succinate
(
DMS,
CAS
#
106
 
65
 
0);
dimethyl
glutarate
(
DMG,
CAS
#
1119
 
40
 
0);
and
dimethyl
adipate
(
DMA,
CAS
#
627
 
93
 
0).''
A
second
final
report
was
received
by
EPA
titled
``
Dimethyl
Glutarate
(
DMG,
CAS
#
1119
 
40
 
0)
Inhalation
Developmental
Toxicity
Study
in
Rabbits.''
DBEs
are
component
chemicals
of
solvent
mixtures
used
in
paint
stripping
formulations
that
are
sold
to
the
general
public.
Consumers
can
be
significantly
exposed
to
DBEs
during
use
of
these
formulations.
EPA
has
initiated
its
review
and
evaluation
process
for
this
submission.
At
this
time,
the
Agency
is
unable
to
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No.
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31,
2003
/
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provide
any
determination
as
to
the
completeness
of
the
submission.

Authority:
15
U.
S.
C.
2603.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Hazardous
substances,
Toxic
substances.

Dated:
June
23,
2003.
Philip
S.
Oshida,
Acting
Director,
Chemical
Control
Division,
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
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Filed
7
 
30
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
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50
 
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COUNCIL
ON
ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
White
House
Task
Force
on
Energy
Project
Streamlining;
Public
Organization
Meeting
of
the
Proposed
Rocky
Mountain
Energy
Council
AGENCY:
Council
on
Environmental
Quality.
ACTION:
Notice
of
meeting.

SUMMARY:
The
White
House
Task
Force
on
Energy
Project
Streamlining
will
host
a
public
meeting
to
solicit
stakeholder
input
on
the
proposed
formation
of
the
Rocky
Mountain
Energy
Council
at
the
Sheraton
Denver
West
hotel
in
Lakewood,
Colorado.
DATES:
Tuesday,
August
26,
2003,
from
8
a.
m.
to
12
p.
m.
ADDRESSES:
The
Sheraton
Denver
West,
360
Union
Boulevard,
Lakewood,
Colorado
80228,
telephone
(
303)
987
 
2000.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Ms.
Annette
West
at
the
White
House
Task
Force
on
Energy
Project
Streamlining,
1000
Independence
Avenue,
WH
 
1,
Washington,
DC
20585;
telephone
(
202)
586
 
3464;
electronic
mail
at
annette.
west@
hq.
doe.
gov
(
please
note
that
Postal
Service
mail
is
delayed
due
to
additional
screening
at
the
above
address).

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
The
proposed
Rocky
Mountain
Energy
Council
is
intended
to
be
a
State
and
Federal
partnership
that
will
allow
a
more
effective
management
strategy
for
environmentally
responsible
renewable
and
nonrenewable
energy
production
as
well
as
cooperative
development
of
energy
policies
on
Federal
and
State
public
lands
in
the
Rocky
Mountain
region.
The
Council
will
be
responsible
for
fostering
Federal/
State
partnerships
and
early
collaboration
for
Federal
and
State
Government
decision­
making
on
energy
issues
facing
the
Rocky
Mountain
region
and
the
Nation.
It
is
intended
that
the
Council
take
a
broader
geographic
and
longer­
term
perspective
on
managing
renewable
and
nonrenewable
public
energy
resources,
including
their
identification,
production,
and
transmission
to
the
market.
The
responsibility
of
the
Council
is
to
address
and
resolve
issues
affecting
the
environmentally
responsible
development
of
the
valuable
public
energy
resources.
State
and
Federal
managers
held
a
government
to
government
planning
and
organization
meeting
on
July
8
 
9,
2003.
Participants
included
representatives
from
the
States
of
Utah,
Wyoming,
Colorado,
Montana,
and
those
Federal
Agencies
with
responsibilities
for
managing,
authorizing,
reviewing,
consulting
on,
or
certifying
different
aspects
of
energy
projects
on
Federal
lands.
The
objective
of
this
meeting
was
to
evaluate
the
benefits
of
creating
a
Rocky
Mountain
Energy
Council
(
RMEC)
and,
if
desired,
determine
what
steps
would
be
needed
to
organize
and
implement
the
RMEC.
Participants
agreed
on
the
need
for
a
Council
to
develop
streamlined
and
forward­
looking
decision
processes
with
respect
to
energy
projects
while
preserving
existing
environmental
protections.
Three
functions
for
the
RMEC
were
identified:
1.
To
develop
Federal/
State
partnerships
for
the
long­
term
management
of
renewable
and
nonrenewable
energy
resources
on
State
and
Federal
public
lands.
2.
To
allow
more
forward
looking
and
strategic
planning
 
on
a
regional
basis
 
for
the
environmentally
responsible
development,
production,
and
distribution
of
the
Nation's
valuable
energy
resources.
3.
To
develop
processes
for
early
collaboration
and
consultation
among
the
State
and
Federal
Agencies
responsible
for
managing,
authorizing,
consulting
on,
reviewing,
or
certifying
renewable
and
nonrenewable
energy
projects
on
public
land.
Discussions
at
the
July
organizational
meeting
were
largely
exploratory,
and
focused
on
identifying
impediments
and
possible
solutions
to
the
following
issue
areas:
how
to
effectively
foster
Federal/
State
partnerships,
processes
for
early
collaboration,
information
sharing,
decision
processes,
conflict
resolution,
and
strategic
planning.
Issues
identified
included
limited
resources,
conflicting
agency
mandates,
regulatory
and
jurisdictional
conflicts.
A
broad
agreement
was
developed
that
this
type
of
collaborative
effort
is
necessary
to
address
the
cross
cutting
issues
raised
by
energy
development
on
public
lands
in
the
west.
The
next
step
in
the
organizational
process
is
to
assure
that
the
proposed
Council
has
input
from
all
interested
stakeholders,
including
the
public,
industry,
local
organizations,
and
Tribal
governments.
The
intent
is
to
build
upon
the
initial
organizational
discussions
of
the
Council
by
collecting
information
and
expectations
from
stakeholders,
allowing
a
first
official
public
meeting
of
the
RMEC
to
be
held
by
the
end
of
2003.
The
meeting
is
open
to
the
public.
Approximately
200
visitors
can
be
accommodated
on
a
firstcome
first­
served
basis.
Upon
request,
interested
parties
may
make
oral
or
written
presentations
to
the
Federal
and
State
managers.
Such
requests
should
be
made
no
later
than
August
20,
2003,
to
Annette
West.
We
request
that
oral
statements
be
accompanied
by
a
written
summary
of
the
statement
to
be
made,
which
will
be
included
in
the
minutes
of
the
meeting.
Please
see
the
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
section
for
the
contact
address
and
telephone
number.
Minutes
of
the
August
26,
2003,
meeting
will
be
available
for
public
inspection
and
downloading
at
http://
www.
etf.
energy.
gov
by
September
26,
2003.
Hard
copies
of
the
minutes
can
be
requested
at
the
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
section
above.

Dated:
July
25,
2003.
James
L.
Connaughton,
Chairman,
Council
on
Environmental
Quality.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
19471
Filed
7
 
30
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
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FEDERAL
RESERVE
SYSTEM
Formations
of,
Acquisitions
by,
and
Mergers
of
Bank
Holding
Companies
The
companies
listed
in
this
notice
have
applied
to
the
Board
for
approval,
pursuant
to
the
Bank
Holding
Company
Act
of
1956
(
12
U.
S.
C.
1841
et
seq.)
(
BHC
Act),
Regulation
Y
(
12
CFR
Part
225),
and
all
other
applicable
statutes
and
regulations
to
become
a
bank
holding
company
and/
or
to
acquire
the
assets
or
the
ownership
of,
control
of,
or
the
power
to
vote
shares
of
a
bank
or
bank
holding
company
and
all
of
the
banks
and
nonbanking
companies
owned
by
the
bank
holding
company,
including
the
companies
listed
below.
The
applications
listed
below,
as
well
as
other
related
filings
required
by
the
Board,
are
available
for
immediate
inspection
at
the
Federal
Reserve
Bank
indicated.
The
application
also
will
be
available
for
inspection
at
the
offices
of
the
Board
of
Governors.
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