Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0025-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Approval of Test Marketing Exemption for a Certain New Chemicals (TME T03-02 and T03-03)
Posted Date: 2003-05-30T04:00Z

32505
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
104
/
Friday,
May
30,
2003
/
Notices
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
OPP
 
2003
 
0108.
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
opp­
docket@
epa.
gov,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP
 
2003
 
0108.
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
e­
mail
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:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
7502C),
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC,
20460
 
0001,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP
 
2003
 
0108.
3.
By
hand
delivery
or
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall#
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP
 
2003
 
0108.
Such
deliveries
are
only
accepted
during
the
docket's
normal
hours
of
operation
as
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.

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
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
registration
activity.
7.
Make
sure
to
submit
your
comments
by
the
deadline
in
this
notice.
8.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
be
sure
to
identify
the
docket
ID
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.
Registration
Applications
EPA
received
an
application
as
follows
to
register
a
pesticide
product
containing
a
new
active
ingredient
not
included
in
any
previously
registered
product
pursuant
to
the
provision
of
section
3(
c)(
4)
of
FIFRA.
Notice
of
receipt
of
this
application
does
not
imply
a
decision
by
the
Agency
on
the
application.

Product
Containing
an
Active
Ingredient
not
Included
in
any
Previously
Registered
Product
File
Symbol:
70231
 
E.
Applicant:
Toagosai
Co.,
Ltd.,
1­
14­
1
Nishi
Shimbashi,
Minato­
ku,
Tokyo
105
 
8419,
Japan.
Product
name:
ACARITOUCH.
Product
type:
Miticide.
Active
ingredient:
Propyleneglycol
monolaurate
at
70.81%.
Proposed
classification/
Use:
To
control
tetranychid
mites
on
a
variety
of
food
crops
and
ornamental
plants.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Pesticides
and
pest.

Dated:
May
19,
2003.
Sheryl
K.
Reilly,
Acting
Director,
Biopesticides
and
Pollution
Prevention
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.

[
FR
Doc.
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Filed
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am]

BILLING
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPPT
 
2003
 
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Approval
of
Test
Marketing
Exemptions
for
Certain
New
Chemicals
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
EPA's
approval
of
applications
for
test
marketing
exemptions
(
TMEs)
under
section
5(
h)(
1)
of
the
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
and
40
CFR
720.38.
EPA
has
designated
these
applications
as
TME
 
03
 
02
and
TME
 
03
 
03.
The
test
marketing
conditions
are
described
in
the
TME
applications
and
in
this
notice.
DATES:
Approval
of
the
TMEs
is
effective
May
22,
2003.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
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:
TSCAHotline
epa.
gov.
For
technical
information
contact:
David
Schutz,
Chemical
Control
Division,
Mail
Code
7405M,
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,

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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
104
/
Friday,
May
30,
2003
/
Notices
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
202)
564
 
9262;
e­
mail
address:
Schutz.
David@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
This
action
is
directed
in
particular
to
the
chemical
manufacturer
and/
or
importer
who
submitted
the
TMEs
to
EPA.
This
action
may,
however,
be
of
interest
to
the
public
in
general.
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
technical
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
these
actions
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0025.
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.

II.
What
is
the
Agency's
Authority
for
Taking
this
Action?

Section
5(
h)(
1)
of
TSCA
and
40
CFR
720.38
authorizes
EPA
to
exempt
persons
from
premanufacture
notification
(
PMN)
requirements
and
permit
them
to
manufacture
or
import
new
chemical
substances
for
test
marketing
purposes,
if
the
Agency
finds
that
the
manufacture,
processing,
distribution
in
commerce,
use,
and
disposal
of
the
substances
for
test
marketing
purposes
will
not
present
an
unreasonable
risk
of
injury
to
health
or
the
environment.
EPA
may
impose
restrictions
on
test
marketing
activities
and
may
modify
or
revoke
a
test
marketing
exemption
upon
receipt
of
new
information
which
casts
significant
doubt
on
its
finding
that
the
test
marketing
activity
will
not
present
an
unreasonable
risk
of
injury.

III.
What
Action
is
the
Agency
Taking?

EPA
approves
TME
 
03
 
02
and
TME
 
03
 
03.
EPA
has
determined
that
test
marketing
the
new
chemical
substances,
under
the
conditions
set
out
in
the
TME
applications
and
in
this
notice,
will
not
present
any
unreasonable
risk
of
injury
to
health
or
the
environment.

IV.
What
Restrictions
Apply
to
these
TMEs?

The
test
market
time
period,
production
volume,
number
of
customers,
and
use
must
not
exceed
specifications
in
the
applications
and
this
notice.
All
other
conditions
and
restrictions
described
in
the
applications
and
in
this
notice
must
also
be
met.

TME
 
03
 
02
Date
of
Receipt:
April
24,
2003.
Notice
of
Receipt:
May
20,
2003,
(
68
FR
27559)
(
FRL
 
7309
 
4).
Applicant:
Forbo
Adhesives,
LLC.
Chemical:
(
Generic)
Isocyanate
functional
polyester
polyether
urethane
polymer.
Use:
(
Generic)
Hot
melt
polyurethane
adhesive.
Production
Volume:
CBI.
Number
of
Customers:
CBI.
Test
Marketing
Period:
CBI
TME
 
03
 
03
Date
of
Receipt:
April
24,
2003.
Notice
of
Receipt:
May
20,
2003,
(
68
FR
27559)
(
FRL
 
7309
 
4).
Applicant:
Forbo
Adhesives,
LLC.
Chemical:
(
Generic)
Isocyanate
functional
polyester
polyether.
Use:
(
Generic)
Hot
melt
polyurethane
adhesive.
Production
Volume:
CBI.
Number
of
Customers:
CBI.
Test
Marketing
Period:
CBI
The
following
additional
restrictions
apply
to
these
TMEs.
A
bill
of
lading
accompanying
each
shipment
must
state
that
the
use
of
the
substance
is
restricted
to
that
approved
in
the
TME.
In
addition,
the
applicant
shall
maintain
the
following
records
until
5
years
after
the
date
they
are
created,
and
shall
make
them
available
for
inspection
or
copying
in
accordance
with
section
11
of
TSCA:
1.
Records
of
the
quantity
of
the
TME
substance
produced
and
the
date
of
manufacture.
2.
Records
of
dates
of
the
shipments
to
each
customer
and
the
quantities
supplied
in
each
shipment.
3.
Copies
of
the
bill
of
lading
that
accompanies
each
shipment
of
the
TME
substance.

V.
What
was
EPA's
Risk
Assessment
for
these
TMEs?

EPA
identified
no
significant
health
or
environmental
concerns
for
the
test
market
substances.
Therefore,
the
test
market
activities
will
not
present
any
unreasonable
risk
of
injury
to
human
health
or
the
environment.

VI.
Can
EPA
Change
Its
Decision
on
these
TMEs
in
the
Future?

Yes.
The
Agency
reserves
the
right
to
rescind
approval
or
modify
the
conditions
and
restrictions
of
an
exemption
should
any
new
information
that
comes
to
its
attention
cast
significant
doubt
on
its
finding
that
the
test
marketing
activities
will
not
present
any
unreasonable
risk
of
injury
to
human
health
or
the
environment.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Test
marketing
exemptions.

Dated:
May
22,
2003.

Linda
Gerber,

Chief,
New
Chemicals
Prenotice
Management
Branch,
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics.
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