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Fifty-Second Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Receipt of Report and Request for Comments
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[Federal Register: July 23, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 141)]
[Notices]
[Page 43607-43612]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPT-2003-0026; FRL-7314-4]
Fifty-Second Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Receipt of
Report and Request for Comments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice
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SUMMARY: The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Interagency Testing
Committee (ITC) transmitted its Fifty-Second Report to the
Administrator of the EPA on May 30, 2003. In the 52\nd\ ITC Report,
which is included with this notice, the ITC is not revising the
Priority Testing List. However, the ITC is revising the Voluntary
Information Submissions Innovative Online Network (VISION).
In its 51\st\ ITC Report, the ITC announced that it would consider
revising its voluntary information submission procedures to encourage
greater and more efficient use of its VISION. The ITC has reviewed its
voluntary information submission procedures and considered industry
comments discussed in the 51\st\ ITC Report. At this time, the ITC is
revising the VISION as outlined in the 52\nd\ ITC Report, which is
included in this notice and on the ITC web site.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket ID number OPPT-2003-0026, must
be received on or before August 22, 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: 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: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Dr. John D. Walker, ITC Director
(7401), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-7527; fax: (202)
564-7528; e-mail address: walker.johnd@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This notice is directed to the public in general. It may, however,
be of particular interest to you if you manufacture (defined by statute
to include import) and/or process TSCA-covered chemicals and you may be
identified by the North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes 325 (Chemical Manufacturing) and 32411 (Petroleum
Refineries). Because this notice is directed to the general public and
other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to
describe all the specific entities that may be interested in 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 this
action under docket identification (ID) number OPPT-2003-0026. 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/. You may also access additional
information about the ITC at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc/ or
through the web site for the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances (OPPTS) at http://www.epa.gov/opptsfrs/home/opptsim.htm/.
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
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objects will be photographed, and the photograph will be placed in
EPA's electronic public docket along with a 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 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 e- mail 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-2003-0026. 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-2003-0026. 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: 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 Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID Number--
OPPT-2003-0026. 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?
We invite you to provide your views and comments on the ITC 52\nd\
Report. 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. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
5. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this
notice.
6. 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. Background
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15 U.S.C. 260l et seq.)
authorizes the Administrator of the EPA to promulgate regulations under
section 4(a) requiring testing of chemicals and chemical mixtures in
order to develop data relevant to determining the risks that such
chemicals and chemical mixtures may present to health or the
environment. Section 4(e) of TSCA established the ITC to recommend
chemicals and chemical mixtures to the Administrator of the EPA for
priority testing consideration. Section 4(e) of TSCA directs the ITC to
revise the TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing List at least every 6
months.
A. The ITC's 52\nd\ Report
The 52\nd\ ITC Report was transmitted to the EPA's Administrator on
May 30, 2003, and is included in this notice. In the 52\nd\ ITC Report,
the ITC revises the VISION.
B. Status of the Priority Testing List
The current TSCA 4(e) Priority Testing List as of May 2003 can be
found in Table 1 of the 52\nd\ ITC Report, which is included in this
notice.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances.
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Dated: July 11, 2003.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
Fifty-Second Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Table of Contents
Summary
The TSCA Section 4(e) Priority Testing List (May 2003)
I. Background
II. TSCA Section 8 Reporting
A. TSCA Section 8 Reporting Rules
B. ITC's Use of TSCA Section 8 and Other Information
C. Previous and New Requests to Add Chemicals to TSCA Section 8(a)
PAIR Rules
D. Previous and New Requests to Add Chemicals to TSCA Section 8(d)
HaSDR Rules
III. ITC's Activities During this Reporting Period (November 2002 to
May 2003): Voluntary Information Submissions Innovative Online
Network (VISION)
IV. Revisions to the TSCA Section 4(e) Priority Testing List
A. Chemicals Added to the Priority Testing List
B. Chemicals Removed From the Priority Testing List
V. References
VI. The TSCA Interagency Testing Committee
SUMMARY
In this 52\nd\ ITC Report, the ITC is not revising the Priority
Testing List. However, the ITC is revising the Voluntary Information
Submissions Innovative Online Network (VISION).
The TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing List is Table 1 of this
unit.
Table 1.-- The TSCA Section 4(e) Priority Testing List (May 2003)
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ITC Report Date Chemical name/Group Action
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31 January 1993 13 Chemicals with Designated
insufficient dermal
absorption rate data
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32 May 1993 16 Chemicals with Designated
insufficient dermal
absorption rate data
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35 November 1994 4 Chemicals with Designated
insufficient dermal
absorption rate data
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37 November 1995 2 Alkylphenols Recommended
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41 November 1997 1 Alkylphenol Recommended
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42 May 1998 3-Amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4- Recommended
triazole
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42 May 1998 Glycoluril Recommended
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47 November 2000 9 Indium compounds Recommended
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48 May 2001 Benzenamine, 3-chloro- Recommended
2,6-dinitro- N,N-
dipropyl-4-
(trifluoromethyl)-
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49 November 2001 Stannane, dimethylbis[(1- Recommended
oxoneodecyl)oxy]-
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50 May 2002 Benzene, 1,3,5-tribromo- Recommended
2-(2-propenyloxy)-
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50 May 2002 1-Triazene, 1,3-diphenyl- Recommended
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51 November 2002 43 Vanadium compounds Recommended
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I. Background
The ITC was established by section 4(e) of the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA) ``to make recommendations to the Administrator
respecting the chemical substances and mixtures to which the
Administrator should give priority consideration for the
promulgation of a rule for testing under section 4(a).... At least
every six months ..., the Committee shall make such revisions to the
Priority Testing List as it determines to be necessary and transmit
them to the Administrator together with the Committee's reasons for
the revisions'' (Public Law 94-469, 90 Stat. 2003 et seq., 15 U.S.C.
2601 et seq.). Since its creation in 1976, the ITC has submitted 51
semi-annual (May and November) reports to the EPA Administrator
transmitting the Priority Testing List and its revisions. ITC
reports are available from the ITC's web site (http://www.epa.gov/
opptintr/itc) within a few days of submission to the Administrator
and from http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/ after publication in the
Federal Register. The ITC meets monthly and produces its revisions
to the Priority Testing List with administrative and technical
support from the ITC Staff and ITC Members and their U.S. Government
organizations and contract support provided by EPA. ITC Members and
Staff are listed at the end of this report.
II. TSCA Section 8 Reporting
A. TSCA Section 8 Reporting Rules
Following receipt of the ITC's report (and the revised Priority
Testing List) by the EPA Administrator, the EPA's Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) appends the chemicals added
to the Priority Testing List to TSCA section 8(a) Preliminary
Assessment Information Reporting (PAIR) and TSCA section 8(d) Health
and Safety Data Reporting (HaSDR) rules. The PAIR rule requires
producers and importers of Chemical Abstract Service (CAS)-numbered
chemicals added to the Priority Testing List to submit production
and exposure reports (http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest/pairform.pdf).
The HaSDR rule requires producers, importers, and
processors of all chemicals (including those with no CAS numbers)
added to the Priority Testing List to submit unpublished health and
safety studies under TSCA section 8(d) that must be in compliance
with the revised HaSDR rule. (Ref. 1) All submissions must be
received by the EPA within 90 days of the reporting rules Federal
Register publication date. The reporting rules are automatically
promulgated by OPPT unless otherwise requested by the ITC.
B. ITC's Use of TSCA Section 8 and Other Information
The ITC reviews the TSCA section 8(a) PAIR rule reports, TSCA
section 8(d) HaSDR rule studies and other information that becomes
available after the ITC adds chemicals to the Priority Testing List.
Other information includes TSCA section 4(a) studies, TSCA section
8(c) submissions, TSCA section 8(e) ``substantial risk'' notices,
``For Your Information'' (FYI) submissions, unpublished data
submitted to and from U.S. Government organizations represented on
the ITC, published papers, as well as use, exposure, effects, and
persistence data that
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are voluntarily submitted to the ITC by manufacturers, importers,
processors, and users of chemicals recommended by the ITC. The ITC
reviews this information and determines if data needs should be
revised, if chemicals should be removed from the Priority Testing
List or if recommendations should be changed to designations. To
avoid duplicate reporting, the ITC carefully coordinates its
information solicitations and reporting requirements with other
national and international testing programs, e.g., the National
Toxicology Program (NTP) (http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/), 
the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) Program (http://www.oecd.org)
and EPA's High Production Volume (HPV) Challenge Program
(http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemrtk/volchall.htm).
C. Previous and New Requests to Add Chemicals to TSCA Section 8(a)
PAIR Rules
The following chemicals will be added to a TSCA section 8(a)
PAIR rule: Benzenamine, 3-chloro-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-
(trifluoromethyl)- (CAS No. 29091-20-1) (Ref. 2); stannane,
dimethylbis[(1-oxoneodecyl)oxy]- (CAS No. 68928-76-7), benzene,
1,3,5-tribromo-2-(2-propenyloxy)- (CAS No. 3278-89-5) and 1-
triazene, 1,3-diphenyl- (CAS No.136-35-6) (Ref. 3); and 43 vanadium
compounds (Ref. 4). At this time, there are no new requests to add
chemicals to the TSCA section 8(a) PAIR rule.
D. Previous and New Requests to Add Chemicals to TSCA Section 8(d)
HaSDR Rules
The ITC has requested in previous reports to the EPA
Adminstrator that the following chemicals be added to TSCA section
8(d) HaSDR rules: H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione, 5-amino-1,2-dihydro-
(3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole) (CAS No. 16691-43-3) and
imidazol[4,5-d]imidazole-2,5(1H,3H)-dione, tetrahydro- (glycoluril)
(CAS No. 496-46-8) (Ref. 5); 9 indium compounds (Ref. 6);
benzenamine, 3-chloro-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)-
(CAS No. 29091-20-1) (Ref. 2); and stannane, dimethylbis[(1-
oxoneodecyl)oxy]- (CAS No. 68928-76-7), benzene, 1,3,5-tribromo-2-
(2-propenyloxy)- (CAS No. 3278-89-5) and 1-triazene, 1,3-diphenyl-
(CAS No.136-35-6) (Ref. 3). At this time, the ITC is requesting that
the EPA not add vanadium compounds to the TSCA section 8(d) HaSDR
rule to allow producers and importers of vanadium compounds an
opportunity to voluntarily provide the information requested in
section IV.A.3. of the 51\st\ ITC Report (Ref. 4).
For 3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione, 5-amino-1,2-dihydro- (3-amino-5-
mercapto-1,2,4-triazole) and imidazo[4,5-d]imidazole-2,5-(1H,3H)-
dione, tetrahydro- (glycoluril), the ITC requests that the TSCA
section 8(d) HaSDR rule require the submission of pharmacokinetics,
subchronic toxicity, immunotoxicity, genotoxicity, carcinogenicity,
reproductive effects and developmental toxicity, and ecological
effects studies. Only studies for which 3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-
triazole or glycoluril is >= 90% of the test substance by weight
should be submitted.
For the 9 indium compounds remaining on the Priority Testing
List, the ITC requests that the TSCA section 8(d) HaSDR rule require
the submission of pharmacokinetics, genotoxicity, subchronic and
chronic toxicity, reproductive effects and developmental toxicity
studies. Only studies where indium compounds are >= 90% of the test
substance by weight should be submitted. Indium tin oxide was
inadvertently listed in the 51\st\ ITC Report with CAS No. 17906-67-
7. The correct CAS number for indium tin oxide is 50926-11-9 as
listed in the 47\th\ ITC Report. Indium tin oxide with CAS No.
50926-11-9 will be added to the TSCA section 8(d) HaSDR rule.
For benzenamine, 3-chloro-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-
(trifluoromethyl)-, the ITC requests that the TSCA section 8(d)
HaSDR rule require the submission of biodegradation,
bioconcentration, pharmacokinetics, subchronic toxicity,
mutagenicity, reproductive effects and developmental toxicity,
carcinogenicity, and ecological effects studies. Only studies where
benzenamine, 3-chloro-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4- (trifluoromethyl)-
is >= 90% of the test substance by weight should be submitted.
For stannane, dimethylbis[(1-oxoneodecyl)oxy]-, the ITC requests
that the TSCA section 8(d) HaSDR rule require the submission of
hydrolysis, biodegradation, bioconcentration, pharmacokinetics,
subchronic toxicity, mutagenicity, neurotoxicity, reproductive
effects and developmental toxicity, carcinogenicity, and ecological
effects studies. Only studies where stannane, dimethylbis[(1-
oxoneodecyl)oxy]- is >= 90% of the test substance by weight should
be submitted.
For benzene, 1,3,5-tribromo-2-(2-propenyloxy)-, the ITC requests
that the TSCA section 8(d) HaSDR rule require the submission of
biodegradation, bioconcentration, pharmacokinetics, subchronic
toxicity, neurotoxicity, reproductive effects and developmental
toxicity, carcinogenicity, and ecological effects studies. Only
studies where benzene, 1,3,5-tribromo-2-(2-propenyloxy)- is >= 90%
of the test substance by weight should be submitted.
For 1-triazene, 1,3-diphenyl-, the ITC requests that the TSCA
section 8(d) HaSDR rule require the submission of pharmacokinetics,
genotoxicity, subchronic and chronic toxicity, reproductive effects
and developmental toxicity studies. Only studies where 1-triazene,
1,3-diphenyl- is >= 90% of the test substance by weight should be
submitted.
At this time, there are no new requests to add chemicals to the
TSCA Section 8(a) HaSDR Rule.
III. ITC's Activities During this Reporting Period (November 2002 to
May 2003): Voluntary Information Submissions Innovative Online Network
(VISION)
In its 51\st\ ITC Report, the ITC announced that it would
consider revising its voluntary information submission procedures to
encourage greater and more efficient use of its VISION. The ITC has
reviewed its voluntary information submission procedures and
considered industry comments discussed in the 51\st\ ITC Report. At
this time, the ITC is revising the VISION as outlined in this unit.
The revised VISION will be accessible on the ITC web site following
submission of this 52\nd\ ITC Report to the EPA Administrator.
1. The ITC will continue to acknowledge trade organizations and
companies that voluntarily submit information in response to an ITC
solicitation. During this reporting period, the ITC acknowledges the
voluntary submissions of information from the Color Pigments
Manufacturers Association on DEBITS chemicals and vanadium compounds
and from the Indium Corporation of America on indium compounds as
requested in previous ITC reports.
2. The ITC has requested that the EPA include ITC's
solicitations for voluntary information submissions in the summary
and body of the preambles that are prepared for publication of the
ITC's reports in the Federal Register. This change should allow
companies to readily determine if the ITC is soliciting voluntary
information for chemicals they produce or import.
3. The ITC will notify major chemical trade associations by e-
mail that new ITC reports have been posted to the ITC's web site
(http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc/). The e-mails will include a
summary of the report and announcements of new information
solicitations. This change should increase awareness of the ITC
information solicitations and encourage voluntary submission of
data.
4. The voluntary information submissions should be submitted
within 90 days of the date the ITC report is published in the
Federal Register. Failure to voluntarily submit information in a
timely manner may lead ITC to request that the EPA promulgate the
appropriate TSCA section 8(a) and 8(d) reporting rules in a
subsequent report to the EPA Administrator.
5. The ITC will accept hard copy or electronic voluntary
information submissions. All submissions should be titled as ITC-FYI
and should bear the document control number or document ID number of
the ITC report for which the submission is being provided, e.g., the
docket ID number for the 50\th\ ITC Report is OPPT-2002-0026.
Confidential Business Information (CBI) must be submitted as hard
copies. Both sanitized (no CBI) and unsanitized (CBI) versions must
be provided.
6. Information submitted voluntarily will not have to be re-
submitted under a TSCA section 8(d) rule.
7. Voluntary information may be submitted by mail, in person or
by courier, or electronically.
a. By mail. Document Control Office (7407), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
b. In person or by courier. OPPT Document Control Office (DCO)
in EPA East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. 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.
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c. Electronically. By e-mail to: oppt.ncic@epa.gov, or mail
your computer disk to the address identified above. Do not submit
any information electronically that you consider to be CBI.
Electronic voluntary information submissions may be submitted as
Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Excel, Integrated Scientific
Information System (ISIS) Base, or pdf (portable document format)
files.
8. To assure rapid review, copies of all CBI and non-CBI
voluntary information submissions should also be sent to: John D.
Walker, ITC Director, Office Pollution Prevention Toxic (7401),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; e-mail: walker.johnd@epa.gov.
The ITC is continuing to discuss changes to the Electronic
Health and Safety Data Reporting Form with the EPA along with other
ways to improve electronic reporting of health and safety studies.
To supplement the efforts to obtain studies in electronic format
through VISION, the ITC Staff will continue to contact the producers
and importers of ITC-recommended chemicals to obtain voluntary
information submissions.
IV. Revisions to the TSCA Section 4(e) Priority Testing List
A. Chemicals Added to the Priority Testing List
At this time the ITC is not adding any chemicals to the Priority
Testing List.
B. Chemicals Removed From the Priority Testing List
At this time the ITC is not removing any chemicals from the
Priority Testing List.
V. References
1. EPA. 1998. Revisions to Reporting Regulations Under TSCA
Section 8(d) (63 FR 15765, April 1, 1998) (FRL-5750-4). Available
online at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
2. ITC. 2001. Forty-Eighth Report of the ITC. Federal Register
(66 FR 51276, October 5, 2001) (FRL-6786-7). Available online at:
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
3. ITC. 2002. Fiftieth Report of the ITC. Federal Register (67
FR 49530, July 30, 2002) (FRL-7183-7). Available online at:
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/..
4. ITC. 2003. Fifty-First Report of the ITC. Federal Register
(68 FR 8976, February 26, 2003) (FRL-7285-7). Available online at:
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
5. ITC. 1998. Forty-Second Report of the ITC. Federal Register
(63 FR 42554, August 7, 1998) (FRL-5797-8). Available online at:
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
6. ITC. 2001. Forty-Seven Report of the ITC. Federal Register
(66 FR 17768, April 3, 2001) (FRL-6763-6). Available online at:
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
VI. The TSCA Interagency Testing Committee
Statutory Organizations and Their Representatives
Council on Environmental Quality
Vacant
Department of Commerce
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Robert Huie, Member
Barbara C. Levin, Alternate
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Thomas P. O'Connor, Member, Vice Chair
Teri Rowles, Alternate
Environmental Protection Agency
Gerry Brown, Member
Paul Campanella, Alternate
National Cancer Institute
Alan Poland, Member
David Longfellow, Alternate
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Scott Masten, Member
William Eastin, Alternate
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Mark Toraason, Member, Chair
Dennis W. Lynch, Alternate
National Science Foundation
Marge Cavanaugh, Member
Parag R. Chitnis, Alternate
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Val H. Schaeffer, Member
Lyn Penniman, Alternate
Liaison Organizations and Their Representatives
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
William Cibulas, Member
Daphne Moffett, Alternate
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Treye Thomas, Member
Jacqueline Ferrante, Alternate
Department of Agriculture
Clifford P. Rice, Member
Laura L. McConnell, Alternate
Department of Defense
Barbara Larcom, Member
Warren Jederberg, Alternate
Jos[eacute]
Centeno, Alternate
Department of the Interior
Barnett A. Rattner, Member
Food and Drug Administration
David Hatten, Member
Kirk Arvidson, Alternate
Ronald F. Chanderbhan, Alternate
National Library of Medicine
Vera W. Hudson, Member
National Toxicology Program
NIEHS, FDA, and NIOSH Members
Technical Support Contractor
Syracuse Research Corporation
ITC Staff
John D. Walker, Director
Norma S. L. Williams, Executive Assistant
TSCA Interagency Testing Committee, Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics (7401), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-7527; fax number: (202) 564-7528; e-mail address:
williams.norma@epa.gov; url: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc.
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