Title 40
SECTION 720.102
720.102 Notice of commencement of manufacture or import.
§ 720.102 Notice of commencement of manufacture or import.(a) Applicability. Any person who commences the manufacture or import of a new chemical substance for a nonexempt commercial purpose for which that person previously submitted a section 5(a) notice under this part must submit a notice of commencement of manufacture or import.
(b) When to report. (1) If manufacture or import for commercial purposes begins on or after the effective date of this rule, the submitter must submit the notice to EPA on, or no later than 30 calendar days, after the first day of such manufacture or import.
(2) If manufacture or import for commercial purposes began or will begin before the effective date of this rule, the submitter must submit the notice by the effective date of this rule.
(c) Information to be reported on form. (1) The notice must be submitted on EPA Form 7710-56, which is available as part of EPA's e-PMN software. See § 720.40(a)(2)(iv) for information on how to obtain e-PMN software. The form must be signed and dated by an Authorized Official (AO). All information specified on the form must be provided. The notice must contain the following information:
(i) The specific chemical identity of the PMN substance.
(ii) A generic chemical name (if the chemical identity is claimed as confidential by the submitter).
(iii) The premanufacture notice (PMN) number assigned by EPA.
(iv) The date of commencement for the submitter's manufacture or import for a non-exempt commercial purpose (indicating whether the substance was initially manufactured in the United States or imported). The date of commencement is the date of completion of non-exempt manufacture of the first amount (batch, drum, etc.) of new chemical substance identified in the submitter's PMN. For importers, the date of commencement is the date the new chemical substance clears United States customs.
(v) The name and address of the submitter.
(vi) The name of the authorized official.
(vii) The name and telephone number of a technical contact in the United States.
(viii) The address of the site where commencement of manufacture occurred.
(ix) Clear indications of whether the chemical identity, submitter identity, and/or other information are claimed as confidential by the submitter.
(2) If the submitter claims the chemical identity confidential, and wants the identity to be listed on the confidential portion of the Inventory, the claim must be reasserted and substantiated in accordance with § 720.85(b). Otherwise, EPA will list the specific chemical identity on the public Inventory. Submitters who did not claim the chemical identity, submitter identity, or other information to be confidential in the PMN cannot claim this information as confidential in the notice of commencement.
(d)(1) Where to submit. All notices of commencement must be submitted to EPA on EPA Form 7710-56. Notices may only be submitted in a manner set forth in this paragraph.
(2) Submission of notice of commencement. EPA will accept notices of commencement only if submitted in accordance with this paragraph. All notices of commencement must be submitted electronically to EPA via CDX. Prior to submission to EPA via CDX, such notices of commencement must be generated and completed using e-PMN software. See § 720.40(a)(2)(ii) for information on how to obtain e-PMN software.
[48 FR 21742, May 13, 1983, as amended at 48 FR 41140, Sept. 13, 1983; 51 FR 15103, Apr. 22, 1986; 53 FR 12523, Apr. 15, 1988; 60 FR 16311, Mar. 29, 1995; 60 FR 34464, July 3, 1995; 65 FR 39304, June 26, 2000; 71 FR 33641, June 12, 2006; 75 FR 786, Jan. 6, 2010; 78 FR 72827, Dec. 4, 2013]