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Federal Register / Vol. 45, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 19, 1980 / Rules and Regulations 17859 



physical characteristics will be reviewed and. 

 If tile combined effects of these data and 

 other factors will result in excessive hazanl 

 to the aquatic life, work safety, or other 

 elements of the environment in the judgment 

 of EPA, the Agency may refuse to approve 

 the use of the agent 



EPA may, from tmie to time, establish 

 mintmiini criteria for the data being requested 

 and may also require additional data to assist 

 in arriving at a judgment on the 

 environmental acceptability of collecting 

 agent usage. 



To avoid possible misinterpretatloD and 

 misrepresentation of the EPA's role in the 

 surface collecting agent technical product 

 data program, the manufacturer's 

 representatives may use only the EPA letter 

 advising compliance with 2004.3—4 in any 

 advertisements or technical Literature on the 

 collecting agent The EPA letter must be used 

 in its entirety. Failure to comply with these 

 restrictions or any other improper reference 

 to EPA in attempting to demonstrate EPA 

 approval of the surface collecting agent 

 beyond that stated in the letter for use on 

 spUls of oil or hazardous substances shall 

 constitute grotmds for removing the technical 

 product data from EPA files which would 

 preclude use of the surface collecting agent 



2004.3-4 Required Technical Product Data 



2X10i3-*.l Name, brand, or trademark. If 

 any, under which the surface collecting agent 

 is sold. 



2004,3-4.2 Name, address and telephone 

 number of the manufacturer, importer or 

 vendor. 



2004.3-4.3 Name, address and telephone 

 number of primary distributors or sales 

 outlets. 



2004.3-1.4 Spedal handling and worker 

 precautions for storage and field application. 

 Maximum and mintmum storage temperature 

 to include optimiun ranges as well as 

 temperatures that will cause phase 

 separation, chemdal changes, or otherwise 

 damage effectiveness of the surface collecting 

 agent 



2004.3-4.5 Shelf Life. 



2004.3-4.9 Recommended application 

 procedure(s), concentration[s) and conditions 

 for us depending upon water salinity, water 

 temperature and types and ages of the 

 pollutants. 



2004.3-4.7 Surface Collecting Agent 

 Toxicity — Use standard toxicity test methods 

 described in EPA Report "Standard 

 Dispersant Effectiveness and Toxicity Test" 

 (EPA R2-73-2m. May 1973) pages 22-34. This 

 report may be obtained from the Oil and 

 Special Materials Control Division (VVH-S48), 

 EPA, Washington. O.C 204«0. 



2004 J-4.a Flash Point — Select apprtipriate 

 method bom tlje following: ASTM— O 56-70; 

 ASTM— O 92-72; ASTM— 93-72; ASTM— D 

 1310-67. 



2004.3-4.9 Pour Point— Use ASTM D 97- 



ee 



2004.3-4.10 Viscosity— Use ASTM D 445- 

 72 



2004.3-4.11 Specific Gravity— Use ASTM 

 01298—67 



2004.3-4.12 pH— Use ASTM D 1293-65 



2004.3-t.13 Interim Test to Distinguish 

 Between Surface Collecting Agents and Other 

 Spill Cleanup Chemicals. 



In order to distinguish between surface 

 collecting agents and other chemical 

 materials, this interim test procedure was 

 developed. This test procedure is not an 

 efficiency test It is to be used only to 

 distinguish between surface collecting agents 

 and disperaants. 



Scope 



1. PrtKedure to be used to determine the 

 solubility in water under standard conditions 

 of oil spill control chemicals. 



Method Summary 



2. Five (5) milliliters of the chemical under 

 test are intimately mixed with ninety-five (95) 

 milliliters of distilled water, allowed to stand 

 undisturbed for one hour, and then the 

 vohmie of the upper phase Is determined to 

 the nearest 1 milliliter. 



Apparatus 



3. (a) Mixing cylinder, 100 milliliter 

 subdivisions and fitted with glass stoppers. 



(b) Pipettes: Volmnetric pipette, 5.0 

 milllleter. 



(c) Tlmen 



Procedure 



4. Add 35 milliliters of distilled water 

 2Z*C-)-/-3'C to a 100 milliliter mixing 

 cylinder. To the surface of the water in the 

 miinng cylinder, add 5J} millilltera of the 

 chemical under test Insert the stopper and 

 Invert the cylinder 5 times in 10 seconds. Set 

 upright for one (1) hour at 22*0+/— 3*0 and 

 then measure the r.hfinlral layer at the 

 surface of the water. The major portions of 

 the chemical added (75%) should be at the 

 water surface as aseparate and easily 

 distinguished layer. 



20O4J-4J4 Surface Collecting Agent 

 Components 



Itemize by <^gini«7al name and percentage 

 by weight each component of the total 

 formulation. The percentages will include 

 miiYimnm , miniTnnTn and average weights in 

 order to reflect quality control variations in 

 manufacture or fotmiilationa. Atleaat the 

 following major components shall be 

 identified. 



(a) Surface active agents 



(b) Solvents 



(c) Additives 



If requested by the submitter, information 

 for 2004.3-4.14 will be handled as trade 

 secrets under provisions of Pub. L 90-23. the 

 Administrative Procedures Act 



2004.3-1.15 Heavy Metals and 

 Chlorinated Hydrocarbons 



Using reliable analytical chemistry 

 techniques, state the concentrations or upper 

 limits of the following materials: 



Arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, 

 mercury, nickel, zinc, plus any other metals 

 that may t>e in the sample. Atomic absorption 

 methods should be used and the detailed 

 analytical methods and sample preparation 

 shall be fully described; 



Cyanide using standard colorimetric 

 procedures; 



Chlorinated hydrocarbons. Gas 

 chromatography should be used aiid the 

 detailed analytical methods and sample 

 preparations shall be fully described. 



20O4.3-5 Analytical Laboratory 

 Requirements for Technical Product Data: 



Follow stipulations in 2003.3-S 



200S Biological Additive Program for Spills of 

 Oil and Applicable Hazardous Substances 



2005.1 Authorization for use of biological 

 addib'ves. 



2005.1-1 All discharges, the CSC moy 

 authorize the use of biological additives on 

 water or shorelines only after obtaining the 

 approval of the EPA representative to RRT. 

 The manufacturer or supplier of 

 micrabiological cultures or enzymes must 

 obtain approval from State and local public 

 health and pollution control officials and 

 furnish evidence of such approval to the EPA* 

 RRT representative. 



2005.2 Special Restrictions on Biological 

 Additive Use 



2005.2-1 Microbiological cultures and 

 enzyme mixtures shall not be considered for 

 use as biological additives tmless techiucal 

 product data have been provided and 

 accepted in accordance with 2005.3. 



2005.2-2 The OSC must be supplied with 

 the chemical composition and ratios of 

 primary nutrients or nutrient additives prior 

 to seelting approval for their tise. 



2005.3 Technical Product Data for 

 Biological Additives 



2005.3-1 TecJmical product tiata as 

 outlined In 2005.3-4 on the constituents of a 

 biological additive shall be submitted to the 

 Oil and Spedal Materials Control Division 

 fWH-S48), Environmental Protection Agency, 

 Washington, D.C 20460. at least 60 days prior 

 to the use of the additive. Within 60 days of 

 receipt of the data, EPA will inform in writing 

 the submitter on the adequacy of the data 

 provided. 



If additional information is requested or 

 EPA desires to perform tests, the biological 

 additive may not be used until the additional 

 needs have twen satisfied and the submitter 

 so notified. 



2005.3-2 Information furnished in 

 accordance with 2003.3-4 shall be maintained 

 on file by EPA to provide technical guidance 

 to OSCs on the acceptable dirnnnstantxs of 

 use and application rates for biological 

 additives. Any changes in the composition of 

 the biological additive that will affef:t any of 

 the data being requested in 2005.3-4 shall be 

 Immediately brought to the attention of EPA. 

 and testing of the additive will be repeated 

 prior to the use of the revised biological 

 additive. 



2005.3-3 The acceptance and 

 maintenance of product data by EPA does 

 not constitute approval of the biological 

 additive nor does it imply compliance with 

 any EPA criteria or miniiniim standards for 

 such additives. The OSC will determine 

 which biological additive may be used for a 

 spill event on a case-by-case basis using all 

 available information in making such a 

 decision- To avoid possible misinterpretation 

 and misrepresentation of EPA's role in this 

 technical product data program, the 

 manufacturer's representatives may use only 

 tile EPA letter advising compliance with 

 2005.3-4 In any advertisements or technical 

 literature on ti>e biological additive. The EPA 

 letter must be used in its entirety. Failure to 

 comply with these restrictions or any other 

 improper reference to EPA in attempting to 

 demonstrate EPA approval of the biological 



