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EPA Withdraws Decision Revoking Testing Requirement for C.I. Pigment Blue 61

The Environmental Protection Agency withdrew the revocation of testing requirements for C.I. Pigment Blue 61 promulgated in a March 16, 2012, decision relating to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The March rule involved 10 chemical substances, including benzenesulfonic acid,…

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[[4-[[4-(phenylamino)phenyl][4-(phenylimino)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]methyl]phenyl]amino]- (CAS No. 1324-76-1), also known as C.I. Pigment Blue 61. In the May 14 Federal Register, the EPA also restored the original testing requirements shown in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The final rule revoking testing requirements for the other 9 chemical substances described in the March 16, 2012, Federal Register document is otherwise unaffected by the withdrawal of the revocation for C.I. Pigment Blue 61, EPA said. The action came after the EPA received an adverse comment regarding C.I. Pigment Blue 61, it said. Further information: Catherine Roman, 202-564-8157 or roman.catherine@epa.gov.