80 FR 14372 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection and Comment Request; Assessment of Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Procurement
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 53 (March 19, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 53 (March 19, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 14372-14374] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-06275] [[Page 14372]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0838; FRL-9923-58] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection and Comment Request; Assessment of Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Procurement AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR, entitled: Assessment of Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Procurement, and identified by EPA ICR No. 2516.01 and OMB Control No. 2070-new, represents a new request. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment. EPA is also announcing the testing of draft guidelines and a pilot project on an assessment approach for recognizing product environmental performance standards and ecolabels for Federal procurement in the following three categories: Furniture, building flooring, and building paints/coatings/removers. An additional purchase category may be piloted, depending on available resources and other considerations. EPA is seeking comment on the criteria/qualifications that will be used for the selection of the multi-stakeholder panel members, who will refine the draft guidelines for specific sectors. In addition, EPA is seeking volunteer standards development organizations and ecolabel programs to be assessed per the draft guidelines. DATES: Comments on multi-stakeholder panel member criteria/ qualifications must be received on or before April 20, 2015. Expressions of interest to participate in the pilot and comments on the ICR must be received on or before May 18, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your expressions of interest to participate in the pilot and comments on the ICR and multi-stakeholder panel member criteria/qualifications, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0838, by one of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: Julie Shannon, Chemistry, Economics, and Sustainable Strategies Division (7409M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8834; email address: [email protected]. For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Testing of Updated Draft Guidelines In the Federal Register of November 27, 2013 (78 FR 70938) (FRL- 9394-6), EPA issued for public comment draft guidelines for product environmental performance standards and ecolabels for voluntary use in Federal procurement. EPA's goal in developing these draft guidelines is to create a ``transparent, fair, and consistent approach to selecting product environmental performance standards and ecolabels to support the Agency's mission and federal sustainable acquisition mandates.'' The fundamental aim of the draft guidelines is to establish a cross- sector framework to be used in recognizing non-governmental environmental standards (and consequently, environmentally preferable products meeting these standards) for use in Federal procurement. The draft guidelines include four sections: 1. Guidelines for the process for developing standards refers to the procedures used to develop, maintain, and update an environmental standard. 2. Guidelines for the environmental effectiveness of the standards refers to the criteria in the environmental standard or ecolabel that support the claim of environmental preferability. 3. Guidelines for conformity assessment refers to the procedures and practices by which products are assessed for conformity to the requirements specified by standards and ecolabeling programs. 4. Guidelines for Management of Ecolabeling Programs refers to the organizational and management practices of an ecolabeling program. EPA has responded to public comments and released a new version of the ``Guidelines for the Environmental Effectiveness of the Standards'' at http://www.epa.gov/draftGuidelines/responses.html. The majority of public comments supported EPA undertaking--with key external entity and stakeholder participation--additional work to further refine the draft guidelines and test a potential approach to assessing standards and ecolabels. Therefore, in this next phase of work, EPA is contracting with an entity to convene a coordinating Governance Committee, product category-specific multi-stakeholder panels, and independent assessment entity(ies) to develop and pilot test an approach in three product categories: Furniture, building flooring, and building paints/coatings/ removers. These sectors were chosen because they meet some or all of the following criteria: Potentially significant environmental and/or human health impact (based on lifecycle assessments and hazard and risk assessments). Opportunity for environmental and/or human health improvement through private sector standards/ecolabels. Significant volume of Federal purchases. Current Federal sustainable acquisition mandates in the category are limited, out-of-date, and/or could be augmented with private sector standards. An additional to-be-determined purchase category may be piloted, depending upon available resources and other considerations. In addition, due to significant interest, EPA will explore the potential for the draft guidelines to apply to service sector standards and ecolabels (e.g., services related to building maintenance, cafeterias, and professional consultants, among others). The potential pilot for this sector would not assess service sector standards; rather the analysis and [[Page 14373]] recommendations could potentially position the draft guidelines to accommodate such assessments in 2016 and beyond. II. Opportunity To Participate in a Pilot Standards development organizations, ecolabel programs, and certification entities that have product environmental performance standards and/or ecolabels that cover one or more of the three product categories, and could be considered for use in Federal procurement per E.O. 13514, entitled: Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance (74 FR 52117, October 8, 2009), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR 23.103), and Federal government standards policy, should consider submitting those standards and ecolabels for assessment as a part of the pilot project. Those standards and ecolabels assessed will provide information per product-category specific checklists (based on the draft guidelines), to be developed by multi-stakeholder panels, as described at http://www.epa.gov/epp/draftGuidelines/pilot.html. Each purchase category panel shall include a balanced group of relevant stakeholders in the environmental and human health performance standards and ecolabels space and ensure an objective, open, and consensus-driven process and credible results. The stakeholder types that may be represented on the multi-stakeholder panels include, but are not limited to: Standards development organizations. Ecolabel program managers/system owners. Conformity assessment bodies. Federal purchasers. Other large institutional purchasers such as state governments or universities. Manufacturers and/or vendors in the product categories targeted for assessment. Professional societies, users groups, and industry consortia. Research and development organizations and academia. Non-governmental organizations widely respected for their work on public health, environmental protection, and sustainability issues. Federal government agencies knowledgeable in conformity assessment. EPA is seeking input from the public regarding the multi- stakeholder panel member criteria/qualifications. EPA proposed the following: Knowledge of the environmental and/or human health impacts of the particular product category. Experience working with diverse stakeholders towards consensus. Familiarity with the draft Guidelines and Federal sustainable acquisition mandates. Familiarity with standards development and conformity assessment approaches. Ability to devote the necessary time to the panel (including one meeting and regular conference calls). Willingness to sign a conflict of interest disclosure form. III. Information Collection Request (ICR) A. What comments are sought on the ICR? Pursuant to the PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to: 1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have practical utility. 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used. 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. 4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from very small businesses and non-profit organizations (those that employ less than 25) on examples of specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork burden for very small businesses and non-profit organizations affected by this collection. B. What information collection activity or ICR does this apply to? Title: Assessment of Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Procurement. ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2516.01. OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070--New. ICR status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. Abstract: EPA is engaging in this collection pursuant to the authority in the Pollution Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 13103(b)(11)), which requires EPA to ``Identify opportunities to use Federal procurement to encourage source reduction'' and section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note), which requires Federal agencies to ``use technical standards that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies, using such technical standards as a means to carry out policy objectives or activities.'' Federal agencies need this assessment per the draft guidelines to determine which, among sometimes dozens of private sector standards within a single purchase category, are appropriate and effective in meeting Federal procurement goals and mandates. Federal agencies must comply with the following sustainability- related purchasing mandates: Section 2(h) of E.O. 13514; section 6002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6002); section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (7 U.S.C. 8102); the Energy Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 13201 et seq.); section 2(d) of E.O. 13423, entitled: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management (72 FR 3919, January 26, 2007); and the FAR, including 48 CFR part 23, entitled: Environment, Energy and Water Efficiency, Renewable Energy Technologies, Occupational Safety, and Drug-Free Workplace (see http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/procurement_index_green). Via NTTAA, Federal agencies are required to ``use technical standards that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies, using such technical standards as a means to carry out policy objectives or activities,'' except when an agency determines that such use ``is inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical.'' OMB Circular A-119, entitled: Federal Participation in [[Page 14374]] the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities, reaffirms Federal agency use of non- governmental standards in procurement. While Federal purchasing policy is clear for the several standards and ecolabels that are listed in statute, regulation, or Executive Order, the lack of independently assessed information about and Federal guidance on using other product environmental performance standards and ecolabels often results in an inconsistent approach by Federal purchasers and confusion and uncertainty for vendors and manufacturers. Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 8.5 hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here: Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this ICR are standards development organizations, ecolabeling programs, and environmental certification entities. Estimated total number of potential respondents: 20. Frequency of response: Once during 2015 pilot; and, a to-be- determined frequency depending upon learnings from the pilot. Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 2. Estimated total annual burden hours: 340 hours. Estimated total annual costs: $24,711.20 for burden hours, and $0 estimated costs for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. C. What is the next step in the process for this ICR? EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Dated: March 11, 2015. James Jones, Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. [FR Doc. 2015-06275 Filed 3-18-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// procedures used to develop, maintain,
AGENCY www.regulations.gov. Follow the online and update an environmental standard.
instructions for submitting comments. 2. Guidelines for the environmental
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0838; FRL–9923–58] effectiveness of the standards refers to
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be the criteria in the environmental
Agency Information Collection
Confidential Business Information (CBI) standard or ecolabel that support the
Activities; Proposed Collection and
or other information whose disclosure is claim of environmental preferability.
Comment Request; Assessment of 3. Guidelines for conformity
Environmental Performance Standards restricted by statute.
• Mail: Document Control Office assessment refers to the procedures and
and Ecolabels for Federal Procurement practices by which products are
(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
AGENCY: Environmental Protection and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental assessed for conformity to the
Agency (EPA). Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania requirements specified by standards and
ACTION: Notice. Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. ecolabeling programs.
• Hand Delivery: To make special 4. Guidelines for Management of
SUMMARY: In compliance with the arrangements for hand delivery or Ecolabeling Programs refers to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this delivery of boxed information, please organizational and management
document announces that EPA is follow the instructions at practices of an ecolabeling program.
planning to submit an Information http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ EPA has responded to public
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of contacts.html. comments and released a new version of
Management and Budget (OMB). The Additional instructions on the ‘‘Guidelines for the Environmental
ICR, entitled: Assessment of commenting or visiting the docket, Effectiveness of the Standards’’ at
Environmental Performance Standards along with more information about http://www.epa.gov/draftGuidelines/
and Ecolabels for Federal Procurement, dockets generally, is available at http:// responses.html. The majority of public
and identified by EPA ICR No. 2516.01 www.epa.gov/dockets. comments supported EPA
and OMB Control No. 2070-new, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: undertaking—with key external entity
represents a new request. Before For technical information contact: and stakeholder participation—
submitting the ICR to OMB for review Julie Shannon, Chemistry, Economics, additional work to further refine the
and approval under the PRA, EPA is and Sustainable Strategies Division draft guidelines and test a potential
soliciting comments on specific aspects (7409M), Office of Pollution Prevention approach to assessing standards and
of the proposed information collection and Toxics, Environmental Protection ecolabels. Therefore, in this next phase
that is summarized in this document. Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., of work, EPA is contracting with an
The ICR and accompanying material are Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone entity to convene a coordinating
available in the docket for public review number: (202) 564–8834; email address: Governance Committee, product
and comment. EPA is also announcing shannon.julie@epa.gov. category-specific multi-stakeholder
the testing of draft guidelines and a pilot For general information contact: The panels, and independent assessment
project on an assessment approach for TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 entity(ies) to develop and pilot test an
recognizing product environmental South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY approach in three product categories:
performance standards and ecolabels for 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– Furniture, building flooring, and
Federal procurement in the following 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ building paints/coatings/removers.
three categories: Furniture, building epa.gov. These sectors were chosen because they
flooring, and building paints/coatings/ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: meet some or all of the following
removers. An additional purchase criteria:
I. Testing of Updated Draft Guidelines • Potentially significant
category may be piloted, depending on
available resources and other In the Federal Register of November environmental and/or human health
considerations. EPA is seeking comment 27, 2013 (78 FR 70938) (FRL–9394–6), impact (based on lifecycle assessments
on the criteria/qualifications that will be EPA issued for public comment draft and hazard and risk assessments).
used for the selection of the multi- guidelines for product environmental • Opportunity for environmental and/
stakeholder panel members, who will performance standards and ecolabels for or human health improvement through
refine the draft guidelines for specific voluntary use in Federal procurement. private sector standards/ecolabels.
EPA’s goal in developing these draft • Significant volume of Federal
sectors. In addition, EPA is seeking
guidelines is to create a ‘‘transparent, purchases.
volunteer standards development
fair, and consistent approach to • Current Federal sustainable
organizations and ecolabel programs to
selecting product environmental acquisition mandates in the category are
be assessed per the draft guidelines.
performance standards and ecolabels to limited, out-of-date, and/or could be
DATES: Comments on multi-stakeholder augmented with private sector
support the Agency’s mission and
panel member criteria/qualifications federal sustainable acquisition standards.
must be received on or before April 20, mandates.’’ The fundamental aim of the An additional to-be-determined
2015. Expressions of interest to draft guidelines is to establish a cross- purchase category may be piloted,
participate in the pilot and comments sector framework to be used in depending upon available resources and
on the ICR must be received on or before recognizing non-governmental other considerations. In addition, due to
May 18, 2015. environmental standards (and significant interest, EPA will explore the
ADDRESSES: Submit your expressions of consequently, environmentally potential for the draft guidelines to
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interest to participate in the pilot and preferable products meeting these apply to service sector standards and
comments on the ICR and multi- standards) for use in Federal ecolabels (e.g., services related to
stakeholder panel member criteria/ procurement. building maintenance, cafeterias, and
qualifications, identified by docket The draft guidelines include four professional consultants, among others).
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– sections: The potential pilot for this sector would
OPPT–2014–0838, by one of the 1. Guidelines for the process for not assess service sector standards;
following methods: developing standards refers to the rather the analysis and
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the Development and Use of Voluntary Dated: March 11, 2015. Rahai, Information Management
Consensus Standards and in Conformity James Jones, Division (7407M), Office of Pollution
Assessment Activities, reaffirms Federal Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
agency use of non-governmental Safety and Pollution Prevention. Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
standards in procurement. [FR Doc. 2015–06275 Filed 3–18–15; 8:45 am] Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;
While Federal purchasing policy is BILLING CODE 6560–50–P telephone number: (202) 564–8593;
clear for the several standards and email address: Rahai.jim@epa.gov.
ecolabels that are listed in statute, For general information contact: The
regulation, or Executive Order, the lack ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422
of independently assessed information AGENCY South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
about and Federal guidance on using 14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0176; FRL–9924–61]
other product environmental 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
performance standards and ecolabels Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and epa.gov.
often results in an inconsistent Status Information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
approach by Federal purchasers and
confusion and uncertainty for vendors AGENCY: Environmental Protection I. General Information
and manufacturers. Agency.
A. Does this action apply to me?
Burden statement: The annual public ACTION: Notice.
This action is directed to the public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
SUMMARY: EPA is required under the in general. As such, the Agency has not
this collection of information is
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to attempted to describe the specific
estimated to average 8.5 hours per
publish in the Federal Register a notice entities that this action may apply to.
response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR
of receipt of a premanufacture notice Although others may be affected, this
1320.3(b).
(PMN); an application for a test action applies directly to the submitter
The ICR, which is available in the marketing exemption (TME), both of the PMNs addressed in this action.
docket along with other related pending and/or expired; and a periodic
materials, provides a detailed B. What should I consider as I prepare
status report on any new chemicals my comments for EPA?
explanation of the collection activities under EPA review and the receipt of
and the burden estimate that is only notices of commencement (NOC) to 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
briefly summarized here: manufacture those chemicals. This information to EPA through
Respondents/Affected Entities: document covers the period from regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
Entities potentially affected by this ICR January 2, 2015 to January 30, 2015. the part or all of the information that
are standards development you claim to be CBI. For CBI
DATES: Comments identified by the
organizations, ecolabeling programs, information in a disk or CD–ROM that
specific PMN number or TME number,
and environmental certification entities. you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
must be received on or before April 20,
Estimated total number of potential 2015. disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
respondents: 20. identify electronically within the disk or
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Frequency of response: Once during CD–ROM the specific information that
identified by docket identification (ID) is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
2015 pilot; and, a to-be-determined
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0176 complete version of the comment that
frequency depending upon learnings
and the specific PMN number or TME includes information claimed as CBI, a
from the pilot.
number for the chemical related to your copy of the comment that does not
Estimated total average number of comment, by one of the following
responses for each respondent: 2. contain the information claimed as CBI
methods: must be submitted for inclusion in the
Estimated total annual burden hours: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
340 hours. public docket. Information so marked
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online will not be disclosed except in
Estimated total annual costs: instructions for submitting comments.
$24,711.20 for burden hours, and $0 accordance with procedures set forth in
Do not submit electronically any 40 CFR part 2.
estimated costs for capital investment or information you consider to be
maintenance and operational costs. 2. Tips for preparing your comments.
Confidential Business Information (CBI) When preparing and submitting your
C. What is the next step in the process or other information whose disclosure is comments, see the commenting tips at
for this ICR? restricted by statute. http://www.epa.gov/dockets/
• Mail: Document Control Office comments.html.
EPA will consider the comments (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
received and amend the ICR as and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental II. What action is the agency taking?
appropriate. The final ICR package will Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania This document provides receipt and
then be submitted to OMB for review Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. status reports, which cover the period
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR • Hand Delivery: To make special from January 2, 2015 to January 30,
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal arrangements for hand delivery or 2015, and consists of the PMNs and
Register document pursuant to 5 CFR delivery of boxed information, please TMEs both pending and/or expired, and
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the follow the instructions at http:// the NOCs to manufacture a new
submission of the ICR to OMB and the www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. chemical that the Agency has received
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opportunity to submit additional Additional instructions on under TSCA section 5 during this time
comments to OMB. If you have any commenting or visiting the docket, period.
questions about this ICR or the approval along with more information about
process, please contact the technical dockets generally, is available at III. What is the agency’s authority for
person listed under FOR FURTHER http://www.epa.gov/dockets. taking this action?
INFORMATION CONTACT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Section 5 of TSCA requires that EPA
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. technical information contact: Jim periodical publish in the Federal
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| Dates | Comments on multi-stakeholder panel member criteria/ qualifications must be received on or before April 20, 2015. Expressions of interest to participate in the pilot and comments on the ICR must be received on or before May 18, 2015. | |
| Contact | For technical information contact: Julie Shannon, Chemistry, Economics, and Sustainable Strategies Division (7409M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: | |
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