Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities on Inflation Reduction Act Programs To Reduce Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With Construction Materials and Products, 5002-5004 [2023-01501]
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agency plans due to an increase in the
number of states/local agencies
enforcing State Plans. There is a
decrease in the capital costs due to a
decrease in the number of respondents
expected to install controls and
therefore conduct initial performance
tests and install monitoring equipment.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0150; FRL–10608–01–
OMS]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request; Soil
and Non-Soil Fumigants Risk
Mitigation (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Soil and Non-Soil Fumigants Risk
Mitigation (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR
Number 2451.03, OMB Control Number
2070–0197) to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through January 31,
2023. Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on
June 24, 2022, during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on
or before February 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number HQ–
OPPT–2022–0150, to EPA online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460. EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the public docket without change
including any personal information
provided unless the comment includes
profanity, threats, information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI,) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Submit written comments and
recommendations to OMB for the
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proposed information collection within
30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carolyn Sui, Regulatory Support
Branch, 2602M, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 566–1205;
email address: sui.carolyn@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through January 31,
2023. 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.
Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on
June 24, 2022, during a 60-day comment
period (87 FR 37856). This notice allows
for an additional 30 days for public
comments. Supporting documents,
which explain in detail the information
that the EPA will be collecting, are
available in the public docket for this
ICR. The docket can be viewed online
at www.regulations.gov or in person at
the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC. The telephone number
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
For additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Abstract: Pursuant to section 4(g) of
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA
determined that several soil and nonsoil fumigants are eligible for continuing
registration only if specific risk
mitigation measures, are adopted and
adequately implemented. This ICR
documents the PRA activities that users,
registrants, and participating states must
conduct to implement fumigant risk
mitigation measures for the chemicals
identified in this document. The PRA
burden activities include: Registrant
activities to develop and implement
training for fumigators in charge of
fumigations, develop and disseminate
safety information for handlers, develop
and implement community outreach
and education programs, and develop
and implement first responder training;
and labeling activities for fumigant
products which includes user posting
requirements concerning fumigant
applications around the use site,
providing notice of soil fumigant
applications to applicable states,
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preparing a Fumigant Management Plan
(FMP) and Post-Application Summary
(PAS) as needed, participating in an
EPA-approved fumigant training
program, and disseminating fumigant
safe handling information to handlers.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this ICR are soil
and non-soil fumigant users, specifically
certified applicators and agriculture
pesticide handlers (North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) 111000-Agriculture, Forestry,
Fishing and Hunting); soil and non-soil
fumigant registrants (NAICS 325300Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other
Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing);
and state and tribal lead agencies
(NAICS 999200-State Government).
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (FIFRA sections 3(c)(2)(B)
and 3(c)(5)).
Estimated number of respondents:
118,436 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 841,738
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $35,566,696 (per
year), which includes $1,060,214
annualized capital or operation &
maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 309,158 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This decrease is due to the update
in the estimate of number of applicators
certified and handlers for soil and nonsoil fumigations. There is also a
decrease in burden costs for both types
of fumigation due to updating the wages
to the current 2021 data provided by the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is
an adjustment.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023–01547 Filed 1–25–23; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2022–0924; FRL–10439–
01–OCSPP]
Stakeholder Engagement
Opportunities on Inflation Reduction
Act Programs To Reduce Embodied
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Associated With Construction
Materials and Products
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is announcing the first
opportunities for public input on new
programs focused on lower carbon
construction materials made possible by
a $350 million investment from the
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The
Agency will hold three public webinars
and is accepting written feedback on
establishing the new grant and technical
assistance programs and a carbon
labeling program for construction
materials with substantially lower levels
of embodied carbon.
DATES:
Webinars: March 2, 2023, 2:00–3:30
p.m. EST. Topic: Reducing Embodied
Greenhouse Gas Emissions:
Construction Materials Prioritization
and Environmental Data Improvement.
You must register online at https://
esindustrial.webex.com/weblink/
register/r3e2a14dee9e470bbe09
e0c27857121b0.
March 22, 2023, 2:00–3:30 p.m. EST.
Topic: Reducing Embodied Greenhouse
Gas Emissions: Grants and Technical
Assistance for Environmental Product
Declarations. You must register online
at https://esindustrial.webex.com/
weblink/register/r7672c2
c41979f2125343935a12d2ccb6.
April 19, 2023, 2:00–3:30 p.m. EST.
Topic: Reducing Embodied Greenhouse
Gas Emissions: Carbon Labeling. You
must register online at https://
esindustrial.webex.com/weblink/
register/rfdbb89ff0328b17
c371bf47c74d7bae7.
Special accommodations: To allow
EPA time to process your request for
special accommodations, please submit
the request on or before February 14,
2023. For information on access or
services for individuals with
disabilities, and to request
accommodation for a disability, please
contact Alison Kinn Bennett, listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Written comments: Comments must
be received on or before May 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Webinars: You must register online
using the links listed under DATES in
order to receive the webcast meeting
link and audio teleconference
information for the particular webinar.
Written Comments: Submit your
comments, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPPT–2022–0924, through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
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or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Additional
instructions on commenting or visiting
the docket, along with more information
about dockets generally, is available at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alison Kinn Bennett, Senior Advisor,
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
Program (7409M), Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460–0001; telephone number: (202)
564–8859; email address: kinn.alison@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Executive Summary
A. Does this action apply to me?
This is directed to the public in
general. This notice may be of specific
interest to persons who represent
industry, program operators,
institutional purchasers, researchers,
academia, state, tribal, and local
governments including U.S. territories
and the District of Columbia, other
federal agencies, community groups,
non-governmental organizations, the
public, and international organizations.
B. What action is the Agency taking?
EPA is announcing stakeholder
engagement opportunities through
upcoming webinars and a Request for
Information (RFI) to help shape
implementation of IRA programs under
the IRA sections 60112 and 60116.
C. What should I consider as I prepare
my responses for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes 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. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Multimedia submissions.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is
considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points
you wish to make. The EPA will
generally not consider comments or
comment contents located outside of the
primary submission (i.e., on the web,
cloud, or other file sharing system).
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3. Tips for preparing your comments.
When preparing and submitting your
comments, see the commenting tips at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
comments.html. Please note that once
submitted, comments cannot be edited
or removed from the docket. The EPA
may publish any comment received to
its public docket.
4. Request for information and
comments. EPA has prepared a Request
for Information (RFI) document that is
available in the docket and is intended
to facilitate your consideration and
preparation of written comments. Only
comments submitted directly through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov will be
accepted. Electronic submission ensures
timely receipt by the EPA and enables
the EPA to make comments immediately
available to the public. Comments
posted in the https://
www.regulations.gov website can be
viewed by other commenters and
interested members of the public.
Information provided in response to
this RFI will inform the prioritization of
work and key design elements of these
new programs. EPA’s questions cover
the following areas:
• What construction materials/
products should EPA prioritize in
implementation of these programs?
• What data accessibility and
improvement approaches should EPA
consider?
• What standardization,
measurement, verification, and
reporting approaches for use in
procurement decision-making should
EPA consider?
• What factors should EPA consider
for the Environmental Product
Declaration Assistance program?
• What should be considered for
setting thresholds for ‘‘substantially
lower levels’’ of embodied greenhouse
gas emission for qualifying materials/
products under a labeling program?
• What would be the key elements of
an effective carbon labeling program?
If you elect to comment, you do not
need to address every question and may
focus on those where you have relevant
expertise or experience. Please identify
the question(s) you are responding to by
question number in the RFI when
submitting your comments.
II. Background
In August 2022, Congress passed and
President Biden signed the IRA into
law, creating the largest investment to
combat the climate crisis in United
States history. The IRA will bolster U.S.
energy security, help families save
money on energy costs and prescription
drugs, reduce the deficit and create
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good-paying jobs. EPA received $41.5
billion in appropriations to develop and
support 24 new and existing programs
that monitor and reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and air pollution, protect
health and advance environmental
justice.
These new programs funded by the
IRA Sections 60112 and 60116 will
provide grants, technical assistance, and
tools, including a carbon label, to
advance the President’s bold agenda to
combat the climate crisis, protect public
health and advance environmental
justice. The new programs will help
manufacturers, institutional buyers, real
estate developers, builders and others
measure, report and substantially lower
the levels of embodied carbon and other
greenhouse gas emissions associated
with the production, use and disposal of
construction materials and products
including steel, concrete, asphalt and
glass. Additionally, this work will
support President Biden’s Buy Clean
Task Force which is developing
recommendations for Federal
procurement and federally funded
projects that would expand
consideration of greenhouse gas
emissions and other pollutants
associated with construction materials.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1310.
Dated: January 18, 2023.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
required by the 2000 amendment of
section 7A of the Clayton Act; and (2)
the filing fee schedule for the same Act,
as required by Division GG of the 2023
Consolidated Appropriations Act. Both
updates are discussed in more detail
below.
(1) The Jurisdictional Thresholds
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds
Federal Trade Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Federal Trade
Commission announces the revised
thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976
required by the 2000 amendment of
section 7A of the Clayton Act.
DATES: February 27, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nora Whitehead (202–326–3100),
Bureau of Competition, Premerger
Notification Office, 400 7th Street SW,
Room 5301, Washington, DC 20024.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces updates to (1) the
thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino
SUMMARY:
Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15
U.S.C. 18a, as added by the Hart-ScottRodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976, Public Law 94–435, 90 Stat. 1390
(‘‘the Act’’), requires all persons
contemplating certain mergers or
acquisitions, which meet or exceed the
jurisdictional thresholds in the Act, to
file notification with the Commission
and the Assistant Attorney General and
to wait a designated period of time
before consummating such transactions.
Section 7A(a)(2) requires the Federal
Trade Commission to revise those
thresholds annually, based on the
change in gross national product, in
accordance with section 8(a)(5).
The new jurisdictional thresholds,
which take effect 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register, are
as follows:
Original
jurisdictional
threshold
(million)
Subsection of 7A
7A(a)(2)(A) ...................................................................................................................................................
7A(a)(2)(B)(i) ................................................................................................................................................
7A(a)(2)(B)(i) ................................................................................................................................................
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i) ............................................................................................................................................
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i) ............................................................................................................................................
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) ...........................................................................................................................................
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) ...........................................................................................................................................
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III) ..........................................................................................................................................
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III) ..........................................................................................................................................
Any reference to the jurisdictional
thresholds and related thresholds and
limitation values in the HSR rules (16
CFR parts 801–803) and the Antitrust
Improvements Act Notification and
Report Form (‘‘the HSR Form’’) and its
Instructions will also be adjusted, where
indicated by the term ‘‘(as adjusted)’’, as
follows:
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$10 million.
$50 million.
$100 million.
$110 million.
$200 million.
$500 million.
$1 billion.
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$22.3 million.
$111.4 million.
$222.7 million.
$245 million.
$445.5 million.
$1.1137 billion.
$2.2274 billion.
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$200
50
200
10
100
10
100
100
10
(2) The Filing Fee Thresholds
Section 605 of Public Law 101–162
(15 U.S.C. 18a note) requires the Federal
Trade Commission to assess and collect
filing fees from persons acquiring voting
securities or assets under the Act. The
current filing fee thresholds are set forth
in section 605. Division GG of the 2023
Consolidated Appropriations Act,
Public Law 117–328, 136 Stat. 4459,
requires the Federal Trade Commission
to revise these filing fee thresholds. The
new filing fee thresholds, which take
effect 30 days after publication in the
Federal Register, are as follows:
Filing fee
$30,000 .....................
$100,000 ...................
$250,000 ...................
$400,000 ...................
$800,000 ...................
$2.25 million ..............
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jurisdictional
threshold
(million)
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$445.5
111.4
445.5
22.3
222.7
22.3
222.7
222.7
22.3
Size of transaction as
determined under
section 7A(a)(2) of
the Act
less than $161.5 million.
not less than $161.5
million but less
than $500 million.
not less than $500
million but less
than $1 billion.
not less than $1 billion but less than
$2 billion.
not less than $2 billion but less than
$5 billion.
$5 billion or more.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2022-0924; FRL-10439-01-OCSPP]
Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities on Inflation Reduction Act
Programs To Reduce Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With
Construction Materials and Products
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the
first opportunities for public input on new programs focused on lower
carbon construction materials made possible by a $350 million
investment from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The Agency will hold
three public webinars and is accepting written feedback on establishing
the new grant and technical assistance programs and a carbon labeling
program for construction materials with substantially lower levels of
embodied carbon.
DATES:
Webinars: March 2, 2023, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EST. Topic: Reducing
Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Construction Materials
Prioritization and Environmental Data Improvement. You must register
online at https://esindustrial.webex.com/weblink/register/r3e2a14dee9e470bbe09e0c27857121b0.
March 22, 2023, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EST. Topic: Reducing Embodied
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Grants and Technical Assistance for
Environmental Product Declarations. You must register online at https://esindustrial.webex.com/weblink/register/r7672c2c41979f2125343935a12d2ccb6.
April 19, 2023, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EST. Topic: Reducing Embodied
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Carbon Labeling. You must register online at
https://esindustrial.webex.com/weblink/register/rfdbb89ff0328b17c371bf47c74d7bae7.
Special accommodations: To allow EPA time to process your request
for special accommodations, please submit the request on or before
February 14, 2023. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation for a
disability, please contact Alison Kinn Bennett, listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Written comments: Comments must be received on or before May 1,
2023.
ADDRESSES:
Webinars: You must register online using the links listed under
DATES in order to receive the webcast meeting link and audio
teleconference information for the particular webinar.
Written Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2022-0924, through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://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.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alison Kinn Bennett, Senior Advisor,
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program (7409M), Office of
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (202) 564-8859; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Executive Summary
A. Does this action apply to me?
This is directed to the public in general. This notice may be of
specific interest to persons who represent industry, program operators,
institutional purchasers, researchers, academia, state, tribal, and
local governments including U.S. territories and the District of
Columbia, other federal agencies, community groups, non-governmental
organizations, the public, and international organizations.
B. What action is the Agency taking?
EPA is announcing stakeholder engagement opportunities through
upcoming webinars and a Request for Information (RFI) to help shape
implementation of IRA programs under the IRA sections 60112 and 60116.
C. What should I consider as I prepare my responses for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. In addition to one complete
version of the comment that includes 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. Information so
marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set
forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Multimedia submissions. Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is
considered the official comment and should include discussion of all
points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments
or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on
the web, cloud, or other file sharing system).
3. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html. Please note that once submitted, comments cannot be
edited or removed from the docket. The EPA may publish any comment
received to its public docket.
4. Request for information and comments. EPA has prepared a Request
for Information (RFI) document that is available in the docket and is
intended to facilitate your consideration and preparation of written
comments. Only comments submitted directly through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov will be accepted.
Electronic submission ensures timely receipt by the EPA and enables the
EPA to make comments immediately available to the public. Comments
posted in the https://www.regulations.gov website can be viewed by
other commenters and interested members of the public.
Information provided in response to this RFI will inform the
prioritization of work and key design elements of these new programs.
EPA's questions cover the following areas:
What construction materials/products should EPA prioritize
in implementation of these programs?
What data accessibility and improvement approaches should
EPA consider?
What standardization, measurement, verification, and
reporting approaches for use in procurement decision-making should EPA
consider?
What factors should EPA consider for the Environmental
Product Declaration Assistance program?
What should be considered for setting thresholds for
``substantially lower levels'' of embodied greenhouse gas emission for
qualifying materials/products under a labeling program?
What would be the key elements of an effective carbon
labeling program?
If you elect to comment, you do not need to address every question
and may focus on those where you have relevant expertise or experience.
Please identify the question(s) you are responding to by question
number in the RFI when submitting your comments.
II. Background
In August 2022, Congress passed and President Biden signed the IRA
into law, creating the largest investment to combat the climate crisis
in United States history. The IRA will bolster U.S. energy security,
help families save money on energy costs and prescription drugs, reduce
the deficit and create
[[Page 5004]]
good-paying jobs. EPA received $41.5 billion in appropriations to
develop and support 24 new and existing programs that monitor and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, protect health and
advance environmental justice.
These new programs funded by the IRA Sections 60112 and 60116 will
provide grants, technical assistance, and tools, including a carbon
label, to advance the President's bold agenda to combat the climate
crisis, protect public health and advance environmental justice. The
new programs will help manufacturers, institutional buyers, real estate
developers, builders and others measure, report and substantially lower
the levels of embodied carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions
associated with the production, use and disposal of construction
materials and products including steel, concrete, asphalt and glass.
Additionally, this work will support President Biden's Buy Clean Task
Force which is developing recommendations for Federal procurement and
federally funded projects that would expand consideration of greenhouse
gas emissions and other pollutants associated with construction
materials.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1310.
Dated: January 18, 2023.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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