Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards for 2024; Call for Submissions, 6116-6117 [2024-01909]

Download as PDF 6116 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 21 / Wednesday, January 31, 2024 / Notices Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208– FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link as described above. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. For more information and to register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp. Dated: January 25, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–01897 Filed 1–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Submissions are due on or before April 25, 2024. ADDRESSES: Please submit materials by email to kirk.aerin@epa.gov and copy saferchoice_support@abtassoc.com. Candidates interested in learning more about the Partner of the Year Awards should refer to the Safer Choice website at https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/ safer-choice-partner-year-awards. The docket for this action, identified by docket information (ID) number EPA– HQ–OPPT–2019–0104, is available at https://www.regulations.gov. Additional information about dockets is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aerin Kirk, Data Gathering and Analysis Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 7406M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–9814; email address: kirk.aerin@ epa.gov. DATES: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Does this action apply to me? ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2019–0104; FRL–11588– 01–OCSPP] Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards for 2024; Call for Submissions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Safer Choice program in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting submissions for its 2024 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards. EPA developed the Partner of the Year Awards to recognize the leadership contributions of Safer Choice partners and stakeholders who have shown achievement in the design, manufacture, promotion, selection, and use of products with safer chemicals, that further outstanding or innovative source reduction. EPA especially encourages submission of award applications that show how the applicant’s work involving products with safer chemical ingredients promotes environmental justice, bolsters resilience to the impacts of climate change, results in cleaner air or water, improves drinking water quality, or advances innovation in packaging. Similar achievement in the design, manufacture, promotion, selection, and use of Design for the Environment (DfE)certified products will also make an organization eligible for the Partner of the Year Awards. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Jan 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 You may be affected by this action if you are a Safer Choice program partner or stakeholder. The following list of North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. Affected entities may include: • Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS code 325180). • All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (Primary) (NAICS code 325199). • Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS code 325320). • Paint and Coating Manufacturing (NAICS code 325510). • Adhesive Manufacturing (NAICS code 325520). • Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing (NAICS code 325611). • Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (NAICS code 325612). • Surface Active Agent Manufacturing (Primary) (NAICS code 325613). • Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (NAICS code 325620). • Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS code 325992). • All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (NAICS code 325998). • Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (Primary) (NAICS code 423850). PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (Primary) (NAICS code 424690). • Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores (Primary) (NAICS code 445110). • All Other Specialty Food Stores (NAICS code 445299). • Pharmacies and Drug Stores (NAICS code 446110). • Office Supplies and Stationery Stores (NAICS code 453210). • All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores) (Primary) (NAICS code 453998). • Electronic Shopping and MailOrder Houses (NAICS code 454110). • Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (Primary) (NAICS code 541714). • Facilities Support Services (NAICS code 561210). Janitorial Services (NAICS code 561720). • Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services (NAICS code 561740). • Elementary and Secondary Schools (NAICS code 611110). • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (NAICS code 611310). • Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (NAICS code 711310). • Drycleaning and Laundry Services (NAICS code 8123). • Civic and Social Organizations (Primary) (NAICS code 813410). • Business Associations (Primary) (NAICS code 813910). • Other General Government Support (NAICS code 921190). • Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (Primary) (NAICS code 924110). II. What is the Safer Choice program? As part of its environmental mission, the Safer Choice program partners with businesses to help consumers and commercial buyers identify products with safer chemical ingredients, without sacrificing quality or performance. The Safer Choice program certifies products containing ingredients that have met the program’s specific and rigorous human health and environmental toxicological criteria. The Safer Choice program allows companies to use its label on certified products that contain safer ingredients and perform, as determined by expert evaluation. The Safer Choice program certification represents a high level of achievement in formulating products that are safer for people and the environment. For more information on the Safer Choice program, please see: https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice. E:\FR\FM\31JAN1.SGM 31JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 21 / Wednesday, January 31, 2024 / Notices III. What is the DfE program? The DfE program is a companion program to Safer Choice and certifies antimicrobial products. The DfE logo may be used on certified products and helps consumers and commercial buyers identify products that meet the health and safety standards of the pesticide registration process required by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) as well as the Safer Choice program’s stringent criteria for efficacy and effects on human health and the environment. For more information on the DfE program, please see: https://www.epa.gov/ pesticide-labels/learn-about-designenvironment-dfe-certification. IV. What is the purpose of the award? The purpose of the Partner of the Year Awards is to recognize the leadership contributions of Safer Choice program partners and stakeholders who, over the past year, have shown achievement in the design, manufacture, promotion, selection, and use of products with safer chemicals, that further outstanding or innovative source reduction. EPA especially encourages submission of award applications that show how the applicant’s work involving products with safer chemical ingredients promotes environmental justice, bolsters resilience to the impacts of climate change, results in cleaner air or water, improves drinking water quality, or advances innovation in packaging. Similar achievement in the design, manufacture, promotion, selection, and use of Design for the Environment (DfE)certified products will also make an organization eligible for the Partner of the Year Awards. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 V. How can I participate? All Safer Choice stakeholders and program participants in good standing are eligible for recognition. Interested parties who would like to be considered for this award should submit to EPA an application detailing their accomplishments and contributions during calendar year 2023. The application form is available on the Safer Choice website. Candidates interested in learning more about the Partner of the Year Awards should refer to the following link: https:// www.epa.gov/saferchoice/safer-choicepartner-year-awards. EPA will recognize award winners at a Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards ceremony later in 2024. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13103(b)(13) and 15 U.S.C. 2609. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Jan 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 Dated: January 26, 2024. Michal Freedhoff, Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. [FR Doc. 2024–01909 Filed 1–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2023–0137; FRL–11708–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Sewage Sludge Incineration Units (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Sewage Sludge Incineration Units (EPA ICR Number 2369.06, OMB Control Number 2060–0658), 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, 2024. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register on May 18, 2023, 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 March 1, 2024. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2023–0137, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov/ (our preferred method), or by email to a-andr-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. The 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 proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to: www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 6117 Find this specific information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under Review— Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and Program Division (D243–05), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27711; telephone number: (919) 541– 0833; email address: ali.muntasir@ epa.gov. This is a supporting extension of this ICR, which is currently approved through January 31, 2024. An agency may neither conduct nor 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 July 22, 2022, during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 43843) and May 18, 2023 (88 FR 31748). 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 Building, 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: The New Source Performance Standards for Sewage Sludge Incineration Units (40 CFR part 60, subpart LLLL) were proposed on October 14, 2010; and promulgated on March 21, 2011. These regulations apply to new facilities with one or more sewage sludge incineration (SSI) units. New facilities are those that either commenced construction after October 14, 2010, or commenced modification after September 21, 2011. Physical or operational changes made to the SSI unit to comply with the SSI Emission Guidelines at 40 CFR part 60, subpart MMMM do not qualify as a modification under this NSPS. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart LLLL. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Sewage Sludge Incinerators. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart LLLL). Estimated number of respondents: 11 (total). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\31JAN1.SGM 31JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6116-6117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01909]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0104; FRL-11588-01-OCSPP]


Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards for 2024; Call for 
Submissions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Safer Choice program in the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) is accepting submissions for its 2024 Safer Choice Partner 
of the Year Awards. EPA developed the Partner of the Year Awards to 
recognize the leadership contributions of Safer Choice partners and 
stakeholders who have shown achievement in the design, manufacture, 
promotion, selection, and use of products with safer chemicals, that 
further outstanding or innovative source reduction. EPA especially 
encourages submission of award applications that show how the 
applicant's work involving products with safer chemical ingredients 
promotes environmental justice, bolsters resilience to the impacts of 
climate change, results in cleaner air or water, improves drinking 
water quality, or advances innovation in packaging. Similar achievement 
in the design, manufacture, promotion, selection, and use of Design for 
the Environment (DfE)-certified products will also make an organization 
eligible for the Partner of the Year Awards.

DATES: Submissions are due on or before April 25, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Please submit materials by email to [email protected] and 
copy [email protected]. Candidates interested in 
learning more about the Partner of the Year Awards should refer to the 
Safer Choice website at https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/safer-choice-partner-year-awards. The docket for this action, identified by docket 
information (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0104, is available at https://www.regulations.gov. Additional information about dockets is available 
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aerin Kirk, Data Gathering and 
Analysis Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 7406M, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-9814; 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be affected by this action if you are a Safer Choice 
program partner or stakeholder. The following list of North American 
Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes is not intended to be 
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide to help readers determine 
whether this document applies to them. Affected entities may include:
     Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS code 
325180).
     All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (Primary) 
(NAICS code 325199).
     Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 
(NAICS code 325320).
     Paint and Coating Manufacturing (NAICS code 325510).
     Adhesive Manufacturing (NAICS code 325520).
     Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing (NAICS code 
325611).
     Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (NAICS code 
325612).
     Surface Active Agent Manufacturing (Primary) (NAICS code 
325613).
     Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (NAICS code 325620).
     Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical 
Manufacturing (NAICS code 325992).
     All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation 
Manufacturing (NAICS code 325998).
     Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant 
Wholesalers (Primary) (NAICS code 423850).
     Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers 
(Primary) (NAICS code 424690).
     Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores 
(Primary) (NAICS code 445110).
     All Other Specialty Food Stores (NAICS code 445299).
     Pharmacies and Drug Stores (NAICS code 446110).
     Office Supplies and Stationery Stores (NAICS code 453210).
     All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco 
Stores) (Primary) (NAICS code 453998).
     Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses (NAICS code 
454110).
     Research and Development in Biotechnology (except 
Nanobiotechnology) (Primary) (NAICS code 541714).
     Facilities Support Services (NAICS code 561210). 
Janitorial Services (NAICS code 561720).
     Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services (NAICS code 
561740).
     Elementary and Secondary Schools (NAICS code 611110).
     Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (NAICS 
code 611310).
     Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events 
with Facilities (NAICS code 711310).
     Drycleaning and Laundry Services (NAICS code 8123).
     Civic and Social Organizations (Primary) (NAICS code 
813410).
     Business Associations (Primary) (NAICS code 813910).
     Other General Government Support (NAICS code 921190).
     Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste 
Management Programs (Primary) (NAICS code 924110).

II. What is the Safer Choice program?

    As part of its environmental mission, the Safer Choice program 
partners with businesses to help consumers and commercial buyers 
identify products with safer chemical ingredients, without sacrificing 
quality or performance. The Safer Choice program certifies products 
containing ingredients that have met the program's specific and 
rigorous human health and environmental toxicological criteria. The 
Safer Choice program allows companies to use its label on certified 
products that contain safer ingredients and perform, as determined by 
expert evaluation. The Safer Choice program certification represents a 
high level of achievement in formulating products that are safer for 
people and the environment. For more information on the Safer Choice 
program, please see: https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice.

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III. What is the DfE program?

    The DfE program is a companion program to Safer Choice and 
certifies antimicrobial products. The DfE logo may be used on certified 
products and helps consumers and commercial buyers identify products 
that meet the health and safety standards of the pesticide registration 
process required by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act (FIFRA) as well as the Safer Choice program's stringent criteria 
for efficacy and effects on human health and the environment. For more 
information on the DfE program, please see: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-labels/learn-about-design-environment-dfe-certification.

IV. What is the purpose of the award?

    The purpose of the Partner of the Year Awards is to recognize the 
leadership contributions of Safer Choice program partners and 
stakeholders who, over the past year, have shown achievement in the 
design, manufacture, promotion, selection, and use of products with 
safer chemicals, that further outstanding or innovative source 
reduction. EPA especially encourages submission of award applications 
that show how the applicant's work involving products with safer 
chemical ingredients promotes environmental justice, bolsters 
resilience to the impacts of climate change, results in cleaner air or 
water, improves drinking water quality, or advances innovation in 
packaging. Similar achievement in the design, manufacture, promotion, 
selection, and use of Design for the Environment (DfE)-certified 
products will also make an organization eligible for the Partner of the 
Year Awards.

V. How can I participate?

    All Safer Choice stakeholders and program participants in good 
standing are eligible for recognition. Interested parties who would 
like to be considered for this award should submit to EPA an 
application detailing their accomplishments and contributions during 
calendar year 2023. The application form is available on the Safer 
Choice website. Candidates interested in learning more about the 
Partner of the Year Awards should refer to the following link: https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/safer-choice-partner-year-awards. EPA will 
recognize award winners at a Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards 
ceremony later in 2024.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13103(b)(13) and 15 U.S.C. 2609.

    Dated: January 26, 2024.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-01909 Filed 1-30-24; 8:45 am]
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