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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: This information collection 

supports the consultation process by 

which the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) will select a 

revised logo and messaging for its 

Design for the Environment (DfE) 

program. A key goal of the Agency’s DfE 

program is to work with businesses to 

voluntarily incorporate safer chemicals 

and other health and environmental 

considerations into the design of their 

products and processes. To achieve this 

goal, DfE relies on outreach activities 

and information dissemination to 

industry participants and the public, as 

well as non-governmental organizations, 

EPA Regions, federal government 

laboratories, and state and local 

governments. Effective outreach and 

communications are vital to program 

success. The DfE program must ensure 

that its logo communicates clearly its 

safer chemistry and pollution 

prevention goals. 

DfE’s current logo has remained 

unchanged since the program began in 

1992. The current DfE logo is dated and 

does not adequately convey and enable 

DfE’s objective: To advance chemicalbased products that are safer for people 

and the environment. A redesigned logo 

and messaging are needed to enhance 

communications and for the program to 

reach its potential. It is important for the 

redesign effort to be informed by 

consumers, manufacturing partners, 

retailers, and other key audiences. 

To help ensure broad public 

participation in the redesign process 

and that EPA receives input from a 

diverse demographic, the Agency will 

conduct a number of focus group 

sessions to obtain feedback on several 

logo design concepts and associated 

wording. DfE will also sponsor two 

surveys, as discussed in Part B of the 

Supporting Statement, to gauge public 

awareness and understanding of the 

logo and its meaning before and after 

the redesign. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are voluntary. Respondents 

may claim all or part of a notice 

confidential. EPA will disclose 

information that is covered by a claim 

of confidentiality only to the extent 

permitted by, and in accordance with, 

the procedures in TSCA section 14 and 

40 CFR part 2. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to range between 0.17 and 2 

hours per response depending upon the 

type of respondent. 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 individual adult consumers who are 

members of the general population. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 198. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

66 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: $ 2,035. 

This includes an estimated burden cost 

of $0 and an estimated cost of $0 for 

capital investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

Because this is a new ICR, change in 

burden is not applicable. 

IV. 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. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: July 17, 2013. 

James Jones, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17832 Filed 7–23–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0497; FRL–9392–6] 

Ortho-Phthalaldehyde; Receipt of 

Application for Emergency Exemption, 

Solicitation of Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific 

exemption request from the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(NASA) to use the pesticide orthophthalaldehyde (OPA) (CAS No. 643– 

79–8) to treat the International Space 

Station internal active thermal control 

system (IATCS) coolant including the 

United States (U.S.) Laboratory, the 

Japanese Experiment Module, the 

Columbus and Node with a total volume 

of 829 L with a maximum of 1,974 cm3

OPA resin/year to control aerobic/ 

microaerophilic water bacteria. The 

applicant proposes the use of a new 

chemical which has not been registered 

by EPA. EPA is soliciting public 

comment before making the decision 

whether or not to grant the exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 8, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0497, 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: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 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.htm. 

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: 

Debra Rate, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 306–0309; fax number: (703) 605– 

0781; email address: 

rate.debra@epa.gov. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. 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. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly 

mark the part or all of the information 

that you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as 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. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticide(s) 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

Under section 18 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the 

discretion of the EPA Administrator, a 

Federal or State agency may be 

exempted from any provision of FIFRA 

if the EPA Administrator determines 

that emergency conditions exist which 

require the exemption. NASA has 

requested the EPA Administrator to 

issue a specific exemption for the use of 

OPA in the International Space Station 

IATCS coolant to control aerobic/ 

microaerophilic water bacteria. 

Information in accordance with 40 CFR 

part 166 was submitted as part of this 

request. 

As part of this request, the applicant 

asserts that OPA is the most effective 

biocide which meets the requisite 

criteria, including: the need for safe, 

non-intrusive implementation and 

operation in a functioning system; the 

ability to control existing planktonic 

and biofilm residing micro-organisms; a 

negligible impact on system-wetted 

materials of construction; and a 

negligible reactivity with existing 

coolant additives. Non-use of OPA in 

the requested manner would leave 

NASA’s International Space Station 

without an adequate long-term solution 

for controlling the micro-organisms in 

the coolant systems. 

The Applicant proposes to make no 

more than 1 application of OPA/loop in 

the International Space Station IATCS 

coolant including the U.S. Laboratory, 

the Japanese Experiment Module, the 

Columbus and Node with a total volume 

not to exceed 829 L with a maximum of 

1,974 cm3 OPA resin. 

This notice does not constitute a 

decision by EPA on the application 

itself. The regulations governing FIFRA 

section 18 require publication of a 

notice of receipt of an application for a 

specific exemption proposing use of a 

new chemical (i.e., an active ingredient) 

which has not been registered by EPA. 

The notice provides an opportunity for 

public comment on the application. 

The Agency, will review and consider 

all comments received during the 

comment period in determining 

whether to issue the specific exemption 

requested by the NASA. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: July 9, 2013. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17419 Filed 7–23–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK 

[Public Notice 2013–0038] 

Application for Final Commitment for a 

Long-Term Loan or Financial 

Guarantee in Excess of $100 Million: 

AP088035XX 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice is to inform the 

public, in accordance with Section 

3(c)(10) of the Charter of the ExportImport Bank of the United States (‘‘ExIm Bank’’), that Ex-Im Bank has received 

an application for final commitment for 

a long-term loan or financial guarantee 

in excess of $100 million (as calculated 

in accordance with Section 3(c)(10) of 

the Charter). Comments received within 

the comment period specified below 

will be presented to the Ex-Im Bank 

Board of Directors prior to final action 

on this transaction. 

Reference: AP088035XX. 

Purpose and Use: Brief description of 

the purpose of the transaction: 

To support the export of U.S.- 

manufactured commercial aircraft to 

Norway. 

Brief non-proprietary description of 

the anticipated use of the items being 

exported: 

To be used for medium-haul and longhaul air service between Norway/ 

Sweden and destinations in Asia, 

United States and other countries. 


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