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chemistry. Safer Choice program 

partners enjoy Agency recognition, 

including the use of the Safer Choice 

program logo on products with the 

safest possible formulations. In the 

future, EPA expects much greater 

program participation due to rising 

demand for safer products. This 

information collection enables EPA to 

accommodate participation by more 

than nine formulators each year and to 

enhance program transparency. 

Information collection activities 

associated with this program will assist 

the Agency in meeting the goals of the 

Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) by 

providing resources and recognition for 

businesses committed to promoting and 

using safer chemical products. In turn, 

the program will help businesses meet 

corporate sustainability goals by 

providing the means to, and an objective 

measure of, environmental stewardship. 

Investment analysts and advisers seek 

these types of measures in evaluating a 

corporation’s sustainability profile and 

investment worthiness. Safer Choice 

Product Recognition program 

partnership is an important impetus for 

prioritizing and completing the 

transition to safer chemical products. 

The Safer Choice Product Recognition 

program is also needed to promote 

greater use of safer chemical products 

by companies unaware of the benefits of 

such a change. 

EPA has tailored its request for 

information, and especially the Safer 

Choice Product Recognition program 

application forms, to ensure that the 

Agency requests only that information 

essential to verify applicants’ eligibility 

for recognition. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are voluntary. Respondents 

may claim all or part of a response 

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 8 and 16 

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 companies engaged in the 

formulation of end-use, for-sale 

products that have furthered the goals of 

the Safer Choice program through active 

and exemplary participation in and 

promotion of the program, and that wish 

to receive recognition for their 

achievements. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 157. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1.0. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

1,596 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$652,359. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $ 652,359 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? 

There is an increase of 362 hours in 

the total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

increase reflects EPA’s estimate of a 

greater number of respondents, due to 

historical experience and increases in 

the expected future number of responses 

due to greater consumer awareness and 

demand for products with the Safer 

Choice label. This increase is partially 

offset by reduced per-response burden 

estimates based on expected efficiencies 

created by using the Salesforce-based 

Safer Choice Community on the part of 

respondents. This change is an 

adjustment. 

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. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Dated: March 1, 2016. 

Louise P. Wise, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2016–05175 Filed 3–7–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0084; FRL–9942–68] 

1-Bromopropane (1–BP); Availability of 

TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk 

Assessment for Public Review and 

Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: With this notice, EPA is 

announcing the availability of and 

opening the public comment period for 

the draft TSCA Work Plan Chemical risk 

assessment for 1-Bromopropane (1–BP). 

EPA develops TSCA Work Plan 

Chemical assessments using the best 

available information and approaches. 

These assessments focus on those TSCA 

uses of the chemical with significant 

potential for exposure to humans and/ 

or the environment. EPA issues draft 

risk assessments for public review and 

comment, followed by independent peer 

review in accordance with Agency peer 

review guidelines. The Agency 

considers all public and peer review 

comments as it revises and finalizes the 

risk assessment. Based on the final 

TSCA risk assessment, the Agency may 

either initiate risk reduction actions that 

are necessary to address the potential 

risks identified, or may conclude its 

work on the chemical uses being 

assessed if no risks are found. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 9, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0084, 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, are available at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Stan 


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Barone, Risk Assessment Division 

(7403M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–1169; email address: 

barone.stan@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

those interested in environmental and 

human health; the chemical industry; 

chemical users; consumer product 

companies and members of the public 

interested in the assessment of chemical 

risks. Since others also may be 

interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information on 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 preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets/

comments.html. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

EPA is announcing the availability of 

and opening the public comment period 

for the 1-Bromopropane (1–BP) TSCA 

Work Plan Chemical draft risk 

assessment. EPA also invites comments 

on whether there are other uses that 

may result in high potential worker and 

consumer exposures that the Agency 

should consider for future assessment 

and/or collection priorities for this 

chemical. Use the specific docket ID 

number provided in this notice to locate 

a copy of the chemical-specific 

document, as well as to submit 

comments via http://

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPPT– 

2015–0084. 

Title: TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk 

Assessment for 1-Bromopropane (nPropyl Bromide): Spray adhesives, dry 

cleaning, and degreasing uses. 

Chemical Covered: 1-Bromopropane 

(n-Propyl Bromide) (1–BP; CASRN 106– 

94–5). 

Summary: 1–BP is a colorless liquid 

with a sweet hydrocarbon odor that is 

used as a solvent in degreasing 

applications, spray adhesives, and in 

dry cleaning. 1–BP is produced or 

imported to the U.S. in large quantities 

(over 15 million pounds in 2011). This 

draft assessment focuses on human 

health risks to workers and consumers 

from acute (short-term) and chronic 

inhalation exposures associated with 1– 

BP use in spray adhesives, dry cleaning, 

and degreasing uses. EPA reviewed the 

evidence for 1–BP toxicity and 

identified risks for cancer (in workers) 

and adverse developmental effects (in 

consumers and workers). Other health 

risks identified for workers with chronic 

1–BP exposures include adverse 

neurologic effects, as well as kidney, 

liver, and reproductive effects. 

If you have any questions about this 

draft risk assessment, or the Agency’s 

programs in general, please contact the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et. seq. 

Dated: March 2, 2016. 

Wendy C. Hamnett, 

Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2016–05176 Filed 3–7–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0062; FRL–9942–63] 

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: There will be a 3-day meeting 

of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 

and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory 

Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and 

review Chlorpyrifos: Analysis of 

Biomonitoring Data. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

April 19–21, 2016, from approximately 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Comments. The Agency encourages 

written comments be submitted on or 

before April 5, 2016, and requests for 

oral comments be submitted on or 

before April 12, 2016. However, written 

comments and requests to make oral 

comments may be submitted until the 

date of the meeting, but anyone 

submitting written comments after April 

5, 2016, should contact the Designated 

Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. For 

additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

Nominations. Nominations of 

candidates to serve as ad hoc members 

of FIFRA SAP for this meeting should 

be provided on or before March 23, 

2016. 

Webcast. This meeting may be 

webcast. Please refer to the FIFRA SAP 

Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sap for 

information on how to access the 

meeting webcast. Please note that the 

webcast is a supplementary public 

process provided only for convenience. 

If difficulties arise resulting in 

webcasting outages, the meeting will 

continue as planned. 

Special accommodations. For 

information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, and to 

request accommodation of a disability, 

please contact the DFO listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 

10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA 

as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting: The meeting will 

be held at the Environmental Protection 

Agency, Conference Center, Lobby 

Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 

22202. 

Comments. Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0062, 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 


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