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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0917; FRL–9393–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

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, titled: ‘‘Safer Detergent 

Stewardship Initiative (SDSI) Program’’ 

and identified by EPA ICR No. 2261.03 

and OMB Control No. 2070–0171, 

represents the renewal of an existing 

ICR that is scheduled to expire on May 

31, 2014. Before submitting the ICR to 

OMB for review and approval, 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. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 2, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0917, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• 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: OPPT Document 

Control Office (DCO), EPA East Bldg., 

Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. ATTN: Docket ID 

Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0917. 

The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the DCO’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT– 

2012–0917. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available online at http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or 

email. The regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your email address will 

be automatically captured and included 

as part of the comment that is placed in 

the docket and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, EPA recommends that you 

include your name and other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available electronically at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPPT 

Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in 

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 

3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 

hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number of 

the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 

566–0280. Docket visitors are required 

to show photographic identification, 

pass through a metal detector, and sign 

the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are 

processed through an X-ray machine 

and subject to search. Visitors will be 

provided an EPA/DC badge that must be 

visible at all times in the building and 

returned upon departure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Clive 

Davies, Economics, Exposure, and 

Technology Division (7404M), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(202) 564–3821; fax number: (202) 564– 

8893; email address: davies.clive@

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. What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

Pursuant to 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 (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 

affected by this collection. 

II. What information collection activity 

or ICR does this action apply to? 

Title: Safer Detergent Stewardship 

Initiative (SDSI) Program. 

ICR number: 2261.03. 

OMB control number: 2070–0171. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on May 31, 2014. 

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 


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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: The Safer Detergent 

Stewardship Initiative (SDSI) is a 

voluntary program, administered by 

EPA to offer resources, and recognition 

to businesses involved in the transition 

to safer surfactants. Surfactants are a 

major ingredient in cleaning products 

such as detergents, cleaners, airplane 

deicers and fire-fighting foams. Safer 

surfactants are those that break down 

quickly to non-polluting compounds. 

Under SDSI, businesses that have fully 

transitioned to safer surfactants, or (for 

non-profits, academic institutions, etc.) 

can document outstanding efforts to 

encourage the use of safer surfactants, 

are granted Champion status. At this 

level, the participant is invited to the 

SDSI Awards ceremony, listed on the 

EPA SDSI Web site as a Champion, and 

may use a special logo in their literature 

to help explain their participation in the 

program. Businesses that commit to a 

full and timely transition to safer 

surfactants, or (for non-profits, academic 

institutions, etc.) can document 

outstanding efforts to encourage the use 

of safer surfactants, are granted Partner 

status. This category provides 

recognition of significant 

accomplishments towards the use of 

safer surfactants. Partners will be listed 

on the EPA SDSI Web site and may be 

granted recognition as a Champion in 

the future if appropriate. This 

information collection addresses 

reporting activities that support the 

administration of the SDSI program. 

Responses to this 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 average 10 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 establishments or organizations 

engaged in formulating, producing, 

purchasing, or distributing surfactants 

or products containing surfactants. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 14. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

140 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: $8,232. 

This includes an estimated burden cost 

of $8,232 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 no change in the number of 

hours in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

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: August 28, 2013. 

James Jones, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9900–43–OEI; EPA–HQ–OEI–2012– 

0483] 

Amendment of the Federal Docket 

Management System (EPA/GOV–2) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC 552a), 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) is giving notice that it is 

amending the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) system of 

records to add information collected in 

a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

system. The FOIA system, 

‘‘FOIAonline’’, is a software application 

on the FDMS system infrastructure. The 

FOIAonline system is used by 

participating agencies to electronically 

receive, process, track and store requests 

from the public for federal records; post 

responsive records to a Web site; collect 

data for annual reporting requirements 

to the Department of Justice, and 

manage internal FOIA administration 

activities. In addition to the current 

FDMS functionalities, the FOIA system 

allows the public to submit and track 

FOIA requests and appeals; access 

requests and responsive records online, 

and obtain the status of requests filed 

with participating agencies. 

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on 

this system of records notice must do so 

by November 12, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OEI–2012–0483 by one of the following 

methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: oei.docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–1752. 

• Mail: OEI Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail code: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: OEI Docket, EPA/

DC, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 

1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. Such deliveries are 

only accepted during the docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OEI–2012– 

0483. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

for which disclosure is restricted by 

statute. Do not submit information that 

you consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov. 

The www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

www.regulations.gov your email address 

will be automatically captured and 


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