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(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. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

Under EPA Contract Number GS– 

35F–4461G, Order Number EP–G13H– 

00665, contractor SAIC of 1701 SAIC 

Drive, McLean, VA; Essential Software 

Inc of 9024 Mistwood Drive, Potomac, 

MD; and Impact Innovations Systems 

Inc., of 9720 Capital Court, Manassas, 

VA., are assisting EPA by developing, 

enhancing, maintaining, and operating a 

variety of database applications. They 

will also assist with interfaces and 

linkages to other applications. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), 

EPA has determined that under EPA 

Contract Number GS–35F–4461G, Order 

Number EP–G13H–00665, SAIC and its 

subcontractors required access to CBI 

submitted to EPA under all sections of 

TSCA to perform successfully the duties 

specified under the contract. SAIC and 

its subcontractors’ personnel were given 

access to information submitted to EPA 

under all sections of TSCA. Some of the 

information may have been claimed or 

determined to be CBI. 

EPA is issuing this notice to inform 

all submitters of information under all 

sections of TSCA that EPA has provided 

SAIC and its subcontractors access to 

these CBI materials on a need-to-know 

basis only. All access to TSCA CBI 

under this contract is taking place at 

EPA Headquarters, in accordance with 

EPA’s TSCA CBI Protection Manual. 

Access to TSCA data, including CBI, 

will continue until March 26, 2015. If 

the contract is extended, this access will 

also continue for the duration of the 

extended contract without further 

notice. 

SAIC and its subcontractors’ 

personnel have signed nondisclosure 

agreements and were briefed on 

appropriate security procedures before 

they were permitted access to TSCA 

CBI. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Confidential business information. 

Dated: October 21, 2013. 

Matthew G. Leopard, 

Director, Information Management Division, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2013–26641 Filed 11–5–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0406; FRL–9400–2] 

Pesticides; Repellency Awareness 

Graphic; Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA is seeking comment on a 

repellency awareness graphic for 

producers of skin-applied insect 

repellent products to voluntarily place 

on repellent product labels. This is part 

of a voluntary, ongoing effort to enhance 

public health information on, and to 

improve the clarity of, pesticide product 

labeling for consumers. Under this 

effort, producers of skin-applied insect 

repellent products can seek to use a 

standardized repellency awareness 

graphic that will clearly communicate to 

consumers the estimated number of 

hours mosquitoes and/or ticks are 

repelled by a product when used as 

directed. With this notice, EPA is also 

seeking comment on a guidance 

document that describes the 

recommended criteria and processes for 

companies to voluntarily request the use 

of this graphic. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 6, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0406, 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: Rose 

Kyprianou, Field and External Affairs 

Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 305–5354; fax number: 

(703) 305–5884; email address: 

kyprianou.rose@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. What is the agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

Sections 2 through 34 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136–136y). 

B. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you manufacture, 

distribute, sell, or use skin-applied 

insect repellent products. 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: 

• Manufacturers of these products, 

which includes pesticide and other 

agricultural chemical manufacturers 

(NAICS code 325320), as well as other 

manufacturers in similar industries such 

as cosmetics (NAICS code 325620). 

• Manufacturers who may also be 

distributors of these products, which 

includes drug and druggists’ merchant 

wholesalers (NAICS code 424210). 

• Retailers of skin-applied insect 

repellent products (some of which may 

also be manufacturers), which includes 

nursery, garden center, and farm supply 

stores (NAICS code 444220), 

supermarkets (NAICS code 445110), and 

sporting goods stores (NAICS code 

451110). 

• Users of skin-applied insect 

repellent products, including the 

general public, as well as landscaping 

services (NAICS code 561730), sports 

and recreation institutions (NAICS code 

611620), child daycare services (NAICS 

code 624410), and recreational and 

vacation camps (NAICS code 721214). 

C. 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 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 

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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. 

II. Overview 

EPA is preparing to launch a new 

voluntary effort to enhance public 

health information and to improve the 

clarity of pesticide product labeling for 

consumers. Producers of skin-applied 

insect repellent products can seek to use 

a standardized repellency awareness 

graphic that will clearly communicate to 

consumers the estimated number of 

hours mosquitoes and/or ticks are 

repelled by the product when used as 

directed. Participation will be voluntary 

and has been developed for producers of 

skin-applied insect repellent products 

subject to FIFRA registration 

requirements. 

With this announcement, EPA is 

seeking public comment on the graphic 

as well as a guidance document that is 

intended to assist producers in 

understanding the process for 

requesting and obtaining approval for 

the use of the graphic (Ref. 1). Taking 

into consideration comments provided 

by the various stakeholders described in 

the following paragraphs, the guidance 

identifies the credible information and 

scientific underpinning that the Agency 

generally believes is necessary to 

support the information provided in the 

repellency awareness graphic. 

Additionally, the guidance describes for 

companies and EPA scientists a method 

for calculating the number of hours for 

the repellency claim(s) that would be 

included as part of the repellency 

awareness graphic. The guidance also 

describes the process for requesting use 

of the graphic through applications for 

new or amended registrations. 

EPA believes the approach to 

determine repellency claim(s) described 

in the guidance strikes a reasonable 

balance between rigorous testing design 

and cost containment. For example, 

some stakeholder comments suggested a 

more standardized testing methodology. 

While this may enhance consistency 

across tests, it would drive up costs. 

Since the objective of efficacy testing is 

to assess and characterize the general 

performance of each repellent rather 

than permit rigorous comparisons across 

products, EPA believes that the 

approach outlined in the guidance will 

give reasonably consistent predictions 

to consumers while ensuring that this 

program is affordable for companies to 

implement and flexible enough to allow 

for future advances in scientific testing 

methodology. 

EPA is making available information 

on a Web page for consumers (http://

www.epa.gov/pesticides/insect/

repellency-awareness.html) that 

describes the graphic and how to 

interpret as well as providing examples 

of the graphic. In the future, EPA will 

be launching a new, detailed Web page 

on insect repellents. The new page will 

include a list of the products approved 

by EPA to use the graphic on the 

product label. Additionally, the new 

page will provide general information to 

the public about preventative measures 

consumers can take to protect 

themselves and their families from 

mosquito and tick bites and the 

potential diseases they may transmit. 

When launched, the final URL for the 

program will be http://www2.epa.gov/

insect-repellents. 

III. Background 

The repellency awareness graphic was 

created in response to feedback obtained 

through focus groups and a national 

online survey conducted by EPA in 

2010 and 2011, respectively (Ref. 2). 

During the focus groups and survey, 

consumers indicated that they wanted 

information about which types of 

insects are repelled and the number of 

hours those insects are repelled. Most 

consumers were aware that mosquitoes 

and ticks can carry potentially 

dangerous diseases, and they wanted to 

know how long they may be protected 

from those pests. Consumers also 

responded that they would like this 

information to be clear, concise, and in 

large print on product labels. 

EPA intends for the repellency 

awareness graphic to address these 

consumer needs. The repellency 

awareness graphic is intended to be 

displayed prominently on participating 

products for quick and easy 

identification by the consumer. 

Prototypes of this graphic were 

presented to the consumers 

participating in the focus groups and 

national survey, with consumers 

indicating that they understood the 

meaning of the information in the 

graphic, and that they would be likely 

to look for this graphic when shopping 

for skin-applied insect repellents (Ref. 

2). 

To ensure that a variety of issues and 

opinions were considered during the 

development of this effort, EPA 

requested feedback from several key 

stakeholder groups. Starting in May 

2012, EPA presented the concept, draft 

guidance document, and draft graphic to 

OPP’s federal advisory committee, the 

Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee 

(PPDC), which represents various 

industry groups, non-governmental 

organizations, public health 

professionals, state, local, and tribal 

governments, and federal agencies (Refs. 

3–5). Also beginning in May 2012, EPA 

asked state regulatory officials 

participating in the State-FIFRA Issues 

Research Evaluation Group’s Pesticide 

Operations and Management (SFIREG 

POM) working committee for their 

reactions to the idea (Refs. 6–8). 

Additionally, in March 2013, EPA 

presented and received independent 

scientific advice from the Scientific 

Advisory Panel (SAP) on certain aspects 

of the effort (Ref. 9). EPA’s responses to 

the SAP’s comments relating to the 

repellency awareness graphic are 

available in the docket for this notice 

(Ref. 10). 

Throughout the development of this 

effort, EPA has also collaborated with 

experts at other federal agencies such as 

the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

among others. The USDA and CDC have 

supported EPA’s efforts to provide clear 

and readily visible information about 

repellent products to consumers. The 

CDC has indicated that the graphic 

appears to complement their efforts to 

promote effective personal protection 

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borne diseases such as West Nile virus 

and Lyme disease (Ref. 11). 

IV. Request for Comment 

EPA is providing this opportunity for 

the public to provide comments and 

input on the new repellency awareness 

graphic before it is implemented. 

Specifically, the Agency requests 

comment on the following: 

• Would addition of the repellency 

awareness graphic help you choose an 

insect repellent; would it improve the 

clarity of label information? 

• Is the repellency awareness 

graphic’s design, as shown on the 

program’s Web page, easy to 

understand? 

• What information would be helpful 

to have on our Web site about 

repellency awareness? Is the current 

information useful and clear to you? 

EPA is also seeking comment on a 

guidance document that describes the 

recommended criteria and processes for 

companies to voluntarily request the use 

of this graphic. While EPA does not 

intend to formally respond to all 

comments that are submitted, they will 

be taken into consideration as EPA 

finalizes the repellency awareness 

graphic and guidance. If substantive 

comments are received, EPA may, if 

necessary and appropriate, revise 

aspects of the graphic or the guidance. 

In addition, EPA may decide in 

response to any comments, to provide 

additional helpful information through 

the Web site. 

V. References 

As indicated under ADDRESSES, a 

docket has been established for this 

notice under docket ID number EPA– 

HQ–OPP–2013–0406. The following is a 

listing of the documents that are 

specifically referenced in this action. 

1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA). Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP). Repellency Awareness Guidance. 

For Skin-Applied Insect Repellent 

Producers. August 2013. Document ID 

No.: 730–C–13–001. Docket ID No.: EPA– 

HQ–OPP–2013–0406. 

2. EPA. OPP. Insect Repellent Product 

Labeling Consumer Survey Report. April 

2012. Docket ID No.: EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2013–0406. 

3. EPA. OPP. Pesticide Program Dialogue 

Committee, May 3–4, 2012 Meeting. 

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/

2012/may/meeting.html. 

4. EPA. OPP. Pesticide Program Dialogue 

Committee, November 29–30, 2012 

Meeting. http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/

ppdc/2012/november/nov-mtg.html. 

5. EPA. OPP. Pesticide Program Dialogue 

Committee, July 10–11, 2013 Meeting. 

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/

2013/july/july2013-mtg.html. 

6. State-FIFRA Issues, Research, and 

Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Pesticides 

Operations and Management (POM) 

Working Committee. Final SFIREG POM 

Meeting Minutes for May 30–31, 2012. 

http://www.aapco.org/meetings/minutes/

2012/may30/pom_mins_05_2012.pdf. 

7. SFIREG POM Working Committee. Final 

SFIREG POM Meeting Minutes for 

September 17–18, 2012. http://

www.aapco.org/meetings/minutes/2012/

sep17/pom_mins_09_2012.pdf. 

8. SFIREG POM Working Committee. Final 

SFIREG POM Meeting Minutes for April 

22–23, 2013. http://www.aapco.org/

meetings/minutes/2013/apr22/final_

pom_mins_04_2013.pdf. 

9. EPA. Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP). 

March 19–21, 2013: Scientific Issues 

Concerning the Draft Product 

Performance Data Needs Assessment for 

Products Claiming Efficacy Against 

Invertebrate Pests. Background 

documents available at Docket ID No.: 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0574. Additional 

information available at http://

www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap/meetings/

2013/031913meeting.html. 

10. EPA. OPP. EPA Response to Scientific 

Advisory Panel Comments Related to the 

Proposed Repellency Awareness 

Graphic. September 2013. Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0406. 

11. Kyprianou, Rose. Memorandum on 

Federal Interagency Consultations 

During Development of the Repellency 

Awareness Graphic. September 2013. 

Docket ID No.: EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0406. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: October 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 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0677; FRL–9400–9] 

Toxic Substances Control Act 

Chemical Testing; Receipt of Test Data 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

receipt of test data on 21 chemicals. 

These data were submitted pursuant to 

3 test rules issued by EPA under section 

4 of the Toxic Substance Control Act 

(TSCA). The purpose of this notice is to 

alert the public about test data received 

between June 29, 2011, and July 31, 

2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information contact: 

Kathy Calvo, Chemical Control Division 

(7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–8089; fax number: 

(202) 564–4765; email address: 

calvo.kathy@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. This action may, however, be 

of interest to those persons who are 

concerned about data on health and/or 

environmental effects and other 

characteristics of the chemicals. Since 

other entities may also be interested, the 

Agency has not attempted to describe all 

the specific entities that may be affected 

by this action. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

All documents in the dockets are 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 

Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC. The Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 

566–0280. Please review the visitor 

instructions and additional information 

about the docket available at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. Test Data Submissions 

Section 4(d) of TSCA (15 U.S.C. 

2603(d)) requires EPA to publish a 

notice in the Federal Register reporting 

the receipt of test data submitted 

pursuant to test rules promulgated 

under TSCA section 4(a) (15 U.S.C. 

2603(a)). Each notice must: 

1. Identify the chemical substance or 

mixture for which data have been 

received. 

2. List the uses or intended uses of 

such chemical substance or mixture and 

the information required by the 

applicable standards for the 

development of test data. 

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