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Thomas Mman 

OM DocunwM Gotnfti L1Ala (titCQj, 

EPA East 8kitp.,Rtr1. U01, 

1201 CrtAlli'thMOn A11's., NW., 

Wa:hinol01"I, DC. Athfi*1N: ClOckAt ID 

Numkisr EIPA-611041111"-M"7q 

Dear Tilomas, 

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (8i0) is the world's largest biotechnology organization, 

providing advocacy, business development and communicaitions services for more than 1,100 

members worldwide. Our mission is to be to champion of biotec hnology and the advocate for 

our member organizations - both large end smog. 610 members are Involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Caarporate members range from entrepreneurial companies 

developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals . We also represent state and regional 

biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers . 

Even though, most chemical* and plastics used today are petroleum-based, the rapid 

advancement in industrial biotechnology is providing petrochemical alternatives based on 

renewable feedstocks. These renewable chemicals and bfoplastics are used in a growing 

number of everyday products such as cups and carpets, deicers, detergents, personal care 

products, food and favoring ingredients, pharmaceutical Intermediates, composites, adhesives, 

seaiants, coatings, additives, lubricants, and insulating materials . Renewable chemicals can be 

engineered to provide innovative solutions that are energy saving and environmentally 

preferred. 

BIO members are involved in the synthesis, product development, manufacturing, designation, 

commercialization, distribution, and use of products with sustainable benefits. BIO and its 

members commend the EPA for gathering input from stakehoiders as it works to define the 

Agency's role and to develop a strategy for EPA to make a meaningful contribution to the 

development, manufacture, designation, and use of sustainable products . 

1 . What do you see as the major policy and research challenges, opportunities, and 

trends impacting the development, manufacture, designation, and use of sustainable 

products? 

There is an opportunity to transform the multi-trillion dollar chemical industry which will result in 

everyday materials being made from renewable resources rather than oil and natural gas; 

reduce a huge industry's energy use and environmental footprint; and create clean tech jobs in 

the United States . Consumer sentiment and demand for renewably sourced products is 

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growing; see "Industrial Blo toch+~aio~y : More than Gram Fuel in a DiAy Economy,w produced by 

the World Wildrft Fund, 

Chemicals made from renew" rescx+roes have been shown to be produced using signiflcantly 

less energy, resuAng in s lower carbon lootprint ; and may oost less to produce than petroleum 

based alternatives. Thousands of chemicals, chemical infierrnedistss and everyday materials 

tike nylon, spandex, call phone coon and trsa can be made starting from renewable resources. 

Policy end Industrial ef1orta that support these sustainatale products can have the widest ranging 

impact In the shorCest time. 

An environmentally - positive, and well functioning m8" approach can be facilitated by more 

information, such as consistsnt, readily understood lirtecycis analyaes of products used by 

consumers and businesses; and by simpler, fasW permittinp of processes and plants. 

One regulatory review process that provides a major opportunity to Improve development and 

manufacture of sustainable products is TSCA 'r'-'V-snwnufac~+e Notkation (PI1MN) . There are 

several areas of the PNIN review process that provide opportunities for Improvement. These 

include the following : 

Source and process specific identifiers in TSCA chemical irrventory nomenclature (e.g. 

"petroleum derived") which serve as a barrier to substitution of chemically identical or 

very similar products derived from sustainable renewable resources. 

Need for focused collaborative effort to characterize biobaoed process streams and 

products. 

s Improvement and validation of Quantitative Struc,~ture Activity Relationship (QSAR) and 

modeling tools for chemical classas relevant to sustainable renewable resources (e.g . 

fatty acids and their esters). 

" Optimizing use of hazard date and assessrr~ents from all available sources worldwide. 

Z. What do you sea EPA's ovomll Me In addressing Ow" challenges mid 

oppordrnllies? 

Source md process specific Identifiers in TBCA chWnfcai inventory nomenclature (e.g. 

"petroiirurn derived") which *am as a barrier to substitution of chemically identical or 

very similair products derived trom sustdnsbie biosouroes. 

EPA plays the central policy rote in addressing this barrier to sustainable product development . 

From the standpoint of TSCA inventory review it seems that the focus should be on product 

chemistry and associated risk assessment, and that descriptors of source and process that do 

not add meaningfully to these determinations should not be a barrier to product substitution . 

We implore EPA to consider this topic as a policy barrier to sustainable product development, 

and to develop guidance and processes to remove this barrier. One thought is to develop a 

post-manufacturing notification process whereby source and process specific Identifiers could 

be tracked for chemically identical or very similar products as determined by the Inventory 

Expert Service. 

Need for focused collaborative sffort to characterize biobased process streams and 

products. 

It is noteworthy that a major collaborative effort was undertaken between EPA and industry at 

the time of the original TSCA inventory (197Qs) to assemble the listing of petroleum refinery 

streams. Transformation of the fuels industry to renewable sources poses an equal or even 
greater chiMenge given the variety of potential source malleriais . A fmsed collaborative effort 

to tupport this transfomwtion, similar to that undeltaken to characterize the petroleum refinery 

streams, is needed and can only be led by EPA. 

1knnp~ WW v~a~t of tiEAit and awdN~ toots for ahsraiVOsi do"" rstevant to 

susto! nmbte biosowttars (e.p. hRly acliis sAd f!a!k 1afto). 

EPA is seen iniernaticswlly as a leader in the tlsvelopment of QSAR and modeling tools to 

support risk assessment of duroicals. By virbre of their access to daft for model development 

and validation EPA has a unitire opportunity to advance these toole in areas of chemistry most 

relevant to biosources . Expsirience to4ate uppstg that the emsting models am riot robust for 

fatty acads and theW esters, as an exampie. Conftious improvement of these tools by EPA is 

an important component of effective regulatory reviews for sustainable renewable cheri*als 

and products . 

OpUraiainE 

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use 

changed 

of rrHlsbie 

since 

haarrd 

TSCA 

date 

was 

and 

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assl~ss~nnretts 

in 1976. 

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requirements 

toarohs worldwide . 

and collection 

practices to support product development have evolved around the world. Hazard data for a 

chemical or chemical class is fungible inf+mation and practices should be encouraged to 

optimize the use of existing data from aM reliable sources. Examples of major Programs include 

the EPA and OECD HPV program, and national ! regional chemical registration programs in 

Canada, Asia and the EU. EPA should promote pd1cies which encourage the sharing and 

application of data from all reliable sources. The emphasis going forward should be on 

optimizing the use of existing hazard data mid models, and understanding product use and 

exposure c~nsic~tions and building this database for renewable chemicals and biobased 

products for the U.S. 

3. In partiaular, how do you am FPA's role in: 

s Assarnbfing tntonnaUm auW dabbsses 

Renewable chemicals are very real and direct sibstitute or drop-in replacements for 

petrochemicals. Comparing renewable chemicals to petrochemicals- particularly for 

production of the high-volume drop-in replacement chemicals produced in the U.S 

. (acrylic acid, 1,4B00, adipic acid, 1,2"propylene gfyooi, 1,3-propanediol, etc) would 

show how industrial biotechnology is reducing consumption of non-renewable energy, 

reducing waste, end improving sustainabikty. Presently, there are no strong 

standardized metrics . If the EPA had energy data or would generate such data, for 

benchmarking the petrochemical processes that industrial biotechnology processes are 

attempting to displace as well as prepare a model for life cycle analyses (LCA) that could 

apply to then processes, then renewable chemical companies could show substantial 

cost, environment and efficiency benefits . These quantified metrics could be added to 

partnering and investment stories, and further encourages the development of 

sustainable products in the U.S. 

EPA's active participation is needed in conducting cost and energy assessment for 

resource exploration, removal, transport and conversion for petroleum products in order 

to accurately see the benefits of sustainable product manufacturing. As an example, 

LCA studies for poiyhydroxyaikanoates (PHA) and potyiactic acid (PLA) includes the 

corn plant, harvest, transport and conversion . EPA is well positioned for this role since 

they are familiar with green house gas (GHG) emissions from manufacturing, and could 
easily obtain data on oil and gas eyoloiration mid conversion. This would slow EPA to 

take a leadership role in defining and memurirq sustaaability . 

+~ kh"Altyltv susti"611114 "hoqpoft , " and no" product sasMOM" 

SOing product sustainability prior" bated on daft an always useful, ova it gives 

direction to research and dsvelopment and emphasizes Me value to research. 

C,ovensnenta! lists we consilderied, very relevant for detsrmining new research targets, 

and become even awe significant when these Mts we Incentivizsd by grants or 

research arid development incentives . 

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EPA's active participation is needed in tfie development of standardized Iifecyde 

analyses for renewable chemicals in the value chain trom cradle to gft and cradle to 

grave. 

" Dell" eriWa br mon sustafs+wbtt pr+oduols 

EPA is a key stakehaider for renewable, chemicals that am new moiecules, which require 

T3CA listing (unlike green versions of existing molecules or drop-in replacements). 810 

members are working with EPA on the WE program (Design for Environment) in the 

context of new platform molecules. In addition to this, EIO members would request that 

TSCA reform legislation recognize the importance of the industrial biotechnology 

emerging sector and place priority on the approval of new renewable chemicals and give 

provisions to drop-in replacement renewable chemicals. 

" +3eneraHeig eco-labols ancVor stowkrds 

1 . Labeling of renewable chemicals arid biobesed products is being implemented by 

USDA (BioPr+eferredT" Program); therefore another labeling poky may not be 

required. EPA should be careful that ec;o-labels do not cause consumer confusion . 

11 . Develop clear standards for renewable chemicals (possibly a rating system) that are 

not cost prohbitive . A number of retailers and brand-owners are developing their 

own *m cards, which is not very efficient since produoers will have to go through 

` ~- r6mero0s scoring systems, and these wig require slightly different data. 

" Estabtishing ft schntMk foundstbn !Cr thae eW-tibe1s andtor standards 

industrial biotechnology can help actually prevent Pollution before it ever occurs and it 

can help remediate existing pollution . EPA gives awards for green chemistry that often 

involves industrial biotechnology, but EPA has not done enough with its R&D Office or 

Pollution Prevention Office to integrate the benefits of industrial biotechnology into the 

total environmental R&D and pollution control infrastructure. EPA needs more skilled 

regulators with education in biotechnology and they need to help build the capacity of 

industry to deploy industrial biotechnology to provide solutions to pollution prevention . 

" Verifying that products +neet standarde 

EPA could gather life cycle analysis data or have a databank for renewable chemicals 

and biobased products and offer standardized tools to conduct analyses. These 

approaches would provide reliable basis for evaluating products against standards. 

" 3timuiatirig the market 

Funding R&D to develop biorefinery and integrated biorefinery processes to produce 

renewable chemicals that reduce emissions, reduce carbon footprint, and use lower 
energy. Fast tnaickiinp permiainQ for innavative dean *chnok)gies, which demonwate 

environmental benefita. EPA can contribute an building a biabesed eaonomy, through 

Prnrno+'t9 creation of Ww jobs and fomatian of appropriate policies . 

DoveiepinE snd"oir-I1% nrnpS nw11t sySUM trwaet, roct*416 Oft) 

Develop quideiYnea for sustainable deagn (soo-design, green design, and environmental 

design) which would reduce the overall environmental anpect of producing products and 

facilRIee in a way that reduces use of nonrenewable resouinces . 

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Educate the public on sale use of renewable cherrkals and bbbased MdWW through 

public reigtions campaign and public awararm" educabonal programs. Emphasize 

quantit'lable biodegradable properties for ronewsible chemicals and biobased products by 

developing standard tam methods. Positioning nnetirable chemicals and blobased 

products under a "austainabiNty unbrea pisttorm," in which dMerentl8tion and 

measurable entirironmenteat berieft for renewable chemicals and biotmised products we 

provided and compared 1a petrochemic,els and pabo Owlenviiiced bend prodxta. 

Overall, EPA's rote is very releverd in the growth of austaineble products and building of 

integrated biaefnories. EPA policies could enoourap market aoosptance and ceontrtwte to 

the bobased economy, which would result in creating both direct and indirect jobs, maintaining 

innovation in the U.S, and having continued global badership in the irKkn*W biotechnology 

sector. Conducting a search to see which policies are undertaken by other agencies and 

organizations would help identily the more pressing needs for EPA in developing a sustainable 

biobaased economy. 610 and 810 menders would welcome the opportunity to furthet engage in 

dialogue and assist in the development of policies for sustainable products. 

Sincerely, 

Brent Er+ckson 

Executive Vice President 

Biotechnology Industry Organization 
88328 Fed" 14gieftr I Vol . 75, No. 179 I Thursday, September 16, 3010 I Notices 

586-5271) or e-mail 

(alethea.)ennings®eia.doe.gov) is also 

recommended. The mailing address is 

Statistics and Methods Group (EI-70), 

Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Ave, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585-OS70 . Ms. 

Jennings may be contacted by telephone 

at (202) 586-5879. 

WlPPt.MWTAAtt INFOlIIIAflOtk This 

section contains the following 

information about the energy 

information collection submitted to 

OMB for review: (1) The collection 

numbers and title; (2) the sponsor (i.e., 

the Department of component); 

(3) the current OMB det number (if 

applicable); (4) the type of request (i.e., 

new, revision, extension or 

reinstatement) ; (5) response obligation 

(i.e., mandatory, voluntary, or required 

to obtain or retain benefits); (6) a 

description of the need for and 

proposed use of the information; (7) a 

categorical description of the likely 

respondents; (8) estimate number of 

respondents and (9) an estimate of the 

total annual reporting burden (f.e., the 

estimated number of likely respondents 

times the proposed frequency of 

response per year times the average 

hours per response). 

1. Forms EIA-63A, "Annual Solar 

Thermal Collector Manufacturers 

Survey," EIA-638, "Annual 

Photovoltaic Module/Cell 

Manufacturers Survey,- and the EIA902, "Annual Geothermal Heat Pump 

Manufacturers Survey." 

2. Energy Information Administration . 

3. OMB Number 1905-0196. 

4. Three-year extension to an existing 

approved request. 

5. Mandatory. 

6. Forms EIA-63A and EIA-63B 

collect data on the manufacture, 

shipment, stocks, and import/export of 

solar thermal collectors and 

photovoltaic modules/cells and the 

status of the industry. The data are used 

by the private sector, the renewable 

energy industry, the DOE, and other 

government agencies. Respondents are 

U. S. companies that manufactured, 

shipped, and/or imported solar thermal 

collectors end/or photovoltaic modules 

and cells. The EIA-902 is used to collect 

data about the manufacture, shipment, 

stocks, and import/export of geothermal 

heat pumps and the status of the 

industry. The information collected will 

be used by public and private analysts 

that are interested in geothermal heat 

pumps and related energy issues . 

7. Business or other for-profit 

institutions. 

8. 283 respondents. 

9. 1,415 hours. 

Please refer to the supporting 

statement as well as the proposed forms 

and instructions for more information 

about the purpose, who must report, 

when to report, where to suitanit, the 

elements to be reported, detailed 

instructions, provisions for 

possible 

(including 

po ~ 

iafxmatfon. For instructions on 

obtaining materials, see the no nYRT11gR 

9OOII~Ilipli OOIwACt section. 

SIMOoy AndOtfy: Section 13(b) of the 

Federal Energy Adwiaistrat3on Act of 1974, 

Public Law D3-27S, codified at 15 U.S.C . 

772(b) . 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 9, 

2010. 

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DineCtor. Statistics and Methods Group, 

EherVtnfarmQtion Admintstmrion . 

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AOEIiC11 : Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

AC'Tf0ft Notice . 

8LqftVff: EPA is interested in soliciting 

individual stakeholder input regarding 

the Agency's role in the "green" or 

sustainable products movement . The 

Agency will consider the information 

gathered from this notice and other 

sources as it works to define its role and 

develop a strategy that Identifies how 

EPA can make a meaningful 

contribution to the development, 

manufacture, designation, and use of 

sustainable products. 

DAM: Comments must be received on 

or before October 19, 2010. 

ItOONEWp: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA-HQ-0PPT-2010-0768, by 

one of the following methods: 

+ Federal eRirlemaldng Portal : http :// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

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. Attention: Docket ID 

Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0768. 

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) 5B4-893U . 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-OPPT2010-0788=I EPA's policy is that all 

comments ed will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available on-line at http:I/ 

www.maulnTions.gov, inciuding any 

k&rmstion provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (C8I) 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 regnlations.gov Web site is an 

"anonymous access" system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provtde it in the body of your comment. 

Jf you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

ations .gov, your e-mail address 

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.regulativns .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 materiel, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

C 

ublicly available only in hard copy 

rm. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket 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 
Feieirnd ~hlet i Vol. 75. Na i?9 i Thurada , Se maber 18, 2010 / Notices 

legal holidays. The telephone number of 

the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is 

(202) 586-1744, and the telephone 

number for the UPPT 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 begs 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. 

F00 FURTHER 81FOF1K71Qli CON'tACt: 

For technical information contact: 

Thomas Tillman, Pollution Prevention 

Division Mail Code (7409M), Office 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20480-0001 ; telephone number: 

(202) 564-8283 ; e-mail address: 

tillman.thamaa@~-pa.gov. 

For general inforrnatfan contact: The 

Pollution Prevention Information 

Clearinghouse (7409M, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460-0001 ; telephone number: 

(202) 568-0799 ; e-mail address: 

PPIG'oepa.gov. 

SU'lLt0NUITi1N INPOIIIIAT10q : 

1. Gas" lahwantion 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you manufacture, 

distribute, label, certify, verify, and 

purchase or use consumer, commercial, 

or industrial products that may be 

considered as "greea " "sustainable," or 

"environmentally preferable:" 

Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to; 

* Manufacturing (NAICS codes 31-

33). 

" Construction (NAICS code 23). 

" Wholesale trade (NAICS code 42). 

" Retail trade (NAICS codes 44-45) . 

" Professional, scientific and 

technical services (NAICS code 54). 

" Accommodations and food services 

(NAICS code 72). 

" Other services, except public 

administration (NAICS code 81). 

" Public administration (NAICS code 

92). 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular enti ty, consult 

the technical person listed under MN 

10111"19A 111f+01lA1ATIt111 c01iRACr. 

H. What should I consfder as I prepare 

my comments fi)r EPA? 

i. Subntftting CBE Do not submit this 

information to IiPA through 

regulations ,gov or e-mail . Clearly mark 

the part or alt 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-RUM the specific inforluation tisat 

is claimed as C81. 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. U&rmation so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accords" with procedures set forth in 

44 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your cornmenta. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to : t. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identi 

information (subject heading,- Faderd 

Regiow 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 assunptuons aad 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v, If you estimate potential casts or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to he 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. 

H. Background 

A. What action is the Agency taking? 

EPA is interested in soliciting 

individual stakeholder input regarding 

the Agency's role in the "green" or 

sustainable products movement. The 

Agency will consider the information 

gathered from this notice and other 

sources as it works to define its role and 

develop a strategy that identifies how 

38529 

EPA can make a meaningful 

contribution to the development, 

manufacture, designation, and use of 

sustainable products. 

More specifically, EPA would 

appreciate your individual views 

regarding the following types of 

questions: 

1. What do you see as the major 

policy and research challenges, 

opportunities, and trends impacting the 

development, manufacture, designation, 

and use of sustainable products? 

2. What do you see as EPA's overall 

role in addressing these challenges and 

opportunities? 

3. In particular, how do you see EPA's 

role in: 

* Assembling information and 

databases. 

and setting product sustaun'~abili~ty 

priorities . s~» 

" Evaluating the multiple impacts of 

products across their entire life cycle. 

" Defining criteria for more 

sustainable products. 

" Generating eco-labels and/or 

standards. 

" Establishing the scientific 

foundation for these eco-labels and/or 

standards. 

~~ Verifying that products meet 

" Stimulating the market. 

+ Developing end-of-life management 

systems (reuse, recycling, etc.). 

" Measuring results, evaluating 

programs. 

B. What is the Agency's authority for 

taking this action? 

Section 13103(b) of the Pollution 

Prevention Act of 1990 requires the 

Administrator of EPA to facilitate the 

adoption of source reduction techniques 

by businesses and to identify 

opportunities to use Federal 

procurement to encourage source 

reduction. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

environmentally preferable products, 

green products, procurement, 

sustainable products. 

Dated: September 10, 2010. 

Wendy Cleland-Hamnett, 

Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics . 

[FR Doo . 2010-23123 Filed 9-15-10 ; 8 :45 am] 

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