Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0426-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Design for the Environment Program Logo Redesign
Posted Date: 2014-07-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41550-41551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16567]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0426; FRL-9907-87]

EPA's Design for the Environment Program Logo Redesign; Notice of 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is interested in soliciting input regarding the Agency's 
Design for the Environment (DfE) Program's logo redesign. The Agency 
will consider the information gathered from this notice and other 
sources as it selects a logo for the DfE Program that accurately 
communicates the program's efforts to advance human and environmental 
health protection through safer products. The Agency will hold two 
listening sessions via webinars on this topic to give the public the 
opportunity to provide feedback on draft logo designs.

DATES: The webinars will be held on Monday, August 4, 2014, from 1:00 
p.m. to 2:00 p.m., EDT; and Tuesday, August 5, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. to 
2:00 p.m., EDT.

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    To participate in any of the webinars, you must register no later 
than 11:59 p.m., EDT, on Friday, August 1, 2014.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 
preferably at least 10 days prior to the webinar, to give EPA as much 
time as possible to process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meetings/listening sessions will be held via webinars. 
See Unit III. How can I participate in this meeting? in SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION. Further information about the webinars can be found on the 
DfE Web site at http://www.epa.gov/dfe/label.
    Registration: To register, please visit http://www.epa.gov/dfe/label. You may also register to participate in a webinar by contacting 
the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: 
Bridget Williams, Economics, Exposure and Technology Division (7406M), 
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
telephone number: (202) 564-8558; email address: 
williams.bridget@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?

    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 ``green,'' 
``sustainable,'' or ``environmentally preferable.'' Participation in 
this activity is voluntary. 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 but are 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).

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0426, is 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.
    Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0426, 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-2013-0426. Please review the visitor instructions 
and additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Background

    EPA is interested in soliciting input regarding the Agency's 
redesign of the logo that represents the Design for the Environment 
Program. While EPA does not intend to formally respond to all comments 
that are submitted, EPA will consider the information gathered from 
this notice and other sources as it selects a new DfE logo that 
accurately reflects the program's efforts to advance human and 
environmental health protection through the labeling of safer products.
    The EPA would like the DfE logo redesign to achieve the following:
     Better convey the scientific rigor and benefits of the 
program (e.g., safer for human health) with a logo that is easier to 
display on products, materials, and in digital media,
     Increase consumer and I/I purchaser recognition of 
products bearing EPA's Safer Product Label, and
     Encourage innovation and development of safer chemicals 
and chemical-based products.

III. How can I participate in this meeting?

    To participate in any of the webinars, identified by docket ID 
number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0426, you must register no later than 11:59 
p.m., EDT, on Friday, August 1, 2014. To register, please visit the DfE 
Web site at http://www.epa.gov/dfe/label. You may also register to 
participate in a webinar by contacting the technical person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not submit any information in 
your request that is considered confidential business information 
(CBI). Upon registration for a webinar, all registered participants 
will receive information on how to participate in the webinar. For any 
questions on webinar logistics or registration, consult the technical 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, environmentally preferable products, 
green products, procurement, safer products, safer chemicals.

    Dated: July 7, 2014.
Wendy C. Hamnett,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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