Notice2024-01909
Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards for 2024; Call for Submissions
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January 31, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Safer Choice program in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting submissions for its 2024 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards. EPA developed the Partner of the Year Awards to recognize the leadership contributions of Safer Choice partners and stakeholders who have shown achievement in the design, manufacture, promotion, selection, and use of products with safer chemicals, that further outstanding or innovative source reduction. EPA especially encourages submission of award applications that show how the applicant's work involving products with safer chemical ingredients promotes environmental justice, bolsters resilience to the impacts of climate change, results in cleaner air or water, improves drinking water quality, or advances innovation in packaging. Similar achievement in the design, manufacture, promotion, selection, and use of Design for the Environment (DfE)-certified products will also make an organization eligible for the Partner of the Year Awards.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6116-6117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01909]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0104; FRL-11588-01-OCSPP]
Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards for 2024; Call for
Submissions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Safer Choice program in the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is accepting submissions for its 2024 Safer Choice Partner
of the Year Awards. EPA developed the Partner of the Year Awards to
recognize the leadership contributions of Safer Choice partners and
stakeholders who have shown achievement in the design, manufacture,
promotion, selection, and use of products with safer chemicals, that
further outstanding or innovative source reduction. EPA especially
encourages submission of award applications that show how the
applicant's work involving products with safer chemical ingredients
promotes environmental justice, bolsters resilience to the impacts of
climate change, results in cleaner air or water, improves drinking
water quality, or advances innovation in packaging. Similar achievement
in the design, manufacture, promotion, selection, and use of Design for
the Environment (DfE)-certified products will also make an organization
eligible for the Partner of the Year Awards.
DATES: Submissions are due on or before April 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please submit materials by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c27253e27622d293e25220c293c2d622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="375c5e455c195652455e597752475619505841">[email protected]</span></a> and
copy <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#592a383f3c2b3a3136303a3c062a2c2929362b2d19383b2d382a2a363a773a3634"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="671406010215040f080e040238141217170815132706051306141408044904080a">[email protected]</span></a>. Candidates interested in
learning more about the Partner of the Year Awards should refer to the
Safer Choice website at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/safer-choice-partner-year-awards">https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/safer-choice-partner-year-awards</a>. The docket for this action, identified by docket
information (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0104, is available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Additional information about dockets is available
at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aerin Kirk, Data Gathering and
Analysis Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 7406M, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-9814;
email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f04061d04410e0a1d06012f0a1f0e41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f24263d24612e2a3d26210f2a3f2e61282039">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Does this action apply to me?
You may be affected by this action if you are a Safer Choice
program partner or stakeholder. 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. Affected entities may include:
<bullet> Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS code
325180).
<bullet> All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (Primary)
(NAICS code 325199).
<bullet> Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
(NAICS code 325320).
<bullet> Paint and Coating Manufacturing (NAICS code 325510).
<bullet> Adhesive Manufacturing (NAICS code 325520).
<bullet> Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing (NAICS code
325611).
<bullet> Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (NAICS code
325612).
<bullet> Surface Active Agent Manufacturing (Primary) (NAICS code
325613).
<bullet> Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (NAICS code 325620).
<bullet> Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical
Manufacturing (NAICS code 325992).
<bullet> All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation
Manufacturing (NAICS code 325998).
<bullet> Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant
Wholesalers (Primary) (NAICS code 423850).
<bullet> Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
(Primary) (NAICS code 424690).
<bullet> Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
(Primary) (NAICS code 445110).
<bullet> All Other Specialty Food Stores (NAICS code 445299).
<bullet> Pharmacies and Drug Stores (NAICS code 446110).
<bullet> Office Supplies and Stationery Stores (NAICS code 453210).
<bullet> All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco
Stores) (Primary) (NAICS code 453998).
<bullet> Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses (NAICS code
454110).
<bullet> Research and Development in Biotechnology (except
Nanobiotechnology) (Primary) (NAICS code 541714).
<bullet> Facilities Support Services (NAICS code 561210).
Janitorial Services (NAICS code 561720).
<bullet> Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services (NAICS code
561740).
<bullet> Elementary and Secondary Schools (NAICS code 611110).
<bullet> Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (NAICS
code 611310).
<bullet> Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
with Facilities (NAICS code 711310).
<bullet> Drycleaning and Laundry Services (NAICS code 8123).
<bullet> Civic and Social Organizations (Primary) (NAICS code
813410).
<bullet> Business Associations (Primary) (NAICS code 813910).
<bullet> Other General Government Support (NAICS code 921190).
<bullet> Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste
Management Programs (Primary) (NAICS code 924110).
II. What is the Safer Choice program?
As part of its environmental mission, the Safer Choice program
partners with businesses to help consumers and commercial buyers
identify products with safer chemical ingredients, without sacrificing
quality or performance. The Safer Choice program certifies products
containing ingredients that have met the program's specific and
rigorous human health and environmental toxicological criteria. The
Safer Choice program allows companies to use its label on certified
products that contain safer ingredients and perform, as determined by
expert evaluation. The Safer Choice program certification represents a
high level of achievement in formulating products that are safer for
people and the environment. For more information on the Safer Choice
program, please see: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice">https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice</a>.
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III. What is the DfE program?
The DfE program is a companion program to Safer Choice and
certifies antimicrobial products. The DfE logo may be used on certified
products and helps consumers and commercial buyers identify products
that meet the health and safety standards of the pesticide registration
process required by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) as well as the Safer Choice program's stringent criteria
for efficacy and effects on human health and the environment. For more
information on the DfE program, please see: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-labels/learn-about-design-environment-dfe-certification">https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-labels/learn-about-design-environment-dfe-certification</a>.
IV. What is the purpose of the award?
The purpose of the Partner of the Year Awards is to recognize the
leadership contributions of Safer Choice program partners and
stakeholders who, over the past year, have shown achievement in the
design, manufacture, promotion, selection, and use of products with
safer chemicals, that further outstanding or innovative source
reduction. EPA especially encourages submission of award applications
that show how the applicant's work involving products with safer
chemical ingredients promotes environmental justice, bolsters
resilience to the impacts of climate change, results in cleaner air or
water, improves drinking water quality, or advances innovation in
packaging. Similar achievement in the design, manufacture, promotion,
selection, and use of Design for the Environment (DfE)-certified
products will also make an organization eligible for the Partner of the
Year Awards.
V. How can I participate?
All Safer Choice stakeholders and program participants in good
standing are eligible for recognition. Interested parties who would
like to be considered for this award should submit to EPA an
application detailing their accomplishments and contributions during
calendar year 2023. The application form is available on the Safer
Choice website. Candidates interested in learning more about the
Partner of the Year Awards should refer to the following link: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/safer-choice-partner-year-awards">https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/safer-choice-partner-year-awards</a>. EPA will
recognize award winners at a Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards
ceremony later in 2024.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13103(b)(13) and 15 U.S.C. 2609.
Dated: January 26, 2024.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-01909 Filed 1-30-24; 8:45 am]
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