

[Federal Register: May 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 88)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

 [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0343; FRL-8059-1]

 
Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is developing the Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative 
(SDSI) to recognize companies, facilities, and others who voluntarily 
phase out or commit to phasing out the manufacture or use of 
nonylphenol ethoxylate surfactants (NPEs). These surfactants are used 
in detergents and in cleaning and other products. Both NPEs and their 
breakdown products, such as nonylphenol, can harm aquatic life. For 
more information on SDSI, see EPA's Web site: http://www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/projects/formulat/sdsi.htm.
 EPA will hold a public meeting in 

Washington, DC on June 12, 2006, to discuss its plans for SDSI and to 
solicit stakeholder views on the initiative.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 12, 2006, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
    Registration is encouraged on or before May 29, 2006. Registration 
will also be accepted at the meeting.
    Requests to speak at the meeting must be received on or before May 
29, 2006.
    For information on access or services for individuals with 
disabilities, and to request accommodation of a disability, please 
contact the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the EPA Headquarters Bldg., 1201 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington DC 20460-0001.
    For information on registration, requests to speak, and requests 
for accommodation of a disability, see Unit III. of the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby 
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division 
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: 
TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

    For technical information contact: Kathleen Vokes, 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) 564-9910; e-mail address: vokes.kathleen@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of 
particular interest to those companies who manufacture or use 
surfactants. 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. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0343; FRL-8059-1. 
Publicly available docket materials are available electronically at 
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OPPT Docket in the 

EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Rm. B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.


II. Background

    The proposed agenda for the SDSI meeting will cover the 
initiative's scope, participant benefits, and eligibility for 
recognition. The meeting is open to the public.

III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?

    Submit your registration, request to speak, or request for 
accommodation of a disability, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2006-0343, to the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.
     Do not submit any information considered Confidential Business 
Information (CBI).
    Registration on or before May 29, 2006 is encouraged. However, 
registration will also be accepted at the meeting. Requests to speak at 
the meeting must be received on or before May 29, 2006.
    Seating at the meeting will be on a first-come basis. Individuals 
requiring special accommodations at this meeting, including wheelchair 
access and assistance for the hearing impaired, should contact the 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 
10 business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements 
can be made.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Hazardous substances, Pollution 
prevention, Surfactants.


    Dated: May 2, 2006.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E6-6921 Filed 5-5-06; 8:45 am]

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