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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-00125A; FRL-4872-3]

 

Toxic Substances Control Act Confidential Business Information 
Claims Policies and Regulations; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that EPA is making available a final 
paper entitled Final Action Plan: TSCA Confidential Business 
Information Reform discussing issues regarding Toxic Substances Control 
Act (TSCA) Confidential Business Information (CBI) policies and certain 
future actions by EPA which may change CBI requirements or TSCA 
implementation.

DATES: The paper will be available after July 7, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the paper may be obtained from the TSCA Hot Line 
(7408), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 
20460, Telephone: (202) 554-1404, TDD: (202) 554-0551, or TSCA 
Nonconfidential Information Center (7407), Environmental Protection 
Agency, NE-B607, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, Telephone: (202) 
260-7099.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott M. Sherlock, Telephone: (202) 
260-1536, or Carl J. Eichenwald, Telephone: (202) 260-3956, Information 
Management Division (7407), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., 
SW., Rm. E-118, Washington, DC 20460, TDD: (202) 554-0551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In September 1992, EPA released a 
commissioned study entitled Influence of CBI Requirements on TSCA CBI 
(the ``study''). The study was commissioned as part of an EPA 
initiative to improve TSCA's utilization as a toxics information 
dissemination statute. The study provided an in depth analysis of CBI 
claims, submitter procedures for making such claims, EPA review and 
challenges of claims, and effects of CBI claims on information which is 
not eligible for confidential treatment by the standards established in 
TSCA and its implementing regulations, including 40 CFR part 2, on 
EPA's toxics information mission.
    After releasing the study, EPA has met with a variety of state, 
environmental, labor, and industry groups. In addition, EPA conducted a 
public meeting regarding the study. EPA carefully considered the 
recommendations provided in the study and the comments it has received 
from the public. Based in part on the recommendations and comments 
received, EPA formulated a working paper entitled Proposed Actions to 
Reform TSCA Confidential Business Information (the ``proposal'') 
discussing the issues raised by EPA, the study, and the various 
comments.
    The Agency conducted a second public meeting after the release of 
the proposal. Again EPA has received many comments. Based on the 
recommendations and comments received, EPA developed the final paper 
entitled Final Action Plan: TSCA Confidential Business Information 
Reform. The paper is available from the TSCA Hot Line at the location 
listed under the ADDRESSES unit.
    The following are components of the Final Action Plan:
    1. Educational efforts.
    2. Toxics information dissemination.
    3. State programs.
    4. Regulatory policy clarifications.
    5. CBI review.
    6. Industry voluntary information dissemination.
    7. Regulatory changes: sunset provisions.
    8. Regulatory changes: senior management official signing CBI 
claims.
    9. Regulatory changes: upfront substantiation.
    All the comments received in the various stages of the policy 
development process, various other relevant documents and the 
transcripts of the public meetings have been incorporated into a public 
case file. This case file, No. 00125A, is available for inspection in 
the TSCA Nonconfidential Information Center located at EPA 
headquarters, Rm. NE-B607, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC, from 12 noon 
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

    Dated: June 27, 1994.
Mark A. Greenwood,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 94-16332 Filed 7-5-94; 8:45 am]
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