[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30083-30084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13962]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-140232; FRL-4953-4]
Syracuse Research Corporation and SRA Technologies, Inc.; Access
to Confidential Business Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, Syracuse Research
Corporation (SRC) of Syracuse, New York, and SRC's subcontractor, SRA
Technologies, Inc. (SRA) of Falls Church, Virginia, for access to
information which has been submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, 8,
and 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the
information may be claimed or determined to be confidential business
information (CBI).
DATES: Access to the confidential data submitted to EPA will occur no
sooner than June 21, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Hazen, Director, TSCA
Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-545, 401
M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 554-1404, TDD: (202) 554-0551.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under contract number 68-D5-0012, contractor
SRC of Merrill Lane, Syracuse, NY 13210 and its subcontractor SRA of
8110 Gatehouse Rd., Suite 600, Falls Church, VA 22042 will assist the
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in performing hazard
and exposure assessments, risk assessments, organizing review panels
and workgroups, and assisting in developing test guidelines and
standards.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
EPA contract number 68-D5-0012, SRC and SRA will require access to CBI
submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, 8, and 21 of TSCA to perform
successfully the duties specified under the contract. Some of the
information may be claimed or determined to be CBI.
EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information
under sections 4, 5, 6, 8, and 21 of TSCA that EPA may provide SRC and
SRA access to these CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. Access
to TSCA CBI will take place at EPA Headquarters, at SRC's site at 1745
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA and at SRA's Falls Church, VA
site. The EPA TSCA Security Staff has inspected SRC's facility and has
determined that the facility is in compliance with the TSCA
Confidential Business Information Security Manual. The EPA TSCA
Security Staff will also perform the required inspection of SRA's
facility, and ensure that the facility is in compliance with the
manual.
Clearance for access to TSCA CBI under this contract may continue
until January 31, 2000.
SRC and SRA personnel will be required to sign nondisclosure
agreements and will be briefed on appropriate security procedures
before they are permitted access to TSCA CBI.
[[Page 30084]] List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Access to confidential business
information.
Dated: May 8, 1995.
George A. Bonina,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 95-13962 Filed 6-6-95; 8:45 am]
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