[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 37050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18037]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-140244; FRL-5383-2]


Access to Confidential Business Information by ABT Associates, 
Incorporated

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, ABT Associates (ABT), of 
Cambridge, Massachusetts and Bethesda, Maryland, for access to 
information which has been submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, and 
8 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 July 26, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan 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-W6-0021 contractor 
ABT of 55 Wheeler St. Cambridge, MA and 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 
600, Bethesda, MD, will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics (OPPT) in evaluating the potential risk of new and existing 
chemical substances and develop a data bearing on such risks.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
EPA contract number 68-W6-0021, ABT will require access to CBI 
submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA to perform 
successfully the duties specified under the contract. ABT personnel 
will be given access to information submitted to EPA under sections 4, 
5, 6, and 8 of TSCA. Some of the information may be claimed or 
determined to be CBI.
    In a previous notice published in the Federal Register of January 
11, 1991 (56 FR 1185), ABT was authorized for access to CBI submitted 
to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 21 of TSCA. EPA is issuing 
this notice to allow ABT access to TSCA CBI under contract number 68-
W6-0021 at its Bethesda, MD facility.
    EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information 
under sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA that EPA may provide ABT access 
to these CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access to TSCA 
CBI under this contract will take place at EPA Headquarters and at the 
contractor's Bethesda, MD facility only.
    ABT will be authorized access to TSCA CBI at their facility under 
the EPA ``TSCA Confidential Business Information Security Manual.'' 
Before access to TSCA CBI is authorized at ABT's site, EPA will approve 
ABT's security certification statement, perform the required inspection 
of its facility, and ensure that the facility is in compliance with the 
manual. Upon completing review of the CBI materials, ABT will return 
all transferred materials to EPA.
    Clearance for access to TSCA CBI under this contract may continue 
until April 30, 2001.
    ABT personnel will be required to sign nondisclosure agreements and 
will be briefed on appropriate security procedures before they are 
permitted access to TSCA CBI.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Access to confidential business 
information.

    Dated: July 10, 1996.

George A. Bonina,

Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 96-18037 Filed 7-15-96; 8:45 am]
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