[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 183 (Monday, September 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49513-49514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25099]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-140262; FRL-5744-5]


Access to Confidential Business Information by General Sciences 
Corporation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, General Sciences 
Corporation (GSC), of Laurel, Maryland, 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).


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DATES: Access to the confidential data submitted to EPA will occur no 
sooner than October 2, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Hazen, Director, 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; e-mail: TSCA-
H[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under contract number 68-W7-0030, contractor 
GSC, of 6100 Chevy Chase Drive, Laurel, MD, will assist the Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) by providing technical support 
for exposure model identification and evaluation, maintenance of the 
Graphical Exposure Modeling (GEMS), and GEMS for the personal computer 
and modeling for exposure assessments of new and existing chemicals.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
EPA contract number 68-W7-0030, GSC 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. GSC 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.
    EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information 
under sections 4, 5, 6 and 8 of TSCA that EPA may provide GSC 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.
    Clearance for access to TSCA CBI under this contract may continue 
until September 30, 2001.
    GSC 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: September 1, 1997.

Oscar Morales,

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

[FR Doc. 97-25099 Filed 9-19-97; 8:45 am]
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