[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 59685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29154]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-00227; FRL-5753-9]


Armstrong Data Services; Access to Confidential Business 
Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, Armstrong Data Services 
(ADS), of Vienna, VA to retain temporary employees, via a temporary 
employment agency, to perform an audit of EPA's collection of 
Confidential Business Information submitted to EPA under all sections 
of the Toxic Substances Control Act located in EPA's Confidential 
Business Information Center. ADS has retained Telesec Incorporated of 
Wheaton, MD to identify these temporary employees. All temporary 
employees have been TSCA CBI cleared in accordance with the provisions 
of EPA's ``TSCA Confidential Business Information Security Manual.''

DATES: Access to TSCA CBI occurred on October 23, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. 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, Telephone: (202) 554-1404, TDD: (202) 
554-0551, e-mail: TSCA-H[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under contract number 68-W5-0025, ADS was 
retained to maintain EPA's collection of Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA) located in EPA's Confidential Business 
Information Center (60 FR 50579, September 29, 1995) (FRL-4980-4). The 
``TSCA Confidential Business Information Security Manual'' (Manual) 
provides that the TSCA CBI collection will be audited on an annual 
basis. In accordance with its contract with EPA, ADS sought the 
approval of EPA to retain temporary employees to perform the required 
audit. Subsequently, ADS retained Telesec Incorporated of Wheaton, MD 
to identify temporary employees. These persons have been cleared for 
access to TSCA CBI in accordance with the provisions of the Manual. The 
Manual provisions require that contractor employees, including 
temporary employees, sign nondisclosure agreements, be subject to 
background checks and be briefed on appropriate security procedures 
before they are permitted access to TSCA CBI.
    EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information 
under all sections of TSCA that ADS's temporary employees may have 
access to these CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access 
to TSCA CBI for the performance of the audit is taking place at EPA 
Headquarters. It is expected that the audit will be completed no later 
than March of 1998.

    Dated: October 29, 1997.
Allan S. Abramson,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 97-29154 Filed 11-3-97; 8:45 am]
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