[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52984-52985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20583]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2002-0032; FRL-7191-2]


Access to Confidential Business Information by Midwest Research 
Institute (MRI)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized Midwest Research Institute (MRI) of Kansas 
City, MO access to information which has been submitted to EPA under 
sections 4 and 5 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 under sections 
4 and 5 of TSCA occurred as a result of an approved waiver dated June 
24, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Barbara A. Cunningham, Acting 
Director, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
554-1404; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Notice Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, 
however, be of interest to those persons who are or may be required to 
conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA). Since other entities may also be interested, the 
Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may 
be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this 
Document or Other Related Documents?

    You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and certain 
other related documents that might be available electronically, from 
the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. To access this 
document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and Regulations,'' 
``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' and then look up the entry for this 
document under the ``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.'' You 
can also go directly to the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

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III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    Under contract number GS-10F-0127J, MRI of 425 Volker Boulevard, 
Kansas City, MO, will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics (OPPT) in providing technical support for chemical management 
activities authorized under TSCA on halogenated dibenzodioxins and 
dibenzofurans (HDDs/HDFs) in commercial products. They will also 
provide support in the review of analytical protocols; sampling; and 
quality assurance projects plans, submitted by industries involved in 
the production, processing, distribution, use, and disposal of 
chemicals listed in 40 CFR 766.27.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
EPA contract number GS-10F-0127J, MRI will require access to CBI 
submitted to EPA under sections 4 and 5 of TSCA, to perform 
successfully the duties specified under the contract.
    MRI personnel was given access to information submitted to EPA 
under sections 4 and 5 of TSCA. Some of the information may be claimed 
or determined to be CBI. Access to the confidential data submitted to 
EPA under sections 4 and 5 of TSCA occurred as a result of an approved 
waiver dated June 24, 2002. This waiver was necessary to allow MRI to 
assist OPPT in providing technical support for chemical management 
activities authorized under TSCA on HDDs/HDFs in commercial products.
    EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information 
under sections 4 and 5 of TSCA, that the Agency may provide MRI 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's Region VII site in 
Kansas City, MO and MRI's site located at 425 Volker Boulevard, Kansas 
City, MO. However, access will not occur at MRI's Kansas City, MO 
facility until after it has been inspected and approved for the storage 
of TSCA CBI.
    MRI will be required to adhere to all provisions of EPA's TSCA 
Confidential Business Information Security Manual.
    Clearance for access to TSCA CBI under this contract may continue 
until January 14, 2003.
    MRI 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, Confidential business information.

    Dated: July 25, 2002.
Allan S. Abramson,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 02-20583 Filed 8-13-02; 8:45 am]
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