[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8893-8894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4250]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2002-0049; FRL-7293-1]


Access to Confidential Business Information by Geologics 
Corporation

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  EPA has authorized Geologics Corporation, of Alexandria, VA, 
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 under sections 
4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA occurred as a result of an approved waiver dated 
July 31, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  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. General Information

A. 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 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.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Documents?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPPT-2002-0049. The 
official public docket consists of the documents specifically 
referenced in this action,

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any public comments received, and other information related to this 
action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does 
not include CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by 
statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials that 
is available for public viewing at the EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102-
Reading Room, EPA West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 
The EPA Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center Reading 
Room telephone number is (202) 566-1744 and the telephone number for 
the OPPT Docket, which is located in EPA Docket Center, is (202) 566-
0280.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public 
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official 
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that 
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be 
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly 
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in 
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
appropriate docket ID number.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

     Under Contract Number GS-00K97AFD2140, Delivery Order Number 2W-
0947-YBSW, Geologics Corporation, of 5285 Shawnee Road, Suite 210, 
Alexandria, VA, will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics (OPPT) in providing technical and administrative support for 
meetings related to investigation of chemicals and biotechnology 
products for possible regulatory or other control actions. They will 
also provide computer data base support related to providing 
information on chemical regulatory actions and related policy 
decisions.
     In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
Contract Number GS-00K97AFD2140, Delivery Order Number 2W-0947-YBSW, 
Geologics Coporation 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.
     Geologics personnel was 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.
    Geologics was granted a waiver July 31, 2002. This waiver was 
necessary to allow Geologics to assist the Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in the activities listed above.
     EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information 
under sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA, that the Agency may provide 
Geologics 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.
    Geologics 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 July 31, 2004.
     Geologics 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: February 10, 2003.
Allan S. Abramson,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 03-4250 Filed 2-25-03; 8:45 am]
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