[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25881-25882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11906]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-7305-6]


Access to Confidential Business Information by Solutions by 
Design II

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor Solutions by Design II (SBD) 
of McLean, VA access to information which has been submitted to EPA 
under sections 5 and 8 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some 
of the information may be claimed or determined to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara A. Cunningham, 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-2003-0004. The 
official public docket consists of the documents specifically 
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other 
information related to this action. Although a part of the official 
docket,

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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 GS35F-4717G, Solutions by Design II, of 1420 
Spring Hill Road, Suite 325, McLean, Virginia, will assist EPA in 
designing and developing Lotus Notes PMN Development and Storage 
Applications. SBD will also assist in developing the TSCA Data 
Transmittal System to transmit PMNs and other TSCA data.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
contract number GS35F-4717G, SBD will require access to CBI submitted 
to EPA under sections 5 and 8 of TSCA, to perform successfully the 
duties specified under the contract.
    SBD personnel will be given access to information submitted to EPA 
under sections 5 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 5 and 8 of TSCA, that the Agency may provide SBD 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 
Chemical Abstracts Service's site located at 2540 Olentangy River Road, 
Columbus, Ohio.
    SBD personnel will be required to adhere to all provisions of EPA's 
TSCA Confidential Business Information Security Manual. SBD's personnel 
will be required to sign nondisclosure agreements and will be briefed 
on appropriate security procedures before they are permitted access to 
TSCA CBI.
    Clearance for access to TSCA CBI under Contract number GS35F-4717G 
may continue until July 30, 2007.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Confidential business information.

    Dated: April 30, 2003.
Robin L. Gonzalez,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 03-11906 Filed 5-13-03; 8:45 am]
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