[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 40 (Monday, March 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 9617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4471]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-7346-2]


Access to Confidential Business Information by Dyncorp Systems 
and Solutions LLC and its Successor, Computer Sciences Corporation

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that EPA 
has recently learned of a corporate merger/acquisition involving a 
contractor cleared for TSCA CBI access. EPA's contractor, Dyncorp 
Systems and Solutions LLC (DSS) requires access to CBI submitted to EPA 
under all sections of TSCA, to perform successfully the duties 
specified under existing contracts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, 
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, 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?

    EPA has recently been informed that the parent company to EPA 
contractor Dyncorp Systems and Solutions LLC (DSS), finalized a merger 
agreement with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) of El Segundo, 
California.
    In the coming months, the DSS contracts will be amended to reflect 
the change of status in the contractor. Until that time, EPA continues 
to hold DSS, and its successor, CSC, responsible for performance, 
including adherence to all rules and procedures providing for the 
access and protection of TSCA CBI under existing contracts.
    DSS has stated that from a technical performance standpoint, no 
changes in support of management personnel are envisioned as a result 
of the merger. From a contractual point of view, Dyncorp represents 
that it will continue contracting with EPA as the same legal entity - 
DSS. The merger between DSS's parent company (Dyncorp) and CSC is 
intended to make Dyncorp a CSC company.
    At all times during this corporate acquisition or merger, all 
contractor employees were trained and cleared for access to TSCA CBI. 
In addition, all employees had signed and remained subject to the 
standard non-disclosure agreements required of all such persons working 
with TSCA CBI.
    Aside from providing this notice, EPA is not immediately engaging 
in any other action. In the next 6 months, EPA expects that there will 
be an effort to modify the existing contracts with EPA and when this 
occurs, there will be a series of actions intended to effectuate this, 
including notices, as required under existing regulations.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Confidential business information.

    Dated: February 23, 2004.
Sandra Wilkins,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 04-4471 Filed 2-27-04; 8:45 am]
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