[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7933-7934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2980]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-7700-5]


Access to Confidential Business Information by Eastern Research 
Group

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor Eastern Research Group 
(ERG), of Lexington, MA and Chantilly, VA; and its subcontractors, AH 
Environmental Consultants of Newport News,VA and ETI Professionals, 
Inc., of Lakewood, CO, access to information which has been submitted 
to EPA under all sections 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 will occur no sooner than 
February 23, 2005.

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 the 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 EP-W-05-014, ERG of 110 Hartwell Ave., 
Lexington, MA and 14555 Avion Parkway, Suite 200, Chantilly, VA; AH 
Environmental Consultants of 804 Omni Boulevard, Suite 201, Newport 
News, VA; and ETI Professionals, Inc. of 555 Zany St., Suite 104, 
Lakewood, CO, will assist EPA in preparing exposure and release 
assessments for EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) 
new and existing chemical review programs; provide support for 
regulatory efforts such as the TSCA Inventory Update Rule Amendments; 
and preparing various technical analyses to support OPPT activities 
under all sections of TSCA.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
Contract Number EP-W-05-014, ERG, AH Environmental Consultants, and ETI 
Professionals, Inc., will require access to CBI submitted to EPA under 
all sections of TSCA, to perform successfully the duties specified 
under the contract.
    ERG, AH Environmental Consultants, and ETI Professionals, Inc. 
personnel will be given information submitted to EPA under all sections 
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 all sections of TSCA, that the Agency may provide ERG, AH 
Environmental Consultants, and ETI Professionals, Inc. 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 ERG's 
Lexington, MA and Chantilly, VA sites.

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    Clearance for access to TSCA CBI under Contract Number EP-W-05-014 
may continue until January 31, 2010. Access will commence no sooner 
than February 23, 2005.
    ERG, AH Environmental Consultants, and ETI Professionals, Inc. 
personnel have signed non-disclosure 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 7, 2005.
Vicki A. Simons
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 05-2980 Filed 2-15-05; 8:45 am]
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