[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 39 (Wednesday, February 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10431-10432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3249]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8352-7]


Access to Confidential Business Information by Abt Associates, 
Inc.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, Abt Associates, Inc. (Abt) 
of Bethesda, MD and its subcontractors Eastern Research Group (ERG) of 
Chantilly, VA and Lexington, MA; and Syracuse Research Corporation 
(SRC) of Arlington, VA and North Syracuse, NY, to access information 
which has been submitted to EPA under all section(s) 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 March 
5, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby 
Lintner, Regulatoryr, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office 
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: [email protected].
     For technical information contact: Scott Sherlock, Environmental 
Assistance Division (7408M), Office Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8257; e-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

     You may be potentially affected by this action if you 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 technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

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

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004. All documents 
in the docket are listed in the docket's index available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although, listed in the index, some information is 
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain 
other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly 
available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are 
available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 
available in hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located 
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 
Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding Federal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT 
Docket is (202) 566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show 
photographic identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign 
the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray 
machine and subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC 
badge that must be visible at all times in the building and returned 
upon departure.
    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.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

     Under Contract Number EP-W-08-010, Abt of 4800 Montgomery Lane, 
Bethesda, MD and 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA; ERG of Avion 
Lakeside Drive D, 14555 Avion Parkway, Chantilly, VA and 110 Hartwell 
Avenue, Lexington, MA; and SRC of 2451 Crystal Dr., Suite 804, 
Arlington, VA and 7502 Round Pond, Road, North Syracuse, NY, will 
assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in 
performing economic and market analysis related to new and existing 
chemicals. These analyses will largely be of the costs, economic 
impacts, benefits, and regulatory impacts of actual or potential EPA 
actions taken under TSCA. They will also support the voluntary Design 
for the Environment and Green Chemistry programs.
     In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
Contract Number EP-W-08-010, Abt and its subcontractors will require 
access to CBI submitted to EPA under all section(s) of TSCA to perform 
successfully the duties specified under the contract. Abt and its 
subcontractors will be given access to information submitted to EPA 
under all section(s) 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 section(s) of TSCA that EPA may provide Abt and its 
subcontractors 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; Abt sites in Bethesda, MD and Cambridge, MA; ERG sites in 
Chantilly, VA and Lexington, MA; and SRC sites in Arlington, VA and 
North Syracuse, NY.
     Abt and its subcontractors will be authorized access to TSCA CBI 
at EPA Headquarters and their sites under the EPA TSCA CBI Protection 
Manual.

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    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until March 30, 
2014. If the contract is extended, this access will continue without 
further notice.
    Abt and its subcontractors 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 12, 2008.
Brion Cook,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. E8-3249 Filed 2-26-08; 8:45 a.m.]
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