[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69722-69723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29074]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8891-8]


Access to Confidential Business Information by Protection 
Strategies Incorporated

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 access to the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(TSCA) confidential business information and to provide notice that 
this contract has been extended until December 31, 2011. Protection 
Strategies Incorporated (PSI) has been the owner of Eagle Technologies 
Incorporated (Eagle) since March 2010. Eagle's previous contract (EP-W-
06-029) expired September 30, 2011. A bridge contract, signed on 
September 30, 2011, with Eagle's successor PSI, is currently in place 
and will expire December 31, 2011. EPA has authorized its contractor, 
PSI of Arlington, VA, to access information which has been submitted to 
EPA under all sections of 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 
November 16, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: 
Pamela Moseley, Information Management Division (7407M), Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-8956; fax number: (202) 564-8955; email address: 
[email protected].
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 
422 South Clinton Ave. Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 
554-1404; email 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 all who manufacture, process, or distribute 
industrial chemicals. 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?

    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 index available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is 
not publicly available, e.g., 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 Office 
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) Docket. The OPPT Docket is 
located in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 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 legal 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.

II. What action is the agency taking?

    Under EPA contract number EP-11-H-000885, contractor PSI of 2300 
Ninth Street South, Suite 501, Arlington, VA, will assist OPPT in 
providing support for work on alarms, card readers, doors, locks, and 
keys. The contractor will also escort workers or maintenance personnel 
during security hours.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
EPA contract number EP-11-H-000885, PSI will require access to CBI 
under all sections of TSCA to perform successfully the duties specified 
under the contract. PSI personnel will be given access to 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

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sections of TSCA that EPA may provide PSI 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 in accordance with EPA's 
TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until December 
31, 2011. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue 
for the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    PSI 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: October 17, 2011.
Mario Caraballo,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2011-29074 Filed 11-8-11; 8:45 am]
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