[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47147-47148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20286]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-9982-87]


Access to Confidential Business Information by General Dynamics 
Information Technology

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, General Dynamics 
Information Technology of Fairfax, VA, to access 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 
September 25, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    For technical information contact: Scott Sherlock, Environmental 
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8257; 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 action 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.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 
Docket (OPPT Docket), Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center 
(EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-
0280. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information 
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. What action is the agency taking?

    Under EPA contract number HHSN316201200013W, order number EP-G16H-
01256, contractor General Dynamics Information Technology of 3211 
Jermantown Rd., Fairfax, VA will assist the Office of Research and 
Development (ORD) and the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 
(OPPT) in support of Toxics Release Inventory updates; risk assessments 
for both new and existing industrial chemicals; identifying chemicals 
of interest in Screening Information Data Set (SIDSs); and support of 
assessment/prioritization efforts for existing chemicals under the 
Lautenberg Act and the Chemical Assessment and Management Plan (CHAMP).
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
EPA contract number HHSN316201200013W, order number EP-G16H-01256, 
General Dynamics Information Technology will require

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access to CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform 
successfully the duties specified under the contract. General Dynamics 
Information Technology 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 sections of TSCA that EPA may provide General Dynamics 
Information Technology 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 ORD's site located in Duluth, MN, in accordance 
with EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until January 31, 
2023. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for 
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    General Dynamics Information Technology personnel will be required 
to sign nondisclosure agreements and will be briefed on appropriate 
security procedures before they are permitted access to TSCA CBI.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: August 30, 2018.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2018-20286 Filed 9-17-18; 8:45 am]
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