[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 67283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28293]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-9987-71]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Science
Applications International Corporation
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor Science Applications
International Corporation (SAIC) of Reston, 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 occurred on or about November 9,
2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact: Scott M. 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 47QTCK18D0001, order number
47QFPA19F0004, contractor SAIC of 12010 Sunset Hills Rd, Reston, VA is
assisting the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) by
providing support of the eChemView and New ChemRev Program; providing
IT support for the development, maintenance and operation of EPA's
Digital Analytics Program (EDAP); geospatial, analytic, and
visualization tools; databases and data management; and application
interfaces and services.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
EPA contract number 47QTCK18D0001, order number 47QFPA19F0004, SAIC
required access to sensitive but unclassified (SBU) information. The
particular SBU that has been accessed is information identified as TSCA
CBI. EPA has determined that SAIC will need access to TSCA CBI
submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform successfully the
duties specified under the contract. SAIC's personnel were given access
to information claimed or determined to be CBI information submitted to
EPA under all sections of TSCA.
EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information
under all sections of TSCA that EPA has provided SAIC access to these
CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access to TSCA CBI
under this contract is taking place at EPA Headquarters, in accordance
with EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until October 31,
2019. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
SAIC's personnel have signed nondisclosure agreements and have been
briefed on specific security procedures for TSCA CBI.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Dated: December 12, 2018.
Pamela S. Myrick,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2018-28293 Filed 12-27-18; 8:45 am]
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