[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6142-6143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03293]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-9986-69]


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 Rockville, MD, 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 March 
5, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For technical information contact: Recie Reese, Environmental 
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8276; 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 GS-00F-252CA, order number EP-G18H-01464, 
contractor Abt of 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 800 North, Bethesda, MD 
and 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA will assist the Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) by providing support to the 
methodological development of a uniform data output and analytics of 
TRI/TSCA data information; developing chemical profiles that focus on 
TSCA workplan chemicals, or on sets of chemicals based on commercial or 
industrial use; provide support for the updates to the EasyRSEI the 
internal EPA and public Qlik applications; create any new applications, 
as directed, including but not limited to a RSEI-related pollution 
prevention Qlik App and expanded TSCA Qlik application; and explore 
feasibility of integrating novel data streams in support of TRI and 
TSCA-related efforts.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
EPA contract number GS-00F-252CA, order number EP-G18H-01464, Abt will 
require access to CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to 
perform successfully the duties specified under the contract. Abt 
contractors will be

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given access to information submitted to EPA under all sections. 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 Abt 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 Abt's sites 
located in Bethesda, MD and Cambridge, MA in accordance with EPA's TSCA 
CBI Protection Manual.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until December 
28, 2022. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue 
for the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    Abt's contractor 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: December 12, 2018.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2019-03293 Filed 2-25-19; 8:45 am]
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