[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14067-14068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03812]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-11755-01-OCSPP]


Access to Confidential Business Information by Avanti Corporation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor Avanti Corporation (Avanti) 
of Alexandria, 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 March 
4, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004, through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information 
you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional 
instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For technical information contact: Colby Lintner/Adam Schwoerer, 
Program Management and Operations Division (7407M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-8182; email address: [email protected] or (202) 564-4767; 
[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

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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 https://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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under contract number 47QRAA20D002D, task order number 
68HERC24F0042, contractor Avanti of 5695 King Center Drive, Suite 301; 
Alexandria, VA 22301 will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics (OPPT) by providing administrative and technical support to the 
TSCA New Chemicals Program utilizing EPA CBI databases and software to 
create documents, databases, attend meetings, previewing CBI claims, 
transferring sanitized documents from the CBI LAN to ADMIN and transfer 
non-CBI files to the CBI LAN for special projects.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
EPA contract number 47QRAA20D002D, task order number 68HERC21F0042, 
Avanti will require access to CBI submitted under all sections of TSCA. 
EPA has determined that Avanti will need access to TSCA CBI submitted 
to EPA under Sections 5, 8 and 12 of TSCA to perform successfully the 
duties specified under the contract. Avanti's personnel will be 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 will provide Avanti 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 October 31, 
2026. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for 
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    Avanti's personnel will be required to sign nondisclosure 
agreements and will be briefed on specific security procedures for TSCA 
CBI.
    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: February 20, 2024.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2024-03812 Filed 2-23-24; 8:45 am]
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