[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 52 (Friday, March 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18935-18936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05488]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-11797-01-OCSPP]


Access to Confidential Business Information by ICF Inc and Its 
Subcontractors

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor ICF Inc of 9300 Lee Highway 
Fairfax, VA 22031, and its subcontractors 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 after March 15, 2024.

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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. Because 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 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. For the latest status information on EPA/DC services and docket 
access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under contract number 68HERC23D0007, ICF Inc., and its 
subcontractors will provide support for Chemical Screening, Review, and 
Evaluation of New, Existing, and Safer Choice Chemical Substances in 
accordance with the Performance Work Statement which are vital to 
Agency personnel to make informed decisions on environmental issues and 
other information that maybe claimed as TSCA CBI in accordance with the 
TSCA Security Manual.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
EPA contract number 68HERC23D0007, ICF Inc., and its subcontractors 
will require access to CBI submitted under all Sections of TSCA to 
perform successfully the duties specified under the contract. ICF Inc. 
and its subcontractors: 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 the herein identified 
contractor and its subcontractors with access to the CBI materials on a 
need-to-know basis only. All access to TSCA CBI under this contract, in 
accordance with EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual and the Rules of 
Behavior for Virtual Desktop Access to OPPT Materials, including TSCA 
CBI, will take place at EPA Headquarters, and/or at the following 
facilities of the contractor and/or subcontractors:
     ATL International, Inc.; 555 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 
500, Gaithersburg, MD 20878-1461.
     Colehour & Cohen, Inc.; 1011 Western Ave., Suite 702, 
Seattle, WA 98104.
     Sacoby Wilson, Ph.D.; MS Maryland Institute for Applied 
Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland-
College Park.
     Integrated Laboratory Systems, an Inotiv Company; P.O. Box 
13501, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
     Innovate! Inc.; 6189 Cobbs Rd., Alexandria, VA 22310.
     Neptune and Company, Inc.; 1435 Garrison St., Suite 201, 
Lakewood, CO 80215.
     Pradeep Rajan, LLC; 2006 Camden Ln., Chapel Hill, NC 
27516.
     Sagenita Limited, Harston Mill Royston Rd., Harston 
Cambridge, UK CB22 7GG.
     SC&A, Inc.; 2200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, VA 
22201.
     Sixth Sense Safety Solutions; 1365 Bertram St., Rogers 
City, Michigan 49779-1101.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until November 
30, 2027. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue 
for the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    The personnel of the contractor and subcontractors 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: March 11, 2024.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2024-05488 Filed 3-14-24; 8:45 am]
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