[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 88 (Monday, May 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37223-37224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09738]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-11939-01-OCSPP]


Access to Confidential Business Information by General Dynamics 
Information Technology (GDIT)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor General Dynamics Information 
Technology (GDIT) of Falls Church, 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 May 
13, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For technical information contact: Colby Lintner or 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] or (202) 564-4767.
    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 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 47QTCK18D0003, task order number 
47QFCA22F0018, contractor GDIT of 3150 Fairview Park Drive, Falls 
Church, VA 22042 will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics (OPPT) by hosting the servers and managing the infrastructure 
where TSCA CBI resides.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
EPA contract number 47QTCK18D0003, task order number 47QFCA22F0018, 
GDIT will require access to CBI submitted under all sections of TSCA. 
EPA has determined that GDIT will need access to TSCA CBI submitted to 
EPA under all Sections of TSCA to perform successfully the duties 
specified under the contract. GDIT's personnel will be given access to 
information claimed or determined to be CBI information

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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 GDIT access to these 
CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access to TSCA CBI 
under this contract will take place at the National Computer Center in 
RTP, NC and telework locations of EPA and GDIT staff in accordance with 
EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual and the Rules of Behavior for Virtual 
Desktop Access to OPPT Materials, including TSCA CBI.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until April 24, 
2029. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for 
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    GDIT 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: April 30, 2024.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2024-09738 Filed 5-3-24; 8:45 am]
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