[Federal Register: May 14, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 93)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-7305-6]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Solutions by
Design II
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor Solutions by Design II (SBD)
of McLean, VA access to information which has been submitted to EPA
under sections 5 and 8 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some
of the information may be claimed or determined to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara A. Cunningham, Director,
Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does This Notice Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of interest to those persons who are or may be required to
conduct testing of chemical substances under TSCA. 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. If you have
any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Documents?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under docket identification (ID) number OPPT-2003-0004. The
official public docket consists of the documents specifically
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other
information related to this action. Although a part of the official
docket,
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the public docket does not include CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket is the
collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the EPA
Docket Center, Rm. B102-Reading Room, EPA West, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The EPA
Docket Center Reading Room telephone number is (202) 566-1744 and the
telephone number for the OPPT Docket, which is located in EPA Docket
Center, is (202) 566-0280.
2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the
appropriate docket ID number.
II. What Action Is the Agency Taking?
Under contract number GS35F-4717G, Solutions by Design II, of 1420
Spring Hill Road, Suite 325, McLean, Virginia, will assist EPA in
designing and developing Lotus Notes PMN Development and Storage
Applications. SBD will also assist in developing the TSCA Data
Transmittal System to transmit PMNs and other TSCA data.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
contract number GS35F-4717G, SBD will require access to CBI submitted
to EPA under sections 5 and 8 of TSCA, to perform successfully the
duties specified under the contract.
SBD personnel will be given access to information submitted to EPA
under sections 5 and 8 of TSCA. Some of the information may be claimed
or determined to be CBI.
EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information
under sections 5 and 8 of TSCA, that the Agency may provide SBD 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
Chemical Abstracts Service's site located at 2540 Olentangy River Road,
Columbus, Ohio.
SBD personnel will be required to adhere to all provisions of EPA's
TSCA Confidential Business Information Security Manual. SBD's personnel
will be required to sign nondisclosure agreements and will be briefed
on appropriate security procedures before they are permitted access to
TSCA CBI.
Clearance for access to TSCA CBI under Contract number GS35F-4717G
may continue until July 30, 2007.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Confidential business information.
Dated: April 30, 2003.
Robin L. Gonzalez,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
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