[Federal Register: February 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 31)]
[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-7700-5]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Eastern Research
Group
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor Eastern Research Group
(ERG), of Lexington, MA and Chantilly, VA; and its subcontractors, AH
Environmental Consultants of Newport News,VA and ETI Professionals,
Inc., of Lakewood, CO, access to 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
February 23, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
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, 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 the 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 EP-W-05-014, ERG of 110 Hartwell Ave.,
Lexington, MA and 14555 Avion Parkway, Suite 200, Chantilly, VA; AH
Environmental Consultants of 804 Omni Boulevard, Suite 201, Newport
News, VA; and ETI Professionals, Inc. of 555 Zany St., Suite 104,
Lakewood, CO, will assist EPA in preparing exposure and release
assessments for EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT)
new and existing chemical review programs; provide support for
regulatory efforts such as the TSCA Inventory Update Rule Amendments;
and preparing various technical analyses to support OPPT activities
under all sections of TSCA.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
Contract Number EP-W-05-014, ERG, AH Environmental Consultants, and ETI
Professionals, Inc., will require access to CBI submitted to EPA under
all sections of TSCA, to perform successfully the duties specified
under the contract.
ERG, AH Environmental Consultants, and ETI Professionals, Inc.
personnel will be given information submitted to EPA under all sections
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 all sections of TSCA, that the Agency may provide ERG, AH
Environmental Consultants, and ETI Professionals, Inc. 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 ERG's
Lexington, MA and Chantilly, VA sites.
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Clearance for access to TSCA CBI under Contract Number EP-W-05-014
may continue until January 31, 2010. Access will commence no sooner
than February 23, 2005.
ERG, AH Environmental Consultants, and ETI Professionals, Inc.
personnel have signed non-disclosure agreements and will be briefed on
appropriate security procedures before they are permitted access to
TSCA CBI.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Confidential business information.
Dated: February 7, 2005.
Vicki A. Simons
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
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