[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47573-47574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22288]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8437-6]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Guident
Technologies Inc. and Its Identified Subcontractors
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, Guident Technologies Inc.
of Herndon, VA and subcontractors, Flatirons Solutions Corporation of
Boulder, CO; Impact Innovations Systems, Inc (ISS) of Manassas, VA; and
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of McLean, 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
September 23, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general 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-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: [email protected].
For technical information contact: Scott Sherlock, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8257; fax
number: (202) 564-8251; e-mail address: sherlock.scott @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 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. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004. All documents
in the docket are listed in the docket index available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPPT
Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at
Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The telephone
number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-0280. Docket visitors
are required to show photographic identification, pass through a metal
detector, and sign the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are processed
through an X-ray machine and subject to search. Visitors will be
provided an EPA/DC badge that must be visible at all times in the
building and returned upon departure.
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.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under Contract Number GS-35F-0799M, Order Number EP09D000603,
contractor Guident Technologies Inc. of 198 Van Buren Street, Suite
120, Herndon, VA and subcontractors, Flatirons of 4747 Table Mesa
Drive, Suite 200, Boulder, CO; ISS of 9720 Capital Court, Suite 403,
Manassas, VA; and SAIC of 8301 Greensboro Drive, McLean, VA will assist
the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in developing the
capability to scan documents into Documentum repository. The
development will be transferred (Captiva) from the development
environment to the EPA Confidential Business environment.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
Contract Number GS-35F-0799M, Order Number EP09D000603, Guident
Technologies Inc. and its subcontractors will require access to CBI
submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform successfully the
duties specified under the contract. Guident Technologies Inc. and its
subcontractors' personnel will be given access to 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 may provide Guident Technologies
Inc. and its subcontractors 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 September
1, 2010. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue
for the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
Guident Technologies Inc. and its subcontractors' personnel will be
required to sign nondisclosure 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: September 9, 2009.
Matthew Leopard,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E9-22288 Filed 9-15-09; 8:45 am]
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