[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70183-70184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27479]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-10002-63]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Science
Applications International Corporation
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor Science Applications
International Corporation (SAIC) of Reston, 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
December 27, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact: Recie Reese, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8276; email address:
[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. 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 http://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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
Under contract number GS35F486BA, task order number 47QFPA20F0002,
contractor SAIC of 12010 Sunset Hills Rd., Reston, VA, will assist the
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) by developing new
system functionalities to support the new chemical review post-
regulatory business operations; implement new features/enhancements to
New Chemical Review (NCR) and ChemView required by users and/or
mandated by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
(OCSPP); and developing record management capability for new chemical
review reports/documentation in content management platform to be
determined by the Office of Mission Support (OMS).
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
EPA contract number GS35F486BA, task order number 47QFPA20F0002, SAIC
will require access to CBI submitted under all sections of TSCA. EPA
has determined that SAIC will need access to TSCA CBI submitted to EPA
under all sections of TSCA to perform successfully the duties specified
under the contract. SAIC's 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 SAIC access to these
CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access to
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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 October 31,
2024. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
SAIC's 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: December 2, 2019.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2019-27479 Filed 12-19-19; 8:45 am]
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