### 29855 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 93 / Friday, May 13, 2016 / Notices

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–9946–05]**

**Access to Confidential Business Information by Abt Associates, Inc.** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  EPA has authorized its contractor, Abt Associates of Bethesda, MD, 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 occurred on April 27, 2016.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :** 

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; email address: Sherlock.scott@epa.gov.

For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
epa.gov.

**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 EPA contract number EP–W– 16–009, contractor Abt Associates of 4800 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD and 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA is assisting the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in the development of economic assessments; surveys; and non-regulatory activities that will require access to data and other confidential business information. The contractor is also assisting in evaluating the potential risks of new chemical substances including microorganisms and evaluating existing chemicals for risk and for the need to develop data bearing on such risks.

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under EPA contract number EP–W–16–009, Abt Associates required access to CBI submitted to EPA under all section(s) of TSCA to perform successfully the duties specified under the contract. Abt Associates personnel were given access to information submitted to EPA under all section(s) 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 EPA has provided Abt Associates access to these CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access to TSCA CBI under this contract is taking place at EPA Headquarters and Abt Associates’ sites located in Bethesda, MD and Cambridge, MA, in accordance with EPA’s TSCA CBI Protection Manual.

Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until March 30, 2021. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for the duration of the extended contract without further notice.

Abt Associates personnel have signed nondisclosure agreements and were briefed on appropriate security procedures before they were permitted access to TSCA CBI.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. Dated: May 4, 2016. Megan J. Carroll, Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2016–11379 Filed 5–12–16; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**  **AGENCY**

**[ER–FRL–9026–9]**

**Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability** 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202)
564–7146 or http://www2.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements (EISs) filed 05/02/2016 through 05/06/2016 pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

Notice

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https:// cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/ action/eis/search. EIS No. 20160098, Final, USFWS, AZ,

Pima County Multi-species Conservation Plan, review period ends: 06/13/2016, Contact: Michelle Shaughnessy 505–248–6654. EIS No. 20160099, Final, USFS, OR,

Granite Creek Watershed Mining Project, review period ends: 06/13/ 2016, Contact: Sophia Millar 541–
263–1735. EIS No. 20160100, Final, FTA, MN,

Southwest Light Rail Transit, review period ends: 06/13/2016, Contact: Maya Sarna 202–366–5811. EIS No. 20160101, Draft, USFS, CA,

Littlerock Reservoir Sediment Removal Project, comment period ends: 06/30/2016, Contact: Lorraine Gerchas 626–574–5281. EIS No. 20160102, Draft, FERC, PA,

Atlantic Sunrise Project, comment period ends: 06/27/2016, Contact: Joanne Wachholder 202–502–8056. EIS No. 20160103, Final, USA, KY,

PROGRAMMATIC—U.S. Army Garrison Fort Campbell, Training Mission and Mission Support Activities, review period ends: 06/13/ 2016, Contact: Trudy Carr 270–798–
2877. EIS No. 20160104, Final, BLM, WY,

Energy Gateway South Transmission Project, review period ends: 06/13/ 2016, Contact: Tamara Gertsch 307– 775–6115. Final Supplement, NRC, NV, Supplement to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada— Final Report, NUREG–2184, Contact: Christine Pineda 301–415–6789. Prepared in accordance with NWPA