44008 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 159 / Monday, August 18, 1997 / Notices

Aside from occasional breakdowns or

malfunctions, persistent or repeated

noncompliance with any of these

conditions should be reported to:

National Exposure Research Laboratory

(Department E, MD–77), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

27711. Technical questions concerning

this method should be directed to the

manufacturer. Additional information

concerning this action may be obtained

from Berne I. Bennett, Human Exposure

and Atmospheric Sciences Division

(MD–77B), National Exposure Research

Laboratory, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Research Triangle

Park, North Carolina 27711, 919) 541–

2366

Henry L. Longest II,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Research

and Development.

[FR Doc. 97–21804 Filed 8–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–140260; FRL–5729–1]

Access to Confidential Business

Information by Armstrong Data

Services and Subcontractor

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its

contractor, Armstrong Data Services

(ADS), Incorporated of Vienna, Virginia

and ADS’s subcontractor, Premier

Incorporated, 6551 Loisdale Court,

Springfield, Virginia, for 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

submitted to EPA occurred as a result of

an approved waiver dated May 16, 1997,

which requested granting Premier

Incorporated, Sub-contractor to

Armstrong Data Services, Inc.

immediate access to TSCA CBI. This

waiver was necessary to allow Premier

Inc. to assist with the Confidential

Business Information Center’s document

processing activities; perform a

complete system analysis; and provide

maintenance to sustain its performance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Hazen, Director, Environmental

Assistance Division (7408), Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, Rm.

E-545, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC

20460, (202) 554–1404, TDD: (202) 554–

0551; e-mail: TSCAHotline@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

contract number 68–W5–0024,

subcontractor Premier Incorporated, of

6551 Loisdale Court, Springfield, VA,

will assist the Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxic (OPPTS) in

conducting a system analysis and

provide data base maintenance support

to the OPPT CBIC document tracking

system.

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j),

EPA has determined that under EPA

contract number 68–W5–0024, Premier

will require access to CBI submitted to

EPA under all sections of TSCA to

perform successfully the duties

specified under the contract. Premier

personnel will be given access to

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 EPA may provide

Premier 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.

Premier will be authorized access to

TSCA CBI at EPA Headquarters under

the EPA TSCA Confidential Business

Information Security Manual.

Clearance for access to TSCA CBI

under this contract may continue until

September 30, 2000.

Premier 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, Access to

confidential business information.

Dated: July 8, 1997.

Allan S. Abramson,

Director, Information Management Division,

Office of Pollution and Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 97–21806 Filed 8–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPT–59362; FRL–5735–7]

Certain Chemicals; Approval of a Test

Marketing Exemption

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s

approval of an application for a test

marketing exemption (TME) under

section 5(h)(1) of the Toxic Substances

Control Act (TSCA) and 40 CFR 720.38.

EPA has designated this application as

TME–97–9. The test marketing

conditions are described below.

DATES: This notice becomes effective

August 8, 1997. Written comments will

be received until September 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments,

identified by the docket number [OPPT–

59362] and the specific TME number

should be sent to: TSCA

Nonconfidential Information Center

(NCIC), Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics, Environmental Protection

Agency, Rm. NEB–607 (7407), 401 M

St., SW., Washington, D.C. 20460, (202)

554–1404, TDD (202) 554–0551.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by sending

electronic mail (e-mail) to:

oppt.ncic@epamail.epa.gov. Comments

and data will also be accepted on disks

in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or

ASCII file format. All comments and

data in electronic form must be

identified by [OPPT–59362]. No

Confidential Business Information (CBI)

should be submitted through e-mail.

Electronic comments on this notice may

be filed online at many Federal

Depository Libraries.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shirley D. Howard, New Chemicals

Notice Management Branch, Chemical

Control Division (7405), Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, Rm.

E–447k, 401 M St. SW., Washington, DC

20460, (202) 260–3780. e-mail:

Howard.sd@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

5(h)(1) of TSCA authorizes EPA to

exempt persons from premanufacture

notification (PMN) requirements and

permit them to manufacture or import

new chemical substances for test

marketing purposes if the Agency finds

that the manufacture, processing,

distribution in commerce, use, and

disposal of the substances for test

marketing purposes will not present an

unreasonable risk of injury to human

health or the environment. EPA may

impose restrictions on test marketing

activities and may modify or revoke a

test marketing exemption upon receipt

of new information which casts

significant doubt on its finding that the

test marketing activity will not present

an unreasonable risk of injury.

EPA hereby approves TME–97–9. EPA

has determined that test marketing of