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connie.caldwell@ferc.gov or (202) 502– 

6055. 

Dated: November 9, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

Agenda for the EQR Conference 

RM10–12–000 

(December 12, 2012) 

9:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Greeting and 

Opening Remarks 

9:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Presentation on 

EQR, including Pre-Order No. 768 

Data Fields 

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Break 

1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Presentation on 

Order No. 768, including New Data 

Fields 

4:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks 

[FR Doc. 2012–27962 Filed 11–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–9367–8] 

Access to Confidential Business 

Information by Abt Associates, Inc. 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its 

contractor, Abt Associates, Inc. (Abt) of 

Cambridge, MA, to access information 

which has been submitted to EPA under 

section 8 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 or about October 11, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Timothy 

Kiely, Office of Chemical Safety & 

Pollution Prevention, Office of Pesticide 

Programs (7503P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (703) 308–8112; fax 

number: (703) 308–8189; email address: 

kiely.timothy@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: TSCAHotline@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. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

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 

legal 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. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

Under EPA Contract Number EP–W– 

12–001, contractor Abt of 55 Wheeler 

Street, Cambridge, MA is assisting the 

EPA in developing public information 

products for the 2012 Chemical Data 

Reporting (CDR) data. These products 

shall include individual fact sheets; a 

natural report with various descriptions 

of the data resulting from data queries 

and associated program analyses; trend 

analysis and other items. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), 

EPA has determined that under EPA 

Contract Number EP–W–12–001, Abt 

requires access to CBI submitted to EPA 

under section 8 of TSCA to perform 

successfully the duties specified under 

the contract. Abt’s personnel were given 

access to information submitted to EPA 

under section 8 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 

section 8 of TSCA that EPA is providing 

Abt 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 Abt’s 

Bethesda, MD and Cambridge, MA sites, 

in accordance with EPA’s TSCA CBI 

Protection Manual. 

Access to TSCA data, including CBI, 

will continue until November 30, 2016. 

If the contract is extended, this access 

will also continue for the duration of the 

extended contract without further 

notice. 

Abt’s personnel were required to sign 

nondisclosure agreements and were 

briefed on appropriate security 

procedures before they were permitted 

access to TSCA CBI. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Confidential business information. 

Dated: October 24, 2012. 

Matthew G. Leopard, 

Director, Information Management Division, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27861 Filed 11–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–9365–8] 

Access to Confidential Business 

Information by Eastern Research 

Group 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its 

contractor, Eastern Research Group 

(ERG) of Chantilly, 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 

occurred on or about September 26, 

2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Leigh 

DeHaven, Office of Research and 

Development (8104R), Office of Science 

Policy, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

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