Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004-0141
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Access to Confidential Business Information by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
Posted Date: 2023-12-05T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 84320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26575]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-11580-01-OCSPP]

Access to Confidential Business Information by Chemical Abstracts 
Service (CAS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor Chemical Abstracts Service 
(CAS) (a Division of the American Chemical Society) of Columbus, OH 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 12, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For technical information contact: Colby Lintner or Adam Schwoerer, 
Program Management and Operations Division (7407M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-8182; email address: [email protected] or (202) 564-4767; 
[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. Because 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 https://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. For the latest status information on EPA/DC services and docket 
access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under contract number 68HERC24C0037, contractor CAS located at 2540 
Olentangy River RD, P.O. Box 3012, Columbus, OH 43210-0012 will provide 
technical support in the area of chemical identification, chemical 
characterization, and chemical nomenclature for new chemical review and 
for the updating and maintenance of the Inventory. In accordance with 
40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under EPA contract number 
68HERC24C0037, CAS will require access to CBI submitted under all 
Sections of TSCA to perform successfully the duties specified under the 
contract. CAS 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 CAS 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 CAS, site 
located at 2540 Olentangy River Rd., Columbus, Ohio in accordance with 
EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual and the Rules of Behavior for Virtual 
Desktop Access to OPPT Materials, including TSCA CBI.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until October 31, 
2028. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for 
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    CAS' 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: November 29, 2023.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2023-26575 Filed 12-4-23; 8:45 am]
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