Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004-0137
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Access to Confidential Business Information: Eastern Research Group
Posted Date: 2023-09-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63572-63573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20028]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-11388-01-OCSPP]

Access to Confidential Business Information by Eastern Research 
Group

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, Eastern Research Group 
(ERG) of Lexington, MA/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 will occur no sooner than 
September 22, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For technical information contact: Colby Lintner or Adam Schwoerer, 
Project 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 email address: 
[email protected]; telephone number: (202) 564-4767.
    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 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. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information 
about the docket available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. What action is the agency taking?

    Under EPA contract number 68HERD20A0002/68HERH23F0207, contractor 
ERG of 110 Hartwell Ave, Suite 1 Lexington, MA/14555 Avion Parkway, 
Suite 200 Chantilly, VA will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention 
and Toxics (OPPT) in supporting in engineering assessments for the 
exposure evaluation and assessment of chemical substances and related 
regulatory actions.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
EPA contract number 68HERD20A0002/68HERH23F0207, ERG will require 
access to CBI submitted to EPA under all section(s) of TSCA to perform 
successfully the duties specified under the contract. ERG personnel 
will be 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 may provide ERG 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 ERG's site 
located at 14555 Avion Parkway, Suite 200, Chantilly, VA, in accordance 
with EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until May 20, 
2024. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for 
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    ERG personnel will be required to sign nondisclosure agreements and 
will be briefed on appropriate security

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procedures before they are permitted access to TSCA CBI.
    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: September 11, 2023.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2023-20028 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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