Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2002-0057-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Access to Confidential Business Information by the U.S. Consumer Product  Safety Commission (CPSC)
Posted Date: 2003-02-26T05:00Z

8892
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
38
/
Wednesday,
February
26,
2003
/
Notices
electronic
public
docket
without
prior
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
CBI
or
the
procedures
for
claiming
CBI,
please
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

C.
What
Should
I
Consider
when
I
Prepare
My
Comments
for
EPA?

You
may
find
the
following
suggestions
helpful
for
preparing
your
comments:
1.
Explain
your
views
as
clearly
as
possible.
2.
Describe
any
assumptions
that
you
used.
3.
Provide
copies
of
any
technical
information
and/
or
data
you
used
that
support
your
views.
4.
If
you
estimate
potential
burden
or
costs,
explain
how
you
arrived
at
the
estimate
that
you
provide.
5.
Provide
specific
examples
to
illustrate
your
concerns.
6.
Offer
alternative
ways
to
improve
the
collection
activity.
7.
Make
sure
to
submit
your
comments
by
the
deadline
in
this
notice.
8.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
be
sure
to
identify
the
docket
ID
number
assigned
to
this
action
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
You
may
also
provide
the
name,
date,
and
Federal
Register
citation.

D.
What
Information
is
EPA
Particularly
Interested
in?

Pursuant
to
section
3506(
c)(
2)(
A)
of
the
PRA,
EPA
specifically
solicits
comments
and
information
to
enable
it
to:
1.
Evaluate
whether
the
proposed
collections
of
information
are
necessary
for
the
proper
performance
of
the
functions
of
the
Agency,
including
whether
the
information
will
have
practical
utility.
2.
Evaluate
the
accuracy
of
the
Agency's
estimates
of
the
burdens
of
the
proposed
collections
of
information.
3.
Enhance
the
quality,
utility,
and
clarity
of
the
information
to
be
collected.
4.
Minimize
the
burden
of
the
collections
of
information
on
those
who
are
to
respond,
including
through
the
use
of
appropriate
automated
or
electronic
collection
technologies
or
other
forms
of
information
technology,
e.
g.,
permitting
electronic
submission
of
responses.

IV.
What
Information
Collection
Activity
or
ICR
Does
this
Action
Apply
to?

EPA
is
seeking
comments
on
the
following
ICR:
Title:
Supplemental
Registration
of
a
Pesticide
Product.
ICR
numbers:
EPA
ICR
No.
0278.08,
OMB
Control
No.
2070
 
0044.
ICR
status:
This
ICR
is
a
renewal
of
an
existing
ICR
that
is
currently
approved
by
OMB
and
is
due
to
expire
October
31,
2003.
Abstract:
This
information
collection
activity
provides
the
Agency
with
notification
of
supplemental
registration
of
distributors
of
pesticide
products.
Section
3(
e)
of
FIFRA
allows
pesticide
registrants
to
distribute
or
sell
a
registered
pesticide
product
under
a
different
name
instead
of
or
in
addition
to
their
own.
Such
distribution
and
sale
is
termed
``
supplemental
distribution''
and
the
product
is
termed
a
``
distributor
product.''
EPA
requires
the
pesticide
registrant
to
submit
a
supplemental
statement
(
EPA
Form
8570
 
5)
when
the
registrant
has
entered
into
an
agreement
with
a
second
company
that
will
distribute
the
registrant's
product
under
the
second
company's
name
and
product
name.
Since
the
last
approval,
EPA
has
not
changed
the
substance
or
the
method
of
collection
for
this
activity.

V.
What
are
EPA's
Burden
and
Cost
Estimates
for
this
ICR?
Under
the
PRA,
``
burden''
means
the
total
time,
effort,
or
financial
resources
expended
by
persons
to
generate,
maintain,
retain,
or
disclose
or
provide
information
to
or
for
a
Federal
Agency.
For
this
collection
it
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions;
develop,
acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purposes
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information,
processing
and
maintaining
information,
and
disclosing
and
providing
information;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements;
train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information;
search
data
sources;
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information;
and
transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information.
The
ICR
provides
a
detailed
explanation
of
this
estimate,
which
is
only
briefly
summarized
in
this
notice.
The
annual
public
burden
is
estimated
to
be
1,250
hours.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
estimates
taken
from
the
ICR:
Respondents/
affected
entities:
Pesticide
registrants.
Estimated
total
number
of
potential
respondents:
5,000
.
Frequency
of
response:
As
needed
per
event.
Estimated
total/
average
number
of
responses
for
each
respondent:
1.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
hours:
1,250.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
costs:
$
120,000.

VI.
Are
There
Changes
in
the
Estimates
from
the
Last
Approval?

There
are
no
changes
in
the
estimated
respondent
burden
hours
from
the
last
renewal.
The
annual
respondent
cost
estimate
rose
from
$
118,500
to
$
120,000
as
a
result
of
the
estimated
increase
in
hourly
rates.

VII.
What
is
the
Next
Step
in
the
Process
for
this
ICR?

EPA
will
consider
the
comments
received
and
amend
the
ICR
as
appropriate.
The
final
ICR
package
will
then
be
submitted
to
OMB
for
review
and
approval
pursuant
to
5
CFR
1320.12.
EPA
will
issue
another
Federal
Register
notice
pursuant
to
5
CFR
1320.5(
a)(
1)(
iv)
to
announce
the
submission
of
the
ICR
to
OMB
and
the
opportunity
to
submit
additional
comments
to
OMB.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
this
ICR
or
the
approval
process,
please
contact
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements.

Dated:
February
11,
2003.
Susan
B.
Hazen,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances.

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S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPPTS
 
2002
 
0057;
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2]

Access
to
Confidential
Business
Information
by
the
U.
S.
Consumer
Product
Safety
Commission
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA
has
authorized
the
U.
S.
Consumer
Product
Safety
Commission
(
CPSC)
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
under
all
sections
of
TSCA
occurred
as
a
result
of
an
ongoing
Memorandum
of
Understanding
between
CPSC
and
the
U.
S.
EPA
dated
September
23,
1986,
which
granted
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/
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No.
38
/
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February
26,
2003
/
Notices
CPSC
immediate
access
to
all
sections
of
TSCA
CBI.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Barbara
A.
Cunningham,
Acting
Director,
Environmental
Assistance
Division
(
7408M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
202)
564
 
8940;
email
address:
TSCA­
Hotline@
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
``
those
persons
who
are
or
may
be
required
to
conduct
testing
of
chemical
substances
under
TSCA.''
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
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
of
this
Document
or
Other
Related
Information?
1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPPT
 
2002
 
0057.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
CBI
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
EPA
Docket
Center,
Rm.
B102­
Reading
Room,
EPA
West,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
thrugh
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Reading
Room
telephone
number
is
(
202)
566
 
1744
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
OPPT
Docket,
which
is
located
in
EPA
Docket
Center,
is
(
202)
566
 
0280.
2.
Electronic
access.
You
may
access
this
Federal
Register
document
electronically
through
the
EPA
Internet
under
the
``
Federal
Register''
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
ww.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.

II.
What
Action
is
the
Agency
Taking?

Under
a
Memorandum
of
Understanding
(
MOU)
dated
September
23,
1986,
the
CPSC
agreed
to
EPA
procedures
governing
access
to
CBI
submitted
to
EPA
under
TSCA.
In
accordance
with
40
CFR
2.306(
h),
EPA
has
determined
that
CPSC
requires
access
to
CBI
submitted
to
EPA
under
all
sections
of
TSCA,
to
perform
successfully
their
responsibilities
under
the
Consumer
Product
Safety
Act
and
TSCA.
CPSC's
personnel
are
given
access
to
information
submitted
to
EPA
under
all
sections
of
TSCA.
Some
of
the
information
is
claimed
or
determined
to
be
CBI.
Under
the
terms
of
the
MOU,
CPSC
is
not
required
to
renew
its
access
to
TSCA
CBI.
EPA
publishes
this
notice
to
the
public
from
time
to
time
to
reiterate
and
confirm
that
access
to
TSCA
CBI
has
been
granted
to
this
other
federal
agency.
In
a
previous
notice
published
in
the
Federal
Register
of
December
9,
1997
(
62
FR
64829)
(
FRL
 
5757
 
8),
EPA
confirmed
that
CPSC
continues
to
have
access
to
CBI
under
all
sections
of
TSCA.
EPA
is
issuing
this
notice
to
once
again
confirm
that
CPSC
maintains
access
under
the
existing
MOU.
EPA
issues
this
notice
to
inform
all
submitters
of
information
under
all
sections
of
TSCA,
that
the
Agency
provides
the
CPSC
access
to
these
CBI
materials
on
a
need­
to­
know
basis
only.
All
access
to
TSCA
CBI
under
this
MOU
will
take
place
at
EPA
Headquarters
and
CPSC's
4330
East
West
Highway,
Bethesda,
Maryland
site.
CPSC
is
required
to
adhere
to
all
provisions
of
EPA's
TSCA
Confidential
Business
Information
Security
Manual.
CPSC
personnel
are
required
to
sign
nondisclosure
agreements
and
are
briefed
on
appropriate
security
procedures
before
they
are
permitted
access
to
TSCA
CBI.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Confidential
business
information.
Dated:
February
10,
2003.
Allan
S.
Abramson,
Director,
Information
Management
Division,
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics.

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6560
 
50
 
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPPT
 
2002
 
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FRL
 
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1]

Access
to
Confidential
Business
Information
by
Geologics
Corporation
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA
has
authorized
Geologics
Corporation,
of
Alexandria,
VA,
access
to
information
which
has
been
submitted
to
EPA
under
sections
4,
5,
6,
and
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
submitted
to
EPA
under
sections
4,
5,
6,
and
8
of
TSCA
occurred
as
a
result
of
an
approved
waiver
dated
July
31,
2002.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Barbara
A.
Cunningham,
Acting
Director,
Environmental
Assistance
Division
(
7408M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
202)
554
 
1404;
email
address:
TSCA­
Hotline@.
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
those
persons
who
are
or
may
be
required
to
conduct
testing
of
chemical
substances
under
TSCA.
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
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Documents?

1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPPT
 
2002
 
0049.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,

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