Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004-0041
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Access to Confidential Business Information by Industrial Economics, Inc.
Posted Date: 2008-09-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register: September 3, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 171)]
[Notices]               
[Page 51464]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8380-3]

 
Access to Confidential Business Information by Industrial 
Economics, Inc.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, Industrial Economics, Inc. 
of Cambridge, MA, 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 10, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby 
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division 
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
    For technical information contact: Scott M. Sherlock, Environmental 
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8257; fax 
number: (202) 564-8251; e-mail address: sherlock.scott@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 you if you are conducting, or may be 
required to conduct, testing of chemical substances under the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (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 technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

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

    1. Docket. 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's 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) in 
Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 
TheA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The telephone 
number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the OPPT Docket Facility 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.
    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.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    Under GSA Contract Number GS10F0224J, contractor, Industrial 
Economics, Inc. of 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, will 
assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in 
providing economic analysis support for EPA's enforcement actions.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
GSA Contract Number GS10F0224J, Industrial Economics, Inc. will require 
access to CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform 
successfully the duties specified under the contract. Industrial 
Economics, Inc. 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 Industrial Economics, 
Inc. 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 Industrial Economics, Inc. site in Cambridge, MA.
    Industrial Economics, Inc. will be authorized access to TSCA CBI at 
EPA Headquarters and at the Industrial Economics, Inc. facility, 
provided they comply with the provisions of the EPA TSCA CBI Protection 
Manual. Before access to TSCA CBI is authorized at Industrial 
Economic's site, EPA will perform the required inspection of the 
facility and ensure that the facility is in compliance with the Manual.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until October 31, 
2009. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for 
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    Industrial Economics, Inc. 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, Confidential Business Information.

    Dated: August 25, 2008.
Todd S. Holderman,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E8-20130 Filed 9-2-08; 8:45 a.m.]

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