Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004-0135
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Access to Confidential Business Information by Agile Decision Sciences, LLC and Subcontractor Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC
Posted Date: 2023-06-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 110 (Thursday, June 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37535-37536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12259]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-11007-01-OCSPP]

Access to Confidential Business Information by Agile Decision 
Sciences, LLC and Subcontractor Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor Agile Decisions Sciences LLC 
of Huntsville, AL and subcontractor Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC of 
Leesburg, 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 June 
15, 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 and 
email address: (202) 564-8182; [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.

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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 68HERD23D0002 Task Order number 
68HERD23F0105, contractor Agile Decision Sciences, LLC located at 350 
Voyager Way, Suite 100B, Huntsville, AL 35806-3200 and subcontractor 
Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC located at 107 Harrison Street, NE Leesburg, VA 
20176-2309 will support the operations of the TSCA Confidential 
Business Information Center (CBIC), providing records services to EPA 
personnel and contractors, as well as those companies who submit 
information in compliance with TSCA. The efficient and ongoing 
operation of services in the CBIC are vital to Agency personnel to make 
informed decisions on environmental issues and other information that 
maybe claimed as TSCA CBI in accordance with the TSCA Security Manual.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
EPA contract number 68HERD23D0002 Task Order number 68HERD23F0105, 
Agile Decision Sciences, LLC and Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC will require 
access to CBI submitted under all Sections of TSCA to perform 
successfully the duties specified under the contract. Agile Decision 
Sciences, LLC and Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC 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 Agile Decision 
Sciences, LLC and Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC 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 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 April 02, 
2028. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for 
the duration of the extended contract without further notice. Agile 
Decision Sciences, LLC and Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC 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: June 5, 2023.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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