Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004-0044
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences Corporation
Posted Date: 2009-04-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]               
[Page 17475-17476]
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-8406-9]

 
Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences 
Corporation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor Computer Sciences

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Corporation (CSC) of Falls Church, 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 April 
22, 2009.

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) at 
Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 
The EPA/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 Contract Number GS00T99ALD0203, Order Number 0038, contractor 
CSC of 3170 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA will assist the 
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in processing 
outstanding audit cases; analyze, standardize and streamline Audit 
Policy life cycle business processes; and identify processes with the 
potential for leveraging CDX technologies to reduce manual effort and 
provide a cost savings.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
Contract Number GS00T99ALD0203, Order Number 0038, CSC will require 
access to CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform 
successfully the duties specified under the contract. CSC 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 CSC 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 CSC's site 
located at 6101 Stevenson Avenue, Alexandria, VA.
    CSC will be authorized access to TSCA CBI at EPA Headquarters and 
its Alexandria, VA location provided they comply with the provisions of 
the EPA TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until September 
27, 2009. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue 
for the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    CSC 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: March 12, 2009.
 Matthew Leopard,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E9-8344 Filed 4-14-09; 8:45 a.m.]

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