Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004-0036
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Access to Confidential Business Information by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Posted Date: 2007-09-21T04:00Z

[Federal Register: September 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 183)]
[Notices]               
[Page 54036-54037]
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-8149-3]

 
Access to Confidential Business Information by the U.S. Consumer 
Product Safety Commission

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 
(CPSC) 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).

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DATES: Access to the confidential data submitted to EPA under all 
sections of TSCA occurred as a result of an on-going Memorandum of 
Understanding (MOU) between CPSC and the U.S. EPA dated September 23, 
1986, which granted CPSC immediate access to all sections of TSCA CBI.

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: Pam Moseley, Information 
Management Division (7407M), Office Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8956; e-mail 
address: pamela. moseley@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are 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., Confidential Business Information (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 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 a 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 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 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 on February 26, 2003 (68 FR 8892) 
(FRL-7293-2), EPA confirmed that CPSC continues to have access to CBI 
under all sections of TSCA. EPA is issuing 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 EPA 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, MD site.
    CSPC is required to adhere to all provisions of EPA's TSCA CBI 
Protection 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: September 13, 2007.
Brion Cook,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E7-18717 Filed 9-20-07; 8:45 am]

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