Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004-0059
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Access to Confidential Business Information by Versar Inc. and Its Identified Subcontractor
Posted Date: 2010-01-20T05:00Z

[Federal Register: January 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 12)]
[Notices]               
[Page 3232-3233]
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-8807-7]

 
Access to Confidential Business Information by Versar Inc. and 
Its Identified Subcontractor

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized contractor, Versar Inc. of North 
Springfield, VA and its subcontractor, to access 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 is expected to occur on or 
before January 31, 2010.

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 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 all who manufacture, process or distribute 
industrial chemicals. 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 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 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 EP-W-10-005, contractor Versar of 6850 Versar 
Center, North Springfield, VA and its subcontractor Syracuse Research 
Corporation (SRC) of 7502 Round Pond

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Rd., Room B-116, N Syracuse, NY and Crystal Park 5, 2451 Crystal Drive, 
Suite 804, Arlington, VA will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention 
and Toxics (OPPT) in evaluating the exposure of new chemical 
substances, including microorganisms and nanomaterials. They will also 
assist in evaluating the fate and exposure of existing chemicals and 
review data bearing on the fate and exposure of such chemicals. In 
accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under Contract 
Number (EP-W-10-005), Versar and its subcontractor will require access 
to CBI submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA to 
perform successfully the duties specified under the contract. Versar 
and its subcontractor's personnel will be given access to information 
submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA.
    EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information 
under sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA that EPA may provide Versar and 
its subcontractor 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 SRC's sites located at 7502 Round Pond Rd., Room B-
116, N Syracuse, NY and Crystal Park 5, 2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 804, 
Arlington, VA in accordance with EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until December 
31, 2014. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue 
for the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    Versar and its subcontractor's 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: January 13, 2010.
 Matthew Leopard,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
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