Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004-0134
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Access to Confidential Business Information; Industrial Economics, Inc.
Posted Date: 2023-05-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 32215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10672]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-10937-01-OCSPP]

Access to Confidential Business Information; Industrial 
Economics, Incorporated

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that information submitted to EPA under 
the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), including information that may 
have been claimed as or determined to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI), will be transferred to its contractor Industrial 
Economics, Incorporated (IEc) of Cambridge, MA in accordance with the 
CBI regulations. Access to this information will enable the contractor 
to fulfill the obligations of the contract with EPA.

DATES: Access to the information will occur no sooner than May 26, 
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 numbers: 
(202) 564-8182 or (202) 564-4767; email addresses: 
[email protected] or [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. As such, the 
Agency has not attempted to describe all the entities that may be 
affected by this action.

B. Is there a docket for this action?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004, is available at https://www.regulations.gov. This docket does not contain the information that 
is being transferred. Additional instructions on accessing the docket, 
along with more information about dockets generally, is available at 
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Contract Requirements

    Under EPA contract number 68HERC23D0020, contractor Industrial 
Economics, Incorporated (IEc), located at 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, 
Cambridge, MA 02140, will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics (OPPT) by conducting financial and economic analyses in TSCA 
enforcement actions and will also review tax returns, financial 
statements, and other information that may contain CBI.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that the 
personnel of this contractor will require access to CBI submitted to 
EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform successfully the duties 
specified under the contract. EPA is issuing this notice to inform all 
submitters of information to EPA under all sections of TSCA that EPA 
will provide this contractor with 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, the contractor's site, located at 
2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140, and at telework 
locations of EPA and contractor personnel in accordance with EPA's TSCA 
CBI Protection Manual and the Rules of Behavior for Virtual Desktop 
Access to OPPT Materials, including TSCA CBI. All personnel will be 
required to sign nondisclosure agreements and will be briefed on 
specific security procedures for TSCA CBI.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until April 2, 
2028. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for 
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: May 15, 2023.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2023-10672 Filed 5-18-23; 8:45 am]
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