Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004-0040
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Access to Confidential Business Information by Midwest Research Institute
Posted Date: 2008-06-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register: June 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 123)]
[Notices]               
[Page 36070-36071]
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-8368-5]

 
Access to Confidential Business Information by Midwest Research 
Institute

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, Midwest Research Institute 
(MRI) of Kansas City, MO, to access information which has been 
submitted to EPA under section 4 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 July 
2, 2008.

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 you if 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., 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

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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 GS-10F-0127J, contractor MRI of 425 Volker 
Boulevard, Kansas City, MO will assist the Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in the review of test protocols, plans, 
reports and supporting data submitted under Dioxin/Furan test rule 
under 40 CFR part 766. The contractor will also assist in arranging 
expert panel teleconferences, handling minutes from those 
teleconferences, and distributing reviews and information.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
Contract Number GS-10F-0127J, MRI will require access to CBI submitted 
to EPA under section 4 of TSCA to perform successfully the duties 
specified under the contract. MRI personnel will be given access to 
information submitted to EPA under section 4 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 section 4 of TSCA that EPA may provide MRI 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 Region VII Headquarters in Kansas 
City, Kansas.
    MRI will be authorized access to TSCA CBI at EPA Region VII 
Headquarters under the EPA TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until April 30, 
2010. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for 
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    MRI 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: June 6, 2008.
Brion Cook,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E8-13878 Filed 6-24-08; 8:45 am]

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