Notice2021-18778
Access to Confidential Business Information by Eastern Research Group and PG Environmental
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Published
August 31, 2021
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
EPA has authorized its contractors, Eastern Research Group (ERG) of Lexington, MA, 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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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 31, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48696-48697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18778]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8829-01-OCSPP]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Eastern Research
Group and PG Environmental
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractors, Eastern Research Group
(ERG) of Lexington, MA, 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
September 7, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Colby Lintner, Project Management and Operations Division (7407M),
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (202) 564-8182; fax number: (202) 564-8251; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#325e5b5c465c57401c515d5e504b725742531c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85e9ecebf1ebe0f7abe6eae9e7fcc5e0f5e4abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4a0a7b7b5d9bc9b80989d9a91b4918495da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13474050523e5b7c677f7a7d76537663723d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action 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.
B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004 is available at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> or at the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Docket (OPPT Docket), Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center
(EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-
0280.
Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
Under EPA contract number 68HERD20A0002/68HERH21F0196, contractor
ERG of 110 Hartwell Ave, Suite 1, Lexington, MA will assist the
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Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) support for
Engineering Assessments for the Exposure Evaluation and Assessment of
Chemical Substances & Related Regulatory Actions.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
EPA contract number 68HERD20A0002/68HERH21F0196, ERG will require
access to CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform
successfully the duties specified under the contract. ERG 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 ERG 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 ERG's site
located at 14555 Avion Parkway, Suite 200, Chantilly, VA, in accordance
with EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until April 21,
2022. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
ERG personnel will be required to sign nondisclosure agreements and
will be briefed on appropriate security procedures before they are
permitted access to TSCA CBI.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Dated: August 25, 2021.
Vickie Richardson,
Acting Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2021-18778 Filed 8-30-21; 8:45 am]
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