Notice2023-10672
Access to Confidential Business Information; Industrial Economics, Incorporated
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Published
May 19, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 32215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9d5d0d7cdd7dccb97dad6d5dbc0f9dcc9d897ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e88481869c868d9ac68b87848a91a88d9889c68f879e">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2556464d524a405740570b44414448654055440b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a1909021d050f180f18440b0e0b072a0f1a0b440d051c">[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#23777060620e6b4c574f4a4d46634653420d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="194d4a5a583451766d7570777c597c6978377e766f">[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. 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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
<a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
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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