Notice2023-12259
Access to Confidential Business Information by Agile Decision Sciences, LLC and Subcontractor Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC
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Published
June 8, 2023
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
EPA has authorized its contractor Agile Decisions Sciences LLC of Huntsville, AL and subcontractor Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC of Leesburg, VA 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 88, Number 110 (Thursday, June 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37535-37536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12259]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-11007-01-OCSPP]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Agile Decision
Sciences, LLC and Subcontractor Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor Agile Decisions Sciences LLC
of Huntsville, AL and subcontractor Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC of
Leesburg, VA 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 June
15, 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 number and
email address: (202) 564-8182; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7abaea9b3a9a2b5e9a4a8aba5be87a2b7a6e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1cdc8cfd5cfc4d38fc2cecdc3d8e1c4d1c08fc6ced7">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 564-4767;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0774646f706862756275296663666a4762776629606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c5b6a6adb2aaa0b7a0b7eba4a1a4a885a0b5a4eba2aab3">[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#16424555573b5e79627a7f78735673667738717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8bdfd8c8caa6c3e4ffe7e2e5eecbeefbeaa5ece4fd">[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. Because other entities may also be interested,
the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that
may be affected by this action.
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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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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. 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 contract number 68HERD23D0002 Task Order number
68HERD23F0105, contractor Agile Decision Sciences, LLC located at 350
Voyager Way, Suite 100B, Huntsville, AL 35806-3200 and subcontractor
Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC located at 107 Harrison Street, NE Leesburg, VA
20176-2309 will support the operations of the TSCA Confidential
Business Information Center (CBIC), providing records services to EPA
personnel and contractors, as well as those companies who submit
information in compliance with TSCA. The efficient and ongoing
operation of services in the CBIC are vital to Agency personnel to make
informed decisions on environmental issues and other information that
maybe claimed as TSCA CBI in accordance with the TSCA Security Manual.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
EPA contract number 68HERD23D0002 Task Order number 68HERD23F0105,
Agile Decision Sciences, LLC and Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC will require
access to CBI submitted under all Sections of TSCA to perform
successfully the duties specified under the contract. Agile Decision
Sciences, LLC and Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC personnel will be given
access to information claimed or determined to be CBI information
submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA.
EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information
under all sections of TSCA that EPA will provide Agile Decision
Sciences, LLC and Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC 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 in accordance with
EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual and the Rules of Behavior for Virtual
Desktop Access to OPPT Materials, including TSCA CBI.
Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until April 02,
2028. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for
the duration of the extended contract without further notice. Agile
Decision Sciences, LLC and Abaco-Blackfish JV, LLC personnel will be
required to sign nondisclosure agreements and will be briefed on
specific security procedures for TSCA CBI.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Dated: June 5, 2023.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2023-12259 Filed 6-7-23; 8:45 am]
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