Notice2024-03812
Access to Confidential Business Information by Avanti Corporation
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Published
February 26, 2024
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
EPA has authorized its contractor Avanti Corporation (Avanti) of Alexandria, 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 89, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14067-14068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03812]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-11755-01-OCSPP]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Avanti Corporation
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor Avanti Corporation (Avanti)
of Alexandria, 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 March
4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004, through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information
you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional
instructions on commenting and visiting 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>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact: Colby Lintner/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:
(202) 564-8182; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#45292c2b312b20376b262a29273c052035246b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ed8184839983889fc38e82818f94ad889d8cc38a829b">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 564-4767;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bac9d9d2cdd5dfc8dfc894dbdedbd7fadfcadb94ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="592a3a312e363c2b3c2b77383d3834193c2938773e362f">[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#d682859597fb9eb9a2babfb8b396b3a6b7f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c484f5f5d31547368707572795c796c7d327b736a">[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
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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="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. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information
about the docket available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
Under contract number 47QRAA20D002D, task order number
68HERC24F0042, contractor Avanti of 5695 King Center Drive, Suite 301;
Alexandria, VA 22301 will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (OPPT) by providing administrative and technical support to the
TSCA New Chemicals Program utilizing EPA CBI databases and software to
create documents, databases, attend meetings, previewing CBI claims,
transferring sanitized documents from the CBI LAN to ADMIN and transfer
non-CBI files to the CBI LAN for special projects.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
EPA contract number 47QRAA20D002D, task order number 68HERC21F0042,
Avanti will require access to CBI submitted under all sections of TSCA.
EPA has determined that Avanti will need access to TSCA CBI submitted
to EPA under Sections 5, 8 and 12 of TSCA to perform successfully the
duties specified under the contract. Avanti's 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 Avanti 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, in accordance
with EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until October 31,
2026. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
Avanti's 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: February 20, 2024.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2024-03812 Filed 2-23-24; 8:45 am]
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