Notice2024-05488
Access to Confidential Business Information by ICF Inc and Its Subcontractors
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Published
March 15, 2024
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
EPA has authorized its contractor ICF Inc of 9300 Lee Highway Fairfax, VA 22031, and its subcontractors 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 52 (Friday, March 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18935-18936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05488]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-11797-01-OCSPP]
Access to Confidential Business Information by ICF Inc and Its
Subcontractors
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor ICF Inc of 9300 Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 22031, and its subcontractors 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 after March 15, 2024.
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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#9af6f3f4eef4ffe8b4f9f5f6f8e3daffeafbb4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="660a0f08120803144805090a041f2603160748010910">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 564-4767;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6714040f100802150215490603060a2702170649000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c0b3a3a8b7afa5b2a5b2eea1a4a1ad80a5b0a1eea7afb6">[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#aefafdedef83e6c1dac2c7c0cbeecbdecf80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b4f48585a3653746f7772757e5b7e6b7a357c746d">[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.
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 68HERC23D0007, ICF Inc., and its
subcontractors will provide support for Chemical Screening, Review, and
Evaluation of New, Existing, and Safer Choice Chemical Substances in
accordance with the Performance Work Statement which 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 68HERC23D0007, ICF Inc., and its subcontractors
will require access to CBI submitted under all Sections of TSCA to
perform successfully the duties specified under the contract. ICF Inc.
and its subcontractors: 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 the herein identified
contractor and its subcontractors with access to the CBI materials on a
need-to-know basis only. All access to TSCA CBI under this contract, in
accordance with EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual and the Rules of
Behavior for Virtual Desktop Access to OPPT Materials, including TSCA
CBI, will take place at EPA Headquarters, and/or at the following
facilities of the contractor and/or subcontractors:
<bullet> ATL International, Inc.; 555 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite
500, Gaithersburg, MD 20878-1461.
<bullet> Colehour & Cohen, Inc.; 1011 Western Ave., Suite 702,
Seattle, WA 98104.
<bullet> Sacoby Wilson, Ph.D.; MS Maryland Institute for Applied
Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland-
College Park.
<bullet> Integrated Laboratory Systems, an Inotiv Company; P.O. Box
13501, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
<bullet> Innovate! Inc.; 6189 Cobbs Rd., Alexandria, VA 22310.
<bullet> Neptune and Company, Inc.; 1435 Garrison St., Suite 201,
Lakewood, CO 80215.
<bullet> Pradeep Rajan, LLC; 2006 Camden Ln., Chapel Hill, NC
27516.
<bullet> Sagenita Limited, Harston Mill Royston Rd., Harston
Cambridge, UK CB22 7GG.
<bullet> SC&A, Inc.; 2200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, VA
22201.
<bullet> Sixth Sense Safety Solutions; 1365 Bertram St., Rogers
City, Michigan 49779-1101.
Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until November
30, 2027. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue
for the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
The personnel of the contractor and subcontractors 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: March 11, 2024.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2024-05488 Filed 3-14-24; 8:45 am]
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