Notice2024-09738
Access to Confidential Business Information by General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT)
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Published
May 6, 2024
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
EPA has authorized its contractor General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) of Falls Church, 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 88 (Monday, May 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37223-37224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09738]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-11939-01-OCSPP]
Access to Confidential Business Information by General Dynamics
Information Technology (GDIT)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor General Dynamics Information
Technology (GDIT) of Falls Church, 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 May
13, 2024.
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:
(202) 564-8182; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c2025223822293e622f23202e350c293c2d622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ae6e3e4fee4eff8a4e9e5e6e8f3caeffaeba4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 564-4767;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdceded5cad2d8cfd8cf93dcd9dcd0fdd8cddc93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1c2d2d9c6ded4c3d4c39fd0d5d0dcf1d4c1d09fd6dec7">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 564-4767.
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#beeaedfdff93f6d1cad2d7d0dbfedbcedf90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0551564644284d6a71696c6b60456075642b626a73">[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="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 47QTCK18D0003, task order number
47QFCA22F0018, contractor GDIT of 3150 Fairview Park Drive, Falls
Church, VA 22042 will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (OPPT) by hosting the servers and managing the infrastructure
where TSCA CBI resides.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
EPA contract number 47QTCK18D0003, task order number 47QFCA22F0018,
GDIT will require access to CBI submitted under all sections of TSCA.
EPA has determined that GDIT will need access to TSCA CBI submitted to
EPA under all Sections of TSCA to perform successfully the duties
specified under the contract. GDIT's personnel will be given access to
information claimed or determined to be CBI information
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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 GDIT access to these
CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access to TSCA CBI
under this contract will take place at the National Computer Center in
RTP, NC and telework locations of EPA and GDIT staff 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 24,
2029. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
GDIT 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: April 30, 2024.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2024-09738 Filed 5-3-24; 8:45 am]
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