Notice2024-29385
Access to Confidential Business Information by SRC, Inc.
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Published
December 13, 2024
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
EPA has authorized its contractor SRC, Inc. of North Syracuse, NY 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 240 (Friday, December 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101007-101008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29385]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-12484-01-OCSPP]
Access to Confidential Business Information by SRC, Inc.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor SRC, Inc. of North Syracuse,
NY 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
December 20, 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#8ee2e7e0fae0ebfca0ede1e2ecf7ceebfeefa0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfa3a6a1bba1aabde1aca0a3adb68faabfaee1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 564-4767;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f586969d829a90879087db94919498b5908594db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2556464d524a405740570b44414448654055440b424a53">[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#0551564644284d6a71696c6b60456075642b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85d1d6c6c4a8cdeaf1e9ecebe0c5e0f5e4abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 68HERC25D0001 contractor SRC, Inc. of 7502
Round Pond Rd., North Syracuse, NY 13212-2510 will assist the Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in the evaluation of chemistry,
fate, hazard, or other aspects of chemical substances. The contractor
will gather, generate, evaluate, and communicate chemistry, fate,
ecotoxicity, toxicology, risk, and chemical technology information for
chemicals under review under various sections of TSCA.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
EPA contract number 68HERC25D0001, SRC, Inc. will require access to CBI
submitted under all sections of TSCA to perform successfully the duties
specified under the contract 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 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, SRC's sites located in Arlington, VA and North
Syracuse, NY.
Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until October 22,
2029. 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: December 9, 2024.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2024-29385 Filed 12-12-24; 8:45 am]
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