Notice2025-20934
Access to Confidential Business Information by General Dynamics Information Technology and Its Identified Subcontractors, Comptech Computer Technology, Inc., and Gridiron IT Solutions, Inc.
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Published
November 25, 2025
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
EPA has authorized its contractor and subcontractors, General Dynamic Information Technology (GDIT) of Falls Church VA, Comptech Technology of Dayton Ohio, and Gridiron IT Solutions Inc. of Reston 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 90, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53322-53323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20934]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-13042-01-OCSPP]
Access to Confidential Business Information by General Dynamics
Information Technology and Its Identified Subcontractors, Comptech
Computer Technology, Inc., and Gridiron IT Solutions, Inc.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor and subcontractors, General
Dynamic Information Technology (GDIT) of Falls Church VA, Comptech
Technology of Dayton Ohio, and Gridiron IT Solutions Inc. of Reston 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
December 2, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Norman Adkins, OCSPP-OMCO-ITSD-DMB, Environmental Protection Agency,
109 T.W. Alexander Drive RTP, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-
0479; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3051545b595e431e5e5f425d515e705540511e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d4b5b0bfbdbaa7fababba6b9b5ba94b1a4b5fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a>.
For general information contact: email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88dcdbcbc9a5c0e7fce4e1e6edc8edf8e9a6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8fcfbebe985e0c7dcc4c1c6cde8cdd8c986cfc7de">[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.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
Under EPA contract number 68HERD24A0001, contractor and
subcontractors General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. of 3150
Fairview Park Drive, Suite 100, Falls Church, VA 22042, COMPTECH
Computer Technologies Inc. of 8534 Yankee Street, Suite 1C, Dayton, OH
45458, and Gridiron IT Solutions Inc. of 11180 Sunrise Valley Dr.,
Suite 210, Reston, VA 20191, will assist the Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in the integration of previously owned
Office of Research and Development (ORD) scientific applications, data,
models, and systems within the CBI environments to enhance decision
making capabilities. This is necessary to improve existing tools and
integrate new tools that are only accessible through computer access to
the TSCA CBI.
Contractors working on this project will be required to have full
access to the entire IT system that houses TSCA CBI data and materials.
This level of access is required for data movement and migration.
(OCSPP), focusing on enhancing decision making capabilities in support
of TSCA. The scope includes integrating the current CBI environment
with enhanced ORD tools and models for process improvement and decision
making. The initiative aims to streamline TSCA decision making through
improvement in existing tools and integrating new capabilities.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
EPA contract number 68HERD24A0001, GDIT, CompTech Computer
Technologies, and Gridiron IT Solutions will require access to CBI
submitted to EPA under all section(s) of TSCA to perform successfully
the duties specified under the contract. GDIT, CompTech Computer
technology, and Gridiron IT Solutions personnel will be given access to
information submitted to EPA under all section(s) of TSCA. Some of the
information may be claimed or determined to be CBI.
EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information
under all sections of TSCA that EPA may provide GDIT, CompTech Computer
Technologies, and Gridiron IT Solutions 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 GDIT site located at
3150 Fairview Park Dr., Suite 100, Falls Church, VA 22042, in
accordance with EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until February
27, 2027. If
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the contract is extended, this access will also continue for the
duration of the extended contract without further notice.
GDIT, CompTech Computer Technologies, and Gridiron IT Solutions
personnel will be required to sign nondisclosure agreements and will be
briefed on appropriate security procedures before they are permitted
access to TSCA CBI.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Dated: November 20, 2025.
Nancy B. Beck,
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2025-20934 Filed 11-24-25; 8:45 am]
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