Notice2026-06585
Deaf Access Solutions, Inc.; Access to Confidential Business Information
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Published
April 6, 2026
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
This notice announces that pesticide related information submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) by the submitted, will provide access to Deaf Access Solutions, Inc., in accordance with the CBI regulations. Deaf Access Solutions, Inc. has been awarded a contract to perform interpreting services to the deaf and hard-of-hearing (D/HH) OPP staff and access to this information will enable Deaf Access Solutions, IInc.to fulfill the obligations of the contract.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 17273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06585]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2025-0027; FRL-13244-01-OCSPP]
Deaf Access Solutions, Inc.; Access to Confidential Business
Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide related information
submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information
that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI)
by the submitted, will provide access to Deaf Access Solutions, Inc.,
in accordance with the CBI regulations. Deaf Access Solutions, Inc. has
been awarded a contract to perform interpreting services to the deaf
and hard-of-hearing (D/HH) OPP staff and access to this information
will enable Deaf Access Solutions, IInc.to fulfill the obligations of
the contract.
DATES: Deaf Access Solutions, Inc., will be given access to this
information no sooner than 5 days after date of publication in the
Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aida Abdul-wali, Office of Mission
Critical Operations (66210MM), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-9988; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bafbd8decfd697cddbd6d394fbd3dedbfadfcadb94ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c584a7a1b0a9e8b2a4a9aceb84aca1a485a0b5a4eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action applies to the public in general. As such, 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?
EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OPP-2025-0027. Publicly available docket materials are available
either electronically through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or in hard copy at
the EPA Docket Center, West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The Docket Center's hours of
operations are 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 OPP Docket is (703)
305-5805. 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. Contractor Requirements
Under GSA/FEDSIM solicitation number GS-10F-0168X, task order
number 68HERF26F0012, contractor Deaf Access Solutions, Inc. of 6900
Wisconsin Ave. #31111, Bethesda, MD, is assisting OPP by attending
meetings discussing FIFRA and FFDCA CBI and interpreting for staff
requiring American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation. The contractors
are American Sign Language interpreters.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), EPA has determined that
disclosure of CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of FIFRA and the
FFDCA is necessary in order for Deaf Access Solutions, Inc. to carry
out the work required by the contract. Deaf Access Solutions, Inc.,
personnel will be given access to information submitted to EPA under
all sections of FIFRA and the FFDCA. 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 FIFRA and the FFDCA that EPA has provided Deaf
Access Solutions, Inc.-access to these CBI materials on a need-to-know
basis only. All access to FIFRA and FFDCA CBI under this contract takes
place for all EPA Headquarters Deaf/Hard of Hearing employees in
accordance with EPA's FIFRA CBI Protection Manual.
Access to FIFRA and FFDCA data, including CBI, will continue until
December 31, 2030. If the contract is extended, this access will also
continue for the duration of the extended contract without further
notice. In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the
contract prohibits use of the information for any purpose not specified
in the contract and prohibits disclosure of the information to a third
party without prior written approval from the Agency. No information
will be provided to Deaf Access Solutions, Inc., until the requirements
in this document have been fully satisfied. Deaf Access Solutions,
Inc.'s personnel will sign nondisclosure agreements and will be briefed
on appropriate security procedures before they are permitted access to
FIFRA CBI. Records of information provided to Deaf Access Solutions,
Inc., will be maintained by EPA project officers for this contract. All
information supplied to Deaf Access Solutions, Inc., by EPA, for use in
connection with the contract will be returned to EPA when Deaf Access
Solutions, Inc., has completed its work.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.
Dated: March 25, 2026.
Randolph L. Hill,
Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2026-06585 Filed 4-3-26; 8:45 am]
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