[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 11182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6017]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-140256; FRL-5593-5]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Hampshire Research
Associates, Inc.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, Hampshire Research
Associates, Inc. (HRA), of Alexander, Virginia, for access to
information which has been submitted to EPA under section 8 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 submitted to EPA will occur no
sooner than March 21, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Hazen, Director, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-545, 401 M St., SW., Washington,
DC 20460, (202) 554-1404, TDD: (202) 554-0551; e-mail: TSCA-
Hotline@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under contract number 7W-0244-NASA,
contractor HRA, of 1600 Cameron St., Alexandria, VA, will assist the
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in generating a report
that contains data aggregates and comparisons among chemicals and
chemical groups collected from the Inventory Update Reports for 1986,
1990, and 1994.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
EPA contract number 7W-0244-NASA, HRA will require access to CBI
submitted to EPA under section 8 of TSCA to perform successfully the
duties specified under the contract. HRA personnel will be given access
to information submitted to EPA under section 8 of TSCA. Some of the
information may be claimed or determined to be CBI.
In a previous notice published in the Federal Register of January
19, 1993 (58 FR 4992; FRL-4182-8), under contract number 68-D2-0064,
HRA was authorized for access to CBI submitted to EPA under all
sections of TSCA.
EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information
under section 8 of TSCA that EPA may provide HRA 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. Before access to
TSCA CBI is authorized at HRA, EPA will approve their security
certification statement.
Clearance for access to TSCA CBI under this contract may continue
until September 30, 1997.
HRA personnel will be required to sign nondisclosure agreements and
will be briefed on appropriate security procedures before they are
permitted access to TSCA CBI.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Access to confidential business
information.
Dated: March 3, 1997.
Oscar Morales,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 97-6017 Filed 3-10-97; 8:45 am]
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