02-15466. Access to Confidential Business Information by C-Technologies.net LLC and INADEV Corporation

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

EPA has authorized Logistics Management Institute's (LMI) subcontractors C-Technologies.net LLC, of Chantilly, VA, and INADEV Corporation, of Fairfax, VA, access to information which has been submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 8, and 12 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 under sections 4, 5, 8, and 12 of TSCA occurred as a result of an approved waiver dated May 8, 2002, which requested granting C-Technologies.net LLC and INADEV Corporation immediate access to sections 4, 5, 8 and 12 of TSCA CBI.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

By mail: Barbara Cunningham, Acting Director, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: [phone]; e-mail address: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Notice Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 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. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this Document or Other Related Documents?

You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and certain other related documents that might be available electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/​. To access this document, on the Home Page select “Laws and Regulations,” “Regulations and Proposed Rules,” and then look up the entry for this document under the “Federal Register—Environmental Documents.” You can also go directly to the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/​fedrgstr/​.

III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

Under contract number GS-35F-4041G, C-Technologies.net LLC, of 14170 Newbrook Drive, Suite 201, Chantilly, VA, and INADEV Corporation, of 2812 Old Lee Highway, Suite 205, Fairfax, VA, will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in correcting problems resulting from the migration of several notes applications to new hardware and to retain performance and data integrity.

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under EPA contract number GS-35F-4041G, C-Technologies.net LLC and INADEV Corporation will require access to CBI submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 8, and 12 of TSCA, to perform successfully the duties specified under the contract.

C-Technologies.net LLC and INADEV Corporation personnel were given access to information submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 8, and 12 of TSCA. Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be CBI.

Access to the confidential data submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 8, and 12 of TSCA occurred as a result of an approved waiver dated May 8, 2002, which requested granting C-Technologies.net LLC and INADEV Corporation immediate access to sections 4, 5, 8, and 12 of TSCA CBI. This waiver was necessary to allow C-Technologies.net LLC and INADEV Corporation to assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in correcting problems resulting from the migration of several Notes applications to new hardware and to retain performance and data integrity.

EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information under sections 4, 5, 8, and 12 of TSCA, that the Agency may provide C-Technologies.net LLC and INADEV Corporation 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.

C-Technologies.net LLC and INADEV Corporation will be required to adhere to all provisions of EPA's TSCA Confidential Business Information Security Manual.

Clearance for access to TSCA CBI under this contract may continue until March 31, 2004.

C-Technologies.net LLC and INADEV Corporation 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
• Confidential business information

Dated: June 10, 2002.

Allan A. Abramson,

Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.