[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 37050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18037]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-140244; FRL-5383-2]
Access to Confidential Business Information by ABT Associates,
Incorporated
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, ABT Associates (ABT), of
Cambridge, Massachusetts and Bethesda, Maryland, for access to
information which has been submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, and
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 July 26, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Hazen, Director, TSCA
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under contract number 68-W6-0021 contractor
ABT of 55 Wheeler St. Cambridge, MA and 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite
600, Bethesda, MD, will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (OPPT) in evaluating the potential risk of new and existing
chemical substances and develop a data bearing on such risks.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
EPA contract number 68-W6-0021, ABT will require access to CBI
submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA to perform
successfully the duties specified under the contract. ABT personnel
will be given access to information submitted to EPA under sections 4,
5, 6, and 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
11, 1991 (56 FR 1185), ABT was authorized for access to CBI submitted
to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 21 of TSCA. EPA is issuing
this notice to allow ABT access to TSCA CBI under contract number 68-
W6-0021 at its Bethesda, MD facility.
EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information
under sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA that EPA may provide ABT 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 at the
contractor's Bethesda, MD facility only.
ABT will be authorized access to TSCA CBI at their facility under
the EPA ``TSCA Confidential Business Information Security Manual.''
Before access to TSCA CBI is authorized at ABT's site, EPA will approve
ABT's security certification statement, perform the required inspection
of its facility, and ensure that the facility is in compliance with the
manual. Upon completing review of the CBI materials, ABT will return
all transferred materials to EPA.
Clearance for access to TSCA CBI under this contract may continue
until April 30, 2001.
ABT 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: July 10, 1996.
George A. Bonina,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 96-18037 Filed 7-15-96; 8:45 am]
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