95-17473. TSCA Confidential Business Information; Revised Security Manual; Notice of Availability

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36414-36415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17473]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-140230; FRL-4933-3]


TSCA Confidential Business Information; Revised Security Manual; 
Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has adopted revisions to its procedures for handling 
confidential business information (CBI) under the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA). These revised procedures are set forth in a new 
TSCA CBI security manual for Federal employees and contractors, the 
availability of which is announced by this notice.

DATES: The requirements of the manual are effective July 17, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the revised manual are available from: The 
National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road, 
Springfield, VA 22161, Telephone: [phone] or (800) 553-NTIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. 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, [phone], TDD: [phone], 
e-mail: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is issuing this notice to announce the 
revised TSCA security manual for Federal employees and contractors. The 
revised TSCA Confidential Business Information Security Manual 
supersedes the previous edition of the TSCA Confidential Business 
Information Security Manual. The revised manual includes changes and 
refinements in existing procedures developed since the publication of 
the previous manual.
    Several changes to the manual have been made as a result of EPA's 
continuing efforts to improve the procedures for handling TSCA CBI. 
None of these changes reduce the level of protection afforded TSCA CBI.
    Changes and clarifications include: (1) The transfer to the Office 
of Program Management and Evaluation from the Information Management 
Division of the duty of investigating and addressing 

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alleged TSCA security infractions, and (2) amending TSCA manual 
security procedures to achieve consistency with applicable TSCA 
regulations. These and other changes are designed to improve security 
for TSCA CBI while recognizing EPA's need to work with such TSCA CBI to 
perform the Agency's statutory duties. The Agency's policy on revisions 
to TSCA CBI security manuals was announced in the Federal Register of 
November 14, 1985 (50 FR 47108). EPA is publishing this notice in 
accordance with the requirements of that policy.
    EPA is printing and distributing copies of the revised manual to 
affected EPA offices. The provisions of the revised manual are 
effective July 17, 1995. Copies of the revised manual are available to 
the public by contacting NTIS at the address or telephone number listed 
under the ADDRESSES unit of this document.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: June 8, 1995.
William H. Sanders III,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 95-17473 Filed 7-14-95; 8:45 am]
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