[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 178 (Tuesday, September 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 49354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24737]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-140272; FRL-6028-9]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Solutions By
Design, Inc.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized Solutions By Design, Incorporated (SBD), of
Vienna, Virginia, access to information which has been submitted to EPA
under all sections 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 confidential data submitted to EPA occurred as a
result of an approved interim waiver dated July 6, 1998, which
requested granting Solutions By Design, Incorporated immediate access
to TSCA CBI. This interim waiver was necessary to allow SBD to provide
professional, non-personal support in the area of technical assistance
for workflow analysis among the applications designated for Lotus Notes
development, and application development.
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 GS-35F-4717G,
contractor SBD, 8603 Westwood Center Drive, Suite 300, Vienna, VA, will
assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics in designing and
developing Lotus Notes applications; provide documentation for workflow
analysis among the applications designated for Lotus Notes; and
applications development.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
EPA contract number GS-35F-4717G, SBD will require access to CBI
submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform successfully the
duties specified under the contract. Contractor personnel will be given
access to information submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA. 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 TSCA that EPA may provide SBD 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.
SBD will be authorized access to TSCA CBI at EPA Headquarters only,
under the EPA TSCA Confidential Business Information Security Manual.
Clearance for access to TSCA CBI under this contract may continue
until September 30, 2001.
SBD personnel have signed nondisclosure agreements and have been
briefed on appropriate security procedures before they were permitted
access to TSCA CBI.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Access to confidential business
information.
Dated: September 1, 1998.
Allan S. Abramson,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution and
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 98-24737 Filed 9-14-98; 8:45 am]
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