[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 2015)]
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-9929-67]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Eastern Research
Group, Inc.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, Eastern Research Group,
Inc. (ERG) of Lexington, MA, to access 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 the confidential data will occur no sooner than July
8, 2015.
For technical information contact: Scott Sherlock, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8257; fax
number: (202) 564-8251; email address: [email protected].
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: [email protected].
This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of interest to all who manufacture, process, or distribute
industrial chemicals. 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.
B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004 is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Docket (OPPT Docket), Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center
(EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-
0280. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. What action is the agency taking?
Under EPA contract number EP-D-11-006, contractor ERG of 110
Hartwell Ave., Suite 1, Lexington, MA, will assist the Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in the performance of work
related to source characterization. The contractor will also assist in
identifying information to characterize lifecycle inventory unit
process flows associated with certain chemical categories.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
EPA contract number EP-D-11-006, ERG will require access to CBI
submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform successfully the
duties specified under the contract. ERG's 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 ERG 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 ERG's site
located at 14555 Avion Parkway, Suite 200, Chantilly, VA, in accordance
with EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until March 31,
2016. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
ERG personnel will be required to sign nondisclosure agreements and
will be briefed on appropriate security procedures before they are
permitted access to TSCA CBI.
Authority:  15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Dated: June 24, 2015.
Pamela S. Myrick,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.