Access to Confidential Business Information by Abt Associates, Inc., 10431-10432 [E8-3249]
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by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the
time needed to review instructions;
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; train personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Local
Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
45.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
405.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $7,493,
includes $0 annualized capital or O&M
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 1,395 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This decrease is due to a
reduction in the anticipated number of
respondents.
Dated: February 21, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E8–3693 Filed 2–26–08; 8:45 am]
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Access to Confidential Business
Information by Abt Associates, Inc.
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its
contractor, Abt Associates, Inc. (Abt) of
Bethesda, MD and its subcontractors
Eastern Research Group (ERG) of
Chantilly, VA and Lexington, MA; and
Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) of
Arlington, VA and North Syracuse, NY,
to access information which has been
submitted to EPA under all section(s) of
the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA). Some of the information may be
claimed or determined to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI).
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Access to the confidential data
will occur no sooner than March 5,
2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatoryr, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(202) 554–1404; e-mail address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact:
Scott Sherlock, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(202) 564–8257; e-mail address:
sherlock.scott@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you 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
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a
docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPPT–2003–0004. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket’s index
available at https://www.regulations.gov.
Although, listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, will be publicly
available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPPT
Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm.
3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301
Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
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Federal holidays. The telephone number
of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is
(202) 566–1744, and the telephone
number for the OPPT Docket is (202)
566–0280. Docket visitors are required
to show photographic identification,
pass through a metal detector, and sign
the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are
processed through an X-ray machine
and subject to search. Visitors will be
provided an EPA/DC badge that must be
visible at all times in the building and
returned upon departure.
2. Electronic access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under Contract Number EP-W-08-010,
Abt of 4800 Montgomery Lane,
Bethesda, MD and 55 Wheeler Street,
Cambridge, MA; ERG of Avion Lakeside
Drive D, 14555 Avion Parkway,
Chantilly, VA and 110 Hartwell Avenue,
Lexington, MA; and SRC of 2451 Crystal
Dr., Suite 804, Arlington, VA and 7502
Round Pond, Road, North Syracuse, NY,
will assist the Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in
performing economic and market
analysis related to new and existing
chemicals. These analyses will largely
be of the costs, economic impacts,
benefits, and regulatory impacts of
actual or potential EPA actions taken
under TSCA. They will also support the
voluntary Design for the Environment
and Green Chemistry programs.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j),
EPA has determined that under Contract
Number EP-W-08-010, Abt and its
subcontractors will require access to CBI
submitted to EPA under all section(s) of
TSCA to perform successfully the duties
specified under the contract. Abt and its
subcontractors will be given access to
information submitted to EPA under all
section(s) 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
section(s) of TSCA that EPA may
provide Abt and its subcontractors
access to these CBI materials on a needto-know basis only. All access to TSCA
CBI under this contract will take place
at EPA Headquarters; Abt sites in
Bethesda, MD and Cambridge, MA; ERG
sites in Chantilly, VA and Lexington,
MA; and SRC sites in Arlington, VA and
North Syracuse, NY.
Abt and its subcontractors will be
authorized access to TSCA CBI at EPA
Headquarters and their sites under the
EPA TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
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Access to TSCA data, including CBI,
will continue until March 30, 2014. If
the contract is extended, this access will
continue without further notice.
Abt and its subcontractors 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: February 12, 2008.
Brion Cook,
Director, Information Management Division,
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E8–3249 Filed 2–26–08; 8:45 a.m.]
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[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–8353–1]
Access to Confidential Business
Information by Electronic Data
Systems Corporation
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its
contractor, Electronic Data Systems
Corporation (EDS) of Herndon, VA, 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 March 5,
2008.
For
general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:
TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
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; e-mail address: Scott
sherlock.scott@epa.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. General Information
A. Does this Notice Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general. This action may, however, be
of interest to you if 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
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a
docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPPT–2003–0004. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket’s index
available at https://www.regulations.gov.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, will be publicly
available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPPT
Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm.
3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
Federal holidays. The telephone number
of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is
(202) 566–1744, and the telephone
number for the OPPT Docket is (202)
566–0280. Docket visitors are required
to show photographic identification,
pass through a metal detector, and sign
the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are
processed through an X-ray machine
and subject to search. Visitors will be
provided an EPA/DC badge that must be
visible at all times in the building and
returned upon departure.
2. Electronic access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under Order Number EP08H000027,
contractor EDS of 13600 EDS Dr.,
Herndon, VA will assist the Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT)
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in conducting an independent
verification and validation (IV & V)
against the EPA’s Manage Toxic
Substance (MTS) New Chemical
Submission (NCS) System. This task
will also include reviewing EPA
information and systems containing
TSCA CBI.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j),
EPA has determined that under Order
Number EP08H000027, EDS will require
access to CBI submitted to EPA under
all sections of TSCA to perform
successfully the duties specified under
the contract. EDS 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
EDS 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.
EDS will be authorized access to
TSCA CBI at EPA Headquarters under
the EPA TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
Access to TSCA data, including CBI,
will continue until September 30, 2008.
If the contract is extended, this access
will also continue for the duration of the
extended contract without further
notice.
EDS 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: February 12, 2008.
Brion Cook,
Director, Information Management Division,
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8352-7]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Abt Associates,
Inc.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, Abt Associates, Inc. (Abt)
of Bethesda, MD and its subcontractors Eastern Research Group (ERG) of
Chantilly, VA and Lexington, MA; and Syracuse Research Corporation
(SRC) of Arlington, VA and North Syracuse, NY, to access information
which has been submitted to EPA under all section(s) 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 March
5, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatoryr, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Scott Sherlock, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8257; e-mail
address: sherlock.scott@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you 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 technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004. All documents
in the docket are listed in the docket's index available at https://
www.regulations.gov. Although, listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly
available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are
available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301
Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding Federal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT
Docket is (202) 566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show
photographic identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign
the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray
machine and subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC
badge that must be visible at all times in the building and returned
upon departure.
2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under Contract Number EP-W-08-010, Abt of 4800 Montgomery Lane,
Bethesda, MD and 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA; ERG of Avion
Lakeside Drive D, 14555 Avion Parkway, Chantilly, VA and 110 Hartwell
Avenue, Lexington, MA; and SRC of 2451 Crystal Dr., Suite 804,
Arlington, VA and 7502 Round Pond, Road, North Syracuse, NY, will
assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in
performing economic and market analysis related to new and existing
chemicals. These analyses will largely be of the costs, economic
impacts, benefits, and regulatory impacts of actual or potential EPA
actions taken under TSCA. They will also support the voluntary Design
for the Environment and Green Chemistry programs.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
Contract Number EP-W-08-010, Abt and its subcontractors will require
access to CBI submitted to EPA under all section(s) of TSCA to perform
successfully the duties specified under the contract. Abt and its
subcontractors will be given access to information submitted to EPA
under all section(s) 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 section(s) of TSCA that EPA may provide Abt and its
subcontractors 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; Abt sites in Bethesda, MD and Cambridge, MA; ERG sites in
Chantilly, VA and Lexington, MA; and SRC sites in Arlington, VA and
North Syracuse, NY.
Abt and its subcontractors will be authorized access to TSCA CBI
at EPA Headquarters and their sites under the EPA TSCA CBI Protection
Manual.
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Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until March 30,
2014. If the contract is extended, this access will continue without
further notice.
Abt and its subcontractors 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: February 12, 2008.
Brion Cook,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E8-3249 Filed 2-26-08; 8:45 a.m.]
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