Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences Corporation’s Identified Subcontractor, 45758 [E8-17933]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 45758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17933]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8376-5]


Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences 
Corporation's Identified Subcontractor

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized a subcontractor, of its prime contractor 
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) of Chantilly, 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 August 
13, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 you are or may be required to conduct 
testing of chemical substances under 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 GSA Contract Number GS00T99ALD0204, Task Order Number 
T0002AJMZ39, contractor CSC of 15000 Conference Center Dr., Chantilly, 
VA, and its subcontractor KForce of 12010 Sunset Hills Rd., Suite 200, 
Reston, VA, will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 
(OPPT) in computer operations and maintenance of TSCA CBI Computer 
Systems and Communications Network, linking CBI sites, located in 
Washington, DC. CSC and its subcontractor will also assist in 
maintaining and operating the EPA CBI computer facilities located in 
Research Triangle Park, NC.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
GSA Contract Number GS00T99ALD0204, Task Order Number T0002AJMZ39, CSC 
and its subcontractor will require access to CBI submitted to EPA under 
all sections of TSCA to perform successfully the duties specified under 
the contract. CSC and its subcontractor 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 CSC and its 
subcontractor 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 Research Triangle Park, NC facilities.
    CSC and its subcontractor will be authorized access to TSCA CBI at 
EPA Headquarters and the Research Triangle Park, NC facilities 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.
    CSC and its subcontractor 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:July 28, 2008.
Brion Cook,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E8-17933 Filed 8-5-08; 8:45 a.m.]
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