Access to Confidential Business Information by Abt Associates’ Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Abt SRBI, 41882-41883 [E9-19461]

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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 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 legal holidays. 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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:53 Aug 18, 2009 Jkt 217001 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 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. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 EPA contract number EP-W-08010, contractor Abt SRBI of 275 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2700, New York, 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 EPA contract number EP-W-08-010, Abt SRBI will require access to CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform successfully the duties specified under the contract. Abt SRBI 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 Abt SRBI 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 Abt Asscociates, Inc. sites at 4800 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD and 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA. Abt SRBI will be authorized access to TSCA CBI at EPA Headquarters and Abt Associates Inc.’s sites under the EPA TSCA CBI Protection Manual. Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until March 30, 2014. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for the duration of the extended contract without further notice. ABT SRBI 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. E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 159 / Wednesday, August 19, 2009 / Notices Dated: August 5, 2009. Matthew Leopard, Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. [FR Doc. E9–19461 Filed 8–18–09; 8:45 a.m.] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2009–0297; FRL–8943–9] RIN 2040–AF08 Drinking Water: Perchlorate Supplemental Request for Comments jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Agency is seeking comments on additional approaches to analyzing data related to EPA’s perchlorate regulatory determination. These additional comments are sought in an effort to ensure consideration of all the potential options for evaluating whether there is a meaningful opportunity for human health risk reduction of perchlorate through a national primary drinking water rule. EPA will make a final regulatory determination for perchlorate after considering comments and information provided in the 30-day comment period following this notice. DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 18, 2009. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OW–2009–0297, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. • Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2009– 0297. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:53 Aug 18, 2009 Jkt 217001 Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https:// www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through https:// www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional instructions on submitting comments, go to Unit I.A of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https:// www.regulations.gov index. 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 either electronically in https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Water Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 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 EPA Docket Center is (202) 566–2426. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Burneson, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, at (202) 564– 5250 or e-mail burneson.eric@epa.gov. For general information, contact the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426–4791 or e-mail: hotlinesdwa@epa.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 41883 Abbreviations and Acronyms >—greater than <—less than BW—body weight CBI—confidential business information CDC—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention DWI—drinking water intake EPA—U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FDA—U.S. Food and Drug Administration FR—Federal Register HA—Health Advisory HRL—health reference level IRIS—Integrated Risk Information System kg—kilogram L—liter mg/kg—milligram per kilogram of body weight mg/L—milligrams per liter (equivalent to parts per million [ppm]) MRL—Method Reporting Limit NAS—National Academy of Science NHANES—National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NOAEL—no observed adverse effect level NOEL—no observed effect level NRC—National Research Council OW—Office of Water PBPK—Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic POD —point of departure RAIU—Radioactive Iodide Uptake RfD—reference dose RSC—relative source contribution SDWA—Safe Drinking Water Act UCMR—Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation μg—microgram (one-millionth of a gram) US—United States USDA—U.S. Department of Agriculture SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION I. General Information A. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your comments: 1. Explain your views as clearly as possible. 2. Describe any assumptions that you used. 3. Provide any technical information and/or data you used that support your views. 4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you arrived at your estimate. 5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns. 6. Offer alternatives. 7. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline. 8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate docket identification number in the subject line on the first page of your response. It would also be helpful if you provided the name, date, and Federal Register (FR) citation related to your comments. E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41882-41883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19461]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8431-3]


Access to Confidential Business Information by Abt Associates' 
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Abt SRBI

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor's Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, 
Abt SRBI of New York, NY, 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 
26, 2009.

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, Information 
Management Division (7407M), 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: sherlock.scott@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 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. 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 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 legal 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 EPA contract number EP-W-08-010, contractor Abt SRBI of 275 
Seventh Avenue, Suite 2700, New York, 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 
EPA contract number EP-W-08-010, Abt SRBI will require access to CBI 
submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform successfully the 
duties specified under the contract. Abt SRBI 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 Abt SRBI 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 Abt 
Asscociates, Inc. sites at 4800 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD and 55 
Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA.
    Abt SRBI will be authorized access to TSCA CBI at EPA Headquarters 
and Abt Associates Inc.'s sites under the EPA TSCA CBI Protection 
Manual.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until March 30, 
2014. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for 
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    ABT SRBI 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.


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    Dated: August 5, 2009.
 Matthew Leopard,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. E9-19461 Filed 8-18-09; 8:45 a.m.]
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