Access to Confidential Business Information by Accelera Solutions, Inc, 11514-11515 [2018-05290]

Download as PDF 11514 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 51 / Thursday, March 15, 2018 / Notices hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications. Notice of receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on these applications. EPA Registration Numbers: 63588–91 and 63588–92. Docket ID Number: EPA– HQ–OPP–2015–0787. Applicant: K–I Chemical USA, Inc., 11 Martine Ave., Suite 970, White Plains, NY 10606. Active Ingredient: Pyroxasulfone. Product Type: Herbicide. Proposed Uses: Crop Subgroup 1C, tuberous and corm vegetables (except granular/flakes and chips); Crop Subgroup 3–07, bulb vegetables; potatoes, granular/flakes and potato chips. Contact: RD. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Dated: February 28, 2018. Michael L. Goodis, Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2018–05292 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0057; FRL–9974–56] Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Pesticide Programs is announcing a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on May 2–3, 2018. This meeting provides advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on issues associated with pesticide regulatory development and reform initiatives, evolving public policy and program implementation issues, and science issues associated with evaluating and reducing risks from use of pesticides. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, May 3, 2018, from 9 a.m. to noon. Agenda: A draft agenda will be posted on or before April 18, 2018. Accommodations requests: To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. ADDRESSES: The PPDC Meeting will be held at 1 Potomac Yard South, 2777 S sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Mar 14, 2018 Jkt 244001 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, in the lobby-level Conference Center. EPA’s Potomac Yard South Bldg. is approximately 1 mile from the Crystal City Metro Station. Dea Zimmerman, Office of Pesticide Programs (L–17J), Environmental Protection Agency, 77 W Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; telephone number: (312) 353–6344; email address: zimmerman.dea@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you work in an agricultural settings or if you are concerned about implementation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); and the amendments to both of these major pesticide laws by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996; the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, and the Endangered Species Act. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: Agricultural workers and farmers; pesticide industry and trade associations; environmental, consumer, and farm worker groups; pesticide users and growers; animal rights groups; pest consultants; State, local, and tribal governments; academia; public health organizations; and the public. If you have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. II. Background The PPDC is a federal advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–463. EPA established the PPDC in September 1995 to provide advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on issues associated with pesticide regulatory development and reform initiatives, evolving public policy and program implementation issues, and science issues associated with evaluating and reducing risks from use of pesticides. The following sectors are represented on the current PPDC: Environmental/public interest and animal rights groups; farm worker organizations; pesticide industry and trade associations; pesticide user, grower, and commodity groups; Federal and State/local/tribal governments; the general public; academia; and public health organizations. III. How can I request to participate in this meeting? PPDC meetings are free, open to the public, and no advance registration is required. Public comments may be made during the public comment session of each meeting or in writing to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq. Dated: February 22, 2018. Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2018–05287 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–9975–02] B. How can I get copies of this document Access to Confidential Business and other related information? Information by Accelera Solutions, Inc The docket for this action, identified AGENCY: Environmental Protection by docket identification (ID) number Agency (EPA). EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0057, is available ACTION: Notice. at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the contractor, Accelera Solutions, Inc. of Environmental Protection Agency Fairfax, VA, to access information Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William which has been submitted to EPA under Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 all sections of the Toxic Substances Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC Control Act (TSCA). Some of the 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room information may be claimed or is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal determined to be Confidential Business holidays. The telephone number for the Information (CBI). Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, DATES: Access to the confidential data occurred on or about February 22, 2018. and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the visitor instructions and additional For technical information contact: information about the docket available Scott Sherlock, Environmental at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Assistance Division (7408M), Office of PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 51 / Thursday, March 15, 2018 / Notices business processes, to support headquarters and region offices. Furthermore, they are assisting in establishing expertise in secure virtual environments. In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under EPA contract number (GS–35F–0391P, order number EP–G18H–01472), Accelera required access to CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform successfully the duties specified under the contract. Accelera personnel were given access to information submitted to I. General Information EPA under all sections of TSCA. Some of the information may be claimed or A. Does this action apply to me? determined to be CBI. This action is directed to the public EPA is issuing this notice to inform in general. This action may, however, be all submitters of information under all of interest to all who manufacture, sections of TSCA that EPA has provided process, or distribute industrial Accelera access to these CBI materials chemicals. Since other entities may also on a need-to-know basis only. All access be interested, the Agency has not to TSCA CBI under this contract is attempted to describe all the specific taking place at EPA Headquarters in entities that may be affected by this accordance with EPA’s TSCA CBI action. Protection Manual. Access to TSCA data, including CBI, B. How can I get copies of this document will continue until February 13, 2022. If and other related information? the contract is extended, this access will The docket for this action, identified also continue for the duration of the by docket identification (ID) number extended contract without further EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004, is available notice. at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Accelera personnel have signed Office of Pollution Prevention and nondisclosure agreements and were Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), briefed on appropriate security Environmental Protection Agency procedures before they were permitted Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William access to TSCA CBI. Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from Dated: February 28, 2018. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Pamela S. Myrick, Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Director, Information Management Division, telephone number for the Public Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and [FR Doc. 2018–05290 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am] the telephone number for the OPPT BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information about the docket available ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. AGENCY II. What action is the Agency taking? [FRL–9975–27–OLEM] Under EPA contract number (GS– FY2018 Supplemental Funding for 35F–0391P, order number EP–G18H– Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund 01472), contractor Accelera of 12150 (RLF) Grantees Monument Drive, Suite 800, Fairfax, VA, is assisting the Office of Pollution AGENCY: Environmental Protection Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in the Agency (EPA). operations, maintenance and ACTION: Notice of the availability of infrastructure support for the funds. Confidential Business Information Local Area Network (CBI LAN). This includes SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection the existing hardware, associated Agency (EPA) plans to make available operating systems, security artifacts and approximately $7 million to provide COTS products, currently in use on the supplemental funds to Revolving Loan OPPT CBI LAN and ADMIN LAN. In Fund (RLF) capitalization grants addition, the contractor is providing previously awarded competitively assistance on the virtual desktop under section 104(k)(3) of the solution, which will streamline the Comprehensive Environmental process of bilateral use of CBI and Response, Compensation and Liability sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–8257; email address: sherlock.scott@epa.gov. For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Mar 14, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11515 Act (CERCLA). Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund pilots awarded under section 104(d)(1) of CERCLA that have not transitioned to section 104(k)(3) grants are not eligible to apply for these funds. EPA will consider awarding supplemental funding only to RLF grantees who have demonstrated an ability to deliver programmatic results by making at least one loan or subgrant. The award of these funds is based on the criteria described at CERCLA 104(k)(4)(A)(ii). The Agency is now accepting requests for supplemental funding from RLF grantees. Requests for funding must be submitted to the appropriate EPA Regional Brownfields Coordinator (listed below) by April 13, 2018. Funding requests for hazardous substances and/or petroleum funding will be accepted. Specific information on submitting a request for RLF supplemental funding is described below and additional information may be obtained by contacting the EPA Regional Brownfields Coordinator. DATES: This action is effective March 15, 2018. ADDRESSES: A request for supplemental funding must be in the form of a letter addressed to the appropriate Regional Brownfields Coordinator (see listing below) with a copy to Rachel Congdon, congdon.rachel@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Congdon, U.S. EPA, (202) 566– 1564 or the appropriate Brownfields Regional Coordinator. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act added section 104(k) to CERCLA to authorize federal financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, including grants for assessment, cleanup and job training. Section 104(k) includes a provision for EPA to, among other things, award grants to eligible entities to capitalize Revolving Loan Funds and to provide loans and subgrants for brownfields cleanup. Section 104(k)(4)(A)(ii) authorizes EPA to make additional grant funds available to RLF grantees for any year after the year for which the initial grant is made (noncompetitive RLF supplemental funding) taking into consideration: (I) The number of sites and number of communities that are addressed by the revolving loan fund; (II) the demand for funding by eligible entities that have not previously received a grant under this subsection; (III) the demonstrated ability of the eligible entity to use the revolving loan E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11514-11515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05290]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-9975-02]


Access to Confidential Business Information by Accelera 
Solutions, Inc

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, Accelera Solutions, Inc. of 
Fairfax, 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 occurred on or about February 
22, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For technical information contact: Scott Sherlock, Environmental 
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of

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Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-8257; 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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action 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.

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 https://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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under EPA contract number (GS-35F-0391P, order number EP-G18H-
01472), contractor Accelera of 12150 Monument Drive, Suite 800, 
Fairfax, VA, is assisting the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 
(OPPT) in the operations, maintenance and infrastructure support for 
the Confidential Business Information Local Area Network (CBI LAN). 
This includes the existing hardware, associated operating systems, 
security artifacts and COTS products, currently in use on the OPPT CBI 
LAN and ADMIN LAN. In addition, the contractor is providing assistance 
on the virtual desktop solution, which will streamline the process of 
bilateral use of CBI and business processes, to support headquarters 
and region offices. Furthermore, they are assisting in establishing 
expertise in secure virtual environments.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
EPA contract number (GS-35F-0391P, order number EP-G18H-01472), 
Accelera required access to CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of 
TSCA to perform successfully the duties specified under the contract. 
Accelera personnel were 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 has provided Accelera access to 
these CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access to TSCA 
CBI under this contract is taking place at EPA Headquarters in 
accordance with EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until February 
13, 2022. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue 
for the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    Accelera personnel have signed nondisclosure agreements and were 
briefed on appropriate security procedures before they were permitted 
access to TSCA CBI.

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

    Dated: February 28, 2018.
Pamela S. Myrick,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
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