81 FR 53143 - Access to Confidential Business Information by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 155 (August 11, 2016)

EPA has authorized the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 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). This is a renewal of a previous authorization.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 155 (Thursday, August 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53143-53144]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19124]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-9949-41]


Access to Confidential Business Information by the U.S. Consumer 
Product Safety Commission

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 
(CPSC), 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). This is a renewal of a previous authorization.

DATES: Access to the confidential data submitted to EPA under all 
sections of TSCA continues as a result of an ongoing Memorandum of 
Understanding (MOU) between CPSC and the EPA dated September 23, 1986, 
which granted CPSC immediate access to all sections of the TSCA CBI.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    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; 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 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 a MOU dated September 23, 1986, the CPSC agreed to EPA 
procedures governing access to CBI submitted to EPA under TSCA.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(h), EPA has determined that CPSC 
requires access to CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to 
perform successfully their responsibilities under the Consumer Product 
Safety Act and TSCA. CPSC's personnel are given access to information 
submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA. Some of the information is 
claimed or determined to be CBI.
    Under terms of the MOU, CPSC is not required to renew its access to 
TSCA CBI. EPA publishes this notice to the public from time to time to 
reiterate and confirm that access to TSCA CBI has been granted to 
another federal agency. In a previous notice published in the Federal 
Register on November 16, 2011 (76 FR 71018) (FRL-9327-5), EPA

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confirmed that CPSC continues to have access to CBI under all sections 
of TSCA. EPA is issuing notice once again to confirm that CPSC 
maintains access under the existing MOU.
    EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information 
under all sections of TSCA that EPA provides the CPSC access to these 
CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access to TSCA CBI 
under this MOU will take place at EPA Headquarters and CPSC's 5 
Research Drive, Rockville, Maryland, site in accordance with EPA's TSCA 
CBI Protection Manual.
    CPSC personnel are required to sign nondisclosure agreements and 
are briefed on appropriate security procedures before they are 
permitted access to TSCA CBI.

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

    Dated: July 28, 2016.
Pamela S. Myrick,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2016-19124 Filed 8-10-16; 8:45 am]
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