82_FR_22081 82 FR 21991 - Access to Confidential Business Information by Versar, Inc. and Its Identified Subcontractors

82 FR 21991 - Access to Confidential Business Information by Versar, Inc. and Its Identified Subcontractors

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 90 (May 11, 2017)

Page Range21991-21992
FR Document2017-09560

EPA has authorized its contractor and subcontractors, Versar, Inc. of Springfield, VA; Abt Associates of Bethesda, MD; Brown Glove Consulting Group of Fairfax, VA; EnDyna, Inc. of McLean, VA; Essential Software, Inc. of Potomac, MD; Syracuse Research Corporation of North Syracuse, NY; and Wilkes Technologies, Inc. of Bethesda, MD, 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).

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 90 (Thursday, May 11, 2017)
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-9959-88]


Access to Confidential Business Information by Versar, Inc. and 
Its Identified Subcontractors

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor and subcontractors, Versar, 
Inc. of Springfield, VA; Abt Associates of Bethesda, MD; Brown Glove 
Consulting Group of Fairfax, VA; EnDyna, Inc. of McLean, VA; Essential 
Software, Inc. of Potomac, MD; Syracuse Research Corporation of North 
Syracuse, NY; and Wilkes Technologies, Inc. of Bethesda, MD, 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 
15, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: 
Scott M. Sherlock, Environmental Assistance

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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 EPA contract number EP-W-17-006, contractor and 
subcontractors Versar, Inc. of 6850 Versar Center, Springfield, VA; Abt 
Associates of 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 800 North, Bethesda, MD; 
Brown Glove Consulting Group of 4618 Carisbrooke Lane, Fairfax, VA; 
EnDyna, Inc. of 7926 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 620, McLean, VA; 
Essential Software Inc. of 9024 Mistwood Drive, Potomac, MD; Syracuse 
Research Corporation of 7502 Round Pond Road, North Syracuse, NY; and 
Wilkes Technologies, Inc. of 10126 Parkwood Terrace, Bethesda, MD are 
assisting the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in 
preparing assessments of EPA's new and existing chemical review 
programs. They will also review TSCA CBI environmental data submitted 
to EPA.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
EPA contract number EP-W-17-006, Versar and its subcontractors required 
access to CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform 
successfully the duties specified under the contract. Versar and its 
subcontractors' 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 Verar and its 
subcontractors 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 and Versar's site located in Springfield, Virginia, in 
accordance with EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
    Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until November 3, 
2021. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for 
the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
    Versar and its subcontractors' 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: March 6, 2017.
Pamela Myrick,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 2017-09560 Filed 5-10-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Program, 1410 North Hilton, Boise,                      Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;      duties specified under the contract.
                                                    Idaho 83706 and between the hours of                    telephone number: (202) 564–8257;         ASMS personnel were given access to
                                                    9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 to 4:00                email address: sherlock.scott@epa.gov.    information submitted to EPA under all
                                                    p.m. at the EPA Region 10 Library, 1200                    For general information contact: The   sections of TSCA. Some of the
                                                    Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington                       TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422          information may be claimed or
                                                    98101. Copies of the documents which                    South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY         determined to be CBI.
                                                    explain the rule can also be obtained at                14620; telephone number: (202) 554–          EPA is issuing this notice to inform
                                                    EPA’s Web site at: https://                             1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@        all submitters of information under all
                                                    www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/                  epa.gov.                                  sections of TSCA that EPA has provided
                                                    02/13/2012-31205/national-primary-                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                ASMS access to these CBI materials on
                                                    drinking-water-regulations-revisions-to-                                                          a need-to-know basis only. All access to
                                                    the-total-coliform-rule and https://                    I. General Information                    TSCA CBI under this contract is taking
                                                    www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/                  A. Does this action apply to me?          place at EPA Headquarters in
                                                    02/26/2014-04173/national-primary-                                                                accordance with EPA’s TSCA CBI
                                                    drinking-water-regulations-minor-                          This action is directed to the public  Protection Manual.
                                                    corrections-to-the-revisions-to-the-total-              in general. This action may, however, be     Access to TSCA data, including CBI,
                                                    coliform, or by writing or calling Ricardi              of interest to all who manufacture,       will continue until February 14, 2022. If
                                                    Duvil, Ph.D. at the address below.                      process, or distribute industrial         the contract is extended, this access will
                                                                                                            chemicals. Since other entities may also also continue for the duration of the
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                            be interested, the Agency has not         extended contract without further
                                                    Ricardi Duvil, Ph.D., EPA Region 10,                    attempted to describe all the specific
                                                    Drinking Water Unit, 1200 Sixth                                                                   notice.
                                                                                                            entities that may be affected by this        ASMS personnel were required to
                                                    Avenue, Suite 900, OWW–193, Seattle,                    action.
                                                    Washington 98101, telephone (206)                                                                 sign nondisclosure agreements and were
                                                    553–2578, email at duvil.ricardi@                       B. How can I get copies of this document briefed on appropriate security
                                                    epa.gov.                                                and other related information?            procedures before they are permitted
                                                                                                                                                      access to TSCA CBI.
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                 The docket for this action, identified
                                                                                                            by docket identification (ID) number         Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
                                                      Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe
                                                                                                            EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004 is available           Dated: March 6, 2017.
                                                    Drinking Water Act, as amended (1996), and
                                                    40 CFR part 142 of the National Primary                 at http://www.regulations.gov or at the   Pamela Myrick,
                                                    Drinking Water Regulations.                             Office of Pollution Prevention and        Director, Information Management Division,
                                                                                                            Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket),              Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
                                                      Dated: April 3, 2017.
                                                                                                            Environmental Protection Agency           [FR Doc. 2017–09557 Filed 5–10–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    Daniel D. Opalski,
                                                                                                            Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William      BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                    Acting Deputy Regional Administrator,                   Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
                                                    Region 10.
                                                                                                            Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–09537 Filed 5–10–17; 8:45 am]             DC. The Public Reading Room is open       ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                    BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday       AGENCY
                                                                                                            through Friday, excluding legal
                                                                                                                                                      [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–9959–88]
                                                                                                            holidays. The telephone number for the
                                                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, Access to Confidential Business
                                                    AGENCY                                                  and the telephone number for the OPPT Information by Versar, Inc. and Its
                                                    [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–9959–94]                    Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review Identified Subcontractors
                                                                                                            the visitor instructions and additional
                                                    Access to Confidential Business                         information about the docket available    AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                                    Information by Artic Slope Mission                      at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.            Agency (EPA).
                                                    Services, LLC                                                                                     ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                            II. What action is the agency taking?
                                                    AGENCY: Environmental Protection                           Under EPA contract number EP–W–        SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its
                                                    Agency (EPA).                                           17–011, order number 0021, contractor     contractor and subcontractors, Versar,
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         ASMS of 7000 Muirkirk Meadows             Inc. of Springfield, VA; Abt Associates
                                                                                                            Drive, Suite 100, Beltsville, MD is       of Bethesda, MD; Brown Glove
                                                    SUMMARY:   EPA has authorized its                                                                 Consulting Group of Fairfax, VA;
                                                                                                            assisting the Office of Pollution
                                                    contractor, Artic Slope Mission                                                                   EnDyna, Inc. of McLean, VA; Essential
                                                                                                            Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in
                                                    Services, LLC (ASMS) of Beltsville, MD,                                                           Software, Inc. of Potomac, MD; Syracuse
                                                                                                            managing the Confidential Business
                                                    to access information which has been
                                                                                                            Information Center (CBIC), which is the Research Corporation of North Syracuse,
                                                    submitted to EPA under all sections of                                                            NY; and Wilkes Technologies, Inc. of
                                                                                                            centralized point of contact for TSCA
                                                    the Toxic Substances Control Act                                                                  Bethesda, MD, to access information
                                                                                                            CBI records and services as the
                                                    (TSCA). Some of the information may be                                                            which has been submitted to EPA under
                                                                                                            repository for these records. ASMS is
                                                    claimed or determined to be                                                                       all sections of the Toxic Substances
                                                                                                            also receiving, entering data, copying,
                                                    Confidential Business Information (CBI).                                                          Control Act (TSCA). Some of the
                                                                                                            tracking and distributing records in
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                                                    DATES: Access to the confidential data                  accordance with the TSCA Security         information may be claimed or
                                                    occurred on or about February 13, 2017.                 Manual.                                   determined to be Confidential Business
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                       In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j),    Information (CBI).
                                                    technical information contact: Scott M.                 EPA has determined that under EPA         DATES: Access to the confidential data
                                                    Sherlock, Environmental Assistance                      contract number EP–W–17–011, order        occurred on or about February 15, 2017.
                                                    Division (7408M), Office of Pollution                   number 0021, ASMS required access to      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                    Prevention and Toxics, Environmental                    CBI submitted to EPA under all sections technical information contact: Scott M.
                                                    Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania                    of TSCA to perform successfully the       Sherlock, Environmental Assistance


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                                                    21992                          Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 90 / Thursday, May 11, 2017 / Notices

                                                    Division (7408M), Office of Pollution     existing chemical review programs.                                  all sections of the Toxic Substances
                                                    Prevention and Toxics, Environmental      They will also review TSCA CBI                                      Control Act (TSCA). Some of the
                                                    Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania      environmental data submitted to EPA.                                information may be claimed or
                                                    Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;         In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j),                              determined to be Confidential Business
                                                    telephone number: (202) 564–8257;         EPA has determined that under EPA                                   Information (CBI).
                                                    email address: sherlock.scott@epa.gov.    contract number EP–W–17–006, Versar                                 DATES: Access to the confidential data
                                                       For general information contact: The   and its subcontractors required access to                           occurred on or about January 3, 2017.
                                                    TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422          CBI submitted to EPA under all sections                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                    South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY         of TSCA to perform successfully the                                 technical information contact: Scott M.
                                                    14620; telephone number: (202) 554–       duties specified under the contract.                                Sherlock, Environmental Assistance
                                                    1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@        Versar and its subcontractors’ personnel                            Division (7408M), Office of Pollution
                                                    epa.gov.                                  were given access to information                                    Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                submitted to EPA under all sections of                              Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
                                                                                              TSCA. Some of the information may be                                Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;
                                                    I. General Information                    claimed or determined to be CBI.                                    telephone number: (202) 564–8257; fax
                                                    A. Does this action apply to me?             EPA is issuing this notice to inform                             number: (202) 564–8251; email address:
                                                                                              all submitters of information under all                             sherlock.scott@epa.gov.
                                                       This action is directed to the public  sections of TSCA that EPA has provided                                 For general information contact: The
                                                    in general. This action may, however, be Verar and its subcontractors access to                               TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422
                                                    of interest to all who manufacture,       these CBI materials on a need-to-know                               South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
                                                    process, or distribute industrial         basis only. All access to TSCA CBI                                  14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
                                                    chemicals. Since other entities may also under this contract is taking place at                               1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
                                                    be interested, the Agency has not         EPA Headquarters and Versar’s site                                  epa.gov.
                                                    attempted to describe all the specific    located in Springfield, Virginia, in
                                                    entities that may be affected by this                                                                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                              accordance with EPA’s TSCA CBI
                                                    action.                                   Protection Manual.                                                  I. General Information
                                                    B. How can I get copies of this document     Access to TSCA data, including CBI,                              A. Does this action apply to me?
                                                    and other related information?            will continue until November 3, 2021. If
                                                                                              the contract is extended, this access will                             This action is directed to the public
                                                       The docket for this action, identified                                                                     in general. This action may, however, be
                                                                                              also continue for the duration of the
                                                    by docket identification (ID) number                                                                          of interest to all who manufacture,
                                                                                              extended contract without further
                                                    EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004 is available                                                                            process, or distribute industrial
                                                                                              notice.
                                                    at http://www.regulations.gov or at the      Versar and its subcontractors’                                   chemicals. Since other entities may also
                                                    Office of Pollution Prevention and        personnel have signed nondisclosure                                 be interested, the Agency has not
                                                    Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket),              agreements and were briefed on                                      attempted to describe all the specific
                                                    Environmental Protection Agency           appropriate security procedures before                              entities that may be affected by this
                                                    Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William      they were permitted access to TSCA                                  action.
                                                    Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301   CBI.
                                                    Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,                                                                            B. How can I get copies of this document
                                                    DC. The Public Reading Room is open         Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.                                 and other related information?
                                                    from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday         Dated: March 6, 2017.                                                The docket for this action, identified
                                                    through Friday, excluding legal           Pamela Myrick,                                                      by docket identification (ID) number
                                                    holidays. The telephone number for the Director, Information Management Division,                             EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004 is available
                                                    Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.                             at http://www.regulations.gov or at the
                                                    and the telephone number for the OPPT [FR Doc. 2017–09560 Filed 5–10–17; 8:45 am]                             Office of Pollution Prevention and
                                                    Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                                Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket),
                                                    the visitor instructions and additional                                                                       Environmental Protection Agency
                                                    information about the docket available                                                                        Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
                                                    at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.            ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                            Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
                                                                                              AGENCY                                                              Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
                                                    II. What action is the agency taking?
                                                                                                                                                                  DC. The Public Reading Room is open
                                                      Under EPA contract number EP–W–                       [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–9959–56]
                                                                                                                                                                  from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
                                                    17–006, contractor and subcontractors                                                                         through Friday, excluding legal
                                                    Versar, Inc. of 6850 Versar Center,                     Access to Confidential Business
                                                                                                            Information by Eastern Research                       holidays. The telephone number for the
                                                    Springfield, VA; Abt Associates of 4550                                                                       Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
                                                    Montgomery Avenue, Suite 800 North,                     Group, Inc. and Its Identified
                                                                                                            Subcontractors, Avanti Corporation                    and the telephone number for the OPPT
                                                    Bethesda, MD; Brown Glove Consulting                                                                          Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review
                                                    Group of 4618 Carisbrooke Lane,                         and BeakerTree Corporation
                                                                                                                                                                  the visitor instructions and additional
                                                    Fairfax, VA; EnDyna, Inc. of 7926 Jones                 AGENCY: Environmental Protection                      information about the docket available
                                                    Branch Drive, Suite 620, McLean, VA;                    Agency (EPA).                                         at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
                                                    Essential Software Inc. of 9024
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                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice.                                       II. What action is the Agency taking?
                                                    Mistwood Drive, Potomac, MD;
                                                    Syracuse Research Corporation of 7502                   SUMMARY:  EPA has authorized its                         Under EPA contract number EP–W–
                                                    Round Pond Road, North Syracuse, NY;                    contractors and subcontractors, Eastern               17–005, contractors and subcontractors
                                                    and Wilkes Technologies, Inc. of 10126                  Research Group Inc (ERG) of Lexington,                ERG of 110 Hartwell Ave, Suite 1,
                                                    Parkwood Terrace, Bethesda, MD are                      MA; Avanti Corporation of Alexandria,                 Lexington, MA; Avanti of 6621
                                                    assisting the Office of Pollution                       VA; and BeakerTree Corporation of                     Richmond Highway, Suite 200,
                                                    Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in                         Fairfax, VA, access to information                    Alexandria, VA; and BeakerTree of
                                                    preparing assessments of EPA’s new and                  which has been submitted to EPA under                 13402 Birch Bark Court, Fairfax, VA are


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Document Created: 2017-05-11 00:14:55
Document Modified: 2017-05-11 00:14:55
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesAccess to the confidential data occurred on or about February 15, 2017.
ContactFor technical information contact: Scott M. 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
FR Citation82 FR 21991 

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