83 FR 11514 - Access to Confidential Business Information by Accelera Solutions, Inc

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 51 (March 15, 2018)

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).

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11514-11515]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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 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 (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.
[FR Doc. 2018-05290 Filed 3-14-18; 8:45 am]
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