83_FR_11565 83 FR 11514 - Access to Confidential Business Information by Accelera Solutions, Inc

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

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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

Page Range11514-11515
FR Document2018-05290

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 Issue 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018) 
[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: 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: 

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


Document Created: 2018-03-15 02:38:05
Document Modified: 2018-03-15 02:38:05
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 22, 2018.
ContactFor 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:
FR Citation83 FR 11514 
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