Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences Corporation's Identified Subcontractor
Federal Register: August 6, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 152)
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8376-5
Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences
Corporation's Identified Subcontractor
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: EPA has authorized a subcontractor, of its prime contractor
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) of Chantilly, 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 will occur no sooner than August 13, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460- 0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
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; fax number: (202) 564-8251; e-mail address: scott. sherlock@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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General Information
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Does this Notice Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to you if you are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under TSCA. 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. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
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How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004. All documents in the docket are listed in the docket's index available at http:// www.regulations.gov. Although, listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically at http:// www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPPT
Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at
Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure. 2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
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What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under GSA Contract Number GS00T99ALD0204, Task Order Number
T0002AJMZ39, contractor CSC of 15000 Conference Center Dr., Chantilly,
VA, and its subcontractor KForce of 12010 Sunset Hills Rd., Suite 200,
Reston, VA, will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
(OPPT) in computer operations and maintenance of TSCA CBI Computer
Systems and Communications Network, linking CBI sites, located in
Washington, DC. CSC and its subcontractor will also assist in maintaining and operating the EPA CBI computer facilities located in
Research Triangle Park, NC.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under
GSA Contract Number GS00T99ALD0204, Task Order Number T0002AJMZ39, CSC and its subcontractor will require access to CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA to perform successfully the duties specified under the contract. CSC and its subcontractor personnel will be 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 may provide CSC and its subcontractor access to these CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access to TSCA CBI under this contract will take place at EPA
Headquarters and Research Triangle Park, NC facilities.
CSC and its subcontractor will be authorized access to TSCA CBI at
EPA Headquarters and the Research Triangle Park, NC facilities under the EPA TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
Access to TSCA data, including CBI, will continue until September 30, 2008. If the contract is extended, this access will also continue for the duration of the extended contract without further notice.
CSC and its subcontractor personnel will be required to sign nondisclosure agreements and will be briefed on appropriate security procedures before they are permitted access to TSCA CBI.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Confidential Business Information.
Dated:July 28, 2008.
Brion Cook,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics.
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