Granting Deaf Access Solutions access to FIFRA and FFDCA confidential business information

Regs.gov: Environmental Protection Agency

Detected April 6th, 2026

Summary

EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs issued a notice that Deaf Access Solutions, Inc., a contractor providing American Sign Language interpretation services to deaf and hard-of-hearing OPP staff, will be granted access to pesticide-related Confidential Business Information submitted under FIFRA and FFDCA. Access is granted under GSA/FEDSIM task order 68HERF26F0012 and will continue until December 31, 2030. The notice fulfills EPA's obligation under 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) to inform submitters of CBI disclosure.

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EPA is providing Deaf Access Solutions, Inc. with access to CBI submitted under FIFRA and FFDCA pursuant to 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3). The contractor, located in Bethesda, MD, was awarded GSA/FEDSIM task order 68HERF26F0012 under solicitation GS-10F-0168X to perform interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing OPP staff. Access will be granted no sooner than 5 days after Federal Register publication and will continue through December 31, 2030, with the possibility of extension. All access is on a need-to-know basis in accordance with EPA's FIFRA CBI Protection Manual.

This is a procedural notice that does not impose new compliance obligations on regulated entities. Submitters of pesticide-related CBI under FIFRA and FFDCA should be aware that Deaf Access Solutions interpreters will have access to this information to fulfill their contract obligations. No specific action is required from CBI submitters. Information submitters who have concerns about specific CBI disclosure may contact EPA through the docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2025-0027.

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ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces that pesticide related information submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including
information that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) by the submitted, will provide access to
Deaf Access Solutions, Inc., in accordance with the CBI regulations. Deaf Access Solutions, Inc. has been awarded a contract
to perform interpreting services to the deaf and hard-of-hearing (D/HH) OPP staff and access to this information will enable
Deaf Access Solutions, IInc.to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES:

Deaf Access Solutions, Inc., will be given access to this information no sooner than 5 days after date of publication in the

  Federal Register
  .

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Aida Abdul-wali, Office of Mission Critical Operations (66210MM), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-9988; email address: Abdul-wali.Aida@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

This action applies to the public in general. As such, 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?

EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2025-0027. Publicly available docket materials
are available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington,
DC. The Docket Center's hours of operations are 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 OPP Docket is (703) 305-5805.
Please review the visitor instructions and additional information about the docket available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Contractor Requirements

Under GSA/FEDSIM solicitation number GS-10F-0168X, task order number 68HERF26F0012, contractor Deaf Access Solutions, Inc.
of 6900 Wisconsin Ave. #31111, Bethesda, MD, is assisting OPP by attending meetings discussing FIFRA and FFDCA CBI and interpreting
for staff requiring American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation. The contractors are American Sign Language interpreters.

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), EPA has determined that disclosure of CBI submitted to EPA under all sections of FIFRA
and the FFDCA is necessary in order for Deaf Access Solutions, Inc. to carry out the work required by the contract. Deaf Access
Solutions, Inc., personnel will be given access to information submitted to EPA under all sections of FIFRA and the FFDCA.
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 FIFRA and the FFDCA that EPA has
provided Deaf Access Solutions, Inc.-access to these CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access to FIFRA and FFDCA
CBI under this contract takes place for all EPA Headquarters Deaf/Hard of Hearing employees in accordance with EPA's FIFRA
CBI Protection Manual.

Access to FIFRA and FFDCA data, including CBI, will continue until December 31, 2030. If the contract is extended, this access
will also continue for the duration of the extended contract without further notice. In accordance with the requirements of
40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the contract prohibits use of the information for any purpose not specified in the contract and prohibits
disclosure of the information to a third party without prior written approval from the Agency. No information will be provided
to Deaf Access Solutions, Inc., until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Deaf Access Solutions,
Inc.'s personnel will sign nondisclosure agreements and will be briefed on appropriate security procedures before they are
permitted access to FIFRA CBI. Records of information provided to Deaf Access Solutions, Inc., will be maintained by EPA project
officers for this contract. All information supplied to Deaf Access Solutions, Inc., by EPA, for use in connection with the
contract will be returned to EPA when Deaf Access Solutions, Inc., has completed its work.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.

Dated: March 25, 2026. Randolph L. Hill, Associate General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2026-06585 Filed 4-3-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P