EPA Contractor Gets Access to Confidential Chemical Business Information
Published Date: 11/3/2026
Notice
Summary
Avanti Corporation is getting access to secret business info held by the EPA to help with chemical safety work under a new contract. This affects companies making or handling industrial chemicals and starts by November 9, 2026. No extra costs for the public, but it means Avanti can better support EPA’s chemical safety efforts.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Contractor Granted Access to TSCA Confidential Data
Avanti Corporation will be allowed to access information submitted to EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), including information claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI). This access begins on or before November 9, 2026 and will continue until October 31, 2029 (and longer if the contract is extended).
Contractor Will Handle and Prepare TSCA Documents
Under the contract, Avanti will perform tasks such as tracking regulatory decisions, coordinating communications, preparing correspondence, drafting TSCA Section 5(e) and 5(f) Orders, sanitizing documents containing TSCA CBI, and preparing information to be uploaded into ChemView. The notice says all records provided to Avanti will be returned to EPA when Avanti completes its work and that Avanti personnel must sign nondisclosure agreements and follow EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
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