[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 2149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-979]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5676-5]
Transfer of Confidential Business Information to Contractors
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of transfer of data and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: EPA will transfer Confidential Business Information (CBI) to
its contractor, Industrial Economics, Inc. and its subcontractors:
DPRA, Inc.; ICF, Inc.; Northbridge Environmental Management
Consultants; Research Triangle Institute; Tetra Tech, Inc.; Booz, Allen
& Hamilton, Inc.; Eastern Research Group; Energy and Environmental
Research Corporation; Kerr & Associates, Inc.; Ross & Associates
Environmental Consulting, Ltd.; SocioTechnical Research Application,
Inc.; Tellus Institute and Versar, Inc. that has been or will be
submitted to EPA under Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA). Under RCRA, EPA is involved in activities to
support, expand and implement solid and hazardous waste regulations.
DATES: Transfer of confidential data submitted to EPA will occur no
sooner than January 27, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Regina Magbie, Document Control
Officer, Office of Solid Waste (5305W), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Comments should be
identified as ``Transfer of Confidential Data.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Magbie, Document Control
Officer, Office of Solid Waste (5305W), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, 703-308-7909.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Transfer of Confidential Business Information
Under EPA Contract 68-W6-0061, Industrial Economics, Inc., and its
subcontractors, will assist the Office of Solid Waste, Economics,
Methods, and Risk Assessment Division, by providing technical support
for: Methodology Development/Cross-Cutting Scoping Studies; Innovative
Benefits Assessment; Economic Impacts; Industry Profiles; Screening and
Prioritization; Environmental Indicators and Goals. EPA has determined
that Industrial Economics, Inc., and its subcontractors, will need
access to RCRA CBI submitted to the Office of Solid Waste to complete
this work. Specifically, Industrial Economics, Inc. and its
subcontractors, need access to the CBI that EPA collects, under the
authority of Section 3007 of RCRA, in Industry Studies Surveys and
other studies of industries involved with waste management.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.305(h), EPA has determined that
Industrial Economics, Inc., and its subcontractors, require access to
CBI submitted to EPA under the authority of RCRA to perform work
satisfactorily under the above-noted contract. EPA is submitting this
notice to inform all submitters of CBI of EPA's intent to transfer CBI
to these firms on a need-to-know basis. Upon completing their review of
materials submitted, Industrial Economics, Inc., and its
subcontractors, will return all CBI to EPA.
EPA will authorize Industrial Economics, Inc., and its
subcontractors, for access to CBI under the conditions and terms in
EPA's ``Contractor Requirements for the Control and Security of RCRA
Confidential Business Information Security Manual.'' Prior to
transferring CBI to Industrial Economics, Inc., and its subcontractors,
EPA will review and approve their security plans and Industrial
Economics, Inc., and its subcontractors, will sign non-disclosure
agreements.
Dated: December 17, 1996.
Elizabeth A. Cotsworth,
Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 97-979 Filed 1-14-97; 8:45 am]
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