94-32300. Notice of Transfer and Disclosure of Confidential Business Information Obtained Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act to EPA Contractors and Subcontractors

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 108-109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-32300]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5132-3]


Notice of Transfer and Disclosure of Confidential Business 
Information Obtained Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act to EPA Contractors and Subcontractors

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice for comment.

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SUMMARY: EPA Region 10 hereby complies with the requirements of 40 CFR 
2.301(h) and 40 CFR 2.310(h) and intends to authorize certain 
contractors and subcontractors access to Confidential Business 
Information (``CBI'') which has been submitted to EPA Region 10, under 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act (``CERCLA'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Marcia Colvin, Mail Stop 
SO-155, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101, [phone].

Notice of Required Determinations, Contract Provisions and 
Opportunity To Comment

    CERCLA, commonly known as ``Superfund,'' requires the establishment 
of an administrative record upon which the President shall base the 
selection of a response action. CERCLA also requires the maintenance of 
many other records, including those relevant to cost recovery and 
litigation support.
    EPA Region 10 has determined that disclosure of CBI to its 
contractors and subcontractors is necessary in order that they may 
carry out the work requested under those contracts or subcontracts with 
EPA, including (1) compilation, organization and tracking of litigation 
support documents and information, (2) review and analysis of documents 
and information, and (3) provision of computerized database systems and 
customized reports. Documents include, but are not limited to, 
responses to CERCLA Section 104(e) information requests, contractor 
invoices, and progress reports. In performing these tasks, employees of 
the contractors and subcontractors listed below will be required to 
sign a written agreement that they: (1) will use the information only 
for the purpose of carrying out the work required by the contract, (2) 
shall refrain from disclosing the information to anyone other than EPA 
without the prior written approval of each affected business or of an 
EPA legal office, and (3) shall return to EPA all copies of the 
information and any abstracts or extracts therefrom: (a) upon 
completion of the contracts; (b) upon request of the EPA; or (c) 
whenever the information is no longer required by the contractor or 
subcontractor for performance of work requested under those contracts. 
These nondisclosure statements shall be maintained on file with the EPA 
Region 10 Project Officer for Science Application International Corp. 
(SAIC), and the EPA Region 10 Project Contact for CACI, Acumenics 
Research and Technology, Inc. and Aspen Systems Corporation. SAIC, 
CACI, Acumenics and Aspen Systems employees will be provided technical 
direction from their respective EPA contract management staff.
    EPA hereby advises affected parties that they have ten working days 
to comment pursuant to 40 CFR 2.301(h)(2)(iii) and 40 CFR 2.310(h). 
Comments should be sent to Environmental Protection Agency, 
[[Page 109]] Region 10, Joe Ryan, Mail Stop SO-155, 1200 Sixth Avenue, 
Seattle, Washington 98101.

Chuck Clarke,
Regional Administrator.

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             Contractor/Subcontractor                   Contract No.    
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CACI..............................................  3C-G-ENR-0051       
Acumenics Research and Technology, Inc............  3C-G-ENR-0052       
Aspen Systems Corporation.........................  3C-G-ENR-0053       
Science Applications International Corp...........  68-W4-0014          
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[FR Doc. 94-32300 Filed 12-30-94; 8:45 am]
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