[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 212 (Thursday, October 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56230-56231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27952]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5644-5]
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, Research Triangle Institute and its subcontractors: Abt
Associates, Inc.; Allison Geoscience Consultants, Inc.; HydroGeoLogic,
Inc.; Research and Evaluation Associates, Inc.; and Science
Applications International Corporation 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 November 12, 1996.
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.''
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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-W6-0053, RTI, and its subcontractors, will
assist the Office of Solid Waste, Communications, Information and
Resources Management Division, by providing technical support for: Cost
Analyses of RCRA Waste Programs and Regulations; Analyses of
Environmental and Human Health Effects, Cost and Risk Comparative
Analyses; Regulatory Support; Data Collection and Management; Analysis
Support Services; and Communications, Outreach, and Public Access. RTI,
and its subcontractors, will need access to RCRA CBI submitted to the
Office of Solid Waste to complete this work. Specifically, RTI 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 such as:
organic and inorganic chemicals, pulp and paper, refuse and waste
management, mining, mineral processing, wood preserving, petroleum
refining, paint production, and cement kilns.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.305(h), EPA has determined that RTI,
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, RTI, and
its subcontractors, will return all CBI to EPA.
EPA will authorize RTI, 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 RTI, and its
subcontractors, EPA will review and approve their security plans and
RTI, and its subcontractors, will sign non-disclosure agreements.
Dated: October 7, 1996.
Elliott P. Laws,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
[FR Doc. 96-27952 Filed 10-30-96; 8:45 am]
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