[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5398-5399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3027]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5420-6]
Access to Confidential Business Information By Booz-Allen, &
Hamilton, Inc.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is authorizing Booz-Allen, & Hamilton, Inc. to participate
in reviews of selected Superfund cost recovery documentation and
records management. During the review, the contractor will have access
to information which has been submitted to EPA under section 104 of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA). Some of this information may be claimed or determined to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI).
DATES: The contractor (Booz-Allen, & Hamilton, Inc.) will have access
to this data five working days from the date of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver, written comments to Veronica Kuczynski,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Comptroller
(3PM30), 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veronica Kuczynski, Office of the
Comptroller, (3PM30), 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19107, Telephone (215) 597-9955.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Contract 68-W4-0010, Work Assignment
#ESS026, Booz-Allen, & Hamilton, Inc. will be conducting an on-site
review of the procedures and systems currently in place for compliance
with Superfund cost recovery and record keeping requirements in the
State of Pennsylvania. This review involves conducting transaction
testing to evaluate recipient conformance with applicable regulations
and acceptable business practices and documenting findings. The
contractor will examine transactions for the following:
(1) Expenditures Review: expenditure documentation such as expense
reports, timesheets, and purchase requests from the point of
origination to the point of payment to determine compliance with such
requirements as site-specific accounting data, authorizing signature
and reconciliation of timesheets to expense reports.
(2) Financial Reports: review financial drawdowns, Financial Status
Reports, and internal status reports, to determine if information is
consistent between these documents, if recipient is properly using
information, and if the reports are submitted when required.
(3) Record Keeping Procedures: review samples of Superfund
documentation to determine the effectiveness of the recipient
procedures to manage and reconcile this documentation (focusing on
site-specific documentation, retention schedules, and the ability of
the recipient to provide EPA with required financial documentation for
cost recovery purposes in the specified time frame).
In providing this support, Booz-Allen, & Hamilton, Inc., employees
may have access to recipient documents which potentially include
financial documents submitted under section 104 of CERCLA, some of
which may contain information claimed or determined to be CBI.
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Pursuant to EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, EPA has
determined that Booz-Allen, & Hamilton, Inc., requires access to CBI to
provide the support and services required under the Delivery Order.
These regulations provide for five working days notice before
contractors are given access to CBI.
Booz-Allen, & Hamilton, Inc. will be required by contract to
protect confidential information. These documents are maintained in
recipient office and file space.
Dated: January 31, 1996.
Stanley L. Laskowski,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 96-3027 Filed 2-9-96; 8:45 am]
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