98-8963. Contractor Access to Confidential Business Information Under the Clean Air Act

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8963]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5991-5]


Contractor Access to Confidential Business Information Under the 
Clean Air Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency has 
authorized the following subcontractor to access information that has 
been, or will be, submitted to the EPA under section 114 of the Clean 
Air Act (CAA) as amended: Sanford Consulting, 105 Fallenwood Avenue, 
Durham, North Carolina, 27713. Some of this information may be claimed 
to be confidential business information (CBI) by the submitter. This 
subcontractor will be providing support to the EPA under contracts 68-
D6-0008 and 68-D6-0010. The prime contractor on this contract is EC/R, 
Incorporated, 2327 Englert Drive, Suite 100, Durham, North Carolina, 
27713.

DATES: Access to confidential data submitted to EPA will occur no 
sooner than April 6, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melva Toomer, Document Control Officer, Office of Air Quality Planning 
and Standards (MD-11), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research 
Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA is issuing this notice to inform all 
submitters of information under section 114 of the CAA that the EPA may 
provide the above mentioned subcontractor access to these materials on 
a need-to-know basis. Under the direction of the prime contractor, this 
subcontractor will provide technical support to the Office of Air 
Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) in developing Federal Air 
Pollution Control Regulations.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.301(h), the EPA had determined that the 
above subcontractor requires access to CBI submitted to the EPA under 
sections 112 and 114 of the CAA in order to perform work satisfactorily 
under the above noted contract. The subcontractor's personnel will be 
given access to information submitted under section 114 of the CAA. The 
subcontractor's personnel will be required to sign nondisclosure 
agreements and will receive training on appropriate security procedures 
before they are permitted access to CBI.
    Clearnace for access to CAA CBI is scheduled to expire on September 
30, 2001 under contract 68-D6-0008 and contract 68-D6-0010.

    Dated: March 31, 1998.
Richard Wilson,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 98-8963 Filed 4-3-98; 8:45 am]
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