95-17881. 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 140 (Friday, July 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37639-37640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17881]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5261-4]


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: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice for comment.

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SUMMARY: EPA Region II hereby complies with the requirements of 40 CFR 
2.301(h) and 40 CFR 2.310(h) and intends to authorize access to 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) which has been submitted to 
Region II, under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), to the following contractors 
and subcontractors: CACI, Acumenics Research and Technology, Inc., and 
Aspen Systems Corporation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janice Dudek, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 17th Floor, 290 
Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 II 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: 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 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 II Project Contact for CACI, Acumenics Research and Technology, 
Inc., and Aspen Systems Corporation. 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 Janice Dudek, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 17th floor, 290 Broadway, New York, 
NY 10007-1866.

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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                 
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    Dated: July 13, 1995.
Walter E. Mugdan,
Acting Regional Counsel.
[FR Doc. 95-17881 Filed 7-20-95; 8:45 am]
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