[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 97 (Friday, May 20, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-12286]


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[Federal Register: May 20, 1994]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-4887-1]

 

Disclosure of Confidential Business Information Obtained Under 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act to EPA Contractor Science Applications International Corporation 
(SAIC) and Subcontractor TechLaw Inc.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: EPA hereby complies with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.310(h) 
for authorization to disclose to its contractor, Science Applications 
Corporation (hereinafter ``SAIC''), of Falls Church, Virginia and 
subcontractor TechLaw Inc. of San Francisco, California and Denver, 
Colorado, Superfund confidential business information (``CBI'') which 
has been submitted to EPA Region 9, Hazardous Waste Management 
Division, Office of Superfund Programs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Walker, Office of Superfund 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne 
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, (415) 744-2334.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Notice of Required Determinations, Contract Provisions and Opportunity 
to Comment

    The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (``CERCLA'') as amended, (commonly known as 
``Superfund'') requires completion of enforcement activities at 
Superfund sites in concert with other site events. The Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA) requires that EPA provide requested information 
to other parties. EPA has entered into a contract, No. 68-W4-0021, with 
SAIC and its subcontractor TechLaw Inc. for enforcement and FOIA 
support services. EPA Region 9 has determined that disclosure of CBI to 
SAIC and its subcontractor TechLaw employees is necessary in order that 
they may carry out the work required by that contract with EPA. The 
contract complies with all requirements of 40 CFR 2.301(h)(2)(ii), 
incorporated by reference into 40 CFR 2.301(h)(2). EPA Region 9 will 
require that each SAIC and subcontractor TechLaw Inc. employee sign a 
written agreement that he or she: (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) upon request from 
the EPA program office, whenever the information is no longer required 
by SAIC and TechLaw Inc., for performance of the work required by the 
contract. These non-disclosure statements shall be maintained on file 
with the Project Officer. SAIC and TechLaw Inc. employees will be 
trained on Superfund CBI requirements.
    EPA hereby advises affected parties that they have ten working days 
to comment pursuant to 40 CFR 2.301(b)(2)(ii), incorporated by 
reference into 40 CFR 2.310(h)(2). Comments should be sent to: 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Judith Walker (H-8-2), 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

    Dated: May 9, 1994.
Jeff Zelikson,
Director, Hazardous Waste Management Division, EPA Region 9.
[FR Doc. 94-12286 Filed 5-19-94; 8:45 am]
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