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[FR Doc No: 94-24254]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5082-7]

 

Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business 
Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of intended transfer of confidential business 
information to contractors.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to transfer 
to EPA contractors and subcontractors, technical and financial 
confidential business information (CBI) collected from several metals 
forming, finishing, and fabricating industries including the metal 
products and machinery manufacturing, maintenance and rebuilding 
industry. Transfer of the information will allow the contractors and 
subcontractors to assist EPA in developing effluent limitations 
guidelines and standards under the Clean Water Act (CWA) for the metal 
products and machinery industry. The information being transferred was 
collected under the authority of section 308 of the Clean Water Act. 
Interested persons may submit comments on this intended transfer of 
information to the address noted below.

DATES: Comments on the transfer of data are due October 11, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Janet Goodwin, Engineering and 
Analysis Division (4303), Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 
D.C. 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Goodwin at the above address or 
at (202) 260-7152.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has previously transferred to its 
contractor Radian Corporation of Herndon, Virginia (and subcontractors) 
information, including confidential business information (CBI), 
concerning the metal products and machinery industry collected under 
the authority of the Clean Water Act section 308.
    The information transferred included: Questionnaire data collected 
during a two phase survey of the metal products industry; the first 
phase consisted of the screener questionnaire or the ``mini-data 
collection portfolio (mdcp) which was conducted in 1990 (OMB No. 2040-
0148); the second phase was a more detailed questionnaire or data 
collection portfolio (dcp) that was sent in 1991 to a randomly selected 
sample identified through the responses to the mdcp (OMB No. 2040-
0148). EPA also transferred site visit and field sampling data 
collected during 1990 through 1993. In addition, Radian has received 
similar records and data developed in support of the following effluent 
guidelines regulations:
     Porcelain Enameling (data collection 1977 through 1979),
     Coil Coating (data collection 1977 through 1979),
     Aluminum Forming (data collection 1978 through 1981),
     Battery Manufacturing (data collection 1978 through 1983),
     Copper Forming (data collection 1978 through 1979),
     Electroplating (data collection 1974 through 1979),
     Metal Finishing (data collection 1974 through 1979),
     Metal Molding and Casting (data collection 1977 through 
1983),
     Nonferrous Metals Forming and Metal Powders (data 
collection 1983 through 1985),
     Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing, Phases I and II (data 
collection 1978 through 1985),
     Plastics Molding and Forming (data collection 1980 through 
1987), and
     Hot Dip Coating Subcategory of the Iron and Steel 
regulation (data collection 1986).
    Radian has also received files gathered during studies of the 
beryllium copper forming industry (data collection during 1986), the 
platemaking industry (data collection during 1984), and the printing 
and publishing industry (data collection 1977 through 1979). EPA 
determined that this transfer was necessary to enable the contractor 
and subcontractors to perform their work under EPA Contract No. 68-C0-
0005 and related subcontracts by assisting EPA in developing effluent 
limitations guidelines and standards for the metal products and 
machinery industry. Notice to this effect was provided to the affected 
companies at the time the data was collected or through Federal 
Register notice.
    Today, EPA is giving notice that it has entered into a new contract 
No. 68-C4-0024 with Radian Corporation of Herndon, VA and Radian Corp. 
has entered into additional contracts with its subcontractors: Westat, 
Inc. of Rockville, MD; Amendola Engineering, Inc. of Lakewood, OH; CAI 
Engineering of Oakton, VA; Information Systems Solutions International, 
Inc. of Vienna, VA and Marasco Newton Group, Inc. of Arlington, VA. to 
develop effluent limitations guidelines and standards for the metal 
products and machinery phase I industry. The effective date of the new 
contract is October 1, 1994. Radian Corp. will provide technical 
support such as completion of the public docket for the proposed 
rulemaking and completion of the work on the draft proposed technical 
development document. The contractor shall also provide support on post 
proposal efforts, including assisting with public meetings, responding 
to comments, filling data gaps that arise through comments on the 
proposed rule, and assisting with the assembly of the rulemaking record 
for the final rule.
    The subcontractors will assist the prime by providing specific 
expertise. Westat, Inc. will assist with any surveys that may be 
required in future work, data management and statistical analysis. 
Amendola Engineering, Inc. will provide assistance in pollution 
prevention and water pollution control. CAI Engineering provides metal 
products industrial wastewater and hazardous waste engineering 
expertise, surface treatment process design and pollution prevention 
expertise and wastewater treatment system design expertise. Information 
Systems Solutions International, Inc. offers information and data 
management services and Marasco Newton Group, Inc. provides information 
management services.
    In accordance with 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, the previously 
collected information described above (including confidential business 
information) will be transferred to Radian Corp. EPA has determined 
that this transfer is necessary to enable the contractor to perform 
their work under EPA Contract No. 68-C4-0024.
    The metal products and machinery manufacturing, rebuilding and 
maintenance industry financial and economic data that were collected 
through the dcp survey in 1991 (OMB No. 2040-0148) was transferred to 
Abt Associates under Contract No. 68-C0-0080, which will expire 
September 30, 1994. In accordance with 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, the 
previously collected information described above (including 
confidential business information) will be transferred to ERG, Contract 
No. 68-C3-0302. ERG has subcontracted with Abt Associates to conduct 
the economic analysis for the metal products and machinery industry. 
EPA has determined that this transfer is necessary to enable the 
contractor to perform their work under EPA contract No. 68-C3-0302.
    Anyone wishing to comment on the above matters must submit comments 
to the address given above by October 11, 1994.

    Dated: September 26, 1994.
Mark A. Luttner,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water.
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