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[FR Doc No: 94-29971]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-140228; FRL-4923-9]

 

Pacific Environmental Services, Inc.; Access to Trade Secret 
Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized Pacific Environmental Services, Inc. (PES), 
of Herndon, VA for access to information submitted to EPA pursuant to 
sections 303, 311, 312, 313, and 322 of the Emergency Planning and 
Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA), also known as Title III of 
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA). Some 
of the information may be claimed or determined to be trade secret 
information. EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of 
trade secret information under the aforementioned EPCRA sections that 
EPA will provide PES personnel access to trade secret information on a 
need-to-know basis.

DATES: Access to the trade secret information submitted by EPA will 
occur no sooner than December 13, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven D. Newburg-Rinn, Information 
Management Division (7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. NE-G102, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460, Telephone: (202) 260-3757.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under EPCRA, industry must report 
information on the presence, use, production, and manufacture of 
certain chemicals to EPA. Under section 322 of EPCRA, facilities must 
send trade secrecy claims regarding their section 303, 311, 312, and 
313 submittals to EPA.
    PES is a subcontractor to Radian Corporation, 455 Horsepen Road, 
Suite 250, Herdon, VA 22071, under contract number 68-D40092 with EPA. 
PES will assist the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics in 
processing the information submitted by industry in response to the 
requirements of sections 303, 311, 312, 313, and 322 of EPCRA. PES 
staff will conduct reviews of EPCRA submissions at the EPCRA Reporting 
Center where submissions are received and processed. PES will review 
selected submissions for technical accuracy and contact submitters 
regarding potential discrepancies.
    EPA has determined that PES will require access to trade secret 
information under EPCRA to perform their contractual duties, and in 
doing so, PES personnel will sign nondisclosure agreements and follow 
all required security procedures. All access to EPCRA trade secret 
information will take place at the EPCRA Reporting Center. Upon 
termination of their contract, or prior to termination of their 
contract at EPA's request, PES will return all materials to EPA. 
Clearance to access to EPCRA trade secret information under this 
contract is scheduled to expire on September 30, 1995.

    Dated: November 29, 1994.
Linda A. Travers,
Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 94-29971 Filed 12-5-94; 8:45 am]
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