[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 179 (Friday, September 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47943-47944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22956]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5295-8]


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 

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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 September 25, 1995.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Ingle at the above address or at 
(202) 260-7191.

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 (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-C4-0024 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, Contract No. 68-C5-0005 with Radian Corporation of Herndon, 
VA and Radian Corp. has entered into additional contracts with its 
subcontractors: Westat, Inc. of Rockville, MD; CAI Engineering of 
Oakton, VA; GeoLogics Corp. of Bethesda, MD; TN Associates of 
Milwaukee, WI; Tetra Tech of Fairfax, VA; and VIGYAN Corp. of Vienna, 
VA. to develop effluent limitations guidelines and standards for the 
metal products and machinery phase II industry. The effective date of 
the new contract was June 5, 1995. 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. 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. GeoLogics Corp. provides data entry and clerical services. 
TN Associates provides experience in the design and management of 
wastewater treatment systems. Tetra Tech provides capabilities in risk 
management and public outreach. VIGYAN Corp. provides services related 
to database development and management.
    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-C5-0005.
    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) will be transferred 
to Abt Associates under Contract No. 68-C4-0060. 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 September 25, 1995.

    Dated: September 6, 1995.
Tudor T. Davies,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
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