[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53920-53921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25842]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-140240; FRL-4983-9]


Access to Confidential Business Information by the Wisconsin 
Department of Natural Resources

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, the Wisconsin Department of 
Natural Resources, access to information which has been submitted to 
EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some 
of the information may be claimed or determined to be confidential 
business information (CBI).

DATES: Access to the confidential data submitted to EPA will occur no 
sooner than November 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan B. Hazen, Director, 
Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. E-545, 401 
M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 554-1404, TDD: (202) 554-0551; 
e-mail: TCSA-H[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under contract number 68-W5-0037, the 
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will review information 
directed to EPA under the authority of TSCA, including CBI, and 
determine the value of such information to its toxics programs. This 
contractor will produce a paper containing a summary of its findings to 
be directed to EPA.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under 
EPA contract number 68-W5-0037, the identified contractor will require 
access to information, including CBI, submitted to EPA under all 
sections of TSCA to perform successfully the duties specified under the 
contract.
    EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information 
under all sections of TSCA that EPA may provide access to these CBI 
materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access to TSCA CBI under 
this contract will take place at EPA Headquarters and at the State/
contractor toxics facility headquarters located at 101 South Webster 
St., Madison, Wisconsin 53707.
    The contractor will be required to adhere to a modified version of 
the security provisions included in the EPA TSCA Confidential Business 
Information Security Manual. These modified provisions do not 
substantively reduce the level of security afforded TSCA CBI. Copies of 
the modified version are available from the address referenced above in 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Additional information may be secured 
from Scott Sherlock, EPA staffer assigned to this project at (202) 260-
1536; e-mail: [email protected].
    Before access to TSCA CBI will be authorized at the contractor's 
site, EPA is required to approve the contractor's 

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security certification statement, perform the required inspection of 
the facility, and ensure that the facilities are in compliance with the 
modified security provisions. Upon completing review of the CBI 
materials, the State/contractor will return all these materials to EPA.
    Clearance for access to TSCA CBI under this contract may continue 
60 days after the date of commencement, unless EPA agrees to extend it, 
in which case clearance will be extended to 120 days after the date of 
commencement.
    All contractor personnel having access to TSCA CBI will be required 
to sign nondisclosure agreements and will be briefed on appropriate 
security procedures before they are permitted access to TSCA CBI. 
Additionally, the contractor has provided assurances in writing that 
the TSCA CBI protections required under this contract are not 
inconsistent with any existing State provisions.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Access to confidential business 
information.

    Dated: October 12, 1995.
George A. Bonina,
Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 95-25842 Filed 10-17-95; 8:45 am]
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