[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 212 (Thursday, October 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56230-56231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27952]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5644-5]


Transfer of Confidential Business Information to Contractors

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of transfer of data and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: EPA will transfer Confidential Business Information (CBI) to 
its contractor, Research Triangle Institute and its subcontractors: Abt 
Associates, Inc.; Allison Geoscience Consultants, Inc.; HydroGeoLogic, 
Inc.; Research and Evaluation Associates, Inc.; and Science 
Applications International Corporation that has been or will be 
submitted to EPA under Section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act (RCRA). Under RCRA, EPA is involved in activities to 
support, expand and implement solid and hazardous waste regulations.

DATES: Transfer of confidential data submitted to EPA will occur no 
sooner than November 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Regina Magbie, Document Control 
Officer, Office of Solid Waste (5305W), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Comments should be 
identified as ``Transfer of Confidential Data.''


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Magbie, Document Control 
Officer, Office of Solid Waste (5305W), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, 703-308-7909.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Transfer of Confidential Business Information

    Under EPA Contract 68-W6-0053, RTI, and its subcontractors, will 
assist the Office of Solid Waste, Communications, Information and 
Resources Management Division, by providing technical support for: Cost 
Analyses of RCRA Waste Programs and Regulations; Analyses of 
Environmental and Human Health Effects, Cost and Risk Comparative 
Analyses; Regulatory Support; Data Collection and Management; Analysis 
Support Services; and Communications, Outreach, and Public Access. RTI, 
and its subcontractors, will need access to RCRA CBI submitted to the 
Office of Solid Waste to complete this work. Specifically, RTI and its 
subcontractors, need access to the CBI that EPA collects, under the 
authority of Section 3007 of RCRA, in Industry Studies Surveys and 
other studies of industries involved with waste management such as: 
organic and inorganic chemicals, pulp and paper, refuse and waste 
management, mining, mineral processing, wood preserving, petroleum 
refining, paint production, and cement kilns.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.305(h), EPA has determined that RTI, 
and its subcontractors, require access to CBI submitted to EPA under 
the authority of RCRA to perform work satisfactorily under the above-
noted contract. EPA is submitting this notice to inform all submitters 
of CBI of EPA's intent to transfer CBI to these firms on a need-to-know 
basis. Upon completing their review of materials submitted, RTI, and 
its subcontractors, will return all CBI to EPA.
    EPA will authorize RTI, and its subcontractors, for access to CBI 
under the conditions and terms in EPA's ``Contractor Requirements for 
the Control and Security of RCRA Confidential Business Information 
Security Manual.'' Prior to transferring CBI to RTI, and its 
subcontractors, EPA will review and approve their security plans and 
RTI, and its subcontractors, will sign non-disclosure agreements.

    Dated: October 7, 1996.
Elliott P. Laws,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
[FR Doc. 96-27952 Filed 10-30-96; 8:45 am]
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