[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38399-38400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18994]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6124-8]


Access to Confidential Business Information By Booz-Allen, & 
Hamilton, Inc.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is authorizing Booz-Allen, & Hamilton, Inc. to participate 
in reviews of selected Superfund cost recovery documentation and 
records management. During the review, the contractor will have access 
to information which has been submitted to EPA under section 104 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(CERCLA). Some of this information may be claimed or determined to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI).

DATES: The contractor (Booz-Allen, & Hamilton, Inc.) will have access 
to this data until July 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver, written comments to Veronica Kuczynski, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Comptroller 
(3PM30), 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veronica Kuczynski, Office of the 
Comptroller, (3PM30), 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
19103, Telephone (215) 814-5169.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Contract 68-W4-0010, Work Assignment 
#ESS026, Booz-Allen, & Hamilton, Inc. will be conducting an on-site 
review of the procedures and systems currently in place for compliance 
with Superfund cost recovery and record keeping requirements in the 
State of Virginia. This review involves conducting transaction testing 
to evaluate recipient conformance with applicable regulations and 
acceptable business practices and documenting findings. The contractor 
will examine transactions for the following:

    (1) Expenditures Review: expenditure documentation such as 
expense reports, timesheets, and purchase requests from the point of 
origination to the point of payment

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to determine compliance with such requirements as site-specific 
accounting data, authorizing signature and reconciliation of 
timesheets to expense reports.
    (2) Financial Reports: review financial drawdowns, Financial 
Status Reports, and internal status reports, to determine if 
information is consistent between these documents, if recipient is 
properly using information, and if the reports are submitted when 
required.
    (3) Record Keeping Procedures: review samples of Superfund 
documentation to determine the effectiveness of the recipient 
procedures to manage and reconcile this documentation (focusing on 
site-specific documentation, retention schedules, and the ability of 
the recipient to provide EPA with required financial documentation 
for cost recovery purposes in the specified time frame).

    In providing this support, Booz-Allen, & Hamilton, Inc., employees 
may have access to recipient documents which potentially include 
financial documents submitted under section 104 of CERCLA, some of 
which may contain information claimed or determined to be CBI.
    Pursuant to EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, EPA has 
determined that Booz-Allen, & Hamilton, Inc., requires access to CBI to 
provide the support and services required under the Delivery Order. 
These regulations provide for five working days notification before 
contractors are given access to CBI.
    Booz-Allen, & Hamilton, Inc. will be required by contract to 
protect confidential information. These documents are maintained in 
recipient office and file space.

    Dated: July 7, 1998.
Thomas Voltaggio,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 98-18994 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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