[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 43 (Friday, March 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 11574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5204]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6546-9]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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 five working days from the date of this notice.

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 EPA Interagency Agreement with General 
Services Administration, Contract GSOOT96AHD0002, Task Order #19990712, 
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 
Maryland. 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 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) Recordkeeping 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 notice 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: February 24, 2000.
Bradley M. Campbell,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 00-5204 Filed 3-2-00; 8:45 am]
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