[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 60229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24341]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7382-8]


Risk Management Programs Under Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air 
Act as Amended; Contractor Access to Confidential Business Information 
and Address Change for the Submission of Risk Management Plans

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA has authorized the following contractor to access 
information that has been, or will be, submitted to EPA under section 
112(r) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) as amended: Computer Sciences 
Corporation (CSC) and its subcontractor, Creative Information 
Technology Inc. (CITI), (GSA Contract GSOOT99ALD0203, expiring 
March 27, 2009). The EPA announces a new address to which Risk 
Management Plans (RMPs) are to be sent.
    Some of the information submitted under section 112(r) may be 
claimed to be confidential business information (CBI) by the submitter.

DATES: Access to confidential data submitted to EPA will occur no 
sooner than October 7, 2002. RMPs may be sent to the new address 
effective September 25, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorothy McManus, Office of Solid Waste 
and Emergency Response, MC: 5104a, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA is issuing this notice to inform all 
submitters of information under section 112(r) of the CAA that EPA may 
provide the above mentioned contractor and its subcontractor access to 
these materials on a need-to-know basis. This contractor will provide 
technical support to the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response 
in the receipt, processing and storage of risk management plans 
submitted to EPA under the CAA.
    In accordance with 40 CFR 2.301(h), EPA has determined that the 
contractor and its subcontractor require access to CBI submitted to EPA 
under sections 112(r) and 114 of the CAA in order to perform work 
satisfactorily under the above noted contract. The contractor's and 
subcontractor's personnel will be given access to information submitted 
under section 112(r) of the CAA. Some of the information may be claimed 
or determined to be CBI. The contractor's and subcontractor's personnel 
will be required to sign nondisclosure agreements and will be permitted 
access to CBI. All contractor access to CAA CBI will take place at the 
contractor's facility. The contractor will have appropriate procedures 
and facilities in place to safeguard the CAA CBI to which the 
contractor and its subcontractor have access. Clearance for access to 
CBI is scheduled to expire on March 27, 2009 or at contract 
termination.
    Risk Management Plans submitted to EPA should be mailed to: Risk 
Management Plan (RMP) Reporting Center, P.O. Box 1515, Lanham-Seabrook, 
MD 20703-1515. Courier deliveries and express mail should be addressed 
to the RMP Reporting Center, c/o CSC, Suite 300, 8400 Corporate Drive, 
New Carrollton, MD 20785.

    Dated: September 13, 2002.
Deborah Y. Dietrich,
Director, Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office, Office 
of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
[FR Doc. 02-24341 Filed 9-24-02; 8:45 am]
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