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MEMORANDU

M ON CONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T O F CERTAI N INFORMATION

FORUS E WIT H SIT E VISIT S B YEP/ T AUTHORIZE D CONTRACTO RREPRESENTATIVE S UNDE R AUTHORIT YO F SECTION 11 4 O F TH E CLEA

N AI RAC T
1 . Pursuan t t o th e provision s o f Sectio n11 4 o f th e Clea nAi r Act , a s amended , T& S Bras s and Bronz e Work s (hereinafte r "th e source" ) wil l provide , o r giv e acces s to , informatio nrequeste db y th e Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y

(EPA ) i nth e cours e o f carryin g ou t it s responsibilities . Suc hinformatio nand suc hacces s wil l b e provide d t o EP A and t o it s dul y authorize d representativ e (Midwes t Researc hInstitute ) (hereinafte r "th e contractor" ) designate d b y EPA t o assis t EPA

i ncarryin g ou t suc hrespon sibilitie s pursuan t t o Contrac t No . 68-02-381 7 wit hEPA . Th e informatio n requeste d ma y

b e eithe r documentar y (e.g. , records , photographs , o r charts ) o r nondocumentar y (e.g. , ora l communications , takin g o f photographs , o r visua l observations) . Th e EPA an d th e contracto r recogniz e tha t th e sourc e ma y

conside r th e informatio ns o provided , o r some par t o f it , t o b e confidentia l withi nth e meanin g o f Sectio n11 4 an d1 8 U.S.C . 1905 . Th e sourc e ma y

asser t a clai m

o f confidentialit y unde r th e procedure s establishe d i nPar t 2 o f Titl e 4 0 o f th e Cod e o f Federa l Regulation s (4 0 CFRPar t 2 ) b

y notin g suc hclai m

ondocumentar y

materia l provide d t o . th e contracto r o r t o EPA . Th e contracto r wil l not e suc hclai m whe n submittin g th e informatio nt o EPA . Th e EPA wil l not e suc hclai m whe n submittin g suc hinformatio nt o th e contractor . Moreover , th e sourc e ma y notif y th e contracto r o r EPA tha t i t consider s th e nondocumentar y informa
tio nprovide d t o EPA o r t o th e contracto r t o b e confidential . Thcontracto r wil l not e sai d clai m o f confidentialit y i nan y report s o r document s submitte d t o EPA

whic hutiliz e suc hnondocumentar y information . Th e EPA wil l not e sai d clai m o f confidentialit y i nany report s o r document s submitte d t o th e contracto r whic hutiliz e suc hnondocumentar y information . Any materia l o r informatio nclaime d a s confidentia l wil l b e treate d b y th e contracto r a s confidentia l inaccordanc e wit hit s contrac t an d wil l b e treate d b

y EPA inaccordanc e wit hth e provision s o f 4 0 CF RPar t 2 . Any materia l o r informatio nfo r whic ha clai m o f confidentialit y i s no t mad e ma y

be mad e availabl e t o th e publi c b y EP A withou t notic e t o th e source .
2 . Th e provision s i nth e contractor' s contrac t wit hEPA concernin g th e us e and disclosur e o f confidentia l informatio nar e include d therei n fo r th e benefi t of , and shal l b e enforceabl e by , bot hEPA and th e source . Th e provision s o f Contrac t No . 68-02-381 7 betwee nEPA and th e contracto r provide :

a . Th e contracto r and it s employee s will : (i ) us e th e informatio n claime d t o b e confidentia l onl y fo r purpose s o f carryin g ou t th e wor k require d b y th e contract ; (ii ) no t disclos e th e informatio nt o anyon e othe r tha nEPA employee s withou t th e prio r writte napprova l o f th e Assistan t Genera l Counse l fo r Contract s and Genera l Administration ; and (iii ) retur nt o th e EP A Contractin g Office r al l copie s o f th e information , an dan y



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abstract s o r exerpt s therefrom , upo nreques t b y th e Contractin g Office , wheneve r th e informatio ni s n o longe r require d b y th e contractor fo r th e performanc e o f th e wor k o r upo ncompletio n o f th e contract . b . Th e contractor wil l obtai na writte nagreemen t t o hono r th e provision s o f Paragrap h2(a ) fro m eac ho f it s employee s wh o wil l hav e acces s t o th e information , befor e th e employe e i s allowe d access .

c . Th e contractor wil l no t us e any informatio nclaime d t o b e confidentia l t o compet e wit hth e source . d . Befor e enterin g int o any subcontrac t tha t wil l involv e eithe r th e disclosur e t o a subcontracto r b y th e contracto r o f informatio nclaime d t o b e confidential , o r th e collectio no f informatio nb

y a subcontractor , th e contracto r wil l obtai n writte nconsen t o f th e EP A Contractin g Officer , afte r a writte n determinatio nb

y th e appropriat e EPA program

office . 3 . Any contrac t betwee nth e contracto r and a subcontracto r fo r wor k involvin g acces s t o informatio ndescribe d herei nwil l includ e th e requirement s containe d i nParagrap h2(a) , (b) , and (c ) above ; and th e subcontracto r wil l b e subjec t t o th e term s se t fort hi nParagraph s 1 and 4 i nth e sam

e manne r a s i f i t wer e th e contractor . 4 . I t i s intende d tha t thi s memorandu m b e consisten t wit hand no t excee d th e provision s o f 4 0 CF RPar t 2 and th e provision s o f Contrac t No . 68-02-3817 . Thi s memorandum doe s no t addres s informatio nno t obtaine d fro

m th e source . Nothin g i nthi s memorandu m relieve s th e contracto r o f an

y liabilit y

i t ma y independentl y

hav e t o th e sourc e a s a matte r o f statutor y o r commo nlaw

fro m injur y t o th e sourc e arisin g fro m th e contractor' s releas e o f informatio ni na manne r whic hexceed s it s authorit y

unde r 4 0 CF RPar t 2 and it s contrac t wit hEPA .
U . S . Environmenta l Protectio nAgenc y T& S Bras s and Bronz e Work s By : By : Jac k R . Farmer , Directo r Emissio nStandard s and Engineerin g Divisio n
Date : Date : Midwes t Researc hInstitut e By : Rober t Donaldson , Manage r Procuremen t an

d Genera l Service s
Date :