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OITIC E O F I.., , _- AI R DUALLY PLANNIN G MA / S 199 7 ______AN b STANDARD S 

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. North : Thi s i s t o confir

mth e visi t

b y Madelein e Strumofth e U.S
. Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA ) t

o LASC O Pane l Product s o n Ma y 1 9 and20,1997
. Th e purpos e o f thi s visi t i s t o observ e and.assis

t wit h th e sourc e tes t

activitie s fo

r thos e tw o days
. Solomo n Ricks , EPA , an d EP A contractor s fro

mPacifi c Environmental Service s (PES ) wil l b e a t your facilit y beginnin g Ma y 12,1997
. Th e remainde

r o f thi s lette r review s site visi t

informatio n an dprocedure s whic h wer e sen t t o yo u o n Augus t

30,1996 , prio r

t o th e EPA' s initi o visi t

t o your facilit y o n Septembe r 11,1996
. Th e authorit

y fo r th e EPA' s informatio n gatherin g i s include di n Sectio n 11 4 o f th e Clea n Air Ac t (CAA ) (4 2 U.S.C
. 7414)
. Enclosur e 1 contain s asummar y o f thi s authority
. I f

yo u believ e that

disclosur e ofth e infonnatio n w e reques t woul drevea

l atrad e secret , yo u shoul d clearly identif

y such informatio n a s discusse di n Enclosure 1
. An y informatio n subsequentl y determine dt o constitute atrad e secre t wil l b e protecte dunder

1 8 U.S.C
. 1905
. I f

n o clai mof confidentialit

y accompanie s th e informatio n when i t i s receive dby th e EPA , i t

ma y b e made availabl e t o th e publi c b y th e EPA withou t furthe r notic e (4 0 CF

RPar t 2.2043 , Septembe r 1,1976)
. Becaus e Sectio n 114(c ) o f th e CA A exempt s emission s dat afromclaim s o f confidentiality , th e emission s dat ayo u provid e ma y b e mad e availabl e t o th e public
. A clarificatio n of

wha t th e EP A consider s emission s dat ai s containe di n Enclosure 2
. A s note din Enclosur

e 3 , w e hav e designate dPE S as an authorize drepresentativ e ofth e EPA
. Therefore , PE S ha s th e rights discusse dabov e m d i n Enclosur e 1
. A s a n authorize d representativ e ofth e EPA , PE S i s subjec t t o th e provision s o f

4 2 U.S.C
. 7414(c ) respectin g confidentialit

y of method s o r

processe s entitle dt o protectio n a s trade secrets
. Th e PE S contrac t wit h th e EP A i s No
. 68-D6-0013
. Enclosure 4 summarize s th e EPA' s policie s «in d procedure s fo

r lrandlin g privilege d informatio n an

ddescribe s th e EPA contracto r commitment s .in

d procedure s fo

r us e of confidenti d materials
. It

i s th e EPA' s polic y tha

t complianc e b y a

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### wit h th e requirement s .detaile d i n Enclosure 3 provide s sufficien t protectio n fo

r th e rights o f submitter s o f

privilege dinfonnation
. Th e followin g policie s concernin g liabilit y shoul dals o b e o f

interes t to you :

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. I f aFedera l employe e i s injure di n th e cours e o f hi s employment , h e ha s compensatio n coverag e fromthe Governmen t unde r th e Federal Employee s Compensatio n Ac t ( 5 U.S.C
. 810 8 e t

seq.)
. 2. If , du e t o th e employee' s negligence , propert y damag e or

personal injur

y t o thir d partie s occurs , th e Federal Tor t ClaimAc t

(2 8 U.S.C
. 1346 ) provide s amean s o f fixing any liabilit y upo n th e Federa l Governmen t Th e Office o f

General Counsel ha s informe dth e Agenc y tha t afirmma y no t conditio n th e EPA' s "righ

t o f entry " upo n consen

t t o awaive r

o f liability an dha s instructe demployee s no t t o sig n suc h waivers
. I f

yo u hav e an

y question s regardin g thi s refusal , pleas e contac t th e EPA' s Office o f Genera l Counse l an

dInfonnatio n La w Divisio n at (202 ) 260-0020
. I f there are an

y question s regardin g thi s confirmation , pleas e contac t Madelein e Stru mo f m y staf f a t (919 ) 541-2383
. Sincerely ,

Lind aS
. Herrin g Group Leader Coating s an dConsumer

Product s Grou

p 4 Enclosure s



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ENCLOSUR E 1 EPA' s Infonnatio n Gatherin g Authorit y Unde r Sectio n 11 4 o f

th e Clea n Ai r

Ac t Unde r Section 11 4 ofth e Ac t

(4 2 U.S.C
. 7414) , Congres s ha s give n the U.S
. Environmental Protectio n Agenc y broa

dauthorit y t o secur e informatio n neede d"fo r th e purpos e o f

(i ) developin g or

listin g in th e development

o f an y implementatio n pla

n under Sectio n 11 0 o r

111(d) , an

y standardo f

performanc e unde r Sectio n 111 , or

an y emissio n standar dunder Sectio n 112 , (ii ) determinin g whether any perso n i s i n violatio n o f an y suc h standar

dof an y requiremen t

o f suc h aplan , o r

(iii ) carryin g ou t

any provisio n o f

this
. Act. " Amon g othe r things , Sectio n 11 4 authorize s EP A to make inspections , condu atests , examin e records , an drequir e owner s o r operator s o f

emissio n source s t o submi t informatio n reasonabl y require dfor th e purpos e o f developin g such standards
. I n addition , th e EP A Offic e o f Genera l Counse l ha s interprete dSectio n 11 4 t o includ e authorit

y to photograp h o r

require submissio n o f

photograph s o f

pertinent equipment , emissions , o r both
. Unde r Sectio n 114 , EP A i s empowere dt o obtai n informatio n describe dby ma t sectio n eve n i f

yo u consider it t o b e confidential
. Yo u may , however , reques t tha t EP A trea t

suc h informatio n a s confidential
. - Informatio n obtaine dunde r Sectio n 11 4 an dcovere db y suc h areques t wil l ordinarily b e release dt o th e publi c onl y i f EP A determine s tha t

th e informatio n i s no t

entitle dt o confidential treatment * Procedure s t o b e use dfb r makin g confidentialit

y determinations , substantiv e criteri at o b e use di n suc h detenninations , an dspecia l rule s governin g information obtaine dunde r Sectio n 11 4 ar e se t

fort h i n 4 0 CF RPart

2 publishe di n th e Eedsra l Registe r o n Septembe

r 1,197 6 (4 0 F R36902)
. Pursuant t o §2.204(a ) o f

EPA' s Freedo mo f

Informatio n Ac t

(FOIA ) regulation , i n th e even t areques t i s received , o

r i t i s determine dtha t

areques t i s likely t o b e received , o r EP A desire s to determin e whethe r busines s informatio n i

n it s possessio n i s entitle dt o confidentia l treatmen t

eve n thoug h n o reques t

fo r releas e o f

th e informatio n ha s been received , pleas e b e advise dtha t EP A wil l seek , a t

tha t time , th e followin g informatio n t o suppor t you r claima s require db y §2.204(e)(4 ) o f EPA' s FOI A regulations : 1
. Measure s take n b y you r company t o guar dagains t undesire ddisclosure ofth e infonnatio n t o others ; 2
. Th e exten t

t o whic h th e informatio n ha s bee n disclose dt o others , an dth e precaution s take n in connectio n therewith ; 3
. Pertinent

confidentialit

y determinations , i f

any , b y EP A o r othe r Federa l agencies , an dacop y o f

any suc h detenninations , o r

referenc e t o it , i f

available ; an d

' ' 4
. Whethe

r you r compan y assert s that

disclosur e ofth e informatio n woul db e likel y t o resul t i n substantial harmfu

l effect s o n th e business ' competitiv e position , an di f so , wha t thos e harmfu l effect s woul dbe , why the y shoul db e viewe da s substantial , an dan explanatio n ofth e causal relationship betwee n disclosur e an d suc h harmfu

l effects
.

""Sectio n 11 4 require s publi c avaiabilit y o f al l emissio n dat aan dauthorize s diclosure o f confidential informatio n i n certai n circumstances
. Se e 4 0 F R3690 2 - 3691 2 (September I , 1976 ) 

# 3 (Rev
. 12/8/95 )LHV.LU^ut w . _ ~'Mj i Federa l Registe r / V 0 l . 56 . So . 35 /

Thuracidy. . Februar y Zl. 199 1 / Ncuce a Dated : Februar

y 1*. 1991 . Pau l LapsWy , Director. Re^vlatory Management Division. [F RDo c 9i-tii 3 File

d 2-ZO-91:8:4

5 am i •41XIM Q COO C H4Q-O. K tAD-FaL-3008-3 1 Disclosur e o

f Emissio n Dat a Claime d a s Confidentia l Unde r Section s 11 0 an d 114(c ) o ( 3 w Clea n Ai r Ac t AGENCY : Environmenta

l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA) . Acnoi c Notic e o

f polic y a n publi c releas e o f certai n emissio n dat a submitte d unde

r section s 11 0 an d 114(c ) of th e Qea n Ai

r Ac t(CAA) . suMMAj m Sectio n 114(c

) o f th e CA A exclude s emissio n data fro m th e general definitio n of

trad e secre tinformation . Certai n classe s o

f da u submitte d t o th e EP A unde r section s U

O u d 114(a ) o f

th e CA A ar e emissio n data . and . aa such , cannno tb e withhel d fro

m disclosur e a s confidentia l pursui tt

o sectio n 190 5 of titl e 1 8 of th e Unite d State s Code . Thia notic e clarifie s EPA' s curren tpolicy , an d solicit s commen

tregardin g tha tpolic y an d categorie s o

f dat a whic h i t consider s exclude d fro

m a trad e eacre t definition . DATES : Writte

n comment

s pertainin g t

o thi s nonc e ar

e requeste d b y Apri l 22 . 1991 . Aaofusax x Submi

tcomment

s totNanc y 0 . Riley . US. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency . Emissio n Standard s Division . Pollutan tAssessmen tBranc h (MD-43) , Researc h Triangl e Park

. N C 27711 . FO « fwrmc x iNramtATio M CONTACT : Timoth y Mohi

n (telephone : (919 ) 541 - S349 commercial/FT S 629-5349 ) o r Kare n Bianchar

d (telephone : (919 ) 541 - 550 3 commercial/FT S 629-5503) . Pollutan tAssessmen tBranc h (MD-13) . Emissio n Standard s Division : o r Thomas Rosendah l (telephone : (919 ) 541-540 4 commercial/FT S 629-5404) , Nationa l Ai r Da u Branc

h (MD-U) . Technica l Suppor tDivision : U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency . Research Triangl e Park . Nort h Carolina 27711 . SUPPLEMEN

T AM Y INPOmtATiOI

C Th e EP A routinely use s th e authorit y o f section s 11 0 and 114(a

) o f th e CA A t o gathe r technical infonnatio n fro

m industries ' involve d in operation s tha tlea d t o emissio n o

f pollutant s t o th e ambient air . Thi s information ha s bee n used . among other things , t

o bette r — characteriz e emitting facilitie s an d t o evaluate th

e nee d fo r and impacts o

f pcier.t-.d l regulation . informatio

n requests unde r section s I'. O ar. d 114(a ) c f the CA A typicall y i.i.-'.ui : question s o

n uncontrolle d and controlle d emissio n rate a an d emissio n

parameters o

f th e pollutan to r grou

p o f pollutants o

f concern . Th e respondent s sometime s claim thatit s respons e constitute s trad

e secre tinformation , and thus , shoul d b e treate d a s confidentiaL Claim s o f confidentialit

y ma y b e mad e under sectio n 114(c

) o f th e CAA . which states : " * * * upon a showin g satisfactory t

o th e Administrato r b y an y perso n tha

trecords , reports , o r information , o

r a particula r par

tthereof , (othe r tha n emissio n data ) t o which th e Administrato r ha

a acces s .unde r thi

a sectio n i f made public , woul d divulg e method s or processe s entitle d t o protectio n as trade secret s o f such person , me Administrato r shal l conside r suc h * * * confidentia l i n accordanc e with tb e purpose s o f

sectio n 190

S o f titl e 1 8 of th e Unite d State * Cod e * • V I f th e Administrato r s o determines , th e information i s no tdisdoaahl e t o m e public . However , sectio n 114(c ) o f th e CA A provide s thatinformatio n claime d t o b e a trad e secre tbu twhich , constitute s emissio n dat

a may no tb e withhel d w confidentia

L Althoug h typicall y th e & A evaluate s whethe r informatio n constitute s emissio n dat a a a a case-by cas e basis , i tbelieve s tha tsom e kind s o f data wil l alway s constitut e emissio n data withi n th e meanin g o f sectio n 114(c) . Th e purpos e o f

thi a notic e ia t

o describe , withou tattemptin g t o b e comprehensive , tha tinformatio n whic h th e EP A generall y consider s t o b e emissio n data , an d whic h canno tqualif y a s confidential unde r eithe r sectio n 114(c) or sectio n U O (a s so tfort h i n 4 0 CF R51J21.5U2 2 an d 5U23 ) ofth e CAA . Th e EP

A i s issuin g thi s notic e t

o clarif y it s polic y an d procedures , t o facilitate th e us e o f

thes e dat a i n automate d data system s an d computer base d simulatio n models , an d t o expedit e processin g o f

claim s fo r confidentialit

y o r request s fo r disclosure . Th e EP A presentl y determine s that dat a submitte d t o i ta s emissio n data doe s notqualif

y a s confidentia l if

i t meet s th e followin g definitio n unde r 4 0 CFRi301(a)(2)(i) : a . Definitions . Fo r th e purpos e of thi s section : (1 ) Act

mean s th e Clean Ai r Act . a s amended . 4 2 U.S. C 740 1 e tseq . (2)(i j Emission dcta means , wid i reference t

o an y sourc e o f

emissio n o

f an y substanc e int o th e air — (A)lnformatio n necessar y t o determine th e identity , amount , frequency , concentration , o r othe r characteristic s (t o th e exten trelate d t o ai r quality ) o

f an y emissio n which ha s been emitte d b y th e sourc e (or o f an y pollutantresultin g fro

m any emissio n b

y th e source) , o

r an y combinatio n o

f the foregoing : (B ) Informatio

n necessar y t o determine th e identity , amount , frequency , concentration , o r othe r characteristics (t

o th e exten trelate d t

o ai r quality ) o

f th e emissio n which , unde r a n applicabl e standard o r limitation , th e source wa s authorized t o emi t (including , t

o the exten tnecessar y fo r such purposes , a descriptio n of th e manner o r rat

e o f operatio n o

f th e source) , o r an

y combinatio n of

th e foregoing : (C ) A general descriptio n o f th e locatio n and/o r natur e o f th a sourc e t o th e exten tnecessar y t o identif y th e source an d t

o distinguis h i tfro

m othe r source s (induding , t o th e exten t necessar y fo

r such purposes , a descriptio n o

f th a device , installation , o r operatio n constitutin g th e source) . Th e tabl e belo w list s th a specifi c dat a fields whic h th

a EP A presentl y consider s t

o constitut e emissio n dat a an d provide s a brief

descriptio n o f

wha t eac h data field describes . Th a description s ar

a intende d t o provid e genera l information . Thi s lis ti a no t exhaustiv e and . therefore , othe r data ; migh tb e foun d i n a prope r case , t o constitute emissio n data . ___moa Dat

a FWd s Facult y Identification : Th tfollowin g da u fields ar e tueded t o establish th

e Identit y an d locatio a o f taussic n touices . thi

s shal l als o includ e a aescripflo

n e r a n identifie r o f th e device, installation

, o r operatio n constitutin

g th e source . Thaa e <iat a w use d t o locat e soures tfo r disptrsioo evaluatio

n an d exposur e tnndeHr n Plan tNam e aa d telata d poin tIdentifier s Addres s Cit y Count y AQC S (Ai r Qualit y Contro l Rtgioa ) MS A PMSA . CMS A (Metropolita

n Statistica

l Areas ) Stat s Zi p Coo t Ownershi p ta d poin ta f contac tinformatio

n Locaaonu l Identifiers : Utitut e * Uauptndt

. o r UT M Gri d Coordiaata

t SI C (Standar d industria

l Classification

) Emissio n poin tdevice o r operatio n description

, informatio

n SC C (Sourc e CUsaificauo

n Codea r Emission s Parameter* : Th

tfollowin g da u field s ar e netded t o utablia h tht characteristic

s o f th temission* . Thi

s informatio n i a natda d (o r thtanalyst * o

f disperslo a an d potentia l contro l equipment

. Emissio n typt (e.g . natur e o f emiasion* suc

h a * COi) . paniculat e o r a specifi c toxic compound

, an d origi n o f emission s suc h a a proces s

. vents , storag

e tank s o r equipmen

tleaks l Emissio n rate 

# HP. 6

Federa l Registe r /

Vo L 58 . No . 3 5 /

Thursday . Februar y 21 . 199 1 / iNotice s {e.g. . th e amoun trelease d t

o th t atmospher

e over time suc

h a s kg/y r or lbs/hr ) Releas e height (e.g , heightabov e groun

d leve l where th e pollutan ti s emitte d t o th e atmosphere) Description o

f terrai n an d surroundin

g structure s (e.g . th e iiz e o f th * are a associate d wit

h adjacentiffucrure

s i n squar e meter s an d terrai n descriptions suc

h a s mountainous , urban

, o r rural ) Suc k or ventdiamete

r a tpoin to f emission s (e.g . th tinsid e diamete

r o f venta tth t pointo f emissio n t

o th e aatosphef

e i n metert i Releas e velocity (*.g . velocit

y o f releas e i n m/sec ) Releas e temperatur

e (e-g . temperatur

e o f releas e a tpointo f t-eieas * i a degree s Kelvin

) Frequenc y e i reuse * (ej . ho w often a releas e occurs i n events pe ryear ) Duratio n .o f releas e (e-g . th ttime associate d wit h a releas e t

a th tatmosphere) Concentration (e.g . the amoun

to f a a emissio n strea

m constituentrelative t

o other strea

m constituent

s expressed a s part

s pe r million (ppm) . volum

e percen to r weight percent ) Densit y o f th * emission s strea

m o r average molecular weight (e.s > density expresse d a s fractio a o r multiple ef

di e densit

y o f ai n molecular weighti n glg-taaia) Boiler o r proces s design capacit y (e^

_the gros s bettin g vaiit to f fue l inpu tto a boile r a tI U maBran m desig n rate ) Emission estimatio n metho d (e.g . th e method b y whic

h a a emissio n estimat e ha s bee n calculate d suc

h aa materia l balance , sourc

e tes tus e o

f AP 4 2 emissio n factors , etc ) Percen tspac e bea

t (e.g . th e percen to f fue l use d for apac e heating) Hcuri y maximu m desig n rate : (e.g . th e greates toperatin

g rate du twoul d
, b e expecte d fo

r a sourc e i a a l-hou r ^ penod ) Th e EP A ha s determine d tha tthes e dat a ar e emissio n dat a an d releasabl e upo n reques tThi s determinatio n applie s t o dat a currentl y hel d b y EP A a s we: ! a s t o informatio n submitte d t o EP A i n th e future . Future request s fo r informatio n ur.de r section s 11 0 an d 11 4 o f th e CA A wil l indicat e tha tthes e emissio n dat a wil l no tb e hel d confidential . Thi s determination applie s or.i y to th e dat a liste d in th e table . Deter—:nation s wil l continu e to b e ir.sd s c n a case-by-cas e basi s fo r dat a no t cpecuie d i n thia generi c determination . Afte r consideratio n o

f comment s o n th: : p:iicy . a revise d policy / ce!e.Tr.:.-.i::o n .T.a

y b e published . Dated : Februar y 8.1991 . iVuchsn tShtapira . Acting Assistant

AdministratorforAirand Radiation. (F RDoc . 91-411 4 File d 2-3>-91 : 8:4 3 am | euxiM O coo * iss * i c i

s
CCPP-2O00CCA ; FRL-0a79-4 ] Reques tfo r Proposals ; Researc h an d Developmen to n Antimicrobia l Tea t Methodolog y an d Statistica l Suppor t o n Exporimonta l Oesig n an d Dat a Anatysua ; Extensio n o f Proposa l Deadlin e ACDiCr. Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA) . ACTIOS C Extensio n o f

proposa l deadline . SUMMAWY : Thi s notic e announce s th e extensio n o f

deadlin e fo r a Reques tfo r Proposa l tha tpublishe d i n th e Federa l Registe r o f

Decembe r 6.199 a Th e Reques tfo r Proposa l wa s publishe d t o solici tproposal s whic h wil l resul ti n th e developmen to f

a reproducible , reliable , an d statisticall y vali d sporidda l tes t metho d use d t o evaluat e th e efficac y o f antimicrobia l product s bearin g sterilize r o r sporidda l claims . I n addition . proposal s fo r statistica l suppor tto independentl y evaluat e th e experimenta l design s o f project s tad

t o analyz e result s fro m on-goin g tes t methodolog y researc h wer e als o aoiidte d DATES : Th e ne w deadlin e fo r proposa l submissio n t o th e Agenc y i s February 2 a 1991 . ADDRESSE S Th e origina l an d eigh t copie s mus tb e sen tto : Gram s Operation s Branc h (PM-216F) . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency . 401 M S U SW . Washington . O C 2046 a On e cop y o f th e origina l mus tb e sen tto : Susa n Parker . Registratio n Divisio n (H750SQ . Environmenta l F'rotiiction Agency . 401 M St . SW . 2046 a Applicatio n Kit s ma y b e obtaine d from : Grant s Operation s Branc h (PM-Z16F) . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency . 40 1 M S U SW . Washington . D C 29460 . o r call : (202 ) 382-5260 . >O B fUlVTHE

* INTORMATJO

N CONTACT

: Susa n Parker . Registratio n Divisio n (H7505C) . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency . 40 1 M S u SW . Washington . D C 20-l6 a Phon e numbe r (703 ) 557-2141 . SUPPtEMEMTAA

Y INFORMATION : EP A issue d a Reques tfo r Proposa l i n th e Federa l Registe r o f

Decembe r 9.199 0 (2 5 F R503E3) . Th e origina l submissio n deadlin e wa s Januar y 3 a 1991 : th e ne w deadlin e fo r proposa l submissio n i s extende d : a Februar y 23 . 19S"» . Dated ; Februar y li . 1991 . Douglas 0 . Camp

t Director. Office of

Pesticide Programs. (F RDoc . 91-413 } Hie

d 2-20-91 : S:*

S am ) BILUM O COO C I t [OPP-180841 ; FHL-M77-4 ] Emergenc y Eaemptton a AGENCY : Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA) . ACTJOI C Notice

. WMMAJTY : EP

A ha s grante d specifi c exemption s fo r th e contro l o f variou s pest s t o th e seve n State s a s liste d belo w an d on e b y th e Unite d State s Departmen to f

Agriculture . Fou r crisi a exemption s wer e Initiated , tw o b y di e • Florid a Departmen to f Consume r Service s aa d tw o b y th e Unite d State s Departmen to f

Agriculture . Thes e exemptions . Issue d durin g th e mondi s o f Novembe r an d December , excep tfa r th e on e i n October , ar e subjec tt o applicatio n an d timing restriction s an d reportin g requirement o designe d t o protec tth e environmen tt o th e maximu m exten tpossible . Informatio n o n thes e restriction s i s availabl e fro m th e contac t person s i n EP

A liste d below . DATES : Se e eac h specifi c an d crisi s exemptio n fo r it s effectiv e date . R M PUStTHEf

tUiTOMfjUTtO

N CONTACT

: Se e eac h emergenc y exemptio n fo r di e nam e o f di e contac tperson . Th e followin g informatio n applie s t o al l contac tpersona : B y mail : Registratio n Divisio n (H7505Q . Offic e o f Pesticid e Programs . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency . 401 M S U SW . Washington . D C 20460 . Offic e locatio n an d telephon e number : Rm . 71 & C

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i o n celer y to contro l serpentin e leafminers : Novembe r 19.1990 . to Novembe r 18.1991 . (libb y Pemberton ) 3 . Californi a Departmen to f Foo d an d Agricu!:ur e fo r th e us e o f methy l bromid e o n carrot s to contro l nematodes : Decembe r 21.1990 . t o Decembe r 2d . 1991 . (Libb y Pemberton ) 4 . Idah o Departmen to f Agricultur e fo r th e us e o f

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## Summar y o f

OAQP S Procedure s fo r Safeguardin g Clea n Ai r Ac t(CAA ) Confidentia l Busines s Informatio n (CBI )

1 . Purpos e Thi s memorandumdescnbe s Agenc y polic y an dprocedure s pertainin g t o th e handlin g an d safeguarding o f

informatio n that

ma y b e entitle dt o confidentia l treatment

fo r reason s o f

busines s confidentialit

y b y th e OAQPS , Offic e o f Air an dRadiation , U.S
. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency
. 

### 2 , Othe rApplicabl e Documents ;
a . Clea

n Ai r Ac t a s amended
. b. 4 0 CFR , Chapte r

1 , Par t 2 , Subpar

t B - Confidentialit

y o f Busines s Information
. c . EP A Securit

y Manual , Par t

n , Chapter s 8 and9
. d
. Clea

n Air Ac t Confidentia

l Busines s Informatio n Securit y Manua l (Jun e 199 5 edition)
. 3 . Exception : 

### Thi s document

wa s prepare da s asummar y o f dat agatherin g an

dhandlin g procedure s use db y th e OAQPS , EPA
. Nothin g i n thi s documen t

shal l b e construe da s supersedin g o r bein g in, } conflic t wit h an y applicabl e regulations , statutes , o r policie s t o which EP A i s subjea
. 

### 4 Pefm'tion ; Confidentia

l Busines s Informatio n - Infonnatio n claimedb y th e provide r t o b e confidential
. Thi s infonnatio n ma y b e identifie dwit

h suc h title s a s trad e secret , secret , administrativ e secret , compan y secret , secre t

proprietary , privileged , administrativ e confidential , compan y confidential , confidentia

l proprietary , o r

proprietary
. NOTE : Thes e marldng s shoul d no t b e confuse

dwit h th e classificatio n marking s o f Nationa l Securit y information identifiedi

n Executiv e Order

11652
. 

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### 5
. Backgroun d Section 11 4 (c ) o

f th e Clea n Ai r Ac t a s amende

dread s a s follows : "An y records , repons , o r

informatio n obtaine

dunder subsection (a ) shal

l b e available t o th e public , excep t tha t upo n ashowin

g satisfactor

y t o th e Administrato

r b y an y perso n tha t

records , reports , o r

information , o r

particula r par t thereof , (othe r than emissio n data) t o whic h th e Administrator

ha s acces s unde r thi s section i f

mad e public , woul ddivulg e method s o r

processe s entitle dt o protectio n as trad e secret s o f suc h person , the Administrator shal l conside r such records , report , o r

informatio n o r

particula r portio n thereo f

confidentia

l i n accordanc e wit

h th e purpose s o f

Sectio n 190

5 o f Titl e 1 8 of

th e Unite dState s Code , excep

t tha t suc h record , report , o r

infonnatio n ma

y b e disclose dt o othe r officers , employees , o r

authorize drepresentative s ofth e UnitedState s concerne d wit h canyin g ou t

thi s Ac t o r whe n relevan

t i n an y proceedin g unde

r thi s Aa. " Th e treatmen

t o f CB I by th e U.S
. EPA , including dat aobtaine dunde

r Sectio n 11 4 ofth e Clea n Ai r Act , i s governedb

y Titl e 40 , Part

2 , ofth e Cod

e of Federa l Regulations ? Thes e regulation s requir

e EP A offices t o includ e anotic e wit h eac h reques t fo r information t o infor

mth e busines s of

: (1 ) it s righ

t t o 4asser t aclaimo f confidentialit

y coverin g par

t or al l ofth e information , (2 ) th e metho dfo

r asserting aclaim , an d(3 ) th e effe aof failur e t o asser t aclai ma t tim e o f submission , ln addition , th e regulations : (1 ) se t fort h procedure s fo

r th e s^eguardin g o f

- confidenti d information ; (2 ) contai n provision s fo r providin g confidentia

l information t o authoriz e representatives ; (3 ) contai

n provision s fo r

th e releas e o f

informatio n t o th e Congress , Comptrolle r General , other

Federa l agencies , Stat e an dloca

l governments , andCourts ; (4 ) permit th e disclosur e o f informatio n withi n EP A t o employee s wit

h a n officia l needfo r th e information ; an

d (5 ) prohibi t wrongfu l us e o f suc h informatio n andcit

e penaltie s fo

r wrongfu l disclosure
. Further , th e regulation s contai

n th e Agency' s basi c rul e concerning th e treatment o f request s fo

r informatio n unde r th e Freedo

mo f Informatio n A a(5 U.S.C
. 552)
. 

### 6 . Procedures :
* a . Reques t

fo r Informatio n Each reques t

fo r information mad e unde r

th e provision s o f

Sectio n 114(a

) i s signedb

y th e Divisio n Direaor
. Th

e reques t include s standardenclosur e "EPA' s Information Gatherin g _ Authorit y Unde r Seaio n 11 4 ofth e Clea

n Air Aa, " whic

h wa s designe dt o mee

t th e requiremen

t of 4 0 CF RPa n 2 discusse

dabove
. b
. Receip t

o f CA A Confidentia l Busines s Informatio n Upo n receip t o f information fo

r which confidenti d treatmen t has bee n requested , the * Offic e ofth e Directo

r (OD ) direct s th e loggin g ofth e materia l an dth e establishmen

t o f a 

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permanen tfile. I f confidential treatmen ti s requested , bu ti s no tspecifically marked , th e materia l wil l b e stamped "Subje a t o Confidentialit y Claim. " I f

par tofth e materia

l i s claime d t o b e confidential , tha

tportio n i s marke

d "Subjec tt o Confidentialit

y Claim. " I

n complianc e wit h Section s 2.20 4 an

d 2.20 8 o f

4 0 CF RPar

t2 , th e Grou p Leade r responsibl e for th e requeste d information review s th e informatio n t o determin e whethe r i ti s likel y t o b e confidentia l i n contras t t o bein g availabl e in th e ope n literature , whethe r i ti s emissio n data , an d whethe r i tlikel y provide s it s holde r with a competitiv e advantage . I f th e infonnatio n i s clearl y nq tconfidential , th e Grou p Leade r prepares a lette r fo r signatur e ofth e Divisio n Direaor , ESD , to-notif y th e busines s o f

thi s finding. I f

th e informatio n i s possibl y confidential , th e Grou p Leade r send s a memorandum t o infor m th e OD , ESD , o f

thi s finding, give s a brie f descriptio n ofth e materia l (wha ti tis , ho w man y pages , etc.) , identifie s itwith th e corre a ES D proje a number , an d list s thos e person s wh o ar e authorize d t o hav e acces s t o th e information . Th e infonnatio n and memorandu m ar e hand carried t o th e O D an

d place d in th e CB I files wit h th e material . A recor d o f wh o wil l se e th e informatio n (Attachmen tA ) i s als o filed wit h th e folde r containin g th e information . I f CA A CB I i s receive d from th e owne r vi a a n authorize d representativ e o r a thir d party, th e sam e procedur e i s followed , with th e additio n o f clearl y identifyin g th e infonnatio n an d it s source . B y regulation , information fo r whic h confidential treatmenti s requeste d mus tb e s o marke d o r designate d b y th e submitter . Th e EP A take s additiona l measure s t o ensur e thatth e proprietar y designatio n i s uniforml y indicate d an

d immediatel y observable . Al l unmarked o r undesignate d informatio n (excep ta s note d below ) i s freel y releasable .
c Storag e o f

CA A Confidentia l Busines s Informatio n Folders , documents , o r materia l containin g CA A CB I (a s defined ) shal l b e secured , a

ta minimum , i

n a combination-locke d cabinet . Norma l procedur e i s t o secure thi s informatio n i s a cabine tequippe d wit

h a securit

y ba r an d locke d usin g a four-way , changeabl e combinatio n padlock . I

n addition , th e entranc e doo r t o th e CB I storag e roo m i s equipped with a changeabl e combinatio n simple x lock . Th e locke d files are unde r th e contro l ofth e OD . Knowledg e ofth e combination s ofth e lockin g device s i s limited t o th e Documen tContro l Office r (DCO ) an

d th e minimu

m numbe r o f

person s require d t o effeaivel y maintai n norma l busines s operations . Record s ofth e lockin g devic e combinatio n are store d elsewher e in conformanc e withth e requirements ofthe . EP A Securit y Manual . . » } Combination s ofth e lock s are normally change d wheneve r a perso n wit h knowledg e ofth e combination s i s transferred , terminate s employment , no longe r authorize d access , o r wheneve r th e possibilit y exist s tha

tth e combination s ma

y hav e bee n subje a t o compromise . File s ma y b e checke d outupo n confirmatio n thatth e requestin g perso n i s authorize d t o receiv e th e information . AlKconfidenti ^ files may b e returned n o late r tha n 4:3 0 p.m . o n th e sam e da y the y ar e removed . Th e intende d use r mustsig n th e CB I Control Record whe n th e file i s checke d out .



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### Th e individua

l who sign s ou t

aconfidentia

l file i s responsibl e for

it s safekeeping
. Th e file mus t not b e lef t unattended
. Th e informatio n mus t no t b e disclose dt o an

y non-authorize d personnel
. Storag e procedure s fo

r CA A CB I by zn authorize drepresentativ e of EP A (se e Seaio n d
. below ) mus t

be , a t aminimum

, a s secur e a s thos e establishe dfo r EP A offices within OAQPS
. Wheneve r CB I i s removedfromth e EP A files t o b e transmitte dt o an authorize drepresentative , notatio n i s placedi

n th e file indicatin g what

information wa s transmitted , th e date , andth e recipient
. Th e .authorize

d representativ e return s asigne dreceip t ofth e DCO
. d
. Acces s t o CA

A Confidentia l Busines s Informatio n Onl y authorize dEP

A employee s ma

y ope n adistribute CA

A CBI
. Onl y employee s wh

o require an dar e authorize dacces s t o CAA CB I i n th e performanc e o f thei r officia l dutie s .ir e permittedt o revie w document s and , upo n receiving aconfidentia l document , must

sig n an ddat e th e for mshow n in Attachment

A t o certif

y thei r .acces s t o th e document
. Th e CB I files .ir

e controlle db y th e OD , ESD , an dmanagedby a n authorize dfedera

l employee
. Acces s t o th e information i s limitedt o thos e person s having anee dt o kno w i

n performin g thei r officia l duties
. Th e Grou p Leade r havin g primar y interes t i n th e CAA CB I provide s amemorandu mfo r th e recor ddesignating thos e personne l wh o ar e authorize dt o us e CB I i n aprogra munde r which CB I ca n b e requested
. N o perso n i s automatically entitle dt o acces s basedsolel y o n grade , position , o r

securit y clearance
. Th e name s o f person s grante dacces s t o CA A CB I are place do n th e Clea n Ai r A aCB I acces s list , whic h indicate s th e "specific " CB I eac h perso n i s permitte dt o see . The Acces s Lis t

i s reviewe dan dupdate dperiodically
. Companie s unde

r contra at o perfor

mwor k for th e EP A ma

y b e designate dauthorize d representative s o f

EP A i f suc h designatio n i s necessar

y i n orde r fo r th e contraao r

t o carr y ou t th e * wor k requiredb y th e contraa. A s authorize drepresentatives , contraaor s ma y b e grante dacces s t o CA A CB I b y th e Direaor , ESD
. Th e followin g condition s appl

y whe n it ha s bee n detennine d tha t disclosur e i s necessary : (1 ) Th e contraao r

designate da s arepresentativ e an dit s employee s (ajma y us e suc h confidentia

l informatio

n only fo r th e purpos e o f

carryin g ou t

th e wor k required , (b ) mus t refrai n fromdisclosin

g th e informatio n t o anyon e other tha n EP A without

having receive dfrom EP A prio r written approva

l o f eac h affeae dbusines s o r

ofa n EP A lega

l office , an d(c ) mus t retur n to EP A al l copie s ofth e informatio n (andan y abstraa s o r

excerpt s therefrom

) upo n request or wheneve r the information i s n o longe r require dfo

r th e performanc e ofth e work
.


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(2 ) Th e authorize d contraao r designate d a s a representativ e mus t obtai n a writte n agreementfrom eac h o f it s employee s wh o wil l hav e acces s t o th e informatioiL A cop y o f eac h employe e agreement(Attachmen tB ) mus tb e furnished t o EP A befor e acces s i s permitted . (3 ) Th e contraao r designate d a s a n authorize d representativ e mus t agre e tha tth e condition s i

n th e contra a concernin g th e us e an d disclosur e o f CA A CB I ar e include d fo r th e benefitof , an d shall b e enforceabl e by , bot h EP A and an

y affeae d busines s havin g a proprietar

y interes tin th e information . Information may b e release d t o o r accesse d b y EP A employee s othe r tha n OAQP S employee s onl y upo n approval ofth e Direaor , ESD . Request s fo r CA A CB I from othe r Federal agencies , Congress , th e Comptrolle r General , , Courts , etc. , ar e processe d b y th e OD , ES D i n accordanc e with 4 0 CF R2 , Subpar tB . Request s unde r th e Freedo m o f Infonnatio n A a ar e handle d i n accordanc e with 4 0 CF R 2 , Subpar tA . Th e Freedo m o f

Informatio n Ac tCoordinato r mus tb e consulte d prio r t o respondin g t o an

y reques tfo r informatio n i f a clai m o f

confidentialit

y ha s bee n asserte d o r i f

ther e i s reaso n t o believ e thata clai m migh tb e mad e i f th e busines s kne w releas e wa s intended .
e . Us e an d Disclosur e o f CA A Confidentia l Busines s Informatio n Th e CA A CB I a s defined ma y no tb e use d i n publications , supportin g document , memoranda, etc. , tha

tbecom e a par

tofth e publi c domain , excep ta s provided fo r in 4 0 CF R2 Subpar tB . The CA A CB I ma

y notb e summarize d withou tth e approva l ofth e Group Leade r responsibl e fo r th e CA A CBI . An y authorize d reproduction s mus tb e logge d int o th e CA A CB I documenttracking syste m an d treate d accordin g t o th e sam e procedure s applicabl e t o th e origina l confidentia

l material . The EP A generate d document s o r material , o r extract s o f infonnatio n containin g CA A CBI , mus tb e stamped "Subjectt o Confidentialit y Claim " an

d a cove r sheetmus tb e attache d t o identif y th e materia

l a s CBI . f . Handlin g o f

Othe r Informatio n Reports , memoranda , documents , etc. , prepared by EP A o r it s authorize d representative s ar e no tnormall y circulate d outsid e EP A for commen to r revie w prio r t o publicatio n excep ti n such case s as described abov e (6.d.3 ) wherei n CB I i s expressl y included . However , becaus e

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### industrial-data-gatherin g visits , plant inspeaions , an dsourc e testin g ca n involv e inadverten

t receipt o f CA A CBL , i t i s th e policy o f

OAQP S t o prote aall partie s involvedin th e following manner .

. Prio r t o o r a t th e inceptio n o f

aplan t inspection , data-gatherin g visit , o r sourc e test , EP A o r it s authorize drepresentativ e discusse s wit h aresponsibl e industr

y officia l th e information sought , ho w it

i s t o b e used , an

dho w i t i s t o b e proteaed
. A cop y ofthi s summary , i s usually provide dto th e industr

y officia l bein g consulted
. Following a

n inspection , visit , o r

test , atri p repor

t i s prepare dt o include , a s practicable , 'al l infonnatio n receive

db y EP A o r it s authorize drepresentativ e during th e visi t o r tes t Th e repor t ma y b e prepare dby either

EP A o r it s autiiorize drepresentative
. Th e draf t o f tha t report i s clearly identified , o n a

n attached , colore dcove r

shee t a s "Confidentia

l Pendin g Detennination. " A secondcop y ofth e draf

t tri p repor t

i s forwardedb y EP A t o th e responsibl e industr y officia l for review
. Th e responsibl e industr y officia l i s requeste db y cove r

lette r t o revie w th e report , clearly mar k an y information considere d t o b e confidential , an dretur n th e markedup-repor

t t o th e responsibl e EP A employee within 2 week s o f receipt
. Th e origina

l draf t i s kep t in th e CB I "pending " file unti l th e marked-u p cop y i s returne db y th e busines s firm. Whe n th e reviewedcop y ofth e report , a s marke db y th e responsibl e plant official , i s receive db y EP A information designate dconfidentia l i s place din th e CB I files a s describe d above
. Th e origina

l draf t ofth e tri p repor t

i s edite dt o delete th e confidentia l information andt o accommodat

e technica l changes , an dth e tri p repor t i s issued
. 2 Attachment s

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Attachmen t A 

## CA A CONFIDENTIA L BUSINES S INFORMATIO N

CONTRO L RECORD DAT E RECEIVED : DAT E O F DOCUiMENT : RESPONSIBL E BRANCH : CONTRO L NUMBER : DOCUMEN

T AUTHOR : DESGUPTIO

N (Providin

g organizanon, dtle , subject , number o f copies an d numbe r o f pages )

RETUR N DATE : DESTRUCTIO N DATE : INITIALS : Each person given aeeess• tathadocumaamtta '• 

## CHECK-OU

T SIGNATUR

E

i i i DATE TIM E 

## CHECK-I N SIGNATUR

E DAT E TIM E

CA A CB I Form 1 (Rev . 6/95 ) 

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Attachmen t B
1
. AUTHORIZATIO N FO RACCES S T O CAA CB I FO RCONTRACTO REMPLOYEE S FUL L NAM E
SS N POSITIO N
CONTRACTO R I t i s th e responsibilit

y o f eac h Authorizin g Official * t o ensur e tha t th e employee s unde

r his/he r supervisio n wh

o require acces s t o CAA CBI : 1
. Sig n the Confidentialit

y Agreemen t

for EP A Employee s 2
. Ar e full y informedregarding thei r

security responsibilitie s for CA A CBI
. 3
. Obtai n acces s onl y t

o tha t CA A CB I require dt o perfor

mthei r officia l dutie s SIGNATUR

E O F AUTHORIZIN

G OFFICIAL *

TITL E TELEPHON E NO
. DAT E

LOCATIO N
H
. COWFTOENTIALrr y AGREEMEN T FO RCONTRACTO REMPLOYEE S I understandthat

I wil l hav e acces s to certai n Confidential Busines s Infonnatio n submitte dt o EPA o r it s authorizedrepresentative s under th e Clea n Ai r A a(CAA)
. Thi s acces s i s grante din accordanc e wit h m y officia l dutie s a s a

n employe e ofth e Environmental Protectio n Agenc y contractor
. I understandthat

CA A CB I ma y no t t> e disclose dexcep t

a s authorize db y CA

A an dAgenc y regulations
. I understan dtha t I a mliabl e for

apossibl e fine o f

u p t o $1,00 0 and/or

imprisonmen

t fo r u p t o 1 yea

r if l willfully disclos e CAA CB I t o an y perso n no t authorize dt o receiv e i t

I n additio n I understan ddia

t I ma y b e subject

t o disciplinary actio n fo r

violatio n o f

thi s agreemen

t wit h penaltie s rangin g u p t o andincludin g dismissal
. I agre e tha t I will trea t an y CA A CB I furnishe dt o m e a s confidential anddia t I wil l follo w th e procedure s set

fort h i n di e CA A Confidentia

l Busines s Informatio n Securit y Manual
. I hav e rea dan dunderstandthes e procedures
. SIGNATUR

E - TELEPHONENO
. DAT E

UL HAVIN G COMPLET E REQUIRE D TRAININ G AN D PASSE D REQUIRE D TEST , TH E ABOVE-NAME D EMPLOYE E I S HEREB Y AUTHORIZE D T O HAV E ACCES S T O CA A CBI V SIGNATUR

E CONTRACTOR/DC

O TELEPHON E NO
.

- DAT E

" Mustbe Contracto

r iVtanagemen

t CA A CB I For

m 3 (Rev . 6/95 ) 

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