64830 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 236 / Tuesday, December 9, 1997 / Notices

E–545, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC

20460, (202) 554–1404, TDD: (202) 554–

0551; e-mail: TSCA

Hotline@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under a

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

dated September 23, 1986, CPSC agreed

to EPA procedures governing access to

CBI submitted to EPA under TSCA. In

accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(h), EPA

has determined that CPSC will require

access to CBI submitted to EPA under

all sections of TSCA to perform

successfully their responsibilities under

the Consumer Product Safety Act and

TSCA. CPSC personnel will be given

access to information submitted to EPA

under all sections of TSCA. Some of the

information may be claimed or

determined CBI.

In a previous notice published in the

Federal Register of November 5, 1992

(57 FR 52775; FRL–4173–1), CPSC was

authorized for access to CBI submitted

to EPA under all sections of TSCA. EPA

is issuing this notice to grant CPSC a 5-

year extension to its TSCA CBI access

under the existing MOU.

EPA is issuing this notice to inform

all submitters of information under all

sections of TSCA that EPA may provide

the CPSC access to these CBI materials

on a need-to-know basis only. All access

to TSCA CBI under this MOU will take

place at EPA Headquarters and CPSC’s

4340 East West Highway, Room 600–20,

Bethesda, MD site.

CPSC will be authorized access to

TSCA CBI at its facility under the TSCA

Confidential Business Information

Security Manual. Before access to TSCA

CBI is authorized at CPSC’s site, EPA

will perform the required inspection of

its facility, and ensure that the facilities

are in compliance with the manual.

Upon completing review of the CBI

materials, CPSC will return all

transferred materials to EPA.

Clearance for access to TSCA CBI

under this contract may continue until

September 30, 2002.

CPSC personnel will be required to

sign nondisclosure agreements and will

be briefed on appropriate security

procedures before they are permitted

access to TSCA CBI.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Access to

confidential business information.

Dated: November 20, 1997.

Oscar Morales,

Acting Director, Information Management

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 97–32181 Filed 12–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–140263; FRL–5757–7]

Access to Confidential Business

Information by Geologics Inc.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its

contractor, Geologics, Incorporated,

5510 Cherokee Avenue, Suite 260,

Alexandria, Virginia and Geologics’

subcontractor, Eastern Research Group

(ERG), 110 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington,

Massachusetts for access to information

which has been submitted to EPA under

sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of

the information may be claimed or

determined to be confidential business

information (CBI).

DATES: Access to the confidential data

submitted to EPA occurred as a result of

Agency approval of a waiver request

dated September 30, 1997, granting

Geologics Incorporated, and their Subcontractor ERG immediate access to

TSCA CBI. This waiver was necessary to

allow Geologics and ERG to assist with

providing technical, administrative, and

computer database support to the new

chemicals program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Hazen, Director, Environmental

Assistance Division (7408), Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, Rm.

E–545, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC

20460, (202) 554–1404, TDD: (202) 554–

0551; e-mail: TSCAHotline@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

contract number 68–W7–0036,

contractor Geologics, Inc., of 5510

Cherokee Avenue, Suite 260,

Alexandria, VA, and ERG of 110

Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA, will

assist the Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics (OPPT) in providing

technical, administrative, and computer

database support to the new chemicals

program.

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j),

EPA has determined that under EPA

contract number 68–W7–0036,

Geologics and ERG will require access

to CBI submitted to EPA under sections

4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA to perform

successfully the duties specified under

the contract. Geologics and ERG

personnel will be given access to

information submitted to EPA under

sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA. Some

of the information may be claimed or

determined to be CBI.

EPA is issuing this notice to inform

all submitters of information under

sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA that EPA

may provide Geologics and ERG access

to these CBI materials on a need-toknow basis only. All access to TSCA

CBI under this contract will take place

at EPA Headquarters.

Geologics and ERG will be authorized

access to TSCA CBI at EPA

Headquarters under the EPA TSCA

Confidential Business Information

Security Manual.

Clearance for access to TSCA CBI

under this contract may continue until

July 31, 2002.

Geologics and ERG personnel will be

required to sign nondisclosure

agreements and will be briefed on

appropriate security procedures before

they are permitted access to TSCA CBI.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Access to

confidential business information.

Dated: November 20, 1997.

Oscar Morales,

Acting Director, Information Management

Division, Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 97–32182 Filed 12–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[AD–FRL–5933–5]

Extension of Period of Submission of

Section 111(d) Plans for Existing

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Administrator has

determined that it is necessary to extend

the submission deadline for section

111(d) Plans for MSW landfills for the

States of Alaska, Idaho, Illinois,

Kentucky, New York, North Carolina,

South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and

Washington as described below. The

reasons for this action are set forth in

the memorandum, Reasons for

Extending Municipal Solid Waste

Landfill Section 111(d) Plan Submittal,

which is located in the docket and on

EPA’s website. These Plans, which are

required under section 111(d) of the

Clean Air Act for existing landfills (40

CFR part 60, subpart B), describe how

the State or Local air pollution agency

or Indian Tribe will implement the

MSW landfill emission guidelines. The

guidelines were promulgated on March

12, 1996 under 40 CFR part 60, subpart