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Thi s lette r i s t o reques t avisi t to th e Aqu aGlas s facilit

y in Adamsville , Tennessee , o n Januar y 15 , 200 2 b y representative s ofth e U.S

. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency (EPA)

. Visitor s wil l include Mr
. Keit h Barnet t ofth e EPA , an

dMr
. Ke n Meardon , Mr
. Fran

k Meadows , andMs
. Susa

n Cassid y of Pacifi c Environmenta

l Service s (PES)

. W

e pla n to arriv e a

t th e facilit y a t 8:0 0 a.m . Thi s visi t

wa s discusse dduring atelephone conversatio n between Mr
. Keit h Barnet t andyou i n Decembe

r 2001

. W e ar e require dby th e 199

0 Clea n Ai r Ac t Amendment s (the Act

) t o regulat e categorie s o f majo r source s ofth e 18 8 hazardou s ai r pollutant s (HAP

) liste di n sectio n 112(b ) ofth e Act

. W e hav e identifie dth e reinforcedplastic s composite s manufacturing industr y a s acategor

y of majo r source s o f

HAP

. The purpos e ofthi s visit i s to specificall

y gathe r informatio n on issue s relatin g t o th e cos t

an dtechnica l feasibilit y o f add-on controls

. Enclosur

e 1 present s th e informatio n w e wouldlik

e to discus s durin g th e sit

e visit

. Ou r informatio n gathering authorit y i s include di

n sectio n 11 4 of

th e Clea n Ai r Act (4 2 U.S.C

. 7414)

. Enclosur e 2 contain s asummar

y ofthi s authority

. I

f you believ e tha

t disclosur e ofth e information we reques t wouldrevea

l atrade secret , you shoul dclearly identif y such informatio n a s discusse din Enclosur e 2

. An y information subsequently determine dt o constitut e atrad e secret

wil l b e protecte dunde

r 1 8 U.S.C

. 1905

. If

n o claimof confidentialit

y accompanie s th e informatio n whe n w e receiv e it , w e ma

y mak e i t availabl e t o th e publi c without furthe r notic e (4 0 CF

RPar t 2.2043 , Septembe

r 1,1976)

. Becaus e section 114(c ) ofth e Ac t exempt s emission s datafro mclaim s of

confidentiality , th e emission s datayou provide ma y b e mad e availabl e t

o th e public

. A clarificatio n of wha t w e conside

r to b e emission s datai s containe d in Enclosur

e 3

. A s note di n Enclosur

e 4 , w e hav e designate dPES a s a n authorize drepresentativ e ofth e Agency

. Therefore , PE S ha s th e right s discusse dabove an di n Enclosur

e 2

. A s a n authorize d representativ e ofth e EPA , PE S i s subject t o th e provision s o

f 4 2 U.S.C

. 7414(c ) respectin g confidentialit

y o f method s o

r processe s entitle dt

o protectio n a s trade secrets ; PES' s contrac t wit h EP A i s 68-D-01-077

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### Enclosur e 5 summarize s ou

r policie s an

dprocedure s fo

r handlin g privilegedinformatio

n an ddescribe s ou

r commitments an

dprocedure s fo

r us e of confidentia

l materials

. I t

i s ou r polic y tha t complianc e by a

n authorizedrepresentativ e wit h th e requirement s detailedi n Enclosur e 4 provide s sufficien

t protectio n fo

r th e right s o

f submitters of

privilege dinformation

. Th e followin g policie s concernin

g liabilit y shoul dals o b e of

interes t t o you : 1

. I f aFedera l employe e i s injure di n th e cours e of

hi s employment , h

e ha s compensation coverag e fromth e Governmen t unde r th e Federa

l Employee s Compensation Ac t ( 5 U.S.C

. 810 8 et

seq.) ; an d 2

. If , due t o th e employee' s negligence , propert y damag e or

persona l injur y t o thir d partie s occurs , th e Federa

l Tor t Clai mAc t (2 8 U.S.C

. 1346) provide s amean s of fixing an y liabilit y upo n th e Federa

l Government

. The Offic e of Genera l Counse l has informe

dth e Agenc

y tha t afirmma y no t condition EPA' s "righ

t o f entry " upon consen

t t o awaive

r of liabilit y an dhas instructe demployee s not t o sig n suc h waivers

. I

f yo u have an y question s regarding thi s refusal , pleas e contac t th e EPA' s Genera l an dInformation La

w Divisio n a t (202 ) 260-0020

. I f there ar e an y question s regarding thi s confirmation , pleas e contac t Mr
. Keit h Barnet t a t (919 ) 541-5605

. Sincerely ,

Penn y Lassite r Grou p Leade r Organic Chemical s Grou

p Enclosure s (5 )
cc : EP A Region IV Greg Fort , TDEC/AP

C Keit h Barnett , EPA/OAQP S OAQPS:ESD:OCG:LASSITER:BARNETT:russell:919-541-5416:MD-13:1/11/0 2 g : user:share:OCGtrans:Keith/SiteVisitAquaGlassl- l 1-02.wp dP. 4

3 Enclosur e 1 Site Visi t t o Aqu aGlas s Corporatio n - Adamsville , TN Th e primar

y objectiv e ofthi s visi t

i s t o observ e th e physica

l layou t ofth e manufacturin g operatio n includin g th e spray booths , air handlin g system , material s flows , an dlocatio n o f personnel

. Thi s informatio n wil l b e use db y u s t o assis t in developin g acos t

estimat e t o enclos e th e reinforce d plasti c composit e operatio n wit h a n enclosur e tha t

meet s th e criteri ain EP A Metho d204

. Durin g thi s visi t w e wil l potentiall y b e askin g som e specifi c question s tha t will assis t

i n thi s effort

. Th e question s w e anticipat e ar e a s follows : la

. I f yo u wer e require dt o buil dpermanen t tota l enclosure s (PTEs ) o r convert you r buildin g t o a tota l enclosure , ho w woul dyo u d o it ? Fo r example , ho w d o yo u thin k yo u woul dbuil dindividua l enclosure s for

eac h mol darea ? lb

. Which , if

any , ofth e five Metho d20 4 criteri ad o yo u thin k woul dmake buildin g th e abov e PT E o r convertin g th e buildin g t o aPT E impossibl e t o meet ? lc

. I n you r

comments , yo u stat e tha t meetin g 20 0 feet

pe r minut e woul d"requir e significant increase s i

n th e existin g exhaus t

ai r flows. " What

i s th e basi s for

thi s statemen t

(ho w di dyo u determin e existin g air

flows v s thos e tha t

woul db e required) ? Id

. Ho w di dyo u determin e th e PT E size s a s reporte di n you r comments ? 2a

. O n pag e 2 7 o f

4 3 ofyou r

comments , yo u stat e tha t booth s ca

n no t hav e doors

. Pleas e explai n th e basi s for

thi s statement
. 2b

. O n pag e 2 7 o f

4 3 ofyou r

comments , yo u stat e tha t th e exterio r

plan t door s ca n no t b e close d i n th e summer

months

. Pleas e explai n ho w yo u envisio n whethe r thes e door s ar e ope n o r

shu t i n relationshi p t o PTE s an dth e Metho d20 4 criteria

. Fo r example , what

percen t ofth e buildin g d o thes e door s represent ? I f individual PTE s ar e constructed , ho w d o th e exterio r door s ente r

int o determinin g complianc e with Metho d204 ? 3

. Ca n yo u discus s mor e specifically Metho d20 4 enforcemen t problem s tha t

yo u anticipate ? 4

. Yo u provide dutilit

y cost s for

you r thre e plant s for

th e Year 2000

. What

wer e you r

utilit y cost s for 199 7 throug h 199 9 an d2001 ? Ho w representativ e ar e th e utilit y cost s i n 200 0 for

th e las t 1 0 years ? D o any ofyou r plant s experienc e specia

l circumstance s tha t

might indicat e higher (o r lower ) utilit

y rate s tha n might

b e expecte delsewhere ? Fo r example , distanc e from anatural ga s pipelin e o r

th e unavailabilit

y o f natura l gas ? 5

. What i s th e basi s (calculations ) for th e reporte dexhaus t

air flows an dstyren e concentrations ? 6
. O n pag e 3 9 o f

4 3 yo u compar e ope n moldin g with spra y finishing processes . What i s th e effect o n eac h on e o f

thes e characteristic s o n th e abilit y o f PTE s t o mee t

th e Metho d20 4 criteria ?P. 5

ENCLOSUR

E 2 EPA' s Information Gathering Authorit y Unde r Section 11 4 o

f th e Clea n Ai r Ac t
Unde r Sectio n 11 4 ofth e Ac

t (4 2 U.S.C

. 7414) , Congres s ha s give n th e U.S

. Environmenta

l Protectio n Agency broa

dauthorit y t o secur e information neede

d"fo r di e purpos e o

f (i ) developin g or

assistin g i n th e developmen

t o f an y implementation pla

n unde r Section 11 0 o

r 111(d) , an

y standar dof performanc e unde

r Section 111 , or

an y emission standar

dunde r Section 112 , (ii ) determining whethe r an y perso n i s i n violatio n of an y suc h standar dof an y requiremen

t o f suc h aplan , or

(iii ) carryin g ou

t an y provisio n o

f thi s Act. " Amon

g othe r things , Sectio n 11 4 authorize s EP A t o mak e inspections , conduct

tests , examin

e records , an

drequir e owner s o r operator s o

f emission source s t

o submi t information reasonabl

y require dfo

r th e piupos e o

f developing suc

h standards

. I

n addition , th

e EP A Offic e o f Genera l Counse l ha s interprete dSection 11 4 to includ e audiorit y to photograph o

r requir e submission o

f photograph s o

f pertinen t equipment , emissions , or both

. Unde

r Section 114 , EP

A i s empowere

dt o obtain information describedb y tha t sectio n eve

n if yo u conside r i t t o b e confidential

. Yo

u may , however , reques t

ma t EP A trea t suc h informatio n a s confidential

. Information obtaine dunde

r Section 11 4 an

dcoveredb

y suc h areques t

will ordinarily b e release dt o di e publi c onl y i f EP A determine s tha

t die information i s not

entitle dt o confidentia

l treatment. 1 Procedure s t

o b e usedfo

r makin g confidentialit

y determinations , substantiv e criteri at o b e use din suc h determinations , an

dspecia l rule s governing informatio n obtainedunde r Section 11 4 ar

e se t fort h i n 40 CF

RPar t 2 publishe di n di e Federa

l Registe r on Septembe

r 1 , 197 6 (4 0 F

R36902)

. Pursuan t to § 2.204(a) o

f EPA' s Freedomo

f Information Ac

t (FOIA) regulation , i n the even t areques t i s received , or

i t i s determinedma

t areques t i s likel y t o b e received , or

EP A desire s to determine whethe r busines s informatio n i n it s possessio n i s entitle dto confidentia l treatmen t eve n though n o reques t

fo r releas e of the infonnatio n ha s bee

n received , pleas e b e advisedtha t EP A will seek , a

t tha t time , m e following information 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 compan y t o guar dagains t undesire ddisclosur

e o f di e information t

o others ; 2

. The exten

t t o whic h th e information ha s bee

n disclosedt

o odiers , an

dth e precaution s take

n in connectio n therewith ; 3

. Pertinent

confidentialit

y determinations , if

any , b y EP A or ome r Federa l agencies , an

dacopy o f an y suc h detenninations , or

referenc e to it , if

available ; an

d 4

. Whedie

r you r compan y assert s ma

t disclosur e o f ui e informatio n wouldb e likely t o result i n substantia l harmfu l effect s on th e business ' competitiv e position , an di f so , wha t thos e harmfu

l effect s wouldbe , wh

y die y shouldb e vieweda s substantial , an da n explanatio n o

f th e causa l relationship betwee

n disclosur

e an dsuc h harmfu l effects

.

'Sectio n 11 4 require s publi c availabilit y o f all emission dat

aan daudiorize s disclosur

e o f confidentia

l information in certain circumstances

. Se e 4 0 F R3690 2 - 3691 2 (Septembe r 1 , 1976)

.

### ENCLOSUR E 3

704 2 Federa l Registe r / Vo l 56
. No . 3 5 / Thursday , Februar y21 , 199 1 / Notice s P. 6

Dated : Februar y14 , 1991
. Pau l Lapsley , Director , Regulator y Managemen t Division. [F R Do c 91-411 3 File d 2-20-91 ; 8:4 5 am ] BILLIN G COD E 8580-50-

M

[AD-FRL-3008-3 ]
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 f th e Clea n Ai r Ac t
AGENCY : Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y(EPA)
. ACTION : Notic e o f polic yo 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 ) o f th e Clea n Ai r Ac t (CAA )
.
SUMMARY : Sectio n 114(c ) o f th e CA Aexclude s emissio n dat a fro mth e genera l definitio n o f trad e secre t information
. Certai n classe s o f dat a submitte d t o th e EP Aunde r section s 11 0 an d 114(a ) o f th e CA Aar e emissio n data , and , a s such , canno t b e withhel d fro m disclosur e a s confidentia l pursuan t t o sectio n 190 5 o f titl e 1 8 o f th e Unite d State s Code
. Thi s notic e clarifie s EPA' s curren t policy , an d solicit s commen t regardin g tha t polic yan d categorie s o f dat a whic h i t consider s exclude d fro mtrad e secre t definition
. DATES : Writte n comment s pertainin g t o thi s notic e ar e requeste d b yApri l 22 , 1991
. ADDRESSES : Submi t comment s to : Nanc yD . Riley , U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Emissio n Standard s Division , Pollutan t Assessmen t Branc h (MD-13) , Researc h Triangl e Park , N C 27711
. FO R FURTHE R INFORMATIO N CONTACT : Timoth yMohi n (telephone : (919 ) 541-534 9 commercial/FT S 629-5349 ) o r Kare n Blanchar d (telephone : (919 ) 541-550 3 commercial/FT S 629-5503) , Pollutan t Assessmen t Branc h (MD-13) , Emissio n Standard s Division ; o r Thoma s Rosendah l (telephone : (919 ) 541-540 4 commercial/FT S 629-5 4 04) , Nationa l Ai r Dat a Branc h (MD-14) , Technica l Suppor t Division ; U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Researc h Triangl e Park , Nort h Carolin a 27711
. SUPPLEMENTAR Y INFORMATION : Th e EP Aroutinel yuse s th e authorit yo f section s 11 0 an d 114(a ) o f th e CA At o gathe r technica l informatio n fro m industrie s involve d i n operation s tha t lea d t o emission s o f pollutant s t o th e ambien t air
. Thi s informatio n ha s bee n used , amon g othe r things , t o bette r characteriz e emittin g facilitie s an d t o evaluat e th e nee d fo r an d impact s o f potentia l regulation
. Informatio n request s unde r section s 11 0 an d 114(a ) o f th e CA Atypicall yinclud e question s o n uncontrolle d an d controlle d emissio n rate s an d emissio n parameter s o f th e pollutan t o r grou p o f pollutant s o f concern . Th e respondent s sometime s clai m tha t it s respons e constitute s trad e secre t information , an d thus , shoul d b e treate d a s confidential
. Claim s o f confidentialit yma yb e mad e unde r sectio n 114(c ) o f th e CAA , whic h state s " * * * upo n a showin g satisfactor yt o th e Administrato r b yan yperso n tha t records , reports , o r information , o r a particula r par t thereof , (othe r tha n emissio n data ) t o whic h th e Administrato r ha s acces s unde r thi s sectio n i f mad e public , woul d divulg e method s o r processe s entitle d t o protectio n a s trad e secret s o f suc h person , th e Administrato r shal l conside r suc h * * * confidentia l i n accordanc e wit h th e purpose s o f sectio n 190 5 o f titl e 1 8 o f th e Unite d State s Cod e * * *. " I f th e Administrato r s o determines , th e informatio n i s no t disclosabl e t o th e public
. However , sectio n 114(c ) o f th e CA Aprovide s tha t informatio n claime d t o b e a trad e secre t bu t whic h constitute s emissio n dat a ma y no t b e withhel d a s confidential
. Althoug h typicall yth e EP Aevaluate s whethe r informatio n constitute s emissio n dat a o n a case-by-cas e basis , i t believe s tha t som e kind s o f dat a wil l alway s constitut e emissio n dat a withi n th e meanin g o f sectio n 114(c)
. Th e purpos e o f thi s notic e i s t o describe , withou t attemptin g t o b e comprehensive , tha t informatio n whic h th e EP A generall yconsider s t o b e emissio n data , an d whic h canno t qualif ya s confidentia l unde r eithe r sectio n 114(c ) o r sectio n 11 0 (a s se t fort h i n 4 1 CF R 51.321 , 51.322 , an d 51.323 ) o f th e CAA . Th e EP Ai s issuin g thi s notic e t o clarif y it s polic yan d procedures , t o facilitat e th e us e o f thes e dat a i n automate d dat a 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 yo r request s fo r disclosure
. Th e EP Apresentl ydetermine s tha t dat a submitte d t o i t a s emissio n dat a doe s no t qualif y a s confidentia l i f i t meet s th e followin g definitio n unde r 4 0 CF R 2.301(a)(2)(i) : a . Definitions
. Fo r th e purpos e o f thi s section , (1 ) Act mean s th e Clea n Ai r Act , a s amended , 4 2 U.S.C . 740 1 e t seq . (2)(i ) Emission data means , wit h referenc e t o an y sourc e o f emissio n o f an y substanc e int o th e air — (A ) Informatio n necessar yt o determin e th e identity , amount , frequency , concentration , o r othe r characteristic s (t o th e exten d relate d t o ai r quality ) o f an y emissio n whic h ha s bee n emitte d b yth e sourc e (o r o f an ypollutan t resultin g fro m an yemissio n b yth e source) , o r an ycombinatio n o f th e foregoing : (B ) Informatio n necessar yt o determin e th e identity , amount , frequency , concentration , o r othe r characteristic s (t o th e exten t relate d t o ai r quality ) o f th e emissio n which , unde r a n applicabl e standar d o r limitation , th e sourc e wa s authorize d t o emi t (including , t o th e exten t necessar yfo r suc h purposes , a descriptio n o f th e manne r o r rat e o f operatio n o f th e source) , o rFedera l Registe r / Vo l 56
. No . 3 5 / Thursday , February21 , 199 1 / Notice s 704 3 P. 7

an ycombinatio n o f th e foregoing
. (C ) Agenera l descriptio n o f th e locatio n and/o r natur e o f th e sourc e t o th e exten t necessar yt o identif yth e sourc e an d t o distinguis h i t fro mothe r source s (including , t o th e exten t necessar yfo r suc h purposes , a descriptio n o f th e device , installation , o r operatio n constitutin g th e source)
. Th e tabl e belo w list s th e specifi c dat a field s whic h th e EP Apresentl yconsider s t o constitut e emissio n dat a an d provide s a brie f descriptio n o f wha t eac h dat a fiel d describes
. Th e description s ar e intende d t o provid e genera l information
. Thi s lis t i s no t exhaustive , and , therefore , othe r dat a migh t b e found , i n a prope r case , t o constitut e emissio n data
. Emissio n Dat a Field s Facilit yIdentification : Th e followin g dat a field s ar e neede d t o establis h th e identit yan d locatio n o f emissio n sources . Thi s shal l als o includ e a descriptio n o r a n identifie r o f th e device , installation , o r operatio n constitutin g th e source . Thes e dat a ar e use d t o locat e source s fo r dispersio n evaluatio n an d exposur e modeling
. Plan t Nam e an d relate d poin t identifier s Addres s Cit y Count y AQC R (Ai r Qualit yContro l Region ) MSA , PMSA , CMS A(Metropolita n Statistica l Areas ) Stat e Zi p Cod e Ownershi p an d poin t o f contac t informatio n Locationa l Identifiers : Latitud e & Longitude , o r UT M Gri d Coordinat e SI C (Standar d Industria l Classification ) Emissio n point , devic e o r operatio n descriptio n informatio n SC C (Sourc e Classificatio n Codes ) Emissio n Parameters : Th e followin g dat a field s ar e neede d t o establis h th e characteristic s o f th e emissions
. Thi s informatio n i s neede d fo r th e analyse s o f dispersio n an d potentia l contro l equipment
. Emissio n typ e (e.g. , natur e o f emission s suc h a s C0 2 ) , particulat e o r a specifi c toxi c compound , an d origi n o f emission s suc h a s proces s vents , storag e tank s o r equipmen t leaks ) Emissio n rat e (e.g. , th e amoun t release d t o th e atmospher e ove r tim e suc h a s kg/y r o r lbs/yr ) Releas e heigh t (e.g. , heigh t abov e groun d leve l wher e th e pollutan t i s emitte d t o th e atmosphere ) Descriptio n o f terrai n an d surroundin g structure s (e.g. , th e siz e o f th e are a associate d wit h adjacen t structure s i n squar e meter s an d terrai n description s suc h a s mountainous , urban , o r rural ) Stac k o r ven t diamete r a t poin t o f emission s (e.g. , th e insid e diamete r o f ven t a t th e poin t o f emission s t o th e atmospher e i n meters ) Releas e velocit y (e.g. , velocit yo f releas e i n m/sec ) Releas e temperatur e (e.g. , temperatur e o f releas e a t poin t o f releas e i n degree s Kelvin ) Frequenc yo f releas e (e.g. , ho w ofte n a releas e occur s i n event s pe r year ) Duratio n o f releas e (e.g. , th e tim e associate d wit h a releas e t o th e atmosphere ) Concentratio n (e.g. , th e amoun t o f a n emissio n strea m

constituen t relativ e t o othe r strea m constituent s expresse d a s part s pe r millio n (ppm) , volum e percent , o r weigh t percent ) Densit yo f th e emission s strea mo r averag e molecula r weigh t (e.g. , densit yexpresse d a s fractio n o r multipl e o f th e densit yo f air : molecula r weigh t i n g/g-mole ) Boile r o r proces s desig n capacit y (e.g. , th e gros s heatin g valu e o f fue l inpu t t o a boile r a t it s maximu m desig n rate ) Emissio n estimatio n metho d (e.g. , th e metho d b ywhic h a n emissio n estimat e ha s bee n calculate d suc h a s materia l balance , sourc e test , us e o f AP-4 2 emissio n factors , etc. ) Percen t spac e hea t (e.g. , th e percen t o f fue l use d fo r spac e heating ) Hourl ymaximu mdesig n rat e (e.g. , th e greates t operatin g rat e tha t woul d b e expecte d fo r a sourc e i n a l-hou r period ) Th e EP Aha s determine d tha t thes e dat a ar e emissio n dat a an d releasabl e upo n request . Thi s determinatio n applie s t o dat a currentl yhel d b yEP Aa s wel l a s t o informatio n submitte d t o EP Ai n th e future
. Futur e request s fo r informatio n unde r section s 11 0 an d 11 4 o f th e CAAwil l indicat e tha t thes e emissio n dat a wil l no t b e hel d confidential
. Thi s determinatio n applie s onl yt o th e dat a liste d i n th e table
. Determination s wil l continu e t o b e mad e o n a case-by-cas e basi s fo r dat a no t specifie d i n thi s generi c determination
. Afte r consideratio n o f comment s o n thi s policy , a revise d policy / determinatio n ma yb e published
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### ENCLOSUR E 5 Decembe r 199 5 

## Summar y of OAQPS 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 memorandu mdescribe s Agenc y polic y an dprocedure s pertainin g t o th e handlin g an dsafeguardin g o f

informatio n tha t

ma y b e entitle dt o confidentia l treatmen t

for reason s o f busines s confidentialit

y by th e OAQPS , Offic e o f Ai r an dRadiation , U.S

. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency

. 2 . Othe r Applicabl e Documents :

a . Clea

n Air Ac t a s amended

. b

. 4 0 CFR , Chapte r

1 , Par t 2 , Subpar

t B - Confidentialit

y o f Busines s Infonnation

. c . EP A Securit

y Manual , Par t

II , Chapter s 8 an d9
. 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 documen t

was prepare da s asummar y ofdat 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 whic h EP A i s subject

. 4 . Definition : Confidentia

l Busines s Informatio n - Informatio n claime db y th e provide r t o b e confidential

. Thi s informatio 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 marking s shoul d not b e confuse dwit

h th e classificatio n marking s o f Nationa l Securit

y informatio n identifie din Executiv e Orde r

11652

. 5

. Backgroun d Sectio n 11 4 (c ) ofth e Clea n Air Ac t a s amende dread s a s follows : "Any records , reports , o r

informatio n obtaine dunde r subsectio n (a ) shal l b e availabl e 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 tha n emissio n data ) t o whic h th e Administrato r

ha s acces s unde r

thi s sectio n if

mad e public , woul ddivulg e method s o r processe s entitle dt o protectio n a s trad e secret s o f suc h person , th e Administrato r shal l conside r

suc h records , report , o r

informatio n o r

particular

portio n thereo f

confidentia

l i n accordanc e wit

h th e 

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### purpose s of

Section 190

5 of Title 1 8 ofth e UnitedState s Code , except tha t suc h record , report , o r informatio n ma y b e disclosedto othe

r officers , employees , o

r authorize drepresentative s o f th e UnitedState s concernedwit h carryin g out thi s Ac t o r whe n relevan t i n an y proceedin g unde r thi s Act. " Th e treatmen t of CB I b y th e U.S

. EPA , includin

g dataobtainedunde

r Section 11 4 of th e Clea n Ai r Act , i s governedb

y Title 40 , Par

t 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 informatio

n t o infor m th e busines s of

: (1 ) it s righ

t t o asser t aclai mof confidentialit

y covering par

t o r al l ofth e information , (2 ) th e metho dfo r asserting aclaim , an

d(3 ) th e effec

t of failur e t o asser t aclai ma t tim e of submission

. I

n addition , th e regulations : (1 ) se t fort h procedure s fo

r th e safeguardin

g of confidentia

l information ; (2 ) contai

n provision s fo

r providing confidentia

l informatio

n t o authoriz e representatives ; (3 ) contai n provision s fo

r th e releas e o

f information t o th e Congress , Comptrolle

r General , othe

r Federa l agencies , Stat

e an dloca l governments , an

dCourts ; (4 ) permi t th e disclosur

e of informatio n withi n EP A t o employee s wit

h a n officia l nee dfo r th e information ; an

d(5 ) prohibi

t wrongfu l us e ofsuc h informatio

n an dcit e penaltie s fo

r wrongfu l disclosure

. Further , th e regulation s contai n th e Agency' s basic rul e concerning th e treatmen t of request s fo r informatio n unde r th e Freedomof

Informatio n Ac t ( 5 U.S.C

. 552)

. 6 . Procedures :
a . Reques tfor Informatio n Eac h reques t fo r informatio n mad e unde r th e provision s o

f Section 114(a

) i s signe db y th e Division Director

. The reques t include s standar

denclosur e "EPA' s Information Gathering Authorit y Unde r Section 11 4 ofth e Clea

n Ai r Act, " whic

h wa s designedt o mee

t th e requiremen

t o f 40 CF RPar t 2 discussedabove

. b . Receip to

f CA A Confidentia

l Busines s Information Upon receipt

o f informatio n fo r whic h confidentia

l treatmen t ha s bee n requested , th e Offic e ofth e Director

(OD ) direct s th e logging ofth e materia l an dth e establishmen

t ofa permanen t file. I f confidentia

l treatmen t i s requested , bu

t i s not specificall y marked , th e materia

l wil l b e stampe

d"Subject t o Confidentialit

y Claim. " I

f par t ofth e materia

l i s claime dt o b e confidential , tha

t portio n i s marke

d"Subject t o Confidentialit

y Claim. " I

n complianc e wit

h Section s 2.20

4 an d2.20 8 of 4 0 CF RPar t 2 , th e Grou

p Leade r responsible fo

r th e requeste d informatio n review s th e informatio

n t o determine whethe

r i t i s likel y t o b e confidentia

l i n contras t t o bein g availabl e i n th e ope n literature , whethe

r i t i s emissio n data , an dwhethe r i t likel y provide s it s holde

r wit h acompetitiv e advantage

. Ifth e information i s clearl y no t confidential , th e Grou

p Leade r prepare s aletter

fo r signatur e ofth e Division Director , ESD , t o notif y th e busines s ofthi s finding. Ifth e information i s possibl y confidential , th e Grou

p Leade r send s amemorandu

mt o infor mth e OD , ESD , ofthi s finding , give s abrief description ofth e materia l (wha t i t is , how man

y pages , etc.) , identifie s i

t wit h th e correc t

ES D project

number, an dlist s thos e person s who ar e authorizedt o have acces s t o th e information

. Th e informatio

n an dmemorandu

mar e han dcarriedt o th e O

D an dplace di n th e CB I files wit

h th e material

. A recor do f wh o wil l see th e informatio

n (Attachmen

t A ) i s als o filed wit

h th e folde r containing th e information

. If

CA A CB I i s receivedfro

mth e owne

r vi aa n authorize drepresentativ e o r a 

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thir dparty , th e sam e procedur e i s followed , wit h th e additio n o f

clearl y identifyin g th e informatio n an dit s source . B y regulation , informatio n for whic h confidential treatmen t i s requeste dmus t

b e s o marke do r

designate db y th e submitter

. Th e EP A take s additional measure s t o ensur e tha t

th e proprietary designatio n i s uniformly indicate dan dimmediatel y observable

. All unmarke do r undesignate dinformatio n (excep t a s note dbelow ) i s freel

y releasable

.
c . Storag e o f

CA A Confidentia l Busines s Informatio n Folders , documents , o r

material containin g CA A CB I (a s defined ) shal l b e secured , a t a minimum , in acombination-locke dcabinet

. Norma l procedur e i s t o secur e thi s informatio n i s a cabine t equippe dwit

h asecurity ba

r andlocke dusin g afour-way , changeabl e combinatio n padlock

. I n addition , th e entranc e doo r t o th e CB I storag e roo mi s equippe dwith achangeabl e combinatio n simple x lock

. Th e locke dfiles ar e unde r th e contro l ofth e OD

. Knowledg e ofth e combination s ofth e lockin g device s i s limite dt o th e Documen t Contro l Office

r (DCO ) an dth e minimumnumber o f persons require dt o effectively maintai n norma l busines s operations

. Record s ofth e lockin g devic e combinatio n ar e store delsewher e i n conformanc e with th e requirement s ofth e EP A Securit y Manual

. Combination s ofth e lock s ar e normall y change dwheneve r aperso n with knowledg e o f th e combination s i s transferred , terminate s employment , n o longe r authorize daccess , o r wheneve r th e possibilit

y exist s tha t

th e combination s ma

y hav e bee n subjec t

t o compromise

. File s ma y b e checke dout

upo n confirmatio n tha t

th e requestin g perso n i s authorize dt o receiv e th e information

. All confidentia l files ma y b e returne dn o late r

tha n 4:3 0 p.m . o n th e same da y the y ar e removed

. Th e intende duse r mus t sig n th e CB I Contro l Recor dwhe n th e file i s checke dout
. Th e individual wh o sign s out aconfidentia

l file i s responsibl e fo r

it s safekeeping

. Th e file mus t no t b e lef t unattended

. Th e informatio n mus t not b e disclose dt o any non-authorize d personnel

. Storag e procedure s fo r

CA A CB I b y a

n authorize drepresentative o f EP A (se e Sectio n d

. below ) mus t

be , at aminimum , a s secur e a s thos e establishe dfo r EP A office s withi n OAQPS

. Whenever CB I i s remove dfromth e EP A files t o b e transmitte dt o a n authorize drepresentative , notatio n i s place di

n th e file indicatin g what

informatio n was transmitted , th e date , andth e recipient

. Th e authorize drepresentativ 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 o r distribut e CA A CBI

. Onl y employee s wh o requir e an dar e authorize dacces s t o CA A CB I in th e performanc e o f thei r officia l dutie s ar e permitte dt o revie w document s and , upo n receivin g aconfidentia l document , mus t

sig n an ddat e th e for

mshow n i

n Attachmen t

A t o certif

y thei r acces s t o th e document

.P.1 1

Th e CB I files ar e controlle db y th e OD , ESD , an d manage db y a n authorize dfederal employee

. Acces s t o th e informatio n i s limite dt o thos e persons havin g anee dt o kno w in performin g thei r

officia l duties

. Th e Grou p Leade r

havin g primar

y interes t i n th e CA A CB I provide s amemorandu mfo r th e recor ddesignatin g thos e personne l wh o ar e authorize dt o us e CB I in aprogra munde r whic h CB I can b e requested

. N o perso n i s automaticall y entitle dt o acces s based solel y o n grade , position , o r

security clearance

. Th e name s o f persons grante dacces s t o CAA CB I ar e place do n th e Clean Ai r

Ac t CB I acces s list , whic h indicate s th e "specific " CB I eac h perso n i s permitte dt o see . Th e Acces s Lis t

i s reviewe dan dupdate dperiodically

. Companie s unde r

contrac t t o perfor mwor k for th e EP A ma

y b e designate dauthorize d representative s o f

EP A if suc h designatio n i s necessary in orde r for th e contracto r

t o carry out th e wor k require db y th e contract
. A s authorize drepresentatives , contractor s ma y b e grante d acces s t o CA A CB I b y th e Director , ESD

. Th e followin g condition s appl y whe n it ha s bee n determine dtha t

disclosur e i s necessary : (1 ) Th e contracto r

designate da s arepresentativ e an dit s employee s (a ) ma y us e suc h confidential informatio n only for th e purpos e o f

carryin g out

th e wor k required , (b ) mus t refrai n fromdisclosin g th e informatio n t o anyon e othe r tha n EP A withou t

havin g receive d fromEP A prio r

writte n approva l o f

eac h affecte dbusines s o r o f a n EP A legal office , an d(c ) mus t retur n t o EP A all copie s ofth e informatio n (an dan y abstract s o r

excerpt s therefrom ) upo n reques t o r wheneve r

th e informatio n i s n o longe r require dfor

th e performanc e ofth e work

. (2 ) Th e authorize dcontracto r designate da s arepresentativ e mus t obtai n a writte n agreemen t

fromeac h ofit s employee s wh o will hav e acces s t o th e information

. A cop y ofeac h employe e agreemen t (Attachmen t

B ) mus t b e furnishe dt o EP A befor e acces s i s permitted

. (3 ) Th e contracto r designate da s a

n authorize d representativ e mus t agre e tha t th e condition s in th e contrac t concernin g th e us e an ddisclosur e o f CAA CB I ar e include d for th e benefi t

of , an dshal l b e enforceabl e by , bot h EP A an dan y affecte dbusines s havin g a proprietar y interes t

i n th e information

. Informatio n ma

y b e release dt o o r

accesse db y EP A employee s othe r tha n OAQP S employee s onl y upo n approva l ofth e Director , ESD

. Request s for

CA A CB I fromothe r

Federa l agencies , Congress , th e Comptrolle r General , Courts , etc. , ar e processe db y th e OD , ES D in accordanc e with 4 0 CF R2 , Subpart B
. Request s unde r

th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Ac t

ar e handle din accordanc e with 4 0 CF R 2 , Subpart

A

. Th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Ac t

Coordinato r

mus t b e consulte dprio r

t o respondin g t o any reques t for informatio n if aclai mo f

confidentialit

y ha s bee n asserte do r

if ther e i s reaso n t o believ e tha t aclai mmight

b e mad e ifth e busines s kne w releas e was intended

.
e . Us e an d Disclosur e o f CA A Confidentia l Busines s Informatio n 

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Th e CA A CB I a s define dma y no t b e use din publications , supportin g document , memoranda , etc. , tha t

becom e apart

ofth e publi c domain , excep t a s provide dfor

i n 4 0 CF R2 Subpart B
. Th e CA A CB I ma

y no t b e summarize dwithou t

th e approva l ofth e Grou p Leade r responsibl e for

th e CA A CBI

. An

y authorize dreproduction s mus t b e logge dint o th e CA A CB I documen t trackin g syste mandtreate daccordin g t o th e same procedure s applicabl e t o th e original confidential material

. Th e EP A generate ddocument s o r material , o r

extract s o f

informatio n containin g CAA CBI, mus t

b e stampe d"Subjec t

t o Confidentialit

y Claim " an dacove r

shee t mus t b e attache dt o identif y th e material a s CBI

. f

. Handlin g o f

Othe r Informatio n Reports , memoranda , documents , etc. , prepare db y EP A o r it s authorize d representative s ar e not

normall y circulate doutsid e EP A for commen t o r revie w prio r

t o publicatio n excep t

in suc h case s a s describe dabov e (6.d.3 ) wherei n CB I i s expressl y included

. However , becaus e industrial-data-gatherin g visits , plan t inspections , an dsourc e testin g ca n involv e inadverten t

receip t o f CAA CBI , it

i s th e polic y o f

OAQP S t o protec t

all partie s involve di n th e followin g manner . Prio r t o o r a t th e inceptio n of aplan t

inspection , data-gatherin g visit , o r sourc e test , EP A o r it s authorize drepresentativ e discusse s with aresponsibl e industry officia l th e informatio n sought , ho w i t i s t o b e used , an dho w it

i s t o b e protected

. A cop y ofthi s summar y i s usuall y provide dt o th e industr y officia l bein g consulted

. Followin g a

n inspection , visit , o r

test , atri p repor t

i s prepare dt o include , a s practicable , all informatio n receive db y EP A o r it s authorize drepresentativ e durin g th e visi t o r test
. Th e repor t ma y b e prepare db y eithe r

EP A o r it s authorize drepresentative

. Th e draf t o f tha t repor t i s clearl y identified , o n a

n attached , colore dcove r shee t a s "Confidential Pendin g Determination. " A secon dcop y ofth e draf t tri p repor t

i s forwarde dby EP A t o th e responsibl e industry officia

l for review

. Th e responsibl e industry officia l i s requeste db y cove r

lette r t o revie w th e report , clearl y mar k an y informatio n considere dt o b e confidential , an dretur n th e marke dup-repor t

t o th e responsibl e EP A employe e withi n 2 week s o f receipt

. Th e original draf t i s kep t i n 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 reviewe dcop y ofth e report , a s marke db y th e responsibl e plan t official , i s receive db y EPA , informatio n designate dconfidential i s place di n th e CB I file s a s describe d above

. Th e original draf

t ofth e tri p repor t

i s edite dt o delet e th e confidentia l informatio n an d t o accommodat e technica l changes , andth e tri p repor t i s issued

. 2 Attachment s



### / IAttachmen tA



## CA A CONFIDENTIA L BUSINES S INFORMATIO N

CONTROL RECOR

D DAT E RECEIVED :
DAT E OF DOCUMENT : RESPONSIBL E BRANCH : CONTRO L NUMBER :
DOCUMEN

T AUTHOR : DESCRIPTIO

N (Providin g organization , title , subject , numbe r o f copie s an dnumbe r o f pages )

RETUR N DATE : DESTRUCTIO N DATE : INITIALS : Each person given access to this document must fill in the information below 

### CHECK-OU T SIGNATUR

E DAT E TIM

E 

### CHECK-I N SIGNATUR

E DAT E TIME

CA A CB I For m1 (Rev

. 6/95 )

/ * -P. M



### Attachmen t

B

1 . AUTHORIZATIO N FO RACCES S T

O CA A CB I CONTRACTO

REMPLOYEES FUL L NAM E

SSN POSITIO N

CONTRACTO

R
I t i s th e responsibilit

y ofeac h Authorizing Official * t o ensur e tha t th e employee s unde

r his/her supervisio n wh

o requir e acces s t o CA A CBI : 1

. Sign th e Confidentialit

y Agreemen

t fo r EP A Employee s 2

. Ar e full y informe dregardin g diei

r securit y responsibilitie s fo

r CA A CBI

. 3

. Obtain acces s onl

y t o tha t CA A CB I requiredt

o perfor mtheir officia l duties

. SIGNATUR

E OF AUTHORIZATIO

N OFFICIAL * TITL E TELEPHON E NO

. DAT

E LOCATIO N

H . CONFIDENTIALIT

Y AGREEMEN

T FO RCONTRACTO

REMPLOYEE

S I understandtha

t I wil l have acces s t

o certain Confidentia

l Busines s Information submittedt o EP A o r it s authorized representative s unde

r th e Clea n Ai r Ac t (CAA)

. Thi s acces s i s grantedin accordanc e wit h m y officia l dutie s a s a

n employe e o f di e Environmenta

l Protectio n Agenc

y contractor
. I understanddia

t CA A CB I ma y no t b e disclosedexcep

t a s audiorizedb

y CA A an dAgenc y regulations

. I understand tha t I a mliable fo

r 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 I willfull y disclos e CA

A CB I t o an y perso n no t

audiorizedt

o receiv e it

. In additio n I understanddia t I ma y b e subject

to disciplinar

y action fo

r violatio n o f thi s agreemen

t wit h penaltie s rangin g u

p to an dincludin g dismissal

. I agree dia t I will trea t an y CA A CB I furnishe

dt o m e a s confidentia

l an duia t I will follow th

e procedure s se

t fort h in uie CA A Confidentia

l Busines s Information Securit y Manual

. I have rea dan dunderstanddies e procedures

. SIGNATUR

E TELEPHON E NO

. DAT

E

ID . 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 . SIGNATUR

E CONTRACTOR/DC O TELEPHON E NO

. DAT

E

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