11182 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 47 / Tuesday, March 11, 1997 / Notices

VIII. Congressional Notification

The final regulations published today

are subject to the Congressional

notification requirements of the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act 1996. The Office of

Management and Budget has

determined that the final regulations do

not constitute a ‘‘major rule’’ under the

Act (5 USC 801, 804). DOE will report

to Congress on the promulgation of the

final regulations prior to the effective

date set forth at the beginning of this

notice.

Issued at Golden, Colorado, February 28,

1997.

J.M. Shafer,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–5996 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–140256; FRL–5593–5]

Access to Confidential Business

Information by Hampshire Research

Associates, Inc.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its

contractor, Hampshire Research

Associates, Inc. (HRA), of Alexander,

Virginia, for access to information

which has been submitted to EPA under

section 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 will occur no sooner

than March 21, 1997.

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 7W–0244–NASA,

contractor HRA, of 1600 Cameron St.,

Alexandria, VA, will assist the Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT)

in generating a report that contains data

aggregates and comparisons among

chemicals and chemical groups

collected from the Inventory Update

Reports for 1986, 1990, and 1994.

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j),

EPA has determined that under EPA

contract number 7W–0244–NASA, HRA

will require access to CBI submitted to

EPA under section 8 of TSCA to perform

successfully the duties specified under

the contract. HRA personnel will be

given access to information submitted to

EPA under section 8 of TSCA. Some of

the information may be claimed or

determined to be CBI.

In a previous notice published in the

Federal Register of January 19, 1993 (58

FR 4992; FRL–4182–8), under contract

number 68–D2–0064, HRA was

authorized for access to CBI submitted

to EPA under all sections of TSCA.

EPA is issuing this notice to inform

all submitters of information under

section 8 of TSCA that EPA may provide

HRA access to these CBI materials on a

need-to-know basis only. All access to

TSCA CBI under this contract will take

place at EPA Headquarters. Before

access to TSCA CBI is authorized at

HRA, EPA will approve their security

certification statement.

Clearance for access to TSCA CBI

under this contract may continue until

September 30, 1997.

HRA 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: March 3, 1997.

Oscar Morales,

Acting Director, Information Management

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 97–6017 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPPTS–140255; FRL–5593–4]

Access to Confidential Business

Information by PRC Environmental

Management, Inc.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its

contractor, PRC Environmental

Management, Inc. (PRC), of Chicago,

Illinois, access to information which has

been submitted to EPA under all

sections 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 will occur no sooner

than March 21, 1997.

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–W4–0004,

contractor PRC, of 200 East Randolph

Drive, Chicago, IL, will assist the Office

of Waste and Chemicals Management

and Regional Offices RCRA

Enforcement, Permitting and Assistance

Programs in the implementation of

RCRA/TSCA related initiatives. Major

areas of support include permitting

activities, Subtitle D solid waste,

corrective actions and RCRA program

planning.

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j),

EPA has determined that under EPA

contract number 68–W4–0004, PRC will

require access to CBI submitted to EPA

under all sections of TSCA to perform

successfully the duties specified under

the contract. PRC 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.

EPA is issuing this notice to inform

all submitters of information under all

sections of TSCA that EPA may provide

PRC access to these CBI materials on a

need-to-know basis only. All access to

TSCA CBI under this contract will take

place at PRC’s sites located at 200 East

Randolph Drive, Suite 4700, Chicago,

IL; One Union Square 600 University

St., Suite 800, Seattle, WA; 1 Dallas

Center, 350 North St. Paul St., Suite

2600, Dallas, TX; and 1099 18th St.,

Suite 1960, Denver, Co.

PRC will be authorized access to

TSCA CBI at their facilities under the

EPA TSCA Confidential Business

Information Security Manual. Before

access to TSCA CBI is authorized at

PRC’s sites, EPA will approve PRC’s

security certification statements,

perform the required inspection of its

facilities, and ensure that the facilities

are in compliance with the manual.

Upon completing review of the CBI

materials, PRC will return all transferred

materials to EPA.

Clearance for access to TSCA CBI

under this contract may continue until

December 31, 1998.

PRC personnel will be required to

sign nondisclosure agreements and will

be briefed on appropriate security