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determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of these filings are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection. This filing may also be

viewed on the Internet at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/ online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–4376 Filed 2–21–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6946–7]

Transfer of Confidential Business

Information to Contractors

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of transfer of data and

request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) will transfer Confidential

Business Information (CBI) to its

contractor, DPRA, Inc. These data

pertain to the quantities of hazardous

waste generated and managed, and the

disposition of those wastes. These data

have been or will be submitted to EPA

pursuant to the Biennial Reporting

requirements of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976

(RCRA), as amended. Some of the

information may have a claim of

business confidentiality. DPRA, Inc. is

assisting EPA in assessing the quality of

the Biennial Report data, establishing a

national data bases on hazardous waste

generation and management, and in

developing ‘‘The National Biennial

RCRA Hazardous Waste Report (Based

on 1999 Data).’’

DATES: Transfer of confidential data

submitted to EPA will occur no sooner

than March 5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

Regina Magbie, Document Control

Officer, Office of Solid Waste (5305W),

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.

Comments should be identified as

‘‘Transfer of Confidential Data.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Regina Magbie, Office of Solid Waste

(5305W), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460, 703–308–7909.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Transfer of Confidential Business

Information

The U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency is using Biennial Report data to

establish a national data base on

hazardous waste generation and

management. These data will be used to

characterize the demographics of and

trends in hazardous waste generation

and management. Under EPA Contract

No. GS–35F–0063K, DPRA, Inc. will

assist the Information Management

Branch, Communications, Information,

and Resources Management Division,

Office of Solid Waste, in assessing the

quality of the 1999 Biennial Report data,

establishing the National Biennial

Report data base, and preparing the

1999 National Report based on those

analyses. Some of the information being

transferred may be claimed as

Confidential Business Information (CBI).

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.305(h),

EPA has determined that DPRA, Inc.

requires access to CBI submitted to EPA

under the authority of RCRA to perform

work satisfactory under the above noted

contract. EPA is issuing this notice to

inform all submitters of CBI on their

1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999

Hazardous Waste Report Forms (EPA

Form 8700–13 A/B), or State developed

biennial report forms, that EPA may

transfer to this firm, on a need-to-know

basis, CBI collected under the authority

of RCRA. Upon completing their review

of materials submitted, DPRA, Inc. will

return all material to EPA.

DPRA, Inc. has been authorized to

have access to RCRA CBI under the EPA

‘‘Contractor Requirements for the

Control and Security of RCRA

Confidential Business Information

Security Manual.’’ EPA will approve the

security plan of the contractor to ensure

that their facility complies with security

procedures outlined in the security

manual prior to RCRA CBI being

transmitted to the contractors.

Contractor personnel will be required to

sign non-disclosure agreements and will

be briefed on appropriate security

procedures before they are permitted

access to confidential information.

Dated: February 6, 2001.

Elizabeth A. Cotsworth,

Director, Office of Solid Waste.

[FR Doc. 01–4401 Filed 2–21–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6947–6]

Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control

Program: Approval Decisions on

Pennsylvania and Virginia Coastal

Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, and the

Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Approve the

Pennsylvania and Virginia Coastal

Nonpoint Programs.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

intent to fully approve the Pennsylvania

and Virginia Coastal Nonpoint Pollution

Control Programs (coastal nonpoint

programs) and of the availability of the

draft Approval Decisions on conditions

for the Pennsylvania and Virginia

coastal nonpoint programs. Section

6217 of the Coastal Zone Act

Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA),

16 U.S.C. 1455b, requires states and

territories with coastal zone

management programs that have

received approval under section 306 of

the Coastal Zone Management Act to

develop and implement coastal

nonpoint programs. Coastal states and

territories were required to submit their

coastal nonpoint programs to the

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA) and the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

for approval in July 1995. NOAA and

EPA conditionally approved the

Pennsylvania coastal nonpoint program

on October 3, 1997 and the Virginia

coastal nonpoint program on February

23, 1998. NOAA and EPA have drafted

approval decisions describing how

Pennsylvania and Virginia have

satisfied the conditions placed on their

programs and therefore have fully

approved coastal nonpoint programs.

NOAA and EPA are making the draft

decisions for the Pennsylvania and

Virginia coastal nonpoint programs

available for 30-day public comment

periods. If no comments are received,

the Pennsylvania and Virginia programs

will be approved. If comments are

received, NOAA and EPA will consider

whether such comments are significant

enough to affect the decision to fully

approve the programs.

Copies of the draft Approval

Decisions can be found on the NOAA

website at http://