[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 11164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4401]


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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.

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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]
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