Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0104-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Industrial Economics Inc.; Transfer of Data
Posted Date: 2002-06-11T04:00Z

39978
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
67,
No.
112
/
Tuesday,
June
11,
2002
/
Notices
involving
rates
or
services
applicable
to
public
property.

Small
Business
Regulatory
Enforcement
Fairness
Act
Western
has
determined
that
this
rule
is
exempt
from
Congressional
notification
requirements
under
5
U.
S.
C.
801
because
the
action
is
a
rulemaking
of
particular
applicability
relating
to
rates
or
services
and
involves
matters
of
procedure.

Availability
of
Information
Comments,
letters,
memorandums,
or
other
documents
made
or
kept
by
Western
in
developing
the
proposed
rate
will
be
made
available
for
inspection
and
copying
at
the
Rocky
Mountain
Customer
Service
Region
located
at
5555
East
Crossroads
Boulevard,
Loveland,
CO
80538
 
8986.

Submission
to
the
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission
The
interim
rate
herein
confirmed,
approved,
and
placed
into
effect,
together
with
supporting
documents,
will
be
submitted
to
FERC
for
confirmation
and
final
approval.

Order
I
confirm
and
approve
on
an
interim
basis,
effective
July
1,
2002,
Rate
Schedule
L
 
AS4
for
Energy
Imbalance
Service
for
the
Western
Area
Colorado
Missouri
control
area
for
the
Western
Area
Power
Administration.
The
rate
schedule
shall
remain
in
effect
on
an
interim
basis,
pending
FERC
confirmation
and
approval
of
it
or
a
substitute
rate
on
a
final
basis
through
March
31,
2003.

Dated:
May
30,
2002.
Spencer
Abraham,
Secretary.

Rate
Schedule
L
 
AS4,
(
Supersedes
L
 
T3);
Schedule
4
to
OATT,

July
1,
2002.

Department
of
Energy
Western
Area
Power
Administration,
Rocky
Mountain
Region,
Western
Area
Colorado
Missouri
Control
Area;
Schedule
of
Rate
for
Energy
Imbalance
Service
Effective
The
first
day
of
the
first
full
billing
period
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2002,
through
March
31,
2003.

Available
Within
the
Rocky
Mountain
Customer
Service
Region's
Western
Area
Colorado
Missouri
control
area
(
WACM).
Applicable
To
customers
receiving
Energy
Imbalance
Service
from
WACM.

Character
and
Conditions
of
Service
WACM
provides
Energy
Imbalance
Service
when
there
is
a
difference
between
a
customer's
resources
and
obligations.
Energy
Imbalance
is
calculated
as
resources
minus
obligations
(
adjusted
for
transmission
and
transformer
losses)
for
any
combination
of
scheduled
transfers,
transactions,
or
actual
load
integrated
over
each
hour.
Both
Federal
transmission
customers
and
customers
on
others'
transmission
systems
within
WACM
must
either
obtain
this
service
from
WACM
or
make
alternative
comparable
arrangements
to
satisfy
its
Energy
Imbalance
Service
obligation.

Formula
Rate
All
Energy
Imbalance
Service
provided,
both
inside
and
outside
the
bandwidth,
will
be
settled
financially,
accounted
for
hourly
at
the
end
of
each
month.
The
WACM
shall
establish
a
deviation
band
of
±
5
percent
(
with
a
minimum
of
2
MW)
of
the
actual
load
to
be
applied
hourly
to
any
energy
imbalance
that
occurs
as
a
result
of
a
customer's
schedules
and/
or
meter
data.
Normally,
there
are
four
scenarios
for
Energy
Imbalance
Service,
each
of
which
receive
a
specific
pricing
calculation.
They
are:
(
1)
Over
delivery
within
the
bandwidth;
(
2)
under
delivery
within
the
bandwidth;
(
3)
over
delivery
outside
the
bandwidth;
and
(
4)
under
delivery
outside
the
bandwidth.
During
periods
of
control
area
operating
constraints,
Western
reserves
the
right
to
eliminate
credits
for
over
deliveries
and
parties
over
delivering
may
share
in
the
cost
to
Western
of
the
penalty.

Within
the
Bandwidth
The
gross
energy
imbalance
for
each
applicable
entity
within
WACM
shall
be
totaled
and
netted
to
determine
an
aggregate
energy
imbalance
for
WACM.
The
sign
of
the
aggregate
energy
imbalance
will
determine
whether
sale
or
purchase
pricing
will
be
used
(
surplus
conditions
use
sale
pricing
and
deficit
conditions
will
use
purchase
pricing).
Depending
upon
the
sign
of
the
aggregate
energy
imbalance
for
all
entities
within
WACM,
the
pricing
for
charges
and
credits
within
the
bandwidth
will
be:
Weighted
Average
Sale
or
Purchase
Price
@
100%.

Outside
the
Bandwidth
Each
entity
within
WACM
will
be
charged
or
credited
independently
for
Energy
Imbalance
Service
taken,
dependent
upon
their
over­
or
underdelivery
status.
Under
Delivery
(
customer
deficit)
=
Customer
will
be
charged
150%
of
the
weighted
average
real­
time
purchase
price.
Over
Delivery
(
customer
surplus)
=
Customer
will
be
credited
50%
of
the
weighted
average
real­
time
sale
price.
Expansion
of
the
bandwidth
will
be
allowed
during
the
following
instances:
 
The
loss
of
a
physical
resource.
 
Upon
evidence
of
proven
frequency
bias
contribution
for
control
area
needs.
 
The
transition
(
start
up/
shut
down)
period
for
large
thermal
resources.

Pricing
Defaults
When
no
hourly
data
is
available,
the
pricing
defaults
for
sales
and
purchase
pricing
both
within
and
outside
the
bandwidth
will
be
applied
in
the
following
order:
 
Weighted
average
real­
time
sale
or
purchase
pricing
for
the
day
(
on
and
off
peak).
 
Weighted
average
real­
time
sale
or
purchase
pricing
for
the
month
(
on
and
off
peak).
 
Weighted
average
real­
time
sale
or
purchase
pricing
for
the
prior
month
(
on
and
off
peak).
 
Weighted
average
real­
time
sale
or
purchase
pricing
for
the
month
prior
to
the
prior
month
(
and
continuing
until
sale
or
purchase
pricing
located)
(
on
and
off
peak).

Billing
The
billing
determinants
for
the
above
formula
rates
are
specified
in
the
final
rate
order
and
in
the
associated
service
agreement.

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BILLING
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PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2002
 
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FRL
 
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Industrial
Economics
Inc.;
Transfer
of
Data
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
that
pesticide
related
information
submitted
to
EPA's
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP)
pursuant
to
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
and
the
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA),
including
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39979
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
67,
No.
112
/
Tuesday,
June
11,
2002
/
Notices
information
that
may
have
been
claimed
as
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
by
the
submitter,
will
be
transferred
to
Industrial
Economics
Inc.
in
accordance
with
40
CFR
2.307(
h)(
3)
and
2.308(
i)(
2).
Industrial
Economics
Inc.
has
been
awarded
multiple
contracts
to
perform
work
for
OPP,
and
access
to
this
information
will
enable
Industrial
Economics
Inc.
to
fulfill
the
obligations
of
the
contract.
DATES:
Industrial
Economics
Inc.
will
be
given
access
to
this
information
on
or
before
June
17,
2002.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
By
mail:
Erik
R.
Johnson,
FIFRA
Security
Officer,
Information
Resources
and
Services
Division
(
7502C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
703)
305
 
7248;
email
address:
johnson.
erik@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
This
action
applies
to
the
public
in
general.
As
such,
the
Agency
has
not
attempted
to
describe
all
the
specific
entities
that
may
be
affected
by
this
action.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
applicability
of
this
action
to
a
particular
entity,
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B.
How
Can
I
Get
Additional
Information,
Including
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Documents?
You
may
obtain
electronic
copies
of
this
document,
and
certain
other
related
documents
that
might
be
available
electronically,
from
the
EPA
Internet
Home
Page
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/.
To
access
this
document,
on
the
Home
Page
select
``
Laws
and
Regulations,''
``
Regulations
and
Proposed
Rules,''
and
then
look
up
the
entry
for
this
document
under
the
``
Federal
Register
 
Environmental
Documents.''
You
can
also
go
directly
to
the
Federal
Register
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.

II.
Contractor
Requirements
Under
contract
number
GS
 
10F
 
0224J,
the
contractor
will
perform
the
following:
EPA's
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance
(
OECA)
is
responsible
for
providing
assistance
to
enforcement
professionals
from
EPA
and
the
States
in
determining:
(
1)
A
violator's
economic
benefit
of
noncompliance;
(
2)
the
violator's
ability
to
pay
for
compliance,
clean­
ups
and
civil
penalties
(
hereinafter
referred
to
as
``
ability
to
pay'');
(
3)
the
value
of
a
supplemental
environmental
project
(
SEP);
and
(
4)
the
value
of
compliance.
This
assistance
is
largely
provided
through
five
current
computer
models:
Ben,
Abel,
Indipay,
Munipay
and
Project.
Ben
calculates
a
violator's
economic
savings
from
violating
the
law.
Abel,
Indipay,
and
Munipay
evaluate
claims
of
inability
to
pay
from
for­
profit
entities,
individuals
and
municipalities,
respectively.
Project
calculates
the
net­
present,
after­
tax
value
of
a
proposed
supplemental
environmental
project.
OECA
also
provides
support
in
these
areas
through
the
use
of
expert
financial
consultants
where
the
models
are
insufficient.
OECA
must
keep
its
models
up
to
date,
provide
educational
programs
to
ensure
proper
application
of
the
models,
support
negotiations,
trials
and
hearings,
and
provide
advice
to
our
enforcement
professionals
as
to
issues
that
arise
in
using
the
models.
Since
there
are
very
few
corporate
finance,
municipal
finance,
or
accounting
experts
within
OECA,
the
contractor
shall
provide
that
expertise
and
update
the
models,
develop
new
models
as
appropriate
and
educate
enforcement
staff
on
the
models.
The
contractor
shall
also
provide
expert
advice
to
enforcement
personnel
regarding
financial
issues
that
impact
enforcement
litigation,
and
when
directed,
support
enforcement
negotiations,
and
appear
as
expert
witnesses
in
hearings
and
trials.
However,
EPA
employees
will
make
all
policy
decisions
in
regard
to
finance/
accounting
issues.
To
the
extent
that
the
work
under
this
contract
requires
access
to
proprietary
or
confidential
business
or
financial
data
of
other
companies,
and
as
long
as,
such
data
remains
proprietary
or
confidential,
the
contractor
shall
protect
such
data
from
unauthorized
use
and
disclosure.
All
files
or
other
information
identified
as
CBI
shall
be
treated
as
confidential
and
kept
in
a
secure
area
with
access
limited
to
only
contractor
personnel
directly
involved
in
the
case
or
special
project
assignment.
The
contractor,
subcontractor,
and
consultant
personnel
are
bound
by
the
requirements
and
sanctions
contained
in
their
contracts
with
EPA
and
in
EPA's
confidentiality
regulations
found
at
40
CFR
part
2,
subpart
B.
The
contractor,
subcontractors,
and
consultant
must
adhere
to
EPAapproved
security
plans
which
describe
procedures
to
protect
CBI,
and
are
required
to
sign
non­
disclosure
agreements
before
gaining
access
to
CBI.
All
official
data,
findings,
and
results
of
investigations
and
studies
completed
by
the
contractor
shall
be
available
for
EPA
and
Department
of
Justice
internal
use
only.
The
contractor
shall
not
release
any
part
of
such
data
without
the
written
direction
of
the
project
officer.
This
contract
involves
no
subcontractors.
OPP
has
determined
that
the
contracts
described
in
this
document
involve
work
that
is
being
conducted
in
connection
with
FIFRA,
in
that
pesticide
chemicals
will
be
the
subject
of
certain
evaluations
to
be
made
under
this
contract.
These
evaluations
may
be
used
in
subsequent
regulatory
decisions
under
FIFRA.
Some
of
this
information
may
be
entitled
to
confidential
treatment.
The
information
has
been
submitted
to
EPA
under
sections
3,
4,
6,
and
7
of
FIFRA
and
under
sections
408
and
409
of
FFDCA.
In
accordance
with
the
requirements
of
40
CFR
2.307(
h)(
3),
the
contract
with
Industrial
Economics
Inc.,
prohibits
use
of
the
information
for
any
purpose
not
specified
in
these
contracts;
prohibits
disclosure
of
the
information
to
a
third
party
without
prior
written
approval
from
the
Agency;
and
requires
that
each
official
and
employee
of
the
contractor
sign
an
agreement
to
protect
the
information
from
unauthorized
release
and
to
handle
it
in
accordance
with
the
FIFRA
Information
Security
Manual.
In
addition,
Industrial
Economics
Inc.
is
required
to
submit
for
EPA
approval
a
security
plan
under
which
any
CBI
will
be
secured
and
protected
against
unauthorized
release
or
compromise.
No
information
will
be
provided
to
Industrial
Economics
Inc.
until
the
requirements
in
this
document
have
been
fully
satisfied.
Records
of
information
provided
to
Industrial
Economics
Inc.
will
be
maintained
by
EPA
Project
Officers
for
these
contracts.
All
information
supplied
to
Industrial
Economics
Inc.
by
EPA
for
use
in
connection
with
these
contracts
will
be
returned
to
EPA
when
Industrial
Economics
Inc.
has
completed
its
work.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Business
and
industry,
Government
contracts,
Government
property,
Security
measures.

Dated:
June
3,
2002.
Linda
Vlier
Moos,
Acting
Director,
Information
Resources
and
Services
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
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