[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 162-163] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-00033] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5399-7] Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business Information AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of intended transfer of confidential business information to contractors. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to transfer to EPA contractors, technical and financial confidential business information (CBI) collected from landfills, incinerators and centralized waste treatment facilities. Transfer of the information will allow the contractors and subcontractors to assist EPA in developing effluent limitations guidelines and standards under the Clean Water Act (CWA) for the landfill, incinerator, and centralized waste treatment industries. The information being transferred was collected under the authority of Section 308 of the Clean Water Act. Interested persons may submit comments on this intended transfer of information to the address noted below. DATES: Comments on the transfer of data are due January 16, 1996. ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Samantha Hopkins, Engineering and Analysis Division (4303), Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Hopkins at the above address or at (202) 260-7149. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has previously transferred to its contractor Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of Hackensack, New Jersey (and subcontractors) information, including confidential business information (CBI), concerning the landfill, incinerator, and centralized waste treatment industries (initially grouped together as the ``hazardous waste treatment industry'') collected under the authority of the Clean Water Act, Section 308. The information transferred included: Questionnaire data collected during a two phase survey of the landfill and incinerator industry; the first phase consisted of a screener survey questionnaire which was conducted in 1993 (OMB No. 2040-0162); the second phase was a more detailed questionnaire that was sent in 1994 to a selected sample identified through the responses to the questionnaire (OMB No. 2040- 0167); and, Questionnaire data collected [[Page 163]] from a detailed questionnaire that was sent to 1991 to all known centralized waste treatment facilities (OMB No. 2740-0151). EPA also transferred site visit and field sampling data collected during 1993 through 1995 for the landfill and incinerator industry and collected during 1991 through 1994 for the centralized waste treatment industry. EPA determined that this transfer was necessary to enable the contractors and subcontractors to perform their work under EPA contract Nos. 68-01-6947, 68-03-3509, and 68-C1-0006 and related subcontracts by assisting EPA in developing effluent limitations guidelines and standards for the centralized waste treatment, landfill, and incinerator industries. Notice to this effect was provided to the affected companies at the time the data was collected or through a Federal Register notice. Today, EPA is giving notice that it has entered into a new contract, Contract 68-C5-0041 with Science Applications International Incorporated (SAIC) of Hackensack, New Jersey to develop effluent limitations guidelines and standards for the landfill and incinerator industry. The effective date of the new contract is November 2, 1995. SAIC will provide technical support such as completion of the public docket for the proposed rulemaking and work on the technical development documents. The contractor shall also provide support on post proposal efforts, including assisting with public meetings, responding to comments, filling data gaps that arise through comments on the proposed rule, and assisting the assembly of the rulemaking record for the final rule. Today, EPA is also giving notice that it has entered into a new contract, Contract 68-C5-0040 with Science Applications International Incorporated (SAIC) of Hackensack New Jersey to develop effluent limitations guidelines and standards for the centralized waste treatment industry. The effective date of the new contract is November 2, 1995. SAIC will provide technical support such as post proposal efforts, including assisting with public meetings, responding to comments, filling data gaps that arise through comments on the proposed rule, and assisting the assembly of the rulemaking record for the final rule. In accordance with 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, the previously collected information described above (including confidential business information) will be transferred to SAIC. EPA has determined that this transfer is necessary to enable the contractor to perform their work under EPA Contract Nos. 68-C5-0041 and 68-C5-0040. Anyone wishing to comment on the above matters must submit comments to the address given above by [Insert date 10 days from date of publication]. Dated December 12, 1995. Tudor T. Davies, Director, Office of Science and Technology. [FR Doc. 96-00033 Filed 1-2-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-M