Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business Information, 55577-55578 [2010-22746]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 176 / Monday, September 13, 2010 / Notices filed with the Command Judge Advocate (see ADDRESSES). Brenda S. Bowen, Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2010–22707 Filed 9–10–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710–08–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary: Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on the Survivability of DoD Systems and Assets to Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and Other Nuclear Weapons Effects Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics); DoD ACTION: Meeting notice. AGENCY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) the Department of Defense announces that the Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on the Survivability of DoD Systems and Assets to Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and other Nuclear Weapons Effects (hereafter referred to as the Task Force) will meet October 12–13, 2010 in Lorton, VA. DATES: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12 and Wednesday, October 13, 2010. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at TASC, Inc., 8211 Terminal Road, Suite 1000, Room 111, Lorton, VA 22079– 1421. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Franco, Defense Threat Reduction Agency/AST, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MS 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060– 6201. E-mail: john.franco@dtra.mil, Phone: (703) 767–1852, Fax: (703) 767– 4911. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: mstockstill on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Purpose of Meeting To obtain, review and evaluate information related to the Task Force’s mission focus to assess implementation of the DoD Instruction covering nuclear survivability including EMP and to assess the effectiveness of the management oversight group established by the DoD Instruction. Meeting Agenda The Task Force will receive, review and discuss presentations from the military services and other Defense Department agencies and organizations on implementation to date of DoD Instruction 3150.09 which deals with VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:21 Sep 10, 2010 Jkt 220001 nuclear survivability including EMP and will contain classified materials as will an intelligence briefing on threat issues. Meeting Accessibility Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR 102–3.155, the Department of Defense has determined that the meeting shall be closed to the public. The Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), in consultation with the Office of the DoD General Counsel, has determined in writing that the public interest requires that all sessions of this meeting be closed to the public because they will be concerned with matters listed in section 552b(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code. Written Statements Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, the public or interested organizations may submit written statements to the membership of the Committee at any time or in response to the stated agenda of a planned meeting. Written statements should be submitted to the Committee’s Designated Federal Officer; the Designated Federal Officer’s contact information can be obtained from the GSA’s FACA Database— https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/ public.asp. Written statements that do not pertain to a scheduled meeting of the Committee may be submitted at any time. However, if individual comments pertain to a specific topic being discussed at a planned meeting then these statements must be submitted no later than five business days prior to the meeting in question. The Designated Federal Officer will review all submitted written statements and provide copies to all committee members. Dated: September 8, 2010. Mitchell S. Bryman, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2010–22753 Filed 9–10–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9200–8] Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business Information Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Water intends SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55577 to transfer confidential business information (CBI) collected from numerous industries to Westat, and its subcontractors. The information being transferred was or will be collected under the authority of section 308 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Some information being transferred from the pulp, paper, and paperboard industry was collected under the additional authorities of section 114 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Transfer of the information will allow the contractor and subcontractors to access information necessary to support EPA in the planning, development, and review of effluent limitations guidelines and standards under the CWA. 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 September 20, 2010. ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Mr. M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document Control Officer, Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T), Room 6231S EPA West, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document Control Officer, at (202) 566–1044, or via e-mail at siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has transferred CBI to various contractors and subcontractors over the history of the effluent guidelines program. EPA determined that this transfer was necessary to enable the contractors and subcontractors to perform their work in supporting EPA in planning, developing, and reviewing effluent guidelines and standards for certain industries. Today, EPA is giving notice that it has entered into a contract with Westat, contract number EP–C–10–023, located in Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of this contract is to secure statistical analysis support for EPA in its development, review, implementation, and defense of water-related initiatives for a variety of industries. To obtain assistance in responding to this contract, Westat has entered into contracts with the following subcontractors: Soller Environmental (located in Berkeley, California), Tamre Cordoza (located in Seattle, Washington), Alice Shelly (located in Austin, Texas), Peter Guttorp (located in Seattle, Washington), and Richard Davis (located in New York, New York). All EPA contractor, subcontractor, and consultant personnel are bound by the requirements and sanctions E:\FR\FM\13SEN1.SGM 13SEN1 mstockstill on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 55578 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 176 / Monday, September 13, 2010 / Notices contained in their contracts with EPA and in EPA’s confidentiality regulations found at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. Information submitted under a claim of business confidentiality is handled in accordance with EPA’s regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B and in accordance with EPA procedures, including comprehensive system security plans (SSPs), that are consistent with those regulations. When EPA has determined that disclosure of information claimed as CBI to contractors is necessary, the corresponding contract must address the appropriate use and handling of the information by the contractor and the contractor must require its personnel who require access to information claimed as CBI to sign written nondisclosure agreements before they are granted access to data. Westat will adhere to EPA-approved security plans which describe procedures to protect CBI. Westat will apply the procedures in these plans to CBI previously gathered by EPA and to CBI that may be gathered in the future. The security plans specify that contractor personnel are required to sign non-disclosure agreements and are briefed on appropriate security procedures before they are permitted access to CBI. No person is automatically granted access to CBI: A need to know must exist. The information that will be transferred to Westat consists of information previously collected by EPA to support the development and review of effluent limitations guidelines and standards under the CWA. In particular, information, including CBI, collected for the planning, development, and review of effluent limitations guidelines and standards for the following industries may be transferred: Airport deicing; aquaculture; centralized waste treatment; concentrated animal feeding operations; coal mining; construction and development; drinking water treatment; industrial container and drum cleaning; industrial laundries; industrial waste combustors; iron and steel manufacturing; landfills; meat and poultry products; metal finishing; metal products and machinery; nonferrous metals manufacturing; oil and gas extraction (including coalbed methane); ore mining and dressing; organic chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers; pesticide chemicals; petroleum refining; pharmaceutical manufacturing; pulp, paper, and paperboard manufacturing; steam electric power generation; textile mills; timber products processing; tobacco; and transportation equipment cleaning. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:21 Sep 10, 2010 Jkt 220001 EPA also intends to transfer to Westat all information listed in this notice, of the type described above (including CBI) that may be collected in the future under the authority of section 308 of the CWA or voluntarily submitted (e.g., in comments in response to a Federal Register notice), as is necessary to enable Westat to carry out the work required by its contract to support EPA’s effluent guidelines planning process and the development of effluent limitations guidelines and standards. Dated: September 8, 2010. Ephraim S. King, Director, Office of Science and Technology. [FR Doc. 2010–22746 Filed 9–10–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9200–4] Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, EPA gives notice of a meeting of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC). The FRRCC is a policy-oriented committee that provides policy advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on a range of environmental issues and policies that are of importance to agriculture and rural communities. The purpose of this meeting is to advance discussion of specific topics of unique relevance to agriculture, such as approaches to addressing agricultural non-point source pollution, complex agricultural air issues, and environmental markets, in such a way as to provide thoughtful advice and useful insights to the Agency as it crafts environmental policies and programs that affect and engage agriculture and rural communities. A copy of the meeting agenda will be posted at https://www.epa.gov/ocem/frrcc. DATES: The Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee will hold an open meeting on Thursday, September 30, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. (registration at 8 a.m.) until 6 p.m. and on Friday, October 1, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Mayflower Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Telephone: 202–347–3000. The meeting is open to the public, with limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Kaiser, Designated Federal Officer, kaiser.alicia@epa.gov, 202–564– 7273, U.S. EPA, Office of the Administrator (1101A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make brief oral comments or provide written statements to the FRRCC should be sent to Alicia Kaiser, Designated Federal Officer, at the contact information above. All requests must be submitted no later than September 17, 2010. Meeting Access: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Alicia Kaiser at 202–564–7273 or kaiser.alicia@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Alicia Kaiser, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: September 7, 2010. Alicia Kaiser, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. 2010–22748 Filed 9–10–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Renewals; Comment Request Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). ACTION: Notice and request for comment. AGENCY: The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the FDIC is soliciting comments on the renewal of the information collections described below. SUMMARY: Comments must be submitted on or before November 12, 2010. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to the FDIC by any of the following methods: • https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/ laws/federal/notices.html. DATES: E:\FR\FM\13SEN1.SGM 13SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 176 (Monday, September 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55577-55578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22746]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9200-8]


Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business 
Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Water 
intends to transfer confidential business information (CBI) collected 
from numerous industries to Westat, and its subcontractors. The 
information being transferred was or will be collected under the 
authority of section 308 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Some information 
being transferred from the pulp, paper, and paperboard industry was 
collected under the additional authorities of section 114 of the Clean 
Air Act (CAA) and section 3007 of the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act (RCRA). Transfer of the information will allow the 
contractor and subcontractors to access information necessary to 
support EPA in the planning, development, and review of effluent 
limitations guidelines and standards under the CWA. 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 September 20, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Mr. M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document 
Control Officer, Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T), Room 6231S 
EPA West, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document 
Control Officer, at (202) 566-1044, or via e-mail at 
siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has transferred CBI to various 
contractors and subcontractors over the history of the effluent 
guidelines program. EPA determined that this transfer was necessary to 
enable the contractors and subcontractors to perform their work in 
supporting EPA in planning, developing, and reviewing effluent 
guidelines and standards for certain industries.
    Today, EPA is giving notice that it has entered into a contract 
with Westat, contract number EP-C-10-023, located in Rockville, 
Maryland. The purpose of this contract is to secure statistical 
analysis support for EPA in its development, review, implementation, 
and defense of water-related initiatives for a variety of industries. 
To obtain assistance in responding to this contract, Westat has entered 
into contracts with the following subcontractors: Soller Environmental 
(located in Berkeley, California), Tamre Cordoza (located in Seattle, 
Washington), Alice Shelly (located in Austin, Texas), Peter Guttorp 
(located in Seattle, Washington), and Richard Davis (located in New 
York, New York).
    All EPA contractor, subcontractor, and consultant personnel are 
bound by the requirements and sanctions

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contained in their contracts with EPA and in EPA's confidentiality 
regulations found at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. Information submitted 
under a claim of business confidentiality is handled in accordance with 
EPA's regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B and in accordance with 
EPA procedures, including comprehensive system security plans (SSPs), 
that are consistent with those regulations. When EPA has determined 
that disclosure of information claimed as CBI to contractors is 
necessary, the corresponding contract must address the appropriate use 
and handling of the information by the contractor and the contractor 
must require its personnel who require access to information claimed as 
CBI to sign written non-disclosure agreements before they are granted 
access to data.
    Westat will adhere to EPA-approved security plans which describe 
procedures to protect CBI. Westat will apply the procedures in these 
plans to CBI previously gathered by EPA and to CBI that may be gathered 
in the future. The security plans specify that contractor personnel are 
required to sign non-disclosure agreements and are briefed on 
appropriate security procedures before they are permitted access to 
CBI. No person is automatically granted access to CBI: A need to know 
must exist.
    The information that will be transferred to Westat consists of 
information previously collected by EPA to support the development and 
review of effluent limitations guidelines and standards under the CWA. 
In particular, information, including CBI, collected for the planning, 
development, and review of effluent limitations guidelines and 
standards for the following industries may be transferred: Airport 
deicing; aquaculture; centralized waste treatment; concentrated animal 
feeding operations; coal mining; construction and development; drinking 
water treatment; industrial container and drum cleaning; industrial 
laundries; industrial waste combustors; iron and steel manufacturing; 
landfills; meat and poultry products; metal finishing; metal products 
and machinery; nonferrous metals manufacturing; oil and gas extraction 
(including coalbed methane); ore mining and dressing; organic 
chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers; pesticide chemicals; 
petroleum refining; pharmaceutical manufacturing; pulp, paper, and 
paperboard manufacturing; steam electric power generation; textile 
mills; timber products processing; tobacco; and transportation 
equipment cleaning.
    EPA also intends to transfer to Westat all information listed in 
this notice, of the type described above (including CBI) that may be 
collected in the future under the authority of section 308 of the CWA 
or voluntarily submitted (e.g., in comments in response to a Federal 
Register notice), as is necessary to enable Westat to carry out the 
work required by its contract to support EPA's effluent guidelines 
planning process and the development of effluent limitations guidelines 
and standards.

    Dated: September 8, 2010.
Ephraim S. King,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2010-22746 Filed 9-10-10; 8:45 am]
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