Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business Information, 14362-14363 [2023-04755]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 14362 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 8, 2023 / Notices k. Description of Request: The applicant requests an amendment of license to construct a compacted earthfill stability berm on the downstream slope of the earthen embankment dam at the south end of the powerhouse at the Mountain Island development. The berm would have approximately the same crest elevation and length as the existing earthen embankment but would widen the dam and extend the footprint of the dam approximately 150 feet farther downstream. The applicant would obtain the material for the proposed berm from a 17-acre onsite borrow area to the southwest of the existing embankment. The applicant also proposes to close the upstream tailrace fishing platform and associated parking lot for the duration of the construction activities and would reroute access to the downstream fishing platform. Construction would last approximately 3 years and is necessary to reduce the risk of dam failure during a seismic event. l. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https:// ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or Protests: Anyone may submit comments, a motion to intervene, or a protest in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, motions to intervene, or protests must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, or ‘‘PROTEST’’ as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:48 Mar 07, 2023 Jkt 259001 the name of the applicant and the project number(s) of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person intervening or protesting; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. A copy of all other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010. Dated: March 1, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–04676 Filed 3–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Staff Attendance at North American Electric Reliability Corporation Industry Webinar The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby gives notice that members of the Commission and/or Commission staff may attend the following meeting: North American Electric Reliability Corporation Project 2021–07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, and Coordination Virtual Industry Webinar on: March 14, 2023 (1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. eastern time) Further information regarding these meetings may be found at: https:// www.nerc.com/Pages/Calendar.aspx. The discussions at the meetings, which are open to the public, may address matters at issue in the following Commission proceeding: Docket No. RD23–1–000 Extreme Cold Weather Reliability Standards EOP– 011–3 and EOP–012–1 For further information, please contact Chanel Chasanov, 202–502– 8569, or chanel.chasanov@ferc.gov. Dated: March 1, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–04677 Filed 3–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10742–01–OW] Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business Information Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of intended transfer of confidential business information to contractor and its subcontractors. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to transfer confidential business information (CBI) collected from numerous industries under a newly awarded contract, effective November 1, 2022, to Eastern Research Group (ERG) and its subcontractors. Transfer of this information is necessary for ERG to assist the Office of Water in the preparation of effluent guidelines and standards and with its effluent guidelines planning and review activities. Much of the information being transferred was or will be collected under the authority of section 308 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Interested persons may submit comments on this intended transfer of information to the person listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. DATES: Comments on the transfer of data are due March 13, 2023. ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document Control Officer, Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, or via email at siddiqui.ahmar@ epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document Control Officer, at (202) 566–1044, or via email at siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has transferred CBI to various contractors and subcontractors over the history of the effluent guidelines program under 40 CFR 2.302(h). 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. Pursuant to 40 CFR 2.302(h)(2), EPA is giving notice that, effective November 1, 2022, it has entered into a new contract with ERG, contract number 68HERC23D0001, located in Chantilly, Virginia. The purpose of this contract is to secure technical and engineering analysis support for EPA in its development, review, implementation, and defense of water-related initiatives SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08MRN1.SGM 08MRN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 8, 2023 / Notices for a variety of industries. To obtain assistance in responding to this contract, ERG has entered into contracts with the following subcontractors and consultant: Avanti Corporation (located in Alexandria, Virginia), Corollo Engineering (located in Walnut Creek, California), Craftwater (located in San Diego, California), GrantTech (located in New London, Connecticut), Great Lakes Environmental Center (GLEC, located in Traverse City, Michigan), Horsley Witten Group, Inc. (located in Sandwich, Massachusetts), Rumley Solutions, Inc., dba/Hummingbird Firm (located in Atlanta, Georgia), LimnoTech, Inc., dba/LimnoTech (located in Washington, District of Columbia), Mabbett & Associates, Inc. (located in Stoneham, Massachusetts), PG Environmental, LLC (located in Chantilly, Virginia and Golden, Colorado), and RESPEC Inc. (located in Rapid City, South Dakota and Decatur, Georgia). All EPA 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. ERG will adhere to an EPA-approved security plan which describes procedures to protect CBI. ERG will apply the procedures in this plan to CBI previously gathered by EPA and to CBI that may be gathered in the future. The security plan specifies that contractor personnel are required to sign nondisclosure 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 ERG consists of information previously collected by EPA to support the development and review of effluent limitations guidelines and standards under the CWA and that EPA had transferred to ERG under a previous contract with them. 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 to ERG under the new contract: airport deicing; aquaculture; centralized waste treatment; coal bed methane; 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:48 Mar 07, 2023 Jkt 259001 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; shale gas extraction; steam electric power generation; textile mills; timber products processing; tobacco; transportation equipment cleaning; and other industrial categories that EPA has reviewed or may review as part of its CWA required annual review activities. EPA also intends to transfer to ERG 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 ERG to carry out the work required by its contract to support EPA’s effluent guidelines planning and review process and the development of effluent limitations guidelines and standards. Deborah Nagle, Director, Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water. [FR Doc. 2023–04755 Filed 3–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ACTION: Notice of information collection—extension without change: Demographic Information on Applicants for Federal employment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) announces that it intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for a three-year extension of a Commission form (Demographic Information on Applicants OMB No. 3046–0046). DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before May 8, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods— please use only one method: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14363 Fax: (202) 663–4114. Only comments of six or fewer pages will be accepted via FAX transmittal to assure access to the equipment. Receipt of FAX transmittals will not be acknowledged, except that the sender may request confirmation of receipt by calling the Executive Secretariat staff at (202) 921– 2815 (voice), 1–800–669–6820 (TTY), or 1–844–234–5122 (ASL video phone). Mail: Comments may be submitted by mail to Raymond Windmiller, Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street NE, Washington, DC 20507. Hand Delivery/Courier: Raymond Windmiller, Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street NE, Washington, DC 20507. Instructions: All comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. However, the Commission reserves the right to refrain from posting libelous or otherwise inappropriate comments, including those that contain obscene, indecent, or profane language; that contain threats or defamatory statements; that contain hate speech based upon race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, or genetic information; or that promote or endorse services or products. Docket: Copies of comments received are also available for review at the Commission’s library. Copies of comments received in response to this notice will be made available for viewing by appointment only at 131 M Street NE, Suite 4NW08R, Washington, DC 20507. Members of the public may schedule an appointment by sending an email to OEDA@eeoc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Doernberg, Federal Sector Programs, Office of Federal Operations, at (202) 921–2948 (voice) or wendy.doernberg@eeoc.gov. Requests for this notice in an alternative format should be made to the Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs at (202) 921–3191 (voice), (800) 669– 6820 (TTY), or (844) 234–5122 (ASL Video Phone). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EEOC’s Demographic Information on Applicants (OMB No. 3046–0046) is intended for use by Federal agencies in gathering data on the race, ethnicity, sex, and disability status of job applicants. This form is used by the EEOC and other agencies to gauge progress and trends over time with E:\FR\FM\08MRN1.SGM 08MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14362-14363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04755]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10742-01-OW]


Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business 
Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of intended transfer of confidential business 
information to contractor and its subcontractors.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to transfer 
confidential business information (CBI) collected from numerous 
industries under a newly awarded contract, effective November 1, 2022, 
to Eastern Research Group (ERG) and its subcontractors. Transfer of 
this information is necessary for ERG to assist the Office of Water in 
the preparation of effluent guidelines and standards and with its 
effluent guidelines planning and review activities. Much of the 
information being transferred was or will be collected under the 
authority of section 308 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Interested 
persons may submit comments on this intended transfer of information to 
the person listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document.

DATES: Comments on the transfer of data are due March 13, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document Control 
Officer, Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T), U.S. EPA, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, or via email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document Control 
Officer, at (202) 566-1044, or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has transferred CBI to various 
contractors and subcontractors over the history of the effluent 
guidelines program under 40 CFR 2.302(h). 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.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 2.302(h)(2), EPA is giving notice that, 
effective November 1, 2022, it has entered into a new contract with 
ERG, contract number 68HERC23D0001, located in Chantilly, Virginia. The 
purpose of this contract is to secure technical and engineering 
analysis support for EPA in its development, review, implementation, 
and defense of water-related initiatives

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for a variety of industries. To obtain assistance in responding to this 
contract, ERG has entered into contracts with the following 
subcontractors and consultant: Avanti Corporation (located in 
Alexandria, Virginia), Corollo Engineering (located in Walnut Creek, 
California), Craftwater (located in San Diego, California), GrantTech 
(located in New London, Connecticut), Great Lakes Environmental Center 
(GLEC, located in Traverse City, Michigan), Horsley Witten Group, Inc. 
(located in Sandwich, Massachusetts), Rumley Solutions, Inc., dba/
Hummingbird Firm (located in Atlanta, Georgia), LimnoTech, Inc., dba/
LimnoTech (located in Washington, District of Columbia), Mabbett & 
Associates, Inc. (located in Stoneham, Massachusetts), PG 
Environmental, LLC (located in Chantilly, Virginia and Golden, 
Colorado), and RESPEC Inc. (located in Rapid City, South Dakota and 
Decatur, Georgia).
    All EPA 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. ERG will adhere to an EPA-approved security plan which 
describes procedures to protect CBI. ERG will apply the procedures in 
this plan to CBI previously gathered by EPA and to CBI that may be 
gathered in the future. The security plan specifies 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 ERG consists of 
information previously collected by EPA to support the development and 
review of effluent limitations guidelines and standards under the CWA 
and that EPA had transferred to ERG under a previous contract with 
them. 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 to ERG 
under the new contract: airport deicing; aquaculture; centralized waste 
treatment; coal bed methane; 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; shale gas extraction; steam electric power 
generation; textile mills; timber products processing; tobacco; 
transportation equipment cleaning; and other industrial categories that 
EPA has reviewed or may review as part of its CWA required annual 
review activities.
    EPA also intends to transfer to ERG 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 ERG to carry out the work 
required by its contract to support EPA's effluent guidelines planning 
and review process and the development of effluent limitations 
guidelines and standards.

Deborah Nagle,
Director, Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 2023-04755 Filed 3-7-23; 8:45 am]
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