82 FR 43962 - Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business Information

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 181 (September 20, 2017)

Page Range		43962-43962
FR Document		2017-19930

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to transfer confidential business information (CBI) collected from the steam electric power generating industry to ICF International (ICF). Transfer of the information will allow the contractor to support EPA in its reconsideration of effluent limitations guidelines and standards promulgated for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category on November 3, 2015. 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 address noted below.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 43962]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19930]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9967-98-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.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to transfer 
confidential business information (CBI) collected from the steam 
electric power generating industry to ICF International (ICF). Transfer 
of the information will allow the contractor to support EPA in its 
reconsideration of effluent limitations guidelines and standards 
promulgated for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source 
Category on November 3, 2015. 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 address noted below.

DATES: Comments on the transfer of data are due September 27, 2017.

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.

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.
    Today, pursuant to 40 CFR 2.302(h)(2), EPA is giving notice that it 
will be transferring CBI to ICF (located in Fairfax, VA), which 
operates under contract number EP-C-16-011. The purpose of this 
transfer is to support economic analysis support for EPA in its 
reconsideration of effluent limitations guidelines and standards for 
the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category established 
in 2015.
    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. ICF will adhere to an EPA-approved security plan which 
describes procedures to protect CBI. ICF 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 ICF consists of 
information previously collected by EPA to support the development of 
effluent limitations guidelines and standards under the CWA for the 
Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category and any 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 ICF to support 
EPA's reconsideration of the aforementioned effluent limitations 
guidelines and standards.

    Dated: September 8, 2017.
Jeff Lape,
Acting Director, Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water.
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FERC Online links at http:// comments on this intended transfer of response to a Federal Register notice),
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic information to the address noted below. as is necessary to enable ICF to support
service, persons with Internet access DATES: Comments on the transfer of data EPA’s reconsideration of the
who will eFile a document and/or be are due September 27, 2017. aforementioned effluent limitations
listed as a contact for an intervenor ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to guidelines and standards.
must create and validate an M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document Control Dated: September 8, 2017.
eRegistration account using the Officer, Engineering and Analysis Jeff Lape,
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling Division (4303T), U.S. EPA, 1200 Acting Director, Office of Science and
link to log on and submit the Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, Technology, Office of Water.
intervention or protests. DC 20460. [FR Doc. 2017–19930 Filed 9–19–17; 8:45 am]
Persons unable to file electronically FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
should submit an original and 5 copies Ahmar Siddiqui, Document Control
of the intervention or protest to the Officer, at (202) 566–1044, or via email
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has AGENCY
20426.
The filings in the above-referenced transferred CBI to various contractors [EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0393; FRL–9965–44]
proceeding are accessible in the and subcontractors over the history of
Commission’s eLibrary system by the effluent guidelines program under Interim Registration Review Decision
clicking on the appropriate link in the 40 CFR 2.302(h). EPA determined that for 22 Sulfonylurea Pesticides; Notice
above list. They are also available for this transfer was necessary to enable the of Availability
electronic review in the Commission’s contractors and subcontractors to
perform their work in supporting EPA AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Public Reference Room in Washington, Agency (EPA).
DC. There is an eSubscription link on in planning, developing, and reviewing
effluent guidelines and standards for ACTION: Notice.
the Web site that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a certain industries.
Today, pursuant to 40 CFR SUMMARY: This notice announces the
document is added to a subscribed availability of EPA’s interim registration
2.302(h)(2), EPA is giving notice that it
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC review decision for the 22 sulfonylurea
will be transferring CBI to ICF (located
Online service, please email herbicide chemicals listed in the Table
in Fairfax, VA), which operates under
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call in Unit II of this Notice. It also
contract number EP–C–16–011. The
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call announces the case closure for
purpose of this transfer is to support
(202) 502–8659. desmedipham (Case 2150 and Docket ID
economic analysis support for EPA in
Dated: September 14, 2017. its reconsideration of effluent Number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–1044),
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., limitations guidelines and standards for Busan 1024 (case 5026 and Docket ID
Deputy Secretary. the Steam Electric Power Generating Number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0243),
[FR Doc. 2017–20019 Filed 9–19–17; 8:45 am] Point Source Category established in Bis (trichloromethyl) sulfone (BTS)
2015. (Case 2055 and Docket ID Number:
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
All EPA contractor, subcontractor, EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0614), Perboric
and consultant personnel are bound by Acid (Case 5007 and Docket ID Number:
the requirements and sanctions EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0006), and
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION profenofos (Case 2540 and Docket ID
AGENCY contained in their contracts with EPA
and in EPA’s confidentiality regulations Number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0345)
[FRL–9967–98–OW] found at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. ICF because all of the U.S. registrations for
will adhere to an EPA-approved security these pesticides have been canceled.
Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to plan which describes procedures to Registration review is EPA’s periodic
Confidential Business Information protect CBI. ICF will apply the review of pesticide registrations to
AGENCY: Environmental Protection procedures in this plan to CBI ensure that each pesticide continues to
Agency (EPA). previously gathered by EPA and to CBI satisfy the statutory standard for
that may be gathered in the future. The registration; that is, the pesticide can
ACTION: Notice of Intended Transfer of
security plan specifies that contractor perform its intended function without
Confidential Business Information to
personnel are required to sign non- causing unreasonable adverse effects on
Contractor.
disclosure agreements and are briefed human health or the environment.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection on appropriate security procedures Through this program, EPA is ensuring
Agency (EPA) intends to transfer before they are permitted access to CBI. that each pesticide’s registration is
confidential business information (CBI) No person is automatically granted based on current scientific and other
collected from the steam electric power access to CBI: A need to know must knowledge, including its effects on
generating industry to ICF International exist. human health and the environment.
(ICF). Transfer of the information will The information that will be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
allow the contractor to support EPA in transferred to ICF consists of For pesticide specific information,
its reconsideration of effluent information previously collected by contact: The Chemical Review Manager
limitations guidelines and standards EPA to support the development of for the pesticide of interest identified in
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promulgated for the Steam Electric effluent limitations guidelines and the table in Unit II of SUPPLEMENTARY
Power Generating Point Source Category standards under the CWA for the Steam INFORMATION.
on November 3, 2015. The information Electric Power Generating Point Source For general information on the
being transferred was or will be Category and any that may be collected registration review program, contact:
collected under the authority of section in the future under the authority of Dana Friedman, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
308 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). section 308 of the CWA or voluntarily Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Interested persons may submit submitted (e.g., in comments in Programs, Environmental Protection

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Intended Transfer of Confidential Business Information to Contractor.
Dates		Comments on the transfer of data are due September 27, 2017.
Contact		M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document Control Officer, at (202) 566-1044, or via email at [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 43962