82 FR 44783 - Access to Confidential Business Information by Eastern Research Group (ERG)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 185 (September 26, 2017)

Page Range		44783-44784
FR Document		2017-20594

EPA will authorize its contractor, Eastern Research Group (ERG) to access Confidential Business Information (CBI) which has been submitted to EPA under the authority of all sections of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976, as amended. EPA has issued regulations that outline business confidentiality provisions for the Agency and require all EPA Offices that receive information designated by the submitter as CBI to abide by these provisions.

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[FR Doc No: 2017-20594]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9968-08-OLEM]


Access to Confidential Business Information by Eastern Research 
Group (ERG)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of access to data and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: EPA will authorize its contractor, Eastern Research Group 
(ERG) to access Confidential Business Information (CBI) which has been 
submitted to EPA under the authority of all sections of the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976, as amended. EPA has 
issued regulations that outline business confidentiality provisions for 
the Agency and require all EPA Offices that receive information 
designated by the submitter as CBI to abide by these provisions.

DATES: Access to confidential data submitted to EPA will occur no 
sooner than October 6, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaShan Haynes, Document Control 
Officer, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (5305P), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, 703-605-0516.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Access to Confidential Business Information

    Under EPA Contract EP-W-10-055, entitled ``Advancing SMM: Waste 
Facts and Figures and Related Tasks,'' the Eastern Research Group (ERG) 
will assist the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Resource 
Conservation and Sustainability Division in collecting and analyzing 
municipal solid waste (MSW) information. The contract addresses MSW and 
other waste such as construction and demolition debris, however, the 
confidential business information (CBI) only relates to the MSW 
information collected and analyzed in the contract. The contract period 
is from August 2017-February 28, 2018. Some of the data collected from 
industry are claimed by industry to contain trade secrets or CBI. In

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accordance with the provisions of 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, ORCR has 
established policies and procedures for handling information collected 
from industry, under the authority of RCRA, including RCRA Confidential 
Business Information Security Manuals.
    Eastern Research Group (ERG), shall protect from unauthorized 
disclosure all information designated as confidential and shall abide 
by all RCRA CBI requirements, including procedures outlined in the RCRA 
CBI Security Manual.
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued regulations (40 
CFR part 2, subpart B) that outline business confidentiality provisions 
for the Agency and require all EPA Offices that receive information 
designated by the submitter as CBI to abide by these provisions. 
Eastern Research Group (ERG) will be authorized to have access to RCRA 
CBI under the EPA ``Contractor Requirements for the Control and 
Security of RCRA Confidential Business Information Security Manual.''
    EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information 
under all sections of RCRA that EPA will provide Eastern Research Group 
access to the CBI records located in the RCRA Confidential Business 
Information Center. Access to RCRA CBI under this contract will take 
place at Eastern Research Group and EPA Headquarters only. Contractor 
personnel will be required to sign non-disclosure agreements and will 
be briefed on appropriate security procedures before they are permitted 
access to confidential information.

    Dated: September 8, 2017.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation & Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2017-20594 Filed 9-25-17; 8:45 am]
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EPA engages with industry in order to Dated: September 14, 2017.
ENERGY reduce unnecessary regulatory burden, Samantha K. Dravis,
SOUTHWESTERN POWER create certainty and predictability, and Associate Administrator for Policy.
ADMINISTRATION improve the ability of both EPA and [FR Doc. 2017–20310 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am]
RATE SCHEDULE EE–13 1 ** industry to conduct long-term BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
regulatory planning while also
WHOLESALE RATES FOR EXCESS protecting the environment and public
ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
health.
Effective: AGENCY
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
During the period October 1, 2013, through [FRL–9968–08–OLEM]
September 30, 2019 **, in accordance with Daisy Letendre, Senior Advisor for
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order Policy and Strategic Communications, Access to Confidential Business
issued January 9, 2014, Docket No. EF14–1– Office of Policy, Office of Administrator, Information by Eastern Research
000. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Group (ERG)
Available: Code: 1104A, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 200460; AGENCY: Environmental Protection
In the marketing area of Southwestern Power Agency (EPA).
Administration (Southwestern), described telephone number: (202) 564–0410;
generally as the States of Arkansas, Kansas, email address: sectors@epa.gov. ACTION: Notice of access to data and
Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. request for comments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Applicable: SUMMARY: EPA will authorize its
General Information contractor, Eastern Research Group
To electric utilities which, by contract, may
purchase Excess Energy from Southwestern. EPA has initially identified the (ERG) to access Confidential Business
Information (CBI) which has been
Character and Conditions of Service: following sectors to work with:
submitted to EPA under the authority of
Three-phase, alternating current, delivered at Aerospace; agriculture; automotive;
all sections of the Resource
approximately 60 Hertz, at the nominal cement and concrete; chemical
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
voltage(s) and at the point(s) of delivery manufacturing; construction; electronics
specified by contract. of 1976, as amended. EPA has issued
and technology; iron and steel; oil and regulations that outline business
1. gas; ports and shipping; and utilities confidentiality provisions for the
and power generation. Sectors were Agency and require all EPA Offices that
Wholesale Rates, Terms, and Conditions for
Excess Energy selected based on each sector’s potential receive information designated by the
to improve the environment and public submitter as CBI to abide by these
Excess Energy will be furnished at such times
and in such amounts as Southwestern health. EPA welcomes participation provisions.
determines to be available. from other stakeholders.
DATES: Access to confidential data
1.1. Transmission and Related Ancillary The Smart Sectors program will submitted to EPA will occur no sooner
Services designate staff-level points of contact than October 6, 2017.
Transmission service for the delivery of who are highly knowledgeable about FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Excess Energy shall be the sole responsibility specific industries. These individuals LaShan Haynes, Document Control
of such customer purchasing Excess Energy. will act as liaisons among industry trade Officer, Office of Resource Conservation
1.2. Excess Energy Charge associations and companies, EPA and Recovery, (5305P), U.S.
program and regional offices, state and Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
$0.0094 per kilowatthour of Excess Energy
delivered.
local governments, and other Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
stakeholder groups. The sector liaisons DC 20460, 703–605–0516.
[FR Doc. 2017–20034 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am]
will focus their attention primarily on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
three main areas: Building relationships
1. Access to Confidential Business
and improving customer service to
Information
sectors; developing additional expertise
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION in each industry’s operations and Under EPA Contract EP–W–10–055,
AGENCY environmental performance; and entitled ‘‘Advancing SMM: Waste Facts
[FRL–9968–18–OP] informing the planning of future and Figures and Related Tasks,’’ the
policies, regulations, and Agency Eastern Research Group (ERG) will
EPA Smart Sectors Program Launch processes. assist the Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery, Resource
AGENCY: Environmental Protection EPA anticipates that participating Conservation and Sustainability
Agency (EPA). industries will benefit from coordinated, Division in collecting and analyzing
ACTION: Notice. cooperative, and constructive problem- municipal solid waste (MSW)
solving with government. The Agency information. The contract addresses
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental will invite participating industries to MSW and other waste such as
Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing engage in active dialogue and offer their construction and demolition debris,
the Smart Sectors program in the Office own innovative ideas to reduce however, the confidential business
of Policy. Based on the successful EPA environmental impacts. Because information (CBI) only relates to the
Sector Strategies program, EPA’s Smart industry-wide environmental MSW information collected and
Sectors program will re-examine how performance improvement is the goal, analyzed in the contract. The contract
1 Supersedes
EPA will work with trade associations period is from August 2017–February
Rate Schedule EE–11.
** Extended through September 30, 2019 by
and others to find creative ways to 28, 2018. Some of the data collected
approval of Rate Order No. SWPA–72 by the Deputy document environmental progress and from industry are claimed by industry to
Secretary of Energy. burden reductions. contain trade secrets or CBI. In

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accordance with the provisions of 40 Aluminum in Freshwater. The current Dated: September 20, 2017.
CFR part 2, subpart B, ORCR has comment period closes on September Michael H. Shapiro,
established policies and procedures for 26, 2017. The public comment period Acting Assistant Administrator.
handling information collected from will be extended for an additional 30 [FR Doc. 2017–20597 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am]
industry, under the authority of RCRA, days. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
including RCRA Confidential Business DATES: Comments must be received on
Information Security Manuals. or before October 26, 2017.
Eastern Research Group (ERG), shall ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
protect from unauthorized disclosure all identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– COMMISSION
information designated as confidential OW–2017–0260, to the Federal
and shall abide by all RCRA CBI [OMB 3060–1013]
eRulemaking Portal: http://
requirements, including procedures www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
outlined in the RCRA CBI Security Information Collection Being Reviewed
instructions for submitting comments. by the Federal Communications
Manual. Once submitted, comments cannot be
The U.S. Environmental Protection Commission Under Delegated
edited or withdrawn. EPA may publish Authority
Agency has issued regulations (40 CFR any comment received to its public
part 2, subpart B) that outline business docket. Do not submit electronically any AGENCY: Federal Communications
confidentiality provisions for the information you consider to be Commission.
Agency and require all EPA Offices that Confidential Business Information (CBI) ACTION: Notice and request for
receive information designated by the or other information whose disclosure is comments.
submitter as CBI to abide by these restricted by statute. Multimedia
provisions. Eastern Research Group submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
(ERG) will be authorized to have access accompanied by a written comment. to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
to RCRA CBI under the EPA ‘‘Contractor The written comment is considered the required by the Paperwork Reduction
Requirements for the Control and official comment and should include Act (PRA), the Federal Communications
Security of RCRA Confidential Business discussion of all points you wish to Commission (FCC or Commission)
Information Security Manual.’’ make. EPA will generally not consider invites the general public and other
EPA is issuing this notice to inform comments or comment contents located Federal agencies to take this
all submitters of information under all outside of the primary submission (i.e., opportunity to comment on the
sections of RCRA that EPA will provide on the web, cloud, or other file sharing following information collections.
Eastern Research Group access to the system). For additional submission Comments are requested concerning:
CBI records located in the RCRA methods, the full EPA public comment Whether the proposed collection of
Confidential Business Information policy, information about CBI or information is necessary for the proper
Center. Access to RCRA CBI under this multimedia submissions, and general performance of the functions of the
contract will take place at Eastern guidance on making effective Commission, including whether the
Research Group and EPA Headquarters comments, please visit http:// information shall have practical utility;
only. Contractor personnel will be www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting- the accuracy of the Commission’s
required to sign non-disclosure epa-dockets. burden estimate; ways to enhance the
agreements and will be briefed on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: quality, utility, and clarity of the
appropriate security procedures before Diana Eignor, Health and Ecological information collected; ways to minimize
they are permitted access to confidential Criteria Division, Office of Water (Mail the burden of the collection of
information. Code 4304T), Environmental Protection information on the respondents,
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue including the use of automated
Dated: September 8, 2017.
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: collection techniques or other forms of
Barnes Johnson,
(202) 566–1143; email address: information technology; and ways to
Director, Office of Resource Conservation & further reduce the information
Recovery. eignor.diana@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
collection burden on small business
[FR Doc. 2017–20594 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
28, 2017, EPA announced the
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
availability of the Draft Updated
a collection of information unless it
Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality
displays a currently valid Office of
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Criteria for Aluminum in Freshwater
Management and Budget (OMB) control
AGENCY and opened a 60-day public review and
number. No person shall be subject to
comment period to seek additional
[EPA–HQ–OW–2017–0260; FRL–9968–45– any penalty for failing to comply with
scientific views, data, and information
OW] a collection of information subject to the
regarding the science and technical
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
Extension of Public Comment Period approach used in the derivation of the
control number.
for the Draft Updated Aquatic Life draft document.
The original deadline to submit DATES: Written comments should be
Ambient Water Quality Criteria for submitted on or before November 27,
comments was September 26, 2017.
Aluminum in Freshwater 2017. If you anticipate that you will be
This action extends the comment period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection for 30 days. Written comments must submitting comments, but find it
Agency (EPA). now be received by October 26, 2017. difficult to do so within the period of
The draft report and other supporting time allowed by this notice, you should
ACTION: Notice of availability.
materials may also be viewed and advise the contacts below as soon as
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection downloaded from EPA’s Web site at possible.
Agency (EPA) is extending the comment https://www.epa.gov/wqc/2017-draft- ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
period for the Draft Updated Aquatic aquatic-life-criteria-aluminum- Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for freshwater-documents. fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of access to data and request for comments.
Dates		Access to confidential data submitted to EPA will occur no sooner than October 6, 2017.
Contact		LaShan Haynes, Document Control Officer, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (5305P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, 703-605-0516.
FR Citation		82 FR 44783