Access to Confidential Business Information by Environmental Research Group

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5517-5]

Access to Confidential Business Information by Environmental

Research Group

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is authorizing its contractor, Eastern Research Group

(ERG), to have access to information which has been submitted to EPA

pursuant to the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), the

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Toxic Substances

Control Act (TSCA). Some of this information may be claimed or

determined to be confidential business information (CBI).

DATES: Comments concerning this notice must be submitted on or before

June 17, 1996, except with respect to contract no. 68-D4-0092, in which

case comments must be submitted on or before June 21, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may submit written comments to: Donald A.

Sadowsky, Finance and Operations Division (2379), Office of General

Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald A. Sadowsky, Office of General

Counsel. Telephone 202/260-5469.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA previously published notices in the

Federal Register stating that the Agency was giving access to CBI,

collected pursuant to various environmental statutes, to Radian

Corporation of Austin, TX in connection with its work under several

Agency contracts and subcontracts, listed below:

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Federal Register Date of If subcontract, name

Contract Applicable statute citation publication of prime

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68-C4-0024................... CWA................. 59 FR 49924 9/30/94

68-C4-0060................... CWA................. 59 FR 58840 11/15/94 Abt.

68-C5-0005................... CWA................. 60 FR 47993 9/15/95

68-C5-0013................... CWA................. 60 FR 37890 7/24/95

68-C5-0023................... CWA................. 60 FR 37890 7/24/95

68-C5-0025................... CWA................. 60 FR 37890 7/24/95

68-C5-0032................... CWA, RCRA........... 60 FR 37890 7/24/95

68-C5-0033................... CWA................. 60 FR 37890 7/24/95

68-C5-0035................... CWA................. 60 FR 37890 7/24/95 Avanti Corp.

68-D1-0117................... CAA................. 60 FR 24851 5/10/95

68-D4-0092................... TSCA................ 59 FR 63790 12/9/94

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On January 30, 1996, Radian Corporation (Radian) and Dow

Environmental, Inc. (DEI) were merged to form Radian International

Limited Liability Company, a joint venture owned by Hartford Steam

Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (Radian's parent company) and

the Dow Chemical Company (DEI's parent company). The joint venture

owners have agreed to sell to ERG those assets being used to perform

all of Radian's contracts with EPA. The divestiture is expected to be

completed by June 15, 1996. The purpose of this notice is to announce

the impending transfer of assets from Radian to ERG, and the Agency's

expectation that it will concur, on or soon after the date of

divestiture, in the parties' novation of all affected EPA contracts.

Pursuant to EPA's regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, EPA

previously determined that Radian requires access to CBI to perform the

work required under the applicable contracts (see the above-referenced

Federal Register notices). The same determinations apply to Radian's

successor, ERG.

Dated: May 30, 1996.

Betty L. Bailey,

Director, Office of Acquisition Management.

[FR Doc. 96-14682 Filed 6-10-96; 8:45 am]

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