Re: [CPEO-MEF] EPA and national secrets

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

[Posted by Robert S. Taylor <RST195005@aol.com>]

Just a guess, but I would not be surprised that some "Offsite
Consequence Analyses" required as part of the Risk Management Plans
under the Community Right to Know Act might be candidates for
classification. The FBI has expressed a concern that OCAs could be a
road map for terrorists intent on inflicting maximum harm, and for that
reason EPA (with Congressional authorization) has limited ready access
to OCAs -- but up to now they have not been classified. Another category
of information that EPA might have is security plans for such critical
infrastructure as drinking water treatment systems. Protecting that
information seems very important to me.

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