[Federal Register: July 30, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 146)]
[Notices]
[Page 44762-44763]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2003-0258; FRL-7319-9]
Tetrahedron, Inc.; Transfer of Data
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide related information
submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information
that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI)
by the submitter, will be transferred to Tetrahedron, Inc. in
accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Tetrahedron, Inc.
has been awarded multiple contracts to perform work for EPA, and access
to this information will enable Tetrahedron, Inc. to fulfill the
obligations of the contracts.
DATES: Tetrahedron, Inc. will be given access to this information on or
before August 4, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erik Johnson, FIFRA Security Officer,
Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7248;
e-mail address: johnson.erik@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action applies to the public in general. As such, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under docket identification (ID) number
[[Page 44763]]
OPP-2003-0258. The official public docket consists of the documents
specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received,
and other information related to this action. Although a part of the
official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of
materials that is available for public viewing at the Public
Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall
2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This docket
facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is (703) 305-
5805.
2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the
appropriate docket ID number.
II. Contractor Requirements
Under contract number 68-W-03-039, the contractor will perform the
following:
The purpose of this contract is to support EPA and Agency position
documents, reviews, and scientific technical assessments of potential
hazards and risks of pesticides to human health and the environment.
The contractor shall create Data Evaluation Reports which involve
converting the studies supplied into a format specified by the program
office and shall include secondary and Quality Assurance contractor
reviews as specified:
[sbull] Review and evaluation of biopesticide, mammalian, non-
target organisms toxicity, environmental fate, and product chemistry
data.
[sbull] Review of confidential statement of formulations,
manufacturing process, and labels
[sbull] Statements for compliance with United States Department of
Agriculture National Organic Program Standards.
[sbull] Preliminary risk assessment for biopesticides.
[sbull] General assistance-biopesticide registration package
review.
This contract involves no subcontractors.
EPA has determined that the contract described in this document
involve work that is being conducted in connection with FIFRA, in that
pesticide chemicals will be the subject of certain evaluations to be
made under this contract. These evaluations may be used in subsequent
regulatory decisions under FIFRA.
Some of this information may be entitled to confidential treatment.
The information has been submitted to EPA under sections 3, 4, 6, and 7
of FIFRA and under sections 408 and 409 of FFDCA.
In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the
contracts with Tetrahedron, Inc., prohibits use of the information for
any purpose not specified in these contracts; prohibits disclosure of
the information to a third party without prior written approval from
the Agency; and requires that each official and employee of the
contractor sign an agreement to protect the information from
unauthorized release and to handle it in accordance with the FIFRA
Information Security Manual. In addition, Tetrahedron, Inc. is required
to submit for EPA approval a security plan under which any CBI will be
secured and protected against unauthorized release or compromise. No
information will be provided to Tetrahedron, Inc. until the
requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of
information provided to Tetrahedron, Inc. will be maintained by EPA
Project Officers for these contracts. All information supplied to
Tetrahedron, Inc. by EPA for use in connection with these contracts
will be returned to EPA when Tetrahedron, Inc. has completed its work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: July 21, 2003.
Arnold E. Layne,
Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-19358 Filed 7-29-03; 8:45 am]
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