[Federal Register: May 12, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 92)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2004-0126; FRL-7357-3]
Systems Research and Applications Corporation (SRA); 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 tranferred to SRA in accordance with 40 CFR
2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Systems Research and Applications
Corporation has been awarded multiple contracts to perform work for
OPP, and access to this information will enable SRA to fulfill the
obligations of the contract.
DATES: Systems Research and Applications Corporation will be given
access to this information on or before May 17, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erik R. 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 OPP-2004-0126. 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 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 No. 68-W-99-38, the purpose of the work assignment
is to provide the OPP with the contractor resources needed to support
EPA's efforts to conduct risk assessments for its critical/priority
systems and applications. The risk assessment will generally be
consistent with the methodology developed by Science Application
International Corporation. The role of the Contractor is to provide
research, analytical, and technical expertise to the Work Assignment
Manager (WAM) in fulfilling the goals and objectives of the project.
This contract involves no subcontractors.
The OPP has determined that the contract described in this document
involves 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.
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In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the
contract with SRA, prohibits use of the information for any purpose not
specified in this contract; 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, SRA 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 SRA until the
requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of
information provided to SRA will be maintained by EPA Project Officers
for this contract. All information supplied to SRA by EPA for use in
connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when SRA has
completed its work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: April 26, 2004.
Robert Forrest,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-10454 Filed 5-11-04; 8:45 am]
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