[Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)]
[Notices]
[Page 53656]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2005-0237; FRL-7734-9]
Computer Sciences Corporation; 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 Computer Sciences Corporation
in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Computer
Sciences Corporation has been awarded a contract to perform work for
OPP, and access to this information will enable Computer Sciences
Corporation to fulfill the obligations of the contract.
DATES: Computer Sciences Corporation will be given access to this
information on or before September 14, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patsy Garnett, FIFRA Security Officer,
Information Technology & Resources Management Division (7502C), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
703-305-5455.
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-2005-0237. 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, CrystalMall 2, 1801
S. Bell St., 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 DW-4793935401/000, the contractor will
perform the following tasks:
The contractor will perform various document management functions
to examine, categorize, handle and format OPP information, which will
be in both electronic and paper copy. The contractor will be working
with applications for pesticide registration, supporting studies, and
other technical documents of archival significance.
The contract involves no subcontractors.
OPP 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 the 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
contract with Computer Sciences Corporation, prohibits use of the
information for any purpose not specified in the 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, Computer Sciences Corporation
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 Computer Sciences
Corporation until the requirements in this document have been fully
satisfied. Records of information provided to Computer Sciences
Corporation will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for the
contract. All information supplied to Computer Sciences Corporation by
EPA for use in connection with the contract will be returned to EPA
when Computer Sciences Corporation has completed its work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: September 1, 2005.
Arnold E. Layne,
Director, Information Technology & Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-17821 Filed 9-8-05; 8:45 am]
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