[Federal Register: September 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 182)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2005-0257; FRL-7736-8]
Dynamac 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 tranferred to Dynamac Corporation in
accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Dynamac Corporation
has been awarded multiple work assignments to perform work for OPP, and
access to this information will enable Dynamac Corporation to fulfill
the obligations of the contract.
DATES: Dynamac Corporation will be given access to this information on
or before September 26, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patsy Garnett, FIFRA Security Officer,
Information Technology and Resource Management Division (7502C), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-5455; e-mail address:garnett.patsy@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.
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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-2005-0257. 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,
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
The EPA has a requirement to provide the OPP Health Effects
Division (HED) with technical and administrative support. HED is
responsible for the registration and ongoing reregistration of
pesticides. HED is charged with evaluating pesticide hazards, through
the proposed use of the pesticide, to human heath and the environment.
HED's authority is mandated under the FIFRA and the FFDCA, as amended
by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
Under contract number EP-W-04-052, the contractor will perform the
following:
1. Product and residue chemistry chapter/Reregistration Eligibility
Document information.
2. Review of studies submitted in response to Data-Call-Ins (DCIs),
and updates of previously completed standards
3. Registration support.
4. Database support.
5. General backup support.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is
541710. This contract is conducted as a small business set aside.
These contracts involve no subcontractors.
The OPP has determined that the contracts 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 Dynamac Corporation, 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, Dynamac 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 Dynamac Corporation
until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied.
Records of information provided to Dynamac Corporation will be
maintained by EPA Project Officers for these contracts. All information
supplied to Dynamac Corporation by EPA for use in connection with these
contracts will be returned to EPA when Dynamac Corporation has
completed its work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: September 8, 2005.
Arnold E. Layne,
Director, Information Technology and Resource Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-18419 Filed 9-20-05; 8:45 am]
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