[Federal Register: October 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 206)]
[Notices]
[Page 61815-61816]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2005-0257; FRL-7742-5]
Versar, Inc. and EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and
Associates, and Tetrahedon, 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 tranferred to Versar, Inc. and its
subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and
Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3)
and 2.308(i)(2). Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern
and Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., have
been awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access to this
information will enable Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, EnDyna, BR
Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc.,
to fulfill the obligations of the contract.
DATES: Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and
Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., will be
given access to this information on or before October 31, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Croom, Information Technology
and Resources Management Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington,
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DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-0786.
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-2005-0257. 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
Under Contract No. EP-W-05057, Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors,
EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, and
Tetrahedon, Inc., will perform exposure assessments and relevant
information necessary for EPA to fulfill the requirements of the
Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA), FIFRA, Food Quality
Protection Act (FQPA), FFDCA, the Pollution Prevention Act, and any
other Executive Order or legislative requirement. These objectives
shall be obtained by providing technical support for registration and
reregistration activities relating to occupational and residential
exposure and risk assessments.
OPP has determined that access by Versar, Inc. and its
subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and
Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., to information on all presticide
chemicals is necessary for the performance of this contract.
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)(2), the
contract with Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and
Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., 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, Versar, Inc. and its
subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and
Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., are 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 Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, EnDyna, BR
Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc.,
until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied.
Records of information provided to Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors,
EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, and
Tetrahedon, Inc., will be maintained by EPA project officers for this
contract. All information supplied to Versar, Inc. and its
subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and
Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., by EPA for use in connection with
this contract will be returned to EPA when Versar, Inc. and its
subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and
Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., have completed their work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
October 17, 2005.
Robert Forrest,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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