[Federal Register: November 18, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 222)]
[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-2005-0257; FRL-7745-2]
Quality Technology Inc. (QuTech); 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 Quality Technology Inc.
(QuTech) in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). QuTech
has been awarded multiple contracts to perform work for OPP, and access
to this information will enable QuTech to fulfill the obligations of
the contracts.
DATES: QuTech will be given access to this information on or before
November 23, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Croom, Acting Information
Security Officer, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-786; e-mail
address:croom.felicia@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) numberOPP-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, to 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 this contract, No. EP05W003589, the contractor will perform
the following:
1. Analyze OPP's hardware and software operations and develop a
plan to support transition to seat management.
2. Establish and manage a help desk; lease hardware including PCs,
printers, etc.
3. Provide all user support for provided hardware and software;
establish and maintain a hardware and software inventory system.
This contract involves no subcontractors.
OPP has determined that the contract described in this document
involves work that is being conducted in accordance 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
contract with QuTech 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, QuTech is required to submit to EPA for approval a security
plan under which any CBI will be secured and protected against
unauthorized release or compromise. No information will be provided to
QuTech until the requirements in this document have been fully
satisfied. Records of information provided to QuTech will be maintained
by EPA project officers for this contract. All information supplied to
QuTech by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be returned
to EPA when QuTech has completed its work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: November 7, 2005.
Arnold E. Layne,
Director,Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-22889 Filed 11-17-05; 8:45 am]
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