[Federal Register: January 6, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 4)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0257; FRL-7756-6]
Lockheed Martin; 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 Lockheed Martin in accordance
with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Lockheed Martin has been
awarded multiple contracts to perform work for OPP, and access to this
information will enable Lockheed Martin to fulfill the obligations of
the contract.
DATES: Lockheed Martin will be given access to this information on or
before January 13, 2006.
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, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-0786; 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.
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 EPA-HQ-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/.
EDOCKET, EPA's electronic public docket and comment system was
replaced on November 25, 2005 by an enhanced federal-wide electronic
docket management and comment system located at http://www.regulations.gov/.
Follow the on-line instructions.
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 68-W-04-005, the contractor will perform the
following:
1. Establish individual chemical identity records including
systematic chemical name, CAS registry number, and other chemical name
synonyms;
2. Establish inert ingredient mixture composition records;
3. Respond to internal OPP requests for elucidation of chemical
identities in
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and acceptability status of chemicals in inert mixtures;
4. Maintain existing files of all inert ingredient mixture
compositional data submitted to the Agency;
5. Receive new compositional information from suppliers;
6. Scan an image pesticide inert ingredient master file submission
documents into an image database.
This contract involves 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 Lockheed Martin, 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, Lockheed Martin 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 Lockheed Martin until the requirements
in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of information
provided to Lockheed Martin will be maintained by EPA Project Officers
for these contracts. All information supplied to Lockheed Martin by EPA
for use in connection with these contracts will be returned to EPA when
Lockheed Martin has completed its work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: December 29, 2005.
Brenda Despanza,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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