[Federal Register: September 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 176)]
[Notices]
[Page 52106]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0038; FRL-8144-9]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Managed by UT-Battelle, LLC;
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 Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
managed by UT-Battelle, LLC in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and
2.308(i)(2). Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC
has been awarded multiple contracts to perform work for OPP under an
Interagency Agreement (IAG). Acess to this information will enable Oak
Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC to fulfill the
obligations of the IAG.
DATES: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC will
be given access to this information on or before September 17, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Croom, Information Technology
and Resources Management Division (7502P), 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 a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0038 Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal
Dr. Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility 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.
II. Contractor Requirements
Under IAG No.DW-89-92253001, the contractor shall perform technical
reviews of economical analyses, market plans and economic benefit data
provided by developers and manufacturers of new pesticide products.
These economic analyses are submitted to EPP OPP as part of the
pesticide registration process. Technical reports from registrant
include summaries of economic analyses, market plans, economic modeling
and benefit analyses as well as raw data fro economic analyses of each
pesticide product.
OPP has determined that the IAG 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 IAG. 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 section 408 of
FFDCA.
In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the IAG
with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC,
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, Oak
Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC 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 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed
by UT-Battelle, LLC until the requirements in this document have been
fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC will be maintained by EPA
Project Officers for these contracts. All information supplied to Oak
Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC by EPA for use
in connection with these contracts will be returned to EPA Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC has completed its
work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: August 31, 2007.
Oscar Morales,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-17990 Filed 9-11-07; 8:45 am]
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