[Federal Register: September 19, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 181)]
[Notices]               
[Page 53567-53568]
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-8147-9]

 
Guident Technologies, Nortel Government Solutions; 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 Guident Technologies and its 
subcontractor, Nortel Government Solutions in accordance with 40 CFR 
2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Guident Technologies and its 
subcontractor, Nortel Government Solutions, have been awarded a 
contract to perform work for OPP, and access to this information will 
enable Guident Technologies and its subcontractor, Nortel Government 
Solutions, to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Guident Technologies and its subcontractor, Nortel Government 
Solutions, will be given access to this information on or before 
September 24, 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 Contract No. EP07D000102, Guident Technologies and its 
subcontractor, Nortel Government Solutions, will develop application 
for the Office of Pesticide Programs. This development will be in 
support of the following initatives: E-Submission Development and 
Implementation; Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act; 
Endangered Species Development and Implementation; Registration Review 
Development and Implementation; and Enterprise Content Management 
Systems for Information Services Branch.
    The OPP has determined that access by Guident Technologies and its 
subcontractor, Nortel Government

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Solutions, to information on all pesticide chemicals may be 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 Guident Technologies and its subcontractor, Nortel 
Government Solutions 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, Guident Technologies and its subcontractor, Nortel Government 
Solutions, 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 Guident 
Technologies and its subcontractor, Nortel Government Solutions Staff, 
until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. 
Records of information provided to Guident Technologies and its 
subcontractor, Nortel Government Solutions Staff, will be maintained by 
EPA Project Officers for this contract. All information supplied to 
Guident Technologies and its subcontractor, Nortel Government Solutions 
Staff, by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be returned 
to EPA when Guident Technologies and its subcontractor, Nortel 
Government Solutions Staff, have completed their work.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government 
contracts, Government property, Security measures.


    Dated: September 11, 2007.
Oscar Morales,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. E7-18469 Filed 9-18-07; 8:45 am]

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