[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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