[Federal Register: January 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 21)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0002; FRL-8349-3]
System Research and Application Corporation; 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 the System Research and
Application Corporation, in accordance with 40 CFR 2.309(c) and
2.308(h)(2). The System Research and Application Corporation, will
perform work for OPP under an Interagency Agreement (IAG). Access to
this information will enable System Research and Application
Corporation, to fulfill the obligations of the IAG.
DATES: The System Research and Application Corporation, will be given
access to this information on or before February 11, 2008.
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-OPP-2008-0002. 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. EP-W-050-24, which supports the OPP's regulatory
efforts, the System Research and Application Corporation, will perform
configuration management and monitor tasks for the Office of
Information Technology Resources Management Division.
The OPP has determined that the IAG described involves 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 sections 408 and 409 of FFDCA.
In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.309(c), 2.307(h),
and 2.308(h)(2), this IAG with the System Research and Application
Corporation, prohibits use of the information for any purpose not
specified in the IAG; 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 subcontractor sign an
agreement to protect the information from unauthorized release and to
handle it in accordance with the FIFRA Information Security Manual. In
addition, the System Research and Application Corporation, are required
to submit for EPA approval a security plan under which any CBI will be
secured and protected against unauthorized release
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or compromise. No information will be provided to the System Research
and Application Corporation, until the requirements in this document
have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided under this
IAG will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for this contract. All
information supplied to the System Research and Application
Corporation, by EPA for use in connection with this IAG will be
returned to EPA when the System Research and Application Corporation,
have completed their work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: January 23, 2008.
Oscar Morales,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-1796 Filed 1-30-08; 8:45 am]
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