[Federal Register: September 11, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 176)]
[Notices]
[Page 57587-57588]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2002-0242; FRL-7199-3]
Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and Syracuse
Research 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 transferred to Syracuse Environmental
Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research
Corporation, in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2).
Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor,
Syracuse Research Corporation, have been awarded a contract to perform
work for OPP, and access to this information will enable Syracuse
Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse
Research Corporation, to fulfill the obligations of the contract.
DATES: Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and its
subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corporation, will be given access to
this information on or before September 16, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Erik R. Johnson, FIFRA
Security Officer, Information Resources and Services Division (7502C),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703)
305-7248; e-mail address: johnson.erik@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 Additional Information, Including Copies of This
Document and Other Related Documents?
You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and certain
other related documents that might be available electronically, from
the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. To access this
document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and Regulations,''
``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' and then look up the entry for this
document under the ``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.'' You
can also go directly to the Federal Register listings at http://
www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
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II. Contractor Requirements
Under Contract No. 68-W0-2035, Syracuse Environmental Research
Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corporation,
will perform upon request by EPA: (1) Evaluate monitoring data and
characterize the nature and extent of exposure using probabilistic
techniques, (2) analyze effects data using state of the art statistical
techniques and characterize ecological hazard, and (3) evaluate and
analyze data from the open literature when state of the art statistical
techniques are required and when specifically requested by EPA. The
contractor may be required to develop new data analysis techniques or
statistical methods; assessment tools and technologies, models,
software, and create and/or populate data bases to review or complete
an assessment.
OPP has determined that access by Syracuse Environmental Research
Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corporation,
to information on all pesticide chemicals is 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 Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and its
subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corporation, 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, Syracuse Environmental
Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research
Corporation, 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 Syracuse
Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse
Research Corporation, until the requirements in this document have been
fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Syracuse
Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse
Research Corporation, will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for
this contract. All information supplied to Syracuse Environmental
Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research
Corporation, by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be
returned to EPA when Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, Inc.
and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corporation, have completed
their work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: August 29, 2002.
Linda Vlier Moos,
Acting Director, Information Resourrces and Services Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 02-22990 Filed 9-10-02; 8:45 am]
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