[Federal Register: June 9, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 110)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-100143; FRL-6083-6]

 
Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp. and Summitec Corp.; 
Transfer of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice to certain persons who have submitted 
information to EPA in connection with pesticide information 
requirements imposed under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA). Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp. and its subcontractor, 
Summitec Corp., under an Interagency Agreement (IAG) with the 
Department of Energy (DOE), IAG No. DW89938591-01, will perform work 
for the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), and will be provided 
access to certain information submitted to EPA under FIFRA and the 
FFDCA. Some of this information may have been claimed to be 
confidential business information (CBI) by submitters. This information 
will be transferred to Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp. and 
Summitec Corp. consistent with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), 
2.309(c), and 2.308(I)(2) and will enable Lockheed Martin Energy 
Research Corp. to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp. and Summitec Corp. will be 
given access to this information no sooner than June 21, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Richard Schmitt, Information 
Resources Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Office location and telephone number: Rm. 703, Crystal Mall 2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-5484; e-mail: 
schmitt.richard@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under IAG No. DW89938591-01, which supports 
the OPP regulatory efforts, Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp. and 
Summitec Corp. will (1) conduct analysis and evaluation of registrant 
submissions for FIFRA registration and (2) perform special technical 
assistance projects to assist the Office of Pesticide Programs/EPA with 
issues associated with setting standards.
    OPP has determined that access to this information is necessary for 
the preformation of these tasks.

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    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 the FFDCA.
    In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), 
2.08(h)(2), and 2.209(c), this IAG with Lockheed Martin Energy Research 
Corp. and Summitec Corp., prohibits use of the information for any 
purpose not specified in the IAG and this 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, Lockheed Martin Energy 
Research Corp. 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 under this IAG 
until the above requirements have been fully satisfied. Records of 
information provided under this IAG will be maintained by the Project 
Officers for each task in the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs.
    All information supplied to Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp. 
and Summitec Corp. by EPA for use in connection with this IAG will be 
returned to EPA when Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp. and Summitec 
Corp. have completed their work.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Transfer of data.

    Dated: May 27, 1999.

Richard D. Schmitt,

Acting Director, Information Resources Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 99-14359 Filed 6-8-99; 8:45 am]
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