[Federal Register: August 8, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 152)]
[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-2007-0038 FRL-8142-8]

 
System Research and Applications 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 System Research and 
Applications Corporation, in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 
2.308(i)(2). System Research and Applications Corporation, has been 
awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access to this 
information will enable System Research and Applications Corporation, 
to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: System Research and Applications Corporation will be given 
access to this information on or before August 13, 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. EP-W-05-024 Task Order 39, System 
Research and Applications Corporation, will perform configuration 
management support to the Enterprise Policy and Planning Oversight 
Staff. System Research and Applications Corporation will designate a 
configuration management contractor to assist in creating policy, 
administer and support the database, and assist in facilitating the 
configuration

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management workflow process for ITRMD/EPPOS.
    The OPP has determined that access by System Research and 
Applications 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 System Research and Applications 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, System Research and 
Applications 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 
System Research and Applications Corporation, until the requirements in 
this document have been fully satisfied. Records of information 
provided to System Research and Applications Corporation, will be 
maintained by EPA Project Officers for this contract. All information 
supplied to System Research and Applications Corporation, by EPA for 
use in connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when 
System Research and Applications Corporation, have completed their 
work.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: July 25, 2007.
Oscar Morales,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-15053 Filed 8-7-07; 8:45 am]

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