[Federal Register: April 24, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 79)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2002-0027; FRL-6834-6]
ABT Associates, Inc. and Syracuse Research Corp. (SRC); 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 ABT Associates, Inc. and its
subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corp., in accordance with 40 CFR
2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). ABT Associates, Inc. and its
subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corp., have been awarded a contract to
perform work for OPP, and access to this information will enable ABT
Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corp., to
fulfill the obligations of the contract.
DATES: ABT Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research
Corp., will be given access to this information on or before April 29,
2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Erik 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/.
II. Contractor Requirements
Under Contract No. 68-W0-1039, ABT Associates, Inc. and its
subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corp., will perform the following: In
response to the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA), the Office of
Science Coordination and Policy (OSCP) and the Office of Pesticide
Programs (OPP) are conducting a pilot project to evaluate existing
toxicity data and data bases in the Agency and the scientific
literature for a sample group of approximately 30 pesticide active
ingredients. Toxicity and endocrine-related mechanistic data shall be
examined in detail to determine their adequacy to assess each
chemical's potential to affect the endocrine system.
For this work assignment, the contractor shall examine Agency
toxicity data files, (primarily located in OPP's Environmental Fate and
Effects Division data bases), summary documents, electronic files, and
the scientific literature for indications of endocrine system
interaction, perturbation, or modulation in wildlife and aquatic
organisms for up to 30 pesticide active ingredients.
OPP has determined that access by ABT Associates, Inc. and its
subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corp., 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 ABT Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse
Research Corp., prohibits the use of 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, ABT Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research
Corp., 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 ABT
Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corp., until
the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of
information provided to ABT Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor,
Syracuse Research Corp., will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for
this contract. All information supplied to ABT Associates, Inc. and its
subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corp., by EPA for use in connection
with this contract will be returned to EPA when ABT Associates, Inc.
and its
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subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corp., have completed their work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: April 10, 2002.
Linda Vlier Moos,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 02-9792 Filed 4-23-02; 8:45 am]
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