[Federal Register: July 25, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 143)]
[Notices]
[Page 38674-38675]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-100174; FRL-6792-6]
Science Applications International Corporation and Indus
Corporation and Premier, Inc.; 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 Science Applications
International Corporation and its subcontractors, Indus Corporation,
and Premier, Inc., in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and
2.308(i)(2). Science Applications International Corporation and its
subcontractors, Indus Corporation, and Premier, Inc., have been awarded
a contract to perform work for OPP, and access to this information will
enable Science Applications International Corporation and its
subcontractors, Indus Corporation, and Premier Inc., to fulfill the
obligations of the contract.
DATES: Science Applications International Corporation and its
subcontractors, Indus Corporation, and Premier, Inc., will be given
access to this information on or before July 30, 2001.
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/.
II. Contractor Requirements
Under Contract No. 68-W9-9002/000, Science Applications
International Corporation and its subcontractors, Indus Corporation and
Premier, Inc., will perform the following based on the statement of
work:
The Office of Compliance (OC), under the Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance (OECA), is responsible for successful
implementation of OECA's compliance/enforcement policies and
priorities. As such, OC publishes guidance for field inspectors
(including targeting strategies), develops and conducts inspector
training programs, coordinates national compliance initiatives,
collects compliance-related data from the regulated community and
program accomplishment data from the Headquarters, Regional and state
pesticides and toxics compliance and enforcement programs. OC is
responsible for a number of ADP systems that support the above
activities.
Section Seven Tracking System (SSTS) serves as the repository of
pesticide production and facility information which is collected under
Section 7 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act,
as amended (92 Stat. 829). Section 7 requires that all pesticide-
producing establishments be registered with and file an annual
pesticide production report to the Environmental Protection Agency.
The purpose of this task order is to provide analysis, enhancement,
and maintenance support, as specified through specific task order
tasks, to the pesticides and toxics automated data systems for which
OECA is responsible.
The scope of work to be performed under this task order includes
support for the automated systems described above; support for the
functional management of the information contained in these systems and
the related physical records, correspondence, etc.
The OPP has determined that access by Science Applications
International Corporation and its subcontractors, Indus Corporation and
Premier, Inc., 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 Science Applications International Corporation and its
subcontractors, Indus Corporation, and Premier Inc., 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
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Manual. In addition, Science Applications International Corporation and
its subcontractors, Indus Corporation, and Premier, Inc., 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 Science Applications International
Corporation and its subcontractors, Indus Corporation, and Premier,
Inc., until the requirements in this document have been fully
satisfied. Records of information provided to Science Applications
International Corporation and its subcontractors, Indus Corporation and
Premier, Inc., will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for this
contract. All information supplied to Science Applications
International Corporation and its subcontractors, Indus Corporation and
Premier, Inc., by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be
returned to EPA when Science Applications International Corporation and
its subcontractors, Indus Corporation, and Premier, Inc., have
completed their work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: July 11, 2001.
Joanne Martin,
Acting Director, Information Resources & Services Division Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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