[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 45413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22806]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00497; FRL-5736-7]


Science Application International Corporation and DynCorp Inc.; 
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). Science Application International Corporation (SAIC) and its 
subcontractor, DynCorp Inc., have been awarded a contract to perform 
work for the EPA Office of Compliance, and will be provided access to 
certain information submitted to EPA under FIFRA and FFDCA. Some of 
this information may have been claimed to be confidential business 
information (CBI) by submitters. This information will be transferred 
to SAIC and DynCorp Inc. consistent with the requirements of 40 CFR 
2.307(h)(3) and 40 CFR 2.308(i)(2), and will enable SAIC and DynCorp 
Inc. to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: SAIC and DynCorp Inc. will be given access to this information 
no sooner than September 2, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: BeWanda Alexander, 
Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Office location, telephone number, and e-mail 
address: Rm. 700N, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, VA, (703) 305-5259, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Contract No. 68-W1-0055, SAIC and 
DynCorp Inc. will provide development and enhancement support to the 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance's (OECA) pesticides and 
toxics automated data systems. OECA and its Regional office utilize 
these data systems to support field implementation of OECA's compliance 
and enforcement policies and priorities.
    The Office of Compliance and the Office of Pesticide Programs have 
jointly determined that the contract herein described involves work 
that pesticide chemicals will be the subject of certain evaluations to 
be made under this contract. These evaluations may be used in 
subsequent regulatory decisions under FIFRA. 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 SAIC and DynCorp Inc. prohibits use of the information 
for any purpose other than 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, SAIC and DynCorp 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 this contractor until 
the above requirements have been fully satisfied. Records of 
information provided to this contractor and subcontractor will be 
maintained by the Project Officer for this contract in the EPA Office 
of Compliance. All information supplied to SAIC and DynCorp Inc. by EPA 
for use in connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when 
SAIC and DynCorp Inc. have completed their work.

    Dated: August 7, 1997.
Daniel M. Barolo,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97-22806 Filed 8-26-97; 8:45 am]
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