[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 56163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28665]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00505; FRL-5747-7]


Syracuse Research Corporation; 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). Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) has been awarded a 
contract to perform work for the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs, 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 infomation 
will be transferred to SRC consistent with the requirements of 40 CFR 
2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2), and will enable SRC to fulfill the 
obligations of the contract.

DATES: SRC will be given access to this information no sooner than 
November 3, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: BeWanda B. 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-W6-0043, SRC will 
assist the Office of Pesticide Programs review environmental fate 
information for a wide range of pesticides, including both registration 
and reregistration pesticides. The environmental fate information, 
submitted under Subdivision N, 40 CFR 158.290, will be reviewed for 
adherence to guidelines and for scientific validity. This contract 
involves no subcontractor. The Office of Pesticide Programs has 
determined that access by SRC 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 SRC 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, SRC 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 to this 
contractor until the above requirements have been fully satisfied. 
Records of information provided to this contractor will be maintained 
by the Project Officer for this contract in the EPA Office of Pesticide 
Programs. All information supplied to SRC by EPA for use in connection 
with this contract will be returned to EPA when SRC has completed its 
work.

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

[FR Doc. 97-28665 Filed 10-28-97; 8:45 am]
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