[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 51348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25630]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-100141; FRL-6031-3]
STG, 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). STG, Inc. has been awarded a contract to perform work for the
EPA Region III Office, and will be provided access to certain
information submitted to EPA under FIFRA and the FFDCA. Some of this
information may have been claimed to be confidential business
information (CBI) by submitters. This information will be transferred
to STG, Inc. consistent with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and
2.308(i)(2), and will enable STG, Inc. to fulfill the obligations of
the contract.
DATES: STG, Inc. will be given access to this information no sooner
than September 30, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: C. Jean Sadlowe Information
Resources 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. 230, Crystal
Mall 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-5362; e-
mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under contract No. GS03T98-DSD-0003, Order
No. EPD688768, STG, Inc. will provide computer operations support to
the EPA computer center. STG, Inc. will be responsible for the
operation and support of a minicomputer and multiple file servers with
varied operation system platforms; support the LAN and Internet
functions; provide data entry and retrieval; and support
telecommunications equipment. This contract involves no subcontractors.
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 the FFDCA.
In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the
contract with STG, 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
Manual. In addition, STG, Inc. 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 Officers for this contract in the EPA Region III Office.
All information supplied to STG, Inc. by EPA for use in connection
with this contract will be returned to EPA when STG, Inc. has completed
its work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Transfer of data.
Dated: September 15, 1998.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resource and Services Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 98-25630 Filed 9-24-98; 8:45 am]
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