[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43699-43700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20702]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-100148; FRL-6095-1]


Computer Based Systems, Incorporated; 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). Computer Based Systems, Incorporated (CBSI) 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 the FFDCA. Some of this information may have been claimed to 
be confidential business information (CBI) by submitters. This 
information will be transferred to CBSI consistent with the 
requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2), and will enable 
CBSI to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: CBSI will be given access to this information no sooner than 
August 16, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Richard Schmitt Acting 
Director, Information Resources Services Division (7502C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 703, 
Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 
305-5484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Contract No. 68-W-98-045, CBSI will 
provide technical support to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs by 
abstracting and indexing incident reports received from pesticide 
chemical manufacturers and the public. Incident reports submitted by 
chemical manufacturers may include FIFRA CBI claims. This contract 
involves no subcontractors.
    The Office Pesticide Programs has determined that the contract 
herein described involves work that is being conducted in connection 
with FIFRA, in 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.


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I. IMPORTANT INFORMATION

A. Does this apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this 
action may be of particular interest to persons who produce or use 
pesticides, 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 information in this notice, consult the person listed in 
the ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT'' section.

B. How can I get additional information or copies of support documents?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document and various support documents are available from the EPA Home 
Page at the Federal Register-Environmental Documents entry for this 
document under ``Laws and Regulations'' (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).
    2. In person. The official record for this notice, as well as the 
public version, has been established under docket control number [OPP-
100148], (including comments and data submitted electronically as 
described below). A public version of this record, including printed, 
paper versions of any electronic comments, which does not include any 
information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection in Room 119, 
Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

II. INTRODUCTION

    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 CBSI, 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, CBSI 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 CBSI by EPA for use in connection with 
this contract will be returned to EPA when CBSI has completed its work.

List of Subjects

    Environmental Protection, Transfer of data.

    Dated: July 28, 1999.

Richard D. Schmitt,

Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 99-20702 Filed 8-10-99; 8:45 am]
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