[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43700-43701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20703]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-100147; FRL-6094-9]


Eastern Research Group, 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). Eastern Research Group, Incorporated (ERG) has been awarded a 
contract to perform work for the EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics, 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 ERG consistent with the 
requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2), and will enable ERG 
to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: ERG will be given access to this information no sooner than 
August 16, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Richard Schmitt, 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; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Contract No. 68-W6-022 WA4-20, ERG 
will extract pesticide fate data required for the Endocrine Disruptor 
Priority Setting Database (Version 2) from a variety of sources located 
in the Office of Pesticide Programs. These sources include 
Reregistration Eligibility Decision reports available on the Internet, 
Environmental Fate and Effects Division files, antimicrobial pesticide 
files, Registration Division electronic files, and data for inert 
ingredients often used in pesticide products. ERG will enter extracted 
information into the Endocrine Disruptor Priority Setting Database 
(Version 2), and perform quality control/quality assurance on the 
information entered into the data base. This contract involves one 
subcontractor that will not have access to the FIFRA CBI subject to 
this notice.
    The Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics and the Office of 
Pesticide Programs have 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.

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-
100147], (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

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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 ERG 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, ERG 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 Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
    All information supplied to ERG by EPA for use in connection with 
this contract will be returned to EPA when ERG has completed its work.

List of Subjects

    Environmental Protection, Transfer of data.

    Dated: July 29, 1999.

Richard D. Schmitt,

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

[FR Doc. 99-20703 Filed 8-10-99; 8:45 am]
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