[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 213 (Thursday, November 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 60191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28889]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-100151; FRL-6386-3]


Dynamac Corporation; Transfer of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide related information 
submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information 
that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
by the submitter, will be tranferred to Dynamac Corporation in 
accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Dynamac Corporation 
has been awarded this contract to perform work for OPP, and access to 
this information will enable Dynamac Corporation to fulfill the 
obligations of the contract.

DATES: Dynamac Corporation will be given access to this information on 
or before November 9, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Erik R. Johnson, FIFRA 
Security Officer, Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M 
St., SW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 305-7248; e-
mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action applies to the public in general. As such, 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 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person 
listed under ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.''

B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this 
Document and Other Related Documents?

    You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and certain 
other related documents that might be available electronically, from 
the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. To access this 
document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and Regulations'' and then 
look up the entry for this document under the ``Federal Register--
Environmental Documents.'' You can also go directly to the Federal 
Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
     The Agency has established an official record for this action 
under docket control number OPP-100151. The official record consists of 
the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public 
comments received during an applicable comment period, and other 
information related to this action, including any information claimed 
as confidential business information (CBI). This official record 
includes the documents that are physically located in the docket, as 
well as the documents that are referenced in those documents. The 
public version of the official record does not include any information 
claimed as CBI. The public version of the official record, which 
includes printed, paper versions of any electronic comments submitted 
during an applicable comment period, is available for inspection in the 
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, 
Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

II. Contractor Requirements

     Under contract number 68-W9-9053, the contractor will perform the 
following: (1) Support EPA's Health Effects Division, Office of 
Pesticides Programs, in the registration and reregistration of 
pesticides under the mandates of FIFRA, FFDCA, and the Food Quality 
Protection Act of 1996; (2) support EPA cooperative efforts with the 
Food and Drug Administration and the United States Department of 
Agriculture in monitoring pesticides; and (3) support EPA cooperative 
efforts with the Codex Alimentarius Commission of the Joint Food and 
Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization, North American Free 
Trade Agreement and Canadian and United States Trade Agreement members 
with review of product and chemistry data on pesticides.
    This contract involves no subcontractors.
    OPP has determined that the contract described in this document 
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.
    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 Dynamac Corporation, prohibits use of the information for 
any purpose not specified in this 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, Dynamac Corporation 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 Dynamac Corporation until the requirements in this 
document have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to 
Dynamac Corporation will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for this 
contract. All information supplied to Dynamac Corporation by EPA for 
use in connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when 
Dynamac Corporation has completed its work.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government 
contracts, Government property, Security measures.

    Dated: October 25, 1999.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-28889 Filed 11-3-99; 8:45 am]
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