[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2945-2946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1215]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-100153; FRL-6487-1]


Eastern Research Group Inc. and ICF Incorporated; 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 Eastern Research Group Inc. and 
its subcontractor, ICF Incorporated, in accordance with 40 CFR 
2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Eastern Research Group Inc. and its 
subcontractor, ICF Incorporated, have been awarded a contract to 
perform work for OPP, and access to this information will enable 
Eastern Research Group Inc. and its subcontractor, ICF Incorporated, to 
fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES:  Eastern Research Group Inc. and its subcontractor, ICF 
Incorporated, will be given access to this information on or before 
January 24, 2000.

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 in the ``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/.

II. Contractor Requirements

    Under Contract No. 68-W6-0022, Work Assignment No. 4-24, Eastern 
Research Group Inc. and its subcontractor, ICF Incorporated, will 
provide the EPA's Antimicrobial Division with technical support and 
studies review, in all areas of toxicology (e.g., acute, subchronic, 
and chronic toxicity) and ecological effects assessments and residue 
and product chemistry. Eastern Research Group Inc. and its 
subcontractor, ICF Incorporated, understand that the primary activities 
to be conducted under this work assignment will be the preparation of 
Data Evaluation Records (DER) of data and studies concerning the 
toxicological (Tasks 3.1 and 3.2) and ecological (Tasks 4.1 and 4.2) 
effects of pesticides, and literature searches on chemicals related to 
DERs as well as chemicals up for registration.
    OPP has determined that access by Eastern Research Group Inc. and 
its subcontractor, ICF Incorporated, to

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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 the FFDCA.
    In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(2), the 
contract with Eastern Research Group Inc. and its subcontractor, ICF 
Incorporated, 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, Eastern Research Group Inc. and its subcontractor, ICF 
Incorporated, are 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 Eastern 
Research Group Inc. and its subcontractor, ICF Incorporated, until the 
requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of 
information provided to Eastern Research Group Inc. and its 
subcontractor, ICF Incorporated, will be maintained by EPA Project 
Officers for this contract. All information supplied to Eastern 
Research Group Inc. and its subcontractor, ICF Incorporated, by EPA for 
use in connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when 
Eastern Research Group Inc. and its subcontractor, ICF Incorporated, 
have completed their work.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: January 5, 2000.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 00-1215 Filed 1-18-00; 8:45 am]
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