[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2946-2947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1216]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-100154; FRL-6487-2]


Lockheed Martin; 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 Lockheed Martin in accordance 
with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Lockheed Martin has been 
awarded multiple contracts to perform work for OPP, and access to this 
information will enable Lockheed Martin to fulfill the obligations of 
the contract.

DATES:  Lockheed Martin 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-W7-0055, the contractor will extract data 
from pesticide registration forms. This project requires the 
integration of the DataCap Tool set and forms recognition capabilities 
into the existing imaging application. The new system will utilize 
DataCap Task Master and Paper keyboard software for design of the 
application for extracting data from the pesticide registration. Once 
the application has been designed, implemented, and tested, the 
Lockheed Martin Technical Image Technology Support Staff will be 
responsible for maintaining the application, inclusive of enhancements, 
updates, error correction and monitoring application for performance 
and ensuring that the application meets requirements defined by OPP.
    This contract involves no subcontractors.
    OPP has determined that the contract described in this document 
involved 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 Lockheed Martin, 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, Lockheed Martin, 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 Lockheed Martin until the requirements in this 
document have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to 
Lockheed Martin will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for this 
contract. All information supplied to Lockheed Martin by EPA for use in 
connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when Lockheed 
Martin has completed its work.

List of Subjects

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


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    Dated: January 6, 2000.
Joanne Martin,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 00-1216 Filed 1-18-00; 8:45 am]
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