[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 17869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8002]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-100156; FRL-6499-8]


Systems Integration Group, Inc.; 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 transferred to Systems Integration Group, 
Inc. in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Systems 
Integration Group, Inc. has been awarded a contract to perform work for 
OPP, and access to this information will enable Systems Integration 
Group, Inc. to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Systems Integration Group, Inc. will be given access to this 
information on or before April 10, 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, Ariel 
Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 703-305-7248; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. 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.''

II. Contractor Requirements

    EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is responsible for 
regulating the supply and use of chemical and biological agents 
produced, marketed, or used for pest control in the United States. 
Under the authority of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and portions of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), OPP registers and classifies pesticide residues 
in food and feed commodities, and as appropriate, suspends or cancels 
registrations and other regulatory clearances of pesticides found 
likely to cause unreasonable adverse effects on man or the environment. 
In carrying out these responsibilities, OPP makes thousands of discrete 
regulatory decisions each year. Some decisions are of narrow scope and 
impact and relatively simple; others are of a very board scope and 
impact and are extremely complex. Most of these decisions are based on 
review of applications submitted by regulated firms, and of supporting 
technical data describing the properties, effects, and other 
characteristics of the pesticides.
    Under Contract No.68-W-00-096, the contractor will provide in-
processing and indexing support for studies and other technical 
documents of archival significance and in-processing and data capture 
support for regulatory applications, decisions, and incident reports. 
The contract also provides on site full-time operational data entry 
support and staffing for the OPP computer terminal room and management 
of the Information Services Center located in Crystal Mall #2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
    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 FFDCA.
    In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the 
contract with Systems Integrations Group, Inc., 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, Systems Integration Group, 
Inc. 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 Systems Integration 
Group, Inc. until the requirements in this document have been fully 
satisfied. Records of information provided to Systems Integration 
Group, Inc. will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for this 
contract. All information supplied to Systems Integration Group, Inc. 
by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be returned to EPA 
when Systems gration Group, Inc. has completed its work.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: March 21, 2000.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 00-8002 Filed 4-4-00; 8:45 am]
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