[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39897-39898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16369]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-100157; FRL-6594-4]


ABT Associates, Inc., Chemical Information Services, Inc., and 
National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy; 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 ABT Associates, Inc. and its 
subcontractors, Chemical Information Services, Inc. and National Center 
for Food and Agricultural Policy, in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) 
and 2.308(i)(2). ABT Associates, Inc. and its subcontractors, Chemical 
Information Services, Inc. and National Center for Food and 
Agricultural Policy, have been awarded a contract to perform work for 
OPP, and access to this information will enable ABT Associates, Inc. 
and its subcontractors, Chemical Information Services, Inc. and 
National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy, to fulfill the 
obligations of the contract.

DATES: ABT Associates, Inc. and its subcontractors, Chemical 
Information Services, Inc. and National Center for Food and 
Agricultural Policy, will be given access to this information on or 
before July 3, 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, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 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/.

II. Contractor Requirements

    EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is restructuring the fees 
charged to pesticide registrants to establish pesticide tolerances 
under the Tolerance Fee Rule. The rule will assess tolerance fees for 
some chemicals that were previously exempt from tolerance fees, and 
there are some existing tolerances that will be assessed fees 
retroactively.
    Under Contract No. 68-W6-0040, ABT Associates, Inc. and its 
subcontractors, Chemical Information Services, Inc. and National Center 
for Food and Agricultural Policy, will perform broad professional and 
expert support by providing an analysis calculating the economic 
impacts of the proposed rule on the pesticide industry (including 
manufacturers of inert materials). The analysis will include the 
calculations of the fee-based costs of the rule in terms of the number 
of tolerance petitions at each fee level, as well as an analysis of the 
economic impact of these costs on the various industry segments bearing 
the costs.
    The OPP has determined that access by ABT Associates, Inc. and its 
subcontractors, Chemical Information Services, Inc. and National Center 
for Food and Agricultural Policy, to 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 FFDCA.
    In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(2), the 
contract with ABT Associates, Inc. and its subcontractors, Chemical 
Information Services, Inc. and National Center for Food and 
Agricultural Policy, 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, ABT Associates, Inc. and its subcontractors, Chemical 
Information Services, Inc. and National Center for Food and 
Agricultural Policy, 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 
ABT Associates, Inc. and its subcontractors, Chemical Information 
Services, Inc. and National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy, 
until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. 
Records of information provided to ABT Associates, Inc. and its 
subcontractors, Chemical Information Services, Inc. and National Center 
for Food and Agricultural Policy, will be maintained by EPA Project 
Officers for this contract. All information supplied to ABT Associates, 
Inc. and its subcontractors, Chemical Information Services, Inc. and 
National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy, by EPA for use in 
connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when ABT 
Associates, Inc. and its subcontractors, Chemical Information Services, 
Inc. and National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy, have 
completed their work.

List of Subjects

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


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    Dated: June 19, 2000.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 00-16369 Filed 6-27-00; 8:45 am]
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