[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44778-44779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18154]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-100160; FRL-6597-8]


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

DATES: Oracle Corporation will be given access to this information on 
or before July 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, 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

    Under contract number GS-35F-0108J, Blanket Purchase Agreement 
Number: OD-5038-NBLX, the contractor will perform the following:
    Oracle Corporation will provide technical and operational support 
services to OPP in support of the migration of OPP systems to the 
Oracle environment in order to make OPP information readily available 
to OPP personnel via the LAN and external customers via the Internet 
and electronic bulletin boards. The contractor will provide or acquire 
the personnel to complete the following tasks:
     Assistance with general Oracle data base management and 
administration.
     Assistance with the development of an enterprise model for 
OPP systems.
     Assistance with development of the data model and object 
design for each module of the OPP system.
     Applications development for data accessibility by OPP LAN 
users and by the general public via the Internet and electronic 
bulletin boards.
     Systems installations and implementation.
    These contracts involves no subcontractors.
    EPA has determined that the contracts described in this document 
involve work that is being conducted in connection with FIFRA, in that 
pesticide chemicals will be the subject of certain evaluations to be 
made under the contracts. 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 
contracts with Oracle Corporation, prohibits use of the information for 
any purpose not specified in these contracts; 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, Oracle 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 Oracle Corporation until 
the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of 
information provided to Oracle Corporation will be maintained by EPA 
Project Officers for these contracts. All information supplied to 
Oracle Corporation by EPA for use in connection with these contracts 
will be returned to EPA when Oracle Corporation has completed its work.

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List of Subjects

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

    Dated: July 10, 2000.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 00-18154 Filed 7-18-00; 8:45 am]
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