[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 77876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31729]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-100164; FRL-6760-1]


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

DATES:  Versar, Inc. will be given access to this information on or 
before December 18, 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,'' 
``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' 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 68-W0-0130, the contractor will perform the 
following:
    The Contractor shall perform technical reviews of studies 
containing pesticide exposure and related data in support of 
registration, reregistration, and special review activities of the 
Health Effects Division (HED). These studies may include: (1) Re-entry 
or post application exposure studies; (2) exposure monitoring data on 
the subject chemical submitted by registrants on pesticide handling 
operations; (3) exposure studies from the open scientific literature; 
and (4) exposure studies using data from aggregate pesticide chemicals 
(e.g., Pesticide Handlers Exposure Database).
    For each assigned study, a draft written report shall be submitted 
by the Contractor to the EPA Work Assignment Manager. Draft reports 
shall: (1) Document the contents of the studies; (2) note any 
discrepancies, inadequacies, and unresolved issues; (3) provide 
appropriate exposure calculations, correlations, and plots; and (4) 
provide a summary discussion and conclusions resulting from the review.
    This contract involves no subcontractors.
    The OPP 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 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 Versar, 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, Versar, 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 Versar, Inc. until the requirements in this 
document have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to 
Versar, Inc. will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for the 
contract. All information supplied to Versar, Inc. by EPA for use in 
connection with the contract will be returned to EPA when Versar, Inc. 
has completed its work.

List of Subjects

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


    Dated: December 7, 2000.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 00-31729 Filed 12-12-00; 8:45 am]
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