[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13725-13726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5576]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-100168; FRL-6767-2]


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 tranferred 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 March 12, 2001.

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.

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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 01-35-4713/172, the contractor will perform 
the following:
    The Contractor shall create digitized multi-page tiff images from 
approximately 2.9 million microfiche frames of scientific reviews on 
pesticides. Preparing such images will allow the Health Effects 
Division (HED), Records Reference Center the ability to retrieve 
previously microfiched scientific reviews from CDs. Electronic 
accessibility of old scientific reviews will allow EPA the necessary 
capability to quickly obtain reviews of studies performed, and enabling 
efficient regulatory decisions. The Contractor shall have access to 
CBI, and will treat all scientific documents as confidential business 
information per EPA directives.
    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 Integration 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 the 
contract. All information supplied to Systems Integration Group, Inc. 
by EPA for use in connection with the contract will be returned to EPA 
when Systems Integration Group, Inc. has completed its work.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: February 14, 2001.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 01-5576 Filed 3-6-01; 8:45 am]
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