[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13726-13727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5577]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-100167; FRL-6770-3]


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

DATES:  Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, 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.

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 GS-10F-0082F000, the contractor will perform 
the following:
    The Forest Service (FS) has entered into Interagency Agreements 
with other Federal agencies to develop human health and safety risk 
assessments, and other related activities that are mutually beneficial 
to both agencies. Examples include the development of methodologies for 
determining human health and safety risks associated with tank mixture 
of pesticides with EPA.
    The Contractor shall prepare documents using the most current 
information available, including current FS program information and 
pesticide or semiochemical data. This will require that the Contractor 
search all pertinent data bases, current literature, published and 
unpublished data, results of current research, and also contact 
Federal, state, local, and private individuals involved in current and 
recent research,

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monitoring and regulatory activities associated with pest control or 
vegetation management efforts or the tools used in those efforts.
    The Contractor shall also contact individuals who are specifically 
knowledgeable regarding the current regulatory status of the pesticidal 
agents' most recent toxicological information. This includes the 
Product Managers of each agent and toxicologists at the EPA, and the 
manufacturer's technical representatives or Product Managers.
    The contract involves no subcontractors.
    OPP has determine 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 Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, 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, 
Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, 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 Syracuse Environmental Research 
Associates, Inc. until the requirements in this document have been 
fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Syracuse 
Environmental Research Associates, Inc. will be maintained by EPA 
Project Officers for the contract. All information supplied to Syracuse 
Environmental Research Associates, Inc. by EPA for use in connection 
with the contract will be returned to EPA when Syracuse Environmental 
Research Associates, 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. 01-5577 Filed 3-6-01; 8:45 am]
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