[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28468-28469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12968]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-100170; FRL-6782-4]


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

DATES:  Eastern Research Group, Inc. will be given access to this 
information on or before May 29, 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-0036F, the contractor will perform the 
following:
    The contractor shall revise the draft Pesticide Fate Database that 
was prepared under a previous contract. Revisions may include changes 
in the database relational structure and format for the Fish 
Accumulation and the Field

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Dissipation studies. The Agency shall review the draft database and 
indicate changes and corrections that must be made. The contractor 
shall incorporate the changes into the final version.
    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 Eastern Research 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, Eastern Research 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 Eastern Research Group, 
Inc. until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. 
Records of information provided to Eastern Research Group, Inc. will be 
maintained by EPA Project Officers for the contract. All information 
supplied to Eastern Research Group, Inc. by EPA for use in connection 
with the contract will be returned to EPA when Eastern Research Group, 
Inc. has completed its work.

List of Subjects

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


    Dated: May 7, 2001.
Joanne Martin,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 01-12968 Filed 5-22-01; 8:45 am]
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