[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20114-20115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9792]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2002-0027; FRL-6834-6]


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

DATES: ABT Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research 
Corp., will be given access to this information on or before April 29, 
2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Erik 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 No. 68-W0-1039, ABT Associates, Inc. and its 
subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corp., will perform the following: In 
response to the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA), the Office of 
Science Coordination and Policy (OSCP) and the Office of Pesticide 
Programs (OPP) are conducting a pilot project to evaluate existing 
toxicity data and data bases in the Agency and the scientific 
literature for a sample group of approximately 30 pesticide active 
ingredients. Toxicity and endocrine-related mechanistic data shall be 
examined in detail to determine their adequacy to assess each 
chemical's potential to affect the endocrine system.
     For this work assignment, the contractor shall examine Agency 
toxicity data files, (primarily located in OPP's Environmental Fate and 
Effects Division data bases), summary documents, electronic files, and 
the scientific literature for indications of endocrine system 
interaction, perturbation, or modulation in wildlife and aquatic 
organisms for up to 30 pesticide active ingredients.
     OPP has determined that access by ABT Associates, Inc. and its 
subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corp., to information on all pesticide 
chemicals is necessary, for the performance of this contract.
     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)(2), the 
contract with ABT Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse 
Research Corp., prohibits the use of 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, ABT Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research 
Corp., are 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 ABT 
Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corp., until 
the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of 
information provided to ABT Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, 
Syracuse Research Corp., will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for 
this contract. All information supplied to ABT Associates, Inc. and its 
subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corp., by EPA for use in connection 
with this contract will be returned to EPA when ABT Associates, Inc. 
and its

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subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corp., have completed their work.

List of Subjects

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


    Dated: April 10, 2002.
Linda Vlier Moos,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 02-9792 Filed 4-23-02; 8:45 am]
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