[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30916-30917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11179]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2002-0053; FRL-6836-9]


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

DATES: Versar Inc. and its subcontractor, ICF Consulting, will be given 
access to this information on or before May 13, 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-W0-1036, Versar Inc. and its subcontractor, 
ICF Consulting, will perform the following: Office of Pesticide 
Programs (OPP) has the responsibility of reviewing Product and Residue 
Chemistry data submitted with applications for the registration of 
specific pesticide products, and new petitions for proposed uses or 
tolerances for currently registered or for new pesticides. The 
contractor shall provide back up support for these activities, which 
may include statistical evaluation of monitoring data, the review of 
data submitted in support of tolerance proposals, and the preparation 
of a summary and index system of previously completed EPA product and 
residue chemistry reviews by crop, data requirement, and/or chemical to 
serve as a reference, policy and training guide.
    For this work assignment, the Contractor shall review data 
summaries and reformatted existing studies to identify data gaps and 
any studies that indicate adverse effects and conduct a thorough, 
comprehensive examination of all product chemistry and residue 
chemistry data of pesticides, including the chemistry and metabolism of 
pesticides in plants and animals and the resulting dietary exposure.
    The OPP has determined that access by Versar Inc. and its 
subcontractor, ICF Consulting, 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 Versar Inc. and its subcontractor, ICF Consulting, 
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. and its subcontractor, ICF Consulting, 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 Versar Inc. and its subcontractor, ICF 
Consulting, until the requirements in this document have been fully 
satisfied. Records of information provided to Versar Inc. and its 
subcontractor, ICF Consulting, will be maintained by EPA Project 
Officers for this contract. All information supplied to Versar Inc. and 
its subcontractor, ICF Consulting, by EPA for use in connection with 
this contract will be returned to EPA when Versar Inc. and its 
subcontractor, ICF Consulting, have completed their work.

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List of Subjects

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

    Dated: April 25, 2002.
Linda Vlier Moos,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs

[FR Doc. 02-11179 Filed 5-7-02; 8:45 am]
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