[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57587-57588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22990]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2002-0242; FRL-7199-3]


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

DATES: Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and its 
subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corporation, will be given access to 
this information on or before September 16, 2002.

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/.

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II. Contractor Requirements

     Under Contract No. 68-W0-2035, Syracuse Environmental Research 
Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corporation, 
will perform upon request by EPA: (1) Evaluate monitoring data and 
characterize the nature and extent of exposure using probabilistic 
techniques, (2) analyze effects data using state of the art statistical 
techniques and characterize ecological hazard, and (3) evaluate and 
analyze data from the open literature when state of the art statistical 
techniques are required and when specifically requested by EPA. The 
contractor may be required to develop new data analysis techniques or 
statistical methods; assessment tools and technologies, models, 
software, and create and/or populate data bases to review or complete 
an assessment.
     OPP has determined that access by Syracuse Environmental Research 
Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corporation, 
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 Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and its 
subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corporation, 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. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research 
Corporation, 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 Syracuse 
Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse 
Research Corporation, until the requirements in this document have been 
fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Syracuse 
Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse 
Research Corporation, will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for 
this contract. All information supplied to Syracuse Environmental 
Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research 
Corporation, by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be 
returned to EPA when Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, Inc. 
and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corporation, have completed 
their work.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: August 29, 2002.
Linda Vlier Moos,
Acting Director, Information Resourrces and Services Division, Office 
of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 02-22990 Filed 9-10-02; 8:45 am]
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