[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17363-17364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8373]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2003-0090; FRL-7297-4]


EPA's Office of Water and its Contractor, ICF and its 
Subcontractors RTI, Sci Comm, Inc., and Appl, 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 EPA's Office of Water and its 
contractor, ICF and its subcontractors RTI, Sci Comm, Inc., and Appl, 
Inc., in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), and 2.308(h)(2). ICF and 
its subcontractors RTI, Sci Comm, Inc., and Appl, Inc., have been 
awarded a contract to perform work for EPA's Office of Water. Access to 
this information will enable ICF and its subcontractors RTI, Sci Comm, 
Inc., and Appl, Inc., to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES:  EPA's Office of Water and its contractor, ICF and its 
subcontractors RTI, Sci Comm, Inc., and Appl, Inc., will be given 
access to this information on or before April 21, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  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 20460-0001; 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 Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. EPA Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for 
this action under docket ID number OPP-2003-0090. The official public 
docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this 
action, any public comments received, and other information related to 
this action. Although, a part of the official docket, the public docket 
does not include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official 
public docket is the collection of materials that is available for 
public viewing at the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch 
(PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., 
Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone 
number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
     An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA dockets. You may 
use EPA dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public 
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official 
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that 
are available electronically. Although, not all docket materials may be 
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly 
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in 
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
appropriate docket ID number.

II. Contractor Requirements

     Under Contract No. 68-C0-2009, ICF and its subcontractors RTI, Sci 
Comm, Inc., and Appl, Inc., will perform the following tasks:
    1. Human health. The contractor shall prepare summaries of peer-
reviewed literature on toxic and clinical endpoints, as specified in a 
work assignment; screening analyses that display and compare all 
available data for a pollutant, and build on the summaries; analyses 
for the purpose of supporting findings; and evaluate, and revise health 
effects documents.
    2. Sewage sludge. The contractor shall provide technical support in 
the preparation, evaluation, and revision of procedures for selecting 
pollutants-of-concern in sewage sludge that is used or disposed of, and 
shall provide technical support during the evaluation of those 
pollutants.
    3. Laboratory analyses and laboratory/field studies. The contractor 
shall analyze samples (e.g., water waste, surface water, drinking 
water, or sewage sludge) for pollutants to support development of water 
quality criteria, maximum contaminate level goals, sewage sludge 
pollutant limits, and other program requirements, as specified in a 
work assignment.
     OPP has determined that access by ICF and its subcontractors RTI, 
Sci Comm, Inc., and Appl, Inc., 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)(3), this 
contract with ICF and its subcontractors RTI, Sci Comm, Inc., and Appl, 
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 subcontractor sign an agreement to protect 
the information from unauthorized release and to handle it in 
accordance with the FIFRA Information Security Manual. In addition, ICF 
and its subcontractors RTI, Sci Comm, Inc., and Appl, Inc., 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 ICF and its 
subcontractors RTI, Sci Comm, Inc., and Appl, Inc., until the 
requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of 
information provided under this contract will be maintained by EPA 
Project Officers for this contract. All information supplied to, ICF 
and its subcontractors RTI, Sci Comm, Inc., and Appl, Inc., by EPA for 
use in connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when ICF 
and its subcontractors RTI, Sci Comm, Inc., and Appl, Inc., have 
completed their work.

List of Subjects

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


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    Dated: March 27, 2003.
Linda Vlier Moos,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-8373 Filed 4-8-03; 8:45 am]
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