[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32343-32344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12702]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2004-0149; FRL-7359-7]


Systalex 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 tranferred to Systalex Corporation in 
accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Systalex 
Corporation has been awarded multiple contracts to perform work for 
OPP, and access to this information will enable Systalex Corporation to 
fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Systalex Corporation will be given access to this information on 
or before June 14, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erik Johnson, FIFRA Security Officer, 
Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 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

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listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0149. 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.4D-5094-NBSX, the contractor will perform the 
following: provide software development and related support services to 
the Office of Pesticide Programs in support of the redevelopment and 
enhancement of the OPP system known as the OPPIN Query Tool in order to 
make OPPIN information readily available to the general public, to 
comply with requirements of section 508 of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act, and enhance the software based on written 
specifications provided by the Office of Pesticide Programs.
    This contract involves no subcontractors.
    The OPP has determined that the contracts described in this 
document involve 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 
contracts with Systalex Corporation, prohibits use of the information 
for any purpose not specified in these contracts; 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, Systalex Corporation 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 Systalex Corporation 
until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. 
Records of information provided to Systalex Corporation will be 
maintained by EPA Project Officers for these contracts. All information 
supplied to Systalex Corporation by EPA for use in connection with 
these contracts will be returned to EPA when Systalex Corporation has 
completed its work.

List of Subjects

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


    Dated: May 25, 2004.
Robert Forrest,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-12702 Filed 6-8-04; 8:45 am]
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