[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 174 (Friday, September 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 53656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17821]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2005-0237; FRL-7734-9]


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

DATES: Computer Sciences Corporation will be given access to this 
information on or before September 14, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patsy Garnett, FIFRA Security Officer, 
Information Technology & Resources Management Division (7502C), Office 
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
703-305-5455.

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. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2005-0237. 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, CrystalMall 2, 1801 
S. Bell St., 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 number DW-4793935401/000, the contractor will 
perform the following tasks:
    The contractor will perform various document management functions 
to examine, categorize, handle and format OPP information, which will 
be in both electronic and paper copy. The contractor will be working 
with applications for pesticide registration, supporting studies, and 
other technical documents of archival significance.
    The contract involves no subcontractors.
    OPP has determined that the contract 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 the 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 
contract with Computer Sciences 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, Computer Sciences 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 Computer Sciences 
Corporation until the requirements in this document have been fully 
satisfied. Records of information provided to Computer Sciences 
Corporation will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for the 
contract. All information supplied to Computer Sciences Corporation by 
EPA for use in connection with the contract will be returned to EPA 
when Computer Sciences Corporation has completed its work.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: September 1, 2005.
Arnold E. Layne,
Director, Information Technology & Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-17821 Filed 9-8-05; 8:45 am]
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