[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55377-55378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18419]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2005-0257; FRL-7736-8]


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

DATES: Dynamac Corporation will be given access to this information on 
or before September 26, 2005.

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

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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-2005-0257. 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, 
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

    The EPA has a requirement to provide the OPP Health Effects 
Division (HED) with technical and administrative support. HED is 
responsible for the registration and ongoing reregistration of 
pesticides. HED is charged with evaluating pesticide hazards, through 
the proposed use of the pesticide, to human heath and the environment. 
HED's authority is mandated under the FIFRA and the FFDCA, as amended 
by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
    Under contract number EP-W-04-052, the contractor will perform the 
following:
    1. Product and residue chemistry chapter/Reregistration Eligibility 
Document information.
    2. Review of studies submitted in response to Data-Call-Ins (DCIs), 
and updates of previously completed standards
    3. Registration support.
    4. Database support.
    5. General backup support.
    The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 
541710. This contract is conducted as a small business set aside.
    These contracts involve 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 Dynamac 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, Dynamac 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 Dynamac Corporation 
until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. 
Records of information provided to Dynamac Corporation will be 
maintained by EPA Project Officers for these contracts. All information 
supplied to Dynamac Corporation by EPA for use in connection with these 
contracts will be returned to EPA when Dynamac Corporation has 
completed its work.

List of Subjects

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


    Dated: September 8, 2005.

Arnold E. Layne,
Director, Information Technology and Resource Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 05-18419 Filed 9-20-05; 8:45 am]
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