[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69965-69966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22889]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2005-0257; FRL-7745-2]


Quality Technology Inc. (QuTech); 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 Quality Technology Inc. 
(QuTech) in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). QuTech 
has been awarded multiple contracts to perform work for OPP, and access 
to this information will enable QuTech to fulfill the obligations of 
the contracts.

DATES: QuTech will be given access to this information on or before 
November 23, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Croom, Acting Information 
Security Officer, Information Technology and Resources Management 
Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-786; 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) numberOPP-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, to 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 this contract, No. EP05W003589, the contractor will perform 
the following:
    1. Analyze OPP's hardware and software operations and develop a 
plan to support transition to seat management.
    2. Establish and manage a help desk; lease hardware including PCs, 
printers, etc.
    3. Provide all user support for provided hardware and software; 
establish and maintain a hardware and software inventory system.
    This contract involves no subcontractors.
    OPP has determined that the contract described in this document 
involves work that is being conducted in accordance 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 
contract with QuTech 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, QuTech is required to submit to EPA for approval a security 
plan under which any CBI will be secured and protected against 
unauthorized release or compromise. No information will be provided to 
QuTech until the requirements in this document have been fully 
satisfied. Records of information provided to QuTech will be maintained 
by EPA project officers for this contract. All information supplied to 
QuTech by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be returned 
to EPA when QuTech has completed its work.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: November 7, 2005.
Arnold E. Layne,
Director,Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.

 [FR Doc. 05-22889 Filed 11-17-05; 8:45 am]
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