[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26082-26083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6611]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0237; FRL-8061-6]


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

DATES:  Geologics will be given access to this information on or before 
May 8, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Croom, Information Technology 
and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-0786; e-mail 
address: [email protected].



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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. i. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0237. Publicly 
available docket materials are available electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov.
    ii. Important Note: OPP will be moving to a new location the first 
week of May 2006. As a result, from Friday, April 28 to Friday, May 5, 
2006, the OPP Regulatory Public Docket will NOT be accepting any 
deliveries at the Crystal Mall 2 address and this facility 
will be closed to the public. Beginning on May 8, 2006, the OPP 
Regulatory Public Docket will reopen at 8:30 a.m. and deliveries will 
be accepted in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. 
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. The mail code for the mailing 
address will change to (7502P), but will otherwise remain the same. The 
OPP Regulatory Public Docket telephone number ((703) 305-5805) and 
hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays) will remain the same after the move.
    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.

II. Contractor Requirements

    Under these contract numbers, the contractor will perform the 
following:
    1. Under Contract No.GS-10F-0452M, enter data for DMR-QA Studies 25 
and 26.
    2. Perform data entry analysis of DMR-QA Study 25 trends, provide 
suggestions and editorial comments to improve instructions and format 
of the DMR-QA notice, and
    3. Enter data of Laboratory inspections and data audits conducted 
by the Laboratory Data Integrity Branch.
    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, 
since 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 Geologics, 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, Geologics 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 
Geologics until the requirements in this document have been fully 
satisfied. Records of information provided to Geologics will be 
maintained by EPA Project Officers for these contracts. All information 
supplied to Geologics by EPA for use in connection with these contracts 
will be returned to EPA when Geologics has completed its work.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: April 25, 2006.
Robert A. Forrest,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management 
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc.E6-6611 Filed 5-2-06; 8:45 am]
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