[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27823-27824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10289]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0002; FRL-8364-4]


Battelle Memorial Institute and Toxicology Excellence for Risk 
Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn 
Engineering Services, Inc.; 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 Battelle Memorial Institute 
and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, 
Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering 
Services, Inc., in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2) 
Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Quality 
Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, 
Inc., have been awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access 
to this information will enable Battelle Memorial Institute and its 
subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality 
Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, 
Inc., to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology 
Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional 
Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc., will be given access to 
this information on or before May 19, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Croom, Information Technology 
and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

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Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(703) 305-0786; 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.

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

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0002. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard 
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal 
Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The Docket Facility 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.

II. Contractor Requirements

    Under Contract No. EP-C-04-027, Battelle Memorial Institute and its 
subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality 
Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, 
Inc. will perform the task to review and analyze published and 
unpublished studies of six conazoles: Fenbuconazole, Diniconazole, 
Cyproconazole, Uniconazole, Hexaconazole, and Propiconazole. Under this 
task the contractor shall:
    1. Search the scientific literature from 1950 forward for dermal 
absorption studies of Fenbuconazole, Diniconazole, Cyproconazole, 
Uniconazole, Hexaconazole, and Propiconazole.
    2. Obtain the dermal absorption studies for Fenbuconazole, 
Diniconazole, Cyproconazole, Uniconazole, Hexaconazole, and 
Propiconazole submitted to OPP from the OPP Registration Division.
    3. Critically evaluate the studies obtained in IIA and IIB to 
determine the physical and chemical factors that govern dermal 
absorption and the influence of measurement methods on the reported 
dermal absorption values.
     The OPP has determined that access by Battelle Memorial Institute 
and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, 
Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering 
Services, Inc., to information on all pesticide chemicals is necessary 
for the performance of this contract.
    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)(2), the 
contract with Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, 
Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental 
Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc., 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, Battelle Memorial Institute 
and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, 
Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering 
Services, Inc., are 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 Battelle 
Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for 
Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn 
Engineering Services, Inc., until the requirements in this document 
have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Battelle 
Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for 
Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn 
Engineering Services, Inc., will be maintained by EPA Project Officers 
for this contract. All information supplied to Battelle Memorial 
Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk 
Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn 
Engineering Services, Inc., by EPA for use in connection with this 
contract will be returned to EPA when Battelle Memorial Institute and 
its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality 
Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, 
Inc., have completed their work.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: May 1, 2008.
Kathryn S. Bouve,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-10289 Filed 5-13-08; 8:45 a.m.]
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