[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43119-43120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20606]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0143; FRL-8432-8]


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

DATES: Birnbaum Interpreting Services will be given access to this 
information on or before August 31, 2009.

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].

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-2009-0143. 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

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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 these contract numbers, the contractor will perform the 
following:
    Under Contract No. EP-08-H000383, The Birnbaum Intrepreting 
Services will provide with Sign Language interpreting services. The 
work will be performed in a space to be designated by EPA, primarily at 
EPA Headquarters and other Washington, DC area EPA facilities. 
Occasional travel will be involved. The sign language personnel will 
report to the location specified by the EPA Headquarters Interpreting 
Coordinator, also identified as the Project Officer under this 
contract. The contract does not employ any 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 Birnbaum Interpreting Services, 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, Birnbaum Interpreting 
Services 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 Birnbaum 
Interpreting Services until the requirements in this document have been 
fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Birnbaum 
Interpreting Services will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for 
these contracts. All information supplied to Birnbaum Interpreting 
Services by EPA for use in connection with these contracts will be 
returned to EPA when Birnbaum Interpreting Services has completed its 
work.

List of Subjects

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


    Dated: August 19, 2009.
Oscar Morales,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-20606 Filed 8-25-09; 8:45 am]
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