[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82010-82011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32663]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0194; FRL-8856-6]


AceInfo Solutions and Avaya Government Solutions, Koansys LLC, 
and Quality Associates 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 AceInfo Solutions and its 
subcontractors, in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). 
AceInfo Solutions and its subcontractors, Avaya Government Solutions, 
Koansys LLC, and Quality Associates Inc. have been awarded a contract 
to perform work for OPP, and access to this information will enable 
AceInfo Solutions and its subcontractors, Avaya Government Solutions, 
Koansys LLC, and Quality Associates Inc., to fulfill the obligations of 
the contract.

DATES: AceInfo Solutions and its subcontractors, Avaya Government 
Solutions, Koansys LLC, and Quality Associates Inc., will be given 
access to this information on or before December 15, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mario Steadman, 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) 305-8338; 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?

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0194. 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.

II. Contractor Requirements

    Under Contract No. GS-06F-0337Z, AceInfo Solutions and its 
subcontractors, Avaya Government Solutions, Koansys LLC, and Quality 
Associates Inc., will perform system operations, software development 
and maintenance, and Web site management that will require access to 
potentially all data required for pesticide registration including 
studies, confidential statements of formula, sites and application 
methods (submitted and approved), quantities produced, and cases under 
review, to potentially include enforcement actions.
    OPP has determined that access by AceInfo Solutions and its 
subcontractors, Avaya Government Solutions, Koansys LLC, and Quality 
Associates 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 AceInfo Solutions and its subcontractors, Avaya 
Government Solutions, Koansys LLC, and Quality Associates 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

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FIFRA Information Security Manual. In addition, AceInfo Solutions and 
its subcontractors, Avaya Government Solutions, Koansys LLC, and 
Quality Associates 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 
AceInfo Solutions and its subcontractors, Avaya Government Solutions, 
Koansys LLC, and Quality Associates Inc., until the requirements in 
this document have been fully satisfied. Records of information 
provided to AceInfo Solutions and its subcontractors, Avaya Government 
Solutions, Koansys LLC, and Quality Associates Inc., will be maintained 
by EPA Project Officers for this contract. All information supplied to 
AceInfo Solutions and its subcontractors, Avaya Government Solutions, 
Koansys LLC, and Quality Associates Inc., by EPA for use in connection 
with this contract will be returned to EPA when AceInfo Solutions and 
its subcontractors, Avaya Government Solutions, Koansys LLC, and 
Quality Associates Inc., have completed their work.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: December 15, 2010.
Michael Hardy,
Acting Director, Information Technology Resource Management, 
Division,Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-32663 Filed 12-28-10; 8:45 am]
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