[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6468-6469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2401]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0038; FRL-8862-4]


Versar, Tetrahedron, Inc. and Info Impact; 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 Versar and its subcontractors, 
Tetrahedron, Inc. and Info Impact, in accordance with 40 CFR 
2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Versar and its subcontractors, 
Tetrahedron, Inc. and Info Impact, have been awarded a contract to 
perform work for OPP, and access to this information will enable Versar 
and its subcontractors, Tetrahedron, Inc. and Info Impact, to fulfill 
the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Versar and its subcontractors, Tetrahedron, Inc. and Info 
Impact, will be given access to this information on or before January 
18, 2011.

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-2011-0038. 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. EP-W-11-007, Versar and its subcontractors, 
Tetrahedron, Inc. and Info Impact, will perform technical reviews of 
studies containing pesticide exposure and related data in support of 
registration, re-registration, and special review activities of HED. 
The contractor shall provide technical support in developing or 
revising occupational and residential exposure and risk assessments for 
registration (new chemicals, new uses, etc) and registration review 
(REDs, TREDs, Low Risk Chemicals) actions, as directed by the EPA COR. 
The contractor shall provide technical support in developing or 
revising Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs), such as SOPs for 
Residential Exposure Assessments, as directed by the EPA COR.
    OPP has determined that access by Versar and its subcontractors, 
Tetrahedron, Inc. and Info Impact, 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 Versar and its subcontractors, Tetrahedron, Inc. and Info 
Impact, 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, 
Versar and its subcontractors, Tetrahedron, Inc. and Info Impact, 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 Versar and its 
subcontractors, Tetrahedron, Inc. and Info Impact, until the 
requirements in this document have been fully satisfied.

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Records of information provided to Versar and its subcontractors, 
Tetrahedron, Inc. and Info Impact, will be maintained by EPA Project 
Officers for this contract. All information supplied to Versar and its 
subcontractors, Tetrahedron, Inc. and Info Impact, by EPA for use in 
connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when Versar and 
its subcontractors, Tetrahedron, Inc. and Info Impact, have completed 
their work.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: January 26, 2011.
Oscar Morales,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-2401 Filed 2-3-11; 8:45 am]
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