[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 223 (Friday, November 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 71562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29785]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0038: FRL-9326-9]


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

DATES: Emergint Technologies, Inc. will be given access to this 
information on or before November 23, 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, email 
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 number ER-W-11-025, the contractor will perform the 
following: The contractor will be assisting in information and records 
management activities to support antimicrobial reregistration 
activities governed by the Federal Insecticide Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) as amended by the Food Quality Act (FQPA) of 
August 3, 1996 and the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
    This contract involves no subcontractors.
    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 Emergint Technologies, Inc. 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, Emergint Technologies, Inc. 
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 Emergint Technologies, 
Inc. until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. 
Records of information provided to Emergint Technologies, Inc. will be 
maintained by EPA Project Officers for these contracts. All information 
supplied to Emergint Technologies, Inc. by EPA for use in connection 
with these contracts will be returned to EPA when Emergint 
Technologies, Inc. has completed its work.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: November 9, 2011.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-29785 Filed 11-17-11; 8:45 am]
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