[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44044-44045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18753]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0563; FRL-9982-36]
General Dynamics Information Technology; 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 General Dynamics Information
Technology in accordance with the CBI regulations. General Dynamics
Information Technology has been awarded multiple contracts to perform
work for OPP, and access to this information will enable General
Dynamics Information Technology to fulfill the obligations of the
contract.
DATES: General Dynamics Information Technology will be given access to
this information on or before September 4, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Northern, 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) 305-6478
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.
B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0563, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. Contractor Requirements
The Contractor shall provide progress reporting monitoring
performance and finances associated with this task order. The Technical
and Quality Assurance Progress Report shall provide a general outline
of the effort, state the percentage of work completed for the Task
Order during the reporting period, and relate it to the overall effort.
This performance work statement (PWS) does not provide specific
details on the types of solutions to be offered or the
comprehensiveness of any specific solutions. However, the government
requires the contractor to offer comprehensive solutions that (1) are
based on an understanding of the current EPA IT infrastructure and the
systems engineering, remote sensing and GIS environments, (2) provide
the scope and breadth of remote sensing and Geographic Information
System (GIS) services responsive to present and future needs of EPA,
ORD, and partner user communities, (3) ensure an appropriate level of
security based on government regulations, agency requirements, and
industry best practices, and (4) meet performance levels or metrics
associated with specific areas.
The Contractor shall prepare a Quality Management Plan (QMP)
describing the technical approach, organizational resources and
management controls to be employed to meet the cost, performance and
schedule requirements throughout task order execution. The contractor
shall employ a program management structure to ensure the efficient
execution of all tasks and subtasks, and the capability to report on
the status of work performed. The contractor shall use a single point
of contact (POC) for all matters regarding project administration and
reporting.
This contract will involve 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 FIFRA sections 3, 4, 6,
and 7 and under FFDCA sections 408 and 409.
In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the
contracts with General Dynamics Information Technology 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, General Dynamics Information
Technology 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 General
Dynamics Information Technology until the
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requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of
information provided to General Dynamics Information Technology will be
maintained by EPA Project Officers for these contracts. All information
supplied to General Dynamics Information Technology by EPA for use in
connection with these contracts will be returned to EPA when General
Dynamics Information Technology has completed its work.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.
Dated: August 14, 2018.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-18753 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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