[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45125-45126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19261]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0563; FRL-9982-35]
Industrial Economics, Incorporated; 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 Industrial Economics,
Incorporated in accordance with the CBI regulations. Industrial
Economics, Incorporated has been awarded a contract to perform work for
OPP, and access to this information will enable Industrial Economics,
Incorporated to fulfill the obligations of the contract.
DATES: Industrial Economics, Incorporated will be given access to this
information on or before September 10, 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 EPA such economic expertise for the
annual updates of OECA's financial models, the development of new
economic models as appropriate, and the education of enforcement
professionals about the models and their applications and situations
that may require case-specific financial analyses beyond using one of
EPA's financial model.
The contractor shall, furthermore, provide accomplished expert
advice to enforcement personnel about financial issues that may impact
EPA enforcement litigation. When directed, the contractor shall be able
to provide individuals with a record of expert capabilities and
accomplishments to serve as witnesses at trials and hearings, as well
as those with a knowledgeable background to support EPA during
settlement negotiations.
In addition, the contractor shall provide assistance to OECA, OCE,
and EPA Regional Offices on economic policy related to environment
enforcement cases, as well as attendant applications of the financial
models. However, EPA enforcement professionals and management will make
all policy decisions in regard to ultimate financial accounting issues,
approaches, and applications.
This contract will involve no subcontractors.
OPP has determined that the contract 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
contract with Industrial Economics, Incorporated prohibits use of the
information for any purpose not specified in these 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, Industrial Economics,
Incorporated 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 Industrial
Economics, Incorporated until the requirements in this document have
been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Industrial
Economics, Incorporated will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for
this contract. All information supplied to Industrial Economics,
Incorporated by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be
returned to EPA when Industrial Economics, Incorporated has completed
its work.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.
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Dated: August 13, 2018.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-19261 Filed 9-4-18; 8:45 am]
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