[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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