[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 23565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10678]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0188; FRL-9992-25]
Innovate, 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 Innovate, Inc. in accordance
with the CBI regulations. Innovate, Inc. has been awarded a contract to
perform work for OPP, and access to this information will enable
Innovate, Inc. to fulfill the obligations of the contract.
DATES: Innovate, Inc. will be given access to this information on or
before May 28, 2019.
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- EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0188, 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
Under this contract number, the contractor will perform the
following:
Under Contract No. 68HERH19C0001, The Contractor shall designate a
single primary point of contact for all Office of Chemical Safety
Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) activities and issues. The Contractor
shall ensure that the point of contact (POC) provides sufficient
management accordingly, to ensure that the work is performed
efficiently, accurately, and that the deliverables are delivered in a
timely manner and in compliance with the requirements as stated in this
Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor shall ensure that it
provides the required labor and expertise to perform under this PWS.
The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer Representative
(COR) within 30 days of the estimated date when the accrued costs
associated with the PWS is estimated to be over 75% of the funded
amount. The contractor shall provide EPA with the source codes to all
programs created under this contract and the EPA will have sole
ownership rights to all programs and software bought, designed,
programed, including Systems Technical Documentation, and all Technical
Materials, etc. under this contract. The contractor shall provide the
COR with monthly reports for work conducted under this PWS. One kick-
off meeting and one or more project requirements meetings, as
appropriate, shall be required. Supporting services to the Contractor's
business including, but not limited to, accounting, clerical, executive
management, and business development are not chargeable to the
Government as they are included in the Contractor's fully burdened
rates. Because of the constantly changing nature of information
technology, federal government initiatives and emphasis, and federal
budgetary uncertainty, the number and nature of projects over the base
period and option year of this contract will vary. The deliverable
quantities provided in this PWS are provided as estimates only. The
Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal and EPA security
policies, guidance and practices. EPA will provide systems access as
necessary where it is required for work under the Task. The Contractor
shall provide any information necessary for issuance and continued
authority to access government systems. The Quality Assurance
Surveillance Plan (QASP) is stated at Attachment 1. The contractor
shall provide EPA with the source codes to all programs created under
this contract and the EPA will have sole ownership rights to all
programs and software bought, designed, programed, etc. under this
contract.
This contract involves 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 Innovate, Inc., 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, Innovate, 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 Innovate, Inc. until the requirements in this
document have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to
Innovate, Inc. will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for this
contract. All information supplied to Innovate, Inc. by EPA for use in
connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when Innovate,
Inc. has completed its work.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.
Dated: April 11, 2019.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2019-10678 Filed 5-21-19; 8:45 am]
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