[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70977-70978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22557]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0068; FRL-11445-01-OCSPP]


CGI Federal, Inc. and Zachary Piper, LLC; Transfer of Data 
September 2023

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 CGI Federal, Inc. and its 
subcontractor, Zachary Piper, LLC, in accordance with the CBI 
regulations. CGI Federal, Inc. and its subcontractor, Zachary Piper, 
LLC, have been awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access 
to this information will enable CGI Federal, Inc. and its 
subcontractor, Zachary Piper, LLC to fulfill the obligations of the 
contract.

DATES: CGI Federal, Inc. and its subcontractor, Zachary Piper, LLC will 
be given access to this information on or before October 18, 2023.

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: (202) 566-1493 
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-2023-0068, is available at https://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 (202) 566-0294. Please review the visitor instructions and 
additional information about the docket available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Contractor Requirements

    Under Contract No. 47QFCA23R0032, CGI Federal, Inc. and its 
subcontractor, Zachary Piper, LLC, will support the application 
development and operations of EPA's enterprise. The initial focus of 
this TO is the development, support, and operations of EPA's Central 
Data Exchange (CDX) followed by development and gouvernance across the 
agency within the context and goals of EPA's digital strategy.
    OPP has determined that access by CGI Federal, Inc. and its 
subcontractor, Zachary Piper, LLC, to information on all pesticide 
chemicals is necessary for the performance of this contract.
    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.

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    In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(2), the 
contract with CGI Federal Inc. and its subcontractor, Zachary Piper, 
LLC, prohibits use of the information for any purpose not specified in 
the 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, CGI 
Federal, Inc. and its subcontractor, Zachary Piper, LLC, are 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 CGI Federal, Inc. and its 
subcontractor, Zachary Piper, LLC, until the requirements in this 
document have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to 
CGI Federal, Inc. and its subcontractor, Zachary Piper, LLC, will be 
maintained by EPA Project Officers for this contract. All information 
supplied to CGI Federal, Inc. and its subcontractor, Zachary Piper, 
LLC, by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be returned 
to EPA when CGI Federal, Inc. and its subcontractor, Zachary Piper, 
LLC, have completed their work.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.

    Dated: October 4, 2023.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2023-22557 Filed 10-12-23; 8:45 am]
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