

[Federal Register: October 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 210)]
[Notices]               
[Page 61633-61634]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0038; FRL-8154-3]

 
Computer Sciences Corporation; 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 Computer Sciences Corporation 
in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Computer 
Sciences Corporation has been awarded multiple contracts to perform 
work for OPP, and access to this information will enable Computer 
Sciences Corporation to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Computer Sciences Corporation will be given access to this 
information on or before November 5, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Croom, 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) 305-0786; e-mail 
address: croom.felicia@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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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. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0038. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard 

copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal 
Drive Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.


II. Contractor Requirements

    Under Contract No.EP-W-07-016, under this contract number, the 
contractor shall review, evaluate, and assess data to ensure that all 
information requirements are met, with respect to compliance with EPA 
guidelines and policies, and determine the adequacy of the study 
methods, data, and reporting, to support the claims and statements on 
the product label. The contract shall also conduct reviews in 
accordance with all guidance received at meeting with the Agency; with 
all guidelines, templates, instructions, and resourced indicated by the 
Agency; and with any other legitimate technical directions. The 
contractor shall identify unauthorized modification to the approved 
efficacy test methods, or modifications to the methods in the latest 
approved Series 870 Health Effects or Series 830 Product Properties 
Test Guidelines. The contractor shall determine if the efficacy 
performance standards of Subdivision G of the Pesticide Assessment 
Guidelines, and other AD approved efficacy protocols, are met; or if 
the product chemistry or acute toxicity results are sufficient.
    The 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 sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 
of FIFRA and under sections 408 and 409 of FFDCA.
    In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the 
contracts with Computer Sciences Corporation, 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, Computer Sciences Corporation 
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 Computer Sciences 
Corporation until the requirements in this document have been fully 
satisfied. Records of information provided to Computer Sciences 
Corporation will be maintained by EPAProject Officers for these 
contracts. All information supplied to Computer Sciences Corporation by 
EPA for use in connection with these contracts will be returned to EPA 
when Computer Sciences Corporation has completed its work.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government 
contracts, Government property, Security measures.

    Dated: October 18, 2007.
Kathryn Bouve,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-21090 Filed 10-30-07; 8:45 am]

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