
[Federal Register: January 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 21)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0002; FRL-8349-3]

 
System Research and Application 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 tranferred to the System Research and 
Application Corporation, in accordance with 40 CFR 2.309(c) and 
2.308(h)(2). The System Research and Application Corporation, will 
perform work for OPP under an Interagency Agreement (IAG). Access to 
this information will enable System Research and Application 
Corporation, to fulfill the obligations of the IAG.

DATES: The System Research and Application Corporation, will be given 
access to this information on or before February 11, 2008.

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:

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-OPP-2008-0002. 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 
Dr., 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 IAG No. EP-W-050-24, which supports the OPP's regulatory 
efforts, the System Research and Application Corporation, will perform 
configuration management and monitor tasks for the Office of 
Information Technology Resources Management Division.
    The OPP has determined that the IAG described involves 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 IAG. 
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 2.309(c), 2.307(h), 
and 2.308(h)(2), this IAG with the System Research and Application 
Corporation, prohibits use of the information for any purpose not 
specified in the IAG; 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 subcontractor sign an 
agreement to protect the information from unauthorized release and to 
handle it in accordance with the FIFRA Information Security Manual. In 
addition, the System Research and Application Corporation, are required 
to submit for EPA approval a security plan under which any CBI will be 
secured and protected against unauthorized release

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or compromise. No information will be provided to the System Research 
and Application Corporation, until the requirements in this document 
have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided under this 
IAG will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for this contract. All 
information supplied to the System Research and Application 
Corporation, by EPA for use in connection with this IAG will be 
returned to EPA when the System Research and Application Corporation, 
have completed their work.

List of Subjects

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


    Dated: January 23, 2008.
Oscar Morales,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. E8-1796 Filed 1-30-08; 8:45 am]

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