
[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43162-43163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18095]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0194; FRL-8834-7]


Tetrahedron, Inc., with Subcontractors: Syracuse Research 
Corporation; Tox Path, Inc; and Pathology Associates; 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 Tetrahedron, Inc., and its 
subcontractors: Syracuse Research Corporation, Tox Path, Inc., and 
Pathology Associates, in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 
2.308(i)(2). Tetrahedron, Inc., and its subcontractors: Syracuse 
Research Corporation, Tox Path, Inc., and Pathology Associates, have 
been awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access to this 
information will enable Tetrahedron, Inc., and its subcontractors: 
Syracuse Research Corporation, Tox Path, Inc., and Pathology 
Associates, to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Tetrahedron, Inc., and its subcontractors: Syracuse Research 
Corporation, Tox Path, Inc., and Pathology Associates, will be given 
access to this information on or before July 28, 2010.

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.

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

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0194. 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's telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

II. Contractor Requirements

    Under Contract No. EP-W-10-013, Tetrahedron, Inc., and its 
subcontractors: Syracuse Research Corporation, Tox Path, Inc., and 
Pathology Associates, will perform toxicology studies for pesticides as 
specified by EPA's Health Effects Division's (HED), Data Evaluation 
Reports (DERs). The contractors will review Subdivision F, Pesticide 
Assessment Guidelines, and provide revisions as necessary. The 
contractors shall be regarded, and act as the government's subject 
matter experts, as necessary in reviewing, reporting, researching, and 
evaluating DERs, guidelines, and other documentation as directed by the 
government.
    EPA has determined that access by Tetrahedron, Inc., and its 
subcontractors: Syracuse Research Corporation, Tox Path, Inc., and 
Pathology Associates, 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 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)(2), the 
contract with Tetrahedron, Inc., and its subcontractors: Syracuse 
Research Corporation, Tox Path, Inc., and Pathology Associates, 
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, 
Tetrahedron, Inc., and its subcontractors: Syracuse Research 
Corporation, Tox Path, Inc., and Pathology Associates, 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 Tetrahedron, Inc., and its 
subcontractors: Syracuse Research Corporation, Tox Path, Inc., and 
Pathology Associates, until the requirements in this document have been 
fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Tetrahedron, Inc., 
and its subcontractors: Syracuse Research Corporation, Tox Path, Inc., 
and Pathology Associates, will be maintained by EPA's project officers 
for this contract. All information supplied to Tetrahedron, Inc., and 
its subcontractors: Syracuse Research Corporation, Tox Path, Inc., and 
Pathology Associates, by EPA for use in connection with this contract 
will be returned to EPA when Tetrahedron, Inc., and its subcontractors: 
Syracuse Research Corporation, Tox Path, Inc., and Pathology 
Associates, have completed their work.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: July 15, 2010.
Oscar Morales,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-18095 Filed 7-22-10; 8:45 am]
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