
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4815-4816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2033]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0038; FRL-9335-2]


Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and Information International 
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 Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and 
its subcontractor, Information International Associates, in accordance 
with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and 
its subcontractor, Information International Associates, have been 
awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access to this 
information will enable Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its 
subcontractor, Information International Associates, to fulfill the 
obligations of the contract.

DATES: Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its subcontractor, Information 
International Associates, will be given access to this information on 
or before February 6, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mario Steadman, 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) 305-8338; email 
address: steadman.mario@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?

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0038. 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 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.

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II. Contractor Requirements

    Under Contract No. EP-W-11-023, Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its 
subcontractor, Information International Associates, will perform 
duties related to public access reference and referral:
    1. EPA Desktop Library support;
    2. Electronic resources management support, statistics reporting, 
library desk reference, library services outreach, communications and 
user support;
    3. Metadata cataloging of web pages, cataloging of library and 
repository materials in support of the Headquarters and Chemical 
Libraries and Repository;
    4. Information architecture support, consultation on site structure 
and development, creation of content inventories, support workgroups 
for the development of micro sites and resource directories; and
    5. Web development, graphics creation, web page coding, Web 2.0 
project support for wikis and blogs and web site design.
    OPP has determined that access by Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its 
subcontractor, Information International 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 Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its subcontractor, 
Information International 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, Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and 
its subcontractor, Information International 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 Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its 
subcontractor, Information International Associates, until the 
requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of 
information provided to Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its 
subcontractor, Information International Associates, will be maintained 
by EPA project officers for this contract. All information supplied to 
Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its subcontractor, Information 
International Associates, by EPA for use in connection with this 
contract will be returned to EPA when Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its 
subcontractor, Information International Associates, have completed 
their work.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: January 19, 2012.
Michael Hardy,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management 
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-2033 Filed 1-30-12; 8:45 am]
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