[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 23565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10678]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0188; FRL-9992-25]


Innovate, Inc.; 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 Innovate, Inc. in accordance 
with the CBI regulations. Innovate, Inc. has been awarded a contract to 
perform work for OPP, and access to this information will enable 
Innovate, Inc. to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Innovate, Inc. will be given access to this information on or 
before May 28, 2019.

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: 703 305-6478 
email address: Northern.William@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.

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- EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0188, is available at http://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 (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and 
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Contractor Requirements

    Under this contract number, the contractor will perform the 
following:
    Under Contract No. 68HERH19C0001, The Contractor shall designate a 
single primary point of contact for all Office of Chemical Safety 
Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) activities and issues. The Contractor 
shall ensure that the point of contact (POC) provides sufficient 
management accordingly, to ensure that the work is performed 
efficiently, accurately, and that the deliverables are delivered in a 
timely manner and in compliance with the requirements as stated in this 
Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor shall ensure that it 
provides the required labor and expertise to perform under this PWS. 
The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer Representative 
(COR) within 30 days of the estimated date when the accrued costs 
associated with the PWS is estimated to be over 75% of the funded 
amount. The contractor shall provide EPA with the source codes to all 
programs created under this contract and the EPA will have sole 
ownership rights to all programs and software bought, designed, 
programed, including Systems Technical Documentation, and all Technical 
Materials, etc. under this contract. The contractor shall provide the 
COR with monthly reports for work conducted under this PWS. One kick-
off meeting and one or more project requirements meetings, as 
appropriate, shall be required. Supporting services to the Contractor's 
business including, but not limited to, accounting, clerical, executive 
management, and business development are not chargeable to the 
Government as they are included in the Contractor's fully burdened 
rates. Because of the constantly changing nature of information 
technology, federal government initiatives and emphasis, and federal 
budgetary uncertainty, the number and nature of projects over the base 
period and option year of this contract will vary. The deliverable 
quantities provided in this PWS are provided as estimates only. The 
Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal and EPA security 
policies, guidance and practices. EPA will provide systems access as 
necessary where it is required for work under the Task. The Contractor 
shall provide any information necessary for issuance and continued 
authority to access government systems. The Quality Assurance 
Surveillance Plan (QASP) is stated at Attachment 1. The contractor 
shall provide EPA with the source codes to all programs created under 
this contract and the EPA will have sole ownership rights to all 
programs and software bought, designed, programed, etc. under this 
contract.
    This contract involves no subcontractors.
    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 FIFRA sections 3, 4, 6, 
and 7 and under FFDCA sections 408 and 409.
    In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the 
contract with Innovate, Inc., prohibits use of the information for any 
purpose not specified in these 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, Innovate, Inc. 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 Innovate, Inc. until the requirements in this 
document have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to 
Innovate, Inc. will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for this 
contract. All information supplied to Innovate, Inc. by EPA for use in 
connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when Innovate, 
Inc. has completed its work.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.

    Dated: April 11, 2019.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2019-10678 Filed 5-21-19; 8:45 am]
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