[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60079-60080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24270]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0188; FRL-10001-63]


Cherokee Nation System Solutions LLC; 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 Cherokee Nation System 
Solutions LLC in accordance with the CBI regulations. Cherokee Nation 
System Solutions LLC has been awarded a contract to perform work for 
OPP, and access to this information will enable Cherokee Nation System 
Solutions LLC to fufill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Cherokee Nation System Solutions LLC will be given access to 
this information on or before November 12, 2019.

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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-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 numbers, the contractor will perform the 
following: Under Contract No. EP-W-18-015/0680/18/801485/01, the 
Contractor shall prepare and deliver reports, including plans, 
evaluations, studies, analyses and manuals in accordance with 
Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement. Each report shall cite the 
contract number, identify the U.S. EPA as the sponsoring agency, and 
identify the name of the Contractor preparing the report.
    The Contractor shall furnish two (2) copies of the combined monthly 
technical and financial progress report stating the progress made, 
including the percentage of the project completed, and a description of 
the work accomplished to support the cost. If the work is ordered using 
work assignments or delivery orders, include the estimated percentage 
of task completed during the reporting period for each work assignment 
or delivery order.
    Specific discussions shall include difficulties encountered and 
remedial action taken during the reporting period, and anticipated 
activity with a schedule of deliverables for the subsequent reporting 
period.
    The Contractor shall provide a list of outstanding actions awaiting 
Contracting Officer authorization, noted with the corresponding work 
assignment, such as subcontractor consents, overtime approvals, and 
work plan approvals.
    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 Cherokee Nation System Solutions LLC, 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, Cherokee Nation System 
Solutions LLC 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 Cherokee 
Nation System Solutions LLC until the requirements in this document 
have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Cherokee 
Nation System Solutions LLC will be maintained by EPA Project Officers 
for this contract. All information supplied to Cherokee Nation System 
Solutions LLC by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be 
returned to EPA when Cherokee Nation System Solutions LLC has completed 
its work.

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

    Dated: November 1, 2019.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2019-24270 Filed 11-6-19; 8:45 am]
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