[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8785-8786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02576]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0188; FRL-10016-46]


Battelle Memorial Institute; Transfer of Data (October 2020)

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

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as Confidential Business Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be 
transferred to Battelle Memorial Institute in accordance with the CBI 
regulations. Battelle Memorial Institute has been awarded a contract to 
perform work for OPP and access to this information will enable 
Battelle Memorial Institute to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Battelle Memorial Institute will be given access to this 
information on or before February 16, 2021.

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.
    Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA 
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with 
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer 
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status 
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Contractor Requirements

    EPA requires technical and program support for the Agency's 
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). This procurement entails 
services in the following areas: (1) Comprehensive toxicological and 
ecotoxicological testing and analysis; (2) toxicokinetics and dosimetry 
testing and analysis; (3) systematic literature reviews; (4) workshops/
meeting support; (5) information/records management support; and (6) 
special studies/projects. Skills needed include, but are not limited 
to, technical experience and/or capability with performing Tier 1 and 
Tier 2 EDSP studies, in vitro toxicokinetics and dosimetry, risk 
assessment, development and evaluation of computational toxicity or 
exposure models, analytical chemical analysis, biochemical analyses, 
statistical analyses, information/records management, report-writing, 
meeting support and quality assurance/quality control support.
    OPP has determined that the contracts 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 
contracts with Battelle Memorial Institute, prohibits use of the 
information for any purpose not specified in these contracts; 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, Battelle Memorial Institute 
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 Battelle Memorial 
Institute until the requirements in this document have been fully 
satisfied. Records of information provided to Battelle Memorial 
Institute will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for these 
contracts. All information supplied to Battelle Memorial Institute by 
EPA for use in connection with these contracts will be returned to EPA 
when Battelle Memorial Institute has completed its work.

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

    Dated: November 18, 2020.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-02576 Filed 2-8-21; 8:45 am]
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