[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79297-79298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28046]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0164; FRL-10521-01-OCSPP]


Datawiz Corporation, DMI and WIPRO; Transfer of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide and chemical related 
information submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), and the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), including information that may 
have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) by the 
submitter, will be transferred to Datawiz Corporation and its 
subcontractors, DMI and WIPRO, in accordance with the CBI regulations 
governing the disclosure of potential CBI. Datawiz Corporation and its 
subcontractors, DMI and WIPRO, have been awarded a contract to perform 
work for the EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 
(OCSPP), and access to this information will enable Datawiz Corporation 
and its subcontractors, DMI and WIPRO, to fulfill the obligations of 
the contract.

DATES: Access to this information by Datawiz Corporation and its 
subcontractors, DMI and WIPRO, will begin on or before January 3, 2023 
and is expected to continue during the term the contract.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Northern, Information 
Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Program 
Support, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1493 email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. 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.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under EPA contract number GS-35F-0059S/BPA-68HERD22A0006, the 
contractor, Datawiz Corporation, and its subcontractors, DMI and WIPRO, 
will perform Information Technology Services to support OCSPP's 
Information Management Systems. These services will enhance the use of 
OCSPP chemical information and associated project and program plan 
through effective data management. This includes maintaining and 
equipping OCSPP with knowledge and tools that enable efficient 
analysis, assessment, evaluation, and decision-making, as well as 
managing the new development projects using an Agile Development 
methodology and CMMI Level III best practices.
    OCSPP has determined that Datawiz Corporation and its 
subcontractors, DMI and WIPRO, requires access to all pesticide and 
chemical related information submitted to EPA under FIFRA, FFDCA and 
TSCA to perform successfully the duties specified under the contract. 
Some of this information may be claimed or determined to be CBI.
    In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(2), the 
contract with Datawiz Corporation and its subcontractors, DMI and 
WIPRO, prohibits the use of the information for

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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 
and subcontractors sign an agreement to protect the information from 
unauthorized release and to handle it in accordance with applicable 
procedures and requirements associated with handling information that 
may be claimed or determined to be CBI (i.e., pursuant to the FIFRA and 
TSCA Information Security Manuals and 40 CFR part 2). In addition, 
Datawiz Corporation, and its subcontractors, DMI and WIPRO, are 
required to submit for EPA approval a security plan detailing how 
information claimed or determined to be CBI will be secured and 
protected against unauthorized release or compromise. No information 
will be provided to Datawiz Corporation and its subcontractors, DMI and 
WIPRO, until the requirements in the approved security plan have been 
fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Datawiz Corporation 
and its subcontractors, DMI and WIPRO, will be maintained by the EPA 
Project Officers for this contract. All information supplied to Datawiz 
Corporation and its subcontractors, DMI and WIPRO, by EPA for use in 
connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when Datawiz 
Corporation and its subcontractors, DMI and WIPRO, have completed their 
work.
    Access to this information, including any information that may be 
claimed or determined to be CBI, will continue for the duration of the 
contract without further notice, including during any contract 
extensions.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; and 21 
U.S.C. 301 et seq.

    Dated: December 19, 2022.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2022-28046 Filed 12-23-22; 8:45 am]
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