[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13725-13726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5576]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-100168; FRL-6767-2]
Systems Integration Group, 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 tranferred to Systems Integration Group, Inc.
in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Systems
Integration Group, Inc. has been awarded a contract to perform work for
OPP, and access to this information will enable Systems Integration
Group, Inc. to fulfill the obligations of the contract.
DATES: Systems Integration Group, Inc. will be given access to this
information on or before March 12, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Erik R. Johnson, FIFRA
Security Officer, Information Resources and Services Division (7502C),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-
305-7248; e-mail address: [email protected].
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.
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B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this
Document and Other Related Documents?
You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and certain
other related documents that might be available electronically from the
EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. To access this document,
on the Home Page select ``Laws and Regulations,'' ``Regulations and
Proposed Rules,'' and then look up the entry for this document under
the ``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.'' You can also go
directly to the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
II. Contractor Requirements
Under contract number 01-35-4713/172, the contractor will perform
the following:
The Contractor shall create digitized multi-page tiff images from
approximately 2.9 million microfiche frames of scientific reviews on
pesticides. Preparing such images will allow the Health Effects
Division (HED), Records Reference Center the ability to retrieve
previously microfiched scientific reviews from CDs. Electronic
accessibility of old scientific reviews will allow EPA the necessary
capability to quickly obtain reviews of studies performed, and enabling
efficient regulatory decisions. The Contractor shall have access to
CBI, and will treat all scientific documents as confidential business
information per EPA directives.
This contract involves no subcontractors.
OPP has determined that the contract described in this document
involves 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 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)(3) the
contract with Systems Integration Group, Inc., 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, Systems Integration Group,
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 Systems Integration
Group, Inc. until the requirements in this document have been fully
satisfied. Records of information provided to Systems Integration
Group, Inc. will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for the
contract. All information supplied to Systems Integration Group, Inc.
by EPA for use in connection with the contract will be returned to EPA
when Systems Integration Group, Inc. has completed its work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: February 14, 2001.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 01-5576 Filed 3-6-01; 8:45 am]
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