[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13726-13727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5577]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-100167; FRL-6770-3]
Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, 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 Syracuse Environmental Research
Associates, Inc. in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2).
Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, Inc. has been awarded a
contract to perform work for OPP, and access to this information will
enable Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, Inc. to fulfill the
obligations of the contract.
DATES: Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, 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.
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 GS-10F-0082F000, the contractor will perform
the following:
The Forest Service (FS) has entered into Interagency Agreements
with other Federal agencies to develop human health and safety risk
assessments, and other related activities that are mutually beneficial
to both agencies. Examples include the development of methodologies for
determining human health and safety risks associated with tank mixture
of pesticides with EPA.
The Contractor shall prepare documents using the most current
information available, including current FS program information and
pesticide or semiochemical data. This will require that the Contractor
search all pertinent data bases, current literature, published and
unpublished data, results of current research, and also contact
Federal, state, local, and private individuals involved in current and
recent research,
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monitoring and regulatory activities associated with pest control or
vegetation management efforts or the tools used in those efforts.
The Contractor shall also contact individuals who are specifically
knowledgeable regarding the current regulatory status of the pesticidal
agents' most recent toxicological information. This includes the
Product Managers of each agent and toxicologists at the EPA, and the
manufacturer's technical representatives or Product Managers.
The contract involves no subcontractors.
OPP has determine 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 Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, 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,
Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, 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 Syracuse Environmental Research
Associates, Inc. until the requirements in this document have been
fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Syracuse
Environmental Research Associates, Inc. will be maintained by EPA
Project Officers for the contract. All information supplied to Syracuse
Environmental Research Associates, Inc. by EPA for use in connection
with the contract will be returned to EPA when Syracuse Environmental
Research Associates, 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. 01-5577 Filed 3-6-01; 8:45 am]
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