[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 56161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28660]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00506; FRL-5747-8]
Versar Inc.; Transfer of Data
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This is a notice to certain persons who have submitted
information to EPA in connection with pesticide information
requirements imposed under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA). Versar Inc. has been awarded a contract to perform work for
the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs, and will be provided access to
certain information submitted to EPA under FIFRA and FFDCA. Some of
this information may have been claimed to be confidential business
information (CBI) by submitters. This infomation will be transferred to
Versar Inc. consistent with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and
2.308(i)(2), and will enable Versar Inc. to fulfill the obligations of
the contract.
DATES: Versar Inc. will be given access to this information no sooner
than November 3, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: BeWanda B. Alexander,
Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Office location, telephone number, and e-mail
address: Rm. 700N, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA, (703) 305-5259, e-mail:
alexander.bewanda@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Contract No. 68-W6-0030, Versar Inc.
will perform reviews of pesticide field exposure studies for planned
program activities, special review, and reregistration for the
Chemistry and Exposure Branches of the Office of Pesticide Programs.
This contract involves no subcontractor. The Office of Pesticide
Programs has determined that access by Versar Inc. to information on
all pesticide chemicals is necessary for the performance of this
contract. 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)(2), the
contract with Versar 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, Versar 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 this contractor until the above requirements have been
fully satisfied. Records of information provided to this contractor
will be maintained by the Project Officer for this contract in the EPA
Office of Pesticide Programs. All information supplied to Versar Inc.
by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be returned to EPA
when Versar Inc. has completed its work.
Dated: October 7, 1997.
Daniel M. Barolo,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 97-28660 Filed 10-28-97; 8:45 am]
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