[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 56162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28662]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00503; FRL-5747-5]
Dynamac Corporation; 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). Dynamac Corporation 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 Dynamac Corporation consistent with the requirements of
40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2), and will enable Dynamac Corporation
to fulfill the obligations of the contract.
DATES: Dynamac Corporation 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-D4-0010, Dynamac
Corporation will conduct a comprehensive examination of all product
chemistry and residue chemistry data submitted in support of
reregistration for List A, B, C, and D pesticide active ingredients and
prepare a reregistration review document. This contract involves no
subcontractor. The Office of Pesticide Programs has determined that
access by Dynamac Corporation 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 Dynamac Corporation 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, Dynamac Corporation 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
Dynamac Corporation by EPA for use in connection with this contract
will be returned to EPA when Dynamac Corporation has completed its
work.
Dated: October 7, 1997.
Daniel M. Barolo,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 97-28662 Filed 10-29-97; 8:45 am]
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