[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 56163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28665]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00505; FRL-5747-7]
Syracuse Research 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). Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) 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 SRC consistent with the requirements of 40 CFR
2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2), and will enable SRC to fulfill the
obligations of the contract.
DATES: SRC 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-W6-0043, SRC will
assist the Office of Pesticide Programs review environmental fate
information for a wide range of pesticides, including both registration
and reregistration pesticides. The environmental fate information,
submitted under Subdivision N, 40 CFR 158.290, will be reviewed for
adherence to guidelines and for scientific validity. This contract
involves no subcontractor. The Office of Pesticide Programs has
determined that access by SRC 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 SRC 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, SRC 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 SRC by EPA for use in connection
with this contract will be returned to EPA when SRC has completed its
work.
Dated: October 7, 1997.
Daniel M. Barolo,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 97-28665 Filed 10-28-97; 8:45 am]
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