[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37965-37966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18036]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-100146; FRL-6089-4]
Systems Integration Group, Inc. and Micrographic Specialties,
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). Systems Integration Group, Inc. and its subcontractor,
Micrographic Specialties, Inc. have been awarded a contract to perform
work for the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), and will be
provided access to certain information submitted under FIFRA and FFDCA.
Some of this information may have been claimed to be confidential
business information (CBI) by submitters. This information will be
transferred to Systems Integration Group, Inc. and its subcontractor
Micrographic Specialties Inc. consistent with the requirements of 40
CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(I)(2), and will enable Systems Integration
Group, Inc. and its subcontractor to fulfill the obligations of this
contract.
DATES: Systems Integration Group, Inc. and its subcontractor
Micrographics Specialties, Inc. will be given access to this
information no sooner than July 19, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By Mail: Luis Rivera, Information
Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460.
Office location and telephone number; Rm. 230, Crystal Mall #2, 1921
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-5362; e-mail:
rivera.luis@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under contract No. GS-35F-4713G, Order Nr.
9W-0516-YBSX, Systems Integration Group, Inc. will provide imaging,
micrographic, and blowback services for OPP. The documents to be
imaged/filmed include pesticide labels, pesticide studies submitted to
OPP, pesticide incident reports, and EPA generated scientific reviews
of submitted studies.
I. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
A. Does this apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general. Although this
action may be of particular interest to persons who produce or use
pesticides, 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 information in this notice, consult the person listed in
the ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT'' section.
B. How can I get additional information or copies of support documents?
1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this
document and various support documents are available from the EPA Home
Page at the Federal Register-Environmental Documents entry for this
document under ``Laws and Regulations'' (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).
2. In person. The official record for this notice, as well as the
public version, has been established under docket control number [OPP-
100146], (including comments and data submitted electronically as
described below). A public version of this record, including printed,
paper versions of any electronic comments, which does not
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include any information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection in
Room 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA,
from 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays.
II. INTRODUCTION
Some of the information included in these documents may be entitled
to confidential treatment. The information has been submitted to EPA
under sections 3,4, and 6 of FIFRA and under sections 408 and 409 of
the FFDCA.
In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the
contract with Systems Integration Group, Inc. prohibits the 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 of
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 provided to Systems Integration Group, Inc. by EPA
for use in connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when
Systems Integration Group, Inc. has completed its work.
List of Subjects
Environmental Protection, Transfer of data.
Dated: July 8, 1999.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-18036 Filed 7-13-99; 8:45 am]
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