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Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, Inc., Syracuse Research Corporation; Transfer of Data

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[Federal Register: April 25, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 79)]
[Notices]
[Page 20537-20538]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr25ap07-71]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0038; FRL-8125-2]

Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, Inc., Syracuse
Research Corporation; 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 transferred to Syracuse Environmental
Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research
Corporation in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2).
Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor,
Syracuse Research Corporation, have been awarded a contract to perform
work for OPP, and access to this information will enable Syracuse
Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse
Research Corporation, to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and its
subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corporation, will be given access to
this information on or before April 30, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Croom, Information Technology
and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-0786; e-mail
address: croom.felicia@epa.gov.

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 Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0038 Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal
Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

II. Contractor Requirements

    Under Contract No. EP-W-07-025, Syracuse Environmental Research
Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corporation,
will access FIFRA/CBI data in the preparation of assessments and
characterizations of pesticides. The assessments and characterizations
will assess drinking water and its risk to humans and nonhumans.
Assessment production support would include developing full ecological
risk assessments and or drinking water exposure assessments, preparing
sections of risk assessments, investigating a specific issue or problem
related to a risk assessment, or conducting literature searches for
data on individual chemicals or groups of chemicals to augment existing
data sets. An ecological risk assessment in OPP evaluates the
likelihood that adverse ecological effects may occur as a result of
exposure to a pesticide. It includes three primary phases: Problem
formulation, analysis, and risk characterization. A drinking water
assessment generally includes a discussion of the pesticide usage
including application methods and rates, and geographical areas of use,
the occurrence exposure data used to assess exposure, a description of
the models and scenarios used to estimate concentration in both surface
water and ground water, and a discussion of the uncertainty and data gaps.
    The OPP has determined that access by Syracuse Environmental
Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research
Corporation, to information on all pesticide chemicals may be 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 Syracuse Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and its
subcontractor, Syracuse Research 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, Syracuse Environmental
Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research
Corporation, are 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. and its subcontractor, Syracuse
Research Corporation Staff, until the requirements in this document
have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Syracuse
Environmental Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse
Research Corporation Staff, will be maintained by EPA Project Officers
for this contract. All information supplied to Syracuse Environmental
Research Associates, Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research
Corporation Staff, by EPA for use in connection with this contract will
be returned to EPA when Syracuse Environmental Research Associates,
Inc. and its subcontractor, Syracuse Research Corporation Staff, have
completed their work.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.

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    Dated: April 16, 2007.
Robert Forrest,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-7879 Filed 4-24-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-S

 
 

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