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proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: This rule

incorporates the Agency’s streamlined

process for Tribes to be determined

eligible to implement directly

provisions of the CAA. Some of the

Tribes may have compiled the

information necessary to apply for

eligibility determination for purposes of

the Clean Water Act or Safe Drinking

Water Act. The number of respondents

will vary depending upon air quality

conditions and major sources on

reservations. The annual burden

associated with eligibility is estimated

to be 40 hours per Tribe and average

respondent per hour labor cost is

$25.13, with no associated projected

capital or Operations and Management

costs. The estimated number of

respondent Tribes applying for CAA

programs over the next three years is 36.

Burden means the total time, effort, or

financial resources expended by persons

to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose

or provide information to or for a

Federal agency. This includes the time

needed to review instructions; develop,

acquire, install, and utilize technology

and systems for the purposes of

collecting, validating, and verifying

information, processing and

maintaining information, and disclosing

and providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Dated: October 22, 1997.

Richard D. Wilson,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Air &

Radiation.

[FR Doc. 97–28549 Filed 10–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00506; FRL–5747–8]

Versar Inc.; Transfer of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00507; FRL–5757–9]

Versar Inc., Syracuse Research Corp.,

and General Sciences Corp; Transfer

of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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. and

its subcontractors, Syracuse Research

Corp. (SRC) and General Sciences Corp.

(GSC), have been awarded a contract to

perform work for the EPA Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics and

other EPA 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. and its

subcontractors, SRC and GSC,

consistent with the requirements of 40

CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2), and will