Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 209 / Wednesday, October 29, 1997 / Notices 56163

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00505; FRL–5747–7]

Syracuse Research Corporation;

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). 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]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00504; FRL–5747–6]

Dynamac Corporation and

Environmental Management Support;

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). Dynamac

Corporation and its subcontractor,

Environmental Management Support

(EMS) have 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 the

FFDCA. Some of this information may

have been claimed to be confidential

business information (CBI) by

submitters. This infomation will be

transferred to Dynamac and EMS

consistent with the requirements of 40

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

will enable Dynamac and EMS to fulfill

the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Dynamac and EMS 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–D5–0041, Dynamac and

EMS will provide evaluations of the

health effect-related toxicological and

exposure data submitted by pesticide

manufacturers, other EPA programs, and

Government agencies to determine

whether pesticides and their proposed

uses may pose an unreasonable adverse

effect on human health and the

environment. Dynamac and EMS will

support EPA’s Office of Pesticide

Programs Health Effects Division

scientific technical assessments of

potential hazards and risk of pesticide

use by performing preliminary, detailed

evaluations of toxicity studies and their

data and prepare Data Evaluation

Reports (DERs). The Office of Pesticide

Programs has determined that access by

Dynamac and EMS 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 and EMS 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 and EMS 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