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###### Environmental Protection Agency

          - [OPP-2005-0257; FRL-7741-3]

# AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

# ACTION:

Notice.

# 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 tranferred to Cambridge Environmental Inc. and its subcontractor, Dynamac, in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Cambridge Environmental Inc. and its subcontractor, Dynamac, have been awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access to this information will enable Cambridge Environmental Inc. and its subcontractor, Dynamac, to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

# DATES:

Cambridge Environmental Inc. and its subcontractor, Dynamac, will be given access to this information on or before October 24, 2005.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Felicia Croom, Acting Information Security Officer, Information Technology and Resources Management Division (ITRMD), (7502C), 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 an official public docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2005-0257. The official public docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other information related to this action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open 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/​*.                

                    An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at                     *http://www.epa.gov/​edocket/​*                     to submit or view public comments,                           ( print page 60823)                        access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select “search,” then key in the appropriate docket ID number.                 

## II. Contractor Requirements

Under Contract No. EP-W-05-044, Cambridge Environmental Inc. and its subcontractor, Dynamac, will perform critical reviews of data evaluation records submitted by a registrant. The contractor shall evaluate the accuracy, credibility and scientific credibility of each record (also called studies), its suitability for meeting data requirements, and any necessary graphic displays of data and/or summary tables necessary to allow one to reach an independent conclusion about the results of the study. The Contractor shall also be asked to screen studies and data sets. Not all studies will have FIFRA CBI information. However, OPP expects to receive many new chemicals for registration. Most of these studies will contain FIFRA CBI. This work is described in Task 3 of the contract's Statement of Work.

The OPP has determined that access by Cambridge Environmental Inc. and its subcontractor, Dynamac, to information on all presticide 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 Cambridge Environmental Inc. and its subcontractor, Dynamac, 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, Cambridge Environmental Inc. and its subcontractor, Dynamac, 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 Cambridge Environmental Inc. and its subcontractor, Dynamac, until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Cambridge Environmental Inc. and its subcontractor, Dynamac, will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for this contract. All information supplied to Cambridge Environmental Inc. and its subcontractor, Dynamac, by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when Cambridge Environmental Inc. and its subcontractor, Dynamac, have completed their work.                

# List of Subjects

      - Environmental protection
      - Business and industry
      - Government contracts
      - Government property
      - Security measures

Dated: October 5, 2005.

Robert Forrest,

 Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 05-20605 Filed 10-18-05; 8:45 am]

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