[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61815-61816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21269]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2005-0257; FRL-7742-5]


Versar, Inc. and EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and 
Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc.; 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 tranferred to Versar, Inc. and its 
subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and 
Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) 
and 2.308(i)(2). Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern 
and Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., have 
been awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access to this 
information will enable Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, EnDyna, BR 
Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., 
to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and 
Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., will be 
given access to this information on or before October 31, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Croom, Information Technology 
and Resources Management Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington,

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DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-0786.

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 <greek-i>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, 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-05057, Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, 
EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, and 
Tetrahedon, Inc., will perform exposure assessments and relevant 
information necessary for EPA to fulfill the requirements of the 
Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA), FIFRA, Food Quality 
Protection Act (FQPA), FFDCA, the Pollution Prevention Act, and any 
other Executive Order or legislative requirement. These objectives 
shall be obtained by providing technical support for registration and 
reregistration activities relating to occupational and residential 
exposure and risk assessments.
    OPP has determined that access by Versar, Inc. and its 
subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and 
Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., 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 Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and 
Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, and Tetrahedon, 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. and its 
subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and 
Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., 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 Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, EnDyna, BR 
Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., 
until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. 
Records of information provided to Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, 
EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, and 
Tetrahedon, Inc., will be maintained by EPA project officers for this 
contract. All information supplied to Versar, Inc. and its 
subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and 
Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., by EPA for use in connection with 
this contract will be returned to EPA when Versar, Inc. and its 
subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, Menzie-Cura and 
Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., have completed their work.

List of Subjects

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

    October 17, 2005.
Robert Forrest,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.

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