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B. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

You may obtain electronic copies of

this document, and certain other related

documents that might be available

electronically from the EPA Internet

Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. To

access this document, on the Home Page

select ‘‘Laws and Regulations,’’

‘‘Regulations and Proposed Rules,’’ and

then look up the entry for this document

under the ‘‘Federal Register—

Environmental Documents.’’ You can

also go directly to the Federal Register

listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

II. Contractor Requirements

Under contract number 01–35–4713/

172, the contractor will perform the

following:

The Contractor shall create digitized

multi-page tiff images from

approximately 2.9 million microfiche

frames of scientific reviews on

pesticides. Preparing such images will

allow the Health Effects Division (HED),

Records Reference Center the ability to

retrieve previously microfiched

scientific reviews from CDs. Electronic

accessibility of old scientific reviews

will allow EPA the necessary capability

to quickly obtain reviews of studies

performed, and enabling efficient

regulatory decisions. The Contractor

shall have access to CBI, and will treat

all scientific documents as confidential

business information per EPA

directives.

This contract involves no

subcontractors.

OPP has determined that the contract

described in this document involves

work that is being conducted in

connection with FIFRA, in that

pesticide chemicals will be the subject

of certain evaluations to be made under

this contract. These evaluations may be

used in subsequent regulatory decisions

under FIFRA.

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)(3) the contract with

Systems Integration Group, 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, Systems

Integration Group, 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 Systems Integration

Group, Inc. until the requirements in

this document have been fully satisfied.

Records of information provided to

Systems Integration Group, Inc. will be

maintained by EPA Project Officers for

the contract. All information supplied to

Systems Integration Group, Inc. by EPA

for use in connection with the contract

will be returned to EPA when Systems

Integration Group, Inc. has completed

its work.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Business

and industry, Government contracts,

Government property, Security

measures.

Dated: February 14, 2001.

Richard D. Schmitt,

Acting Director, Information Resources and

Services Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–5576 Filed 3–6–01; 8:45 am]

[BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–100167; FRL–6770–3]

Syracuse Environmental Research

Associates, Inc.; Transfer of Data

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 Syracuse Environmental Research

Associates, Inc. in accordance with 40

CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2).

Syracuse Environmental Research

Associates, Inc. has been awarded a

contract to perform work for OPP, and

access to this information will enable

Syracuse Environmental Research

Associates, Inc. to fulfill the obligations

of the contract.

DATES: Syracuse Environmental

Research Associates, Inc. will be given

access to this information on or before

March 12, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Erik R. Johnson, FIFRA Security

Officer, Information Resources and

Services Division (7502C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: 703–305–7248; email address: johnson.erik@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 Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

You may obtain electronic copies of

this document, and certain other related

documents that might be available

electronically, from the EPA Internet

Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. To

access this document, on the Home Page

select ‘‘Laws and Regulations,’’

‘‘Regulations and Proposed Rules,’’ and

then look up the entry for this document

under the ‘‘Federal Register—

Environmental Documents.’’ You can

also go directly to the Federal Register

listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

II. Contractor Requirements

Under contract number GS-10F0082F000, the contractor will perform

the following:

The Forest Service (FS) has entered

into Interagency Agreements with other

Federal agencies to develop human

health and safety risk assessments, and

other related activities that are mutually

beneficial to both agencies. Examples

include the development of

methodologies for determining human

health and safety risks associated with

tank mixture of pesticides with EPA.

The Contractor shall prepare

documents using the most current

information available, including current

FS program information and pesticide

or semiochemical data. This will require

that the Contractor search all pertinent

data bases, current literature, published

and unpublished data, results of current

research, and also contact Federal, state,

local, and private individuals involved

in current and recent research,

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monitoring and regulatory activities

associated with pest control or

vegetation management efforts or the

tools used in those efforts.

The Contractor shall also contact

individuals who are specifically

knowledgeable regarding the current

regulatory status of the pesticidal

agents’ most recent toxicological

information. This includes the Product

Managers of each agent and

toxicologists at the EPA, and the

manufacturer’s technical representatives

or Product Managers.

The contract involves no

subcontractors.

OPP has determine that the contract

described in this document involves

work that is being conducted in

connection with FIFRA, in that

pesticide chemicals will be the subject

of certain evaluations to be made under

this contract. These evaluations may be

used in subsequent regulatory decisions

under FIFRA.

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)(3), the contract with

Syracuse Environmental Research

Associates, 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, Syracuse Environmental

Research Associates, 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 Syracuse

Environmental Research Associates, Inc.

until the requirements in this document

have been fully satisfied. Records of

information provided to Syracuse

Environmental Research Associates, Inc.

will be maintained by EPA Project

Officers for the contract. All information

supplied to Syracuse Environmental

Research Associates, Inc. by EPA for use

in connection with the contract will be

returned to EPA when Syracuse

Environmental Research Associates, Inc.

has completed its work.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Business

and industry, Government contracts,

Government property, Security

measures.

Dated: February 14, 2001.

Richard D. Schmitt,

Acting Director, Information Resources and

Services Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–5577 Filed 3–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–100166; FRL–6770–2]

Science Applications International

Corporation (SAIC); Transfer of Data

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 Science Applications International

Corporation (SAIC) in accordance with

40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). SAIC

has been awarded a contract to perform

work for OPP, and access to this

information will enable SAIC to fulfill

the obligations of the contract.

DATES: SAIC will be given access to this

information on or before March 12,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Erik R. Johnson, FIFRA Security

Officer, Information Resources and

Services Division (7502C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: 703–305–7248; email address: johnson.erik@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 Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

You may obtain electronic copies of

this document, and certain other related

documents that might be available

electronically, from the EPA Internet

Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. To

access this document, on the Home Page

select ‘‘Laws and Regulations,’’

‘‘Regulations and Proposed Rules,’’ and

then look up the entry for this document

under the ‘‘Federal Register—

Environmental Documents.’’ You can

also go directly to the Federal Register

listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

II. Contractor Requirements

Under contract number 68–W9–0060/

000, the contractor will perform the

following:

The Contractor shall provide

technical expertise necessary to conduct

analyses of samples of pesticide

products, particularly aluminum

phosphide fumigants, to support

possible enforcement actions and

provide expert testimony regarding the

manner in which the analyses were

conducted. The analyses may require

testing for both the active ingredient and

certain inert ingredients. The analyses

of individual samples will not be

routinely scheduled but will be

conducted as necessary as products are

found entering the marketplace. The

analyses will determine if the product

contains the amount of active ingredient

as expressed on the product labeling

and whether the active ingredient or

specified inert ingredients are within

the certified limits contained in the

Confidential Statement of Formula

(CSF) accepted in connection with the

pesticide’s registration. The analytical

method will generally be specified by

EPA and and ingredient may be

required to be analyzed by more than

one method, using both wet and dry

chemical techniques. Analyses will be

conducted in accordance with EPA

quality assurance procedures, chain of

custody procedures, and procedures for

maintaining the security of CBI.

This contract involves no

subcontractors.

The OPP has determined that the

contract described in this document

involve work that is being conducted in

connection with FIFRA, in that

pesticide chemicals will be the subject

of certain evaluations to be made under

this contract. These evaluations may be

used in subsequent regulatory decisions

under FIFRA.

Some of this information may be

entitled to confidential treatment. The