Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 7, 2001 / Notices 13727

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

13728 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 7, 2001 / Notices

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

SAIC, 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, SAIC 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 SAIC until the requirements

in this document have been fully

satisfied. Records of information

provided to SAIC will be maintained by

EPA Project Officers for the contract. All

information supplied to SAIC by EPA

for use in connection with the contract

will be returned to EPA when SAIC 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. 01–5578 Filed 3–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6949–5]

Notice of Request for Proposals for

Projects to be Funded from the Water

Quality Cooperative Agreement

Allocation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA Region 4 (Atlanta) is

soliciting proposals from state water

pollution control agencies, interstate

agencies, tribes, and other public or

nonprofit private agencies, institutions

and organizations interested in applying

for Federal assistance for Water Quality

Cooperative Agreements under the

Clean Water Act section 104(b)(3) in the

states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia,

Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina,

South Carolina and Tennessee. EPA

Region 4 will award an estimated

$300,000 to eligible applicants through

assistance agreements ranging in size

from $25,000 to $150,000 for innovative

projects/demonstrations/studies that

have maximum transferability or can be

used as models relating to the

prevention, reduction, and elimination

of water pollution. Priority will be given

to proposals that relate to Total

Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) activities

which support the development of

TMDLs. TMDL support includes the

rotating basin approach and water

quality monitoring.

DATES: EPA Region 4 will consider all

proposals postmarked or received on or

before 5 p.m. Eastern Time April 23,

2001. Proposals received after this date

will not be accepted.

ADDRESSES: It is preferred that three

copies of the proposal be mailed

through the postal service or other

means to: Dorothy Rayfield, Chief,

Grants & Technical Assistance Section,

Water Management Division, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 61

Forsyth St., SW., Atlanta, Georgia

30303. Proposals may also be

electronically mailed to

rayfield.dorothy@epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dorothy Rayfield by telephone at 404–

562–9278 or by E-mail at

rayfield.dorothy@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

What is the Purpose of This Request for

Proposals?

EPA Region 4, Water Management

Division is requesting proposals from

state water pollution control agencies,

interstate agencies, tribes, and other

public or nonprofit private agencies,

institutions, and organizations under

the Clean Water Act Section 104(b)(3)

for unique and innovative projects.

An organization whose proposal is

selected for Federal assistance must

complete an EPA Application for

Assistance, including the SF–424 form

(Application for Federal Assistance, see

40 CFR 30.12 and 31.10).

Has EPA Region 4, Water Management

Division Identified High Priority Areas

for Consideration?

The Water Management Division, EPA

Region 4 has identified project areas for

priority consideration to the extent they

are for proposals that are related to Total

Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) activities

which support the development of

TMDLs. TMDL support includes the

rotating basin approach and water

quality monitoring. Further priority will

be given to projects that are located

within watersheds that have the

following characteristics:

• Monitoring activities that support

TMDL development on 303(d) listed

waters.

• Modeling activities that support

TMDL development on 303(d) listed

waters.

• Other activities (e.g., watershed

characterization, source identification,

etc.) that support TMDL development

on 303(d) listed waters

Additional consideration will be

given to proposed projects that are

consistent with the States’s TMDL

development schedules, with priority

given to TMDL development processes,

procedures or tools that can be

transferred to other waters.

Statutory Authority, Applicable

Regulations, and Funding Level

Funding is authorized under the

provisions of the Clean Water Act

section 104(b)(3), 33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(3).

The regulations governing the award

and administration of Water Quality

Cooperative Agreements are 40 CFR part

30 (for institutions of higher learning,

hospitals, and other non-profit

organizations) and 40 CFR part 31 (for

States, Tribes, local governments,

intertribal consortia, and interstate

agencies). In addition, EPA expects to

promulgate final rules in the near future

that will include program specific

regulations for Water Quality

Cooperative Agreements to States,

Tribes, local governments, interstate

agencies and Intertribal consortia. When

the rules are finalized, they will be

codified at 40 CFR part 35, subparts A

and B.

Total funding available for award will

depend on EPA Region 4’s

appropriation for Fiscal Year 2001;

however, it is estimated that $300,000

will be available for funding approved

projects. Projects may range in size from

$25,000 to $150,000.

Proposal Format and Contents

(A) The following format should be

used for all proposals.

Name of Project:

Applicant Point of Contact:

(Individual and Organization Name,

Address, Phone Number, Fax Number,

E-mail address)

Is this a Continuation of a Previously

Funded Project? (If so, please provide its

name, funding date, and expected final

product with the date)

Proposed Award Amount:

Proposed Applicant Cost Share: (A

5% match is encouraged)

Expected Budget: Please include a

budget by salary, fringe benefits, travel,