Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0188-0005
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: RTI International and ToxStrategies LLC; Transfer of Data (December 2023)
Posted Date: 2023-12-21T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 244 (Thursday, December 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88389-88390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28088]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0188; FRL-11621-01-OCSPP]

RTI International and ToxStrategies LLC; Transfer of Data 
(December 2023)

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 transferred to RTI International and its 
subcontractor, ToxStrategies LLC., in accordance with the CBI 
regulations. RTI International and its subcontractor, ToxStrategies 
LLC., have been awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access 
to this information will enable RTI International and its 
subcontractor, ToxStrategies LLC., to fulfill the obligations of the 
contract.

DATES: RTI International and its subcontractor, ToxStrategies LLC., 
will be given access to this information on or before December 26, 
2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Northern, Information 
Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1493 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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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.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0188, is available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP 
Docket is (202) 566-0294. Please review the visitor instructions and 
additional information about the docket available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Contractor Requirements

    Under Contract No. 68HERC24F0015, RTI International and its 
subcontractor, ToxStrategies LLC., will manage all aspects of the task 
order including, but not limited to, the technical, quality assurance, 
schedule, cost, and communication requirements.
    The Contractor shall only work on tasks in the Performance Work 
Statement as directed by the TOCOR. The TOCOR shall identify specific 
due dates for deliverables for Tasks 3-4 via technical direction. 
Technical direction will be provided in writing by the Contracting 
Officer or the TOCOR as delegated by the Contracting Officer.
    The Contractor shall schedule at least biweekly meetings 
(teleconference, in-person, Skype, Adobe Connect, or other media) with 
the TOCOR to discuss the status of the work including reporting any 
issues with respect to schedule slip or cost overruns. The TOCOR will 
identify, as needed, other individuals who should participate in these 
calls. Additional teleconference calls may be scheduled by the TOCOR as 
needed. Note: Telephone or in-person reports are not replacements for 
required written communications.
    In addition to biweekly meetings, the Contractor shall update the 
TOCOR via telephone (and follow-up via email) and, in writing, via 
email, of any issues on an ongoing basis.
    The Contractor shall immediately inform the TOCOR when any hours or 
costs for any task has exceeded or is expected to exceed the contractor 
estimate by >10%.
    The Contractor shall immediately inform the TOCOR of any problems 
that may impact the production, budget, and/or delivery of 
deliverables.
    The Contractor shall provide the combined monthly status report and 
financial in PDF format, with the financial report also provided in a 
spreadsheet format such as Excel or CSV.
    OPP has determined that access by RTI International and its 
subcontractor, ToxStrategies LLC., 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 FIFRA sections 3, 4, 6, 
and 7 and under FFDCA sections 408 and 409.
    In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(2), the 
contract with RTI International and its subcontractor, ToxStrategies 
LLC., 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, RTI 
International and its subcontractor, ToxStrategies LLC. 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 RTI International and its 
subcontractor, ToxStrategies LLC., until the requirements in this 
document have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to 
RTI International and its subcontractor, ToxStrategies LLC., will be 
maintained by EPA Project Officers for this contract. All information 
supplied to RTI International and its subcontractor, ToxStrategies 
LLC., by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be returned 
to EPA when RTI International and its subcontractor, ToxStrategies 
LLC., have completed their work.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.

    Dated: December 15, 2023.
Kimberly Smith,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management 
Division, Office of Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2023-28088 Filed 12-20-23; 8:45 am]
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