Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0090-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: EPA's Office of Water and its Contractor, ICF and its Subcontractors RTI, Sci Comm, Inc., and Appl, Inc.; Transfer of Data
Posted Date: 2003-04-09T04:00Z

17363
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
68
/
Wednesday,
April
9,
2003
/
Notices
[
FR
Doc.
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8634
Filed
4
 
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03;
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6450
 
01
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0090;
FRL
 
7297
 
4]

EPA's
Office
of
Water
and
its
Contractor,
ICF
and
its
Subcontractors
RTI,
Sci
Comm,
Inc.,
and
Appl,
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
EPA's
Office
of
Water
and
its
contractor,
ICF
and
its
subcontractors
RTI,
Sci
Comm,
Inc.,
and
Appl,
Inc.,
in
accordance
with
40
CFR
2.307(
h)(
3),
and
2.308(
h)(
2).
ICF
and
its
subcontractors
RTI,
Sci
Comm,
Inc.,
and
Appl,
Inc.,
have
been
awarded
a
contract
to
perform
work
for
EPA's
Office
of
Water.
Access
to
this
information
will
enable
ICF
and
its
subcontractors
RTI,
Sci
Comm,
Inc.,
and
Appl,
Inc.,
to
fulfill
the
obligations
of
the
contract.
DATES:
EPA's
Office
of
Water
and
its
contractor,
ICF
and
its
subcontractors
RTI,
Sci
Comm,
Inc.,
and
Appl,
Inc.,
will
be
given
access
to
this
information
on
or
before
April
21,
2003.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
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
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
703)
305
 
7248;
e­
mail
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
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?

1.
EPA
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0090.
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,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
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.
68
 
C0
 
2009,
ICF
and
its
subcontractors
RTI,
Sci
Comm,
Inc.,
and
Appl,
Inc.,
will
perform
the
following
tasks:
1.
Human
health.
The
contractor
shall
prepare
summaries
of
peer­
reviewed
literature
on
toxic
and
clinical
endpoints,
as
specified
in
a
work
assignment;
screening
analyses
that
display
and
compare
all
available
data
for
a
pollutant,
and
build
on
the
summaries;
analyses
for
the
purpose
of
supporting
findings;
and
evaluate,
and
revise
health
effects
documents.
2.
Sewage
sludge.
The
contractor
shall
provide
technical
support
in
the
preparation,
evaluation,
and
revision
of
procedures
for
selecting
pollutants­
ofconcern
in
sewage
sludge
that
is
used
or
disposed
of,
and
shall
provide
technical
support
during
the
evaluation
of
those
pollutants.
3.
Laboratory
analyses
and
laboratory/
field
studies.
The
contractor
shall
analyze
samples
(
e.
g.,
water
waste,
surface
water,
drinking
water,
or
sewage
sludge)
for
pollutants
to
support
development
of
water
quality
criteria,
maximum
contaminate
level
goals,
sewage
sludge
pollutant
limits,
and
other
program
requirements,
as
specified
in
a
work
assignment.
OPP
has
determined
that
access
by
ICF
and
its
subcontractors
RTI,
Sci
Comm,
Inc.,
and
Appl,
Inc.,
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
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),
this
contract
with
ICF
and
its
subcontractors
RTI,
Sci
Comm,
Inc.,
and
Appl,
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
subcontractor
sign
an
agreement
to
protect
the
information
from
unauthorized
release
and
to
handle
it
in
accordance
with
the
FIFRA
Information
Security
Manual.
In
addition,
ICF
and
its
subcontractors
RTI,
Sci
Comm,
Inc.,
and
Appl,
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
ICF
and
its
subcontractors
RTI,
Sci
Comm,
Inc.,
and
Appl,
Inc.,
until
the
requirements
in
this
document
have
been
fully
satisfied.
Records
of
information
provided
under
this
contract
will
be
maintained
by
EPA
Project
Officers
for
this
contract.
All
information
supplied
to,
ICF
and
its
subcontractors
RTI,
Sci
Comm,
Inc.,
and
Appl,
Inc.,
by
EPA
for
use
in
connection
with
this
contract
will
be
returned
to
EPA
when
ICF
and
its
subcontractors
RTI,
Sci
Comm,
Inc.,
and
Appl,
Inc.,
have
completed
their
work.

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of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Business
and
industry,
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contracts,
Government
property,
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Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
68
/
Wednesday,
April
9,
2003
/
Notices
Dated:
March
27,
2003.
Linda
Vlier
Moos,
Acting
Director,
Information
Resources
and
Services
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
[
FR
Doc.
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Filed
4
 
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03;
8:
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0095;
FRL
 
7301
 
8]

Dynamac
Corporation;
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
Dynamac
Corporation
in
accordance
with
40
CFR
2.307(
h)(
3)
and
2.308(
i)(
2).
Dynamac
Corporation
has
been
awarded
multiple
contracts
to
perform
work
for
OPP,
and
access
to
this
information
will
enable
Dynamac
Corporation
to
fulfill
the
obligations
of
the
contracts.
DATES:
Dynamac
Corporation
will
be
given
access
to
this
information
on
or
before
April
14,
2003.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
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
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
703)
305
 
7248;
e­
mail
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
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
 
2003
 
0095.
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,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
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
1.
Under
Contract
No.
68
 
W0
 
0070,
the
contract
shall
require
the
contractor
to
research,
evaluate,
and
analyze
data
and
information
pertaining
to
the
ecotoxicity
of
pesticides
and
concentrations
of
pesticides
in
the
environment
 
including
soil,
water,
wildlife
food
items
such
as
foliage
and
insects,
and
to
complete
ecological
risk
assessments
as
specified
in
the
Statement
of
Work.
Assessments
completed
by
the
contractor
shall
analyze
all
valid
and
adequate
data,
including
data
studies
retrieved
from
the
open
literature,
as
well
as
any
ecological
toxicity
documents
provided
by
registrants
or
other
governmental
bodies
and
present
in
detailed
summary
of
the
results.
2.
Under
Contract
No.
68
 
W0
 
0171,
this
contract
will
provide
support
primarily
in
the
area
of
review
and
evaluation
of
available
data
pertaining
to
the
chemistry
and
fate
of
pesticides
in
the
environment
(
including
the
evaluation
of
environmental
monitoring
data),
and,
secondarily,
the
assessment
of
pesticide
fate
and
transport
in
the
environment.
It
may
require
the
contractor,
on
occasion,
to
conduct
research
to
understand
science
issues,
support
scientific
workshops,
conduct
analyses
of
issues
and
provide
science
policy
options.
EPA's
Environmental
Fate
and
Evaluation
Division
(
EFED)
will
make
available
to
the
contractor
the
data,
studies,
and
information
which
is
to
be
reviewed.
These
contracts
involve
no
subcontractors.
OPP
has
determined
that
the
contracts
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
the
contracts.
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
contracts
with
Dynamac
Corporation,
prohibits
use
of
the
information
for
any
purpose
not
specified
in
these
contracts;
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,
Dynamac
Corporation
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
Dynamac
Corporation
until
the
requirements
in
this
document
have
been
fully
satisfied.
Records
of
information
provided
to
Dynamac
Corporation
will
be
maintained
by
EPA
Project
Officers
for
these
contracts.
All
information
supplied
to
Dynamac
Corporation
by
EPA
for
use
in
connection
with
these
contracts
will
be
returned
to
EPA
when
Dynamac
Corporation
has
completed
its
work.

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

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