Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0258-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Tetrahedron, Inc.; Transfer of Data
Posted Date: 2003-07-30T04:00Z

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Notices
(
b)
engineering
expertise
for
the
design
and
operation
of
building
systems
for
air
treatment
and
handling;
(
c)
engineering
expertise
for
the
design
and
operation
of
water
treatment
and
dispersal
systems;
(
d)
analytical
chemistry
for
chemical
detection
methodologies;
(
e)
microbiology
related
to
detection
techniques
for
microbial
pathogens;
(
f)
expertise
in
inactivation
and
disposal
techniques
for
bulk
amounts
of
materials
containing
chemical,
radiological,
and
biological
agents;
(
g)
radiation
health;
(
h)
toxicology;
(
i)
clinical
toxicology;
(
j)
microbial
pathology;
(
k)
epidemiology;
and
(
l)
risk
assessment.
Process
and
Deadline
for
Submitting
Nominations:
Any
interested
person
or
organization
may
nominate
qualified
individuals
to
serve
as
committee
members
in
the
areas
described
above.
The
nominating
form
requests
contact
information
about
the
person
making
the
nomination;
contact
information
about
the
nominee;
the
disciplinary
and
specific
areas
of
expertise
of
the
nominee;
the
nominee's
resume;
and
a
general
biosketch
of
the
nominee
indicating
education,
expertise,
past
research,
recent
service
on
other
advisory
committees
or
with
professional
associations,
and
recent
grant
and/
or
contract
support.
Anyone
who
is
unable
to
submit
nominations
through
the
SAB
Web
site,
or
has
questions
concerning
any
aspect
of
the
nomination
process,
may
contact
Dr.
Philip
Sayre
as
indicated
above
in
this
FR
notice.
Nominations
should
be
submitted
in
time
to
arrive
no
later
than
August
20,
2003.
The
EPA
Science
Advisory
Board
Staff
Office
will
acknowledge
receipt
of
the
nominations.
From
the
nominees
identified
by
respondents
to
this
Federal
Register
notice
and
through
other
sources
(
termed
the
``
Widecast''),
SAB
Staff
Office
will
develop
a
smaller
subset
(
known
as
the
``
Short
List'')
for
more
detailed
consideration.
Criteria
used
by
the
SAB
Staff
Office
in
developing
this
Short
List
are
given
at
the
end
of
the
following
paragraph.
The
SAB
Staff
Office
will
contact
individuals
who
are
considered
for
inclusion
in
the
Short
List
to
determine
whether
they
are
willing
to
serve
on
the
Committee.
The
Short
List
will
be
posted
on
the
SAB
Web
site
at:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
sab,
and
will
include,
for
each
candidate,
the
nominee's
name
and
their
biosketch.
The
Short
List
also
will
be
available
from
Dr.
Sayre
at
the
address
listed
above.
Public
comments
will
be
accepted
for
21
calendar
days
on
the
Short
List.
During
this
comment
period,
the
public
will
be
requested
to
provide
information,
analysis
or
other
documentation
on
nominees
that
the
SAB
Staff
Office
should
consider
in
evaluating
candidates
for
the
Committee.
For
the
EPA
SAB,
a
balanced
Committee
is
characterized
by
inclusion
of
candidates
who
possess
the
necessary
domains
of
knowledge,
the
relevant
scientific
perspectives
(
which,
among
other
factors,
can
be
influenced
by
work
history
and
affiliation),
and
the
collective
breadth
of
experience
to
adequately
address
the
charge.
Public
responses
to
the
Short
List
candidates
will
be
considered
in
the
selection
of
the
Committee
members,
along
with
information
provided
by
candidates
and
information
gathered
by
EPA
SAB
Staff
Office
independently
on
the
background
of
each
candidate
(
e.
g.,
financial
disclosure
information
and
computer
searches
to
evaluate
a
nominee's
prior
involvement
with
the
topic
under
review).
Specific
criteria
to
be
used
in
evaluating
individual
nominees
include:
(
a)
Scientific
and/
or
technical
expertise,
knowledge,
and
experience
(
primary
factors);
(
b)
absence
of
financial
conflicts
of
interest;
(
c)
scientific
credibility
and
impartiality;
(
d)
availability
and
willingness
to
serve;
and
(
e)
ability
to
work
constructively
and
effectively
in
committees.
Those
Short
List
candidates
ultimately
chosen
to
serve
on
the
Committee
will
be
appointed
as
Special
Government
Employees.
Therefore,
all
Short
List
candidates
will
be
required
to
fill
out
the
``
Confidential
Financial
Disclosure
Form
for
Special
Government
Employees
Serving
on
Federal
Advisory
Committees
at
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency''
(
EPA
Form
3110
 
48).
This
confidential
form
allows
Government
officials
to
determine
whether
there
is
a
statutory
conflict
between
that
person's
public
responsibilities
as
a
Special
Government
Employee
and
private
interests
and
activities,
or
the
appearance
of
a
lack
of
impartiality,
as
defined
by
Federal
regulation.
The
form
may
be
viewed
and
downloaded
from
the
following
URL
address:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
sab/
pdf/
epaform3110
 
48.
pdf.
Finally,
some
members
may
need
to
complete
national
security
clearance
forms
to
obtain
access
to
sensitive
or
classified
homeland
security
information.
Committee
members
will
likely
be
asked
to
attend
one
to
two
meetings
and
public
conferences
per
year
over
the
anticipated
course
of
the
advisory
activity.
Dated:
July
24,
2003.
Vanessa
T.
Vu,
Director,
EPA
Science
Advisory
Board
Staff
Office.
[
FR
Doc.
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8:
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am]

BILLING
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
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Tetrahedron,
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
transferred
to
Tetrahedron,
Inc.
in
accordance
with
40
CFR
2.307(
h)(
3)
and
2.308(
i)(
2).
Tetrahedron,
Inc.
has
been
awarded
multiple
contracts
to
perform
work
for
EPA,
and
access
to
this
information
will
enable
Tetrahedron,
Inc.
to
fulfill
the
obligations
of
the
contracts.
DATES:
Tetrahedron,
Inc.
will
be
given
access
to
this
information
on
or
before
August
4,
2003.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Erik
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
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/
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68,
No.
146
/
Wednesday,
July
30,
2003
/
Notices
OPP
 
2003
 
0258.
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
number
68
 
W
 
03
 
039,
the
contractor
will
perform
the
following:
The
purpose
of
this
contract
is
to
support
EPA
and
Agency
position
documents,
reviews,
and
scientific
technical
assessments
of
potential
hazards
and
risks
of
pesticides
to
human
health
and
the
environment.
The
contractor
shall
create
Data
Evaluation
Reports
which
involve
converting
the
studies
supplied
into
a
format
specified
by
the
program
office
and
shall
include
secondary
and
Quality
Assurance
contractor
reviews
as
specified:
 
Review
and
evaluation
of
biopesticide,
mammalian,
non­
target
organisms
toxicity,
environmental
fate,
and
product
chemistry
data.
 
Review
of
confidential
statement
of
formulations,
manufacturing
process,
and
labels
 
Statements
for
compliance
with
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture
National
Organic
Program
Standards.
 
Preliminary
risk
assessment
for
biopesticides.

 
General
assistance­
biopesticide
registration
package
review.
This
contract
involves
no
subcontractors.
EPA
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
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
Tetrahedron,
Inc.,
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,
Tetrahedron,
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
Tetrahedron,
Inc.
until
the
requirements
in
this
document
have
been
fully
satisfied.
Records
of
information
provided
to
Tetrahedron,
Inc.
will
be
maintained
by
EPA
Project
Officers
for
these
contracts.
All
information
supplied
to
Tetrahedron,
Inc.
by
EPA
for
use
in
connection
with
these
contracts
will
be
returned
to
EPA
when
Tetrahedron,
Inc.
has
completed
its
work.

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

Dated:
July
21,
2003.

Arnold
E.
Layne,

Director,
Information
Resources
and
Services
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
19358
Filed
7
 
29
 
03;
8:
45
am]

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Endocrine
Disruptor
Methods
Validation
Subcommittee
under
the
National
Advisory
Council
for
Environmental
Policy
and
Technology;
Notice
of
Public
Meeting
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice
of
public
meeting.

SUMMARY:
There
will
be
a
meeting
of
the
Endocrine
Disruptor
Methods
Validation
Subcommittee
(
EDMVS),
a
Subcommittee
under
the
National
Advisory
Council
for
Environmental
Policy
and
Technology
(
NACEPT),
on
August
18
 
20,
2003.
This
meeting,
as
with
all
EDMVS
meetings,
is
open
to
the
public.
Seating
is
on
a
first­
come
basis.
DATES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
on
Monday,
August
18,
2003,
from
1:
30
p.
m.
to
5:
45
p.
m.;
Tuesday,
August
19,
2003,
from
7:
45
a.
m.
to
2:
30
p.
m.;
and
Wednesday,
August
20,
2003,
from
8
a.
m.
to
2:
45
p.
m.
mountain
daylight
time.
Individuals
requiring
special
accommodations
at
the
meeting,
including
wheelchair
access,
should
contact
Jane
Smith
at
the
address
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
at
least
5
business
days
prior
to
the
meeting,
so
appropriate
arrangements
can
be
made.
ADDRESSES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
at
The
Table
Mountain
Inn,
1310
Washington,
Ave.,
Golden,
CO
80401.
Requests
and
comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
telephone,
fax,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
C.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Jane
Smith,
Designated
Federal
Official
for
the
EDMVS,
Exposure
Assessment
Coordination
and
Policy
Division
(
7203M),
Office
of
Science
Coordination
and
Policy,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
202)
564
 
8476;
fax
number:
(
202)
564
 
8483;
or
e­
mail
address:
smith.
jane­
scott@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Notice
Apply
to
Me?

This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general.
This
action
may,
however,
be
of
interest
if
you
produce,
manufacture,
use,
consume,
work
with
or
import
pesticide
chemicals
and
other
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