Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0038-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: ICF, International and Dynamac Corporation and Tetrahedron Staff; Transfer of Data
Posted Date: 2007-01-26T05:00Z

[Federal Register: January 26, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 17)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0038; FRL-8113-3]

 
ICF, International and Dynamac Corporation and Tetrahedron Staff; 
Transfer of Data

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 ICF, International and its 
subcontractor, Dynamac Corporation and Tetrahedron Staff, in accordance 
with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). ICF, International and its 
subcontractor, Dynamac Corporation and Tetrahedron Staff, have been 
awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access to this 
information will enable ICF, International and its subcontractor, 
Dynamac Corporation and Tetrahedron Staff, to fulfill the obligations 
of the contract.

DATES: ICF, International and its subcontractor, Dynamac Corporation 
and Tetrahedron Staff , will be given access to this information on or 
before January 31, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Croom, Information Technology 
and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-0786; e-mail 
address: croom.felicia@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 a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0038. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard 

copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal 
Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The Docket Facility 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.

II. Contractor Requirements

    Under Contract No. EP-W-06-091, ICF, International and its 
subcontractor, Dynamac Corporation and Tetrahedron Staff, will perform 
reviews of toxicology (including acute, chronic, and sub-chronic), 
chemistry, human exposure, environmental fate, residue and product 
chemistry, and ecological data packages to enable OPPs' Antimicrobials 
Division (AD) to complete registration and reregistration initiatives. 
Conduct data research and retrieval of toxicology, chemistry ecological 
effects, environmental fate and exposure, and human exposure data from 
databases, as well as scientific databases in support of AD's 
reregistration effort. Provide support in the preparation of the final 
reregistration eligibility decision (RED) draft under the guidance of 
AD. AD will use the results of these human exposures assessments used 
in making regulatory decisions, specifically those related to 
reregistration and special review of antimicrobial pesticides.
    OPP has determined that access by ICF, International and its 
subcontractor, Dynamac Corporation and Tetrahedron Staff, 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)(2), the 
contract with ICF, International and its subcontractor, Dynamac 
Corporation and Tetrahedron Staff, 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

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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, ICF, International and its 
subcontractor, Dynamac Corporation and Tetrahedron Staff, 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, International and its 
subcontractor, Dynamac Corporation and Tetrahedron Staff, until the 
requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of 
information provided to ICF, International and its subcontractor, 
Dynamac Corporation and Tetrahedron Staff, will be maintained by EPA 
Project Officers for this contract. All information supplied to ICF, 
International and its subcontractor, Dynamac Corporation and 
Tetrahedron Staff, by EPA for use in connection with this contract will 
be returned to EPA when ICF, International and its subcontractor, 
Dynamac Corporation and Tetrahedron Staff, have completed their work.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: January 23, 2007.
Robert A. Forrest,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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