Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0222-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Transfers of Data: CACI/Emergent and Arctic Slope Mission Services, LLC
Posted Date: 2017-07-06T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31319-31320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14201]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0222; FRL-9662-00]

CACI/Emergent and Arctic Slope Mission Services, LLC; 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 CACI/Emergent and its 
subcontractor, Arctic Slope Mission Services, LLC, in accordance with 
the CBI regulations. CACI/Emergent and its subcontractor, Arctic Slope 
Mission Services, LLC, have been awarded a contract to perform work for 
OPP, and access to this information will enable CACI/Emergent and its 
subcontractor, Arctic Slope Mission Services, LLC, to fulfill the 
obligations of the contract.

DATES: CACI/Emergent and its subcontractor, Arctic Slope Mission 
Services, LLC, will be given access to this information on or before 
July 11, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mario Steadman, Information Technology 
and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 703 305-8338; email 
address: steadman.mario@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.

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-2017-0222, is available at http://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 (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and 
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Contractor Requirements

    Under Contract No. EP-W-17-011, CACI/Emergent and its 
subcontractor, Arctic Slope Mission Services, LLC, will provide program 
management support, including, but not limited to: Development and 
updating of Agency tools used for managing and locating materials, 
automating and streamlining work flow processes, tracking of 
performance and other related efforts. This plan shall meet Agency 
requirements and initiatives as well as other requirements specified 
herein. The Contractor shall be required to assess and provide a report 
on current

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tracking, information, and records management systems being utilized by 
the Anti-Microbial Division (AD). This task will be requested of the 
Contractor as directed by the TOCOR/ATOCOR when workload increases or 
changes (e.g., moving from paper-based to computer-automated 
recordkeeping and processes), and as more sophisticated records 
management systems emerge. Prior to conducting such an assessment, the 
TOCOR/ATOCOR must approve the specific assessment execution steps 
proposed by the Contractor. This assessment should aim at identifying 
inefficiencies and obstacles impacting AD's systems. Once the 
assessment has been conducted, the Contractor shall provide an 
Assessment Report. This Report shall describe in detail the process 
being assessed, identify shortcomings of the AD process or system 
assessed, and provide specific recommendations including an action plan 
for addressing these ``shortcomings.'' The Contractor shall assist in 
the development of records management systems and maintenance of 
existing systems with software such as Microsoft Access and Excel to 
improve reevaluation records management processes as specified by the 
TOCOR/ATOCOR.
    OPP has determined that access by CACI/Emergent and its 
subcontractor, Arctic Slope Mission Services, 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 CACI/Emergent and its subcontractor, Arctic Slope Mission 
Services, 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, CACI/Emergent and its subcontractor, Arctic Slope Mission 
Services, 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 CACI/Emergent 
and its subcontractor, Arctic Slope Mission Services, LLC, until the 
requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of 
information provided to CACI/Emergent and its subcontractor, Arctic 
Slope Mission Services, LLC, will be maintained by EPA Project Officers 
for this contract. All information supplied to CACI/Emergent and its 
subcontractor, Arctic Slope Mission Services, LLC, by EPA for use in 
connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when CACI/
Emergent and its subcontractor, Arctic Slope Mission Services, LLC, 
have completed their work.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.

    Dated: May 1, 2017.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-14201 Filed 7-5-17; 8:45 am]
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