Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0336-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Transfer of Data to Department of Homeland Security
Posted Date: 2011-05-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 92 (Thursday, May 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27642-27643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11552]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0336; FRL- 8873-6]

Department of Homeland Security; 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 the Department of Homeland 
Security. The Department of Homeland Security will work with OPP 
pursuant to the Homeland Security Presidential Directives and the 2009 
National Infrastructure Protection Plan.

DATES: The Department of Homeland Security will be given access to this 
information on or after May 22, 2011.

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; e-mail 
address: steadman.mario@epa.gov.

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. 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?

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0336. 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.

II. Details of Transfer

    EPA is announcing that some pesticide related information submitted 
to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), pursuant to FIFRA and 
FFDCA, including information that may have been claimed as Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be transferred to the 
Department of Homeland Security in accordance with 40 CFR 2.209(c). 
Access to this information is needed as part of ongoing work between 
the Department of Homeland Security and OPP under the authority of the 
Homeland Security Presidential Directives (http://www.dhs/gov/xabout/laws/editorial_0607.shtm) and the 2009 National Infrastructure 
Protection Plan. (http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/NIPP_Plan.pdf) 
Some of this information has been claimed as confidential or 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.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: April 21, 2011.
Michael Hardy,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management 
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-11552 Filed 5-11-11; 8:45 am]
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