[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 186 (Monday, September 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 59395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24285]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0038; FRL-8889-5]
Primus Solutions, Inc.; 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 Primus Solutions, Inc., in
accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Primus Solutions,
Inc., has been awarded multiple contracts to perform work for OPP, and
access to this information will enable Primus Solutions, Inc., to
fulfill the obligations of the contract.
DATES: Primus Solutions, Inc., will be given access to this information
on or before September 26, 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,
[email protected].
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?
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0038. 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.
II. Contractor Requirements
Under the contract number EP-W-11-024, the contractor will provide
assistance to Antimicrobials Division reviewers to process applications
for new registrations, new uses, amendments, and notifications within
the time frame set forth by the Agency in order to meet the mandated
timelines required under the Food Quality Protection Act and the
Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act of 2007. This contract
involves 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 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 Primus Solutions, 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, Primus Solutions, 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 Primus Solutions, Inc.,
until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied.
Records of information provided to Primus Solutions, Inc., will be
maintained by EPA Project Officers for these contracts. All information
supplied to Primus Solutions, Inc., by EPA for use in connection with
these contracts will be returned to EPA when Primus Solutions, Inc.,
has completed its work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: September 14, 2011.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-24285 Filed 9-23-11; 8:45 am]
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