[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4815-4816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2033]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0038; FRL-9335-2]
Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and Information International
Associates; 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 Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and
its subcontractor, Information International Associates, in accordance
with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and
its subcontractor, Information International Associates, have been
awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access to this
information will enable Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its
subcontractor, Information International Associates, to fulfill the
obligations of the contract.
DATES: Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its subcontractor, Information
International Associates, will be given access to this information on
or before February 6, 2012.
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: [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.
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II. Contractor Requirements
Under Contract No. EP-W-11-023, Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its
subcontractor, Information International Associates, will perform
duties related to public access reference and referral:
1. EPA Desktop Library support;
2. Electronic resources management support, statistics reporting,
library desk reference, library services outreach, communications and
user support;
3. Metadata cataloging of web pages, cataloging of library and
repository materials in support of the Headquarters and Chemical
Libraries and Repository;
4. Information architecture support, consultation on site structure
and development, creation of content inventories, support workgroups
for the development of micro sites and resource directories; and
5. Web development, graphics creation, web page coding, Web 2.0
project support for wikis and blogs and web site design.
OPP has determined that access by Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its
subcontractor, Information International Associates, 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 Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its subcontractor,
Information International Associates, 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, Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and
its subcontractor, Information International Associates, 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 Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its
subcontractor, Information International Associates, until the
requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of
information provided to Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its
subcontractor, Information International Associates, will be maintained
by EPA project officers for this contract. All information supplied to
Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its subcontractor, Information
International Associates, by EPA for use in connection with this
contract will be returned to EPA when Ace Info Solutions, Inc., and its
subcontractor, Information International Associates, have completed
their work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: January 19, 2012.
Michael Hardy,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-2033 Filed 1-30-12; 8:45 am]
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