[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32946-32947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14222]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0344; FRL-9928-30]
Eastern Research Group, 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 Eastern Research Group, Inc.,
in accordance with the CBI regulations. Eastern Research Group, Inc.,
has been awarded a multiple contract to perform work for OPP, and
access to this information will enable Eastern Research Group, Inc., to
fulfill the obligations of this contract.
DATES: Eastern Research Group, Inc., will be given access to this
information on or before June 15, 2015.
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.
B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number
[[Page 32947]]
EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0344 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-15-006, Eastern Research Group, Inc., will
provide analytical, technical, and administrative support services for
the Office of Civil Enforcement (OCE) other EPA offices, regions,
states, U.S. Territories, U.S. international border areas, and other
agencies and organizations. The contractor will submit all work
products for review and approval to the appropriate personnel at EPA
prior to its preparation and issuance in draft or final, in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the contract and directions in the
work assignment and technical directives. EPA will review all products
prepared by the contractor and make all final determinations. The
contractor will not make any decision for the Agency nor develop EPA
policy. In no event will the contractor provide legal services or offer
any legal interpretations under this contract without the prior written
approval of EPA, Office of General Counsel (OGC) and the OCE.
This contract involves no subcontractors. OPP has determined that
it involves work that is being conducted in connection with FIFRA, in
that pesticide chemicals will be the subject of certain evaluations to
be made under the 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 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)(3), this
contract with Eastern Research Group, Inc., prohibits use of the
information for any purpose not specified; 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 information in accordance with the FIFRA Information
Security Manual. In addition, Eastern Research Group, 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 Eastern Research Group, Inc., until the
requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of
information provided to Eastern Research Group, Inc., will be
maintained by EPA Project Officers. All information supplied to Eastern
Research Group, Inc., by EPA for use in connection with the contract
will be returned to EPA when Eastern Research Group, Inc., has
completed its work.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.
Dated: May 28, 2015.
Mark A. Hartman,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-14222 Filed 6-9-15; 8:45 am]
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