78 FR 96 pgs. 29132-29133 - Environmental Management Resources, Inc.; Transfer of Data
Type: NOTICEVolume: 78Number: 96Pages: 29132 - 29133
Docket number: [EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0536; FRL-9385-5]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2013-11825 Filed 5-16-13; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0536; FRL-9385-5]
Environmental Management Resources, Inc.; Transfer of Data
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces that pesticide related information submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs 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 Environmental Management Resources, Inc. Environmental Management Resources, Inc. has been awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access to this information will enable Environmental Management Resources, Inc. to fulfill the obligations of the contract.
DATES:
Environmental Management Resources, Inc. will be given access to this information on or before May 22, 2013.
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, 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. 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-2013-0536. 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 contract number, EP-D-08-089, the contractor will perform the following: Environmental Management Resources, Inc. shall perform technical toxicological and ecological research support services for the U.S. EPA, ORD/NHEERL Mid-Continent Ecology Division (MED), Duluth, Minnesota.
1. Perform chemical analysis of effluents, ambient waters, spiked water (toxicity bioassays), leachates, sediments, and tissues.
2. Develop logistical plans, applying to ecological assessment in the field to implement sampling, and biological and/or chemical analysis at remote sites.
3. Conduct those tasks as assigned in Work Assignments.
4. Plan and conduct scientific meetings and seminars.
5. Conduct quality assurance on EPA test data, which may be suitable for model or benchmark development.
This contract involves no subcontractors.
OPP has determined that the contract described in this document 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 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) and 2.308(i)(2), the contract with Environmental Management Resources, Inc., prohibits use of the information for any purpose not specified in this 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, Environmental Management Resources, 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 Environmental Management Resources, Inc., until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Environmental Management Resources, Inc. will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for this contract. All information supplied to Environmental Management Resources, Inc. by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when Environmental Management Resources, Inc. has completed its work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: April 30, 2013.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-11825 Filed 5-16-13; 8:45 am]
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