65 FR 139 pgs. 44776-44777 - The Cadmus Group, Inc.; Transfer of Data
Type: NOTICEVolume: 65Number: 139Pages: 44776 - 44777
Docket number: [OPP-100159; FRL-6597-5]
FR document: [FR Doc. 00-18152 Filed 7-18-00; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-100159; FRL-6597-5]
The Cadmus Group, Inc.; Transfer of Data
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces that pesticide related information submittedto EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, andRodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), includinginformation that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) by thesubmitter, will be tranferred to The Cadmus Group, Inc. in accordance with 40 CFR2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). The Cadmus Group, Inc. has been awarded multiple contracts toperform work for OPP and the Office of Water (OW). Access to this information will enable TheCadmus Group, Inc. to fulfill the obligations of the contract.
DATES:
The Cadmus Group, Inc. will be given access to this information on or before July 24, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
By mail: Erik R. Johnson,FIFRA Security Officer, Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office ofPesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 PennsylvaniaAve., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-305-7248; e-mail address:johnson.erik@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 attemptedto describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questionsregarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this Document and Other Related Documents?
You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and certainother related documents that might be available electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. To access this document, on the Home Page select "Laws and Regulations" and then look up the entry for this document under the " Federal Register -Environmental Documents." You can also go directly to the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
II. Contractor Requirements
Under contract number 68-C0-0113 work assignment 009, the contractor willperform the following:
Review the Environmental Fate and Effects Division's (EFED) carbofuran REDchapter; review other pertinent documents; participate in conference calls with the WorkAssignment Manager (WAM), the Probabilistic Risk Assessment Implementation Team; develops methods for conducting probabilistic riskassessments; develop data input distributions for probabilistic risk assessments for designatedagricultural crops (using methods discussed and agreed upon with the WAM) and providesupporting model development and other technical aspects of risk assessment developmentincluding literature searches, data extraction, interpretation and analysis to complete thequantitative risk assessment.
These contracts involve no subcontractors.
The OPP has determined that the contracts described in this document involve workthat is being conducted in connection with FIFRA, in that pesticide chemicals will be the subjectof certain evaluations to be made under the contracts. These evaluations may be used insubsequent regulatory decisions under FIFRA.
Some of this information may be entitled to confidential treatment. The informationhas been submitted to EPA under sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 of FIFRA and under sections 408 and409 of FFDCA.
In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the contracts with TheCadmus Group, Inc., prohibits use of the information for any purpose not specified in thesecontracts; prohibits disclosure of the information to a third party without prior written approvalfrom the Agency; and requires that each official and employee of the contractor sign anagreement to protect the information from unauthorized release and to handle it in accordancewith the FIFRA Information Security Manual. In addition, The Cadmus Group, Inc. is requiredto submit for EPA approval a security plan under which any CBI will be secured and protectedagainst unauthorized release or compromise. No information will be provided to The CadmusGroup, Inc. until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records ofinformation provided to The Cadmus Group, Inc. will be maintained by EPA Project Officersfor these contracts. All information supplied to The Cadmus Group, Inc. by EPA for use inconnection with these contracts will be returned to EPA when The Cadmus Group, Inc. hascompleted its work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government contracts,Government property, Security measures.
Dated: July 6, 2000.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 00-18152 Filed 7-18-00; 8:45 am]
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