[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 51348] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-25630] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OPP-100141; FRL-6031-3] STG, Inc.; Transfer of Data
Agency
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Action
Notice.
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Summary
This is a notice to certain persons who have submitted information to EPA in connection with pesticide information requirements imposed under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). STG, Inc. has been awarded a contract to perform work for the EPA Region III Office, and will be provided access to certain information submitted to EPA under FIFRA and the FFDCA. Some of this information may have been claimed to be confidential business information (CBI) by submitters. This information will be transferred to STG, Inc. consistent with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2), and will enable STG, Inc. to fulfill the obligations of the contract.
Dates
STG, Inc. will be given access to this information no sooner than September 30, 1998.
For Further Information Contact
By mail: C. Jean Sadlowe Information Resources Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location, telephone number, and e-mail address: Rm. 230, Crystal Mall 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-5362; e- mail: sadlowe.jean@epamail.epa.gov.
Supplementary Information
Under contract No. GS03T98-DSD-0003, Order No. EPD688768, STG, Inc. will provide computer operations support to the EPA computer center. STG, Inc. will be responsible for the operation and support of a minicomputer and multiple file servers with varied operation system platforms; support the LAN and Internet functions; provide data entry and retrieval; and support telecommunications equipment. This contract involves no subcontractors. 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 the FFDCA. In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the contract with STG, Inc. 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, STG, 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 this contractor until the above requirements have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to this contractor will be maintained by the Project Officers for this contract in the EPA Region III Office. All information supplied to STG, Inc. by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when STG, Inc. has completed its work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Transfer of data.
Dated: September 15, 1998.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resource and Services Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 98-25630 Filed 9-24-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F