Oak Ridge National Laboratory/DOE and Waterborne Environmental
Inc., and Summitec Corporation; Transfer of Data
[Federal Register: July 13, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 135)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-100173; FRL-6791--3]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory/DOE and Waterborne Environmental
Inc., and Summitec Corporation; 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 tranferred to Oak Ridge National Laboratory/
Department of Energy (DOE) and its subcontractors, Waterborne
Environmental, Inc., and Summitec Corporation, in accordance with 40
CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Oak Ridge National Laboratory/DOE and
its subcontractors, Waterborne Environmental, Inc., and Summitec
Corporation, have been awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and
access to this information will enable Oak Ridge National Laboratory/
DOE and its subcontractors, Waterborne Environmental, Inc., and
Summitec Corporation, to fulfill the obligations of the contract.
DATES: Oak Ridge National Laboratory/DOE and its subcontractors,
Waterborne Environmental, Inc., and Summitec Corporation, will be given
access to this information on or before July 18, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Erik R. Johnson, FIFRA
Security Officer, Information Resources and Services Division (7502C),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., 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 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 Additional Information, Including Copies of this
Document and Other Related Documents?
You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and certain
other 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,''``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' 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 No. DW-89-93921701, Oak Ridge National Laboratory/
DOE and its subcontractors, Waterborne Environmental, Inc and Summitec
Corporation, will perform the following based on the statement of work:
The purpose of this collaborative effort is to assist OPP/EPA in
systematically analyzing, evaluating, simulating, and identifying data/
information gaps for pesticides with complex issues from the
registrant's submissions to fully characterize the safe manufacture,
application, reentry, and residue issues prior to a FIFRA registration
or reregistration. Several major tasks have been identified to
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support the OPP/EPA mission under the FIFRA mandate.
1. Risk assessments. Assess risks of specific pesticides using the
best scientific rationale and state-of-the-art information to evaluate
adverse effects to exposed human and ecological populations in support
of the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) and ecological risk
assessments conducted under FIFRA. In addition, provide state-of-the-
art risk assessment methodologies (i.e., probabilistic risk assessment)
as requested.
2. Fate and transport. Develop and evaluate environmental fate and
transport data and models in support of the Ecological Committee on
FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM) Guidance. In addition, provide
research in areas of uncertainty and sensitivity analyses to advance
the use and usefulness of probabilistic techniques in fate and
transport modeling.
3. Geo-spatial analysis. Provide data analysis, modeling,
Geographic Information System (GIS) and software programming support to
enhance assessments of potential pesticide transport from crop areas to
surface waters and drinking water intake sources. Assess potential
impacts of pesticide use at differing spatial scales and resolution.
4. Computerization of toxicology data. Systematically compile
toxicity data submitted by the registrants into an electronic format.
This would enable easy access and effective retrieval of data that
would assist in the evaluation of chemicals under current review, and
make recommendations to OPP/EPA in identifying data/information gaps
for future studies.
5. Evaluations of complex toxicology studies and issues. Perform
evaluations of difficult and complex toxicology studies, and provide
assessments of the overall significance of the findings as they relate
to the expected effects and environmental persistence of a chemical.
Such studies may include population based dynamics in addition to those
specified under Task 1. Evaluations of difficult and complex issues in
toxicology will be performed. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be
exploring the state-of-the-art bio-statistical and dose/response
methodologies for hazard assessments, identifying data gaps for
research studies, and making recommendations to OPP/EPA for handling
data gap issues.
The OPP has determined that access by Oak Ridge National
Laboratory/DOE and its subcontractors, Waterborne Environmental, Inc.
and Summitec Corporation, 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 Oak Ridge National Laboratory/DOE and its subcontractors,
Waterborne Environmental, Inc., and Summitec Corporation, 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, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory/DOE and its subcontractors, Waterborne Environmental, Inc.,
and Summitec Corporation, 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
Oak Ridge National Laboratory/DOE and its subcontractors, Waterborne
Environmental, Inc., and Summitec Corporation, until the requirements
in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of information
provided to Oak Ridge National Laboratory/DOE and its subcontractors,
Waterborne Environmental, Inc., and Summitec Corporation, will be
maintained by EPA Project Officers for this contract. All information
supplied to Oak Ridge National Laboratory/DOE and its subcontractors,
Waterborne Environmental, Inc., and Summitec Corporation, by EPA for
use in connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when Oak
Ridge National Laboratory/DOE and its subcontractors, Waterborne
Environmental, Inc., and Summitec Corporation, have completed their
work.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government
contracts, Government property, Security measures.
Dated: June 27, 2001.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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