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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Program and Analytic Studies,
Policy and Program Studies Service,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of a New System of
Records.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(Privacy Act), 5 United States Code
(U.S.C.) 552a, the Department of
Education (Department) publishes this
notice of a new system of records
entitled ‘‘Follow Up Evaluation of the
Gear Up Program (18–17–02).’’ This
system will contain information about
middle school students who
participated in the GEAR UP program in
2000–01 and a matched comparison of
middle school students who did not
participate in the program. The
students’ expected high school
completion year is 2006 and the followup information will be collected in
spring of 2006. This system consists of
the name, address, and social security
number of the study participants as well
as demographic information such race/
ethnicity and age; educational
background, transcript information,
service participation information, high
school graduation, and preliminary
postsecondary enrollment information;
and financial aid application and award.
The information will be collected from
students and their parents.
The Department seeks comment on
this new system of records described in
this notice, in accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act.
DATES: We must receive your comments
on the proposed routine uses for this
system of records on or before January
17, 2006.
The Department filed a report
describing the new system of records
covered by this notice with the Chair of
the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, the
Chair of the House Committee on
Government Reform, and the
Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) on December 13, 2005. This
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system of records will become effective
at the later date of—(1) the expiration of
the 40-day period for OMB review on
January 23, 2006 or (2) January 17, 2006,
unless the system of records needs to be
changed as a result of public comment
or OMB review.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about
the proposed routine uses of this system
to Dr. David Goodwin, Director,
Program and Analytic Studies Division,
Policy and Program Studies Service,
U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., room 6W231,
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone:
(202) 401–3630.
If you prefer to send your comments
through the Internet, use the following
address: Comments@ed.gov.
You must include the term ‘‘Follow
Up Evaluation of the Gear Up Program.’’
in the subject line of the electronic
message.
During and after the comment period,
you may inspect all comments about
this notice in room 6W200, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC, between the hours of 8 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Eastern time, Monday
through Friday of each week except
Federal holidays.
Assistance to Individuals With
Disabilities in Reviewing the
Rulemaking Record
On request, we supply an appropriate
aid, such as a reader or print magnifier,
to an individual with a disability who
needs assistance to review the
comments or other documents in the
public rulemaking record for this notice.
If you want to schedule an
appointment for this type of aid, please
contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
David Goodwin. Telephone: (202) 401–
3630. If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the contact person listed in
the preceding paragraph.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Privacy Act requires the
Department to publish in the Federal
Register this notice of a new system of
records maintained by the Department.
The Department’s regulations
implementing the Privacy Act are
contained in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) in 34 CFR part 5b.
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Dated: December 13, 2005.
Tom Luce,
Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation,
and Policy Development.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Director, Policy and
Program Studies Service, U.S.
Department of Education, publishes a
notice of a new system of records to
read as follows:
18–17–02
SYSTEM NAME:
‘‘Follow Up Evaluation of the Gear Up
Program’’.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Introduction
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The Privacy Act applies to a record
about an individual that is maintained
in a system of records from which
information is retrieved by a unique
identifier associated with each
individual, such as a name or social
security number. The information about
each individual is called a ‘‘record’’ and
the system, whether manual or
computer-driven, is called a ‘‘system of
records.’’ The Privacy Act requires each
agency to publish a system of records
notice in the Federal Register and to
prepare reports to OMB and
congressional committees whenever the
agency publishes a new system of
records.
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SYSTEM LOCATION:
Program and Analytic Studies
Division, Policy and Program Studies
Service, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room
6W231, Washington, DC 20202.
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CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
This system contains records on
middle school students who
participated in the GEAR UP program in
2000–01 and a comparison group of
non-participants from schools matched
on socio-demographic characteristics.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
This system consists of the name,
address, and social security number of
the study participants as well as
demographic information such as race/
ethnicity and age; educational
background, transcript information,
service participation information, high
school graduation, and preliminary
postsecondary enrollment information;
and financial aid application and award.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
20 U.S.C. 1070a–27.
PURPOSE(S):
The information in this system is used
for the following purposes: (1) to
contribute to the legislatively mandated
GEAR UP program evaluation; and (2)
generally to identify the educational
outcomes of study participants and the
extent to which GEAR UP participation
is associated with positive outcomes in
comparison to the control group.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES:
ROUTINE USE COMPATIBILITY:
(1) Freedom Of Information Act
(FOIA) Advice Disclosure. The
Department may disclose records to the
U.S. Department of Justice and the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) if the Department concludes that
disclosure is desirable or necessary in
determining whether the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) requires
particular records to be disclosed.
Under the FOIA, the public has a
general right of access to Federal agency
records, except to the extent that such
records (or portions of them) are
protected from disclosure by an
exemption or an exclusion that is
contained in the FOIA. This routine use
is compatible with the purposes of this
system in that the Department can
disclose records to the agencies
responsible for the litigation relating to
and the interpretation of the FOIA.
These agencies can assist the
Department in determining whether the
FOIA requires the disclosure of the
records or whether the records are
exempt from disclosure under the FOIA.
(2) Contract Disclosure. If the
Department contracts with an entity for
the purposes of performing any function
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that requires disclosure of records in
this system to employees of the
contractor, the Department may disclose
the records to those employees. Before
entering into such a contract, the
Department must require the contractor
to maintain Privacy Act safeguards as
required under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m) with
respect to the records in the system.
In the course of administering its
programs, the Department may enter
into contracts with entities that will
perform functions for these programs.
This routine use is compatible with the
purposes of the system to which it
applies in that it permits entities with
which the Department contracts to
receive the information needed to
ensure that the program is administered
efficiently.
(3) Research Disclosure. The
Department may disclose records to a
researcher if an appropriate official of
the Department determines that the
individual or organization to which the
disclosure would be made is qualified to
carry out specific research related to
functions or purposes of a system of
records to which this routine use
applies. The official may disclose
records from this system of records to
that researcher solely for the purpose of
carrying out that research related to the
functions or purposes of the system of
records. The researcher must maintain
Privacy Act safeguards with respect to
the disclosed records. This routine use
is compatible with the purpose of this
system of records because it permits the
Department to disclose records to
researchers so that the Department can
improve the management of the system
and contribute to advancing knowledge
regarding the purposes and objective of
the program served by the system.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Records are on a computer database as
well as in hard copy.
RETRIEVABILITY:
The records in this system are
indexed by the name of the individual
and/or a number assigned to each
individual.
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system limits data access to Department
and contract staff on a ‘‘need to know’’
basis, and controls individual users’
ability to access and alter records within
the system. The contractor, Westat, has
established a set of procedures to ensure
confidentiality of data. The system
ensures that information identifying
individuals is in files physically
separated from other research data.
Westat will maintain security of the
complete set of all master data files and
documentation. Access to individually
identifiable data will be strictly
controlled. All data will be kept in
locked file cabinets during nonworking
hours, and work on hardcopy data will
take place in a single room, except for
data entry. Physical security of
electronic data will also be maintained.
Security features that protect project
data include password-protected
accounts that authorize users to use the
Westat system but to access only
specific network directories and
network software; user rights and
directory and file attributes that limit
those who can use particular directories
and files and determine how they can
use them; e-mail passwords that
authorize the user to access mail
services; and additional security
features that the network administrator
establishes for projects as needed.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are maintained and disposed
of in accordance with the Department’s
ED/RDS Part 3, Items 1, 2 or 3. Design,
implementation, and final reports of the
study are permanent records. They are
maintained by the Department for 10
years, and then transferred to the
National Archives and Records
Administration. Administrative records
of the study are destroyed 2 years after
completion of the project.
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
Director, Program and Analytic
Studies Division, Policy and Program
Studies Service, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 6W231, Washington, DC 20202.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
SAFEGUARDS:
All physical access to the
Department’s site, and the sites of
Department contractors where this
system of records is maintained, is
controlled and monitored by security
personnel. The computer system
employed by the Department offers a
high degree of resistance to tampering
and circumvention. This security
If you wish to determine whether a
record exists regarding you in the
system of records, contact the system
manager. Your request must meet the
requirements of the Department’s
Privacy Act regulations in 34 CFR 5b.5,
including proof of identity.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
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If you wish to gain access to a record
regarding you in the system of records,
contact the system manager. Your
request must meet the requirements of
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the Department’s Privacy Act
regulations in 34 CFR 5b.5, including
proof of identity.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
If you wish to contest the content of
a record regarding you in the system of
records, contact the system manager.
Your request must meet the
requirements of the Department’s
Privacy Act regulations in 34 CFR 5b.7,
including proof of identity.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information in this system is obtained
from surveys with students who were in
middle school in 2000–01 and who
participated in the GEAR UP program
and from a comparison group of
students. Students are to be surveyed in
spring 2006 when normal progression
would make them seniors in high
school. Surveys are being conducted as
a source of providing information.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Science; Notice of Renewal of
the Biological and Environmental
Research Advisory Committee
Department of Energy.
Notice of renewal.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section
14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act and in accordance with
Title 41 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, section 102–3.65, and
following consultation with the
Committee Management Secretariat,
General Services Administration, notice
is hereby given that the Biological and
Environmental Research Advisory
Committee has been renewed for a twoyear period beginning December 11,
2005.
The Committee will provide advice to
the Director, Office of Science, on the
Biological and Environmental Research
Program managed by the Office of
Biological and Environmental Research.
The Secretary of Energy has determined
that renewal of the Biological and
Environmental Research Advisory
Committee is essential to the conduct of
the Department’s business and is in the
public interest in connection with the
performance of duties imposed by law
upon the Department of Energy. The
Committee will continue to operate in
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92–463), the General Services
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Issued in Washington, D.C. on December
11, 2005.
Carol Matthews,
Acting Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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and interventions via the internet in lieu
of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the
Commission’s Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5–7425 Filed 12–15–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket Nos. ER05–1468–000 anf ER05–
1468–001]
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP06–32–000]
Ridge Generating Station, Limited
Partnership; Notice of Issuance of
Order
Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.;
Notice of Petition for a Preliminary
Determination
December 9, 2005.
December 9, 2005.
[FR Doc. E5–7464 Filed 12–15–05; 8:45 am]
ACTION:
Administration Final Rule on Federal
Advisory Committee Management, and
other directives and instructions issued
in implementation of those acts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Rachel Samuel at (202) 586–3279.
Take notice that on November 16,
2005, Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline,
L.L.C. (Maritimes) filed a petition for a
preliminary determination pursuant to
Rule 207(a)(2) of the Commission’s
Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Maritimes requests that the Commission
approve the design for its Phase IV
Project on a preliminary basis and, if
necessary, find that Portland Natural
Gas Transmission System’s claim for
indemnification is without merit.
Any person desiring to be heard or to
protest the petition should file
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of the Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210, 385.211 and 385.214 on or
before December 23, 2005. In
determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all
protests and other comments, but only
those who file a motion to intervene
may become parties to the proceeding.
The application is on file with the
Commission and open to public
inspection. This filing is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests,
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Ridge Generating Station Limited
Partnership (Ridge) filed an application
for market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff. The proposed
rate tariff provides for the sales of
energy and capacity at market-based
rates. Ridge also requested waiver of
various Commission regulations. In
particular, Ridge requested that the
Commission grant blanket approval
under 18 CFR part 34 of all future
issuances of securities and assumptions
of liability by Ridge.
On December 8, 2005, pursuant to
delegated authority, the Director,
Division of Tariffs and Market
Development—South, granted the
request for blanket approval under Part
34. The Director’s order also stated that
the Commission would publish a
separate notice in the Federal Register
establishing a period of time for the
filing of protests. Accordingly, any
person desiring to be heard or to protest
the blanket approval of issuances of
securities or assumptions of liability by
Ridge should file a motion to intervene
or protest with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214
(2004).
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing motions to intervene
or protest is January 9, 2006.
Absent a request to be heard in
opposition by the deadline above, Ridge
is authorized to issue securities and
assume obligations or liabilities as a
guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise
in respect of any security of another
person; provided that such issuance or
assumption is for some lawful object
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Program and Analytic Studies, Policy and Program Studies
Service, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of a New System of Records.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(Privacy Act), 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) 552a, the Department of
Education (Department) publishes this notice of a new system of records
entitled ``Follow Up Evaluation of the Gear Up Program (18-17-02).''
This system will contain information about middle school students who
participated in the GEAR UP program in 2000-01 and a matched comparison
of middle school students who did not participate in the program. The
students' expected high school completion year is 2006 and the follow-
up information will be collected in spring of 2006. This system
consists of the name, address, and social security number of the study
participants as well as demographic information such race/ethnicity and
age; educational background, transcript information, service
participation information, high school graduation, and preliminary
postsecondary enrollment information; and financial aid application and
award. The information will be collected from students and their
parents.
The Department seeks comment on this new system of records
described in this notice, in accordance with the requirements of the
Privacy Act.
DATES: We must receive your comments on the proposed routine uses for
this system of records on or before January 17, 2006.
The Department filed a report describing the new system of records
covered by this notice with the Chair of the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Chair of the House
Committee on Government Reform, and the Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) on December 13, 2005. This system of records will become
effective at the later date of--(1) the expiration of the 40-day period
for OMB review on January 23, 2006 or (2) January 17, 2006, unless the
system of records needs to be changed as a result of public comment or
OMB review.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about the proposed routine uses of this
system to Dr. David Goodwin, Director, Program and Analytic Studies
Division, Policy and Program Studies Service, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 6W231, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 401-3630.
If you prefer to send your comments through the Internet, use the
following address: Comments@ed.gov.
You must include the term ``Follow Up Evaluation of the Gear Up
Program.'' in the subject line of the electronic message.
During and after the comment period, you may inspect all comments
about this notice in room 6W200, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, Monday
through Friday of each week except Federal holidays.
Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities in Reviewing the Rulemaking
Record
On request, we supply an appropriate aid, such as a reader or print
magnifier, to an individual with a disability who needs assistance to
review the comments or other documents in the public rulemaking record
for this notice.
If you want to schedule an appointment for this type of aid, please
contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. David Goodwin. Telephone: (202)
401-3630. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD),
you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding
paragraph.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
The Privacy Act requires the Department to publish in the Federal
Register this notice of a new system of records maintained by the
Department. The Department's regulations implementing the Privacy Act
are contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in 34 CFR part
5b.
The Privacy Act applies to a record about an individual that is
maintained in a system of records from which information is retrieved
by a unique identifier associated with each individual, such as a name
or social security number. The information about each individual is
called a ``record'' and the system, whether manual or computer-driven,
is called a ``system of records.'' The Privacy Act requires each agency
to publish a system of records notice in the Federal Register and to
prepare reports to OMB and congressional committees whenever the agency
publishes a new system of records.
Electronic Access to This Document
You may view this document, as well as all other documents of this
Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable
Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site:
www.ed.gov/news.fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/.
Dated: December 13, 2005.
Tom Luce,
Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Director, Policy and
Program Studies Service, U.S. Department of Education, publishes a
notice of a new system of records to read as follows:
18-17-02
SYSTEM NAME:
``Follow Up Evaluation of the Gear Up Program''.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Program and Analytic Studies Division, Policy and Program Studies
Service, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room
6W231, Washington, DC 20202.
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CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
This system contains records on middle school students who
participated in the GEAR UP program in 2000-01 and a comparison group
of non-participants from schools matched on socio-demographic
characteristics.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
This system consists of the name, address, and social security
number of the study participants as well as demographic information
such as race/ethnicity and age; educational background, transcript
information, service participation information, high school graduation,
and preliminary postsecondary enrollment information; and financial aid
application and award.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
20 U.S.C. 1070a-27.
PURPOSE(S):
The information in this system is used for the following purposes:
(1) to contribute to the legislatively mandated GEAR UP program
evaluation; and (2) generally to identify the educational outcomes of
study participants and the extent to which GEAR UP participation is
associated with positive outcomes in comparison to the control group.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES:
ROUTINE USE COMPATIBILITY:
(1) Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Advice Disclosure. The
Department may disclose records to the U.S. Department of Justice and
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) if the Department concludes
that disclosure is desirable or necessary in determining whether the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires particular records to be
disclosed.
Under the FOIA, the public has a general right of access to Federal
agency records, except to the extent that such records (or portions of
them) are protected from disclosure by an exemption or an exclusion
that is contained in the FOIA. This routine use is compatible with the
purposes of this system in that the Department can disclose records to
the agencies responsible for the litigation relating to and the
interpretation of the FOIA. These agencies can assist the Department in
determining whether the FOIA requires the disclosure of the records or
whether the records are exempt from disclosure under the FOIA.
(2) Contract Disclosure. If the Department contracts with an entity
for the purposes of performing any function that requires disclosure of
records in this system to employees of the contractor, the Department
may disclose the records to those employees. Before entering into such
a contract, the Department must require the contractor to maintain
Privacy Act safeguards as required under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m) with respect
to the records in the system.
In the course of administering its programs, the Department may
enter into contracts with entities that will perform functions for
these programs. This routine use is compatible with the purposes of the
system to which it applies in that it permits entities with which the
Department contracts to receive the information needed to ensure that
the program is administered efficiently.
(3) Research Disclosure. The Department may disclose records to a
researcher if an appropriate official of the Department determines that
the individual or organization to which the disclosure would be made is
qualified to carry out specific research related to functions or
purposes of a system of records to which this routine use applies. The
official may disclose records from this system of records to that
researcher solely for the purpose of carrying out that research related
to the functions or purposes of the system of records. The researcher
must maintain Privacy Act safeguards with respect to the disclosed
records. This routine use is compatible with the purpose of this system
of records because it permits the Department to disclose records to
researchers so that the Department can improve the management of the
system and contribute to advancing knowledge regarding the purposes and
objective of the program served by the system.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING,
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Records are on a computer database as well as in hard copy.
RETRIEVABILITY:
The records in this system are indexed by the name of the
individual and/or a number assigned to each individual.
SAFEGUARDS:
All physical access to the Department's site, and the sites of
Department contractors where this system of records is maintained, is
controlled and monitored by security personnel. The computer system
employed by the Department offers a high degree of resistance to
tampering and circumvention. This security system limits data access to
Department and contract staff on a ``need to know'' basis, and controls
individual users' ability to access and alter records within the
system. The contractor, Westat, has established a set of procedures to
ensure confidentiality of data. The system ensures that information
identifying individuals is in files physically separated from other
research data. Westat will maintain security of the complete set of all
master data files and documentation. Access to individually
identifiable data will be strictly controlled. All data will be kept in
locked file cabinets during nonworking hours, and work on hardcopy data
will take place in a single room, except for data entry. Physical
security of electronic data will also be maintained. Security features
that protect project data include password-protected accounts that
authorize users to use the Westat system but to access only specific
network directories and network software; user rights and directory and
file attributes that limit those who can use particular directories and
files and determine how they can use them; e-mail passwords that
authorize the user to access mail services; and additional security
features that the network administrator establishes for projects as
needed.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are maintained and disposed of in accordance with the
Department's ED/RDS Part 3, Items 1, 2 or 3. Design, implementation,
and final reports of the study are permanent records. They are
maintained by the Department for 10 years, and then transferred to the
National Archives and Records Administration. Administrative records of
the study are destroyed 2 years after completion of the project.
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
Director, Program and Analytic Studies Division, Policy and Program
Studies Service, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW., room 6W231, Washington, DC 20202.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
If you wish to determine whether a record exists regarding you in
the system of records, contact the system manager. Your request must
meet the requirements of the Department's Privacy Act regulations in 34
CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
If you wish to gain access to a record regarding you in the system
of records, contact the system manager. Your request must meet the
requirements of
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the Department's Privacy Act regulations in 34 CFR 5b.5, including
proof of identity.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
If you wish to contest the content of a record regarding you in the
system of records, contact the system manager. Your request must meet
the requirements of the Department's Privacy Act regulations in 34 CFR
5b.7, including proof of identity.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information in this system is obtained from surveys with students
who were in middle school in 2000-01 and who participated in the GEAR
UP program and from a comparison group of students. Students are to be
surveyed in spring 2006 when normal progression would make them seniors
in high school. Surveys are being conducted as a source of providing
information.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
[FR Doc. E5-7464 Filed 12-15-05; 8:45 am]
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