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RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
These records contain information
obtained primarily from the individual
who is the subject of these records,
relatives, sponsors, members of
Congress, U.S. Government agencies,
overseas processing entities, voluntary
agencies, international organizations,
and local sources at overseas posts.
SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF THE ACT:
comments that will result in a contrary
determination.
The altered system description,
‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchange
Program Records, State–08’’ will read as
set forth below.
Dated: July 9, 2007.
Rajkumar Chellaraj,
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of
Administration, Department of State.
Certain records within this system of
records are exempted from 5 U.S.C.
552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(10), (e)(4)(G), (H), and
(I), and (f). See Department of State
Rules published in the Federal Register.
STATE–08
[FR Doc. E7–15689 Filed 8–9–07; 8:45 am]
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
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SYSTEM LOCATION:
Department of State; SA 44; 301
Fourth Street, SW.; Washington, DC
20547.
[Public Notice 5879]
State-08 Educational and Cultural
Exchange Program Records
Notice is hereby given that
the Department of State proposes to
alter an existing system of records,
State–08, pursuant to the Provisions of
the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5
U.S.C.(r)), and the Office of Management
and Budget Circular No. A–130,
Appendix I. The Department’s report
was filed with the Office of Management
and Budget on July 9, 2007.
It is proposed that the current system
will retain the name ‘‘Educational and
Cultural Exchange Program Records.’’ It
is also proposed that due to the
expanded scope of the current system,
the altered system description will
include revisions and/or additions to
the following sections: System Location;
Categories of Individuals covered by the
System; Authority for Maintenance of
the System; and Routine Uses of
Records Maintained in the System,
Including Categories of Users and
Purposes of such Uses. Changes to the
existing system description are
proposed in order to reflect more
accurately the Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Exchange Program recordkeeping system, the Authority
establishing its existence and
responsibilities, and the uses and users
of the system.
Any persons interested in
commenting on the altered system of
records may do so by submitting
comments in writing to Margaret P.
Grafeld, Director; Office of Information
Programs and Services; A/ISS/IPS;
Department of State, SA–2; Washington,
DC 20522–8100. This system of records
will be effective 40 days from the date
of publication, unless we receive
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SUMMARY:
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Educational and Cultural Exchange
Program Records.
Unclassified.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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SYSTEM NAME:
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CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Applicants, recipients and
prospective recipients of Educational
and Cultural Exchange grants and
programs; members of the J. William
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board;
and American Executive Secretaries of
Fulbright Foundations and
Commissions.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Biographic information; project
descriptions; evaluations of the
performances of former grantees;
evaluations of performing artists who
may be potential grantees; copies of
press releases; new clippings;
information related to the grant and
related correspondence; academic
transcripts; letters of reference; ratings
by nongovernmental panel members;
insurance vouchers and cards; medical
clearance forms; travel itineraries; and
confirmation letters.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. 301 (Management of the
Department of State); 22 U.S.C. 2651a
(Organization of the Department of
State); 22 U.S.C. 3921 (Management of
service).
PURPOSE(S):
The information contained in the
records of the Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is collected
and maintained primarily to aid in the
selection of individuals for educational
and cultural exchange grants and
programs, and for the administration of
such grants and programs.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The information in the Educational
and Cultural Exchange Program Records
is used by: ECA program officers for
recordkeeping purposes; relatives when
the information is required for the
benefit of the subject; and peer review
committees from cooperating agencies
for the ranking and rating process. The
information contained in this system
will be used to: (a) Develop statistics for
use in the operation of the exchange
program; (b) Select individuals for the
programs; (c) To advise former and
current grantees and program
participants of additional program and
grant opportunities; (d) Provide
information to the news media for
promotion of the Fulbright program and
to confirm status of grantees; and (e)
Disclose information to officials of
foreign governments and organizations
in vetting the process and selection of
participants. Also see the ‘‘Routine
Uses’’ paragraph of the Prefatory
Statement published in the Federal
Register.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Electronic media and hard copy.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Individual name.
SAFEGUARDS:
All employees of the Department of
State have undergone a thorough
background security investigation.
Access to the Department and its
annexes is controlled by security guards
and admission is limited to those
individuals possessing a valid
identification card or individuals under
proper escort. All records containing
personal information are maintained in
secured file cabinets or in restricted
areas, access to which is limited to
authorized personnel. Access to
computerized files is passwordprotected and under the direct
supervision of the system manager. The
system manager has the capability of
printing audit trails of access from the
computer media, thereby permitting
regular and ad hoc monitoring of
computer usage.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
These records will be maintained
until they become inactive, at which
time they will be retired or destroyed in
accordance with published records
schedules of the Department of State
and as approved by the National
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Archives and Records Administration.
More specific information may be
obtained by writing to the Director;
Office of Information Programs and
Services; SA–2; Department of State;
515 22nd Street, NW.; Washington, DC
20522–8100.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Individuals who have reason to
believe that the Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs might have records
pertaining to themselves should write to
the Director; Office of Information
Programs and Services; SA–2;
Department of State; 515 22nd Street,
NW,; Washington, DC 20522–8100. The
individual must specify that he/she
wishes the Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs Records to be checked.
At a minimum, the individual should
include: name; date and place of birth;
current mailing address and zip code;
signature; and preferably his/her social
security number; a brief description of
the circumstances that caused the
creation of the record, and the
approximate dates which give the
individual cause to believe that the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs has records pertaining to him/
her.
RECORD ACCESS AND AMENDMENT PROCEDURES:
Individuals who wish to gain access
to or amend records pertaining to
themselves should write to the Director;
Office of Information Programs and
Services (address above).
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
These records contain information
obtained primarily from the individual
who is the subject of these records, and
from published material and other
reference sources.
SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF THE ACT:
None.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
8 U.S.C. 1522(b) (Authorization for
Programs for Initial Domestic
Resettlement of and Assistance to
Refugees); 8 U.S.C. 1157 (Annual
Admission of Refugees and Admission
of Emergency Situation Refugees); Letter
of President Carter of January 13, 1981,
17 Weekly Compilation of Presidential
Documents, Pg. 2880 (Refugee
Resettlement Grants Program).
State-60
SYSTEM NAME:
Refugee Processing Center Records
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified
Individuals who apply for admission
to the United States under the U.S.
refugee program.
State-60 Refugee Processing Center
Records
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the Department of State proposes to
alter an existing system of records,
STATE–60, pursuant to the provisions
of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(5 U.S.C.(r)), and Office of Management
and Budget Circular No. A–130,
Appendix I. The Department’s report
was filed with the Office of Management
and Budget on July 9, 2007.
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CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
The categories of records maintained
by the Refugee Processing Center are
primarily the electronic master records
of overseas refugee applications in the
Worldwide Refugee Admissions
Processing System (WRAPS), data input
records related to processing steps
performed by the Refugee Processing
Center, periodic and ad hoc statistical
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AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
PURPOSE(S):
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
[Public Notice 5881]
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Dated: July 6, 2007.
Raj Chellaraj,
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of
Administration Department of State.
Refugee Processing Center, 1401
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700, Arlington,
VA 22209.
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and case status reports related to refugee
processing, systems documentation for
WRAPS, WRAPS training materials, and
system audit reports. Records
previously maintained under STATE–60
by the Refugee Data Center (RDC) in
New York have been transferred to the
Refugee Processing Center and comprise
part of the records described above.
WRAPS includes electronic
information on individual applicants for
admission to the United States as
refugees described under ‘‘Refugee Case
Records,’’ as STATE–59. The case
record is entered or scanned by overseas
processing entities under cooperative
agreement with the Department of State.
Records categories entered by the
Refugee Processing Center include
Affidavits of Relationship (AOR);
voluntary agency interests; series of
alien numbers (A#) transferred by U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS); electronic files with biographic
data of refugees referred by the United
Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR); electronic files from
the International Organization for
Migration (IOM) with travel
information; namecheck and other
security clearances from the Bureau of
Consular Affairs; and electronic files
from voluntary agencies with
sponsorship assurance and arrival data.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
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VerDate Aug<31>2005
It is proposed that the current system
will retain the name ‘‘Refugee
Processing Center Records.’’ It is also
proposed that due to the expanded
scope of the current system, the altered
system description will include
revisions and/or additions to the
following sections: System Location;
Categories of Individuals covered by the
System; Authority for Maintenance of
the System; and Routine Uses of
Records Maintained in the System,
Including Categories of Users and
Purposes of such Uses. Changes to the
existing system description are
proposed in order to reflect more
accurately the Bureau of Population,
Refugees, and Migration record-keeping
system, the Authority establishing its
existence and responsibilities, and the
uses and users of the system.
Any persons interested in
commenting on the altered system of
records may do so by submitting
comments in writing to Margaret P.
Grafeld, Director; Office of Information
Programs and Services; A/ISS/IPS;
Department of State, SA–2; Washington,
DC 20522–8001. This system of records
will be effective 40 days from the date
of publication, unless we receive
comments that will result in a contrary
determination.
The altered system description,
‘‘Refugee Processing Center Records,
State-60,’’ will read as set forth below.
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The information contained in this
system of records is collected and
maintained by the Office of Admissions,
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and
Migration, in the administration of its
responsibility for the U.S. refugee
admissions program.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The primary use of records in this
system is to support the Bureau of
Population, Refugees and Migration in
tracking and managing case processing
of applicants for the U.S. refugee
program from application through the
initial reception and placement in the
United States of those individuals
approved for resettlement. Centralized
electronic storage and retrieval helps
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5879]
State-08 Educational and Cultural Exchange Program Records
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of State proposes
to alter an existing system of records, State-08, pursuant to the
Provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C.(r)), and
the Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-130, Appendix I. The
Department's report was filed with the Office of Management and Budget
on July 9, 2007.
It is proposed that the current system will retain the name
``Educational and Cultural Exchange Program Records.'' It is also
proposed that due to the expanded scope of the current system, the
altered system description will include revisions and/or additions to
the following sections: System Location; Categories of Individuals
covered by the System; Authority for Maintenance of the System; and
Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories
of Users and Purposes of such Uses. Changes to the existing system
description are proposed in order to reflect more accurately the Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Exchange Program record-keeping system, the
Authority establishing its existence and responsibilities, and the uses
and users of the system.
Any persons interested in commenting on the altered system of
records may do so by submitting comments in writing to Margaret P.
Grafeld, Director; Office of Information Programs and Services; A/ISS/
IPS; Department of State, SA-2; Washington, DC 20522-8100. This system
of records will be effective 40 days from the date of publication,
unless we receive comments that will result in a contrary
determination.
The altered system description, ``Educational and Cultural Exchange
Program Records, State-08'' will read as set forth below.
Dated: July 9, 2007.
Rajkumar Chellaraj,
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Administration, Department of
State.
STATE-08
SYSTEM NAME:
Educational and Cultural Exchange Program Records.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Department of State; SA 44; 301 Fourth Street, SW.; Washington, DC
20547.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Applicants, recipients and prospective recipients of Educational
and Cultural Exchange grants and programs; members of the J. William
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board; and American Executive Secretaries
of Fulbright Foundations and Commissions.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Biographic information; project descriptions; evaluations of the
performances of former grantees; evaluations of performing artists who
may be potential grantees; copies of press releases; new clippings;
information related to the grant and related correspondence; academic
transcripts; letters of reference; ratings by nongovernmental panel
members; insurance vouchers and cards; medical clearance forms; travel
itineraries; and confirmation letters.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. 301 (Management of the Department of State); 22 U.S.C.
2651a (Organization of the Department of State); 22 U.S.C. 3921
(Management of service).
PURPOSE(S):
The information contained in the records of the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is collected and maintained
primarily to aid in the selection of individuals for educational and
cultural exchange grants and programs, and for the administration of
such grants and programs.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The information in the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program
Records is used by: ECA program officers for recordkeeping purposes;
relatives when the information is required for the benefit of the
subject; and peer review committees from cooperating agencies for the
ranking and rating process. The information contained in this system
will be used to: (a) Develop statistics for use in the operation of the
exchange program; (b) Select individuals for the programs; (c) To
advise former and current grantees and program participants of
additional program and grant opportunities; (d) Provide information to
the news media for promotion of the Fulbright program and to confirm
status of grantees; and (e) Disclose information to officials of
foreign governments and organizations in vetting the process and
selection of participants. Also see the ``Routine Uses'' paragraph of
the Prefatory Statement published in the Federal Register.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Electronic media and hard copy.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Individual name.
SAFEGUARDS:
All employees of the Department of State have undergone a thorough
background security investigation. Access to the Department and its
annexes is controlled by security guards and admission is limited to
those individuals possessing a valid identification card or individuals
under proper escort. All records containing personal information are
maintained in secured file cabinets or in restricted areas, access to
which is limited to authorized personnel. Access to computerized files
is password-protected and under the direct supervision of the system
manager. The system manager has the capability of printing audit trails
of access from the computer media, thereby permitting regular and ad
hoc monitoring of computer usage.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
These records will be maintained until they become inactive, at
which time they will be retired or destroyed in accordance with
published records schedules of the Department of State and as approved
by the National
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Archives and Records Administration. More specific information may be
obtained by writing to the Director; Office of Information Programs and
Services; SA-2; Department of State; 515 22nd Street, NW.; Washington,
DC 20522-8100.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Individuals who have reason to believe that the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs might have records pertaining to
themselves should write to the Director; Office of Information Programs
and Services; SA-2; Department of State; 515 22nd Street, NW,;
Washington, DC 20522-8100. The individual must specify that he/she
wishes the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Records to be
checked. At a minimum, the individual should include: name; date and
place of birth; current mailing address and zip code; signature; and
preferably his/her social security number; a brief description of the
circumstances that caused the creation of the record, and the
approximate dates which give the individual cause to believe that the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has records pertaining to
him/her.
RECORD ACCESS AND AMENDMENT PROCEDURES:
Individuals who wish to gain access to or amend records pertaining
to themselves should write to the Director; Office of Information
Programs and Services (address above).
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
These records contain information obtained primarily from the
individual who is the subject of these records, and from published
material and other reference sources.
SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:
None.
[FR Doc. E7-15686 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710-24-P
