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and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the
Department minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
Privacy Act of 1974; Notice To Amend
an Existing System of Records
Dated: August 12, 2009.
Angela C. Arrington,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management.
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
meeting of the State Energy Advisory
Board. (STEAB). The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463; 86
Stat.770) requires that public notice of
these meetings be announced in the
Federal Register.
DATES: September 23, 2009, 2 to 3 p.m.
EDT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Burch, STEAB Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Commercialization and
Project Management, Energy Efficiency
Division, Golden Field Office, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1617 Cole
Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401,
Telephone 303–275–4801.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: To make
recommendations to the Assistant
Secretary for the Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy
regarding goals and objectives,
programmatic and administrative
policies, and to otherwise carry out the
Board’s responsibilities as designated in
the State Energy Efficiency Programs
Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–
440).
Tentative Agenda: Discuss ways
STEAB can support DOE’s
implementation of the Economic
Recovery Act, and update members on
the Board’s routine business matters.
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. Written statements
may be filed with the Board either
before or after the meeting. Members of
the public who wish to make oral
statements pertaining to agenda items
should contact Gary Burch at the
address or telephone number listed
above. Requests to make oral comments
must be received five days prior to the
meeting; reasonable provision will be
made to include requested topic(s) on
the agenda. The Chair of the Board is
empowered to conduct the meeting in a
fashion that will facilitate the orderly
conduct of business.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
will be available for public review and
copying within 60 days on the STEAB
Web site, https://www.steab.org.
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Institute of Education Sciences
Type of Review: New Collection.
Title: Beginning Teacher Longitudinal
Study (BTLS) 2009–2012.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or
household.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
Burden:
Responses: 1,891.
Burden Hours: 513.
Abstract: The New Teacher
Longitudinal Survey will follow a
sample of public school teachers who
were in their first year of teaching in
2007–08. These teachers were first
interviewed as part of the 2007–08
Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and
were also part of the 2008–09 Teacher
Follow-up Survey. They will be
contacted again in 2010 as part of a
second follow-up. Following this small
subset of the SASS sample for at least
a decade will provide much needed data
on teachers’ careers, attrition, and
mobility.
Requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending
Collections’’ link and by clicking on
link number 4068. When you access the
information collection, click on
‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view.
Written requests for information should
be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or
the collection activity requirements
should be electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Department of Energy.
Notice of open teleconference.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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U.S. Department of Energy.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy
Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Circular A–130, the Department
of Energy (DOE) is publishing notice of
a proposed amendment to an existing
system of records. DOE proposes to
amend the system of records DOE–3
‘‘Employee Concerns Program Records.’’
This notice (i) will expand an existing
routine use to permit the disclosure of
certain information to the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, and (ii) add an
additional system location.
DATES: The proposed amendment to this
existing system of records will become
effective without further notice on
October 2, 2009 unless DOE receives
adverse comments and determines that
this amendment should not become
effective on that date.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be directed to William A. Lewis, Jr.,
Deputy Director, Office of Civil Rights
and Diversity, ED–4, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry
Hanley, Chief Privacy Officer, Office of
Information Resources, MA–90, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–5955;
Isiah Smith, Deputy Assistant General
Counsel for General Law, GC–77, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20585, (202) 586–8618; William A.
Lewis, Jr., Deputy Director, Office of
Civil Rights and Diversity, ED–4, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20585, (202) 586–6530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice proposes two amendments to
DOE–3 Employee Concerns Program
Records. The first amendment concerns
Routine Use # 5, which allows a record
to be disclosed as a routine use to DOE
contractors in the performance of their
contracts and to their respective officers
and employees who have a need for the
record in the performance of their
duties. This notice proposes to add a
similar sentence allowing a record to be
disclosed as a routine use to the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission and its
respective officers and employees who
have a need for the record in the
performance of their duties. Disclosure
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to the NRC is pursuant to the NRC’s
regulatory oversight over some of DOE’s
activities and is compatible with the
purpose for which the information is
being collected and maintained, i.e., to
ensure that DOE provides an avenue
through which DOE workers may raise
concerns relating to the safe and sound
operation of DOE facilities. The second
amendment adds the following system
location: U.S. Department of Energy,
Bonneville Power Administration, P.O.
Box 3621, Portland, OR 97208. DOE is
submitting the report required by OMB
Circular A–130 concurrently with the
publication of this notice. The text of
this notice contains information
required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C.
552a(e)(4).
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 11,
2009.
Ingrid Kolb,
Director, Office of Management and Budget.
DOE–3
SYSTEM NAME:
Employee Concerns Program Records.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
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SYSTEM LOCATION(S):
U.S. Department of Energy,
Headquarters, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.
U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA
Service Center Albuquerque, P.O. Box
5400, Albuquerque, NM 87185–5400.
U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA
Naval Reactors Field Office, Pittsburgh
Naval Reactors, P.O. Box 109, West
Mifflin, PA 15122–0109.
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of
Science, Chicago Office, 9800 South
Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439.
U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho
Operations Office, 1955 Fremont
Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID 83415.
U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA
Nevada Site Office, P.O. Box 98518, Las
Vegas, NV 89193–8518.
U.S. Department of Energy, National
Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box
10940, 626 Cochrans Mill Road,
Pittsburgh, PA 15236.
U.S. Department of Energy, National
Energy Technology Laboratory
(Morgantown), P.O. Box 880,
Morgantown, WV 26507–0880.
U.S. Department of Energy, National
Energy Technology Laboratory (Tulsa),
One West Third Street, Suite 1400.
U.S. Department of Energy, National
Energy Technology Laboratory (Alaska)
2175 University Avenue South, Suite
201, Fairbanks, AK 99709.
U.S. Department of Energy, National
Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450
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Queen Avenue, SW., Albany, OR
97321–2198.
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of
Science, Oak Ridge Office, P.O. Box
2001, Oak Ridge, TN 37831.
U.S. Department of Energy,
Environmental Management
Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC),
250 E. Fifth Street, Cincinnati, OH
45202.
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of
River Protection, P.O. Box 550, MS A1–
61, Richland, WA 99352.
U.S. Department of Energy, Richland
Operations Office, P.O. Box 550,
Richland, WA 99352.
U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah
River Operations Office, P.O. Box A,
Aiken, SC 29801.
U.S. Department of Energy,
Southeastern Power Administration,
1166 Athens Tech Road, Elberton, GA
30635–6711.
U.S. Department of Energy, Strategic
Petroleum Reserve Project Management
Office, 900 Commerce Road East, New
Orleans, LA 70123.
U.S. Department of Energy,
Southwestern Power Administration,
Williams Tower One, One West Third
Street, Tulsa, OK 74103.
U.S. Department of Energy, Western
Area Power Administration, P.O. Box
281213, Lakewood, CO 80228–8213.
U.S. Department of Energy,
Bonneville Power Administration, P.O.
Box 3621 Portland, OR 97208.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Current and former DOE employees
including National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA) employees and
DOE contractor and subcontractor
employees who file concerns or
complaints with the DOE Employee
Concerns Program offices.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Employee concerns, informal
whistleblower reprisal complaints,
names, social security numbers, work
and home addresses and telephone
numbers, job titles, series, grade or pay
levels; organization; supervisors’ names
and telephone numbers; copies of
employee records such as personnel
actions, performance appraisals, pay
and leave records and security clearance
documents; management reports;
witness statements; affidavits;
checklists; notes; and relevant
correspondence.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401
et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2201(p); 42 U.S.C.
7254; 42 U.S.C. 5801(a).
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RETRIEVABILITY:
Records are retrieved by name and/or
Social Security number.
PURPOSE(S):
For those records described in
Categories of Records in the System,
such records are maintained and used
by the Department to document and
resolve employee concerns about
environmental, safety and health issues,
employee-supervisor relations, work
processes and practices, and other workrelated issues.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES USERS AND THE
PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
1. A record from this system may be
disclosed as a routine use to union
officials acting in their official capacity
as a representative of the grievant or
affected employees under 5 U.S.C.
Chapter 71.
2. A record from this system may be
disclosed as a routine use to a member
of Congress submitting a request
involving a constituent when the
constituent has requested assistance
from the member of Congress with
respect to the subject matter of the
record. The member of Congress must
provide a copy of the constituent’s
request for assistance.
3. A record from the system may be
disclosed as a routine use to the
appropriate local, State or Federal
agency when records alone or in
conjunction with other information,
indicates a violation or potential
violation of law whether civil, criminal,
or regulatory in nature, and whether
arising by general statute or particular
program pursuant thereto.
4. A record from this system may be
disclosed as a routine use for the
purpose of an investigation, settlement
of claims, or the preparation and
conduct of litigation to (1) a person
representing the Department or assisting
in such representation; (2) others
involved in the matter, their
representatives and persons assisting
such persons; and (3) witnesses,
potential witnesses, their
representatives and assistants, and any
other persons possessing information
pertaining to the matter when it is
necessary to obtain information or
testimony relevant to the matter.
5. A record from this system may be
disclosed as a routine use to DOE
contractors in performance of their
contracts, and their officers and
employees who have a need for the
record in the performance of their
duties. A record from this system may
also be disclosed as a routine use to the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission and its
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officers and employees who have a need
for the record in the performance of
their duties. Recipients of this
information pursuant to this routine use
are subject to the same limitations
applicable to Department officers and
employees under the Privacy Act.
6. A record from this system may be
disclosed as a routine use when (1) it is
suspected or confirmed that the security
or confidentiality of information in the
system of records has been
compromised; (2) the Department has
determined that as a result of the
suspected or confirmed compromise
there is a risk of harm to economic or
property interests, identity theft or
fraud, or harm to the security integrity
of this system or other systems or
programs (whether maintained by the
Department or another agency or entity)
that rely upon the compromised
information; and (3) the disclosure is
made to such agencies, entities, and
persons who are reasonably necessary to
assist in connection with the
Department’s efforts to respond to the
suspected or confirmed compromise
and prevent, minimize, or remedy such
harm.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Records may be stored as paper
records and electronic media.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records are retrieved by the name of
the concerned employee or complainant
or other personal identifier, such as
social security number.
In accordance with the DOE
regulation implementing the Privacy
Act, at Title 10, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1008, a request by an
individual to determine if a system of
records contains information about him/
her should be directed to the U S.
Department of Energy, Headquarters,
Privacy Act Officer, or the Privacy Act
Officer at the appropriate address
identified above under ‘‘System
Locations.’’ For records maintained by
Laboratories or Field Site Offices, the
request should be directed to the
Privacy Act Officer for the site that has
jurisdiction over the ‘‘System Location’’
as listed in the Correlation. The request
should include the requester’s complete
name, time period for which records are
sought, and the office location(s) where
the requester believes the records are
located.
RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURES:
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Same as Notification Procedures
above.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
SAFEGUARDS:
Paper records are maintained in
locked cabinets and desks. Electronic
records are controlled through
established DOE computer center
procedures (personnel screening and
physical security), and they are
password protected. Access is limited to
those whose official duties require
access to the records.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records retention and disposal
authorities are contained in the National
Archives and Records Administration
(NARA) General Records Schedule and
DOE records schedules that have been
approved by NARA.
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NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
Same as Notification Procedures
above. Records generally are kept at
locations where the work is performed.
In accordance with the DOE Privacy Act
regulation, proper identification is
required before a request is processed.
STORAGE:
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Headquarters: Director, Office of
Employee Concerns, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585.
Field Offices: The managers of the
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The concerned employee or
complainant; applicable management
officials; program office records; and
congressional offices.
SYSTEM EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF THE ACT:
The system is exempt under
subsections 552a(k)(1), (2) and (5) of the
Privacy Act to the extent that
information within the system meets the
criteria of those subsections of the Act.
Such information has been exempted
from the provisions of subsections
(c)(3); 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552a(d); 5 U.S.C.
552a(e)(1) of the Act; see the
Department’s Privacy Act regulation at
10 CFR Part 1008.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Variance for Certain Requirements
Under the Department of Energy’s
National Environmental Policy Act
Implementing Procedures for the
Deployment of Combined Heat and
Power, District Energy Systems, Waste
Energy Recovery Systems, and
Efficient Industrial Equipment Initiative
U.S. Department of Energy.
Notice of Variance.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
Department of Energy’s (DOE’s)
decision, pursuant to 10 CFR
1021.343(c), that it is in the interest of
public welfare to grant a variance from
certain requirements of its National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part
1021) in regard to the review of
applications under the Deployment of
Combined Heat and Power, District
Energy Systems, Waste Energy Recovery
Systems, and Efficient Industrial
Equipment Initiative funded by the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The
variance is limited to certain
requirements identified in 10 CFR
1021.216, Procurement, Financial
Assistance, and Joint Ventures. The
variance in no way affects the
requirement to prepare an
environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement, as
applicable, for projects selected for
funding. The merit review of
applications in response to this funding
opportunity will include consideration
of the potentially significant
environmental impacts of the projects
proposed for funding that are within the
competitive range. By providing this
variance, DOE can reduce the time
needed to select projects for possible
future funding consistent with the sense
of urgency underpinning the Recovery
Act.
Effective date: August 18, 2009.
Dr.
R. Paul Detwiler, Director, Office of
Project Facilitation and Compliance,
National Energy Technology Laboratory,
626 Cochrans Mill Road, P.O. Box
10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236–0940 or
Ralph.Detwiler@netl.doe.gov.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The purposes of the Recovery Act are
to: (1) Preserve and create jobs and
promote economic recovery; (2) assist
those most impacted by the recession;
(3) provide investments needed to
increase economic efficiency by
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Privacy Act of 1974; Notice To Amend an Existing System of
Records
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-130, the Department of
Energy (DOE) is publishing notice of a proposed amendment to an
existing system of records. DOE proposes to amend the system of records
DOE-3 ``Employee Concerns Program Records.'' This notice (i) will
expand an existing routine use to permit the disclosure of certain
information to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and (ii) add an
additional system location.
DATES: The proposed amendment to this existing system of records will
become effective without further notice on October 2, 2009 unless DOE
receives adverse comments and determines that this amendment should not
become effective on that date.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be directed to William A. Lewis,
Jr., Deputy Director, Office of Civil Rights and Diversity, ED-4, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC
20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Hanley, Chief Privacy Officer,
Office of Information Resources, MA-90, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-5955; Isiah
Smith, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for General Law, GC-77, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC
20585, (202) 586-8618; William A. Lewis, Jr., Deputy Director, Office
of Civil Rights and Diversity, ED-4, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-6530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice proposes two amendments to DOE-3
Employee Concerns Program Records. The first amendment concerns Routine
Use 5, which allows a record to be disclosed as a routine use
to DOE contractors in the performance of their contracts and to their
respective officers and employees who have a need for the record in the
performance of their duties. This notice proposes to add a similar
sentence allowing a record to be disclosed as a routine use to the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission and its respective officers and employees
who have a need for the record in the performance of their duties.
Disclosure
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to the NRC is pursuant to the NRC's regulatory oversight over some of
DOE's activities and is compatible with the purpose for which the
information is being collected and maintained, i.e., to ensure that DOE
provides an avenue through which DOE workers may raise concerns
relating to the safe and sound operation of DOE facilities. The second
amendment adds the following system location: U.S. Department of
Energy, Bonneville Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, OR
97208. DOE is submitting the report required by OMB Circular A-130
concurrently with the publication of this notice. The text of this
notice contains information required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C.
552a(e)(4).
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2009.
Ingrid Kolb,
Director, Office of Management and Budget.
DOE-3
SYSTEM NAME:
Employee Concerns Program Records.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION(S):
U.S. Department of Energy, Headquarters, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585.
U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA Service Center Albuquerque, P.O.
Box 5400, Albuquerque, NM 87185-5400.
U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA Naval Reactors Field Office,
Pittsburgh Naval Reactors, P.O. Box 109, West Mifflin, PA 15122-0109.
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Chicago Office, 9800
South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439.
U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, 1955 Fremont
Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID 83415.
U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA Nevada Site Office, P.O. Box 98518,
Las Vegas, NV 89193-8518.
U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory,
P.O. Box 10940, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236.
U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
(Morgantown), P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, WV 26507-0880.
U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
(Tulsa), One West Third Street, Suite 1400.
U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
(Alaska) 2175 University Avenue South, Suite 201, Fairbanks, AK 99709.
U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory,
1450 Queen Avenue, SW., Albany, OR 97321-2198.
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Oak Ridge Office,
P.O. Box 2001, Oak Ridge, TN 37831.
U.S. Department of Energy, Environmental Management Consolidated
Business Center (EMCBC), 250 E. Fifth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of River Protection, P.O. Box
550, MS A1-61, Richland, WA 99352.
U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, P.O. Box
550, Richland, WA 99352.
U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office, P.O.
Box A, Aiken, SC 29801.
U.S. Department of Energy, Southeastern Power Administration, 1166
Athens Tech Road, Elberton, GA 30635-6711.
U.S. Department of Energy, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Project
Management Office, 900 Commerce Road East, New Orleans, LA 70123.
U.S. Department of Energy, Southwestern Power Administration,
Williams Tower One, One West Third Street, Tulsa, OK 74103.
U.S. Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration, P.O.
Box 281213, Lakewood, CO 80228-8213.
U.S. Department of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration, P.O.
Box 3621 Portland, OR 97208.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Current and former DOE employees including National Nuclear
Security Administration (NNSA) employees and DOE contractor and
subcontractor employees who file concerns or complaints with the DOE
Employee Concerns Program offices.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Employee concerns, informal whistleblower reprisal complaints,
names, social security numbers, work and home addresses and telephone
numbers, job titles, series, grade or pay levels; organization;
supervisors' names and telephone numbers; copies of employee records
such as personnel actions, performance appraisals, pay and leave
records and security clearance documents; management reports; witness
statements; affidavits; checklists; notes; and relevant correspondence.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2201(p);
42 U.S.C. 7254; 42 U.S.C. 5801(a).
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records are retrieved by name and/or Social Security number.
PURPOSE(S):
For those records described in Categories of Records in the System,
such records are maintained and used by the Department to document and
resolve employee concerns about environmental, safety and health
issues, employee-supervisor relations, work processes and practices,
and other work-related issues.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
1. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
union officials acting in their official capacity as a representative
of the grievant or affected employees under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71.
2. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to a
member of Congress submitting a request involving a constituent when
the constituent has requested assistance from the member of Congress
with respect to the subject matter of the record. The member of
Congress must provide a copy of the constituent's request for
assistance.
3. A record from the system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the appropriate local, State or Federal agency when records alone or in
conjunction with other information, indicates a violation or potential
violation of law whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature, and
whether arising by general statute or particular program pursuant
thereto.
4. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use for
the purpose of an investigation, settlement of claims, or the
preparation and conduct of litigation to (1) a person representing the
Department or assisting in such representation; (2) others involved in
the matter, their representatives and persons assisting such persons;
and (3) witnesses, potential witnesses, their representatives and
assistants, and any other persons possessing information pertaining to
the matter when it is necessary to obtain information or testimony
relevant to the matter.
5. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
DOE contractors in performance of their contracts, and their officers
and employees who have a need for the record in the performance of
their duties. A record from this system may also be disclosed as a
routine use to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and its
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officers and employees who have a need for the record in the
performance of their duties. Recipients of this information pursuant to
this routine use are subject to the same limitations applicable to
Department officers and employees under the Privacy Act.
6. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use when
(1) it is suspected or confirmed that the security or confidentiality
of information in the system of records has been compromised; (2) the
Department has determined that as a result of the suspected or
confirmed compromise there is a risk of harm to economic or property
interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security integrity
of this system or other systems or programs (whether maintained by the
Department or another agency or entity) that rely upon the compromised
information; and (3) the disclosure is made to such agencies, entities,
and persons who are reasonably necessary to assist in connection with
the Department's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed
compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING,
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Records may be stored as paper records and electronic media.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records are retrieved by the name of the concerned employee or
complainant or other personal identifier, such as social security
number.
SAFEGUARDS:
Paper records are maintained in locked cabinets and desks.
Electronic records are controlled through established DOE computer
center procedures (personnel screening and physical security), and they
are password protected. Access is limited to those whose official
duties require access to the records.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records retention and disposal authorities are contained in the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) General Records
Schedule and DOE records schedules that have been approved by NARA.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Headquarters: Director, Office of Employee Concerns, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585.
Field Offices: The managers of the Office of Employee Concerns at
the ``System Locations'' listed above are the system managers for their
respective portions of this system.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
In accordance with the DOE regulation implementing the Privacy Act,
at Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1008, a request by an
individual to determine if a system of records contains information
about him/her should be directed to the U S. Department of Energy,
Headquarters, Privacy Act Officer, or the Privacy Act Officer at the
appropriate address identified above under ``System Locations.'' For
records maintained by Laboratories or Field Site Offices, the request
should be directed to the Privacy Act Officer for the site that has
jurisdiction over the ``System Location'' as listed in the Correlation.
The request should include the requester's complete name, time period
for which records are sought, and the office location(s) where the
requester believes the records are located.
RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Same as Notification Procedures above. Records generally are kept
at locations where the work is performed. In accordance with the DOE
Privacy Act regulation, proper identification is required before a
request is processed.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Same as Notification Procedures above.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
The concerned employee or complainant; applicable management
officials; program office records; and congressional offices.
SYSTEM EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:
The system is exempt under subsections 552a(k)(1), (2) and (5) of
the Privacy Act to the extent that information within the system meets
the criteria of those subsections of the Act. Such information has been
exempted from the provisions of subsections (c)(3); 5 U.S.C. Sec.
552a(d); 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(1) of the Act; see the Department's Privacy
Act regulation at 10 CFR Part 1008.
[FR Doc. E9-19768 Filed 8-17-09; 8:45 am]
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