Privacy Act of 1974; Report of Modified or Altered System of Records, 4466-4469 [2010-33021]

Download as PDF 4466 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 25, 2011 / Notices mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES2 that have been made of the record, if any, may be requested. V. Safeguards The records in this System are retained and disposed of in the following way: Records are retained and disposed of according to the provisions of the CDC Electronic Records Control Schedule for NIOSH records. Records are maintained in agency for three years after the close of the study. Records transferred to the Federal Records Center when no longer needed for evaluation and analysis are destroyed after 75 years for epidemiologic studies, unless needed for further study. Records from health hazard evaluations will be retained at least 20 years. EEOICPA program records are transferred to the Federal Records Center 15 years after the case file becomes inactive and are destroyed after 75 years. Paper files that have been scanned to create electronic copies are disposed of after the copies are verified. Disposal methods include erasing computer tapes and burning or shredding paper materials. The records in this System have the following safeguards in place to maintain and protect the information as it relates to Authorized users, physical and procedural safeguards: Authorized users—A database software security package is utilized to control unauthorized access to the system. Access is granted to only a limited number of physicians, scientists, statisticians, and designated support staff or contractors, as authorized by the system manager to accomplish the stated purposes for which the data in this system have been collected. Physical Safeguards—Hard copy records are kept in locked cabinets in locked rooms. Guard service in buildings provides screening of visitors. The limited access, secured computer room contains fire extinguishers and an overhead sprinkler system. Computer workstations and automated records are located in secured areas. Electronic antiintrusion devices are in operation at the Federal Records Center. Procedural Safeguards—Data sets are password protected and/or encrypted. Protection for computerized records both on the mainframe and the NIOSH Local Area Network (LAN) includes programmed verification of valid user identification code and password prior to logging on to the system, mandatory password changes, limited log-ins, virus protection, and user rights/file attribute restrictions. Password protection imposes user name and password log-in requirements to prevent unauthorized access. Each user name is assigned limited access rights to files and VerDate Mar<15>2010 22:02 Jan 24, 2011 Jkt 223001 directories at varying levels to control file sharing. There are routine daily backup procedures and secure off-site storage is available for backup tapes. Additional safeguards may be built into the program by the system analyst as warranted by the sensitivity of the data. Employees and contractor staff who maintain records are instructed to check with the system manager prior to making disclosures of data. When individually identified data are being used in a room, admittance at either government or contractor sites is restricted to specifically authorized personnel. Privacy Act provisions are included in contracts, and the Project Director, contract officers and project officers oversee compliance with these requirements. Upon completion of the contract, all data will be either returned to CDC or destroyed, as specified by the contract. Implementation Guidelines: The safeguards outlined above are in accordance with the HHS Information Security Program Policy and FIPS Pub 200, ‘‘Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems.’’ Data maintained on CDC’s Mainframe and the NIOSH LAN are in compliance with OMB Circular A–130, Appendix III. The CDC LAN currently operates under a Microsoft Windows Server and is in compliance with applicable security standards. VI. OMB Control Numbers, Expiration Dates, and Titles of Information Collection A. Full Title: ‘‘Occupational Health Epidemiological Studies and EEOICPA Program Records, HHS/CDC/NIOSH.’’ OMB Control Number: 09–20–0147. Expiration Date: TBD. VII. Supporting Documentation A. Preamble and Proposed Notice of System for publication in the Federal Register. B. Agency Rules: None. C. Exemption Requested: None. D. Computer Matching Report: The new system does not require a matching report in accordance with the computer matching provisions of the Privacy Act. Appendix I—Potential Sources for Determination of Health Status, Vital Status and/or Last Known Address Military records Appropriate State Motor Vehicle Registration Departments Appropriate State Driver’s License Departments Appropriate State Government Division of: Assistance Payments (Welfare), Social Services, Medical Services, Food Stamp Program, Child Support, Board of Corrections, Aging, Indian Affairs, PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 Worker’s Compensation, Disability Insurance Retail Credit Association follow-up Veterans Administration files Appropriate employee union or association records Appropriate company pension or employment records Company group insurance records Appropriate State Vital Statistics Offices Life insurance companies Railroad Retirement Board Area nursing homes Area Indian Trading Posts Mailing List Correction Cards (U.S. Postal Service) Letters and telephone conversations with former employees of the same establishment as cohort member Appropriate local newspaper (obituaries) Social Security Administration Internal Revenue Service National Death Index Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation State Disease Registries Commercial Telephone Directories [FR Doc. 2010–33020 Filed 1–24–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Privacy Act of 1974; Report of Modified or Altered System of Records Division of Respiratory Disease Studies (DRDS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). ACTION: Notification of Proposed Altered System of Records. AGENCY: The Department of Health and Human Services proposes to alter System of Records, 09–20–0149, ‘‘Morbidity Studies in Coal Mining, Metal and Non-metal Mining and General Industry, HHS/CDC/NIOSH.’’ HHS is proposing to add the following Breach Response Routine Use Language to comply with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memoranda (M) 07–16, Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable Information: To appropriate federal agencies and Department contractors that have a need to know the information for the purpose of assisting the Department’s efforts to respond to a suspected or confirmed breach of the security or confidentiality of information disclosed is relevant and necessary for that assistance. These records will be maintained by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\25JAN2.SGM 25JAN2 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 25, 2011 / Notices Comments must be received on or before February 24, 2011. The proposed altered System of Records will be effective 40 days from the date submitted to the OMB, unless NIOSH receives comments that would result in a contrary determination. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) You may submit comments, identified by the Privacy Act System of Record Number 09–20–0149: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: Include PA SOR number 09–20–0149 in the subject line of the message. • Phone: 770/488–8660 (not a tollfree number). • Fax: 770/488–8659. • Mail: HHS/CDC Senior Official for Privacy (SOP), Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO), 4770 Buford Highway—M/S: F–35, Chamblee, GA 30341. • Hand Delivery/Courier: HHS/CDC Senior Official for Privacy (SOP), Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO), 4770 Buford Highway—M/S: F–35, Chamblee, GA 30341. • Comments received will be available for inspection and copying at this same address from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, Federal holidays excepted. Morbidity Studies in Coal Mining, Metal and Non-Metal Mining and General Industry DATES: ADDRESSES: NIOSH proposes to alter System of Records, No. 09–20–0149, ‘‘Morbidity Studies in Coal Mining, Metal and Non-metal Mining and General Industry, HHS/CDC/ NIOSH.’’ The purpose of this system is to investigate occupationally related diseases at workplaces identified as general industry, surface mining, or below ground mining operations and to determine the cause and prevention of such diseases. This System of Record Notice is being altered to add the Breach Response Routine Use Language to comply with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum dated May 22, 2007. The following notice is written in the present tense, rather than the future tense, in order to avoid the unnecessary expenditure of public funds to republish the notice after the System has become effective. mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES2 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: December 11, 2009. James D. Seligman, Chief Information Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the Federal Register on December 27, 2010. VerDate Mar<15>2010 22:02 Jan 24, 2011 Jkt 223001 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety And Health (NIOSH) Report of Modified or Altered System of Records Narrative Statement I. Background and Purpose of the System A. Background The Department of Health and Human Services proposes to alter System of Records, No. 09–20–0149 ‘‘Morbidity Studies in Coal Mining, Metal and Nonmetal Mining and General Industry, HHS/CDC/NIOSH.’’ HHS is proposing to add the following Breach Response Routine Use Language to comply with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memoranda (M) 07–16, Safeguarding Against and responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable Information: To appropriate federal agencies and Department contractors that have a need to know the information for the purpose of assisting the Department’s efforts to respond to a suspected or confirmed breach of the security or confidentiality of information disclosed is relevant and necessary for that assistance. B. Purpose The purpose of this system is to investigate occupationally related diseases at workplaces identified as general industry, surface mining, or below ground mining operations and to determine the cause and prevention of such diseases. II. Authority for Maintenance of the System Occupational Safety and Health Act, Section 20, ‘‘Research and Related Activities’’ (29 U.S.C. 669); Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, Sections 203, ‘‘Medical Examinations’’ and 501, ‘‘Research’’ (30 U.S.C. 843, 951); and the Public Health Service Act, Section 301, ‘‘Research and Investigation’’ (42 U.S.C. 241). III. Proposed Routine Use Disclosures of Data in the System The Privacy Act allows us to disclose information without an individual’s consent if the information is to be used for a purpose that is compatible with the purpose(s) for which the information PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 4467 was collected. Any such compatible use of data is known as a ‘‘routine use’’. The routine uses proposed for this System are compatible with the stated purpose of the System and support the agency’s mission: Data may be sent to State Vital Statistics Divisions to obtain death certificates and to missing person location agencies to find those individuals who cannot otherwise be located. Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record of an individual in response to a verified inquiry from the congressional office made at the written request of that individual. In the event of litigation where the defendant is: (a) The Department, any component of the Department, or any employee of the Department in his or her official capacity; (b) the United States where the Department determines that the claim, if successful, is likely to directly affect the operations of the Department or any of its components; or (c) any Department employee in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice has agreed to represent such employee, for example, in defending a claim against the Public Health Service based upon an individual’s mental or physical condition and alleged to have arisen because of activities of the Public Health Service in connection with such individual, disclosure may be made to the Department of Justice to enable that Department to present an effective defense, provided that such disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the records were collected. Records may be disclosed to appropriate federal agencies and Department contractors that have a need to know the information for the purpose of assisting the Department’s efforts to respond to a suspected or confirmed breach of the security or confidentiality of information disclosed is relevant and necessary for that assistance. Records subject to the Privacy Act are disclosed to private firms for data entry, computer systems analysis and computer programming services. The contractors promptly return data entry records after the contracted work is completed. The contractors are required to maintain Privacy Act safeguards. Data on the incidence of pneumoconiosis may be sent to the Mining Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor. Test data which indicate the existence of cancer may be provided to the State Cancer Registry where the State has a legally constituted cancer registry E:\FR\FM\25JAN2.SGM 25JAN2 4468 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 25, 2011 / Notices mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES2 program which provides for the confidentiality of information. Certain communicable diseases may be reported to State and/or local health departments where the State has a legally constituted reporting program for communicable diseases and which provides for the confidentiality of the information. In the event of litigation initiated at the request of NIOSH, the Institute may disclose such records as it deems desirable or necessary to the Department of Justice and to the Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, where appropriate, to enable the Departments to effectively represent the Institute, provided such disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the records were collected. The only types of litigative proceedings that NIOSH is authorized to request are: (1) Enforcement of a subpoena issued to an employer to provide relevant information; or (2) contempt citation against an employer for failure to comply with a warrant obtained by the Institute; and (3) injunctive relief against employers or mine operators to obtain access to relevant information. Disclosure may be made to NIOSH collaborating researchers (NIOSH contractors, grantees, cooperative agreement holders, or other Federal or State scientists) in order to accomplish the research purpose for which the records are collected. The collaborating researchers must agree in writing to comply with the confidentiality provisions of the Privacy Act and NIOSH must have determined that the researchers’ data security procedures will protect confidentiality. Records may be disclosed by CDC in connection with public health activities to the Social Security Administration for sources of locating information to accomplish the research or program purposes for which the records were collected. IV. Effects of the Proposed System of Records on Individual Rights The routine uses proposed for this System are compatible with the stated purpose of the System and support the agency’s mission: An individual may learn if a record exists about himself or herself by contacting the system manager at the address above. Requesters in person must provide driver’s license or other positive identification. Individuals who do not appear in person must either: (1) Submit a notarized request to verify their identity; or (2) certify that they are the individuals they claim to be and that they understand that the knowing and willful request for or acquisition of a VerDate Mar<15>2010 22:02 Jan 24, 2011 Jkt 223001 record pertaining to an individual under false pretenses is a criminal offense under the Privacy Act subject to a $5,000 fine. An individual who requests notification of or access to medical records shall, at the time the request is made, designate in writing a responsible representative who is willing to review the record and inform the subject individual of its contents. The following information must be provided when requesting notification: (1) Full name; (2) the approximate date and place of the study, if known; and (3) nature of the questionnaire or study in which the requester participated. Same as notification procedures. Requesters should also reasonably specify the record contents being sought. An accounting of disclosures that have been made of the record, if any, may be requested. Individuals may contact the official at the address specified under System Manager above, and reasonably identify the record and specify the information being contested, the corrective action sought, and the reasons for requesting the correction, along with supporting information to show how the record is inaccurate, incomplete, untimely, or irrelevant. V. Safeguards The records in this System are stored in computer cards, tapes/disks and printouts, microfiche, and manual files. The records in this System are retrieved by Name and/or assigned numerical identifier, plant name, and study are some of the indices used to retrieve records from this system. Social Security numbers, supplied on a voluntary basis may occasionally be used for data retrieval. The records in this System have the following safeguards in place to maintain and protect the information as it relates to Authorized users, physical and procedural safeguards: Authorized users—Access is granted to physicians, scientists, statisticians, and designated support staff of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), or its contractors, as authorized by the system manager to accomplish the stated purposes for which the data in this system have been collected. Physical Safeguards—Access to the facility is monitored, and controlled after hours, by a 24-hour guard service. Hard copy records are kept in locked cabinets in locked rooms. Access to the LAN computer room is controlled by a punch lock system. The local fire department is one mile from the facility, which is of structural steel and cement PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 block construction, with pre-cast cement panels on the envelope. No combustible materials are used in the building construction, including all interior walls. Heat sensors are installed, and portable fire extinguishers are located throughout the computer room. The active system files are backed up on a weekly basis. The entire system is backed up, with copies of the files stored in a secure, fireproof safe in a separate location within the facility. Procedural Safeguards—The NIOSH Local Area Network (LAN) computer system, located within the Morgantown facility, uses a security package to control unauthorized access to the system. Attempts to gain access by unauthorized individuals are automatically recorded and reviewed on a daily basis. Protection for computerized records both on the mainframe and the NIOSH Local Area Network (LAN) includes programmed verification of valid user identification code and password prior to logging on to the system, mandatory password changes, limited log-ins, virus protection, and user rights/file attribute restrictions. Password protection imposes user name and password log-in requirements to prevent unauthorized access. Each user name is assigned limited access rights to files and directories at varying levels to control file sharing. There are routine daily backup procedures and Vault Management System for secure off-site storage is available for backup tapes. Additional safeguards may be built into the program by the system analyst as warranted by the sensitivity of the data. CDC and contractor employees who maintain records are instructed to check with the system manager prior to making disclosures of data. When individually identified data are being used in a room, admittance at either CDC or contractor sites is restricted to specifically authorized personnel. Privacy Act provisions are included in contracts, and the CDC Project Director, contract officers and project officers oversee compliance with these requirements. Upon completion of the contract, all data will be either returned to CDC or destroyed, as specified by the contract. Implementation Guidelines: The safeguards outlined are developed in accordance with Chapter 45–13, ‘‘Safeguarding Records Contained in Systems of Records,’’ of the HHS General Administration Manual; and Part 6, ‘‘Automated Information System Security,’’ of the HHS Information Resources Management Manual. Data maintained in CDC Atlanta’s Processing Center are in compliance with OMB E:\FR\FM\25JAN2.SGM 25JAN2 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 25, 2011 / Notices Circular A–130, Appendix III. Security is provided for information collection, processing, transmission, storage, and dissemination in general support systems and major applications. The CIO LAN currently operates under Novell v. 4.11 and is in compliance with ‘‘CDC & ATSDR Security Standards for Novell File Servers.’’ The records in this System are retained and disposed of in the following way: Master records for completed studies are maintained in agency until transferred to the National Archives. Source documents for computer data are disposed of when no longer needed in the study, as determined by the system manager, and as provided in the signed consent form, as appropriate. Disposal methods include erasing computer tapes, burning or shredding paper materials or transferring records to the Federal Records Center when no longer needed for evaluation and analysis. Electronic records are maintained according to the provisions of the Records Control Schedule for NIOSH Electronic Records, which is consistent with the records maintenance requirements for other forms of records. Copies of notifications to workers/private physicians of needed medical attention and/or medical treatment are destroyed when no longer needed for administrative purposes, but may be retained for as long as seventy years. Paper records are destroyed by paper recycling process when 20 years old, unless needed for further study. VI. OMB Control Numbers, Expiration Dates, and Titles of Information Collection A. Full Title: ‘‘Morbidity Studies in Coal Mining, Metal and Non-metal Mining and General Industry, HHS/ CDC/NIOSH.’’ OMB Control Number: 09–20–0149. Expiration Date: TBD. mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES2 VII. Supporting Documentation A. Preamble and Proposed Notice of System for publication in the Federal Register. B. Agency Rules: C. Exemption Requested: None. D. Computer Matching Report: The new system does not require a matching report in accordance with the computer matching provisions of the Privacy Act. [FR Doc. 2010–33021 Filed 1–24–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 22:02 Jan 24, 2011 Jkt 223001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Privacy Act of 1974; Report of Modified or Altered System of Records Division of Respiratory Disease Studies (DRDS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). ACTION: Notification of Proposed Altered System of Records. AGENCY: The Department of Health and Human Services proposes to alter System of Records, 09–20–0153, ‘‘Mortality Studies in Coal Mining, Metal and Non-metal Mining and General Industry, HHS/CDC/NIOSH.’’ HHS is proposing to add the following Breach Response Routine Use Language to comply with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memoranda (M) 07–16, Safeguarding Against and responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable Information: To appropriate Federal agencies and Department contractors that have a need to know the information for the purpose of assisting the Department’s efforts to respond to a suspected or confirmed breach of the security or confidentiality of information disclosed is relevant and necessary for that assistance. These records will be maintained by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 24, 2011. The proposed altered System of Records will be effective 40 days from the date submitted to the OMB, unless NIOSH receives comments that would result in a contrary determination. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the Privacy Act System of Record Number 09–20–0153: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: Include PA SOR number 09–20–0153 in the subject line of the message. • Phone: 770/488–8660 (not a tollfree number). • Fax: 770/488–8659. • Mail: HHS/CDC Senior Official for Privacy (SOP), Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO), 4770 Buford Highway—M/S: F–35, Chamblee, GA 30341. • Hand Delivery/Courier: HHS/CDC Senior Official for Privacy (SOP), Office of the Chief Information Security Officer SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4703 4469 (OCISO), 4770 Buford Highway—M/S: F–35, Chamblee, GA 30341. • Comments received will be available for inspection and copying at this same address from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, Federal holidays excepted. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIOSH proposes to alter System of Records, No. 09–20–0153, ‘‘Morbidity Studies in Coal Mining, Metal and Non-metal Mining and General Industry, HHS/CDC/ NIOSH.’’ The purpose of this system is to investigate occupationally related diseases at workplaces identified as general industry, surface mining, or below ground mining operations, to determine the cause and prevention of such diseases, and to evaluate whether excess occupationally related mortality is occurring. This System of Record Notice is being altered to add the Breach Response Routine Use Language to comply with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum dated May 22, 2007. The following notice is written in the present tense, rather than the future tense, in order to avoid the unnecessary expenditure of public funds to republish the notice after the System has become effective. Dated: December 11, 2009. James D. Seligman, Chief Information Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the Federal Register on December 27, 2010. Appendix I—Potential Sources for Determination of Vital Status and/or Last Known Address Military records Appropriate State Motor Vehicle Registration Departments Appropriate State Driver’s License Departments Appropriate State Government Divisions of: Assistance Payments (Welfare), Social Services, Medical Services, Food Stamp Program, Child Support, Board of Corrections, Aging, Indian Affairs, Worker’s Compensation, Disability Insurance Veterans Administration files Appropriate employee union or association records Appropriate company pension or employment records Company group insurance records Appropriate State Vital Statistics Offices Life insurance companies Railroad Retirement Board Area nursing homes Area Indian Trading Posts Mailing List Correction Cards (U.S. Postal Service) Letters and telephone conversations with relatives E:\FR\FM\25JAN2.SGM 25JAN2

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4466-4469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33021]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Privacy Act of 1974; Report of Modified or Altered System of 
Records

AGENCY: Division of Respiratory Disease Studies (DRDS), National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS).

ACTION: Notification of Proposed Altered System of Records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services proposes to alter 
System of Records, 09-20-0149, ``Morbidity Studies in Coal Mining, 
Metal and Non-metal Mining and General Industry, HHS/CDC/NIOSH.'' HHS 
is proposing to add the following Breach Response Routine Use Language 
to comply with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memoranda (M) 
07-16, Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of Personally 
Identifiable Information:
    To appropriate federal agencies and Department contractors that 
have a need to know the information for the purpose of assisting the 
Department's efforts to respond to a suspected or confirmed breach of 
the security or confidentiality of information disclosed is relevant 
and necessary for that assistance.
    These records will be maintained by the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

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DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 24, 2011. The 
proposed altered System of Records will be effective 40 days from the 
date submitted to the OMB, unless NIOSH receives comments that would 
result in a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the Privacy Act 
System of Record Number 09-20-0149:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: Include PA SOR number 09-20-0149 in the subject 
line of the message.
     Phone: 770/488-8660 (not a toll-free number).
     Fax: 770/488-8659.
     Mail: HHS/CDC Senior Official for Privacy (SOP), Office of 
the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO), 4770 Buford Highway--M/
S: F-35, Chamblee, GA 30341.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: HHS/CDC Senior Official for Privacy 
(SOP), Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO), 4770 
Buford Highway--M/S: F-35, Chamblee, GA 30341.
     Comments received will be available for inspection and 
copying at this same address from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, Federal holidays excepted.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIOSH proposes to alter System of Records, 
No. 09-20-0149, ``Morbidity Studies in Coal Mining, Metal and Non-metal 
Mining and General Industry, HHS/CDC/NIOSH.'' The purpose of this 
system is to investigate occupationally related diseases at workplaces 
identified as general industry, surface mining, or below ground mining 
operations and to determine the cause and prevention of such diseases.
    This System of Record Notice is being altered to add the Breach 
Response Routine Use Language to comply with the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) memorandum dated May 22, 2007.
    The following notice is written in the present tense, rather than 
the future tense, in order to avoid the unnecessary expenditure of 
public funds to republish the notice after the System has become 
effective.

    Dated: December 11, 2009.
James D. Seligman,
Chief Information Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the 
Federal Register on December 27, 2010.

.Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

National Institute for Occupational Safety And Health (NIOSH)

Morbidity Studies in Coal Mining, Metal and Non-Metal Mining and 
General Industry

Report of Modified or Altered System of Records

Narrative Statement

I. Background and Purpose of the System

A. Background

    The Department of Health and Human Services proposes to alter 
System of Records, No. 09-20-0149 ``Morbidity Studies in Coal Mining, 
Metal and Non-metal Mining and General Industry, HHS/CDC/NIOSH.'' HHS 
is proposing to add the following Breach Response Routine Use Language 
to comply with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memoranda (M) 
07-16, Safeguarding Against and responding to the Breach of Personally 
Identifiable Information:
    To appropriate federal agencies and Department contractors that 
have a need to know the information for the purpose of assisting the 
Department's efforts to respond to a suspected or confirmed breach of 
the security or confidentiality of information disclosed is relevant 
and necessary for that assistance.

B. Purpose

    The purpose of this system is to investigate occupationally related 
diseases at workplaces identified as general industry, surface mining, 
or below ground mining operations and to determine the cause and 
prevention of such diseases.

II. Authority for Maintenance of the System

    Occupational Safety and Health Act, Section 20, ``Research and 
Related Activities'' (29 U.S.C. 669); Federal Mine Safety and Health 
Act, Sections 203, ``Medical Examinations'' and 501, ``Research'' (30 
U.S.C. 843, 951); and the Public Health Service Act, Section 301, 
``Research and Investigation'' (42 U.S.C. 241).

III. Proposed Routine Use Disclosures of Data in the System

    The Privacy Act allows us to disclose information without an 
individual's consent if the information is to be used for a purpose 
that is compatible with the purpose(s) for which the information was 
collected. Any such compatible use of data is known as a ``routine 
use''. The routine uses proposed for this System are compatible with 
the stated purpose of the System and support the agency's mission:
    Data may be sent to State Vital Statistics Divisions to obtain 
death certificates and to missing person location agencies to find 
those individuals who cannot otherwise be located.
    Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record of 
an individual in response to a verified inquiry from the congressional 
office made at the written request of that individual.
    In the event of litigation where the defendant is: (a) The 
Department, any component of the Department, or any employee of the 
Department in his or her official capacity; (b) the United States where 
the Department determines that the claim, if successful, is likely to 
directly affect the operations of the Department or any of its 
components; or (c) any Department employee in his or her individual 
capacity where the Department of Justice has agreed to represent such 
employee, for example, in defending a claim against the Public Health 
Service based upon an individual's mental or physical condition and 
alleged to have arisen because of activities of the Public Health 
Service in connection with such individual, disclosure may be made to 
the Department of Justice to enable that Department to present an 
effective defense, provided that such disclosure is compatible with the 
purpose for which the records were collected.
    Records may be disclosed to appropriate federal agencies and 
Department contractors that have a need to know the information for the 
purpose of assisting the Department's efforts to respond to a suspected 
or confirmed breach of the security or confidentiality of information 
disclosed is relevant and necessary for that assistance.
    Records subject to the Privacy Act are disclosed to private firms 
for data entry, computer systems analysis and computer programming 
services. The contractors promptly return data entry records after the 
contracted work is completed. The contractors are required to maintain 
Privacy Act safeguards.
    Data on the incidence of pneumoconiosis may be sent to the Mining 
Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor.
    Test data which indicate the existence of cancer may be provided to 
the State Cancer Registry where the State has a legally constituted 
cancer registry

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program which provides for the confidentiality of information.
    Certain communicable diseases may be reported to State and/or local 
health departments where the State has a legally constituted reporting 
program for communicable diseases and which provides for the 
confidentiality of the information.
    In the event of litigation initiated at the request of NIOSH, the 
Institute may disclose such records as it deems desirable or necessary 
to the Department of Justice and to the Department of Labor, Office of 
the Solicitor, where appropriate, to enable the Departments to 
effectively represent the Institute, provided such disclosure is 
compatible with the purpose for which the records were collected. The 
only types of litigative proceedings that NIOSH is authorized to 
request are: (1) Enforcement of a subpoena issued to an employer to 
provide relevant information; or (2) contempt citation against an 
employer for failure to comply with a warrant obtained by the 
Institute; and (3) injunctive relief against employers or mine 
operators to obtain access to relevant information.
    Disclosure may be made to NIOSH collaborating researchers (NIOSH 
contractors, grantees, cooperative agreement holders, or other Federal 
or State scientists) in order to accomplish the research purpose for 
which the records are collected. The collaborating researchers must 
agree in writing to comply with the confidentiality provisions of the 
Privacy Act and NIOSH must have determined that the researchers' data 
security procedures will protect confidentiality.
    Records may be disclosed by CDC in connection with public health 
activities to the Social Security Administration for sources of 
locating information to accomplish the research or program purposes for 
which the records were collected.

IV. Effects of the Proposed System of Records on Individual Rights

    The routine uses proposed for this System are compatible with the 
stated purpose of the System and support the agency's mission:
    An individual may learn if a record exists about himself or herself 
by contacting the system manager at the address above. Requesters in 
person must provide driver's license or other positive identification. 
Individuals who do not appear in person must either: (1) Submit a 
notarized request to verify their identity; or (2) certify that they 
are the individuals they claim to be and that they understand that the 
knowing and willful request for or acquisition of a record pertaining 
to an individual under false pretenses is a criminal offense under the 
Privacy Act subject to a $5,000 fine.
    An individual who requests notification of or access to medical 
records shall, at the time the request is made, designate in writing a 
responsible representative who is willing to review the record and 
inform the subject individual of its contents.
    The following information must be provided when requesting 
notification: (1) Full name; (2) the approximate date and place of the 
study, if known; and (3) nature of the questionnaire or study in which 
the requester participated.
    Same as notification procedures. Requesters should also reasonably 
specify the record contents being sought. An accounting of disclosures 
that have been made of the record, if any, may be requested.
    Individuals may contact the official at the address specified under 
System Manager above, and reasonably identify the record and specify 
the information being contested, the corrective action sought, and the 
reasons for requesting the correction, along with supporting 
information to show how the record is inaccurate, incomplete, untimely, 
or irrelevant.

V. Safeguards

    The records in this System are stored in computer cards, tapes/
disks and printouts, microfiche, and manual files. The records in this 
System are retrieved by Name and/or assigned numerical identifier, 
plant name, and study are some of the indices used to retrieve records 
from this system. Social Security numbers, supplied on a voluntary 
basis may occasionally be used for data retrieval.
    The records in this System have the following safeguards in place 
to maintain and protect the information as it relates to Authorized 
users, physical and procedural safeguards:
    Authorized users--Access is granted to physicians, scientists, 
statisticians, and designated support staff of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC), or its contractors, as authorized by the 
system manager to accomplish the stated purposes for which the data in 
this system have been collected.
    Physical Safeguards--Access to the facility is monitored, and 
controlled after hours, by a 24-hour guard service. Hard copy records 
are kept in locked cabinets in locked rooms. Access to the LAN computer 
room is controlled by a punch lock system. The local fire department is 
one mile from the facility, which is of structural steel and cement 
block construction, with pre-cast cement panels on the envelope. No 
combustible materials are used in the building construction, including 
all interior walls. Heat sensors are installed, and portable fire 
extinguishers are located throughout the computer room. The active 
system files are backed up on a weekly basis. The entire system is 
backed up, with copies of the files stored in a secure, fireproof safe 
in a separate location within the facility.
    Procedural Safeguards--The NIOSH Local Area Network (LAN) computer 
system, located within the Morgantown facility, uses a security package 
to control unauthorized access to the system. Attempts to gain access 
by unauthorized individuals are automatically recorded and reviewed on 
a daily basis. Protection for computerized records both on the 
mainframe and the NIOSH Local Area Network (LAN) includes programmed 
verification of valid user identification code and password prior to 
logging on to the system, mandatory password changes, limited log-ins, 
virus protection, and user rights/file attribute restrictions. Password 
protection imposes user name and password log-in requirements to 
prevent unauthorized access. Each user name is assigned limited access 
rights to files and directories at varying levels to control file 
sharing. There are routine daily backup procedures and Vault Management 
System for secure off-site storage is available for backup tapes. 
Additional safeguards may be built into the program by the system 
analyst as warranted by the sensitivity of the data.
    CDC and contractor employees who maintain records are instructed to 
check with the system manager prior to making disclosures of data. When 
individually identified data are being used in a room, admittance at 
either CDC or contractor sites is restricted to specifically authorized 
personnel. Privacy Act provisions are included in contracts, and the 
CDC Project Director, contract officers and project officers oversee 
compliance with these requirements. Upon completion of the contract, 
all data will be either returned to CDC or destroyed, as specified by 
the contract.
    Implementation Guidelines: The safeguards outlined are developed in 
accordance with Chapter 45-13, ``Safeguarding Records Contained in 
Systems of Records,'' of the HHS General Administration Manual; and 
Part 6, ``Automated Information System Security,'' of the HHS 
Information Resources Management Manual. Data maintained in CDC 
Atlanta's Processing Center are in compliance with OMB

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Circular A-130, Appendix III. Security is provided for information 
collection, processing, transmission, storage, and dissemination in 
general support systems and major applications. The CIO LAN currently 
operates under Novell v. 4.11 and is in compliance with ``CDC & ATSDR 
Security Standards for Novell File Servers.''
    The records in this System are retained and disposed of in the 
following way: Master records for completed studies are maintained in 
agency until transferred to the National Archives. Source documents for 
computer data are disposed of when no longer needed in the study, as 
determined by the system manager, and as provided in the signed consent 
form, as appropriate. Disposal methods include erasing computer tapes, 
burning or shredding paper materials or transferring records to the 
Federal Records Center when no longer needed for evaluation and 
analysis. Electronic records are maintained according to the provisions 
of the Records Control Schedule for NIOSH Electronic Records, which is 
consistent with the records maintenance requirements for other forms of 
records. Copies of notifications to workers/private physicians of 
needed medical attention and/or medical treatment are destroyed when no 
longer needed for administrative purposes, but may be retained for as 
long as seventy years. Paper records are destroyed by paper recycling 
process when 20 years old, unless needed for further study.

VI. OMB Control Numbers, Expiration Dates, and Titles of Information 
Collection

    A. Full Title: ``Morbidity Studies in Coal Mining, Metal and Non-
metal Mining and General Industry, HHS/CDC/NIOSH.''
    OMB Control Number: 09-20-0149.
    Expiration Date: TBD.

VII. Supporting Documentation

    A. Preamble and Proposed Notice of System for publication in the 
Federal Register.
    B. Agency Rules:
    C. Exemption Requested: None.
    D. Computer Matching Report: The new system does not require a 
matching report in accordance with the computer matching provisions of 
the Privacy Act.

[FR Doc. 2010-33021 Filed 1-24-11; 8:45 am]
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