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for social services programs now
controlled by the BIA.
(15) To another Federal agency, state
or local government, or Indian tribal
governmental officials responsible for
administering child protective services
in carrying out his or her official duties.
(16) To a guardian or guardian ad
litem of a child named in the report.
(17) To another Federal agency, state
or local government, or Indian tribal
agencies authorized to care for, treat, or
supervise abused or neglected children
whose policies also require confidential
treatment of information.
(18) To members of community child
protective teams for the purposes of
establishing a diagnosis, formulating a
treatment plan, monitoring the plan,
investigating report of suspected
physical child abuse or neglect and
making recommendations to the
appropriate court of competent
jurisdiction, whose policies also require
confidential treatment of information.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Records are maintained in paper form
in file folders stored in file cabinets, and
electronic media such as personal
computers, magnetic disk, diskette, and
computer tapes. The electronic records
are contained in removable drives,
computers, email and electronic
databases.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Information within this system can be
retrieved by an individual’s first name,
last name, Social Security Number, Date
of Birth, Date of Death, Tribal
Enrollment Information, IIM Trust
Account Information, telephone
number, aliases and account number.
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SAFEGUARDS:
Records are maintained in accordance
with 43 CFR 2.51, Privacy Act
safeguards for records. Access is
provided on a need-to-know basis.
During working hours, paper records are
maintained in locked filed cabinets
under the control of authorized
personnel.
Electronic records are safeguarded by
permissions set to ‘‘Authenticated
Users’’ which requires password login.
The computer servers in which records
are stored are located in Department of
the Interior facilities that are secured by
alarm systems and off-master key
access. Access granted to individuals is
password protected. The Department’s
Privacy Act Warning notice appears on
the monitor screens when users access
the System. Backup tapes are stored in
a locked and controlled room, in a
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secure off-site location. The tapes are
kept on the Data Center floor for several
weeks and then shipped to Iron
Mountain, a secure off site location.
Access to the Data Center floor is
controlled by key card and only a select
number of people have access. The
Security Plan addresses the
Department’s Privacy Act minimum
safeguard requirements for Privacy Act
systems at 43 CFR 2.51. A Privacy
Impact Assessment was conducted to
ensure that Privacy Act requirements
and safeguard requirements are met.
The assessment verified that appropriate
controls and safeguards are in place.
Personnel authorized to access the
system must complete all Security,
Privacy, and Records management
training and sign the Rules of Behavior.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Paper records are covered by Indian
Affairs Records Schedule (IARS) records
series 3600, and have been scheduled as
permanent records under NARA Job No.
N1–075–05–1 approved on March 31,
2005. Records are maintained in the
office of records for a maximum of 5
years after the end of the calendar year
in which the case or agreement is closed
and then retired to the American Indian
Records Repository which is a Federal
Records Center. In accordance with the
Indian Affairs Records Schedule, the
subsequent legal transfer of records to
the National Archives of the United
States will be as jointly agreed to
between the United States Department
of the Interior and the National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA).
A records retention schedule for the
electronic records in this system is
being developed and will be submitted
to NARA for scheduling and approval.
Pending approval by NARA, electronic
records will be treated as permanent
records. Data backups or copies
captured on magnetic disk, diskette and
computer tapes that are maintained
separately from database files are
temporary and are retained in
accordance with General Records
Schedules (GRS) 20/8 and 24/4(a).
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for notification must meet the
requirements of 43 CFR 2.60.
RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURES:
An individual requesting records on
himself or herself should send a signed,
written inquiry to the System Manager
identified above. The request should
describe the records sought as
specifically as possible. The request
envelope and letter should both be
clearly marked ‘‘PRIVACY ACT
REQUEST FOR ACCESS.’’ A request for
access must meet the requirements of 43
CFR 2.63.
CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES:
An individual requesting corrections
or the removal of material from his or
her records should send a signed,
written request to the System Manager
identified above. A request for
corrections or removal must meet the
requirements of 43 CFR 2.71.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
The information in the system is
obtained from individuals applying for
or receiving social services or direct
assistance from BIA; individuals
providing services for foster care,
residential care, guardianship, and
adoption subsidy; and individuals
providing services from funeral homes,
local businesses, and provider agencies.
The Application for Financial
Assistance and Social Services and the
Individual Self-Sufficiency Plan (OMB
Control No. 1076–0017), signed by the
client, permits the BIA to gather
information from other agencies and
programs, including tribal, local, state,
and/or Federal programs from which the
individual received services or
assistance.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
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SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
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1849 C Street, NW., MS 4513–MIB,
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Call for Nominations: North Slope
Science Initiative, Science Technical
Advisory Panel, Alaska
An individual requesting notification
of the existence of records on himself or
herself should send a signed, written
inquiry to the System Manager
identified above. The request envelope
and letter should both be clearly marked
‘‘PRIVACY ACT INQUIRY.’’ A request
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Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
This notice announces a call
for nominations to serve on the North
Slope Science Initiative, Science
Technical Advisory Panel in accordance
with the provisions of the Federal
SUMMARY:
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Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of
1972.
All nominations must be
received no later than October 14, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
F. Payne, Ph.D, Executive Director,
North Slope Science Initiative (AK–
910), c/o Bureau of Land Management,
Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th
Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513,
phone (907) 271–3431, or
jpayne@blm.gov.
DATES:
The
purpose of the Science Technical
Advisory Panel is to advise the North
Slope Science Oversight Group on
issues such as identifying and
prioritizing inventory, monitoring and
research needs, and providing other
scientific information as requested by
the Oversight Group. The Oversight
Group consists of the Alaska Regional
Directors of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, National Park Service, Bureau
of Ocean Energy, Management,
Regulations, and Enforcement, and
National Marine Fisheries Service; the
Bureau of Land Management’s Alaska
State Director; the Commissioners of the
Alaska Departments of Fish and Game
and Natural Resources; the Mayor of the
North Slope Borough; and the President
of the Arctic Slope Regional
Corporation. Advisory members of the
Oversight Group are the Regional
Executive of the U.S. Geological Survey,
the Alaska Director of the U.S. Arctic
Research Commission, and the Regional
Directors of the National Weather
Service and U.S. Department of Energy,
National Energy Technology Laboratory.
The Science Technical Advisory
Panel will consist of a representative
group of not more than 15 scientists and
technical experts from diverse
professions and interests, including the
oil and gas industry, subsistence users,
Alaska Native entities, conservation
organizations, and academia, as
determined by the Secretary of the
Interior. The members will be selected
from among, but not limited to, the
following disciplines: North Slope
traditional and local knowledge,
landscape ecology, petroleum
engineering, civil engineering, geology,
botany, hydrology, limnology, habitat
biology, wildlife biology, biometrics,
sociology, cultural anthropology,
economics, ornithology, oceanography,
fisheries biology, and climatology.
The duties of the Science Panel are
solely advisory to the Oversight Group,
which will give direction to the Science
Technical Advisory Panel regarding
priorities for decisions needed for the
Department of the Interior’s
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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management. Duties could include the
following:
a. Advise the Oversight Group on
science planning and relevant research
and monitoring projects;
b. Advise the Oversight Group on
scientific information relevant to the
Oversight Group’s mission;
c. Review selected reports to advise
the Oversight Group on their content
and relevance;
d. Review ongoing scientific programs
of North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI)
member organizations on the North
Slope at the request of the member
organizations to promote compatibility
in methodologies and compilation of
data;
e. Advise the Oversight Group on how
to ensure that scientific products
generated through NSSI activities are of
the highest technical quality;
f. Periodically review the North Slope
Science Plan and provide
recommendations for changes to the
Oversight Group;
g. Provide recommendations for
proposed NSSI funded inventory,
monitoring and research activities to the
Oversight Group;
h. Provide other scientific advice as
requested by the Oversight Group; and
i. Coordinate with groups and
committees appointed or requested by
the Oversight Group to provide science
advice, as needed.
The Executive Director, North Slope
Science Initiative will serve as the
Designated Federal Officer of the
Science Technical Advisory Panel.
Qualifications and Proceedures
Required for Nomination
All membership will consist of
professionals with advanced degrees
and a minimum of 5 years of work
experience in Alaska in their field of
expertise, preferably in the North Slope
region. Professionals will be selected
from among those disciplines and
entities described above. Any individual
or organization may nominate one or
more persons to serve on the Science
Technical Advisory Panel. Members
will be appointed for 3-year terms. At
the discretion of the Secretary of the
Interior, Science Technical Advisory
Panel members may be reappointed.
Under current Administration policy,
federally registered lobbyists may not
serve on the panel.
How To Nominate
Individuals may nominate themselves
to the Science Technical Advisory
Panel. You may obtain nomination
forms from the Executive Director of the
North Slope Science Initiative (see
address above), or from https://
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www.northslope.org. To make a
nomination, or self nominate, you must
submit a completed nomination form
with a letter of reference that describes
the nominee’s qualifications to serve on
the Science Technical Advisory Panel.
The professional discipline the nominee
would like to represent should be
identified in the letter of nomination
and in the nomination form. Nominees
may be scientists and technical experts
from diverse professions and interests,
including the oil and gas industry,
subsistence users, Alaska Native
entities, conservation organizations, and
academia. Nominees selected to serve
on the Science Technical Advisory
Panel will serve only in their
professional capacity and will not serve
to represent any group, agency or entity
with whom they may be affiliated.
The Executive Director will collect
the nomination forms and letters of
reference and distribute them to the
Oversight Group of the NSSI. The
Oversight Group will submit their
recommendations through the Bureau of
Land Management to the Secretary of
the Interior who has the responsibility
for making the appointments.
Members of the Science Technical
Advisory Panel will serve without
monetary compensation. Members will
be reimbursed for travel and per diem
expenses.
Certification
I hereby certify that the Science
Technical Advisory Panel is necessary
and in the public interest in connection
with the Secretary of the Interior’s
responsibilities, and in compliance with
Sections 348, Energy Policy Act of 2005
(Pub. L. 109–58).
Julia Dougan,
Acting State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK-910-09-1739-NSSI]
Call for Nominations: North Slope Science Initiative, Science
Technical Advisory Panel, Alaska
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a call for nominations to serve on the
North Slope Science Initiative, Science Technical Advisory Panel in
accordance with the provisions of the Federal
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Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972.
DATES: All nominations must be received no later than October 14, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John F. Payne, Ph.D, Executive
Director, North Slope Science Initiative (AK-910), c/o Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Avenue, 13,
Anchorage, Alaska 99513, phone (907) 271-3431, or jpayne@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Science Technical
Advisory Panel is to advise the North Slope Science Oversight Group on
issues such as identifying and prioritizing inventory, monitoring and
research needs, and providing other scientific information as requested
by the Oversight Group. The Oversight Group consists of the Alaska
Regional Directors of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park
Service, Bureau of Ocean Energy, Management, Regulations, and
Enforcement, and National Marine Fisheries Service; the Bureau of Land
Management's Alaska State Director; the Commissioners of the Alaska
Departments of Fish and Game and Natural Resources; the Mayor of the
North Slope Borough; and the President of the Arctic Slope Regional
Corporation. Advisory members of the Oversight Group are the Regional
Executive of the U.S. Geological Survey, the Alaska Director of the
U.S. Arctic Research Commission, and the Regional Directors of the
National Weather Service and U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy
Technology Laboratory.
The Science Technical Advisory Panel will consist of a
representative group of not more than 15 scientists and technical
experts from diverse professions and interests, including the oil and
gas industry, subsistence users, Alaska Native entities, conservation
organizations, and academia, as determined by the Secretary of the
Interior. The members will be selected from among, but not limited to,
the following disciplines: North Slope traditional and local knowledge,
landscape ecology, petroleum engineering, civil engineering, geology,
botany, hydrology, limnology, habitat biology, wildlife biology,
biometrics, sociology, cultural anthropology, economics, ornithology,
oceanography, fisheries biology, and climatology.
The duties of the Science Panel are solely advisory to the
Oversight Group, which will give direction to the Science Technical
Advisory Panel regarding priorities for decisions needed for the
Department of the Interior's management. Duties could include the
following:
a. Advise the Oversight Group on science planning and relevant
research and monitoring projects;
b. Advise the Oversight Group on scientific information relevant to
the Oversight Group's mission;
c. Review selected reports to advise the Oversight Group on their
content and relevance;
d. Review ongoing scientific programs of North Slope Science
Initiative (NSSI) member organizations on the North Slope at the
request of the member organizations to promote compatibility in
methodologies and compilation of data;
e. Advise the Oversight Group on how to ensure that scientific
products generated through NSSI activities are of the highest technical
quality;
f. Periodically review the North Slope Science Plan and provide
recommendations for changes to the Oversight Group;
g. Provide recommendations for proposed NSSI funded inventory,
monitoring and research activities to the Oversight Group;
h. Provide other scientific advice as requested by the Oversight
Group; and
i. Coordinate with groups and committees appointed or requested by
the Oversight Group to provide science advice, as needed.
The Executive Director, North Slope Science Initiative will serve
as the Designated Federal Officer of the Science Technical Advisory
Panel.
Qualifications and Proceedures Required for Nomination
All membership will consist of professionals with advanced degrees
and a minimum of 5 years of work experience in Alaska in their field of
expertise, preferably in the North Slope region. Professionals will be
selected from among those disciplines and entities described above. Any
individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to serve on
the Science Technical Advisory Panel. Members will be appointed for 3-
year terms. At the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, Science
Technical Advisory Panel members may be reappointed. Under current
Administration policy, federally registered lobbyists may not serve on
the panel.
How To Nominate
Individuals may nominate themselves to the Science Technical
Advisory Panel. You may obtain nomination forms from the Executive
Director of the North Slope Science Initiative (see address above), or
from https://www.northslope.org. To make a nomination, or self nominate,
you must submit a completed nomination form with a letter of reference
that describes the nominee's qualifications to serve on the Science
Technical Advisory Panel. The professional discipline the nominee would
like to represent should be identified in the letter of nomination and
in the nomination form. Nominees may be scientists and technical
experts from diverse professions and interests, including the oil and
gas industry, subsistence users, Alaska Native entities, conservation
organizations, and academia. Nominees selected to serve on the Science
Technical Advisory Panel will serve only in their professional capacity
and will not serve to represent any group, agency or entity with whom
they may be affiliated.
The Executive Director will collect the nomination forms and
letters of reference and distribute them to the Oversight Group of the
NSSI. The Oversight Group will submit their recommendations through the
Bureau of Land Management to the Secretary of the Interior who has the
responsibility for making the appointments.
Members of the Science Technical Advisory Panel will serve without
monetary compensation. Members will be reimbursed for travel and per
diem expenses.
Certification
I hereby certify that the Science Technical Advisory Panel is
necessary and in the public interest in connection with the Secretary
of the Interior's responsibilities, and in compliance with Sections
348, Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58).
Julia Dougan,
Acting State Director.
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