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and disclosures of such information
beyond those found in the Privacy Act
of 1974 or mentioned in this system of
records notice.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
10 U.S.C. 10502, Chief of the National
Guard Bureau: Appointment; adviser on
National Guard matters; grade;
succession; 10 U.S.C. 10503, Functions
of National Guard Bureau: Charter; 10
U.S.C. 1588, Authority to accept certain
voluntary services; DoDD 5105.77,
National Guard Bureau (NGB); DoD
Instruction 1100.21, Voluntary Services
in the Department of Defense; and
National Guard Regulation 600–12/Air
National Guard Instruction 36–3009,
National Guard Family Program.
PURPOSE(S):
To document and manage volunteer
activities including recruitment,
training, recognition and support for
eligible individuals who donate their
services to the National Guard Family
Program.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES:
In addition to those disclosures
generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.
552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as
amended, the records contained therein
may specifically be disclosed outside
the DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
The DoD Blanket Routine Uses set
forth at the beginning of the National
Guard Bureau’s compilation of systems
of records notices may apply to this
system. The complete list of DoD
blanket routine uses can be found
online at: https://dpcld.defense.gov/
Privacy/SORNsIndex/
BlanketRoutineUses.aspx.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Paper files and electronic storage
media.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records are retrieved by the full name
of volunteer in Joint Service Support
(JSS).
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SAFEGUARDS:
Records are maintained in monitored
or controlled areas accessible only to
authorized personnel. Electronic records
are protected by software programs that
are password protected or restricted
from access through use of the Common
Access Card (CAC) by National Guard
personnel that have a need-to-know in
the performance of their official duties.
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RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Disposition pending (treat as
permanent until the National Archives
and Records Administration has
approved the retention and disposal
schedule).
If executed within the United States,
its territories, possessions, or
commonwealths: ‘I declare (or certify,
verify, or state) under penalty of perjury
that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on (date). (Signature)’.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES:
National Guard Bureau (NGB) Family
Program, 111 South George Mason
Drive, Arlington Hall 2, Arlington, VA
22204–1373.
The National Guard Bureau’s rules for
accessing records, and for contesting
contents, and appealing initial agency
determinations are published at 32 CFR
part 329 or may be obtained from the
system manager.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Individuals seeking to determine
whether this system of records contains
information about themselves should
address written inquiries to National
Guard Bureau (NGB), Manpower and
Personnel Directorate (J1), Family
Programs; 111 South George Mason
Drive, Arlington Hall 2, Arlington, VA
22204–1373.
Written requests must include the
individual’s DoD ID number or their
name and date of birth, and full mailing
address to receive a response.
In addition, the requester must
provide a notarized statement or an
unsworn declaration made in
accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the
following format:
If executed outside the United States:
‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state)
under penalty of perjury under the laws
of the United States of America that the
foregoing is true and correct. Executed
on (date). (Signature)’.
If executed within the United States,
its territories, possessions, or
commonwealths: ‘I declare (or certify,
verify, or state) under penalty of perjury
that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on (date). (Signature)’.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking access to
information about themselves contained
in this system of records should address
written inquiries to National Guard
Bureau (NGB), Manpower and
Personnel Directorate (J1), Family
Programs; 111 South George Mason
Drive, Arlington Hall 2, Arlington, VA
22204–1373.
Written requests must include the
individual’s DoD ID number or their
name and date of birth, and full mailing
address to receive a response.
In addition, the requester must
provide a notarized statement or an
unsworn declaration made in
accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the
following format:
If executed outside the United States:
‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state)
under penalty of perjury under the laws
of the United States of America that the
foregoing is true and correct. Executed
on (date). (Signature)’.
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RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information is collected directly from
the individual when registering as a
volunteer.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer
Matching Program Between the
Department of Education and the
Department of Justice
Department of Education.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This document provides
notice of the continuation of a computer
matching program between the
Department of Education and the
Department of Justice. The continuation
is effective on the date in paragraph 5.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
421(a)(1) of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 862(a)(1)) includes
provisions regarding the judicial denial
of Federal benefits. Section 421 of the
Controlled Substances Act, which was
originally enacted as section 5301 of the
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, and
which was amended and redesignated
as section 421 of the Controlled
Substances Act by section 1002(d) of the
Crime Control Act of 1990, Public Law
101–647 (hereinafter referred to as
‘‘section 5301’’), authorizes Federal and
State judges to deny certain Federal
benefits (including student financial
assistance under title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA)) to individuals convicted of drug
trafficking or possession of a controlled
substance.
In order to ensure that HEA student
financial assistance is not awarded to
individuals subject to denial of benefits
under court orders issued pursuant to
section 5301, the Department of Justice
and the Department of Education
SUMMARY:
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implemented a computer matching
program. The 18-month computer
matching agreement (CMA) was
recertified for an additional 12 months
on December 20, 2014. The 12-month
recertification of the CMA will
automatically expire on December 19,
2015.
For the purpose of ensuring that HEA
student financial assistance is not
awarded to individuals denied benefits
by court orders issued under the Denial
of Federal Benefits Program, the
Department of Education must continue
to obtain from the Department of Justice
identifying information regarding
individuals who are the subject of
section 5301 denial of benefits court
orders. The purpose of this notice is to
announce the continued operation of
the computer matching program and to
provide certain required information
concerning the computer matching
program.
In accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the
Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–
503), the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the
Conduct of Matching Programs (54 FR
25818, June 19, 1989), and OMB
Circular A–130, the following
information is provided:
1. Names of Participating Agencies.
The Department of Education (ED)
and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
2. Purpose of the Match.
The purpose of this matching program
is to ensure that the requirements of
section 421 of the Controlled Substances
Act (originally enacted as section 5301
of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988,
Pub. L. 100–690, 21 U.S.C. 853a, which
was amended and redesignated as
section 421 of the Controlled Substances
Act by section 1002(d) of the Crime
Control Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101–647)
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘section
5301’’) are met.
DOJ is the lead contact agency for
information related to section 5301
violations and, as such, provides this
data to ED. ED seeks access to the
information contained in the DOJ Denial
of Federal Benefits Clearinghouse
System (DEBARS) database that is
authorized under section 5301 for the
purpose of ensuring that HEA student
financial assistance is not awarded to
individuals subject to denial of benefits
under court orders issued pursuant to
the Denial of Federal Benefits Program.
3. Authority for Conducting the
Matching Program.
Under section 5301, ED must deny
Federal benefits to any individual upon
whom a Federal or State court order has
imposed a penalty denying eligibility
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for those benefits. Student financial
assistance under the HEA is a Federal
benefit and under section 5301, ED
must, in order to meet its obligations
under the HEA, have access to
information about individuals who have
been declared ineligible under section
5301.
While DOJ provides information
under section 5301 about individuals
who are ineligible for Federal benefits to
the General Services Administration
(GSA) for inclusion in GSA’s List of
Parties Excluded from Federal
Procurement and Nonprocurement
Programs, DOJ and ED have determined
that matching against the DOJ database
is more efficient and effective than
matching against the GSA List. The DOJ
database has specific information about
the HEA programs for which
individuals are ineligible, as well as the
expiration of the debarment period,
making the DOJ database more complete
than the GSA List. Both of these
elements are essential for a successful
match.
4. Categories of Records and
Individuals Covered by the Match.
ED receives data from the DOJ
DEBARS system that is used to match
title IV, HEA applicant data in ED’s
Central Processing System (Federal
Student Aid Application File (18–11–
01)). ED will use the Social Security
number (SSN), date of birth, and the
first two letters of an applicant’s last
name for the match.
The DOJ DEBARS system contains the
names, SSNs, dates of birth, and other
identifying information regarding
individuals convicted of Federal or
State offenses involving drug trafficking
or possession of a controlled substance
who have been denied Federal benefits
by Federal or State courts. This system
of records also contains information
concerning the specific program or
programs for which benefits have been
denied, as well as the duration of the
period of ineligibility. DOJ will make
available for the matching program the
records of only those individuals who
have been denied Federal benefits under
one or more of the title IV, HEA
programs.
5. Effective Dates of the Matching
Program.
The matching program will be
effective on the latest of the following
three dates: (A) December 20, 2015; (B)
thirty (30) days after notice of the
matching program has been published
in the Federal Register; or (C) forty (40)
days after a report concerning the
matching program has been transmitted
to OMB and transmitted to Congress
along with a copy of this agreement,
unless OMB waives 10 days of this 40-
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day period for compelling reasons, in
which case, 30 days after transmission
of the report to OMB and Congress.
The matching program will continue
for 18 months after the effective date of
the CMA and may be extended for an
additional 12 months thereafter, if the
conditions specified in 5 U.S.C.
552a(o)(2)(D) have been met.
6. Address for Receipt of Public
Comments or Inquiries.
Individuals wishing to comment on
this matching program or obtain
additional information about the
program, including requesting a copy of
the computer matching agreement
between ED and DOJ, may contact
Marya Dennis, Management and
Program Analyst, U.S. Department of
Education, Federal Student Aid, Union
Center Plaza, 830 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20202–5454.
Telephone: (202) 377–3385.
Accessible Format: If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the
Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain this document in an accessible
format (e.g., braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) by
contacting the contact person listed in
the preceding paragraph.
Electronic Access to This Document:
The official version of this document is
the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register
and the Code of Federal Regulations is
available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
can view this document, as well as all
other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF). To use PDF you must
have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at the site.
You may also access documents of the
Department published in the Federal
Register by using the article search
feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
Specifically, through the advanced
search feature at this site, you can limit
your search to documents published by
the Department.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a; 21 U.S.C.
862(a)(1).
James W. Runcie,
Chief Operating Officer Federal Student Aid.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program Between the
Department of Education and the Department of Justice
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the continuation of a
computer matching program between the Department of Education and the
Department of Justice. The continuation is effective on the date in
paragraph 5.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 421(a)(1) of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 862(a)(1)) includes provisions regarding the
judicial denial of Federal benefits. Section 421 of the Controlled
Substances Act, which was originally enacted as section 5301 of the
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, and which was amended and redesignated as
section 421 of the Controlled Substances Act by section 1002(d) of the
Crime Control Act of 1990, Public Law 101-647 (hereinafter referred to
as ``section 5301''), authorizes Federal and State judges to deny
certain Federal benefits (including student financial assistance under
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)) to
individuals convicted of drug trafficking or possession of a controlled
substance.
In order to ensure that HEA student financial assistance is not
awarded to individuals subject to denial of benefits under court orders
issued pursuant to section 5301, the Department of Justice and the
Department of Education
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implemented a computer matching program. The 18-month computer matching
agreement (CMA) was recertified for an additional 12 months on December
20, 2014. The 12-month recertification of the CMA will automatically
expire on December 19, 2015.
For the purpose of ensuring that HEA student financial assistance
is not awarded to individuals denied benefits by court orders issued
under the Denial of Federal Benefits Program, the Department of
Education must continue to obtain from the Department of Justice
identifying information regarding individuals who are the subject of
section 5301 denial of benefits court orders. The purpose of this
notice is to announce the continued operation of the computer matching
program and to provide certain required information concerning the
computer matching program.
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988
(Pub. L. 100-503), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines
on the Conduct of Matching Programs (54 FR 25818, June 19, 1989), and
OMB Circular A-130, the following information is provided:
1. Names of Participating Agencies.
The Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Justice
(DOJ).
2. Purpose of the Match.
The purpose of this matching program is to ensure that the
requirements of section 421 of the Controlled Substances Act
(originally enacted as section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988,
Pub. L. 100-690, 21 U.S.C. 853a, which was amended and redesignated as
section 421 of the Controlled Substances Act by section 1002(d) of the
Crime Control Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-647) (hereinafter referred to as
``section 5301'') are met.
DOJ is the lead contact agency for information related to section
5301 violations and, as such, provides this data to ED. ED seeks access
to the information contained in the DOJ Denial of Federal Benefits
Clearinghouse System (DEBARS) database that is authorized under section
5301 for the purpose of ensuring that HEA student financial assistance
is not awarded to individuals subject to denial of benefits under court
orders issued pursuant to the Denial of Federal Benefits Program.
3. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program.
Under section 5301, ED must deny Federal benefits to any individual
upon whom a Federal or State court order has imposed a penalty denying
eligibility for those benefits. Student financial assistance under the
HEA is a Federal benefit and under section 5301, ED must, in order to
meet its obligations under the HEA, have access to information about
individuals who have been declared ineligible under section 5301.
While DOJ provides information under section 5301 about individuals
who are ineligible for Federal benefits to the General Services
Administration (GSA) for inclusion in GSA's List of Parties Excluded
from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs, DOJ and ED have
determined that matching against the DOJ database is more efficient and
effective than matching against the GSA List. The DOJ database has
specific information about the HEA programs for which individuals are
ineligible, as well as the expiration of the debarment period, making
the DOJ database more complete than the GSA List. Both of these
elements are essential for a successful match.
4. Categories of Records and Individuals Covered by the Match.
ED receives data from the DOJ DEBARS system that is used to match
title IV, HEA applicant data in ED's Central Processing System (Federal
Student Aid Application File (18-11-01)). ED will use the Social
Security number (SSN), date of birth, and the first two letters of an
applicant's last name for the match.
The DOJ DEBARS system contains the names, SSNs, dates of birth, and
other identifying information regarding individuals convicted of
Federal or State offenses involving drug trafficking or possession of a
controlled substance who have been denied Federal benefits by Federal
or State courts. This system of records also contains information
concerning the specific program or programs for which benefits have
been denied, as well as the duration of the period of ineligibility.
DOJ will make available for the matching program the records of only
those individuals who have been denied Federal benefits under one or
more of the title IV, HEA programs.
5. Effective Dates of the Matching Program.
The matching program will be effective on the latest of the
following three dates: (A) December 20, 2015; (B) thirty (30) days
after notice of the matching program has been published in the Federal
Register; or (C) forty (40) days after a report concerning the matching
program has been transmitted to OMB and transmitted to Congress along
with a copy of this agreement, unless OMB waives 10 days of this 40-day
period for compelling reasons, in which case, 30 days after
transmission of the report to OMB and Congress.
The matching program will continue for 18 months after the
effective date of the CMA and may be extended for an additional 12
months thereafter, if the conditions specified in 5 U.S.C.
552a(o)(2)(D) have been met.
6. Address for Receipt of Public Comments or Inquiries.
Individuals wishing to comment on this matching program or obtain
additional information about the program, including requesting a copy
of the computer matching agreement between ED and DOJ, may contact
Marya Dennis, Management and Program Analyst, U.S. Department of
Education, Federal Student Aid, Union Center Plaza, 830 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20202-5454. Telephone: (202) 377-3385.
Accessible Format: If you use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service,
toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an
accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact
disc) by contacting the contact person listed in the preceding
paragraph.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the
site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a; 21 U.S.C. 862(a)(1).
James W. Runcie,
Chief Operating Officer Federal Student Aid.
[FR Doc. 2015-29170 Filed 11-13-15; 8:45 am]
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