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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket No. 151028999–5999–01]
Privacy Act of 1974; Amended System
of Records
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Amendment
to Privacy Act System of Records:
COMMERCE/NOAA–1, Applicants for
the NOAA Corps.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
Department of Commerce’s
(Department) proposal to amend the
system of records entitled
‘‘COMMERCE/NOAA–1, Applicants for
the NOAA Corps,’’ under the Privacy
Act of 1974, as amended. The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Commissioned
Officer Corps (NOAA Corps) is the
uniformed service of NOAA, a bureau of
the Department of Commerce. The
NOAA Corps provides a cadre of
professionals trained in engineering,
earth sciences, oceanography,
meteorology, fisheries science, and
other related disciplines who serve their
country by supporting NOAA’s mission
of surveying the Earth’s oceans, coasts,
and atmosphere to ensure the economic
and physical well-being of the Nation.
This record system is necessary in order
to identify both minimum eligibility and
level of qualification of applicants for
the NOAA Corps.
DATES: To be considered, written
comments must be submitted on or
before December 28, 2015. Unless
comments are received, the amended
system of records will become effective
as proposed on the date of publication
of a subsequent notice in the Federal
Register.
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SUMMARY:
Comments may be mailed to
Director, NOAA Corps, 8403 Colesville
Road, Suite 500, National Oceanic and
ADDRESSES:
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Atmospheric Administration, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Persons
wishing to be considered for a NOAA
Corps Commission must submit a
complete application package, including
NOAA Form 56–42, at least three letters
of recommendation, NOAA Form 56–
42A, and official transcripts. A personal
interview must also be conducted. All
persons shall meet the eligibility
requirements prior to their
appointments into the NOAA Corps.
The requirements must include a
bachelor’s degree and at least 48 credit
hours of science, engineering, or other
disciplines related to NOAA’s missions
(including either calculus or physics),
have satisfactorily passed the prescribed
mental and physical evaluations in
accordance with 33 U.S.C.
3021(a)(2)(A), 3021(a)(3); 10 U.S.C.
532(a)(4), and ability to complete 20
years of active duty commissioned
service prior to their 62nd birthday.
COMMERCE/NOAA–1
SYSTEM NAME:
COMMERCE/NOAA–1, Applicants for
the NOAA Corps.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Moderate.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Office of Marine and Aviation
Operations, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, 8403
Colesville Road, Suite 500, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Applicants for appointment in the
NOAA Corps and persons providing
references.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Name, date of birth, place of birth,
country of citizenship (if U.S., how
citizenship acquired), mailing address,
physical address, telephone numbers,
email addresses, social security number,
selective service registration,
educational information (names and
locations of schools, graduation dates,
areas of study, years attended, degrees)
GPAs for undergraduate and graduate
programs, courses (and credit hours) in
progress or proposed prior to
graduation, college transcripts, credit
hours in applicable fields of study, work
experience (name and location of
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company, position title, supervisor
contact information, description of
work, hours, salary and reason for
leaving, whether employment is/was at
a professional level), letters of reference,
physical examinations, statements of
prior military service (rejections,
conscientious objector status, type of
discharge, current obligations),
recruiting officer’s interview evaluation
form, personal resumes, special
qualifications and skills, and names of
references.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
The statutory authorities for this
system of records are 33 U.S.C. Chapter
43, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Commissioned Officer
Corps and PL 112–166 Section 2. (gg)(1),
Presidential Appointment Efficiency
and Streamlining Act of 2011.
PURPOSES:
The NOAA Corps provides a cadre of
professionals trained in engineering,
earth sciences, oceanography,
meteorology, fisheries science, and
other related disciplines who support
NOAA’s mission of surveying the
Earth’s oceans, coasts, and atmosphere
to ensure the economic and physical
well-being of the Nation. This record
system is necessary in order to identify
both minimum eligibility and level of
qualification of applicants for the
NOAA Corps. The system is designed as
follows: Application and reference
information may be submitted on a yearround basis, but the primary periods of
collection are typically immediately
preceding summer and winter college
graduations. Completed applications are
examined by the NOAA Officer
Personnel Board in order to rate and/or
assess the level of qualification,
suitability, and availability of
candidates for appointment. NOAA
Form 56–42 and NOAA Form 56–42A
are now fully electronic, the result of
efforts to reduce paperwork, clarify the
collection process and improve the
quality of applicant responses.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
In addition to those disclosures
generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records
or information contained therein may
specifically be disclosed outside the
Department of Commerce (Department).
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The records or information contained
therein may specifically be disclosed as
a routine use as stated below. The
Department will, when so authorized,
make the determination as to the
relevancy of a record prior to its
decision to disclose a document.
1. In the event that a system of records
maintained by the Department to carry
out its functions indicates a violation or
potential violation of law or contract,
whether civil, criminal or regulatory in
nature and whether arising by general
statute or particular program statute or
contract, rule, regulation, or order
issued pursuant thereto, or the necessity
to protect an interest of the Department,
the relevant records in the system of
records, may be referred to the
appropriate agency, whether Federal,
State, local, or foreign, charged with the
responsibility of investigating or
prosecuting such violation or charged
with enforcing or implementing the
statute or contract, rule, regulation, or
order issued pursuant thereto, or
protecting the interest of the
Department.
2. A record from this system of
records may be disclosed in the course
of presenting evidence to a court,
magistrate, hearing officer or
administrative tribunal, including
disclosures to opposing counsel in the
course of settlement negotiations,
administrative appeals and hearings.
3. A record in this system of records
may be disclosed to a Member of
Congress submitting a request involving
an individual when the individual has
requested assistance from the Member
with respect to the subject matter of the
record.
4. A record in this system of records
may be disclosed to the Department of
Justice in connection with determining
whether the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) requires disclosure
thereof.
5. A record in this system of records
may be disclosed to a contractor of the
Department having need for the
information in the performance of the
contract but not operating a system of
records within the meaning of 5 U.S.C.
552a(m).
6. A record from this system of
records may be disclosed, as a routine
use, to a Federal, state or local agency
maintaining civil, criminal or other
relevant enforcement information or
other pertinent information, such as
current licenses, if necessary to obtain
information relevant to a Department
decision concerning the assignment,
hiring or retention of an individual, the
issuance of a security clearance, the
letting of a contract, or the issuance of
a license, grant or other benefit.
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7. A record from this system of
records may be disclosed, as a routine
use, to a Federal, state, local, or
international agency, in response to its
request, in connection with the
assignment, hiring or retention of an
individual, the issuance of a security
clearance, the reporting of an
investigation of an individual, the
letting of a contract, or the issuance of
a license, grant, or other benefit by the
requesting agency, to the extent that the
information is relevant and necessary to
the requesting agency’s decision on the
matter.
8. A record in this system of records
may be disclosed, as a routine use, to
the Office of Management and Budget in
connection with the review of private
relief legislation as set forth in OMB
Circular No. A–19 at any stage of the
legislative coordination and clearance
process as set forth in that Circular.
9. A record in this system may be
transferred, as a routine use, to the
Office of Personnel Management: For
personnel research purposes; as a data
source for management information; for
the production of summary descriptive
statistics and analytical studies in
support of the function for which the
records are collected and maintained; or
for related manpower studies.
10. A record from this system of
records may be disclosed, as a routine
use, to the Administrator, General
Services Administration (GSA), or his
designee, during an inspection of
records conducted by GSA as part of
that agency’s responsibility to
recommend improvements in records
management practices and programs,
under authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and
2906. Such disclosure shall be made in
accordance with the GSA regulations
governing inspection of records for this
purpose, and any other relevant (i.e.
GSA or Commerce) directive. Such
disclosure shall not be used to make
determinations about individuals.
11. A record in this system of records
may be disclosed to appropriate
agencies, entities and persons when: (1)
It is suspected or determined 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 or
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
made to such agencies, entities, and
persons is reasonably necessary to assist
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in connection with the Department’s
efforts to respond to the suspected or
confirmed compromise and to prevent,
minimize, or remedy such harm.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:
Disclosure to consumer reporting
agencies pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552a(b)(12) may be made from this
system to ‘‘consumer reporting
agencies’’ as defined in the Fair Credit
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f)) and
the Federal Claims Collection Act of
1966 (31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3)).
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Computerized data base; paper
records in file folders in locked metal
cabinets and/or locked rooms.
Electronic records containing Privacy
Act information are protected by a user
identification/password. The database
user identification/password is issued to
individuals by authorized personnel.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records are organized and retrieved
by the individual’s name.
SAFEGUARDS:
The system of records is stored in a
building with doors that are locked
during and after business hours. Visitors
to the facility must register and must be
accompanied by Federal personnel at all
times. Only those that have the need to
know, to carry out the official duties of
their job, have access to the information.
Paper records are maintained in secured
file cabinets in areas that are accessible
only to authorized personnel of the Data
Collection Agent. Electronic records
containing Privacy Act information are
protected by a user identification/
password. The user identification/
password is issued to individuals by
authorized personnel. OMAO staff and
contractors, to whom access to this
information is granted in accordance
with this system of records routine uses
provision, are instructed on the
confidential nature of this information.
All electronic information
disseminated by NOAA adheres to the
standards set out in Appendix III,
Security of Automated Information
Resources, OMB Circular A–130; the
Computer Security Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–
23 and 278g–4); and the Government
Information Security Reform Act, Public
Law 106–398, and follows NIST SP
800–18, Guide for Developing Security
Plans for Federal Information Systems;
NIST SP 800–26, Security SelfAssessment Guide for Information
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53, Recommended Security Controls for
Federal Information Systems.
Records are destroyed after three
years, if rejected, unless applicant
indicates a desire for reconsideration. If
selected and appointed to the NOAA
Corps, the application becomes a
permanent part of the officer’s Official
Personnel Folder.
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
Director, NOAA Corps, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, 8403 Colesville Road,
Suite 500 Silver Spring, Maryland
20910.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
See NOAA Corps Directive, Chapter 6,
Part 16107, Requests for Information.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
See NOAA Corps Directive, Chapter 6,
Part 16107, Requests for Information.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
The Department’s rules for access, for
contesting contents, and appealing
initial determinations by the individual
concerned appear in 15 CFR part 4b.
Use above address.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Subject individuals, personal
references, the NOAA Corps officer who
recruited the individual, and those
authorized by the individual to furnish
information.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
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Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5) this
system of records is exempted from the
notice, access, and contest requirements
(under 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(4)(G),
(H), and (I), and (f)) of the agency
regulations in order to fulfill
commitments made to protect the
confidentiality of sources, and to
maintain access to sources of
information which are necessary to
determine an applicant’s suitability for
employment in the NOAA Corps.
Dated: November 19, 2015.
Michael J. Toland,
Department of Commerce, Freedom of
Information and Privacy Act Officer.
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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
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Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1984]
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
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Grant of Authority; Establishment of a
Foreign-Trade Zone Under the
Alternative Site Framework Western
Kentucky
Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of
November 2015.
Penny Pritzker,
Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and
Executive Officer, Foreign-Trade Zones
Board.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the
following Order:
Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act
provides for ‘‘ . . . the establishment
. . . of foreign-trade zones in ports of
entry of the United States, to expedite
and encourage foreign commerce, and
for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to
qualified corporations the privilege of
establishing foreign-trade zones in or
adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection ports of entry;
Whereas, the Board adopted the
alternative site framework (ASF) (15
CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the
establishment or reorganization of
zones;
Whereas, the Paducah McCracken
County Riverport Authority (the
Grantee), has made application to the
Board (B–21–2015, docketed April 10,
2015, requesting the establishment of a
foreign-trade zone under the ASF with
a service area comprised of portions of
McCracken and Livingston Counties,
Kentucky, adjacent to the Evansville,
Indiana Customs and Border Protection
port of entry, and proposed Site 1 would
be categorized as a magnet site;
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment has been given in the Federal
Register (80 FR 20469, April 16, 2015)
and the application has been processed
pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the
findings and recommendations of the
examiner’s report, and finds that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations are satisfied;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
grants to the Grantee the privilege of
establishing a foreign-trade zone,
designated on the records of the Board
as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 294, as
described in the application, and subject
to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations, including Section 400.13, to
the Board’s standard 2,000-acre
activation limit, and to an ASF sunset
provision for magnet sites that would
terminate authority for Site 1 if not
activated within five years from the
month of approval.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–80–2015]
Foreign-Trade Zone 38—Spartanburg
County, South Carolina; Application
for Reorganization (Expansion of
Service Area) Under Alternative Site
Framework
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board
(the Board) by the South Carolina State
Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 38,
requesting authority to expand its
service area under the alternative site
framework (ASF) adopted by the Board
(15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)). The ASF is an
option for grantees for the establishment
or reorganization of general-purpose
zones and can permit significantly
greater flexibility in the designation of
new subzones or ‘‘usage-driven’’ FTZ
sites for operators/users located within
a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ in the context
of the Board’s standard 2,000-acre
activation limit for a zone. The
application was submitted pursuant to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the
regulations of the Board (15 CFR part
400). It was formally docketed on
November 18, 2015.
FTZ 38 was approved by the Board on
May 4, 1987 (Board Order 131, 43 FR
20526, May 12, 1978) and reorganized
under the ASF on October 7, 2010
(Board Order 1710, 75 FR 65304,
October 22, 2010). The zone currently
has a service area that includes the
Counties of Greenville, Spartanburg,
Cherokee, Oconee, Union, Anderson
and Laurens, South Carolina.
The applicant is requesting authority
to expand the service area of the zone
to include Pickens, Greenwood and
Abbeville Counties, as described in the
application. If approved, the grantee
would be able to serve sites throughout
the expanded service area based on
companies’ needs for FTZ designation.
The application indicates that the
proposed expanded service area is
adjacent to the Greenville/Spartanburg
Customs and Border Protection port of
entry.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket No. 151028999-5999-01]
Privacy Act of 1974; Amended System of Records
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Amendment to Privacy Act System of Records:
COMMERCE/NOAA-1, Applicants for the NOAA Corps.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Department of Commerce's
(Department) proposal to amend the system of records entitled
``COMMERCE/NOAA-1, Applicants for the NOAA Corps,'' under the Privacy
Act of 1974, as amended. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps) is the
uniformed service of NOAA, a bureau of the Department of Commerce. The
NOAA Corps provides a cadre of professionals trained in engineering,
earth sciences, oceanography, meteorology, fisheries science, and other
related disciplines who serve their country by supporting NOAA's
mission of surveying the Earth's oceans, coasts, and atmosphere to
ensure the economic and physical well-being of the Nation. This record
system is necessary in order to identify both minimum eligibility and
level of qualification of applicants for the NOAA Corps.
DATES: To be considered, written comments must be submitted on or
before December 28, 2015. Unless comments are received, the amended
system of records will become effective as proposed on the date of
publication of a subsequent notice in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Director, NOAA Corps, 8403
Colesville Road, Suite 500, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Persons wishing to be considered for a NOAA
Corps Commission must submit a complete application package, including
NOAA Form 56-42, at least three letters of recommendation, NOAA Form
56-42A, and official transcripts. A personal interview must also be
conducted. All persons shall meet the eligibility requirements prior to
their appointments into the NOAA Corps. The requirements must include a
bachelor's degree and at least 48 credit hours of science, engineering,
or other disciplines related to NOAA's missions (including either
calculus or physics), have satisfactorily passed the prescribed mental
and physical evaluations in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 3021(a)(2)(A),
3021(a)(3); 10 U.S.C. 532(a)(4), and ability to complete 20 years of
active duty commissioned service prior to their 62nd birthday.
COMMERCE/NOAA-1
System Name:
COMMERCE/NOAA-1, Applicants for the NOAA Corps.
Security Classification:
Moderate.
System Location:
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 500, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910.
Categories of Individuals Covered by the System:
Applicants for appointment in the NOAA Corps and persons providing
references.
Categories of Records in the System:
Name, date of birth, place of birth, country of citizenship (if
U.S., how citizenship acquired), mailing address, physical address,
telephone numbers, email addresses, social security number, selective
service registration, educational information (names and locations of
schools, graduation dates, areas of study, years attended, degrees)
GPAs for undergraduate and graduate programs, courses (and credit
hours) in progress or proposed prior to graduation, college
transcripts, credit hours in applicable fields of study, work
experience (name and location of company, position title, supervisor
contact information, description of work, hours, salary and reason for
leaving, whether employment is/was at a professional level), letters of
reference, physical examinations, statements of prior military service
(rejections, conscientious objector status, type of discharge, current
obligations), recruiting officer's interview evaluation form, personal
resumes, special qualifications and skills, and names of references.
Authority for Maintenance of the System:
The statutory authorities for this system of records are 33 U.S.C.
Chapter 43, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Commissioned Officer Corps and PL 112-166 Section 2. (gg)(1),
Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011.
Purposes:
The NOAA Corps provides a cadre of professionals trained in
engineering, earth sciences, oceanography, meteorology, fisheries
science, and other related disciplines who support NOAA's mission of
surveying the Earth's oceans, coasts, and atmosphere to ensure the
economic and physical well-being of the Nation. This record system is
necessary in order to identify both minimum eligibility and level of
qualification of applicants for the NOAA Corps. The system is designed
as follows: Application and reference information may be submitted on a
year-round basis, but the primary periods of collection are typically
immediately preceding summer and winter college graduations. Completed
applications are examined by the NOAA Officer Personnel Board in order
to rate and/or assess the level of qualification, suitability, and
availability of candidates for appointment. NOAA Form 56-42 and NOAA
Form 56-42A are now fully electronic, the result of efforts to reduce
paperwork, clarify the collection process and improve the quality of
applicant responses.
Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories
of Users and the Purposes of Such Uses:
In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained
therein may specifically be disclosed outside the Department of
Commerce (Department).
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The records or information contained therein may specifically be
disclosed as a routine use as stated below. The Department will, when
so authorized, make the determination as to the relevancy of a record
prior to its decision to disclose a document.
1. In the event that a system of records maintained by the
Department to carry out its functions indicates a violation or
potential violation of law or contract, whether civil, criminal or
regulatory in nature and whether arising by general statute or
particular program statute or contract, rule, regulation, or order
issued pursuant thereto, or the necessity to protect an interest of the
Department, the relevant records in the system of records, may be
referred to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, State, local, or
foreign, charged with the responsibility of investigating or
prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing or implementing
the statute or contract, rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant
thereto, or protecting the interest of the Department.
2. A record from this system of records may be disclosed in the
course of presenting evidence to a court, magistrate, hearing officer
or administrative tribunal, including disclosures to opposing counsel
in the course of settlement negotiations, administrative appeals and
hearings.
3. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to a Member
of Congress submitting a request involving an individual when the
individual has requested assistance from the Member with respect to the
subject matter of the record.
4. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to the
Department of Justice in connection with determining whether the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) requires disclosure thereof.
5. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to a
contractor of the Department having need for the information in the
performance of the contract but not operating a system of records
within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552a(m).
6. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a
routine use, to a Federal, state or local agency maintaining civil,
criminal or other relevant enforcement information or other pertinent
information, such as current licenses, if necessary to obtain
information relevant to a Department decision concerning the
assignment, hiring or retention of an individual, the issuance of a
security clearance, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a
license, grant or other benefit.
7. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a
routine use, to a Federal, state, local, or international agency, in
response to its request, in connection with the assignment, hiring or
retention of an individual, the issuance of a security clearance, the
reporting of an investigation of an individual, the letting of a
contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other benefit by the
requesting agency, to the extent that the information is relevant and
necessary to the requesting agency's decision on the matter.
8. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a
routine use, to the Office of Management and Budget in connection with
the review of private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular
No. A-19 at any stage of the legislative coordination and clearance
process as set forth in that Circular.
9. A record in this system may be transferred, as a routine use, to
the Office of Personnel Management: For personnel research purposes; as
a data source for management information; for the production of summary
descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the
function for which the records are collected and maintained; or for
related manpower studies.
10. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a
routine use, to the Administrator, General Services Administration
(GSA), or his designee, during an inspection of records conducted by
GSA as part of that agency's responsibility to recommend improvements
in records management practices and programs, under authority of 44
U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. Such disclosure shall be made in accordance with
the GSA regulations governing inspection of records for this purpose,
and any other relevant (i.e. GSA or Commerce) directive. Such
disclosure shall not be used to make determinations about individuals.
11. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to
appropriate agencies, entities and persons when: (1) It is suspected or
determined 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 or 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 made to such agencies, entities, and persons is
reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the Department's
efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and to
prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
Disclosure to Consumer Reporting Agencies:
Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552a(b)(12) may be made from this system to ``consumer reporting
agencies'' as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.
1681a(f)) and the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966 (31 U.S.C.
3701(a)(3)).
Policies and Practices for Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining,
and Disposing of Records in the System:
Storage:
Computerized data base; paper records in file folders in locked
metal cabinets and/or locked rooms. Electronic records containing
Privacy Act information are protected by a user identification/
password. The database user identification/password is issued to
individuals by authorized personnel.
Retrievability:
Records are organized and retrieved by the individual's name.
Safeguards:
The system of records is stored in a building with doors that are
locked during and after business hours. Visitors to the facility must
register and must be accompanied by Federal personnel at all times.
Only those that have the need to know, to carry out the official duties
of their job, have access to the information. Paper records are
maintained in secured file cabinets in areas that are accessible only
to authorized personnel of the Data Collection Agent. Electronic
records containing Privacy Act information are protected by a user
identification/password. The user identification/password is issued to
individuals by authorized personnel. OMAO staff and contractors, to
whom access to this information is granted in accordance with this
system of records routine uses provision, are instructed on the
confidential nature of this information.
All electronic information disseminated by NOAA adheres to the
standards set out in Appendix III, Security of Automated Information
Resources, OMB Circular A-130; the Computer Security Act (15 U.S.C.
278g-23 and 278g-4); and the Government Information Security Reform
Act, Public Law 106-398, and follows NIST SP 800-18, Guide for
Developing Security Plans for Federal Information Systems; NIST SP 800-
26, Security Self-Assessment Guide for Information
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Technology Systems; and NIST SP 800-53, Recommended Security Controls
for Federal Information Systems.
Retention and Disposal:
Records are destroyed after three years, if rejected, unless
applicant indicates a desire for reconsideration. If selected and
appointed to the NOAA Corps, the application becomes a permanent part
of the officer's Official Personnel Folder.
System Manager and Address:
Director, NOAA Corps, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 500 Silver Spring, Maryland
20910.
Notification Procedure:
See NOAA Corps Directive, Chapter 6, Part 16107, Requests for
Information.
Record Access Procedures:
See NOAA Corps Directive, Chapter 6, Part 16107, Requests for
Information.
Contesting Record Procedures:
The Department's rules for access, for contesting contents, and
appealing initial determinations by the individual concerned appear in
15 CFR part 4b. Use above address.
Record Source Categories:
Subject individuals, personal references, the NOAA Corps officer
who recruited the individual, and those authorized by the individual to
furnish information.
Exemptions Claimed for the System:
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5) this system of records is exempted
from the notice, access, and contest requirements (under 5 U.S.C.
552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I), and (f)) of the agency
regulations in order to fulfill commitments made to protect the
confidentiality of sources, and to maintain access to sources of
information which are necessary to determine an applicant's suitability
for employment in the NOAA Corps.
Dated: November 19, 2015.
Michael J. Toland,
Department of Commerce, Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-29987 Filed 11-24-15; 8:45 am]
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