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Dated: December 14, 2015.
Naomi R. Sipple,
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Administration.
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
[Public Notice: 9380]
STATE–81
Privacy Act; System of Records: Office
of Foreign Missions Records, State-81
Notice is hereby given that
the Department of State proposes to
create a system of records, Office of
Foreign Missions Records, State-81,
pursuant to the provisions of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5
U.S.C. 552a) and Office of Management
and Budget Circular No. A–130,
Appendix I.
DATES: This system of records will be
effective on January 26, 2016, unless we
receive comments that will result in a
contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Any persons interested in
commenting on the new system of
records may do so by writing to the
Director; Office of Information Programs
and Services, A/GIS/IPS; Department of
State, SA–2; 515 22nd Street NW.;
Washington, DC 20522–8100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Hackett, Director; Office of Information
Programs and Services, A/GIS/IPS;
Department of State, SA–2; 515 22nd
Street NW; Washington, DC 20522–
8100, or at Privacy@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of State proposes that the
new system will be named ‘‘Office of
Foreign Missions Records.’’ The records
in State-81 were previously published
under STATE–36, Security Records. The
records maintained in the Office of
Foreign Missions Records are related to
the implementation of the Foreign
Missions Act, the operation of foreign
missions, and the United States’
extension of privileges, exemptions,
immunities, benefits, and courtesies to
foreign government officials, members/
employees and officers of foreign
missions and certain international
organizations in the United States, their
immediate family members, and
domestic workers who are in the United
SUMMARY:
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Joyce A. Barr,
Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S.
Department of State.
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States in nonimmigrant A–3 or G–5 visa
status.
The Department’s report was filed
with the Office of Management and
Budget. The new system description,
‘‘Office of Foreign Missions Records,
State-81,’’ will read as set forth below.
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SYSTEM NAME:
Office of Foreign Missions Records
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Office of Foreign Missions (OFM),
Department of State, 2201 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20520; State Annex 33,
OFM Regional Offices.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Categories of individuals covered
include: (a) members and employees of
foreign missions and international
organizations in the United States; (b)
their immediate family and other
household members; (c) domestic
workers who are in the United States in
nonimmigrant A–3 or G–5 visa status;
(d) officials/representatives of foreign
governments; and (e) individuals
accompanying senior foreign embassy
officials on tours of the White House.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
1. Administrative files related to the
implementation of the Foreign Missions
Act, provision of services and benefits.
Records in the system may include
biographic data, such as name, numeric
identifier, gender, nationality,
citizenship, visa data, date and place of
birth, residential address, employer
name and location, employee’s
function/title, employment start date,
and employment termination date.
2. Records associated with the
notification, accreditation, recognition,
and termination of the appointment of
members of foreign missions as well as
employees and officers of international
organizations in the United States;
3. Records may include
documentation concerning:
a. Employment authorization for
eligible dependents of foreign missions
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and international organizations in the
United States;
b. the authorization of the exemption
of taxes imposed on the purchases of
goods and services by eligible members
of foreign missions and international
organizations in the United States;
c. the authorization of tax and dutyfree importation privileges for eligible
members of foreign missions and
international organizations in the
United States;
d. Real property owned or leased by
certain members of foreign missions and
international organizations in the
United States and the extension of any
applicable privileges and immunities to
such properties;
e. Individuals or entities who sell or
purchase real property from foreign
missions and international
organizations;
f. Motor vehicle titling, registration,
and licensing services and
documentation for eligible members of
foreign missions and international
organizations in the United States,
including motor vehicle records/moving
violation records for individuals and
information concerning an individual’s
motor vehicle liability insurance
coverage;
g. A foreign mission or international
organization member’s notification or
request for approval of travel planned
within the United States that is outside
of an established geographic area;
h. The extension of expedited port
clearance courtesies to senior foreign
officials entering the United States;
i. The extension of airport security
screening courtesies associated with the
departure of senior foreign officials from
airports in the United States;
j. Requests from foreign missions for
White House Tours; and
k. Assignment and management of
electronic accounts for individuals
authorized to submit requests to the
Department of State on behalf of foreign
missions and international
organizations via OFM’s e-Government
System.
4. Records related to submissions of
Form I–508 ‘‘Waiver of Rights,
Privileges, Exemptions, and
Immunities’’ from individuals who are
lawful permanent residents and are in
an occupational status making them
eligible for an ‘‘A,’’ ‘‘E,’’ or ‘‘G’’ visa to
waive rights, privileges, exemptions and
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immunities associated with such
occupational status;
5. Records concerning members of
foreign missions and officers or
employees of international
organizations containing a finding or
determination made by an appropriate
authority of a state, a political
subdivision of a state, or the United
States that there is reasonable cause to
believe that a member of a foreign
mission or an officer or employee of an
international organization has
committed a criminal offense within the
United States.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
22 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (Foreign
Missions Act); 22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.
(International Organizations Immunities
Act); Vienna Convention on Diplomatic
Relations; Vienna Convention on
Consular Relations; 22 U.S.C. 254a et
seq. (Diplomatic Relations Act).
PURPOSE:
The records maintained herein are
related to the implementation of the
Foreign Missions Act, the operation of
foreign missions, and the United States’
extension of privileges, exemptions,
immunities, benefits, and courtesies to
foreign government officials, members/
employees and officers of foreign
missions and certain international
organizations in the United States, their
immediate family members, and
domestic workers who are in the United
States in nonimmigrant A–3 or G–5 visa
status.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The principal users of this
information outside the Department of
State may include:
A. The Department of Homeland
Security for uses within its statutory
mission, including law enforcement,
transportation and border security,
administration of immigrant benefits,
critical infrastructure protection, and
fraud prevention;
B. The Department of Justice,
including the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, for purposes of law
enforcement, criminal prosecution,
representation of the U.S. government in
civil litigation, fraud prevention, or
border security;
C. The Department of the Treasury,
for uses within its statutory mission,
including the enforcement of U.S. tax
laws, and economic sanctions;
D. The Department of Defense, for
uses within its statutory mission;
E. The Department of Labor, for uses
within its statutory mission including
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the administration and enforcement of
U.S. labor laws;
F. The Office of the Director of
National Intelligence and other U.S.
intelligence community agencies, for
uses within their statutory missions,
including intelligence,
counterintelligence, and other national
security interests;
G. State, local, and tribal government
officials for purposes associated with
their extension of privileges,
exemptions, immunities and benefits to
foreign missions, international
organizations, and their members/
officers and employees, and for law
enforcement purposes;
H. Corporations/entities identified by
OFM as providing benefits and services
to the foreign mission community, but
only to the extent such information is
relevant and necessary for the provision
of such benefits and services;
I. State, local, Federal, or nongovernmental agencies and entities as
needed for purposes of emergency or
disaster response; and
J. Foreign missions, foreign
governments, and international
organizations in connection with their
administration of human resource
matters, criminal investigations, or in
order to ensure the proper provision of
a privilege or benefit.
The Department of State periodically
publishes in the Federal Register its
standard routine uses that apply to all
of its Privacy Act systems of records.
These notices appear in the form of a
Prefatory Statement. These standard
routine uses apply to the Office of
Foreign Missions Records, State–81.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Electronic and physical media.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records are retrieved through
individual data fields including, but not
limited to, biographic data (such as
name, gender, nationality, citizenship,
visa data, date and place of birth,
residential address, employer name and
location, employee’s function/title,
employment start date, and employment
termination date) or other personal
identifiers.
SAFEGUARDS:
All U.S. Government employees and
contractors with authorized access have
undergone a thorough background
security investigation.
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All users are given cyber security
awareness training which covers the
procedures for handling Sensitive but
Unclassified information, including
personally identifiable information (PII).
Annual refresher training is mandatory.
In addition, all Department of State
employees who handle PII are required
to take the Foreign Service Institute
distance learning course instructing
employees on privacy and security
requirements, including the rules of
behavior for handling PII and the
potential consequences if it is handled
improperly. Before being granted access
to the Office of Foreign Missions
Records, a user must first be granted
access to the Department of State
computer system.
Remote access to the Department of
State network from non-Department
owned systems is authorized only to
unclassified systems and only through a
Department approved access program.
Remote access to the network is
configured in accordance with the
Office of Management and Budget
Memorandum M–07–16 security
requirements that include, but are not
limited to, two-factor authentication and
time out function.
Access to the Department of State and
its annexes is controlled by security
guards, and admission is limited to
those individuals possessing a valid
identification card or individuals under
proper escort. All paper records
containing personal information are
maintained in secured file cabinets in
restricted areas, access to which is
limited to authorized personnel. Access
to computerized files is passwordprotected and under the direct
supervision of the system manager. The
system manager has the capability of
printing audit trails of access from the
computer media, thereby permitting
regular and ad hoc monitoring of
computer usage. When it is determined
that a user no longer needs access, the
user account is disabled.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are retired and destroyed in
accordance with published Department
of State Records Disposition Schedules
as approved by the National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA).
More specific information may be
obtained by writing to the Director;
Office of Information Programs and
Services, A/GIS/IPS; SA–2, Department
of State; 515 22nd Street NW;
Washington, DC 20522–8100.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Deputy Director; Office of Foreign
Missions, Department of State; 2201 C
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Street NW., Room 2236; Washington,
DC 20520 (OFMInfo@state.gov).
ACTION:
Individuals who have cause to believe
that the Department of State may have
records pertaining to him or her should
write to the Director; Office of
Information Programs and Services, A/
GIS/IPS; SA–2, Department of State; 515
22nd Street NW; Washington, DC
20522–8100. The individual must
specify that he/she wishes the records of
the Office of Foreign Missions to be
checked. At a minimum, the individual
must include: name; date and place of
birth; current mailing address and zip
code; signature; a brief description of
the circumstances that caused the
creation of the record, which give the
individual cause to believe that the
Department of State has records
pertaining to him or her.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals who wish to gain access
to or amend records pertaining to them
should write to the Director; Office of
Information Programs and Services
(address above).
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Individuals who wish to contest
records pertaining to them should write
to the Director; Office of Information
Programs and Services (address above).
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
These records contain information
that is primarily obtained from the
individual who is the subject of the
records or from foreign missions and/or
international organizations having
information regarding the individual, as
a result of, but not limited to:
1. Past or present employment; or
2. the individual being the member of
a household of a foreign mission or
international organization member.
SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF THE ACT:
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2),
records in this system may be exempt
from subsections 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3),
(d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), (d)(4), (d)(5), (e)(1),
(e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), (f)(1), (f)(2),
(f)(3), (f)(4), and (f)(5) of 5 U.S.C. 552a.
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BILLING CODE 4710–43–P
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN
COMMISSION
Projects Approved for Consumptive
Uses of Water
Susquehanna River Basin
Commission.
AGENCY:
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This notice lists the projects
approved by rule by the Susquehanna
River Basin Commission during the
period set forth in DATES.
DATES: November 1–30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin
Commission, 4423 North Front Street,
Harrisburg, PA 17110–1788.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel,
telephone: (717) 238–0423, ext. 1312;
fax: (717) 238–2436; email: joyler@
srbc.net. Regular mail inquiries may be
sent to the above address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice lists the projects, described
below, receiving approval for the
consumptive use of water pursuant to
the Commission’s approval by rule
process set forth in 18 CFR 806.22(f) for
the time period specified above:
SUMMARY:
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
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Notice.
Approvals By Rule Issued Under 18
CFR 806.22(f)
1. Seneca Resources Corporation, Pad ID:
Gamble Pad J, ABR–201511001, Gamble
Township, Lycoming County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd;
Approval Date: November 6, 2015.
2. Seneca Resources Corporation, Pad ID:
Gamble Pad I, ABR–201511002, Gamble
Township, Lycoming County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd;
Approval Date: November 6, 2015.
3. EQT Production Company, Pad ID:
Phoenix B, ABR–201511003, Morris
Township, Tioga County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 3.0000 mgd;
Approval Date: November 6, 2015.
4. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Pad ID:
MyersR P1, ABR–201511004, Lathrop
Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 4.2500 mgd;
Approval Date: November 6, 2015.
5. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID:
Gary, ABR–201012019.R1, Rush
Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: November 9, 2015.
6. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID:
Roland, ABR–201012021.R1, Wilmot
Township, Bradford County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: November 9, 2015.
7. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID:
Kinnarney, ABR–201012030.R1, Albany
Township, Bradford County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: November 9, 2015.
8. EOG Resources, Inc., Pad ID: Rightmire 1H
Pad, ABR–201008082.R1, Ridgebury
Township, Bradford County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9990 mgd;
Approval Date: November 9, 2015.
9. EOG Resources, Inc., Pad ID: RIGHTMIRE
2H Pad, ABR–201008083.R1, Ridgebury
Township, Bradford County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9990 mgd;
Approval Date: November 9, 2015.
10. EOG Resources, Inc., Pad ID: WENGER
Pad, ABR–201008118.R1, Springfield
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Township, Bradford County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9990 mgd;
Approval Date: November 9, 2015.
11. EOG Resources, Inc., Pad ID:
STURDEVANT 1H, ABR–201008155.R1,
Ridgebury Township, Bradford County,
Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9990
mgd; Approval Date: November 9, 2015.
12. EOG Resources, Inc., Pad ID:
OBERKAMPER Pad, ABR–
201009004.R1, Springfield Township,
Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use
of Up to 4.9990 mgd; Approval Date:
November 9, 2015.
13. SWEPI LP, Pad ID: Hotchkiss 472, ABR–
201009045.R1, Charleston Township,
Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of
Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date:
November 9, 2015.
14. SWEPI LP, Pad ID: Williams 889, ABR–
201009051.R1, Deerfield Township,
Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of
Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date:
November 9, 2015.
15. SWEPI LP, Pad ID: Klettlinger 294, ABR–
201009054.R1, Delmar Township, Tioga
County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: November 9,
2015.
16. SWEPI LP, Pad ID: Kindon 374, ABR–
201010002.R1, Union Township, Tioga
County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: November 9,
2015.
17. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Pad ID:
RomeikaJ P1, ABR–201511005, Gibson
Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 4.2500 mgd;
Approval Date: November 13, 2015.
18. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID:
Franclaire, ABR–201012011.R1,
Braintrim Township, Wyoming County,
Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000
mgd; Approval Date: November 13, 2015.
19. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID:
SGL 289A, ABR–201012015.R1, West
Burlington Township, Bradford County,
Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000
mgd; Approval Date: November 13, 2015.
20. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID:
Baltzley, ABR–201012020.R1, Rush
Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.;
Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd;
Approval Date: November 13, 2015.
21. SWEPI LP, Pad ID: Wolfe 1114, ABR–
201007098.R1, Nelson Township, Tioga
County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: November
13, 2015.
22. SWEPI LP, Pad ID: Fish 826, ABR–
201009027.R1, Middlebury Township,
Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of
Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date:
November 13, 2015.
23. SWEPI LP, Pad ID: Guindon 706, ABR–
201009029.R1, Union Township, Tioga
County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: November
13, 2015.
24. SWEPI LP, Pad ID: Byrne 510, ABR–
201009059.R1, Rutland Township, Tioga
County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to
4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: November
13, 2015.
25. SWEPI LP, Pad ID: Ingalls 710, ABR–
201009080.R1, Liberty Township, Tioga
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9380]
Privacy Act; System of Records: Office of Foreign Missions
Records, State-81
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of State proposes
to create a system of records, Office of Foreign Missions Records,
State-81, pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as
amended (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Office of Management and Budget Circular
No. A-130, Appendix I.
DATES: This system of records will be effective on January 26, 2016,
unless we receive comments that will result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: Any persons interested in commenting on the new system of
records may do so by writing to the Director; Office of Information
Programs and Services, A/GIS/IPS; Department of State, SA-2; 515 22nd
Street NW.; Washington, DC 20522-8100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Hackett, Director; Office of
Information Programs and Services, A/GIS/IPS; Department of State, SA-
2; 515 22nd Street NW; Washington, DC 20522-8100, or at
Privacy@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of State proposes that the
new system will be named ``Office of Foreign Missions Records.'' The
records in State-81 were previously published under STATE-36, Security
Records. The records maintained in the Office of Foreign Missions
Records are related to the implementation of the Foreign Missions Act,
the operation of foreign missions, and the United States' extension of
privileges, exemptions, immunities, benefits, and courtesies to foreign
government officials, members/employees and officers of foreign
missions and certain international organizations in the United States,
their immediate family members, and domestic workers who are in the
United States in nonimmigrant A-3 or G-5 visa status.
The Department's report was filed with the Office of Management and
Budget. The new system description, ``Office of Foreign Missions
Records, State-81,'' will read as set forth below.
Joyce A. Barr,
Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S. Department of State.
STATE-81
SYSTEM NAME:
Office of Foreign Missions Records
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Office of Foreign Missions (OFM), Department of State, 2201 C
Street NW., Washington, DC 20520; State Annex 33, OFM Regional Offices.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Categories of individuals covered include: (a) members and
employees of foreign missions and international organizations in the
United States; (b) their immediate family and other household members;
(c) domestic workers who are in the United States in nonimmigrant A-3
or G-5 visa status; (d) officials/representatives of foreign
governments; and (e) individuals accompanying senior foreign embassy
officials on tours of the White House.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
1. Administrative files related to the implementation of the
Foreign Missions Act, provision of services and benefits. Records in
the system may include biographic data, such as name, numeric
identifier, gender, nationality, citizenship, visa data, date and place
of birth, residential address, employer name and location, employee's
function/title, employment start date, and employment termination date.
2. Records associated with the notification, accreditation,
recognition, and termination of the appointment of members of foreign
missions as well as employees and officers of international
organizations in the United States;
3. Records may include documentation concerning:
a. Employment authorization for eligible dependents of foreign
missions and international organizations in the United States;
b. the authorization of the exemption of taxes imposed on the
purchases of goods and services by eligible members of foreign missions
and international organizations in the United States;
c. the authorization of tax and duty-free importation privileges
for eligible members of foreign missions and international
organizations in the United States;
d. Real property owned or leased by certain members of foreign
missions and international organizations in the United States and the
extension of any applicable privileges and immunities to such
properties;
e. Individuals or entities who sell or purchase real property from
foreign missions and international organizations;
f. Motor vehicle titling, registration, and licensing services and
documentation for eligible members of foreign missions and
international organizations in the United States, including motor
vehicle records/moving violation records for individuals and
information concerning an individual's motor vehicle liability
insurance coverage;
g. A foreign mission or international organization member's
notification or request for approval of travel planned within the
United States that is outside of an established geographic area;
h. The extension of expedited port clearance courtesies to senior
foreign officials entering the United States;
i. The extension of airport security screening courtesies
associated with the departure of senior foreign officials from airports
in the United States;
j. Requests from foreign missions for White House Tours; and
k. Assignment and management of electronic accounts for individuals
authorized to submit requests to the Department of State on behalf of
foreign missions and international organizations via OFM's e-Government
System.
4. Records related to submissions of Form I-508 ``Waiver of Rights,
Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities'' from individuals who are
lawful permanent residents and are in an occupational status making
them eligible for an ``A,'' ``E,'' or ``G'' visa to waive rights,
privileges, exemptions and
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immunities associated with such occupational status;
5. Records concerning members of foreign missions and officers or
employees of international organizations containing a finding or
determination made by an appropriate authority of a state, a political
subdivision of a state, or the United States that there is reasonable
cause to believe that a member of a foreign mission or an officer or
employee of an international organization has committed a criminal
offense within the United States.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
22 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (Foreign Missions Act); 22 U.S.C. 288 et
seq. (International Organizations Immunities Act); Vienna Convention on
Diplomatic Relations; Vienna Convention on Consular Relations; 22
U.S.C. 254a et seq. (Diplomatic Relations Act).
PURPOSE:
The records maintained herein are related to the implementation of
the Foreign Missions Act, the operation of foreign missions, and the
United States' extension of privileges, exemptions, immunities,
benefits, and courtesies to foreign government officials, members/
employees and officers of foreign missions and certain international
organizations in the United States, their immediate family members, and
domestic workers who are in the United States in nonimmigrant A-3 or G-
5 visa status.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The principal users of this information outside the Department of
State may include:
A. The Department of Homeland Security for uses within its
statutory mission, including law enforcement, transportation and border
security, administration of immigrant benefits, critical infrastructure
protection, and fraud prevention;
B. The Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, for purposes of law enforcement, criminal prosecution,
representation of the U.S. government in civil litigation, fraud
prevention, or border security;
C. The Department of the Treasury, for uses within its statutory
mission, including the enforcement of U.S. tax laws, and economic
sanctions;
D. The Department of Defense, for uses within its statutory
mission;
E. The Department of Labor, for uses within its statutory mission
including the administration and enforcement of U.S. labor laws;
F. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence and other
U.S. intelligence community agencies, for uses within their statutory
missions, including intelligence, counterintelligence, and other
national security interests;
G. State, local, and tribal government officials for purposes
associated with their extension of privileges, exemptions, immunities
and benefits to foreign missions, international organizations, and
their members/officers and employees, and for law enforcement purposes;
H. Corporations/entities identified by OFM as providing benefits
and services to the foreign mission community, but only to the extent
such information is relevant and necessary for the provision of such
benefits and services;
I. State, local, Federal, or non-governmental agencies and entities
as needed for purposes of emergency or disaster response; and
J. Foreign missions, foreign governments, and international
organizations in connection with their administration of human resource
matters, criminal investigations, or in order to ensure the proper
provision of a privilege or benefit.
The Department of State periodically publishes in the Federal
Register its standard routine uses that apply to all of its Privacy Act
systems of records. These notices appear in the form of a Prefatory
Statement. These standard routine uses apply to the Office of Foreign
Missions Records, State-81.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING,
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Electronic and physical media.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records are retrieved through individual data fields including, but
not limited to, biographic data (such as name, gender, nationality,
citizenship, visa data, date and place of birth, residential address,
employer name and location, employee's function/title, employment start
date, and employment termination date) or other personal identifiers.
SAFEGUARDS:
All U.S. Government employees and contractors with authorized
access have undergone a thorough background security investigation.
All users are given cyber security awareness training which covers
the procedures for handling Sensitive but Unclassified information,
including personally identifiable information (PII). Annual refresher
training is mandatory. In addition, all Department of State employees
who handle PII are required to take the Foreign Service Institute
distance learning course instructing employees on privacy and security
requirements, including the rules of behavior for handling PII and the
potential consequences if it is handled improperly. Before being
granted access to the Office of Foreign Missions Records, a user must
first be granted access to the Department of State computer system.
Remote access to the Department of State network from non-
Department owned systems is authorized only to unclassified systems and
only through a Department approved access program. Remote access to the
network is configured in accordance with the Office of Management and
Budget Memorandum M-07-16 security requirements that include, but are
not limited to, two-factor authentication and time out function.
Access to the Department of State and its annexes is controlled by
security guards, and admission is limited to those individuals
possessing a valid identification card or individuals under proper
escort. All paper records containing personal information are
maintained in secured file cabinets in restricted areas, access to
which is limited to authorized personnel. Access to computerized files
is password-protected and under the direct supervision of the system
manager. The system manager has the capability of printing audit trails
of access from the computer media, thereby permitting regular and ad
hoc monitoring of computer usage. When it is determined that a user no
longer needs access, the user account is disabled.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are retired and destroyed in accordance with published
Department of State Records Disposition Schedules as approved by the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). More specific
information may be obtained by writing to the Director; Office of
Information Programs and Services, A/GIS/IPS; SA-2, Department of
State; 515 22nd Street NW; Washington, DC 20522-8100.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Deputy Director; Office of Foreign Missions, Department of State;
2201 C
[[Page 78814]]
Street NW., Room 2236; Washington, DC 20520 (OFMInfo@state.gov).
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Individuals who have cause to believe that the Department of State
may have records pertaining to him or her should write to the Director;
Office of Information Programs and Services, A/GIS/IPS; SA-2,
Department of State; 515 22nd Street NW; Washington, DC 20522-8100. The
individual must specify that he/she wishes the records of the Office of
Foreign Missions to be checked. At a minimum, the individual must
include: name; date and place of birth; current mailing address and zip
code; signature; a brief description of the circumstances that caused
the creation of the record, which give the individual cause to believe
that the Department of State has records pertaining to him or her.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals who wish to gain access to or amend records pertaining
to them should write to the Director; Office of Information Programs
and Services (address above).
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Individuals who wish to contest records pertaining to them should
write to the Director; Office of Information Programs and Services
(address above).
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
These records contain information that is primarily obtained from
the individual who is the subject of the records or from foreign
missions and/or international organizations having information
regarding the individual, as a result of, but not limited to:
1. Past or present employment; or
2. the individual being the member of a household of a foreign
mission or international organization member.
SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), records in this system may be
exempt from subsections 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3),
(d)(4), (d)(5), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), (f)(1),
(f)(2), (f)(3), (f)(4), and (f)(5) of 5 U.S.C. 552a.
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