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A, SM–4512S–E, SM–4512SE–A, SM–
4512SE–E, SM–4512SS–A, SM–
4512SS–E.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Retail and Food
Services firms in the United States.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
MRTS–10,305; MARTS–4,700.
Estimated Time per Response: MRTS–
7 minutes; MARTS–5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 19,327.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Sections 131 and 182.
V. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
PRA Departmental Lead, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket No. 161018975–6975–01]
Privacy Act of 1974, Amended System
of Records
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an Amended Privacy
Act System of Records: COMMERCE/
NOAA–20, Search and Rescue Satellite
Aided Tracking (SARSAT) 406 MHz
Emergency Beacon Registration
Database.
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, Title
5 of the United States Code (U.S.C.)
sections 552a(e)(4) and (11); and Office
SUMMARY:
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of Management and Budget (OMB)
Circular A–130, Appendix I, ‘‘Federal
Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining
Records About Individuals,’’ the
Department of Commerce (Department)
is issuing a notice of intent to establish
an amended system of records entitled,
‘‘COMMERCE/NOAA–20, Search and
Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking
(SARSAT) 406 MHz Emergency Beacon
Registration Database.’’ Amendments
(updates) were made to the Addresses,
Supplementary Information, Routine
Uses and Storage sections.
SARSAT is responsible for keeping
and maintaining a registration database
for 406 MHz emergency beacons as
directed by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC).
This database contains personally
identifiable information that is required
to be protected by the Privacy Act, as
amended. The purpose of this system of
records is to provide search and rescue
(SAR) authorities with information
about the user of the beacon, such as the
name, phone number, and emergency
contact information. This information
provides the Rescue Coordination
Center (RCC) and Mission Control
Center (MCC) with the identity of the
individual(s) they are searching for,
contact information so that the RCC can
determine whether or not the beacon
has been activated as the result of an
actual emergency, and information
about the vessel or aircraft. The
registration information allows the RCC
and MCC to resolve a distress case by
telephone instead of wasting valuable
resources responding to false alerts.
Information may be provided to or
received from international registration
authorities to ensure registration
information resides in the correct
database based on the country code of
the beacon or the mailing address of the
beacon owner. This information allows
SAR authorities to shorten response
times, and it provides a way to cancel
false alerts quickly and safely, thereby
increasing safety for SAR authorities
and decreasing costs to the government
and the SAR system. The completed
forms also contain personal identifiable
information that is required to be
protected by the Privacy Act. We invite
public comment on the amended system
in this publication.
DATES: To be considered, written
comments must be submitted on or
before February 13, 2017. Unless
comments are received, the amended
system of records will become effective
as proposed on February 21, 2017. If
comments are received, the Department
will publish a subsequent notice in the
Federal Register within 10 days after
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the comment period closes, stating that
the current system of records will
remain in effect until publication of a
final action in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed
to: NOAA SARSAT, NSOF E/SPO53,
1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring,
MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
NOAA SARSAT, NSOF E/SPO53, 1315
East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s (NOAA’s) National
Environmental Satellite, Data, and
Information Service (NESDIS) is
revising its system of records for
SARSAT, which is required by the FCC
under 47 CFR parts 80, 87, and 95 to
maintain a registration for emergency
beacons that operate on the 406 MHz
frequency. SARSAT has not found any
probable or potential adverse effects of
the proposal on the privacy of
individuals. To minimize the risk of
unauthorized access to the system of
records, electronic data will be stored
securely with access password
protected, two-factor authentication for
internal System Administrators, and
limited to those SARSAT program
employees whose official duties require
access.
COMMERCE/NOAA–20
SYSTEM NAME:
Search and Rescue Satellite Aided
Tracking (SARSAT) 406 MHz
Emergency Beacon Registration
Database.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
U.S. Department of Commerce,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), 4231 Suitland
Road, Suitland, MD 20746–4304
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Owners of 406 MHz Emergency
Position Indicating Radio Beacons
(EPIRBs), 406 MHz Emergency Location
Transmitters (ELTs), 406 MHz Personnel
Locator Beacons (PLBs), and 406 MHz
Ship Security Alerting System (SSAS)
Beacons.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Personal Identifiable Information:
Beacon Unique Identifier Number
(Beacon ID), beacon category, beacon
manufacturer, beacon model; owner
name, owner address, owner email
address, owner telephone number by
home, work, cellular, and fax; and name
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and telephone number of primary/
alternate 24-hour emergency contact.
Additional categories specifically for:
a. EPIRBs and SSAS beacon
registrations—vessel information
including usage, type, name, color,
survival and radio equipment, vessel
telephone numbers with call sign,
Inmarsat number, cellular and MMSI
number, federal/state registration
number, length, capacity, and homeport;
b. ELT registrations—aircraft
information including registration (tail)
number, type, manufacturer, model,
color, seating capacity, radio equipment,
survival equipment, principal airport;
and
c. PLB registrations—general use data
including usage, specific usage, and
type.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
This system of records is consistent
with 47 CFR parts 80, 87, and 95. The
system is also authorized by the U.S.
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Control Number: OMB 0648–0295.
PURPOSES:
The records are maintained and used
to assist search and rescue forces in
carrying out their mission of rescue
assistance and false alert abatement.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
These records may be disclosed as
follows:
1. A record in this system of records
is used when a beacon alert is received
at the United States Mission Control
Center (USMCC) from a registered
beacon. The information kept in the
database is automatically forwarded to
rescue coordination centers operated by
the United States Air Force, United
States Coast Guard, State Police/State
SAR authority, or another foreign
SARSAT Mission Control Center,
should it be requested for use in a SAR
case in a foreign search and rescue
region. The information is used by SAR
controllers as a tool to coordinate and
resolve the SAR event.
2. Every two years, NOAA uses the
information in the database to alert
beacon owners to update and renew
their registration in the database.
3. In the event that a system or
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, or rule,
regulation, or order issued pursuant
thereto, or the necessity to protect an
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interest of the Department, the relevant
records in the system of records may be
referred, as a routine use, 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, or rule, regulation or
order issued pursuant thereto, or
protecting the interest of the
Department.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. A record from this system of
records may be disclosed, as a routine
use, in the course of presenting
evidence to a court, magistrate or
administrative tribunal, including
disclosures to opposing counsel in the
course of settlement negotiations.
7. A record in this system of records
may be disclosed, as a routine use, 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.
8. A record in this system of records
which contains medical information
may be disclosed, as a routine use, to
the medical advisor of any individual
submitting a request for access to the
record under the Act and 15 CFR part
4b if, in the sole judgment of the
Department, disclosure could have an
adverse effect upon the individual,
under the provision of 5 U.S.C.
552a(f)(3) and implementing regulations
at 15 CFR 4b26.
9. A record in this system of records
may be disclosed, as a routine use, to
the Office of Management and Budget in
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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.
10. A record in this system of records
may be disclosed, as a routine use, to
the Department of Justice in connection
with determining whether disclosure
thereof is required by the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
11. A record in this system of records
may be disclosed, as a routine use, 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).
12. 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.
13. 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 Department) directive. Such
disclosure shall not be used to make
determinations about individuals.
14. 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.
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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
agency charged with inspecting vessels
or aircraft which includes verifying that
the emergency beacons carried onboard
the vessel or aircraft are properly
registered. Each inspector is issued a
user ID and an online password.
Inspectors are given a view-only
capability.
Exceptions to the above categories can
only be approved by the SARSAT
Program Steering Group. Consideration
for access to the database by a
requesting individual/agency will be
based in light of their overall
contribution to the SAR mission versus
balancing the individual beacon owner’s
right to privacy.
STORAGE:
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Computerized database stored behind
several layers of firewalls configured
with the firm policy of denying all and
allow only by exception, electronic
storage media, and paper records. All
three mediums are retained in
accordance with NOAA Records
Disposition Handbook, Chapter 1404–
02.
NESDIS shall maintain its records in
accordance with NOAA’s Records
Management Guide and Records
Disposition Handbook, Departmental
directives, and comprehensive records
schedules.
15. A record in this system of records
may be disclosed to student volunteers,
individuals working under a personal
services contract, and other workers
who technically do not have the status
of Federal employees, when they are
performing work for the Department
and/or its agencies, as authorized by
law, as needed to perform their assigned
Agency functions.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:
None.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records may be retrieved by unique
beacon identification number, the name
of beacon owner, date of submittal,
vessel name, aircraft name, or aircraft
tail number; however, records can be
accessed by any file element or any
combination thereof.
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SAFEGUARDS:
Due to the sensitive information
stored in the registration database,
access has been granted only to a
limited number of personnel in
accordance with this system of records
routine uses provision. This access
comes in four different categories;
beacon owners, system administrators,
SAR users, and vessel/aircraft
inspectors.
The beacon owner is granted access to
his/her own registration information
through the use of a user ID and an
online password. Information can be
accessed and updated by the beacon
owner at any time.
The system administrator consists of
personnel at the USMCC who maintains
and operates the registration database.
Access to records is through the use of
a user ID and an online password.
The SAR user is limited to rescue
coordination personnel responsible for
SAR operations within internationally
recognized SAR regions. Each SAR
controller is issued a user ID and an
online password. SAR controllers are
given a view-only capability.
The vessel or aircraft inspector is an
approved representative of a federal
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RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
The individual on whom the record is
maintained provides information to
NOAA by either the Web site or mail.
Existing registrations can be updated
according to the above processes, by a
phone call from the beacon owner, or by
rescue coordination center controllers
when updated information is collected
while processing a case.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
Michael J. Toland,
Department of Commerce, Deputy Chief
Officer, Department Privacy Act Officer.
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SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
NOAA/SARSAT, NSOF E/SPO53,
1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring,
MD 20910.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Beacon owners are notified by letter
once registration information has been
put into the database. Every two years
thereafter, beacon owners are contacted
by email or letter to update their
information or to confirm that their
information is correct.
In accordance with the Department of
Commerce regulations implementing
the Privacy Act, at Title 15 of the Code
of Federal Regulations, part 4, subpart
B—Privacy Act, individuals interested
in determining if the system contains
their name should direct their Privacy
Act request to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Public
Reference Facility, OFA56, 1315 East
West Highway (SSMC3), Room 10730,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals with information in the
database have the ability to review and
update their own individual
information on the internet at https://
www.beaconregistration.noaa.gov. User
ID and user password are set-up with
initial Web registration or with a first
visit to the Web site.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Individual beacon owners have access
to their database file and have the
ability to update or correct information.
Other issues are addressed by the
system manager who can be contacted at
NOAA/SARSAT, NSOF E/SPO53, 1315
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of Records
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an Amended Privacy
Act System of Records: COMMERCE/
NOAA–11, Contact Information for
Members of the Public Requesting or
Providing Information Related to
NOAA’s Mission.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Circular A–130, Appendix I,
‘‘Federal Agency Responsibilities for
Maintaining Records About
Individuals,’’ the Department of
Commerce (Department) is issuing a
notice of intent to establish an amended
system of records entitled,
‘‘COMMERCE/NOAA–11, Contact
Information for Members of the Public
Requesting or Providing Information
Related to NOAA’s Mission.’’
Amendments (updates) were made to
categories of individuals, categories of
records, and purpose, as well as to the
lists of system locations and system
managers and addresses. Updates also
include the addition of a new routine
use for student volunteers, individuals
working under a personal services
contract, and other workers who
technically do not have the status of
Federal employees.
DATES: To be considered, written
comments must be submitted on or
before February 13, 2017. Unless
comments are received, the amended
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket No. 161018975-6975-01]
Privacy Act of 1974, Amended System of Records
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an Amended Privacy Act System of Records: COMMERCE/
NOAA-20, Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) 406 MHz
Emergency Beacon Registration Database.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, Title
5 of the United States Code (U.S.C.) sections 552a(e)(4) and (11); and
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-130, Appendix I,
``Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About
Individuals,'' the Department of Commerce (Department) is issuing a
notice of intent to establish an amended system of records entitled,
``COMMERCE/NOAA-20, Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT)
406 MHz Emergency Beacon Registration Database.'' Amendments (updates)
were made to the Addresses, Supplementary Information, Routine Uses and
Storage sections.
SARSAT is responsible for keeping and maintaining a registration
database for 406 MHz emergency beacons as directed by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). This database contains personally
identifiable information that is required to be protected by the
Privacy Act, as amended. The purpose of this system of records is to
provide search and rescue (SAR) authorities with information about the
user of the beacon, such as the name, phone number, and emergency
contact information. This information provides the Rescue Coordination
Center (RCC) and Mission Control Center (MCC) with the identity of the
individual(s) they are searching for, contact information so that the
RCC can determine whether or not the beacon has been activated as the
result of an actual emergency, and information about the vessel or
aircraft. The registration information allows the RCC and MCC to
resolve a distress case by telephone instead of wasting valuable
resources responding to false alerts. Information may be provided to or
received from international registration authorities to ensure
registration information resides in the correct database based on the
country code of the beacon or the mailing address of the beacon owner.
This information allows SAR authorities to shorten response times, and
it provides a way to cancel false alerts quickly and safely, thereby
increasing safety for SAR authorities and decreasing costs to the
government and the SAR system. The completed forms also contain
personal identifiable information that is required to be protected by
the Privacy Act. We invite public comment on the amended system in this
publication.
DATES: To be considered, written comments must be submitted on or
before February 13, 2017. Unless comments are received, the amended
system of records will become effective as proposed on February 21,
2017. If comments are received, the Department will publish a
subsequent notice in the Federal Register within 10 days after the
comment period closes, stating that the current system of records will
remain in effect until publication of a final action in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to: NOAA SARSAT, NSOF E/SPO53, 1315
East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NOAA SARSAT, NSOF E/SPO53, 1315 East
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's (NOAA's) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and
Information Service (NESDIS) is revising its system of records for
SARSAT, which is required by the FCC under 47 CFR parts 80, 87, and 95
to maintain a registration for emergency beacons that operate on the
406 MHz frequency. SARSAT has not found any probable or potential
adverse effects of the proposal on the privacy of individuals. To
minimize the risk of unauthorized access to the system of records,
electronic data will be stored securely with access password protected,
two-factor authentication for internal System Administrators, and
limited to those SARSAT program employees whose official duties require
access.
COMMERCE/NOAA-20
System name:
Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) 406 MHz
Emergency Beacon Registration Database.
Security classification:
None.
System Location:
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), 4231 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD 20746-4304
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Owners of 406 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons
(EPIRBs), 406 MHz Emergency Location Transmitters (ELTs), 406 MHz
Personnel Locator Beacons (PLBs), and 406 MHz Ship Security Alerting
System (SSAS) Beacons.
Categories of records in the system:
Personal Identifiable Information: Beacon Unique Identifier Number
(Beacon ID), beacon category, beacon manufacturer, beacon model; owner
name, owner address, owner email address, owner telephone number by
home, work, cellular, and fax; and name
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and telephone number of primary/alternate 24-hour emergency contact.
Additional categories specifically for:
a. EPIRBs and SSAS beacon registrations--vessel information
including usage, type, name, color, survival and radio equipment,
vessel telephone numbers with call sign, Inmarsat number, cellular and
MMSI number, federal/state registration number, length, capacity, and
homeport;
b. ELT registrations--aircraft information including registration
(tail) number, type, manufacturer, model, color, seating capacity,
radio equipment, survival equipment, principal airport; and
c. PLB registrations--general use data including usage, specific
usage, and type.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
This system of records is consistent with 47 CFR parts 80, 87, and
95. The system is also authorized by the U.S. Office of Management &
Budget (OMB) Control Number: OMB 0648-0295.
Purposes:
The records are maintained and used to assist search and rescue
forces in carrying out their mission of rescue assistance and false
alert abatement.
Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories
of users and the purposes of such uses:
These records may be disclosed as follows:
1. A record in this system of records is used when a beacon alert
is received at the United States Mission Control Center (USMCC) from a
registered beacon. The information kept in the database is
automatically forwarded to rescue coordination centers operated by the
United States Air Force, United States Coast Guard, State Police/State
SAR authority, or another foreign SARSAT Mission Control Center, should
it be requested for use in a SAR case in a foreign search and rescue
region. The information is used by SAR controllers as a tool to
coordinate and resolve the SAR event.
2. Every two years, NOAA uses the information in the database to
alert beacon owners to update and renew their registration in the
database.
3. In the event that a system or 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, or 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, as a routine use, 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, or rule, regulation or order
issued pursuant thereto, or protecting the interest of the Department.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a
routine use, in the course of presenting evidence to a court,
magistrate or administrative tribunal, including disclosures to
opposing counsel in the course of settlement negotiations.
7. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a
routine use, 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.
8. A record in this system of records which contains medical
information may be disclosed, as a routine use, to the medical advisor
of any individual submitting a request for access to the record under
the Act and 15 CFR part 4b if, in the sole judgment of the Department,
disclosure could have an adverse effect upon the individual, under the
provision of 5 U.S.C. 552a(f)(3) and implementing regulations at 15 CFR
4b26.
9. 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.
10. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a
routine use, to the Department of Justice in connection with
determining whether disclosure thereof is required by the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
11. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a
routine use, 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).
12. 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.
13. 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 Department) directive. Such
disclosure shall not be used to make determinations about individuals.
14. 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.
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15. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to student
volunteers, individuals working under a personal services contract, and
other workers who technically do not have the status of Federal
employees, when they are performing work for the Department and/or its
agencies, as authorized by law, as needed to perform their assigned
Agency functions.
Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies:
None.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
Computerized database stored behind several layers of firewalls
configured with the firm policy of denying all and allow only by
exception, electronic storage media, and paper records. All three
mediums are retained in accordance with NOAA Records Disposition
Handbook, Chapter 1404-02.
Retrievability:
Records may be retrieved by unique beacon identification number,
the name of beacon owner, date of submittal, vessel name, aircraft
name, or aircraft tail number; however, records can be accessed by any
file element or any combination thereof.
Safeguards:
Due to the sensitive information stored in the registration
database, access has been granted only to a limited number of personnel
in accordance with this system of records routine uses provision. This
access comes in four different categories; beacon owners, system
administrators, SAR users, and vessel/aircraft inspectors.
The beacon owner is granted access to his/her own registration
information through the use of a user ID and an online password.
Information can be accessed and updated by the beacon owner at any
time.
The system administrator consists of personnel at the USMCC who
maintains and operates the registration database. Access to records is
through the use of a user ID and an online password.
The SAR user is limited to rescue coordination personnel
responsible for SAR operations within internationally recognized SAR
regions. Each SAR controller is issued a user ID and an online
password. SAR controllers are given a view-only capability.
The vessel or aircraft inspector is an approved representative of a
federal agency charged with inspecting vessels or aircraft which
includes verifying that the emergency beacons carried onboard the
vessel or aircraft are properly registered. Each inspector is issued a
user ID and an online password. Inspectors are given a view-only
capability.
Exceptions to the above categories can only be approved by the
SARSAT Program Steering Group. Consideration for access to the database
by a requesting individual/agency will be based in light of their
overall contribution to the SAR mission versus balancing the individual
beacon owner's right to privacy.
Retention and disposal:
NESDIS shall maintain its records in accordance with NOAA's Records
Management Guide and Records Disposition Handbook, Departmental
directives, and comprehensive records schedules.
System manager(s) and address:
NOAA/SARSAT, NSOF E/SPO53, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring,
MD 20910.
Notification procedure:
Beacon owners are notified by letter once registration information
has been put into the database. Every two years thereafter, beacon
owners are contacted by email or letter to update their information or
to confirm that their information is correct.
In accordance with the Department of Commerce regulations
implementing the Privacy Act, at Title 15 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, part 4, subpart B--Privacy Act, individuals interested in
determining if the system contains their name should direct their
Privacy Act request to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Public Reference Facility, OFA56, 1315 East West
Highway (SSMC3), Room 10730, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
Record access procedures:
Individuals with information in the database have the ability to
review and update their own individual information on the internet at
https://www.beaconregistration.noaa.gov. User ID and user password are
set-up with initial Web registration or with a first visit to the Web
site.
Contesting record procedures:
Individual beacon owners have access to their database file and
have the ability to update or correct information. Other issues are
addressed by the system manager who can be contacted at NOAA/SARSAT,
NSOF E/SPO53, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Record source categories:
The individual on whom the record is maintained provides
information to NOAA by either the Web site or mail. Existing
registrations can be updated according to the above processes, by a
phone call from the beacon owner, or by rescue coordination center
controllers when updated information is collected while processing a
case.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
None.
Michael J. Toland,
Department of Commerce, Deputy Chief Officer, Department Privacy Act
Officer.
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