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1. Animo Bancorp, Inc., Ganado,
Texas; to become a bank holding
company by acquiring Ganado
Bancshares, Inc, and thereby indirectly
acquiring The Citizens State Bank of
Ganado, both of Ganado, Texas.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
(Erien O. Terry, Assistant Vice
President) 1000 Peachtree Street NE,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Comments can
also be sent electronically to
Applications.Comments@atl.frb.org:
1. CB Investment Holdings, LLC,
Nashville, Tennessee; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring CSB&T
Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly
acquiring Citizens Savings Bank & Trust
Company, both of Nashville, Tennessee.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, November 15, 2021.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2021–25195 Filed 11–17–21; 8:45 am]
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, November 15, 2021.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2021–25180 Filed 11–17–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
BILLING CODE P
FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT
INVESTMENT BOARD
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Change in Bank Control Notices;
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or
Bank Holding Company
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2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas
75201–2272:
1. Lane Lowery and The Lane Lowery
2021 Trust, both of Huntington, Texas,
and The Shana Lowery De Paoli 2021
Trust and Shana Lowery De Paoli,
individually, and as trustee to both
trusts, both of Dallas, Texas; to join a
group acting in concert to retain voting
shares of UBank Holdings, Inc.
(formerly, Huntington Bancshares, Inc.),
and thereby indirectly retain voting
shares of UBank, both of Huntington,
Texas.
The notificants listed below have
applied under the Change in Bank
Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank
or bank holding company. The factors
that are considered in acting on the
applications are set forth in paragraph 7
of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
The public portions of the
applications listed below, as well as
other related filings required by the
Board, if any, are available for
immediate inspection at the Federal
Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at
the offices of the Board of Governors.
This information may also be obtained
on an expedited basis, upon request, by
contacting the appropriate Federal
Reserve Bank and from the Board’s
Freedom of Information Office at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/
request.htm. Interested persons may
express their views in writing on the
standards enumerated in paragraph 7 of
the Act.
Comments regarding each of these
applications must be received at the
Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of
the Board of Governors, Ann E.
Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20551–0001, not later
than December 3, 2021.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
(Karen Smith, Director, Applications)
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Federal Retirement Thrift
Investment Board (FRTIB).
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of
records.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of
1974, the Federal Retirement Thrift
Investment Board (FRTIB) proposes to
modify an existing system of records
notice in order to collect information
related to sincerely held religious
beliefs, practices, or observances when
necessary to evaluate requests for a
religious accommodation.
DATES: The modifications to this system
will become effective upon publication
in today’s Federal Register. FRTIB
invites written comments on the routine
uses and other aspects of this system of
records. Submit any comments by
December 20, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments to FRTIB by any one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
website instructions for submitting
comments.
• Fax: 202–942–1676.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Office of
General Counsel, Federal Retirement
Thrift Investment Board, 77 K Street NE,
Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Robbins, Chief Privacy Officer,
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment
Board, Office of General Counsel, 77 K
Street NE, Suite 1000, Washington, DC
SUMMARY:
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20002, (202) 942–1600. For access to
any of the FRTIB’s systems of records,
contact Amanda Haas, FOIA Officer,
Office of General Counsel, at the above
address and phone number.
Records
contained in this system are collected
to: (1) Allow FRTIB to collect and
maintain records on prospective,
current, and former employees with
disabilities who request or receive a
reasonable accommodation by FRTIB;
(2) allow FRTIB to collect and maintain
records on prospective, current, and
former employees with sincerely held
religious beliefs, practices, or
observances who request or receive an
accommodation by FRTIB; (3) track and
report the processing of requests for
FRTIB-wide reasonable
accommodations to comply with
applicable laws and regulations; and (4)
preserve and maintain the
confidentiality of medical and religious
information submitted by or on behalf of
applicants or employees requesting a
reasonable accommodation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On September 9, 2021, the President
issued Executive Order 14043,
Executive Order on Requiring
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination
for Federal Employees, requiring the
COVID–19 vaccination for all Federal
employees, subject to such exceptions
as required by law. On October 4, 2021,
the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force
issued guidance to Federal agencies
regarding collecting information for
medical and religious accommodations.
In order to meet the requirements of
Executive Order 14043 and the Task
Force recommendations, the FRTIB is
modifying this system of records notice
to include the collection of information
related to religious accommodations.
Changes being made to this SORN are
for that purpose and include changes to
the Authority for Maintenance of the
System, Purpose(s) of the System,
Categories of Individuals Covered by the
System, Categories of Records in the
System, Routine Uses of Records
Maintained in the System, Policies and
Practices for Retention and Disposal of
Records, and the Publication History of
the System of Records Notice.
There are no new routine uses being
published at this time; four previously
published routine uses have been
removed from this publication of SORN
FRTIB–18.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r),
the Agency has provided a report to
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OMB and to Congress on this notice of
modified systems of records.
Dharmesh Vashee,
General Counsel and Senior Agency Official
for Privacy.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
FRTIB–18, Reasonable
Accommodation Records.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Records are maintained at the Federal
Retirement Thrift Investment Board, 77
K Street NE, Suite 1000, Washington,
DC 20002. Records may also be
maintained at an additional location for
Business Continuity Purposes.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Human Resources Officer, Federal
Retirement Thrift Investment Board, 77
K Street NE, Suite 1000, Washington,
DC 20002, (202) 942–1600.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. 8474; 5 U.S.C. 301; 29 U.S.C.
791; 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.; 42 U.S.C.
2000e et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.;
44 U.S.C. 3101; Executive Order 13164
(July 28, 2000); and Executive Order
13548 (July 10, 2010).
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The purpose of this system is to: (1)
Allow FRTIB to collect and maintain
records on prospective, current, and
former employees with disabilities who
request or receive a reasonable
accommodation by FRTIB; (2) allow
FRTIB to collect and maintain records
on prospective, current, and former
employees with sincerely held religious
beliefs, practices, or observances who
request or receive an accommodation by
FRTIB; (3) track and report the
processing of requests for FRTIB-wide
reasonable accommodations to comply
with applicable laws and regulations;
and (4) preserve and maintain the
confidentiality of medical and religious
information submitted by or on behalf of
applicants or employees requesting a
reasonable accommodation.
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CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Prospective, current, and former
FRTIB employees who request and/or
receive a reasonable accommodation for
a disability or a sincerely held religious
belief, practice, or observance; and
authorized individuals or
representatives (e.g., family members or
attorneys) who file a request for a
reasonable accommodation on behalf of
a prospective, current, or former
employee.
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CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Name and employment information of
employees needing an accommodation;
requestor’s name and contact
information (if different than the
employee who needs an
accommodation); date request was
initiated; information concerning the
nature of the disability and the need for
accommodation, including appropriate
medical documentation; information
concerning the nature of the sincerely
held religious belief, practice, or
observance and the need for
accommodation, including any
appropriate documentation; details of
the accommodation request, such as:
Type of accommodation requested, how
the requested accommodation would
assist in job performance, the sources of
technical assistance consulted in trying
to identify alternative reasonable
accommodation, any additional
information provided by the requestor
related to the processing of the request,
and whether the request was approved
or denied, and whether the
accommodation was approved for a trial
period; and notification(s) to the
employee and his/her supervisor(s)
regarding the accommodation.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Subject individuals; subject
individuals’ supervisors.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
Information about covered
individuals may be disclosed without
consent as permitted by the Privacy Act
of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), and:
1. Routine Use—Audit: A record from
this system of records may be disclosed
to an agency, organization, or individual
for the purpose of performing an audit
or oversight operations as authorized by
law, but only such information as is
necessary and relevant to such audit or
oversight function when necessary to
accomplish an agency function related
to this system of records. Individuals
provided information under this routine
use are subject to the same Privacy Act
requirements and limitations on
disclosure as are applicable to FRTIB
officers and employees.
2. Routine Use—Clearance Processing:
A record from this system of records
may be disclosed to an appropriate
federal, state, local, tribal, foreign, or
international agency, if the information
is relevant and necessary to a requesting
agency’s decision concerning the hiring
or retention of an individual, or
issuance of a security clearance,
background investigation, license,
contract, grant, or other benefit, or if the
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information is relevant and necessary to
a FRTIB decision concerning the hiring
or retention of an employee, the
issuance of a security clearance, the
reporting of an investigation of an
employee, the letting of a contract, or
the issuance of a license, grant or other
benefit and when disclosure is
appropriate to the proper performance
of the official duties of the person
making the request.
3. Routine Use—Congressional
Inquiries: A record from this system of
records may be disclosed to a
Congressional office from the record of
an individual in response to an inquiry
from that Congressional office made at
the request of the individual to whom
the record pertains.
4. Routine Use—Contractors, et al.: A
record from this system of records may
be disclosed to contractors, grantees,
experts, consultants, the agents thereof,
and others performing or working on a
contract, service, grant, cooperative
agreement, or other assignment for
FRTIB, when necessary to accomplish
an agency function related to this
system of records. Individuals provided
information under this routine use are
subject to the same Privacy Act
requirements and limitations on
disclosure as are applicable to FRTIB
officers and employees.
5. Routine Use—Former Employees: A
record from this system of records may
be disclosed to a former employee of the
FRTIB, in accordance with applicable
regulations, for purposes of responding
to an official inquiry by a federal, state,
or local government entity or
professional licensing authority; or
facilitating communications with a
former employee that may be necessary
for personnel-related or other official
purposes where the FRTIB requires
information or consultation assistance
from the former employee regarding a
matter within that person’s former area
of responsibility.
6. Routine Use—Law Enforcement
Referrals: A record from this system of
records may be disclosed to an
appropriate federal, state, tribal, local,
international, or foreign agency or other
appropriate authority charged with
investigating or prosecuting a violation
or enforcing or implementing a law,
rule, regulation, or order, where a
record, either on its face or in
conjunction with other information,
indicates a violation or potential
violation of law, which includes
criminal, civil, or regulatory violations
and such disclosure is proper and
consistent with the official duties of the
person making the disclosure.
7. Routine Use—Litigation, DOJ or
Outside Counsel: A record from this
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system of records may be disclosed to
the Department of Justice, FRTIB’s
outside counsel, other federal agency
conducting litigation or in proceedings
before any court, adjudicative or
administrative body, when: (1) FRTIB,
or (b) any employee of FRTIB in his or
her official capacity, or (c) any
employee of FRTIB in his or her
individual capacity where DOJ or FRTIB
has agreed to represent the employee, or
(d) the United States or any agency
thereof, is a party to the litigation or has
an interest in such litigation, and FRTIB
determines that the records are both
relevant and necessary to the litigation
and the use of such records is
compatible with the purpose for which
FRTIB collected the records.
8. Routine Use—Litigation, Opposing
Counsel: A record from this system of
records may be disclosed to a court,
magistrate, or administrative tribunal in
the course of presenting evidence,
including disclosures to opposing
counsel or witnesses in the course of
civil discovery, litigation, or settlement
negotiations or in connection with
criminal law proceedings or in response
to a subpoena.
9. Routine Use—NARA/Records
Management: A record from this system
of records may be disclosed to the
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA) or other federal
government agencies pursuant to the
Federal Records Act.
10. Routine Use—Redress: A record
from this system of records may be
disclosed to a federal, state, tribal, local,
international, or foreign government
agency or entity for the purpose of
consulting with that agency or entity: (1)
To assist in making a determination
regarding redress for an individual in
connection with the operations of a
FRTIB program; (2) for the purpose of
verifying the identity of an individual
seeking redress in connection with the
operations of a FRTIB program; or (3) for
the purpose of verifying the accuracy of
information submitted by an individual
who has requested such redress on
behalf of another individual.
11. Routine Use—Medical
Professionals, Reasonable
Accommodation Documentation: A
record from this system of records may
be disclosed to physicians or other
medical professionals to provide them
with or obtain from them the necessary
medical documentation and/or
certification for reasonable
accommodations.
12. Routine Use—Federal Agencies,
Equal Employment and Reasonable
Accommodation Issues: A record from
this system of records may be disclosed
to another federal agency or commission
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with responsibility for labor or
employment relations or other issues,
including equal employment
opportunity and reasonable
accommodation issues, when that
agency or commission has jurisdiction
over reasonable accommodation issues.
13. Routine Use—Federal Agencies,
Reasonable Accommodation
Requirements: A record from this
system of records may be disclosed to
the Department of Labor (DOL), Office
of Personnel Management (OPM), Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC), or Office of Special Counsel
(OSC) to obtain advice regarding
statutory, regulatory, policy, and other
requirements related to reasonable
accommodation.
14. Routine Use—Mediation/
Alternative Dispute Resolution: A
record from this system of records may
be disclosed to appropriate third-parties
contracted by the Agency to facilitate
mediation or other alternative dispute
resolution procedures or programs.
15. Routine Use—Department of
Defense, Procurement of Assistive
Technologies: A record from this system
of records may be disclosed to the
Department of Defense (DOD) for the
purpose of procuring assistive
technologies and services through the
Computer/Electronic Accommodation
Program in response to a request for
reasonable accommodation.
16. Routine Use—Breach Mitigation
and Notification: A record from this
system may be disclosed to appropriate
agencies, entities, and persons when (1)
FRTIB suspects or has confirmed that
there has been a breach of the system of
records, (2) FRTIB has determined that
as a result of the suspected or confirmed
breach there is a risk of harm to
individuals, FRTIB (including its
information systems, programs, and
operations), the Federal Government, or
national security; and (3) the disclosure
made to such agencies, entities, and
persons is reasonably necessary to assist
in connection with FRTIB’s efforts to
respond to the suspected or confirmed
breach or to prevent, minimize, or
remedy such harm.
17. Routine Use—Response to Breach
of Other Records: A record from this
system may be disclosed to another
Federal agency or Federal entity, when
FRTIB determines that information from
this system of records is reasonably
necessary to assist the recipient agency
or entity in (1) responding to a
suspected or confirmed breach or (2)
preventing, minimizing, or remedying
the risk of harm to individuals, the
recipient agency or entity (including its
information systems, programs, and
operations), the Federal Government, or
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national security, resulting from a
suspected or confirmed breach.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF
RECORDS:
Records are maintained in paper and
electronic form, including on computer
databases, all of which are stored in a
secure location.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
RECORDS:
Records are retrieved by any one or
more of the following: Employee name
or assigned case number.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
Records are maintained in accordance
with the General Records Retention
Schedule 2.3, item 20, issued by the
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:
FRTIB has adopted appropriate
administrative, technical, and physical
controls in accordance with FRTIB’s
security program to protect the security,
confidentiality, availability, and
integrity of the information, and to
ensure that records are not disclosed to
or accessed by unauthorized
individuals.
Paper records are stored in locked file
cabinets in areas of restricted access that
are locked after office hours. Electronic
records are stored on computer
networks and protected by assigning
usernames to individuals needing
access to the records and by passwords
set by unauthorized users that must be
changed periodically.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking to determine
whether this system of records contains
information about themselves should
submit a written request to the FOIA
Officer, FRTIB, 77 K Street NE, Suite
1000, Washington, DC 20002, and
include the following information:
a. Full name;
b. Any available information
regarding the type of record involved;
c. The address to which the record
information should be sent; and
d. You must sign your request.
Attorneys or other persons acting on
behalf of an individual must provide
written authorization from that
individual, such as a Power of Attorney,
in order for the representative to act on
their behalf. Individuals requesting
access must also comply with FRTIB’s
Privacy Act regulations regarding
verification of identity and access to
such records, available at 5 CFR part
1630.
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CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
See Record Access Procedures above.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
81 FR 7106 (Feb. 10, 2016); 85 FR
43654, 43675 (July 21, 2020).
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BILLING CODE 6760–01–P
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
[File No. 191 0082; Docket No. C–4710]
Petition for Prior Approval of Sartorius
Stedim Biotech S.A.’s Proposed
Acquisition of Novasep Process SAS’s
Chromatography Equipment Business
Federal Trade Commission.
Announcement of petition;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A.
(‘‘Sartorius’’) has petitioned the Federal
Trade Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or
‘‘Commission’’) for approval of its
acquisition of the chromatography
equipment business of Novasep Process
SAS. Sartorius was the FTC-approved
divestiture buyer in 2020, when the FTC
required Danaher Corporation to divest
assets as a condition of acquiring
General Electric’s biopharmaceutical
business, which included
chromatography assets. Sartorius agreed
to obtain the Commission’s prior
approval if it proposed to acquire
Novasep’s chromatography business.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 20, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file
comments online or on paper, by
following the instructions in the
Request for Comment part of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below. Please write: ‘‘Sartorius Petition
for Prior Approval; Docket No. C–4710’’
on your comment, and file your
comment online at www.regulations.gov
by following the instructions on the
web-based form. If you prefer to file
your comment on paper, please mail
your comment to the following address:
Federal Trade Commission, Office of the
Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Suite CC–5610 (Annex D),
Washington, DC 20580; or deliver your
comment to the following address:
Federal Trade Commission, Office of the
Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th
Street SW, 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex
D), Washington, DC 20024.
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SUMMARY:
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Lisa
De Marchi Sleigh (202–326–2535),
Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade
Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20580.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to FTC Rule 2.41(f), 16 CFR 2.41(f),
notice is hereby given that the public
[redacted] version of the abovecaptioned petition has been filed with
the Secretary of the Commission and is
being placed on the public record for a
period of thirty (30) days. After the
period for public comments has expired,
the Commission shall determine
whether to approve the petition. In
making its determination, the
Commission will consider, among other
information, all timely and responsive
comments submitted in connection with
this document.
The text of the public [redacted]
version of the petition is provided
below. An electronic copy of the text of
the public [redacted] version of the
petition can be obtained from the FTC
website at this web address: https://
www.ftc.gov/enforcement/casesproceedings/191-0082/danahercorporation-matter.
You can file a comment online or on
paper. For the Commission to consider
your comment, we must receive it on or
before December 20, 2021. Write
‘‘Sartorius Petition for Prior Approval;
Docket No. C–4710’’ on your comment.
Your comment—including your name
and your state—will be placed on the
public record of this proceeding,
including, to the extent practicable, on
the www.regulations.gov website.
Due to protective actions in response
to the COVID–19 pandemic and the
agency’s heightened security screening,
postal mail addressed to the
Commission will be subject to delay. We
strongly encourage you to submit your
comments online through the
www.regulations.gov website.
If you prefer to file your comment on
paper, write ‘‘Sartorius Petition for Prior
Approval; Docket No. C–4710’’ on your
comment and on the envelope, and mail
your comment to the following address:
Federal Trade Commission, Office of the
Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Suite CC–5610 (Annex D),
Washington, DC 20580; or deliver your
comment to the following address:
Federal Trade Commission, Office of the
Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th
Street SW, 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex
D), Washington, DC 20024. If possible,
submit your paper comment to the
Commission by courier or overnight
service.
Because your comment will be placed
on the publicly accessible website at
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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www.regulations.gov, you are solely
responsible for making sure your
comment does not include any sensitive
or confidential information. In
particular, your comment should not
include any sensitive personal
information, such as your or anyone
else’s Social Security number; date of
birth; driver’s license number or other
state identification number, or foreign
country equivalent; passport number;
financial account number; or credit or
debit card number. You are also solely
responsible for making sure your
comment does not include any sensitive
health information, such as medical
records or other individually
identifiable health information. In
addition, your comment should not
include any ‘‘trade secret or any
commercial or financial information
which . . . is privileged or
confidential’’—as provided by Section
6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and
FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2)—
including in particular competitively
sensitive information such as costs,
sales statistics, inventories, formulas,
patterns, devices, manufacturing
processes, or customer names.
Comments containing material for
which confidential treatment is
requested must be filed in paper form,
must be clearly labeled ‘‘Confidential,’’
and must comply with FTC Rule 4.9(c).
In particular, the written request for
confidential treatment that accompanies
the comment must include the factual
and legal basis for the request, and must
identify the specific portions of the
comment to be withheld from the public
record. See FTC Rule 4.9(c). Your
comment will be kept confidential only
if the General Counsel grants your
request in accordance with the law and
the public interest. Once your comment
has been posted on
www.regulations.gov—as legally
required by FTC Rule 4.9(b)—we cannot
redact or remove your comment from
that website, unless you submit a
confidentiality request that meets the
requirements for such treatment under
FTC Rule 4.9(c), and the General
Counsel grants that request.
Visit the FTC website at https://
www.ftc.gov to read this document and
the news release describing this matter.
The FTC Act and other laws that the
Commission administers permit the
collection of public comments to
consider and use in this proceeding, as
appropriate. The Commission will
consider all timely and responsive
public comments that it receives on or
before December 20, 2021. For
information on the Commission’s
privacy policy, including routine uses
permitted by the Privacy Act, see
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FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB).
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, the Federal Retirement
Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) proposes to modify an existing system
of records notice in order to collect information related to sincerely
held religious beliefs, practices, or observances when necessary to
evaluate requests for a religious accommodation.
DATES: The modifications to this system will become effective upon
publication in today's Federal Register. FRTIB invites written comments
on the routine uses and other aspects of this system of records. Submit
any comments by December 20, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments to FRTIB by any one of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the website instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-942-1676.
Mail or Hand Delivery: Office of General Counsel, Federal
Retirement Thrift Investment Board, 77 K Street NE, Suite 1000,
Washington, DC 20002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Robbins, Chief Privacy Officer,
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Office of General Counsel,
77 K Street NE, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20002, (202) 942-1600. For
access to any of the FRTIB's systems of records, contact Amanda Haas,
FOIA Officer, Office of General Counsel, at the above address and phone
number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Records contained in this system are
collected to: (1) Allow FRTIB to collect and maintain records on
prospective, current, and former employees with disabilities who
request or receive a reasonable accommodation by FRTIB; (2) allow FRTIB
to collect and maintain records on prospective, current, and former
employees with sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, or
observances who request or receive an accommodation by FRTIB; (3) track
and report the processing of requests for FRTIB-wide reasonable
accommodations to comply with applicable laws and regulations; and (4)
preserve and maintain the confidentiality of medical and religious
information submitted by or on behalf of applicants or employees
requesting a reasonable accommodation.
On September 9, 2021, the President issued Executive Order 14043,
Executive Order on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for
Federal Employees, requiring the COVID-19 vaccination for all Federal
employees, subject to such exceptions as required by law. On October 4,
2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued guidance to Federal
agencies regarding collecting information for medical and religious
accommodations. In order to meet the requirements of Executive Order
14043 and the Task Force recommendations, the FRTIB is modifying this
system of records notice to include the collection of information
related to religious accommodations.
Changes being made to this SORN are for that purpose and include
changes to the Authority for Maintenance of the System, Purpose(s) of
the System, Categories of Individuals Covered by the System, Categories
of Records in the System, Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the
System, Policies and Practices for Retention and Disposal of Records,
and the Publication History of the System of Records Notice.
There are no new routine uses being published at this time; four
previously published routine uses have been removed from this
publication of SORN FRTIB-18.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), the Agency has provided a
report to
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OMB and to Congress on this notice of modified systems of records.
Dharmesh Vashee,
General Counsel and Senior Agency Official for Privacy.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
FRTIB-18, Reasonable Accommodation Records.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Records are maintained at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment
Board, 77 K Street NE, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20002. Records may
also be maintained at an additional location for Business Continuity
Purposes.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Human Resources Officer, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment
Board, 77 K Street NE, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20002, (202) 942-
1600.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. 8474; 5 U.S.C. 301; 29 U.S.C. 791; 42 U.S.C. 12101 et
seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.; 44 U.S.C.
3101; Executive Order 13164 (July 28, 2000); and Executive Order 13548
(July 10, 2010).
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The purpose of this system is to: (1) Allow FRTIB to collect and
maintain records on prospective, current, and former employees with
disabilities who request or receive a reasonable accommodation by
FRTIB; (2) allow FRTIB to collect and maintain records on prospective,
current, and former employees with sincerely held religious beliefs,
practices, or observances who request or receive an accommodation by
FRTIB; (3) track and report the processing of requests for FRTIB-wide
reasonable accommodations to comply with applicable laws and
regulations; and (4) preserve and maintain the confidentiality of
medical and religious information submitted by or on behalf of
applicants or employees requesting a reasonable accommodation.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Prospective, current, and former FRTIB employees who request and/or
receive a reasonable accommodation for a disability or a sincerely held
religious belief, practice, or observance; and authorized individuals
or representatives (e.g., family members or attorneys) who file a
request for a reasonable accommodation on behalf of a prospective,
current, or former employee.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Name and employment information of employees needing an
accommodation; requestor's name and contact information (if different
than the employee who needs an accommodation); date request was
initiated; information concerning the nature of the disability and the
need for accommodation, including appropriate medical documentation;
information concerning the nature of the sincerely held religious
belief, practice, or observance and the need for accommodation,
including any appropriate documentation; details of the accommodation
request, such as: Type of accommodation requested, how the requested
accommodation would assist in job performance, the sources of technical
assistance consulted in trying to identify alternative reasonable
accommodation, any additional information provided by the requestor
related to the processing of the request, and whether the request was
approved or denied, and whether the accommodation was approved for a
trial period; and notification(s) to the employee and his/her
supervisor(s) regarding the accommodation.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Subject individuals; subject individuals' supervisors.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
Information about covered individuals may be disclosed without
consent as permitted by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), and:
1. Routine Use--Audit: A record from this system of records may be
disclosed to an agency, organization, or individual for the purpose of
performing an audit or oversight operations as authorized by law, but
only such information as is necessary and relevant to such audit or
oversight function when necessary to accomplish an agency function
related to this system of records. Individuals provided information
under this routine use are subject to the same Privacy Act requirements
and limitations on disclosure as are applicable to FRTIB officers and
employees.
2. Routine Use--Clearance Processing: A record from this system of
records may be disclosed to an appropriate federal, state, local,
tribal, foreign, or international agency, if the information is
relevant and necessary to a requesting agency's decision concerning the
hiring or retention of an individual, or issuance of a security
clearance, background investigation, license, contract, grant, or other
benefit, or if the information is relevant and necessary to a FRTIB
decision concerning the hiring or retention of an employee, the
issuance of a security clearance, the reporting of an investigation of
an employee, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license,
grant or other benefit and when disclosure is appropriate to the proper
performance of the official duties of the person making the request.
3. Routine Use--Congressional Inquiries: A record from this system
of records may be disclosed to a Congressional office from the record
of an individual in response to an inquiry from that Congressional
office made at the request of the individual to whom the record
pertains.
4. Routine Use--Contractors, et al.: A record from this system of
records may be disclosed to contractors, grantees, experts,
consultants, the agents thereof, and others performing or working on a
contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement, or other assignment
for FRTIB, when necessary to accomplish an agency function related to
this system of records. Individuals provided information under this
routine use are subject to the same Privacy Act requirements and
limitations on disclosure as are applicable to FRTIB officers and
employees.
5. Routine Use--Former Employees: A record from this system of
records may be disclosed to a former employee of the FRTIB, in
accordance with applicable regulations, for purposes of responding to
an official inquiry by a federal, state, or local government entity or
professional licensing authority; or facilitating communications with a
former employee that may be necessary for personnel-related or other
official purposes where the FRTIB requires information or consultation
assistance from the former employee regarding a matter within that
person's former area of responsibility.
6. Routine Use--Law Enforcement Referrals: A record from this
system of records may be disclosed to an appropriate federal, state,
tribal, local, international, or foreign agency or other appropriate
authority charged with investigating or prosecuting a violation or
enforcing or implementing a law, rule, regulation, or order, where a
record, either on its face or in conjunction with other information,
indicates a violation or potential violation of law, which includes
criminal, civil, or regulatory violations and such disclosure is proper
and consistent with the official duties of the person making the
disclosure.
7. Routine Use--Litigation, DOJ or Outside Counsel: A record from
this
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system of records may be disclosed to the Department of Justice,
FRTIB's outside counsel, other federal agency conducting litigation or
in proceedings before any court, adjudicative or administrative body,
when: (1) FRTIB, or (b) any employee of FRTIB in his or her official
capacity, or (c) any employee of FRTIB in his or her individual
capacity where DOJ or FRTIB has agreed to represent the employee, or
(d) the United States or any agency thereof, is a party to the
litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and FRTIB determines
that the records are both relevant and necessary to the litigation and
the use of such records is compatible with the purpose for which FRTIB
collected the records.
8. Routine Use--Litigation, Opposing Counsel: A record from this
system of records may be disclosed to a court, magistrate, or
administrative tribunal in the course of presenting evidence, including
disclosures to opposing counsel or witnesses in the course of civil
discovery, litigation, or settlement negotiations or in connection with
criminal law proceedings or in response to a subpoena.
9. Routine Use--NARA/Records Management: A record from this system
of records may be disclosed to the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA) or other federal government agencies pursuant to
the Federal Records Act.
10. Routine Use--Redress: A record from this system of records may
be disclosed to a federal, state, tribal, local, international, or
foreign government agency or entity for the purpose of consulting with
that agency or entity: (1) To assist in making a determination
regarding redress for an individual in connection with the operations
of a FRTIB program; (2) for the purpose of verifying the identity of an
individual seeking redress in connection with the operations of a FRTIB
program; or (3) for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of
information submitted by an individual who has requested such redress
on behalf of another individual.
11. Routine Use--Medical Professionals, Reasonable Accommodation
Documentation: A record from this system of records may be disclosed to
physicians or other medical professionals to provide them with or
obtain from them the necessary medical documentation and/or
certification for reasonable accommodations.
12. Routine Use--Federal Agencies, Equal Employment and Reasonable
Accommodation Issues: A record from this system of records may be
disclosed to another federal agency or commission with responsibility
for labor or employment relations or other issues, including equal
employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation issues, when that
agency or commission has jurisdiction over reasonable accommodation
issues.
13. Routine Use--Federal Agencies, Reasonable Accommodation
Requirements: A record from this system of records may be disclosed to
the Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM),
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), or Office of Special
Counsel (OSC) to obtain advice regarding statutory, regulatory, policy,
and other requirements related to reasonable accommodation.
14. Routine Use--Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution: A record
from this system of records may be disclosed to appropriate third-
parties contracted by the Agency to facilitate mediation or other
alternative dispute resolution procedures or programs.
15. Routine Use--Department of Defense, Procurement of Assistive
Technologies: A record from this system of records may be disclosed to
the Department of Defense (DOD) for the purpose of procuring assistive
technologies and services through the Computer/Electronic Accommodation
Program in response to a request for reasonable accommodation.
16. Routine Use--Breach Mitigation and Notification: A record from
this system may be disclosed to appropriate agencies, entities, and
persons when (1) FRTIB suspects or has confirmed that there has been a
breach of the system of records, (2) FRTIB has determined that as a
result of the suspected or confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to
individuals, FRTIB (including its information systems, programs, and
operations), the Federal Government, or national security; and (3) the
disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably
necessary to assist in connection with FRTIB's efforts to respond to
the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy
such harm.
17. Routine Use--Response to Breach of Other Records: A record from
this system may be disclosed to another Federal agency or Federal
entity, when FRTIB determines that information from this system of
records is reasonably necessary to assist the recipient agency or
entity in (1) responding to a suspected or confirmed breach or (2)
preventing, minimizing, or remedying the risk of harm to individuals,
the recipient agency or entity (including its information systems,
programs, and operations), the Federal Government, or national
security, resulting from a suspected or confirmed breach.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
Records are maintained in paper and electronic form, including on
computer databases, all of which are stored in a secure location.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
Records are retrieved by any one or more of the following: Employee
name or assigned case number.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
Records are maintained in accordance with the General Records
Retention Schedule 2.3, item 20, issued by the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA).
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
FRTIB has adopted appropriate administrative, technical, and
physical controls in accordance with FRTIB's security program to
protect the security, confidentiality, availability, and integrity of
the information, and to ensure that records are not disclosed to or
accessed by unauthorized individuals.
Paper records are stored in locked file cabinets in areas of
restricted access that are locked after office hours. Electronic
records are stored on computer networks and protected by assigning
usernames to individuals needing access to the records and by passwords
set by unauthorized users that must be changed periodically.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records
contains information about themselves should submit a written request
to the FOIA Officer, FRTIB, 77 K Street NE, Suite 1000, Washington, DC
20002, and include the following information:
a. Full name;
b. Any available information regarding the type of record involved;
c. The address to which the record information should be sent; and
d. You must sign your request.
Attorneys or other persons acting on behalf of an individual must
provide written authorization from that individual, such as a Power of
Attorney, in order for the representative to act on their behalf.
Individuals requesting access must also comply with FRTIB's Privacy Act
regulations regarding verification of identity and access to such
records, available at 5 CFR part 1630.
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CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
See Record Access Procedures above.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
See Record Access Procedures above.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
81 FR 7106 (Feb. 10, 2016); 85 FR 43654, 43675 (July 21, 2020).
[FR Doc. 2021-24712 Filed 11-17-21; 8:45 am]
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