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The Consolidated Appropriations Act
of 2021 directs the FCC to leverage the
National Verifier to verify applicants’
eligibility for ACP. The purpose of this
matching program is to verify the
eligibility of Lifeline and ACP
applicants and subscribers by
determining whether they receive
SNAP, SSI, Medicaid, and Income
Verification benefits administered by
the Wisconsin Department of Health
Services and the Wisconsin Department
of Revenue.
Participating Agencies
Wisconsin Department of Health
Services; Wisconsin Department of
Revenue; Federal Communications
Commission
The categories of records involved in
the matching program include, but are
not limited to, the last four digits of the
applicant’s Social Security Number, and
first and last name. The National
Verifier will transfer these data elements
to the Wisconsin Department of Health
Services, Wisconsin Department of
Revenue, which will respond either
‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ that the individual is
enrolled in a qualifying assistance
program: SNAP, SSI, Medicaid, and
Income Verification administered by the
Wisconsin Department of Health
Services and the Wisconsin Department
of Revenue.
System(s) of Records
Authority for Conducting the Matching
Program
The records shared as part of this
matching program reside in the Lifeline
system of records, FCC/WCB–1,
Lifeline, which was published in the
Federal Register at 86 FR 11526 (Feb.
25, 2021).
The records shared as part of this
matching program reside in the ACP
system of records, FCC/WCB–3,
Affordable Connectivity Program, which
was published in the Federal Register at
86 FR 71494 (Dec. 16, 2021).
The authority for the FCC’s ACP is
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,
Public Law 117–58, 135 Stat. 429, 1238–
44 (2021) (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1751–
52); 47 CFR part 54. The authority for
the FCC’s Lifeline program is 47 U.S.C.
254; 47 CFR 54.400 through 54.423;
Lifeline and Link Up Reform and
Modernization, et al., Third Report and
Order, Further Report and Order, and
Order on Reconsideration, 31 FCC Rcd
3962, 4006–21, paras. 126–66 (2016)
(2016 Lifeline Modernization Order).
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
Purpose(s)
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The purpose of this modified
matching agreement is to verify the
eligibility of applicants and subscribers
to Lifeline, as well as to ACP and other
Federal programs that use qualification
for Lifeline as an eligibility criterion.
This new agreement will permit
eligibility verification for the Lifeline
program and ACP by checking an
applicant’s/subscriber’s participation in
SNAP, SSI, Medicaid, and Income
Verification in Wisconsin. Under FCC
rules, consumers receiving these
benefits qualify for Lifeline discounts
and also for ACP benefits.
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Categories of Records
The categories of individuals whose
information is involved in the matching
program include, but are not limited to,
those individuals who have applied for
Lifeline and/or ACP benefits; are
currently receiving Lifeline and/or ACP
benefits; are individuals who enable
another individual in their household to
qualify for Lifeline and/or ACP benefits;
are minors whose status qualifies a
parent or guardian for Lifeline and/or
ACP benefits; or are individuals who
have received Lifeline and/or ACP
benefits.
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FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
EXAMINATION COUNCIL
[Docket No. AS23–13]
Appraisal Subcommittee Notice of
Meeting
Appraisal Subcommittee of the
Federal Financial Institutions
Examination Council.
AGENCY:
Notice of special closed
meeting.
ACTION:
Description: In accordance with
section 1104(b) of title XI of the
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery,
and Enforcement Act of 1989, as
amended, notice is hereby given that the
Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) met for
a Special Closed Meeting on this date.
Location: Virtual meeting via Webex.
Date: September 6, 2023.
Time: 11:15 a.m. ET.
Action and Discussion Item
Personnel Matter
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The ASC convened a Special Closed
Meeting to discuss a personnel matter.
No action was taken by the ASC.
James R. Park,
Executive Director.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of
records.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the provisions of
the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is given
that the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board)
proposes to modify an existing system
of records, entitled BGFRS–24, ‘‘FRB—
EEO General Files.’’ BGFRS–24
presently includes self-identification
reports of current and former employees
regarding race, national origin, sex, and
disability and identification by Board
staff regarding the race, national origin,
and sex for those current and former
employees who decline to voluntarily
provide the information.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 16, 2023. This new
system of records will become effective
October 16, 2023, without further
notice, unless comments dictate
otherwise.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), which has oversight
responsibility under the Privacy Act,
requires a 30-day period prior to
publication in the Federal Register in
which to review the system and to
provide any comments to the agency.
The public is then given a 30-day period
in which to comment, in accordance
with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11).
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by BGFRS–24 ‘‘FRB—EEO
General Files,’’ by any of the following
methods:
• Agency Website: https://
www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/
foia/proposedregs.aspx.
• Email: regs.comments@
federalreserve.gov. Include SORN name
and number in the subject line of the
message.
• Fax: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452–
3102.
• Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
SUMMARY:
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Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20551.
In general, all public comments will
be made available on the Board’s
website at https://
www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/
foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted,
and will not be modified to remove
confidential, contact or any identifiable
information. Public comments may also
be viewed electronically or in paper in
Room M–4365A, 2001 C St. NW,
Washington, DC 20551, between 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during federal
business weekdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David B. Husband, Senior Counsel,
(202) 530–6270, or david.b.husband@
frb.gov; Legal Division, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, 20th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551.
For users of telephone systems via text
telephone (TTY) or any TTY-based
Telecommunications Relay Services,
please call 711 from any telephone
anywhere in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
is in the process of replacing its current
enterprise resource planning (ERP)
system which will result in changes to
the information collected and retained
for Board employees. Accordingly, the
Board is making minor modifications to
the EEO General Files system to reflect
such changes. Principally, to better
reflect the many dimensions within its
workforce, beyond the customary
demographics of race/ethnicity,
disability, and gender, the Board is
broadening its demographic data
collection to encompass voluntary
disclosure of gender identity and
preferred personal pronouns. These new
fields will help Board employees
personalize their self-identification. The
Board is therefore amending the
category of records to reflect the
inclusion of this information. The Board
is removing from the category of records
the reference to EEO-related training
records which are no longer retained as
part of the system of records and the
reference to identification by Board staff
of disability status for employees who
decline to voluntarily provide such
information, as disability status would
not be inferred via visual observation.
The Board will also collect information
from applicants, such as selfidentification reports, and therefore the
Board is amending the category of
individuals to include applicants and
the category of records to refer to
applicants in addition to current and
former employees.
The Board is also taking the
opportunity to update the system
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manager, the system location, the
authority for the system, the record
source categories, and the practices for
retention and disposal of records. The
Board is also taking the opportunity to
update the ‘‘Routine Uses’’ section to
incorporate a link to the Board’s general
routine uses and is amending the
system-specific routine use to refer to
‘‘workforce’’ instead of the more archaic
term ‘‘manpower.’’ The Board otherwise
is not amending or establishing any new
routine uses.
The Board is also making technical
changes to BGFRS–24 consistent with
the template laid out in OMB Circular
No. A–108. Accordingly, the Board has
made technical corrections and nonsubstantive language revisions to the
following categories: ‘‘Policies and
Practices for Storage of Records,’’
‘‘Policies and Practices for Retrieval of
Records,’’ ‘‘Policies and Practices for
Retention and Disposal of Records,’’
‘‘Administrative, Technical and
Physical Safeguards,’’ ‘‘Record Access
Procedures,’’ ‘‘Contesting Record
Procedures,’’ and ‘‘Notification
Procedures.’’ The Board has also created
the following new fields: ‘‘Security
Classification’’ and ‘‘History.’’
BGFRS–24 ‘‘FRB—EEO General
Files’’.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20551. Records are also stored by the
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis,
located at 90 Hennepin Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN 55401 and by the
Board’s contractor, Workday, Inc.,
located at 6110 Stoneridge Mall Road,
Pleasanton, CA 94588.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Sheila Clark, Chief Diversity Officer—
Office of Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion (ODE&I), Office of the Chief
Operating Officer, Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street
and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20551, (202) 452–2883,
or sheila.clark@frb.gov.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
791); Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (42
U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); Equal Pay Act of
1963 (29 U.S.C. 206); Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967 (29 U.S.C. 621); Genetic
Information Nondiscrimination Act of
2008 (Pub. L. 110–233); sections 10 and
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11 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C.
244 and 248); and the Notification and
Federal Employee Antidiscrimination
and Retaliation Act of 2002 as amended
(5 U.S.C. 2301, note).
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
These records are collected and
maintained to assist the Board in
carrying out its responsibilities
consistent with the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,
and other nondiscrimination statutes.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Applicants for Board employment and
current and former Board employees.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Self-identification reports of
applicants and current and former
employees regarding demographics
including race, national origin, sex,
personal pronouns, gender identity, and
disability; per EEOC guidance
identification by Board staff regarding
the race, national origin, and sex for
those current and former employees
who decline to voluntarily provide such
information.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
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63107
The information is provided by the
individual to whom the record pertains
and employees responsible for
administering the Board’s EEO program
or human resource function.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
General routine uses A, B, C, D, F, G,
I, and J apply to this system. These
general routine uses are located at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/files/
SORN-page-general-routine-uses-ofboard-systems-of-records.pdf and are
published in the Federal Register at 83
FR 43872 at 43873–74 (August 28,
2018). Records may also be used to
disclose information to management as
a data source for production of summary
descriptive statistics and analytical
studies in support of the function for
which the records are collected and
maintained, or for related personnel
management functions or workforce
studies and may also be utilized to
respond to investigative or legal
requests for statistical information
(without personal identification of
individuals).
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF
RECORDS:
Paper records in this system are
stored in locked file cabinets with
access limited to staff with a need to
know. Electronic records are stored on
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You may submit your Privacy Act
request to the—Secretary of the Board,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20551.
You may also submit your Privacy Act
request electronically by filling out the
required information at: https://
foia.federalreserve.gov/.
a secure server with access limited to
staff with a need to know.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
RECORDS:
Records can be retrieved by the
individual’s name.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
All records are retained for three
years.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:
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Paper records are secured by lock and
key and electronic files are stored on
secure servers. The system has the
ability to track individual user actions
within the system. The audit and
accountability controls are based on
NIST and Board standards which, in
turn, are based on applicable laws and
regulations. The controls assist in
detecting security violations and
performance or other issues in the
system. Access to the system is
restricted to authorized users within the
Board who require access for official
business purposes. Users are classified
into different roles and common access
and usage rights are established for each
role. User roles are used to delineate
between the different types of access
requirements such that users are
restricted to data that is required in the
performance of their duties. Periodic
assessments and reviews are conducted
to determine whether users still require
access, have the appropriate role, and
whether there have been any
unauthorized changes.
The Privacy Act allows individuals to
seek amendment of information that is
erroneous, irrelevant, untimely, or
incomplete and is maintained in a
system of records that pertains to them.
To request an amendment to your
record, you should clearly mark the
request as a ‘‘Privacy Act Amendment
Request.’’ You have the burden of proof
for demonstrating the appropriateness of
the requested amendment and you must
provide relevant and convincing
evidence in support of your request.
Your request for amendment must: (1)
provide the name of the specific Board
system of records containing the record
you seek to amend; (2) identify the
specific portion of the record you seek
to amend; (3) describe the nature of and
reasons for each requested amendment;
(4) explain why you believe the record
is not accurate, relevant, timely, or
complete; and (5) unless you have
already done so in a related Privacy Act
request for access or amendment,
provide the necessary information to
verify your identity.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
The Privacy Act allows individuals
the right to access records maintained
about them in a Board system of
records. Your request for access must:
(1) contain a statement that the request
is made pursuant to the Privacy Act of
1974; (2) provide either the name of the
Board system of records expected to
contain the record requested or a
concise description of the system of
records; (3) provide the information
necessary to verify your identity; and (4)
provide any other information that may
assist in the rapid identification of the
record you seek.
Current or former Board employees
may make a request for access by
contacting the Board office that
maintains the record. The Board
handles all Privacy Act requests as both
a Privacy Act request and as a Freedom
of Information Act request. The Board
does not charge fees to a requestor
seeking to access or amend his/her
Privacy Act records.
Same as ‘‘Access procedures’’ above.
You may also follow this procedure in
order to request an accounting of
previous disclosures of records
pertaining to you as provided for by 5
U.S.C. 552a(c).
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EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
This SORN was previously published
in the Federal Register at 73 FR 24984
at 25003 (May 6, 2008). The SORN was
also amended to incorporate two new
routine uses required by OMB at 83 FR
43872 (August 28, 2018).
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
Ann E. Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2023–19823 Filed 9–13–23; 8:45 am]
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
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 the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1842(c)).
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 October 16, 2023.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis (Stephanie Weber,
Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin
Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota
55480–0291. Comments can also be sent
electronically to MA@mpls.frb.org:
1. Bank Forward Employee Stock
Ownership Plan and Trust, Fargo, North
Dakota; to acquire up to 41.02 percent
of the voting shares of Security State
Bank Holding Company, and thereby
indirectly acquire voting shares of Bank
Forward, both of Fargo, North Dakota.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, notice
is given that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(Board) proposes to modify an existing system of records, entitled
BGFRS-24, ``FRB--EEO General Files.'' BGFRS-24 presently includes self-
identification reports of current and former employees regarding race,
national origin, sex, and disability and identification by Board staff
regarding the race, national origin, and sex for those current and
former employees who decline to voluntarily provide the information.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 16, 2023. This
new system of records will become effective October 16, 2023, without
further notice, unless comments dictate otherwise.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which has oversight
responsibility under the Privacy Act, requires a 30-day period prior to
publication in the Federal Register in which to review the system and
to provide any comments to the agency. The public is then given a 30-
day period in which to comment, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)
and (11).
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by BGFRS-24 ``FRB--EEO
General Files,'' by any of the following methods:
Agency Website: https://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx.
Email: [email protected]. Include SORN name
and number in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.
Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and
[[Page 63107]]
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551.
In general, all public comments will be made available on the
Board's website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted, and will not be modified to remove
confidential, contact or any identifiable information. Public comments
may also be viewed electronically or in paper in Room M-4365A, 2001 C
St. NW, Washington, DC 20551, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during
federal business weekdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David B. Husband, Senior Counsel,
(202) 530-6270, or [email protected]; Legal Division, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551. For users of telephone systems via
text telephone (TTY) or any TTY-based Telecommunications Relay
Services, please call 711 from any telephone anywhere in the United
States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is in the process of replacing its
current enterprise resource planning (ERP) system which will result in
changes to the information collected and retained for Board employees.
Accordingly, the Board is making minor modifications to the EEO General
Files system to reflect such changes. Principally, to better reflect
the many dimensions within its workforce, beyond the customary
demographics of race/ethnicity, disability, and gender, the Board is
broadening its demographic data collection to encompass voluntary
disclosure of gender identity and preferred personal pronouns. These
new fields will help Board employees personalize their self-
identification. The Board is therefore amending the category of records
to reflect the inclusion of this information. The Board is removing
from the category of records the reference to EEO-related training
records which are no longer retained as part of the system of records
and the reference to identification by Board staff of disability status
for employees who decline to voluntarily provide such information, as
disability status would not be inferred via visual observation. The
Board will also collect information from applicants, such as self-
identification reports, and therefore the Board is amending the
category of individuals to include applicants and the category of
records to refer to applicants in addition to current and former
employees.
The Board is also taking the opportunity to update the system
manager, the system location, the authority for the system, the record
source categories, and the practices for retention and disposal of
records. The Board is also taking the opportunity to update the
``Routine Uses'' section to incorporate a link to the Board's general
routine uses and is amending the system-specific routine use to refer
to ``workforce'' instead of the more archaic term ``manpower.'' The
Board otherwise is not amending or establishing any new routine uses.
The Board is also making technical changes to BGFRS-24 consistent
with the template laid out in OMB Circular No. A-108. Accordingly, the
Board has made technical corrections and non-substantive language
revisions to the following categories: ``Policies and Practices for
Storage of Records,'' ``Policies and Practices for Retrieval of
Records,'' ``Policies and Practices for Retention and Disposal of
Records,'' ``Administrative, Technical and Physical Safeguards,''
``Record Access Procedures,'' ``Contesting Record Procedures,'' and
``Notification Procedures.'' The Board has also created the following
new fields: ``Security Classification'' and ``History.''
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
BGFRS-24 ``FRB--EEO General Files''.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551. Records are also stored
by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, located at 90 Hennepin
Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55401 and by the Board's contractor, Workday,
Inc., located at 6110 Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Sheila Clark, Chief Diversity Officer--Office of Diversity, Equity,
and Inclusion (ODE&I), Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551, (202) 452-2883, or
[email protected].
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791); Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); Equal Pay Act of 1963 (29 U.S.C.
206); Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621);
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-233);
sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 244 and 248);
and the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and
Retaliation Act of 2002 as amended (5 U.S.C. 2301, note).
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
These records are collected and maintained to assist the Board in
carrying out its responsibilities consistent with the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and other
nondiscrimination statutes.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Applicants for Board employment and current and former Board
employees.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Self-identification reports of applicants and current and former
employees regarding demographics including race, national origin, sex,
personal pronouns, gender identity, and disability; per EEOC guidance
identification by Board staff regarding the race, national origin, and
sex for those current and former employees who decline to voluntarily
provide such information.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
The information is provided by the individual to whom the record
pertains and employees responsible for administering the Board's EEO
program or human resource function.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
General routine uses A, B, C, D, F, G, I, and J apply to this
system. These general routine uses are located at https://www.federalreserve.gov/files/SORN-page-general-routine-uses-of-board-systems-of-records.pdf and are published in the Federal Register at 83
FR 43872 at 43873-74 (August 28, 2018). Records may also be used to
disclose information to management as a data source for production of
summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the
function for which the records are collected and maintained, or for
related personnel management functions or workforce studies and may
also be utilized to respond to investigative or legal requests for
statistical information (without personal identification of
individuals).
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
Paper records in this system are stored in locked file cabinets
with access limited to staff with a need to know. Electronic records
are stored on
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a secure server with access limited to staff with a need to know.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
Records can be retrieved by the individual's name.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
All records are retained for three years.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
Paper records are secured by lock and key and electronic files are
stored on secure servers. The system has the ability to track
individual user actions within the system. The audit and accountability
controls are based on NIST and Board standards which, in turn, are
based on applicable laws and regulations. The controls assist in
detecting security violations and performance or other issues in the
system. Access to the system is restricted to authorized users within
the Board who require access for official business purposes. Users are
classified into different roles and common access and usage rights are
established for each role. User roles are used to delineate between the
different types of access requirements such that users are restricted
to data that is required in the performance of their duties. Periodic
assessments and reviews are conducted to determine whether users still
require access, have the appropriate role, and whether there have been
any unauthorized changes.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
The Privacy Act allows individuals the right to access records
maintained about them in a Board system of records. Your request for
access must: (1) contain a statement that the request is made pursuant
to the Privacy Act of 1974; (2) provide either the name of the Board
system of records expected to contain the record requested or a concise
description of the system of records; (3) provide the information
necessary to verify your identity; and (4) provide any other
information that may assist in the rapid identification of the record
you seek.
Current or former Board employees may make a request for access by
contacting the Board office that maintains the record. The Board
handles all Privacy Act requests as both a Privacy Act request and as a
Freedom of Information Act request. The Board does not charge fees to a
requestor seeking to access or amend his/her Privacy Act records.
You may submit your Privacy Act request to the--Secretary of the
Board, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551.
You may also submit your Privacy Act request electronically by
filling out the required information at: https://foia.federalreserve.gov/.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
The Privacy Act allows individuals to seek amendment of information
that is erroneous, irrelevant, untimely, or incomplete and is
maintained in a system of records that pertains to them. To request an
amendment to your record, you should clearly mark the request as a
``Privacy Act Amendment Request.'' You have the burden of proof for
demonstrating the appropriateness of the requested amendment and you
must provide relevant and convincing evidence in support of your
request.
Your request for amendment must: (1) provide the name of the
specific Board system of records containing the record you seek to
amend; (2) identify the specific portion of the record you seek to
amend; (3) describe the nature of and reasons for each requested
amendment; (4) explain why you believe the record is not accurate,
relevant, timely, or complete; and (5) unless you have already done so
in a related Privacy Act request for access or amendment, provide the
necessary information to verify your identity.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
Same as ``Access procedures'' above. You may also follow this
procedure in order to request an accounting of previous disclosures of
records pertaining to you as provided for by 5 U.S.C. 552a(c).
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
This SORN was previously published in the Federal Register at 73 FR
24984 at 25003 (May 6, 2008). The SORN was also amended to incorporate
two new routine uses required by OMB at 83 FR 43872 (August 28, 2018).
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Ann E. Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-19823 Filed 9-13-23; 8:45 am]
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