Office of the Secretary September 30, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to retire the following Privacy Act system of records notices, Treasury/CS.001 Acceptable Level of Competence, Negative Determination (66 FR 52984 October 18, 2001) and Treasury/CS.286 Electronic Job Application Processing System (66 FR 52984 October 18, 2001), from its inventory of records systems and rely upon the Government-wide system of records notice issued by the Office of Personnel Management, OPM/GOVT-5 Recruiting, Examining, and Placement Records (71 FR 35351 June 19, 2006) which is written to cover all Federal recruiting, examining, and placement activities.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to consolidate the following Privacy Act system of records notices, Treasury/CS.238 Training and Career Individual Development Plans (66 FR 52984 October 18, 2001), Treasury/CS.239 Training Records (66 FR 52984 October 18, 2001), FEMA/NETC-1 Student Application and Registration Records (55 FR 37182 September 7, 1990), FEMA/NETC-2 Emergency Management Training Program Home Study Courses (55 FR 37182 September 7, 1990), FEMA/NETC-4 Associate Faculty Tracking System (55 FR 37182 September 7, 1990), Treasury/FLETC. 002 FLETC Trainee Records (66 FR 43955 August 21, 2001), and USSS.009 Training Information System (66 FR 45362 August 28, 2001), into the existing Department of Homeland Security-wide system of records notice titled DHS/ALL-003 Department of Homeland Security General Training Records (71 FR 26767 May 8, 2006). Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to add a routine use to the existing Department of Homeland Security-wide system of records notice titled DHS/ALL-003 Department of Homeland Security General Training Records (71 FR 26767 May 8, 2006). The routine use is to providing training records to employers to the extent necessary to obtain information pertinent to the individual's fitness and qualifications for training and to provide training status.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to retire the following Privacy Act system of records notice Treasury/CS.190 Personnel Case File (66 FR 52984 October 18, 2001) and partially retire sections of USSS.002 Chief Counsel Record System (66 FR 45362 August 28, 2001) relating to equal employment opportunities from its inventory of record systems and rely upon the Government-wide system of records notice issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC/ GOVT-1 (67 FR 49338 July 30, 2002), which is written to cover all Federal equal employment opportunity programs.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to retire the following Privacy Act system of records notice, DOE-33 Personnel Medical Records System (60 FR 33510 June 28, 1995), from its inventory of record systems and rely upon the Government-wide system of records notice issued by the Office of Personnel Management, OPM/GOV-10 Employee Medical File System Records (71 FR 35360 June 19, 2006), which is written to cover all Federal employee medical file records.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to retire the following Privacy Act system of records notice, Treasury/CS.123 Injury Notice (66 FR 52984, October 18, 2001), from its inventory of record systems and rely upon the Government-wide system of records notice issued by the Department of Labor, DOL/GOVT-1 ESA, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Federal Employees Compensation Act File (67 FR 49338, July 30, 2002), which is written to cover all Federal workers' compensation programs.

This notice announces the appointment of members to the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Performance Review Boards. The Performance Review Boards provide fair and impartial review of Senior Executive Service (SES) performance appraisals and make recommendations to the Director, DCAA, regarding final performance ratings and performance awards for DCAA SES members.

This notice announces an Advisory Committee Meeting of the Defense Science Board. The Defense Science Board will meet in closed session on October 22-23, 2008 at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA.

The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security is re-publishing this system of records notice (SORN) entitled the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Information Data Base (LEIDB)/Pathfinder. On May 15, 2008, DHS originally published the SORN and associated proposed rulemaking (DHS/USCG-062) in the Federal Register. DHS received no comments on the system of records notice and proposed rulemaking. Accordingly, DHS is republishing this SORN as final. A final rulemaking is also published in this issue of the Federal Register in which the Department exempts portions of this system of records from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement requirements.

The Department of Homeland Security is issuing a final rule to amend its regulations to exempt portions of a new system of records entitled the ``Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) Enterprise Records System (ERS)'' from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. Specifically, the Department exempts portions of the ERS system from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement requirements.