[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27568-27569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12632]



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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Privacy Act of 1974: New System of Records

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of new system of records and routine uses.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the 
National Science Foundation is providing notice of a new system of 
records--NSF-59, ``Science and Technology (STC) Database.''
    This system is established and maintained by NSF. The records are 
to be used to help evaluate the Science and Technology Centers' 
achievements of program goals, such as diversity of participants and 
enhancements of skills. Evaluation will include followup surveys of 
Center participants.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Sections 552a(e) (4) and (11) of Title 5 of the U.S. 
Code requires that the public have thirty days to comment on the 
routine uses of systems of records. The new routine uses that are the 
subject of this notice will take effect thirty days from date of this 
publication, unless modified by a subsequent notice to incorporate 
comments received from the public.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to the NSF Privacy Act 
Officer, National Science Foundation, Division of Contracts, Policy and 
Oversight, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, room 485, Arlington, Virginia 22230.

    Dated: May 18, 1995.
Herman G. Fleming,
NSF Privacy Act Officer.
NSF-59
    Science and Technology Centers (STC) Database.
    Office of Science and Technology Infrastructure, National Science 
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.
    Individuals participating in NSF funded Science and Technology 
Center activities.
    Records include the names, SSNs, areas of research, race, 
ethnicity, genders, and other related information. They may also 
include the results of followup surveys of Center participants. The 
records will be used to help evaluate the Centers' achievement of 
program goals, such as diversity of participants and enhancement of 
skills. Evaluation will include followup surveys of Center 
participants. The results of the evaluations will be statistical and 
will not identify individual participants.
    Information from the system may be given to contractors and other 
individuals who perform a service to or work under a contract, 
cooperative agreement or other arrangement for the Federal government.
    All original materials are kept at NSF.
    By Center and then alphabetically by individual.
    Building is locked during non-business hours. Records at NSF are 
kept in rooms that are locked during non-business hours. Records 
maintained by NSF contractors are kept in similar rooms and some 
records are locked in cabinets. Records maintained in electronic forms 
are accessible only to those employees within the Office of Science and 
Technology Infrastructure.
    A records retention schedule has not yet been approved.
    Associate Director, Office of Science and Technology 
Infrastructure, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 
Arlington, VA 22230.
    The NSF Privacy Act Officer should be contacted in accordance with 
procedures found at 45 CFR part 613. [[Page 27569]] 
    See ``Notification'' above.
    See ``Notification'' above.
    Science and Technology Centers.
    None.

[FR Doc. 95-12632 Filed 5-23-95; 8:45 am]
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