[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60379-60380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29913]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Privacy Act of 1974; As Amended; Revisions to the Existing System 
of Records

AGENCY: Geological Survey, Department of the interior.

ACTION: Proposed revisions to an existing system of records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 
U.S.C. 552a), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing public 
notice of its intent to modify an existing Privacy Act system of 
records notice, USGS-24, ``Employee Work Report Edit and Individual 
Employee Production Rates.'' The revisions will update addresses of the 
System Location and the System Manager. In addition, it adds, deletes, 
and revises language under several sections of the notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11) requires that the public be 
provided a 30-day period in which to comment on the intended use of the 
information in the system of records. The Office of Management and 
Budget, in its Circular A-130, requires an additional 10-day period 
(for a total of 40 days) in which to make these comments. Any persons 
interested in commenting on this revised system of records may do so by 
submitting comments in writing to the U.S. Department of the Interior, 
U.S. Geological Survey, USGS Privacy Act Officer, National Center, MS-
807, 12202 Sunrise Valley, Drive, Reston, VA 20192. Comments received 
within two days of publication in the Federal Register (December 21, 
1998), will be considered. The system will be effective as proposed at 
the end of the comment period, unless comments are received which would 
require a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to U.S. Department of the Interior, 
U.S. Geological Survey, USGS Privacy Act Officer, National Center, MS-
807, Reston, Virginia, 20192. Hand deliver comments to the same 
address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief, Programs and Partnership Branch, Mapping Applications Center, 
National Mapping Division, U.S. Geological Survey, National Center, MS-
558, Reston, Virginia 20192.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USGS is proposing to amend the system 
notice for USGS-24, ``Employee Work Report Edit and Individual Employee 
Production Rates,'' to more accurately and clearly describe the 
addresses of the System Location and the System Manager; to change the 
word Production to All in Categories of Individual in the System; to 
delete several words in Categories of Records in the System; to 
redefine the Storage media; and to more clearly define the procedures 
under Notification, Record Access, and Contesting Record Procedures.


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    Dated: October 28, 1998.
Paul R. Celluzzi,
Chief, Corporate information Technology Branch, Office of Information 
Services.
    Accordingly, the USGS proposes to amend the ``Employee Work Report 
Edit and Individual Employee Production Rates,'' USGS-24 in its 
entirety to read as follows:
INTERIOR/USGS-24

SYSTEM NAME: 
    Employee Work Report Edit and Individual Employee Production 
Rates--Interior, USGS-24.

SYSTEM LOCATION: 
    1. Mapping Applications Center, National Mapping Division, U.S. 
Geological Survey, National Center, Mail Stop 558, Reston, Virginia 
20192. 2. Mid-Continent Mapping Center, National Mapping Division, U.S. 
Geological Survey, 1400 Independence Road, Rolla, Missouri 65401. 3. 
Rocky Mountain Mapping Center, National Mapping Division, U.S. 
Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 510, Denver, Colorado 80225. 4. 
Western Mapping Center, National Mapping Division, U.S. Geological 
Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Mail Stop 531, Menlo Park, California 
94025.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    All employees in Mapping Centers.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 
    Contains name, social security number, and hours, by individual 
employees in each of the offices listed above, as well as Geological 
Survey professionals (geographers, cartographers, etc.) who conducted 
research and investigations for which results are published in 
Geological Survey reports.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 
    5 U.S.C. 310, 3010; 43 U.S.C. 31, 1467.

ROUTINE USES FOR RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 
    The primary use of the records is for analysis of cost and 
production rates for individual employees and for units of National 
Mapping Division. Disclosure outside the Department of the Interior may 
be made: (1) To the U.S. Department of Justice or in a proceeding 
before a court or adjudicative body when (a) the United States, the 
Department of the Interior, a component of the Department or, when 
represented by the Government, an employee of the Department is party 
to litigation or anticipated litigation or has an interest in such 
litigation, and (b) the Department of the Interior determines that the 
disclosure is relevant or necessary to the litigation and is compatible 
with the purpose for which the records were compiled; (2) Of 
information indicating a violation or potential violation of a statute, 
regulation, rule, order, or license to the appropriate Federal, State, 
local or foreign agencies responsible for investigating or prosecuting 
the violation or for enforcing or implementing the statute, rule, 
regulation, order, or license; (3) To a congressional office from the 
record of an individual in response to an inquiry the individual has 
made to the congressional office; (4) To a Federal agency which has 
requested information relevant or necessary to its hiring or retention 
of an employee, or issuance of a security clearance, license, contract, 
grant, or other benefit; (5) To Federal, State or local agencies where 
necessary to obtain information relevant to the hiring or retention of 
an employee, or issuance of a security clearance, license, contract, 
grant, or other benefit.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 
STORAGE: 
    Maintained on magnetic tape and disc.

RETRIEVABILITY: 
    By name, employee ID.

SAFEGUARDS: 
    Access restricted to authorized persons only from locked storage.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 
    Retained and disposed of according to Bureau Records Disposition 
Schedule. RCS/Item 102-01.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 
    1. Chief, Programs and Partnerships Branch, Mapping Applications 
Center, National Mapping Division, U.S. Geological Survey, National 
Center, Mail Stop 558, Reston, Virginia 20192.
    2. Chief, Branch of Program Management, Mid-Continent Mapping 
Center, National Mapping Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 1440 
Independence Road, Rolla, Missouri 65401. 3. Chief, Branch of Program 
Management, Rock Mountain Mapping Center, National Mapping Division, 
U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 510, Denver, Colorado 
80225. 4. Assistant Chief, Western Mapping Center, National Mapping 
Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Mail Stop 531, 
Menlo Park, California 94025.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 
    A request for notification of the existence of records shall be 
addressed to the appropriate System Manager. The request shall be in 
writing, signed by the requester, and comply with the content 
requirements of 43 CFR 2.60.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 
    A request for access to records shall be addressed to the 
appropriate System Manager. The request shall be in writing, signed by 
the requester, and comply with the content requirements of 43 CFR 2.63.

CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES: 
    A request for amendment of a record shall be addressed to the 
appropriate System Manager. The request shall be in writing, signed by 
the requester, and comply with the content requirements of 43 CFR 2.71.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 
    Data from work prepared by individual.

[FR Doc. 98-29913 Filed 11-6-98; 8:45 am]
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