[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8118-8119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3934]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service


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

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, 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. 522a), the Minerals Management Service (MMS) is issuing public 
notice of its intent to modify an existing Privacy Act system of 
records notice, MMS-12, ``Lessee/Operator Training Files.'' The 
revisions will update the organization titles and address(s) of the 
System Location and the System Manager.

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, 
Minerals Management Service, ATTN: MMS Privacy Act Officer, MS-2200, 
381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Comments received 
within 40 days of publication in the Federal Register 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, 
Minerals Management Service, ATTN: MMS Privacy Act Officer, MS-2200, 
Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief, Operations Analysis Branch, 
Offshore Engineering and Operations Division, Offshore Minerals 
Management, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, 
Virginia 20170-4817.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MMS is proposing to amend the system 
notice for MMS-12, ``Lessee/Operator Training Files,'' to identify the 
new organization titles and more accurately and clearly describe the 
address(s) of the System Location and the System Manager. The revision 
reflects a change of address in the Herndon, Virginia, System Manager 
location.

    Accordingly, the MMS proposes to amend the ``Lessee/Operator 
Training Files,'' MMS-12 in its entirety to read as follows:
Robert E. Brown,
Associate Director for Administration and Budget.
INTERIOR/MMS-12

System name:
    Lessee/Operator Training Files--MMS-12.

System location:
    Operations Analysis Branch, Offshore Engineering and Operations 
Division, Offshore Minerals Management, Minerals Management Service, 
Mail Stop 4910, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Personnel who have participated in well control, safety device, 
workover and well completion training programs.

Categories of records in the system:
    Records of student certification consist of the name, social 
security number, job certification, blowout preventor stack 
qualification, test score, course type, completion date, school name, 
school location, and instructor.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    43 U.S.C. 1332(b).

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories 
of users and the purposes of such uses:
    The primary uses of the records are for training and certification 
pertaining to the structure, management and operation of the production 
drilling well control, safety device, and workover and well completion/
well control training programs. 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 a 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

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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 appropriate Federal, 
State, local or foreign agencies responsible for investigating or 
prosecuting the violation or for enforcing or implementing the statute, 
rule, regulation, or order or license; (3) to a Congressional office 
from the record of an individual in response to any inquiry the 
individual has made to the Congressional office.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
storage:
    Maintained in computerized form.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Indexed by social security number or MMS identifier.

SAFEGUARDS:
    Maintained with safeguards meeting the requirements of 43 CFR 2.51 
for computerized records.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Determination of the disposition is pending approval of the 
archivist.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    Chief, Operations Analysis Branch, Offshore Engineering and 
Operations Division, Offshore Minerals Management, Minerals Management 
Service, Mail Stop 4810, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170-
4817.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    A written request addressed to the System Manager stating that the 
requester seeks information concerning records pertaining to him/her is 
required. See 43 CFR 2.60.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    A request for access may be addressed to the System Manager. The 
request must be in writing, and be signed by the requester. The request 
must meet the content requirements of 43 CFR 2.63.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    A petition for amendment should be addressed to the System Manager 
and must meet the content requirements of 43 CFR 2.71.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Training organizations.

[FR Doc. 99-3934 Filed 2-17-99; 8:45 am]
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