[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40894-40895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19239]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed revisions to an existing system of records.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Department of the Interior is issuing 
public notice of its intent to amend the existing system of records 
managed by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) entitled 
``Inventions and Patents, LBR-12.''
    The notice is published in its entirety below.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on the proposed revisions must do so 
by August 27, 1999.
    Effective date: The proposed revised system of records will become 
effective without further notice on September 7, 1999, unless comments 
received result in a contrary determination. Reclamation will publish a 
new notice if changes are made based on review of comments received.

ADDRESSES: Interested individuals may comment on this publication by 
writing to the Reclamation Privacy Act Officer, Bureau of Reclamation, 
PO Box 25007, Denver, Colorado 80225-0007, or comments may be sent by 
facsimile transmission to fax No. 1-800-822-7651. Comments will be 
available for inspection at the Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Federal 
Center, Sixth Avenue and Kipling Street, Building 67, Room 112, Denver, 
Colorado, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding ``Inventions 
and Patents, WBR-12'' contact Ms. Lisa Henthrone, Research Program 
Coordinator, Research Office, at (303) 445-2136. For general 
information regarding Reclamation's Privacy Act program, call Mr. Casey 
Snyder at (303) 445-2048.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Recent Privacy Act Compilations list this 
system of records as Reclamation-12. When originally published in the 
Federal Register this system of records was identified as LBR-12. The 
content of the system of records is the same; the prefix on the system 
was changed to reflect organizational changes.
    This system of records notice was previously published in the 
Federal Register on April 11, 1977 (42 FR 19098). This publication 
revises the system location; increases the categories of records in the 
system to include home address and telephone number, date of birth, and 
social security number; a purpose has been added which was not included 
in the original notice; and the system managers and addresses have been 
updated. All other changes proposed are editorial in nature.
Rayleen Cruz,
Manager, Property and Facilities Group.
INTERIOR/WBR-12

SYSTEM NAME:
    Inventions and Patents.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    (1) Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: 
W-6700, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240. (2) Bureau of 
Reclamation, Attention: D-6700, PO Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) employees who have been granted 
patents or who are seeking patents.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Contains name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, 
social security number, and organizational segment of the inventor. 
Contains a thorough description and/or drawings of invention in 
original application for patent.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    5 U.S.C. 3101, 43 U.S.C. 373, 373a, 1457, 44 U.S.C. 3101.

PURPOSE(S):
    The purpose of maintaining this system of records for the Bureau of 
Reclamation is to have a retrievable system of information for pending 
patents and patents that have been secured (granted). When the patents 
are submitted to the U.S. Patent Office, the first monetary award is 
granted to the inventor. Once the patent is granted, the second 
monetary award is granted along with the patent certificate. The patent 
is awarded for a certain amount of years and must be renewed before it 
expires, if deemed necessary, by the inventor/Reclamation. The records 
must be maintained on a continual basis for these purposes.

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 to administer internal program 
for determining rights of employee to invention and status of securing 
patent for invention. Disclosures outside the Department of the 
Interior (Department) may be made to: (1) Another Federal agency to 
enable that agency to respond to an inquiry by the individual to whom 
the record pertains; (2) The Department of Justice, or to a court, 
adjudicative, or other administrative body, or to a party in litigation 
before a court or adjudicative or administrative body, when: (a) One of 
the following is a party to the proceeding or has an interest in the 
proceeding: (i) The Department or any component of the Department; (ii) 
Any Departmental employee acting in his or her official capacity; (iii) 
Any Departmental employee acting in his or her individual capacity 
where the Department or the Department of Justice has agreed to 
represent the employee; or (iv) The United States, when the Department 
determines that the Department is likely to be affected by the 
proceeding; and (b) The Department deems the disclosure to be: (i) 
Relevant and necessary to the proceedings; and (ii) Compatible with the 
purpose for which we compiled the information; (3) The appropriate 
Federal, State, tribal, local, or foreign governmental agency that is 
responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing 
a statute, rule, regulation, order, or license, when we become aware of 
an indication of a violation or potential violation of the statute, 
rule, regulation, order, or license; (4) A congressional office in 
response to an inquiry to that

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office by the individual to whom the records pertain.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Files maintained in manual form in file folders.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    By name.

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

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    In accordance with approved retention and disposal schedules.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    (1) Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: 
W-6700, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240. (2) Bureau of 
Reclamation, Attention: D-6700, PO Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Inquiries regarding the existence of records should be addressed to 
the System Manager. The request must be in writing, signed by the 
requester, and meet the content requirements of 43 CFR 2.60.

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

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    A petition for amendment should be addressed to the System Manager. 
The request must be in writing, signed by the requester, and meet the 
content requirements of 43 CFR 2.71.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Individual on whom the records are maintained.

[FR Doc. 99-19239 Filed 7-27-99; 8:45 am]
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