[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17927-17928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5128]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (06-024)]


Privacy Act of 1974; Privacy Act System of Records

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of records.

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SUMMARY: Each Federal agency is required by the Privacy Act of 1974 to 
publish description of the systems of records it maintains containing 
personal information when a system is substantially revised, deleted, 
or created. In this notice, NASA provides the required information for 
a new system of records that will enable NASA civil servants and 
support contractors to evaluate education programs. The information 
collected is used in the administration of Federal funded Training 
Programs and is used to document the nomination of participants and 
completion of training; and it serves as the principal repository of 
personal, fiscal, and administrative information about participants and 
the programs in which they participate. In order to measure the reach 
of NASA's Education Programs, some requested personal information such 
as gender, nationality, disability, and ethnicity is only requested on 
a voluntary basis. Finally, in order to assess training program 
effectiveness and to determine necessary changes/improvements to its 
programs, NASA needs to be able to contact program participants and 
principal investigators and is collecting and maintaining personal data 
in order to do so.

DATES: Submit comments on or before 60 calendar days from the date of 
this publication.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Patti F. Stockman, Privacy Officer, Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, Suite 6Q79, NASA Headquarters, 300 E 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20546-0001, [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NASA Privacy Act Officer Patti F. 
Stockman, 202-358-4787, [email protected].
NASA 10EDUA

System Name:
    NASA Education Program Evaluation System.

Security Classification:
    None.

System Location:
    Secure NASA and NASA contractor Servers in Locations 1 through 11 
as set forth in Appendix A.

Categories of Individuals Covered by the System:
    Records will be maintained on NASA civil servants and contractors 
serving as Education Program/Project Managers and Session Presenters, 
as well as on Program Participants and members of the public including 
students (K-12 and Higher Education), teachers, faculty, school 
administrators, and participants' parents/guardians/family members. 
Records are also maintained on the performance outcomes by Principal 
Investigators and their institutions and organizations that have been 
awarded grants under the Minority University Research and Education 
Program.

Categories of Records in the System:
    Records in the system include identifying information about 
students enrolled in and/or graduated from NASA programs and whether 
students are promoted to the next grade level in math and/or science. 
Personal data is also maintained on Program managers, Program points of 
contact, and Session Presenters including information that includes, 
but is not limited to name, work address and telephone. Information 
about Program participants includes, but is not limited to, name, 
permanent and school addresses, ethnicity, gender, school grade or 
college level, highest attained degree and degree field, institution 
type, and ratings about program/experience.

Authority for Maintenance of the System:
    42 U.S.C. 2473 (2003); 44 U.S.C. 3101; 5 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.

Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories 
of Users and the Purpose of Such Uses:
    Any disclosures of information will be compatible with the purpose 
for which the Agency collected the information. The records and 
information in these records may be used to:
    (1) Provide information to NASA support contractors or partners on

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Education grants who have access to the information to fulfill their 
responsibilities of (a) providing and managing the Education programs 
on behalf of NASA, or of (b) maintaining the systems in which the 
information resides;
    (2) Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the 
record of an individual in response to an inquiry from the 
congressional office made at the request of that individual; and
    (3) Standard routine uses 1 through 4 inclusive as set forth in 
Appendix B.

Policies and Practices for Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining, 
and Disposing of Records in the System:
Storage:
    Stored on secure server as electronic records.

Retrievability:
    Records are indexed and may be searched by any one or a combination 
of choices by authorized users to include name, identification number, 
zip code, state, grade level and institution.

Safeguards:
    Access to records is password controlled based on functional user 
roles in the program. Information system security is managed in 
accordance with OMB Circular A-130, ``Management of Federal Information 
Resources.''

Retention and Disposal:
    The records in this System of Records are managed, retained and 
dispositioned in accordance with the guidelines defined in NASA 
Procedural Requirements (NPR) 1441.1, NASA Records Retention Schedules, 
Schedule 1, item 32.

System Manager(s) and Address:
    Director of Education, Office of Strategic Communications, Location 
1 (see Appendix A).

Notification Procedure:
    Contact System Manager by mail at Location 1 (See Appendix A).

Record Access Procedure:
    Individuals who wish to gain access to their records should submit 
their request in writing to the System Manager at the addresses given 
above.

Contesting Record Procedures:
    The NASA regulations governing access to records, procedures for 
contesting the contents and for appealing initial determinations are 
set forth in 14 CFR part 1212.

Record Source Categories:
    The information is obtained directly from NASA Education Program 
Managers, presenters, Participants, and Principal Investigators.

    Dated: March 30, 2006.
Patricia L. Dunnington,
Chief Information Officer.

Appendix A--Location Numbers and Mailing Addresses of NASA 
Installations at Which Records are Located

Location 1.

    NASA Headquarters, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
Washington, DC 20546-0001

Location 2.

    Ames Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000

Location 3.

    Dryden Flight Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, PO Box 273, Edwards, CA 93523-0273

Location 4.

    Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Greenbelt, MD 20771-0001

Location 5.

    Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Houston, TX 77058-3696

Location 6.

    John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899-0001

Location 7.

    Langley Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Hampton, VA 23681-2199

Location 8.

    John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, 21000 Brookpark Road, 
Cleveland, OH 44135-3191

Location 9.

    George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812-0001

Location 10.

    HQ NASA Management Office-JPL, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099

Location 11.

    John C. Stennis Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000

Appendix B--Standard Routine Uses--NASA

    The following routine uses of information contained in systems 
of records, subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, are standard for 
many NASA systems. They are cited by reference in the paragraph 
``Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
categories of users and the purpose of such uses'' of the Federal 
Register Notice on those systems to which they apply.
    Standard Routine Use No. 1--LAW ENFORCEMENT--In the event that 
this system of records indicates a violation or potential violation 
of law, whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature, and 
whether arising by general statute or particular program statute, or 
by regulation, rule or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant 
records in the system of records may be referred, as a routine use, 
to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, State, local or foreign, 
charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such 
violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, or 
rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto.
    Standard Routine Use No. 2--DISCLOSURE WHEN REQUESTING 
INFORMATION--A record from this system of records may be disclosed 
as a `routine use' to a Federal, State, or local agency maintaining 
civil, criminal, or other relevant enforcement information or other 
pertinent information, such as current licenses, if necessary to 
obtain information relevant to an agency decision concerning the 
hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of a security 
clearance, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, 
grant, or other benefit.
    Standard Routine Use No. 3--DISCLOSURE OF REQUESTED 
INFORMATION--A record from this system of records may be disclosed 
to a Federal agency, in response to its request, in connection with 
the hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of a security 
clearance, the reporting of an investigation of an employee, the 
letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other 
benefit by the requesting agency, to the extent that the information 
is relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's decision on the 
matter.
    Standard Routine Use No. 4--COURT OR OTHER FORMAL PROCEEDINGS--
In the event there is a pending court or formal administrative 
proceeding, any records which are relevant to the proceeding may be 
disclosed to the Department of Justice or other agency for purposes 
of representing the Government, or in the course of presenting 
evidence, or they may be produced to parties or counsel involved in 
the proceeding in the course of pretrial discovery.
[FR Doc. E6-5128 Filed 4-6-06; 8:45 am]
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