[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46688-46689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16366]


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PEACE CORPS


Volunteer Language Testing Scores System

AGENCY: Peace Corps.

ACTION: Notice to add a new system of records.

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SUMMARY: As required under the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 
amended, the Peace Corps is giving notice of a new system of records, 
Volunteer Language Testing Scores System.

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DATES: This action will be effective without further notice on October 
5, 2007 unless comments are received by September 20, 2007 that would 
result in a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by e-mail to [email protected]. 
Include Privacy Act System of Records in the subject line of the 
message. You may also submit comments by mail to Suzanne Glasow, Office 
of the General Counsel, Peace Corps, Suite 8200, 1111 20th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20526. Contact Suzanne Glasow for copies of comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Glasow, Associate General 
Counsel, 202-692-2150, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, provides 
that the public will be given a 30-day period in which to comment on 
the new system. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which has 
oversight responsibility under the Act, requires a 40-day period in 
which to review the proposed system. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a, 
Peace Corps has provided a report on this system to OMB and the 
Congress.

System Name:
    PC-32, Volunteer Language Testing Scores System.

System Location:
    Overseas Training Division, Training and Staff Development Unit, 
Peace Corps, 1111 20th St., NW., Washington, DC 20526.

Categories of Individuals Covered by the System:
    Any Peace Corps Trainee or currently serving Volunteer.

Categories of Records in the System:
    Name, Volunteer Identification Number, gender, Social Security 
Number, country of service, region of service, date of birth, project 
type, project name or assigned sector, language background, notes, test 
date, language code, tester code, length of preservice training, 
Educational Testing Services/Teaching of Foreign Language rating, 
certificate of language proficiency, and reason not tested, if 
applicable.

Authority for Maintenance of the System:
    The Peace Corps Act, 22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.

Purpose:
    To record Educational Testing Services/Teaching of Foreign Language 
rating of Peace Corps Volunteers.

Routine uses of Records Maintained in the System:
    General routine uses A-L apply to this system.

Records May Also Be Disclosed To:
    Peace Corps Volunteer host country officials for review of their 
qualifications for a program.

Policies and Practices for Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining, 
and Disposing of Records in the System:
Storage:
    In a computerized database.

Retrievability:
    By name, region, gender, assigned sector, or date tested.

Safeguards:
    Computer records are maintained in a secure, password-protected 
computer system.

Retention and disposal:
    Records in the computerized database are kept for seven years after 
swear in and five years after close of service.

System Manager:
    Chief, Overseas Training, Center for Field Assistance and Applied 
Research (CEN), 1111 20th St., NW., Washington, DC 20526.

Procedures for Notification, Access, and Contesting:
    Any individual who wants to know whether this system of records 
contains a record about him or her, who wants access to his or her 
record, or who wants to contest the contents of a record, should make a 
written request to the System Manager. Requesters will be required to 
provide adequate identification, such as a driver's license, employee 
identification card, or other identifying document. Additional 
identification may be required in some instances. Requests for 
correction or amendment must identify the record to be changed and the 
corrective action sought. Complete Peace Corps Privacy Act procedures 
are set out in 22 CFR Part 308.

Record Source Categories:
    Record subject and official records of Educational Testing 
Services/Teaching of Foreign Language rating.

Exemptions Claimed for the System:
    None.

    Dated: August 15, 2007.
Wilbert Bryant,
Associate Director for Management.
 [FR Doc. E7-16366 Filed 8-20-07; 8:45 am]
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