[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23178-23180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9325]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Privacy Act of 1974; New System of Records

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of New System of Records; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to add a new Privacy 
Act system of records to its inventory of records systems. This system 
is known as the National Recreation Reservation System (NRRS) USDA/FS-
55, and it will make it easier for interested individuals to make 
advance reservations for recreation opportunities on Federal lands. 
USDA invites public comment on this new records system.

DATES: Comments must be received, in writing, on or before May 29, 
2008.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This system will be adopted without further notice on 
June 30, 2008, unless modified to respond to comments received from the 
public and published in a subsequent notice.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the Forest Service Privacy Act 
Officer,

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Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Mail Stop 0003, Washington, DC 20250-0003. Comments may 
also be sent via e-mail to [email protected], or via facsimile to 
(703) 605-5104.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Ketelle, Assistant Director, 
Recreation, Heritage & Visitors, Forest Service, U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Mailstop 1125, Washington, 
DC 20250, at (202) 205-1348, or via e-mail to [email protected], or 
via facsimile to (202) 205-1145. Additional information concerning the 
National Recreation Reservation System may be obtained on the Internet 
at http://www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/about-rec-fees.shtml.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a), 
USDA is proposing to add a new system of records entitled the National 
Recreation Reservation System (NRRS) USDA/FS-55 that will provide the 
public with a Web-based electronic forms system to make reservations. 
The NRRS will be managed by the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of USDA. 
NRRS will allow the U.S. Forest Service to electronically charge 
individual credit cards for use of National Forest lands. NRRS will 
verify who paid a recreation fee, monitor recreation fee payments, and 
the use of Government facilities, and appropriately schedule rentals of 
facilities. An estimated 2,000,000 individual records are expected to 
be collected in the system and stored on servers located in Ballston 
Spa, New York. A Federal contractor is currently responsible for 
managing the NRRS under the management, supervision, and authority of 
the U.S. Forest Service. The USDA Forest Service is the administrative 
agency for this system, but it may be used by other agencies that 
manage public lands. The USDA invites comments on all portions of this 
notice. Those who submit comments should be aware that all comments, 
including names and addresses, when provided, are placed in the record 
and are available for public inspection. Individuals wishing to inspect 
comments should call the Forest Service Freedom of Information Act and 
Privacy Act Office at (202) 205-1542 to make arrangements.
    A report on the new system of records, required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) 
as implemented by Office of Management and Budget Circular A-130, was 
sent to the Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs, United States Senate; the Chairman, Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives; and the 
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget.

    Dated: April 17, 2008.
Edward T. Schafer,
Secretary.
System Name:
    National Recreation Reservation System, (NRRS) USDA/FS-55.

Security Classification:
    None.

System Location:
    These records are collected in a Web-based system located on 
servers maintained by a Federal contractor in Ballston Spa, New York. 
Paper records for use with the miscellaneous recreation system are 
maintained at the Regional Offices, Forest Supervisors Offices, and 
District Ranger Offices. The addresses for the Regional Foresters and 
Forest Supervisors are listed in 36 CFR Part 200, Subpart A; and 
addresses for District Rangers are in the telephone directory of the 
applicable locality under the heading, United States Government, 
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.

Categories of Individuals covered by the system:
    Individuals covered by the system include members of the public who 
register online to receive information about the program or make 
advanced reservations for recreation campgrounds, activities, 
wilderness permits, tours, and ticketing on public lands that are 
managed by the United States Department of Agriculture (Forest 
Service); the United States Army Corps of Engineers; and the United 
States Department of the Interior, (National Park Service, Bureau of 
Land Management, and Bureau of Reclamation). Individuals covered by the 
system also include Federal concessionaires, contractors, and 
volunteers under supervision by Federal employees who are responsible 
for managing data specific to recreation site inventory.

Categories of records in the system:
    The system consists of recreation inventory, reservation 
information, customers' names, addresses, and credit card information 
(for individuals securing reservations), previous booking data, and 
agency-specific information necessary to manage the program and 
maintain inventory data.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, 16 U.S.C. 6801-6814. 
The Organic Act of 1897, as amended (FSM 1021.11a), instructs the 
Secretary of Agriculture to preserve and to regulate occupancy and use 
of the National Forests (16 U.S.C. 473-478, 479-482, 551). Prohibitions 
on the use of National Forest lands are contained in 16 U.S.C. 475; the 
Term Permit Act of 1915. (38 Stat. 1101, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 497); 
the Multiple Use Sustained-Yield Act of June 12, 1960 (74 Stat. 215, as 
amended; 16 U.S.C. 528-531); the 1964 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131-
1136); the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. (Pub. L. 89-665; 
80 Stat. 915, 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.); the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund (L&WCF) Act of 1965, as amended (Pub. L. 93-303, June 7, 1974; 78 
Stat. 897, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 460l (4) to 460l (11m); 23 U.S.C. 120 
(note), and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of August 10, 1993 
(Pub. L. 103-66, 107 Stat. 312).

Purpose(s):
    The purpose of this system of records is to allow individuals to 
make advance reservations for Federal recreation opportunities, which 
include recreation campgrounds and other recreation sites, various 
recreation activities, wilderness permits, tours, and ticketing for 
several Federal agencies managing public lands; and to enhance 
individual access to Government information and services regarding 
Federal recreation opportunities.

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories 
of users and the purposes of such use:
    (1) U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USDA/FS) may 
share information about reservation, recreation, and revenue statistics 
with authorized individuals at participating agencies. These agencies 
include the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the United States 
Department of the Interior (National Park Service, Bureau of Land 
Management, and Bureau of Reclamation) and their cooperators and 
contractors who are performing a service related to this system of 
records, and who need to have access to the records in order to perform 
the activity. Recipients shall be required to comply with the 
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, set out at 5 U.S.C. 552a(m).
    (2) USDA/FS may disclose information from this system of records to 
the appropriate agency, whether Federal, State, or local charged with 
the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting a violation of law, 
or of

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enforcing or implementing a statute, rule, regulation or order issued 
pursuant thereto, of any record within this system when information 
available 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 rule, regulation, 
or order issued pursuant thereto.
    (3) USDA/FS may disclose information from this system of records to 
a court, magistrate, or administrative tribunal, or to opposing counsel 
in a proceeding before any of the above, of any record within the 
system, which constitutes evidence in that proceeding, or which is 
sought in the course of discovery.
    (4) USDA/FS may disclose information from this system of records to 
a congressional office from the record of an individual provided that 
individual gave the congressional office permission to inquire on his 
or her behalf.
    (5) USDA/FS may disclose information from this system of records to 
the National Archives and Records Administration and to General 
Services Administration, which are disclosures authorized pursuant to 
44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.
    (6) USDA/FS may disclose information to contractors and other 
parties it engages to assist it in administering the program. Such 
contractors and other parties will be bound by the nondisclosure 
provisions of the Privacy Act.
    (7) USDA/FS may disclose credit card information to process 
customer payments for reservations.
    (8) USDA/FS may disclose information to appropriate agencies, 
entities, and persons when (a) The agency suspects or has confirmed 
that the security or confidentiality of information in the system of 
records has been compromised; (b) USDA has determined that as a result 
of the suspected or confirmed compromise there is a risk of harm to 
economic or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 
security or integrity of this system or other systems or programs 
(whether maintained by USDA or another agency or entity) that rely upon 
the compromised information; and (c) the disclosure made to such 
agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in 
connection with USDA's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed 
compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.

Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies:
    None, with exception to disclose any breach of security as per 
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard requirements and Federal 
and State laws.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
    Electronic information is stored in a database hosted on secure 
servers located in Ballston Spa, New York. Paper records are stored 
primarily in file folders.

Retrieval:
    Data is retrieved electronically by name of individual, address, 
credit card number, reservation number and phone number. Paper records 
are maintained under each individual's name.

Safeguards:
    Access to the records is available only by username and password 
and only for those individuals with appropriate system roles. All 
records containing personal information will be maintained in secured 
file cabinets and secured computer rooms and/or tape libraries that can 
be accessed only by authorized personnel. Access to electronic records 
is controlled through a system of computer access identification and 
authorizations utilizing passwords. Access to the data is controlled by 
database management system software. Any personal data transmitted over 
a network is encrypted.

Retention and Disposal:
    Credit card information is purged 13 months after the departure 
date. Individually -identifiable information about a reservation will 
be retained after the date of the reservation, until expiration of the 
period for which a refund may be requested. All records are retained 
and disposed of in accordance with the appropriate General Records 
Schedules of the National Archives and Records Administration.

System Managers(s) and Address:
    Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. 20250

Notification Procedures:
    Any individual may request information regarding this system of 
records or information as to whether the system contains records 
pertaining to him or her from the system manager listed above. The 
request should be in writing and should contain the name and address of 
the requester.

Record Access Procedures:
    Use the same procedures as those prescribed in Notification 
Procedures.

Contesting Record Procedures:
    Use same procedures as those prescribed in Notification Procedures.

Record Source Categories:
    Personal information in this system will be provided by individual 
customers. The Inventory data will be provided by data stewards from 
the following Federal agencies: United States Army Corps of Engineers, 
United States Department of Agriculture (Forest Service), and United 
States Department of the Interior (National Park Service, Bureau of 
Land Management, and Bureau of Reclamation). For trip planning, data 
will be provided by the following: United States Department of the 
Interior (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), National Archives and 
Records Administration, United States Department of Commerce (National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), Smithsonian Institution, 
United States Department of Transportation (Federal Highway 
Administration), and the Tennessee Valley Authority; with links to 
Travelocity and maps from Google.

Exemption Claimed for the System:
    None.

[FR Doc. E8-9325 Filed 4-28-08; 8:45 am]
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