[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 110 (Friday, June 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32288-32289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12677]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Docket No.: 080527711-8713-01]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a new Privacy Act System of Records: COMMERCE/NOAA-
20, Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) 406 MHz 
Emergency Beacon Registration Database.

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SUMMARY: The Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) is 
responsible for keeping and maintaining a registration database for 406 
MHz emergency beacons as directed by the Federal Communications 
Commission (FCC). This database contains personally identifiable 
information that is required to be protected by the Privacy Act. The 
purpose for this system of records is to provide search and rescue 
(SAR) authorities with information about the user of the beacon such as 
the name, phone number, and emergency contact information. This 
information allows SAR authorities to shorten response times, and 
provides a way to cancel false alerts quickly and safely, thereby 
increasing safety for SAR authorities and decreasing costs to the 
government and the SAR system.

DATES: The system of records becomes effective on June 6, 2008.

ADDRESSES: For a copy of the system of records please mail requests to 
LT Jeffrey Shoup, SARSAT Operations Support Officer, 4231 Suitland 
Road, Suitland, MD 20746-4304.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT Jeffrey Shoup, SARSAT Operations 
Support Officer, 4231 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD 20746-4304, 301-817-
3806.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 17, 2008, SARSAT published and 
requested comments on a proposed Privacy Act System of Records notice 
entitled Commerce/NOAA-20, Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking 
(SARSAT) 406 MHz Emergency Beacon Registration Database. No comments 
were received in response to the request

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for comments. By this notice, the Department is adopting the proposed 
system as final without changes effective June 6, 2008.

    Dated: June 2, 2008.
Brenda Dolan,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-12677 Filed 6-5-08; 8:45 am]
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