[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73244-73245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28633]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Docket No. 0811241510-81511-01


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce

ACTION: Notice of Amendment of Privacy Act System of Records: COMMERCE/
NTIA-1, Applications Related to Coupons for Digital-to-Analog Converter 
Boxes.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. Sec.  552a(e)(4) 
and (11), the Department of Commerce is issuing a notice of its intent 
to amend the system of records entitled COMMERCE/NTIA-1, ``Applications 
Related to Coupons for Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes.'' We invite 
public comment on the proposed change in this publication.

DATES: To be considered, written comments must be submitted on or 
before January 2, 2009. Unless comments are received, the new system of 
records will become effective as proposed on the date of publication of 
a subsequent notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Stacy Cheney, Attorney-Advisor, 
Office of the Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration, Room 4713, 1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20231. Paper submissions should also include a three and 
one-half inch computer diskette or compact disc (CD) using an 
electronic version of the comments in HTML, ASCII, Word, WordPerfect, 
or Portable Document Format (PDF) format. Diskettes or CDs should be 
labeled with the name and organizational affiliation of the filer, and 
the name of the word processing program (and version) used to create 
the document. In the alternative, comments may be submitted 
electronically to the following electronic mail address: [email protected]. Comments submitted via electronic mail also 
should be submitted in one or more of the formats specified above. 
Comments will be posted on NTIA's website at http://www.ntia.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NTIA has amended the applications related to 
coupons for the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box program to allow for 
the collection of additional personally identifiable information, 
namely the collection of the name of the nursing home facility. 47 CFR. 
Part 301; see also 73 Fed. Reg. 54,325 (September 19, 2008).
    In addition, NTIA has amended the applications for those 
individuals who provide post office boxes as their mailing address to 
allow for the collection of the physical address. NTIA will only use 
this information for identification, verification and tracking purposes 
for the Coupon Program. Similar information is routinely

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collected by governmental agencies to verify residency.
    COMMERCE/NTIA-1
    System Name: [ast]
    Security Classification: [ast]
    System Locations: [ast]
    Categories of Individuals Covered by the System: Delete ``.'' after 
``Households'' and insert ``residents of nursing homes, intermediate 
care facilities, and assisted living facilities, and those individuals 
utilizing post office box addresses.''
    Categories of Records in the System--The following information is 
collected and/or maintained by NTIA and/or its Contractor: After ``pay 
television.'' insert ``In addition to the above four (4) items, nursing 
home residents will be requested to provide the name of the nursing 
home. For those individuals utilizing post office boxes, NTIA will 
request the physical home address.''
    Authorities for Maintenance of the System: [ast]
    Purposes(s): Insert after ``statute.'' ``The information is being 
collected from requesting individuals living in nursing home facilities 
and those utilizing post office boxes in order to provide the coupons 
to otherwise eligible individuals. This information is pertinent to the 
success of the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box program as required by 
the Act.''
    Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including 
Categories of Users and the Purpose of Such Uses: [ast]
    Policies and Practices for Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, 
Retaining and Disposing of Records in the System: [ast]
    System Manager(s) and Addresses: [ast]
    Notification Procedure: [ast]
    Record Access Procedures: [ast]
    Contesting Record Procedures: [ast]
    Record Source Categories: [ast]
    Exemption Claims for System: [ast]
    [ast] Indicates that there were no changes to that paragraph of the 
notice.

    Dated: November 26, 2008.
Brenda Dolan,
Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Officer, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.
[FR Doc. E8-28633 Filed 12-1-08; 8:45 am]
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