[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80344-80345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32942]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

[Docket No. 111215762-1761-01]
RIN 0605-XA42


Privacy Act of 1974: Systems of Records

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and 
(11)), the Department of Commerce is issuing this notice of its intent 
to delete the system of records entitled ``COMMERCE/NTIA-1, 
Applications Related to Coupons for Digital-to-Analog Converter 
Boxes.'' The Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Program has been 
terminated and this system of records is to be deleted to comply with 
the applicable Disposition Authority.

DATES: To be considered, written comments must be submitted on or 
before January 23, 2012. Unless comments are received, the deletion of 
the system of records will become effective on the date of publication 
of a subsequent notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed to Danielle N. Rodier, 
Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Chief Counsel, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, Room 4713, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. Paper submissions should 
include a 3\1/2\ inch computer diskette in HTML, ASCII, Word, or 
WordPerfect format (please specify version). Diskettes should be 
labeled with the name and organization affiliation of the filer, and 
the name of the word processing program used to create the document. 
Comments may be submitted electronically to the following electronic 
mail address: [email protected]. Comments submitted via 
electronic mail also should be submitted in paper or diskette formats. 
Comments will be posted on NTIA's Web site at www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/occ/sorcomments.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (NTIA), Department of Commerce, created a 
Privacy Act System of Records for coupon applications under the 
Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Program. The System of Records, 
COMMERCE/NTIA-1, ``Applications Related to Coupons for Digital-to-
Analog Converter Boxes,'' is comprised of applications' household 
information: (1) Name; (2) address; (3) the number of coupons 
requested; (4) a certification as to whether the household receives 
cable, satellite, or other pay television; and (5) name of nursing home 
facility, if applicable. See Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records 
Notice, 73 FR 171 (Jan. 2, 2008); Privacy Act of 1974; System of 
Records, Notice, 74 FR 2060 (Jan. 14, 2009) (amending the original 
System of Records to include nursing home facility names).
    NTIA is now preparing to delete this System of Records. The 
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) authorized NTIA to 
dispose of records (Disposition Authority) associated with the NTIA 
Digital Converter Box Coupon Program, including this System of Records. 
See Request for Records Disposition Authority, N1-417-08-1 (July 13, 
2009), available at (http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/rcs/schedules/departments/department-of-commerce/rg-0417/n1-417-08-001_sf115.pdf). The Disposition Schedule provides that applicant household 
records are to be deleted two years after termination of the program. 
NTIA determined that the date for termination of the program was 
December 31, 2009 because the essential functions of the program had 
ceased by that date. Accordingly, this Privacy Act System of Records is 
being deleted to comply with the Disposition Authority.

Jonathan R. Cantor,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2011-32942 Filed 12-22-11; 8:45 am]
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