[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 41 (Friday, March 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7054-7056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03687]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

ACTION: Notice of a New System of Records.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, notice 
is given that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
(Board) proposes to establish a new system of records entitled, BGFRS-
41 ``FRB--Ethics Program Records.''

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 1, 2019. This new 
system of records will become effective April 1, 2019, without further 
notice, unless comments dictate otherwise.
    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which has oversight 
responsibility under the Privacy Act, requires a 30-day period prior to 
publication in the Federal Register in which to review the system and 
to provide any comments to the agency. The public is then given a 30-
day period in which to comment, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) 
and (11).

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by BGFRS-41 ``FRB--
Ethics Program Records,'' by any of the following methods:
     Agency website: https://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx.
     Email: [email protected]. Include SORN name 
and number in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.
     Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20551.
    All public comments will be made available on the Board's website 
at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx as 
submitted, unless modified for technical reasons, or to remove 
personally identifiable information at the commenter's request. Public 
comments may also be viewed electronically or in paper form in Room 
146, 1709 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006, between 9:00 a.m. 
and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David B. Husband, Senior Attorney, 
(202) 530-6270, or [email protected]; Alye S. Foster, Assistant 
General Counsel, (202) 452-5289, or [email protected]; Legal 
Division, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street 
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications 
Device for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact (202) 263-4869.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The new system of records maintains 
information regarding prospective, current, and former Board employees 
who seek or receive advice from Board ethics officials. These 
individuals may seek or receive advice from Board ethics officials 
regarding compliance with criminal conflicts of interest laws, the 
Ethics in Government Act, the Standards of Ethical Conduct for 
Employees of the Executive Branch, the Board's supplemental ethics 
regulations, and other relevant ethics-related laws or policies.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    BGFRS-41 ``FRB--Ethics Program Records.''

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

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SYSTEM LOCATION:
    The Board maintains the records at the Board's central office, 
located at: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551. Paper records 
are stored in locked file cabinets and electronic records are stored on 
secure servers.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Cary Williams, Designated Agency Ethics Official, Legal Division, 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551, (202) 452-3295, or 
[email protected].

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    12 U.S.C. 244; Ethics in Government Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. app; 
Ethics Reform Act of 1989, Public Law 101-194; 5 CFR 2638.104(c)(2).

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    This new system of records enables the Board to administer the 
Board's Ethics Program consistent with applicable requirements.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Individuals covered by this system consist of prospective, current, 
and former Board employees.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    This system covers records memorializing ethics inquiries regarding 
prospective, current, and former employees. For example, the records 
may contain, without limitation: The prospective, current, or former 
employee's name, address, telephone number, and email address; ethics 
advice (including waivers); compensated outside employment approvals 
(i.e., employment outside of or unrelated to the employee's official 
Board duties); and information in support of Public Financial 
Disclosure Reports and Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports that 
is not already covered by the government-wide system of record notices 
``Executive Branch Public Financial Disclosure Reports and Other Ethics 
Program Records (OGE/GOVT-1)'' and ``Confidential Statements of 
Employment and Financial Interests (OGE/GOVT-2).'' In addition, the 
system may also contain records relating to the employment or financial 
interests of the family members of prospective, current, or former 
Board employees to the extent such information pertains to an ethics 
inquiry regarding such employees.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    The primary source of the information is the prospective, current, 
or former employee. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, 
the employee's supervisors, attorneys, representatives, or family 
members, Office of Inspector General staff, and other Board staff.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    General routine uses, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J apply to 
this system. These general routine uses are located at https://www.federalreserve.gov/files/SORN-page-general-routine-uses-of-board-systems-of-records.pdf and are published in the Federal Register at 83 
FR 43872 at 43873-74 (August 28, 2018).

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    Paper records in this system are stored in locked file cabinets 
with access limited to staff with a need to know. Electronic records 
are stored on a secure server with access limited to staff with a need 
to know.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    Paper and electronic records can be retrieved by name or other 
personal identifiers.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    The retention period for the records in this system is six years or 
when no longer needed for an active investigation, whichever is later, 
but longer retention is authorized if required for business use.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    Board staff are restricted to the data that is required in the 
performance of their official duties. Paper records are stored in 
locked file cabinets and electronic records are stored on a secure 
server, with access limited to Board staff with a need to know.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    The Privacy Act allows individuals the right to access records 
maintained about them in a Board system of records. Your request for 
access must: (1) Contain a statement that the request is made pursuant 
to the Privacy Act of 1974; (2) provide either the name of the Board 
system of records expected to contain the record requested or a concise 
description of the system of records; (3) provide the information 
necessary to verify your identity; and (4) provide any other 
information that may assist in the rapid identification of the record 
you seek.
    Current or former Board employees may make a request for access by 
contacting the Board office that maintains the record. The Board 
handles all Privacy Act requests as both a Privacy Act request and as a 
Freedom of Information Act request. The Board does not charge fees to a 
requestor seeking to access or amend his/her Privacy Act records.
    You may submit your Privacy Act request to the--Secretary of the 
Board, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street 
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551.
    You may also submit your Privacy Act request electronically through 
the Board's FOIA ``Electronic Request Form'' located here: https://www.federalreserve.gov/secure/forms/efoiaform.aspx.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    The Privacy Act allows individuals to seek amendment of information 
that is erroneous, irrelevant, untimely, or incomplete and is 
maintained in a system of records that pertains to them. To request an 
amendment to your record, you should clearly mark the request as a 
``Privacy Act Amendment Request.'' You have the burden of proof for 
demonstrating the appropriateness of the requested amendment and you 
must provide relevant and convincing evidence in support of your 
request.
    Your request for amendment must: (1) Provide the name of the 
specific Board system of records containing the record you seek to 
amend; (2) identify the specific portion of the record you seek to 
amend; (3) describe the nature of and reasons for each requested 
amendment; (4) explain why you believe the record is not accurate, 
relevant, timely, or complete; and (5) unless you have already done so 
in a related Privacy Act request for access or amendment, provide the 
necessary information to verify your identity.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    Same as ``Access procedures'' above. You may also follow this 
procedure in order to request an accounting of previous disclosures of 
records pertaining to you as provided for by 5 U.S.C. 552a(c).

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

HISTORY:
    None.


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    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 26, 
2019.
Ann Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2019-03687 Filed 2-28-19; 8:45 am]
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