[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 148 (Friday, July 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46099-46100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16621]


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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as 
amended, notice is hereby given that the Farm Credit Administration 
(FCA or Agency) is amending an existing system of records, FCA-16--
Examiner Training and Education Records--FCA.

DATES: You may send written comments on or before August 31, 2020. FCA 
filed an amended System Report with Congress and the Office of 
Management and Budget on June 8, 2020. This notice will become 
effective without further publication on September 9, 2020 unless 
modified by a subsequent notice to incorporate comments received from 
the public.

ADDRESSES: We offer a variety of methods for you to submit your 
comments. For accuracy and efficiency reasons, commenters are 
encouraged to submit comments by email or through the FCA's website. As 
facsimiles (fax) are difficult for us to process and achieve compliance 
with section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, we are no longer accepting 
comments submitted by fax. Regardless of the method you use, please do 
not submit your comment multiple times via different methods. You may 
submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Email: Send us an email at [email protected].
     FCA Website: http://www.fca.gov. Click inside the ``I want 
to. . .'' field, near the top of the page; select ``comment on a 
pending regulation'' from the dropdown menu; and click ``Go.'' This 
takes you to an electronic public comment form.
     Mail: David Grahn, Director, Office of Regulatory Policy, 
Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102-
5090.
    You may review copies of comments we receive at our office in 
McLean, Virginia, or from our website at http://www.fca.gov. Once you 
are in the website, click inside the ``I want to. . .'' field, near the 
top of the page; select ``find comments on a pending regulation'' from 
the dropdown menu; and click ``Go.'' This will take you to the Comment 
Letters page, where you can select the SORN for which you would like to 
read public comments. The comments will be posted as submitted but, for 
technical reasons, items such as logos and special characters may be 
omitted. Identifying information that you provide, such as phone 
numbers and addresses, will be publicly available. However, we will 
attempt to remove email addresses to help reduce internet spam.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Autumn R. Agans, Privacy Act Officer, 
Farm Credit Administration, McLean, Virginia 22102-5090, (703) 883-
4020, TTY (703) 883-4019.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This publication satisfies the requirement 
of the Privacy Act of 1974 that agencies publish a system of records 
notice in the Federal Register when there is a revision, change, or 
addition to the system of records.
    The Examiner Training and Education Records--FCA system is used to 
track pre-commissioned examiners' training and progression towards 
becoming

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commissioned examiners. The Agency is updating the notice to include 
more details, to make administrative updates, to make non-substantive 
changes, and to conform to the SORN template requirements prescribed in 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108. The 
substantive changes and modifications to the currently published 
version of FCA-16--Examiner Training and Education Records--FCA 
include:
    1. Identifying the records in the system as unclassified.
    2. Updating the system location to reflect the system's current 
location.
    3. Updating the system managers to reflect the system's current 
owner.
    4. Clarifying the categories of records to ensure they are 
consistent with the intended purpose.
    5. Expanding and clarifying how records may be stored and 
retrieved.
    6. Revising the retention and disposal section to reflect updated 
guidance from the National Archives and Records Administration.
    7. Revising the safeguards section to reflect updated cybersecurity 
guidance and practices.
    Additionally, non-substantive changes have been made to the notice 
to align with the latest guidance from OMB.
    The amended system of records is: FCA-16--Examiner Training and 
Education Records--FCA. As required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy 
Act, as amended, FCA sent notice of this proposed system of records to 
the Office of Management and Budget, the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. The notice is 
published in its entirety below.

System Name and Number:
    FCA-16--Examiner Training and Education Records--FCA.

Security Classification:
    Unclassified.

System Location:
    Office of Examination, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit 
Drive, McLean, VA 22102-5090.

System Manager:
    Director, Office of Examination, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 
Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102-5090.

Authority for Maintenance of the System:
    12 U.S.C. 2243, 2252.

Purposes of the System:
    FCA uses information in this system of records to track pre-
commissioned examiners' training and progression towards becoming 
commissioned examiners.

Categories of Individuals Covered by the System:
    Current and former FCA examiners.

Categories of Records in the System:
    This system contains the educational history and progression of FCA 
examiners toward becoming commissioned. Records include: Name, skills 
inventory form, training program record, formal training record, and 
results of commissioning test. Certain records included in an 
examiner's file are considered copies and are accounted for in OPM's 
government-wide system of records notice, OPM/GOVT-1--General Personnel 
Records.

Record Source Categories:
    FCA examiner that is the subject of the record, the examiner's 
supervisor, and members of the examiner's supervisory panel.

Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories 
of Users and Purposes of Such Uses:
    See the ``General Statement of Routine Uses'' (64 FR 8175).
    Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies: None.

Policies and Practices for Storage of Records:
    Records are maintained in file folders and electronically in a 
computerized database.

Policies and Practices for Retrieval of Records:
    Records are retrieved by name.

Policies and Procedures for Retention and Disposal of Records:
    Records are retained in accordance with the National Archives and 
Records Administration's General Records Schedule requirements, and 
with the FCA Comprehensive Records Schedule.

Administrative, Technical, and Physical Safeguards:
    FCA implements multiple layers of security to ensure access to 
records is limited to those with a need-to-know in support of their 
official duties. Records are physically safeguarded in a secured 
environment using locked file rooms, file cabinets, or locked offices 
and other physical safeguards. Computerized records are safeguarded 
through use of user roles, passwords, firewalls, encryption, and other 
information technology security measures.

Record Access Procedures:
    To obtain a record, contact: Privacy Act Officer, Farm Credit 
Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102-5090, as 
provided in 12 CFR part 603.

Contesting Record Procedures:
    Direct requests for amendments to a record to: Privacy Act Officer, 
Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102-
5090, as provided in 12 CFR part 603.

Notification Procedure:
    Address inquiries about this system of records to: Privacy Act 
Officer, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090.

Exemptions Promulgated for the System:
    None.

History:
Federal Register Vol. 64, No. 100/Tuesday, May 25, 1999 page 21875
Vol. 70, No. 183/Thursday, September 22, 2005, page 55621

    Dated: July 28, 2020.
Dale Aultman,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
[FR Doc. 2020-16621 Filed 7-30-20; 8:45 am]
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