[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50155-50156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19170]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

[DOI-2020-0018; 211D0107SL, D3L000000.000000, DL91200000]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Rescindment of a system of records notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (DOI) is issuing a public 
notice of its intent to rescind the Privacy Act system of records 
notice, INTERIOR/DOI-03, Financial Interest Statements and Ethics 
Counselor Decisions. During a review of the INTERIOR/DOI-03 system of 
records notice, DOI determined that employee public financial 
disclosure reports, financial interest statements, conflict of interest 
decisions, and other related records are covered under two Government-
wide system of records notices published by the Office of Government 
Ethics (OGE). This rescindment will eliminate an unnecessary duplicate 
notice and promote the overall streamlining and management of DOI 
Privacy Act systems of records.

DATES: These changes take effect on September 7, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number [DOI-
2020-0018] by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for sending comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include docket number 
[DOI-2020-0018] in the subject line of the message.
     U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Teri Barnett, Departmental 
Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, 
Room 7112, Washington, DC 20240.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number [DOI-2020-0018]. All comments received will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    You should be aware that your entire comment including your 
personally identifiable information, such as your address, phone 
number, email address, or any other personal information in your 
comment, may be made publicly available at any time. While you may 
request to withhold your personally identifiable information from 
public review, we cannot guarantee we will be able to do so.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teri Barnett, Departmental Privacy 
Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7112, 
Washington, DC 20240, [email protected] or (202) 208-1605.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy 
Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, DOI is rescinding the INTERIOR/
DOI-03, Financial Interest Statements and Ethics Counselor Decisions, 
system of records notice and removing it from its inventory. The DOI 
Ethics Office maintains records on employee public financial disclosure 
reports, financial interest statements, conflict of interest decisions, 
and other records to administer the DOI Ethics Program and ensure 
compliance with ethics laws and regulations. During a review of the 
INTERIOR/DOI-03 notice, DOI determined that these records are covered 
under two Government-wide system of records notices published by OGE: 
OGE/GOVT-1, Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure 
Reports and Other Name-Retrieved Ethics Program Records, 84 FR 47303 
(September 9, 2019); and OGE/GOVT-2, Executive Branch Confidential 
Financial Disclosure Reports, 84 FR 47301 (September 9, 2019).
    A Government-wide system of records is a system of records where 
one agency has regulatory authority over the records in the custody of 
multiple agencies and that agency has the responsibility for publishing 
a system of records notice that applies to all of the records 
regardless of their custodial location. The two OGE government-wide 
system of records notices apply to the records maintained by the DOI 
Ethics Program pursuant to ethics laws and regulations. Therefore, DOI 
is rescinding the INTERIOR/DOI-03, Financial Interest Statements and 
Ethics Counselor Decisions, system of records notice to eliminate an 
unnecessary duplicate notice in accordance with the Office of 
Management and Budget Circular A-108, Federal Agency Responsibilities 
for Review, Reporting, and Publication under the Privacy Act.
    Rescinding the INTERIOR/DOI-03, Financial Interest Statements and 
Ethics Counselor Decisions, system of records notice will have no 
adverse impacts on individuals as the records are covered by OGE/GOVT-
1, Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports and 
Other Name-Retrieved Ethics Program Records, and OGE/GOVT-2, Executive 
Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports, which apply to the 
records regardless of their custodial location. This rescindment will 
also promote the overall streamlining and management of DOI Privacy Act 
systems of records. This notice hereby rescinds the INTERIOR/DOI-03, 
Financial Interest Statements and Ethics Counselor Decisions, system of 
records notice as identified below.

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    INTERIOR/DOI-03, Financial Interest Statements and Ethics Counselor 
Decisions.

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HISTORY:
    64 FR 18437 (April 14, 1999).

Teri Barnett,
Departmental Privacy Officer, Department of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2021-19170 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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