[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 212 (Friday, November 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61221-61223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24159]


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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-
44, ``FRB--Public Health and Safety System.'' This system of records 
maintains information collected in response to a public health 
emergency, such as a pandemic or disaster, or other health and safety 
concerns when necessary to ensure a safe and healthy environment for 
Board employees, contractors, and other individuals who work for the 
Board.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 6, 2021. This 
new system of records will become effective December 6, 2021, 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-44 ``FRB--
Public Health and Safety System,'' 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 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 sensitive 
personally identifiable information. Public comments may also be viewed 
electronically and printed 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 Counsel, 
(202) 530-6270, or [email protected]; or Mary Bigloo, Senior 
Counsel, (202) 475-6361, or [email protected];

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Legal Division, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is establishing this system of 
records under the Privacy Act of 1974. The Board is committed to 
providing Board employees, contractors, and other individuals who work 
for the Board with a safe and healthy environment. To ensure and 
maintain the safety of these individuals in response to a public health 
emergency, such as a pandemic or disaster, or other health and safety 
concerns, the Board may develop and institute safety measures that 
necessitate the collection of personal information.
    These measures may require individuals who work for the Board to 
provide relevant medical and health information. This information could 
include information about potential or confirmed exposures to 
communicable diseases or hazardous agents or materials. This 
information may also include, for example, test results for 
communicable diseases and information about vaccination status for 
communicable diseases (including attestations of vaccination status as 
well as proof of vaccination), information about requests for 
exemptions by Board employees and others who work for the Board from 
vaccination requirements and the basis for such requests (such as 
religious beliefs or medical conditions). In the case of suspected or 
confirmed exposures to communicable diseases or hazardous agents or 
materials occurring either at Board facilities, events, or elsewhere 
during the conduct of official Board business, the Board may also 
collect contact tracing information in order to trace exposed 
individuals and notify such individuals and public health authorities 
to prevent further exposure.

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    BGFRS-44, ``FRB--Public Health and Safety System''

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    John Forbes, Program Manager, Employee Life, Human Resources, 
Management Division, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551, (202) 
974-7052, or [email protected].

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    Sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 243, 244, 
and 248).

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    These records are collected and maintained to aid in efforts to 
protect and safeguard the premises, grounds, property, personnel, and 
operations of the Board and to ensure and maintain the health and 
safety of Board employees, contractors, and other individuals who work 
for the Board in response to a public health emergency, such as a 
pandemic or disaster, or other health and safety concerns.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Past and present Board employees, contractors, and other 
individuals who work for the Board.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    This system maintains information collected about Board employees, 
contractors, and other individuals who work for the Board in response 
to a public health emergency, such as a pandemic or disaster, or other 
health and safety concerns. The information collected about these 
individuals may include but is not limited to:
    (a) Biographical and personal information, such as name, contact 
information, whether the individual is in a high-risk category or has a 
household member, relative, or close associate that is in a high-risk 
category, and dates and locations of recent travel;
    (b) Health information including, but not limited to, medical 
symptoms, temperature checks, expected or confirmed test results, 
potential or actual exposure to a communicable disease or hazardous 
agent or material, immunization and vaccination information or records, 
and other relevant medical information and history;
    (c) Information necessary to conduct contact tracing that includes, 
but is not limited to, the dates and times the individual was on-site 
at Board facilities, the locations the individual accessed (e.g., 
office and cubicle number), and whether they may have potentially come 
into close contact with individuals who have probable or confirmed 
diagnoses of communicable diseases or exposures to hazardous agents or 
materials; and
    (d) Attestations and proof of vaccination status as well as 
information relating to requests to be exempt from a vaccination 
requirement, including the basis for the request, medical information 
related to the request, and all information related to the Board's 
response to the request.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Information is generally provided by the individual to whom the 
record pertains, the individual's medical provider, or other system or 
entity that may retain relevant medical information such as a state 
vaccination registry or commercial entity that maintains medical or 
vaccination information. Information is also collected from security 
systems monitoring access to Board facilities or events, such as video 
surveillance and turnstiles, human resources systems, emergency 
notification systems, and federal, state, and local agencies assisting 
with the response to a public health emergency or similar health and 
safety concerns. Information may also be collected from companies 
responsible for managing the Board's leased office or event spaces or 
from third parties in the course of the Board's contact tracing 
activities.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    General routine uses A, B, C, D, 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). In addition, records may also 
be disclosed:
    (a) To federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services, state and local health departments, and other public 
health or cooperating medical authorities in connection with program 
activities and related collaborative efforts to deal more effectively 
with exposures to communicable diseases and other health hazards, and 
to satisfy mandatory reporting requirements when applicable.
    (b) To appropriate federal, state, local, tribal, foreign 
governmental agencies or multilateral governmental organizations, or 
Federal Reserve Banks, to the extent permitted by law, and in 
consultation with legal counsel, for the purpose of protecting the 
interests of a Board employee, contractor, or other individual, 
including to assist such agencies or organizations in preventing 
exposure to or transmission of a communicable disease or to combat 
other significant public health threats.
    (c) To any individual when necessary to trace suspected or 
confirmed

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exposures to communicable diseases or hazardous agents or materials 
that are the subject of a public health emergency or similar health and 
safety concerns at Board facilities, Board events, or elsewhere during 
the conduct of official Board business and to notify exposed 
individuals.

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:
    Records may be retrieved by name or other identifying aspects.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    The retention for these records is currently under review. Until 
review is completed, the records in the system will not be destroyed.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    Paper records are secured by lock and key and electronic files are 
stored on secure servers. The system has the ability to track 
individual user actions within the system. The audit and accountability 
controls are based on NIST and Board standards which, in turn, are 
based on applicable laws and regulations. The controls assist in 
detecting security violations and performance or other issues in the 
system. Access to the system is restricted to authorized users who 
require access for official business purposes. Users are classified 
into different roles and common access and usage rights are established 
for each role. User roles are used to delineate between the different 
types of access requirements such that users are restricted to data 
that is required in the performance of their duties. Periodic 
assessments and reviews are conducted to determine whether users still 
require access, have the appropriate role, and whether there have been 
any unauthorized changes.

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.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 1, 
2021.
Ann E. Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
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