[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61128-61130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16669]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human 
Services.

ACTION: Rescindment of system of records notices.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 
1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is 
rescinding 14 systems of records maintained by the National Institutes 
of Health (NIH), for the reason that each system of records either is 
obsolete or duplicates another system of records.

DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4), this notice is 
applicable upon publication.

ADDRESSES: The public may submit written comments, by mail or email, to 
Dustin Close, Office of Management Assessment, National Institutes of 
Health, 6705 Rockledge Drive--Suite 601, Bethesda, MD 20892, email 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General questions about the systems of 
records may be submitted to Dustin Close, Office of Management 
Assessment, National Institutes of Health, 6705 Rockledge Drive--Suite 
601, Bethesda, MD 20892, telephone 301-496-4606, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIH/HHS is rescinding the 14 systems of 
records based on the following reasons:

I. Records No Longer Exist

    Four of the systems of records are obsolete; the records were 
disposed of in accordance with the applicable disposition schedule 
approved by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), 
cited below:
    1. 09-25-0078, Administration: Consultant File, HHS/NIH/NHLBI. 
These records were maintained on computer disks and paper file folders. 
They were used to identify and select experts and consultants for 
program reviews and evaluations and to evaluate National Heart, Lung, 
and Blood Institute (NHLBI) special grants and contracts. Records 
included the individuals' curriculums vitae, resumes, and names. The 
data on the disks and in the folders had not been updated in years and 
was no longer used. At the end of 2023, the records were deleted in 
compliance with NIH Records Retention Schedule 12-014, Electronic 
Information Systems/Administration (Disposition Authority DAA-0443-
2013-0004-0004).
    2. 09-25-0121, International Activities: Senior International 
Fellowships Program, HHS/NIH/FIC. These records were maintained by the 
Fogarty International Center (FIC) on computer disks and paper file 
folders. The records were used by FIC for award and administration of 
fellowships to outstanding faculty members in mid-career from U.S. 
biomedical research and educational institutions for study abroad, to 
distinguished scientists, and to scholars invited to accept NIH 
scholarships. The records were comprised of the individuals' 
applications and associated records, reports, employment and education 
histories, and references. The programs no longer exist, and the 
records were deleted in compliance with NIH Records Retention Schedule 
12-019, Electronic Information Systems/Activities: International 
Fellowship Program (Disposition Authority DAA-0443-2019-0008-0001).
    3. 09-25-0034, International Activities: Scholars-in-Residence 
Program, HHS/NIH/FIC. Same explanation and same disposition schedule as 
for 09-25-0121.
    4. 09-25-0041, Research Resources: Scientists Requesting Hormone 
Distribution. These records consisted of applications from scientists 
requesting hormones and antibodies from the National Institute of 
Diabetes, and Digestive Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for research purposes. 
They were stored in paper file folders and were used to review the 
applications to determine if the scientists were qualified to receive 
the materials. The programs no longer exist, and the records were 
deleted in compliance with NIH Records Retention Schedule 12-011, 
Electronic Information Systems/Research Resources (Disposition 
Authority DAA-0443-2012-0007-0003).

II. Records Exist But Are No Longer Retrieved by Personal Identifier

    The records in one system of records still exist but are no longer 
retrieved by personal identifier so no longer constitute Privacy Act 
records:
    5. 09-25-0033, International Activities: Fellowships Awarded by 
Foreign Organizations, HHS/NIH/FIC. These records were about U.S. 
citizens qualified in health-related sciences who submitted 
applications through NIH for fellowships for study abroad. They were 
stored in paper file folders and were used by NIH to perform scientific 
reviews and evaluations of the applicants' qualifications to determine 
which applicants were suitable for referral to the fellowship-awarding 
organizations. The paper file system that was used was terminated. 
Existing records have been moved to electronic form and are stored on a 
network shared drive. The files are no longer kept in a system from 
which they can be retrieved by a unique identifier. The files are now

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kept as general program correspondence in compliance with NIH Records 
Retention Schedule 12-006, International Activities: Fellowships 
Awarded by Foreign Organizations (Disposition Authority DAA-0443-2018-
0004-0001).

III. Records Exist But Are Now Covered In Another System of Records

    The records in the remaining nine systems of records still exist 
but are now covered by another NIH SORN.
     The seven systems of records listed below are being 
rescinded as duplicative of system of records 09-25-0200, Clinical, 
Basic, and Population-based Research Studies of the National Institutes 
of Health (NIH), HHS/NIH/OD. All seven cover records used for clinical, 
basic, and population-based NIH research studies, mirroring the 
categories of individuals and categories of records covered in system 
of records 09-25-0200. The legal authorities cited for system of 
records 09-25-0200 overlap those cited for the systems of records being 
rescinded. Specifically, 42 U.S.C. 241--Research and Investigations 
Generally (Sec. 301 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act) is cited 
for six of the seven systems of records, and 42 U.S.C. 284--Directors 
of National Research Institutes (Sec. 405 of the PHS Act) is cited for 
four of the seven systems of records, and system of records 09-25-0200 
cites Secs. 301 and 405 of the PHS Act in addition to several other 
sections of the PHS Act which cover research and investigations, in 
general, while giving authority to the Directors of NIH Institutes and 
Centers to carry out the mission of NIH.
    6. 09-25-0202, Patient Records on PHS Beneficiaries (1935-1974) and 
Civilly Committed Drug Abusers (1967-1976) Treated at the PHS Hospitals 
in Fort Worth, Texas, or Lexington, Kentucky.
    7. 09-25-0203, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural 
Research Program, Federal Prisoner and Non-Prisoner Research Files.
    8. 09-25-0207, Subject-Participants in Pharmacokinetic Studies on 
Drugs of Abuse and on Treatment Medications.
    9. 09-25-0208, Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study.
    10. 09-25-0209, Subject-Participants in Drug Abuse Research Studies 
on Drug Dependence and in Research Supporting Investigational New Drug 
and New Drug Applications.
    11. 09-25-0210, Shipment Records of Drugs of Abuse to Authorized 
Researchers.
    12. 9-25-0211, Intramural Research Program Records of In-and-Out-
Patients with Various Types of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence, Relatives 
of Patients with Alcoholism, and Healthy Volunteers.
     The below system of records is being rescinded as 
duplicative of system of records 09-25-0166, Administration: Radiation 
and Occupational Safety and Health Management Information Systems, HHS/
NIH/Office of Research Services (ORS), which covers the same records 
(records used to administer safety glasses to individuals) used by the 
same office (the Division of Occupational Health and Safety) under the 
same authority (5 U.S.C. 7902) under its second listed purpose: to 
monitor, track, and assess the use of personal protective equipment in 
the workplace to ensure availability, effectiveness, and proper 
maintenance.
    13. 09-25-0007, Administration: NIH Safety Glasses Issuance 
Program, HHS/NIH/ORS.
     The below system of records is being rescinded as 
duplicative of system of records 09-25-0036, Extramural Awards and 
Chartered Advisory Committees (IMPAC 2), Contract Information (DCIS), 
and Cooperative Agreement Information, which covers the same 
application information (e.g., award processing information, historical 
information pertaining to awarded contracts, and general contact 
information for former fellows and applicants used for contractual 
business with NIH) and cites more appropriate authorities (i.e., 5 
U.S.C. 301; 42 U.S.C. 217a, 241, 282(b)(6), 284a, and 288; and 48 CFR 
Subparts 15.3 and 42.15) than the authority cited in the below system 
of records (i.e., 42 U.S.C. 209):
    14. 09-25-0124, Administration: Pharmacology Research Associates.
    For the foregoing reasons, the below 14 systems of records are 
rescinded:

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Patient Records on PHS Beneficiaries (1935-1974) and Civilly 
Committed Drug Abusers (1967-1976) Treated at the PHS Hospitals in Fort 
Worth, Texas, or Lexington, Kentucky, 09-25-0202.

HISTORY:
    67 FR 60742 (Sept. 26, 2002), 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, 
Federal Prisoner and Non-Prisoner Research Files, 09-25-0203.

HISTORY:
    67 FR 60742 (Sept. 26, 2002), 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Subject-Participants in Pharmacokinetic Studies on Drugs of Abuse 
and on Treatment Medications, 09-25-0207.

HISTORY:
    67 FR 60742 (Sept. 26, 2002), 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study, 09-25-0208.

HISTORY:
    67 FR 60742 (Sept. 26, 2002), 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Subject-Participants in Drug Abuse Research Studies on Drug 
Dependence and in Research Supporting Investigational New Drug and New 
Drug Applications, 09-25-0209.

HISTORY:
    67 FR 60742 (Sept. 26, 2002), 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Shipment Records of Drugs of Abuse to Authorized Researchers, 09-
25-0210.

HISTORY:
    67 FR 60742 (Sept. 26, 2002), 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Administration: Consultant File, HHS/NIH/NHLBI, 09-25-0078.

HISTORY:
    67 FR 60742 (Sept. 26, 2002), 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    International Activities: Senior International Fellowships Program, 
HHS/NIH/FIC, 09-25-0121.

HISTORY:
    67 FR 60742 (Sept. 26, 2002), 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    International Activities: Fellowships Awarded by Foreign 
Organizations, HHS/NIH/FIC, 09-25-0033.

HISTORY:
    67 FR 60742 (Sept. 26, 2002), 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    International Activities: Scholars-in-Residence Program, HHS/NIH/
FIC, 09-25-0034.

HISTORY:
    67 FR 60742 (Sept. 26, 2002), 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).

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SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Administration: Pharmacology Research Associates, 09-25-0124.

HISTORY:
    67 FR 60742 (Sept. 26, 2002), 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Research Resources: Scientists Requesting Hormone Distribution, 09-
25-0041.

HISTORY:
    67 FR 60742 (Sept. 26, 2002), 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Administration: NIH Safety Glasses Issuance Program, HHS/NIH/ORS, 
09-25-0007.

HISTORY:
    67 FR 60742 (Sept. 26, 2002), 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Intramural Research Program Records of In-and-Out-Patients with 
Various Types of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence, Relatives of patients 
with Alcoholism, and Healthy Volunteers, 09-25-0211.

HISTORY:
    67 FR 60742 (Sept. 26, 2002), 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).

Alfred C. Johnson,
Deputy Director for Management, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-16669 Filed 7-29-24; 8:45 am]
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