Federal Register: November 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 225)
DOCID: FR Doc 06-9346
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
CFR Citation: 10 CFR Part 1304
NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES
DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Implementation of Privacy Act of 1974
DATES: Comments on the proposed rule should be submitted no later than January 15, 2007.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (Board) is proposing to implement a set of procedural regulations under the Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93579, 5 U.S.C. 552a. The proposed regulations have been written to conform to the statutory provisions of the Act. They are intended to expedite the processing of Privacy Act requests received by the Board and to ensure the proper dissemination of information to the public.
SUMMARY:
Privacy Act; implementation,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The proposed rule is intended to set forth the procedures to be used by members of the public when requesting records from the Board under the Privacy Act of 1974. It also establishes time frames for responses, a fee schedule for copying records, and charges for obtaining information, when applicable.
A copy of this document may be obtained from the Board by written request to the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board; 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 1300; Arlington, VA 22201; or by calling 703 2354473. A copy of this document also will be posted on the Board's Web site at http://www.nwrtrb.gov.
All written comments received on this document by January 15, 2007, will be fully considered before publication of the final rule. Any information considered confidential must be so identified and submitted in writing. Comments submitted anonymously will not be considered. However, name and/or address may be withheld on request.
Executive Order 12866
The proposed regulation does not meet the criteria for a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866. Therefore, review by the Office of Management and Budget is not required. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The proposed rule adds Privacy Act regulations to 10 CFR part 1304 and will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The rule imposes no additional recording and recordkeeping requirements and is therefore exempt from the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 1304
Administrative practice and procedure, Privacy, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
The Board proposes to add part 1304 to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations to read as follows:
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PART 1304PRIVACY ACT OF 1974
1304.101 Purpose and scope.
1304.102 Definitions.
1304.103 Privacy Act inquiries.
1304.104 Privacy Act records maintained by the Board.
1304.105 Requests for access to records.
1304.106 Processing of requests.
1304.107 Fees.
1304.108 Appealing denials of access.
1304.109 Requests for correction of records.
1304.110 Disclosure of records to third parties.
1304.111 Maintaining records of disclosures.
1304.112 Notification of systems of Privacy Act records.
1304.113 Privacy Act training.
1304.114 Responsibility for maintaining adequate safeguards. 1304.115 Systems of records covered by exemptions.
1304.116 Mailing lists.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a(f).
Source: 56 FR 47144, Sept. 18, 1991, unless otherwise noted. Sec. 1304.101 Purpose and Scope.
This part sets forth the policies and procedures of the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (Board) regarding access to systems of records maintained by the Board under the Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93579, 5 U.S.C. 552a. The provisions in the Act shall take precedence over any part of the Board's regulations in conflict with the Act. These regulations establish procedures by which an individual may exercise the rights granted by the Privacy Act to determine whether a Board system contains a record pertaining to him or her; to gain access to such records; and to request correction or amendment of such records. These regulations also set identification requirements and prescribe fees to be charged for copying records. Sec. 1304.102 Definitions.
The terms used in these regulations are defined in the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a. In addition, as used in this part:
(a) Agency means any executive department, military department,
government corporation, or other establishment in this executive branch
of the Federal Government, including the Executive Office of the President or any independent regulatory agency;
(b) Individual means any citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence;
(c) Maintain means to collect, use, store, or disseminate records
as well as any combination of these recordkeeping functions. The term
also includes exercise of control over, and therefore responsibility
and accountability and accountability for, systems of records;
(d) Record means any item, collection, or grouping of information
about an individual that is maintained by the Board and contains the
individual's name or other identifying information, such as a number or
symbol assigned to the individual or his or her fingerprint, voice
print, or photograph. The term includes, but is not limited to,
information regarding an individual's education, financial
transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history;
(e) System of records means a group of records under the control of
the Board from which information is retrievable by use of the name of
the individual or by some number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual;
(f) Routine use means, with respect to the disclosure of a record,
the use of a record for a purpose that is compatible with the purpose for which it was collected;
(g) Designated Privacy Act Officer means the person named by the
Board to administer the Board's activities in regard to the regulations
in this part. The Privacy Act Officer also shall be the following:
(1) The Board officer having custody of, or responsibility for, agency records in the possession of the Board.
(2) The Board officer having responsibility for authorizing or
denying production of records from requests filed under the Privacy Act.
(h) Executive Director means the chief operating officer of the Board;
(i) Member means an individual appointed to serve on the Board by the President of the United States;
(j) Days means standard working days, excluding weekends and Federal holidays; and
(k) Act refers to the Privacy Act of 1974.
Sec. 1304.103 Privacy Act inquiries.
(a) Requests regarding the contents of record systems. Any person
wanting to know whether the Board's systems of records contains a
record pertaining to him or her may file a request in person or in writing, via the internet, or by telephone.
(b) Requests in person may be submitted at the Board's headquarters
located at 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 1300; Arlington, VA. Requests
should be marked ``Privacy Act Request'' on each page of the request
and on the front of the envelope and directed to the Privacy Act Officer.
(c) Requests in writing may be sent to: Privacy Act Officer, U.S.
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 1300, Arlington, VA 22201.
``Privacy Act Request'' should be written on the envelope and each page of the request.
(d) Requests via the Internet may be made on the Board's Web site
at http://www.nwtrb.gov, using the ``Contact NWTRB'' icon on the bottom of the
Home page. The words ``Privacy Act'' should appear on the subject line.
(e) Telephone requests may be made by calling the Board's Privacy Act Officer at 7032354473.
Sec. 1304.104 Privacy Act records maintained by the Board.
(a) The Board shall maintain only such information about an
individual as is relevant and necessary to accomplish a purpose of the
agency required by statute or by Executive Order of the President. In
addition, the Board shall maintain all records that are used in making
determinations about any individual with such accuracy, relevance,
timeliness, and completeness as is reasonably necessary to ensure
fairness to that individual in the making of any determination about
him or her. However, the Board shall not be required to update retired records.
(b) The Board shall not maintain any record about any individual
with respect to or describing how such individual exercises rights
guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United
States, unless expressly authorized by statute or by the subject
individual, or unless pertinent to and within the scope of an authorized law enforcement activity.
Sec. 1304.105 Requests for access to records.
(a) All requests for records should include the following information:
(1) Full name, address, and telephone number of requester.
(2) The system of records containing the desired information.
(3) Any other information that the requester believes would help locate the record.
(b) Requests in writing. A person may request access to his or her
own records in writing by addressing a letter to: Privacy Act Officer;
U.S. Unclear Waste Technical Review Board; 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 1300, Arlington, VA 22201.
(c) Requests via the Internet. Internet requests should be
transmitted through the Board's Web site at http://www.nwtrb.gov, using
the ``Contact NWTRB'' icon on the bottom on the main page. The words ``Privacy Act'' should appear on the subject line.
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(d) Requests in person. Any person may examine and request copies
of his or her own records on the Board's premises. The requester should
contact the Board's offices at least one week before the desired
appointment date. This request may be made to the Privacy Act Officer in writing, via the Internet, or by calling 7032354473.
(e) Before viewing the records, proof of identification, must by
provided. The identification should be a valid copy of one of the following:
A government ID,
A driver's license,
A passport, or
Other current identification that contains both an address and a picture of the requester.
Sec. 1304.106 Processing of requests.
Upon receipt of a request for information, the Privacy Act Officer will ascertain.
Whether the records identified by the requester exist, and
Whether they are subject to any exemption under Sec. 1304.115 below.
If the records exist and are not subject to exemption, the Privacy Act Officer will provide the information.
(a) Requests in writing, including those sent by email, via the
Web site, or by Fax. Within five working days of receiving the request
the Privacy Act Officer will acknowledge its receipt and will advise
the requester of any additional information that may be needed. Within
15 working days of receiving the request, the Privacy Act Officer will
send the requested information or will explain to the requester why additional time is needed for a response.
(b) Requests in person or by telephone. Within 15 days of the
initial request, the Privacy Act Officer will contact the requestor and
arrange an appointment at a mutually agreeable time when the records
can be examined. The requester may be accompanied by one person. The
requestor should inform the Privacy Act Officer that a second
individual will be present and must sign a statement authorizing
disclosure of the records to that person. The statement will be kept
with the requester's records. At the appointment, the requester will be
asked to present identification as stated in Sec. 1304.105.
(c) Excluded information. If a request is received for information
compiled in reasonable anticipation of litigation, the Privacy Act
Officer will inform the requester that the information is not subject
to release under the Privacy Act (see 5 U.S.C. 552a(d)(5)). Sec. 1304.107 Fees.
A fee will not be charged for searching, reviewing, or making corrections to records. A fee for copying will be assessed at the same rate established for Freedom of Information Act requests. Duplication fees for paper copies of a record will be 10 cents per page for black and white and 20 cents per page for color. For all other forms of duplication, the Board will charge the direct costs of producing the copy. However, the first 100 pages of blackandwhite copying or its equivalent will be free of charge.
Sec. 1304.108 Appealing denials of access.
If access to records is denied by the Privacy Act Officer, the
requester may file an appeal in writing. The appeal should be directed
to Executive Director; U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, 2300
Clarendon Blvd., Suite 1300, Arlington, VA 22201. The appeal letter must:
Specify the denied records that are still sought; and
State why denial by the Privacy Act Officer is erroneous.
The Executive Director or his or her designee will respond to such
appeals within 20 working days of the receipt of the appeal letter in
the Board offices. The appeal determination will explain the basis of the decision to deny or grant the appeal.
Sec. 1304.109 Requests for correction of records.
(a) Correction requests. Any person is entitled to request
correction of his or her record(s) covered under the Act. The request
must be made in writing and should be addressed to Privacy Act Officer,
U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite
1300, Arlington, VA 22201. The letter should clearly identify the
corrections desired. In most circumstances, an edited copy of the record will be acceptable for this purpose.
(b) Initial response. Receipt of a correction request will be
acknowledged by the Privacy Act Officer in writing within five working
days. The Privacy Act Officer will endeavor to provide a letter to the
requester within 20 working days stating whether the request for
correction has been granted or denied. If the Privacy Act Officer
denies any part of the correction request, the reasons for the denial will be provided to the requester.
Sec. 1304.110 Disclosure of records to third parties.
(a) The Board will not disclose any record that is contained in a
system of records to any person or agency, except with a written
request by or with the prior written consent of the individual whose record is requested, unless disclosure of the record is:
(1) Required by an employee or agent of the Board in the performance of his/her official duties.
(2) Required under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552). Records required to be made available by the Freedom of
Information Act will be released in response to a request in accordance with the Board's regulation published at 10 CFR part 1303.
(3) For a routine use as published in the annual notice in the Federal Register.
(4) To the Census Bureau for planning or carrying out a census,
survey, or related activities pursuant to the provisions of Title 13 of the United States of Code.
(5) To a recipient who has provided the Board with adequate advance
written assurance that the record will be used solely as a statistical
research or reporting record and that the record is to be transferred in a form that is not individually identifiable.
(6) To the National Archives and Records Administration as a record
that has sufficient historical or other value to warrant its continued
preservation by the United States government, or for evaluation by the
Archivist of the United States, or his or her designee, to determine whether the record has such value.
(7) To another agency or to an instrumentality of any governmental
jurisdiction within or under the control of the United States for a
civil or criminal law enforcement activity, if the activity is
authorized by law, and if the head of the agency or instrumentality has
made a written request to the Board for such records specifying the
particular part desired and the law enforcement activity for which the
record is sought. The Board also may disclose such a record to a law
enforcement agency on its own initiative in situations in which
criminal conduct is suspected, provided that such disclosure has been
established as a routine use, or in situations in which the misconduct
is directly related to the purpose for which the record is maintained.
(8) To a person pursuant to a showing of compelling circumstances
affecting the health or safety of an individual if, upon such
disclosure, notification is transmitted to the last known address of such individual.
(9) To either House of Congress, or, to the extent of matters within its
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jurisdiction, any committee or subcommittee thereof, any joint
committee of Congress, or subcommittee of any such joint committee.
(10) To the Comptroller General, or any of his or her authorized
representatives, in the course of the performance of official duties of the Government Accountability Office.
(11) Pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. In
the event that any record is disclosed under such compulsory legal
process, the Board shall make reasonable efforts to notify the subject
individual after the process becomes a matter of public record.
(12) To a consumer reporting agency in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3711(e).
(b) Before disseminating any record about any individual to any
person other than a Board employee, the Board shall make reasonable
efforts to ensure that the records are, or at the time they were
collected, were accurate, complete, timely, and relevant. This
paragraph (b) does not apply to disseminations made pursuant to the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
Sec. 1304.111 Maintaining records of disclosures.
(a) The Board shall maintain a log containing the date, nature, and
purposes of each disclosure of a record to any person or agency. Such
accounting also shall contain the name and address of the person or
agency to whom or to which each disclosure was made. This log will not
include disclosures made to Board employees or agents in the course of
their official duties or pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
(b) The Board shall retain the accounting of each disclosure for at
least five years after the accounting is made or for the life of the record that was disclosed, whichever is longer.
(c) The Board shall make the accounting of disclosures of a record
pertaining to an individual available to that individual at his or her
request. Such a request should be made in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Sec. 1304.105. This paragraph (c) does not
apply to disclosures made for law enforcement purposes under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(7) and Sec. 1304.110(a)(7).
Sec. 1304.112 Notification of systems of Privacy Act records.
(a) Public Notice. On November 22, 1996, the Board published a
notice of its systems of records in the Federal Register (Vol. 61,
Number 227, pages 5947259473). It is updating and republishing the
notice in this issue of the Federal Register. The Board periodically
reviews its systems of records and will publish information about any
significant additions or changes to those systems. Information about
systems of records maintained by other agencies that are in the
temporary custody of the Board will not be published. In addition, the
Office of the Federal Register biennially compiles and publishes all
systems of records maintained by all federal agencies, including the Board.
(b) At least 30 days before publishing additions or changes to the
Board's systems of records, the Board will publish a notice of intent
to amend, providing the public with an opportunity to comment on the proposed amendments to its systems of records.
Sec. 1304.113 Privacy Act training.
(a) The Board shall ensure that all persons involved in the design,
development, operation, or maintenance of any Board systems are
informed of all requirements necessary to protect the privacy of
individuals. The Board shall ensure that all employees having access to
records receive adequate training in their protection and that records
have adequate and proper storage with sufficient security to ensure their privacy.
(b) All employees shall be informed of the civil remedies provided
under 5 U.S.C. 552a(g)(1) and other implications of the Privacy Act and
of the fact that the Board may be subject to civil remedies for failure
to comply with the provisions of the Privacy Act and the regulations in this part.
Sec. 1304.114 Responsibility for maintaining adequate safeguards.
The Board has the responsibility for maintaining adequate
technical, physical, and security safeguards to prevent unauthorized
disclosure or destruction of manual and automatic record systems. These
security safeguards shall apply to all systems in which identifiable
personal data are processed or maintained, including all reports and
output from such systems that contain identifiable personal
information. Such safeguards must be sufficient to prevent negligent,
accidental, or unintentional disclosure, modification, or destruction
of any personal records or data; must minimize, to the extent
practicable, the risk that skilled technicians or knowledgeable persons
could improperly obtain access to modify or destroy such records or
data; and shall further ensure against such casual entry by unskilled
persons without official reasons for access to such records or data.
(a) Manual systems. (1) Records contained in a system of records as
defined in this part may be used, held, or stored only where facilities
are adequate to prevent unauthorized access by persons within or outside the Board.
(2) Access to and use of a system or records shall be permitted
only to persons whose duties require such access to the information for
routine uses or for such other uses as may be provided in this part.
(3) Other than for access by employees or agents of the Board,
access to records within a system of records shall be permitted only to
the individual to whom the record pertains or upon his or her written request.
(4) The Board shall ensure that all persons whose duties require
access to and use of records contained in a system of records are
adequately trained to protect the security and privacy of such records.
(5) The disposal and destruction of identifiable personal data
records shall be done by shredding and in accordance with rules promulgated by the Archivist of the United States.
(b) Automated systems. (1) Identifiable personal information may be
processed, stored, or maintained by automated data systems only where
facilities or conditions are adequate to prevent unauthorized access to such systems in any form.
(2) Access to and use of identifiable personal data associated with
automated data systems shall be limited to those persons whose duties
require such access. Proper control of personal data in any form
associated with automated data systems shall be maintained at all
times, including maintenance of accountability records showing disposition of input and output documents.
(3) All persons whose duties require access to processing and
maintenance of identifiable personal data and automated systems shall
be adequately trained in the security and privacy of personal data.
(4) The disposal and disposition of identifiable personal data and
automated systems shall be done by shredding, burning, or, in the case
of electronic records, by degaussing or by overwriting with the
appropriate security software, in accordance with regulations of the
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Sec. 1304.115 Systems of records covered by exemptions.
The Board currently has no exempt systems of records. Sec. 1304.116 Mailing lists.
The Board shall not sell or rent an individual's name and/or
address unless such action is specifically authorized by law. This
section shall not be construed to require the withholding of names and addresses otherwise permitted to be made public.
Dated: November 17, 2006.
William D. Barnard,
Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. [FR Doc. 069346 Filed 112106; 8:45 am]
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