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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Indian Affairs Bureau

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed amendment of an existing system of records.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Amendment of an Existing System of Records

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is issuing public notice, pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), of its intent to amend its existing Privacy Act system of records notice entitled Interior, BIA22, ``Indian Student Records,'' published at 55 FR 34085 (August 21, 1990).

SUMMARY: Privacy Act; Systems of Records,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

This notice is published pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)) and is in exercise of authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs, in 209 DM 8.1. This notice amends the Privacy Act System of Records entitled Interior, BIA22, ``Indian Student Records.'' The purpose of the amendment is to: (1) Change the name of the system from Interior, BIA22, ``Indian Student Records'' to Interior, BIA22, ``Native American Student Information System'' (NASIS) (2) update the addresses of the system locations, system managers, and the categories of individuals covered by the system statement; (3) update the information regarding disclosures outside the Department of the Interior; (4) update the information on student records; (5) update the routine uses, storage, retrievability and safeguards statements to incorporate the changes since the system notice was last published, and (6) expand the existing system of records to include information necessary to generate the reports the Bureau of Indian Education produces annually to meet the various requirements. A copy of the notice, with changes incorporated, is attached.

Dated: July 9, 2008.
George T. Skibine,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and Economic Development.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Kevin Skenandore, Acting Director, Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), 1849 C Street, NW., MIB MS 3609, Washington, DC 20245, or by email to Kevin.Skenandore@bia.gov.