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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Indian Affairs Bureau

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of addition of a new system of records.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Addition of a New System of Records

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is issuing public notice of its intent to add a new Privacy Act system of records to its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). This action is necessary to meet the requirements of the Privacy Act to publish in the Federal Register notice of the existence and character of records systems maintained by the agency (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)). The new Privacy Act system of records is entitled Interior, BIA29: ``Fee to Trust Tracking System'' (FTTS).

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 Principal Deputy Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs in 209 DM 8.1. This notice establishes the Privacy Act system of records entitled Interior, BIA 29: ``Fee to Trust Tracking System'' (FTTS).

FTTS was developed for the BIA to track applications for conversions of land from fee ownership into trust status for Tribes and individual Indians. FTTS is replacing an existing legacy system, Fee to Trust (FTT), that does not collect sufficient information to properly track applications.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Vicki Forrest, Deputy Bureau Director, Office of Trust Services, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240, or by email at Vicki.Forrest@bia.gov.