[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6737-6738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2661]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Privacy Act of 1974; New System of Records
agency: National Science Foundation.
action: Notice of new system of records and routine uses.
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New System of Records
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the National
Science Foundation is providing notice of a new system of records--NSF-
58, ``National Survey of Recent College Graduates and Follow-up File.''
This system is established and maintained by the National Science
Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy and their present and future
contractors (present contractors include the U.S. Bureau of Census and
Westat, Inc.). The system is used as a source for measuring the new
entrants into the science and engineering workforce and for providing
information on indicators related to the science and engineering
workforce, as required by congressional mandate. The system is also
used to report on the participation rates of women and minorities in
scientific and technical fields, as required by congressional mandate.
Effective date: Section 552a(e) (4) and (11) of Title 5 of the U.S.
Code provides the public thirty days to comment on the routine uses of
systems of records. The new system of records and its routine uses will
become effective 30 days after publication of this notice, unless
comments are received on or before that date that would result in a
contrary decision. In this case a notice will be published to that
effect.
Comments: Written comments should be addressed to the NSF Privacy
Act Officer, Office of Information and Resource Management, National
Science Foundation, Room 485, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.
Dated: January 30, 1995.
Herman G. Fleming,
Privacy Act Officer.
NSF-58
National Survey of recent College Graduates and Follow-up File.
None.
Record that make up this system may be kept in multiple locations:
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230:
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20585, U.S. Bureau of Census, Washington, DC 20233, and Westat, Inc.,
1550 Research Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850.
The system includes a sample of individuals holding bachelor's and
master's degrees from U.S. institutions in science and engineering
degree fields.
Educational, professional, and demographic characteristics of
degree holders including name, age, race, ethnicity, sex, disability,
and country of birth, social security number, occupational information,
labor force status, professional activities, academic degrees, earlier
education, continuing education, marital status, spouse's employment
status, number and ages of children living at home, parent's
educational attainment, citizenship.
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
1862(a)(6), 1863(j)(1), 1885d.
This system is used as a source of information on the
characteristics of individuals with bachelor's and master's degrees in
science and engineering in the United States. The system is used as a
source for measuring the new entrants into the science and engineering
workforce. The system is used to provide information on indicators
related to the science and engineering workforce, as required by
congressional mandate. The system is also used to report on the
participation rates of women and minorities in scientific and technical
fields, as required by congressional mandate. It is also used by
researchers interested in policy issues related to the scientific and
engineering workforce.
Disclosure of the records may be made to the Federal sponsors
listed under ``System location'' above, their contractors and
collaborating researchers and their staff for the purpose of analyzing
data, preparing reports, writing articles, and preparing public use
data tapes in order to accomplish the research purpose for which the
records are collected. Disclosure of certain data on records (including
name, address, phone number, academic institution, degree type) are
also made to present and future contractors to conduct longitudinal
surveys of individuals included in the system. All users of the data
are required to comply by the requirements of the Privacy Act with
respect to such records.
Computer tapes with identifying information on individuals and
questionnaires are kept by the National Science Foundation, the U.S.
Department of Energy, U.S. Bureau of Census, and Westat, Inc.
Alphabetically by last name of individual.
Data are kept in secured areas with access limited to authorized
personnel. Questionnaires in paper copy are kept in locked cabinets.
Published findings and computer tapes are in formats which preclude
individual identification.
Computer tapes are kept indefinitely by the U.S. Bureau of Census
and Westat, Inc. and the other sponsors in fulfilling the
responsibilities described under ``Purposes''.
Division Director, Science Resources Studies, National Science
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.
The NSF Privacy Act Officer should be contacted in accordance with
procedures found at 45 CFR part 613.
See ``Notification procedure'' above.
Most information was obtained voluntarily from individuals. Initial
identifying information was also voluntarily obtained from colleges
and/or universities and individuals.
None.
[FR Doc. 95-2661 Filed 2-2-95; 8:45 am]
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