94-8826. Privacy Act of 1974; New System of Records  

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
     
    
    Privacy Act of 1974; New System of Records
    
    AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    
    ACTION: Notice of existence and character of new system of records.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (``Commission'' or 
    ``FERC''), under the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 
    552a (1988 & Supp. 1992), is publishing a description of a new system 
    of records.
    
    DATES: Comments may be filed on or before June 13, 1994.
    
    ADDRESSES: Comments should be directed to the following address: Julia 
    L. White, Privacy Act Officer, Office of the General Counsel, Federal 
    Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 N. Capitol Street NE., Room 8002, 
    Washington, DC 20426.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth H. Arnold, Office of the 
    General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North 
    Capitol Street NE., Room 8002, Washington, DC 20426; 202-208-0457.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a (1988 
    & Supp. 1992), requires that each agency publish a notice of the 
    existence and character of each new or altered ``system of records.'' 5 
    U.S.C. 552a(a)(5). This Notice identifies and describes the 
    Commission's new system of records. There are no altered systems of 
    records to report. A copy of this report has been distributed to the 
    Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the 
    Senate, as the Act requires.
        The new system of records does not duplicate any existing agency 
    systems. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4), the Commission lists 
    below the following information about this system: Name; location; 
    categories of individuals on whom the records are maintained; 
    categories of records in the system; authority for maintenance of the 
    system; each routine use; the policies and practices governing storage, 
    retrievability, access controls, retention, and disposal; the title and 
    business address of the agency official responsible for the system of 
    records; procedures for notification, access and contesting the records 
    of each system; and the sources of the records in the system.
    
        Dated: April 7, 1994, Washington, DC.
    Lois D. Cashell,
    Secretary.
    FERC-35
        Security Investigation Tracking System FERC-35.
        Division of Logistics Management, Office of the Executive Director, 
    825 North Capitol Street, NE., Room 3317, Washington, DC. 20426.
        All current and former employees of the Commission on board as of 
    January 1992. All current and former ADP support services contractor 
    employees on site since January 1992. All current and former day care 
    provider employees on site since January 1992.
        SF 85, SF 85P, or SF 86, or other form completed in the course of 
    an investigation for employment at another federal government agency; 
    SF 171; transmittal correspondence.
        5 U.S.C. 301, 2302(b)(2)(B), 2302(b)(10), 7311, 7313; Executive 
    Order 10450; 5 CFR 731.103.
        Data in the system may be used in disclosing information:
         To an agency, office, or other establishment in the 
    executive, legislative, or judicial branches of the Federal Government, 
    or the District of Columbia Government, in response to its request, in 
    connection with the hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of 
    a security clearance, the conducting of a security or suitability 
    investigation of an individual, the classifying of jobs, the letting of 
    a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other benefit by 
    the requesting agency.
         To intelligence agencies for use in intelligence 
    activities.
         To any source from which information is requested in the 
    course of an investigation, to the extent necessary to identify the 
    individual, inform the source of the nature and purpose of the 
    investigation, and to identify the type of information requested.
         To a Federal, State, or local agency responsible for 
    investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, 
    regulation, or order where there is an indication of a violation or 
    potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation.
         To Federal agencies as a data source for management 
    information through the production of summary descriptive statistics 
    and analytical studies in support of the functions for which the 
    records are maintained or for related studies.
         To a congressional office in response to an inquiry made 
    at the request of that individual.
         In litigation before a court or in an administrative 
    proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency.
          To the National Archives and Records Administration for 
    records management inspections.
         To the Office of Management and Budget in connection with 
    private relief legislation.
         To respond to a request for discovery or for appearance of 
    a witness.
         To the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Office of 
    Special Counsel, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the 
    Federal Labor Relations Authority, in connection with functions vested 
    in those agencies.
        On paper and computer disk.
        By employee's name, social security number, date of birth, and 
    place of birth.
        Computer disks requires two levels of passwords to gain access. 
    They are stored in a locked cabinet when not in use. Paper records are 
    stored in security containers with combination locks and secured in a 
    room with a deadbolt lock.
        Forms are maintained in an active file as long as employment 
    continues at FERC; thereafter, data are moved to an inactive file. 
    After three to five years in the inactive file, paper records are 
    destroyed by use of a shredder. Computerized data are maintained 
    indefinitely.
        Security and Safety Officer, Division of Logistics Management, 
    Office of the Executive Director, 825 North Capitol Street NE., Room 
    3317-A, Washington, DC 20426.
        All requests to determine whether this system contains a record 
    pertaining to a requesting individual should be directed to the System 
    Manager.
        Direct requests to the System Manager. Access permitted only after 
    approval from the Office of Personnel Management, in accordance with 
    that agency's regulations.
        Direct requests to the System Manager. Involvement by the Office of 
    Personnel Management may be necessary, as provided in the Federal 
    Personnel Manual, Chapter 731.
        The subject employee, the employee's references and former 
    employers, and the investigator reviewing the employee's form.
    
    [FR Doc. 94-8826 Filed 4-12-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
04/13/1994
Department:
Energy Department
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Notice of existence and character of new system of records.
Document Number:
94-8826
Dates:
Comments may be filed on or before June 13, 1994.
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: April 13, 1994