70 FR 205 pgs. 61612-61613 - Privacy Act of 1974: Notice of New System of Records
Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 205Pages: 61612 - 61613
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-21270 Filed 10-24-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
Sub Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Privacy Act of 1974: Notice of New System of Records
October 19, 2005.
AGENCY:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION:
Notice of new system of records.
SUMMARY:
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the Commission), under the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, is publishing a description of a new system of records.
ADDRESSES:
Comments should be directed to the following address: Commission Security and Safety Officer, Security and Safety Office, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tod M. Henby, Commission Security and Safety Officer, Security and Safety Office, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6030.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Report on the New System
A. Background
The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, 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. 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 Commission has adopted a new system of records under the Privacy Act of 1974. This system does not duplicate any existing agency system. The notice includes for the system of records the 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 for the records in the system. 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(4).
B. New System of Records
FERC-55 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Records.
FERC-55
SYSTEM NAME:
Personal Identity Verification Records.
SECURITY CLASSIFCATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Executive Director, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Current and former employees, consultants and contractors.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Individual's name, individual's address, individual's telephone number, individual's office of assignment, individual's signature, individual's digital photograph, individual's digital and/or paper fingerprint images, individual's social security number, results of individual's background check, PIV sponsor's signature, PIV credential number and PIV expiration date.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
41 CFR 101-20.103, HSPD-12/FIPS 201.
PURPOSE(S):
For Federal Government identity management.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
To document the identity and background of agency employees, contractors and consultants.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Paper and computer.
RETRIEVABILITY:
By individual name, PIV credential number.
SAFEGUARDS:
Paper records are in lockable file cabinets in a lockable room with access limited to those employees whose official duties require access; computer data is password protected and backed up.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are maintained for 3 years after final separation. Identification credentials are destroyed after return to security department.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Commission Security and Safety Officer, Security and Safety Office, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Requests from individuals to determine if a system of records contains information about them should be directed to the System Manager.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Same as notification procedure above.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Same as notification procedure above.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Employee, contractor, or consultant.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-21270 Filed 10-24-05; 8:45 am]
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