Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 192 / Tuesday, October 5, 2004 / Notices 59609

Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program.)

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 04–22318 Filed 10–4–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1558–DR] 

West Virginia; Amendment No. 2 to 

Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster for the State of West 

Virginia (FEMA–1558–DR), dated 

September 20, 2004, and related 

determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 27, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the incident period for 

this disaster is closed effective 

September 27, 2004.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households ProgramOther Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance 

Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program.)

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 04–22319 Filed 10–4–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

RIN 1660–ZA04 

Privacy Act of 1974; Updating the 

Student Application and Registration 

System of Records

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA), 

Emergency Preparedness and Response 

(EP and R) Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notice of proposed revision to 

an existing Privacy Act system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 

1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), FEMA proposes to 

upgrade the system of records currently 

entitled ‘‘Student Application and 

Registration Records, FEMA/NETC/–

017,’’ by amending the method of 

collecting the information from hard 

copy only to hard copy and electronic. 

FEMA is also modifying this system of 

records to reflect its transfer to DHS. 

Subsections 552a(e)(4) and (11) of Title 

5, United States Code, provide that the 

public be given a 30-day period in 

which to comment on routine uses. The 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), which has oversight 

responsibility under the Act, requires a 

40-day period in which to review the 

proposed systems.

DATES: The proposed system of records 

will be effective November 15, 2004, 

unless comments are received that 

result in a contrary determination. The 

public, OMB and Congress are invited to 

comment on the proposed system of 

records.

ADDRESSES: We invite your comments 

on this system of records. Please address 

them to the Rules Docket Clerk, Office 

of the General Counsel, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, room 

840, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20472, (telefax) (202) 646–4536, or 

(email) FEMA–RULES@dhs.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rena Y. Kim, Privacy Act Officer, room 

840, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20472; (telephone) (202) 646–3949.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Prior to 

March 1, 2003, FEMA was an 

independent agency within the Federal 

government. While operating as an 

independent agency, FEMA established 

this Privacy Act system of records. See

55 FR 37182, Sept. 7, 1990; 52 FR 324, 

Jan. 5, 1987; 49 FR 45257, Nov. 15, 

1984; 48 FR 12132, Mar. 23, 1982; 47 FR 

53483, Nov. 26, 1982; 46 FR 49726, Oct. 

7, 1981; 45 FR 67830, Oct. 14, 1980; and 

45 FR 51431, Aug. 1, 1980. As of March 

1, 2003, FEMA became a component of 

EP and R, which is a Directorate of DHS. 

The previous notice is, therefore, being 

updated in part to reflect the transfer of 

FEMA’s functions to the EP and R 

Directorate within DHS and in part to 

reflect a conversion in the type of 

records being maintained in this system. 

This system of records contains 

information provided by individuals 

applying for courses offered by the 

National Fire Academy (NFA) and the 

Emergency Management Institute (EMI) 

on-campus and off-campus, by State and 

local training agencies, through selected 

colleges and universities, and through 

independent self-study. Information 

collected includes citizenship (city and 

country of birth for non-U.S. citizens), 

social security number or an alternate 

number that has been assigned in lieu 

of the social security number, name, 

mailing address, work phone number, 

alternate phone number, fax number, email address, course code and title, 

course location, dates requested, course 

pre-requisite as described in the course 

catalog, special assistance request, name 

and address of the organization being 

represented, fire department 

identification number, current position 

and years in that position, category of 

the position, jurisdiction type, type of 

work for the organization, organization 

type, employment status, number of 

staff in the organization, size of 

population served by the organization, 

brief description of the activities or 

responsibilities as they relate to the 

course for which they are applying, 

primary responsibility and type of 

experience, number of years of 

experience, date of birth, sex, ethnicity 

and race. Information such as age, sex, 

and ancestral heritage are used for 

statistical purposes only and are 

provided on a voluntary basis. The 

social security number is necessary 

because of the large number of 

individuals who may have identical 

names and birth dates and whose 

identities can only be distinguished by 

their social security number. Disclosure 

of an individual’s social security 

number is voluntary. However, if an 

applicant does not provide a social 

security number, a unique identification 

number will be substituted, which will 

affect the ability to retrieve complete 

training information on an applicant. 

The information is contained in the 

National Emergency Training Center 

(NETC) Admissions System. It will 

consist of computerized files and paper 

records retrieved by name or social 

security number.