Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 227 / Friday, November 26, 2004 / Notices 69009

6401, telephone (410) 965–1753, e-mail: 

willie.j.polk@ssa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Purpose of the 

Proposed New Routine Use Disclosure 

A. General Background 

Section 233 of the Social Security Act 

(Act) (42 U.S.C. 433) authorizes the 

President to enter into agreements with 

other countries for the purpose of 

coordinating the Social Security systems 

of both countries. These agreements, 

frequently called ‘‘totalization 

agreements,’’ help fill gaps in benefit 

protection for workers who divide their 

careers between the United States and 

the other country. Such workers may 

fail to qualify for Social Security 

benefits from the United States or the 

other country because they have not 

worked long enough to meet minimum 

eligibility requirements. Under these 

agreements, each country can count 

credits earned under the other country’s 

system if this will help the worker meet 

the minimum length-of-work 

requirements to qualify. Where 

eligibility is established by counting 

credits in both countries, the benefit is 

prorated to reflect the amount of credit 

earned in the paying country. To 

facilitate this process, SSA shares 

personal information in its files with the 

Social Security agencies of the countries 

which are parties to the agreements. 

Consistent with section 233 of the 

Act, SSA enters into mutual assistance 

arrangements with totalization 

countries. Under the mutual assistance 

arrangements, the foreign country 

assists SSA generally in the 

administration of its programs in the 

foreign country and SSA provides 

reciprocal services for the foreign 

country. This includes, but may not be 

limited to, providing services such as 

post-entitlement reviews and 

redeterminations, program and 

operational studies, and integrity 

reviews and evaluations. 

SSA currently verifies SSNs provided 

by foreign countries with which we 

have totalization agreements and mutual 

assistance arrangements under those 

agreements. We have an established 

routine use applicable to the Master 

Files of Social Security Number (SSN) 

Holders and SSN Applications System, 

60–0058; Earnings Recording and SelfEmployment Income System; and the 

Master Beneficiary Record, 60–0090;

Privacy Act systems of records that 

allows SSA to verify SSNs and disclose 

other information to countries with 

which we have totalization agreements 

and mutual assistance arrangements. We 

have identified the need to establish a 

new routine use that would allow SSA 

to verify SSNs provided by those 

countries, using information we 

maintain in the SSR/SVB System 

Privacy Act system of records. The 

proposed routine use will read as 

follows:

To the Social Security agency of a foreign 

country, for the purpose of verifying Social 

Security numbers, to carry out the purposes 

of an international Social Security agreement 

entered into between the United States and 

the other country, pursuant to section 233 of 

the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 433).

The proposed routine use will be 

numbered 36 in the notice of the SSR/

SVB System. We are not republishing 

the notice of this system of records at 

this time. A notice of the system of 

records last was published in its entirety 

in the Federal Register (FR) on February 

21, 2001. See 66 FR 11079, February 21, 

2001. 

B. Compatibility of Proposed New 

Routine Use Disclosure 

The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3)) 

and our disclosure regulations (20 CFR 

Part 401) permit us to disclose 

information under a published routine 

use for a purpose which is compatible 

with the purpose for which we collected 

the information. Section 401.150(c) of 

the regulations permits us to disclose 

information under a routine use where 

necessary to carry out SSA programs or 

assist other agencies in administering 

similar programs. The disclosures under 

the proposed new routine use will be 

compatible since, by the nature of the 

totalization agreement with a foreign 

country under section 233 of the Social 

Security Act (42 U.S.C 433), the foreign 

country will be administering a program 

comparable to the Social Security 

program of the United States. 

II. Effect of the Proposed Routine Use 

on the Rights of Individuals 

Whenever SSA enters into a 

totalization agreement with a foreign 

country, SSA always requires the other 

country’s assurance that appropriate 

laws of that country protect the 

confidentiality of personal data. SSA 

always considers how compatible the 

other country’s privacy laws are with 

those of the United States. Unless the 

other country’s laws allow disclosure, 

the information which SSA furnishes to 

a foreign country’s Social Security 

agency under a totalization agreement 

must be kept confidential and, to the 

extent possible, used exclusively for 

implementing the agreement (Social 

Security Ruling 80–15 and 20 CFR 

404.1930). Verifications of SSNs 

provided by foreign Social Security 

agencies will be done only as discussed 

in section I.A. above. To this end, we do 

not anticipate any unwarranted effects 

on the rights of individuals from our 

implementation of the proposed routine 

use.

Dated: November 18, 2004. 

Jo Anne B. Barnhart, 

Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 04–26141 Filed 11–24–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4908] 

Culturally Significant Object Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Raphael’s La Fornarina’’

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, and Delegation of 

Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999, 

as amended, and Delegation of 

Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 

FR 19875], I hereby determine that the 

object to be included in the exhibition 

‘‘Raphael La Fornarina,’’ imported from 

abroad for temporary exhibition within 

the United States, is of cultural 

significance. The object is imported 

pursuant to a loan agreement with the 

foreign owner. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

object at the The Frick Collection, New 

York, NY from on or about December 2, 

2004 to on or about January 30, 2005, 

the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX 

from on or about February 13, 2005 to 

on or about April 17, 2005, the 

Indianapolis Museum of Art, 

Indianapolis, IN from on or about May 

6, 2005, to on or about June 26, 2005, 

and at possible additional venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. Public Notice of these 

determinations is ordered to be 

published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit object, contact Carol B. 

Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the 

Legal Adviser, Department of State, 

(telephone: 202/453–8048). The address 

is Department of State, SA–44, 301 4th 

Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 

20547–0001.

69010 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 227 / Friday, November 26, 2004 / Notices 

Dated: November 22, 2004. 

Patricia Harrison, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 04–26292 Filed 11–24–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–08–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4904] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Partnership for Learning 

(P4L) Undergraduate Program 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/

A/E/EUR–05–06. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 00.000. 

Key Dates:

Application Deadline: January 21, 

2005. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Academic Exchange Programs (ECA/A/

E) of the Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs announces an open 

competition for the Partnership for 

Learning (P4L) Undergraduate Program 

for participants from Bosnia and 

Herzegovina, Macedonia, and Serbia. 

Public and private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue Code 

section 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) may submit 

proposals to administer the placement, 

monitoring, and evaluation for the FY 

2005 P4L Undergraduate Program. One 

cooperative agreement will be awarded 

to administer the program. 

Organizations with less than four years 

of experience in conducting 

international exchange programs are not 

eligible for this competition. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: Overall grant making 

authority for this program is contained 

in the Mutual Educational and Cultural 

Exchange Act of 1961, Public Law 87–

256, as amended, also known as the 

Fulbright-Hays Act. The purpose of the 

Act is ‘‘to enable the Government of the 

United States to increase mutual 

understanding between the people of 

the United States and the people of 

other countries * * *; to strengthen the 

ties which unite us with other nations 

by demonstrating the educational and 

cultural interests, developments, and 

achievements of the people of the 

United States and other nations * * * 

and thus to assist in the development of 

friendly, sympathetic and peaceful 

relations between the United States and 

the other countries of the world.’’ The 

funding authority for the program above 

is provided through legislation. 

Purpose: The Partnership for Learning 

(P4L) Undergraduate Program provides 

scholarships for one-year, non-degree 

study at U.S. institutes of higher 

education to outstanding students from 

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, 

and Serbia. Scholarships are available in 

humanities and social sciences. 

Scholarships are granted to students 

who have completed at least two years 

of study at an accredited university in 

their home countries. Students must be 

citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 

Macedonia or Serbia. Participants will 

be enrolled in one-year, non-degree 

programs at four-year colleges and 

universities. Students will enhance their 

academic education with participation 

in community service and an 

internship. Interested organizations 

should read the entire Federal Register

announcement for all information prior 

to preparing a proposal. Programs must 

comply with J–1 Visa regulations. Please 

refer to the Solicitation Package for 

further information. Pending the 

availability of funds, it is anticipated 

that this cooperative agreement award 

will begin in March, 2005. 

In a cooperative agreement, ECA/A/E 

is substantially involved in program 

activities above and beyond routine 

grant monitoring. ECA/A/E activities 

and responsibilities for this program are 

as follows: 

(1) Participating in the design and 

direction of program activities; 

(2) Approval of key personnel; 

(3) Approval and input for all 

program agendas and timelines; 

(4) Guidance in execution of all 

project components; 

(5) Arrangement for State Department 

speakers during workshops; 

(6) Assistance with SEVIS-related 

issues; 

(7) Assistance with participant 

emergencies; 

(8) Providing background information 

related to participants’ home countries 

and cultures; 

(9) Liaison with Public Affairs 

Sections of the U.S. Embassies and 

country desk officers at the State 

Department; 

(10) Participating in selection of 

evaluation mechanisms. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

Agreement. The Bureau’s level of 

involvement in this program is listed 

under number I above. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2005. 

Approximate Total Funding: 400,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 1. 

Anticipated Award Date: Pending 

availability of funds, March 2005. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date:

December 2006. 

Additional Information: Pending 

successful implementation of this 

program and the availability of funds in 

subsequent fiscal years, it is ECA’s 

intent to renew this grant for two 

additional fiscal years, before openly 

competing it again. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible applicants: Applications 

may be submitted by public and private 

non-profit organizations meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3). 

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds:

There is no minimum or maximum 

percentage required for this 

competition. However, the Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs.

When cost sharing is offered, it is 

understood and agreed that the 

applicant must provide the amount of 

cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal 

and later included in an approved grant 

agreement. Cost sharing may be in the 

form of allowable direct or indirect 

costs. For accountability, you must 

maintain written records to support all 

costs which are claimed as your 

contribution, as well as costs to be paid 

by the Federal government. Such 

records are subject to audit. The basis 

for determining the value of cash and 

in-kind contributions must be in 

accordance with OMB Circular A–110, 

(Revised), Subpart C.23—Cost Sharing 

and Matching. In the event you do not 

provide the minimum amount of cost 

sharing as stipulated in the approved 

budget, ECA’s contribution will be 

reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements:

Bureau grant guidelines require that 

organizations with less than four years 

experience in conducting international 

exchanges be limited to $60,000 in 

Bureau funding. ECA anticipates 

awarding one grant, in an amount up to 

$400,000 to support program and 

administrative costs required to 

implement this exchange program. 

Therefore, organizations with less than 

four years experience in conducting 

international exchanges are ineligible to 

apply under this competition. The 

Bureau encourages applicants to 

provide maximum levels of cost sharing 

and funding in support of its programs. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information

Note: Please read the complete Federal 

Register announcement before sending 

inquiries or submitting proposals. Once the 

RFGP deadline has passed, Bureau staff may