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Please specify the complete title of the 

information collection when making 

your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be directed to Joseph Schubart at 

(202) 708–9266 or via his internet 

address Joe_Schubart@ed.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–U 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, ED.
 

ACTION: Notice of a New System of
 

Records.
 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the 

Department of Education (ED) publishes 

this notice of a new system of records 

entitled ‘‘Teacher Quality Recruitment 

Scholarship System (18–12–06).’’ The 

system will contain information about 

the current and former scholarship 

recipients, scholarship awards, terms of 

the scholarship, data about the amount 

and percentage of teaching time, 

certification and employing information 

about the employing school and school 

district. The Department seeks comment 

on this new system of records described 

in this notice, in accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on the proposed routine uses for the 

system of records included in this 

notice on or before November 9, 2000. 

The Department filed a report 

describing the new system of records 

covered by this notice with the Chair of 

the Committee on Governmental Affairs 

of the Senate, the Chair of the 

Committee on Government Reform and 

Oversight of the House, and the 

Administrator of the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) on October 4, 2000. The changes 

made in this notice will become 

effective after the 30-day period for 

OMB review of the system expires on 

November 3, 2000, unless OMB gives 

specific notice within the 30 days that 

the changes are not approved for 

implementation or requests an 

additional 10 days for its review. The 

routine uses become effective November 

9, 2000 unless they need to be changed 

as a result of public comment or OMB 

review. The Department will publish 

any changes to the routine uses. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

the proposed routine uses to John 

Tressler, Office of Chief Information 

Officer, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4082 

ROB–3, Washington, DC 20202–4580. 

Telephone: (202) 708–8900. If you 

prefer to send comments through the 

Internet, use the following address: 

Comments@ed.gov. 

You must include the term ‘‘SOR 

Teacher Quality’’ in the subject line of 

the electronic message. 

During and after the comment period, 

you may inspect all comments about 

this notice in room 4082 ROB–3, 

Seventh and D Streets, SW., 

Washington, DC, between the hours of 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, 

Monday through Friday of each week 

except Federal holidays. 

Assistance to Individuals With 

Disabilities in Reviewing the 

Rulemaking Record 

On request, we supply an appropriate 

aid, such as a reader or print magnifier, 

to an individual with a disability who 

needs assistance to review the 

comments or other documents in the 

public rulemaking record for this notice. 

If you want to schedule an appointment 

for this type of aid, you may call (202) 

205–8113 or (202) 260–9895. If you use 

a TDD, you may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service at 1–800– 

877–8339. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edward Crowe, U.S. Department of 

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 

6150, Washington, DC 20202–8525. 

Telephone: 202–502–7762. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD), you may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document in an alternative 

format (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed in 

the preceding paragraph. 

Introduction 

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

(Privacy Act) requires the Department to 

publish in the Federal Register this 

notice of a new system of records 

managed by the Department. The 

Department’s regulations implementing 

the Act are contained in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) in 34 CFR 

Part 5b. 

The Privacy Act applies to 

information about individuals that 

contain individually identifiable 

information and that may be retrieved 

by a unique identifier associated with 

each individual, such as a name or 

social security number. The information 

about each individual is called a 

‘‘record’’ and the system, whether 

manual or computer-based, is called a 

‘‘system of records.’’ The Privacy Act 

requires each agency to publish notices 

of systems of records in the Federal 

Register and to prepare reports to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) whenever the agency publishes a 

new system of records. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You may view this document, as well 

as all other Department of Education 

documents published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet 

at either of the following sites: 

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm 

http://www.ed.gov/news.html 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at either of the previous sites. If you 

have questions about using PDF, call the 

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), 

toll free, at 1–888–293–6498, or in the 

Washington, DC area at (202) 512–1530. 

Note: The official version of this document 

is the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the Code 

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: October 4, 2000. 

A. Lee Fritschler, 

Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary 

Education. 

The Office of Postsecondary 

Education of the U.S. Department of 

Education publishes a notice of a new 

system of records to read as follows: 

18–12–06 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Teacher Quality Recruitment 

Scholarship System. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

None. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants 

Program, Office of Policy, Planning, and 

Innovation, Office of Postsecondary 

Education, U.S. Department of 

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 

6151, Washington, DC 20006–8525. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE 

SYSTEM: 

This system contains records on 

individuals who have been awarded 

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scholarships with funds provided under 

Title II of the Higher Education Act by 

States or partnerships to prepare to 

become kindergarten through twelfthgrade teachers. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

This system consists of information 

about scholarship recipients, including 

the amount and period of their 

scholarships and the institution that 

awarded them; information about 

former recipients, including data about 

the amount and percentage of time the 

teacher spends teaching; information 

about the awarding entity; information 

about the terms of the scholarship; the 

amount of the scholarship and 

information about the employing school 

and the school district, including a 

certification by the employing school or 

school district that it meets the 

regulatory definition of high-need. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Title II, Section 204(e) of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended by 

the 1998 Higher Education 

Amendments, and 31 U.S.C. Chapter 37. 

PURPOSE(S): 

The information in this system will be 

used to ensure that recipients of 

scholarships provided with funds under 

Title II of the Higher Education Act who 

complete teacher education programs 

subsequently (1) teach in a high-need 

school of a high-need local educational 

agency for a period of time equivalent 

to the period for which the recipient 

received scholarship assistance; or (2) 

repay the amount of the scholarship. 

The information, therefore, is a tracking 

mechanism that will be used to carry 

out the statutory requirement found in 

Title II, Section 204(e). In addition the 

system information will be used to 

determine the success of the Teacher 

Recruitment component of the Teacher 

Quality Enhancement Grant Programs in 

preparing new teachers for employment 

in high-need schools and school 

districts. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE 

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND 

THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: 

The Department of Education (the 

Department) may disclose information 

contained in a record in this system of 

records under the routine uses listed in 

this system of records without the 

consent of the individual if the 

disclosure is compatible with the 

purposes for which the record was 

collected. These disclosures may be 

made on a case-by-case basis or, if the 

Department has complied with the 

computer matching requirements of the 

Act, under a computer matching 

agreement. 

(1) Disclosure for Use by Other Law 

Enforcement Agencies. The Department 

may disclose information to any 

Federal, State, local, or foreign agency 

or other public authority responsible for 

enforcing, investigating, or prosecuting 

violations of administrative, civil, or 

criminal law or regulation if that 

information is relevant to any 

enforcement, regulatory, investigative, 

or prosecutive responsibility within the 

receiving entity’s jurisdiction. 

(2) Enforcement Disclosure. In the 

event that information in this system of 

records indicates, either on its face or in 

connection with other information, a 

violation or potential violation of any 

applicable statute, regulation, or order 

of a competent authority, the 

Department may disclose the relevant 

records to the appropriate agency, 

whether foreign, Federal, State, Tribal, 

or local, charged with the responsibility 

of investigating or prosecuting that 

violation or charged with enforcing or 

implementing the statute, Executive 

order, rule, regulation, or order issued 

pursuant thereto. 

(3) Litigation and Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (ADR) Disclosures. 

(a) Introduction. In the event that one 

of the parties listed below is involved in 

litigation or ADR, or has an interest in 

litigation or ADR, the Department may 

disclose certain records to the parties 

described in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) 

of this routine use under the conditions 

specified in those paragraphs: 

(i) The Department of Education, or 

any component of the Department; or 

(ii) Any Department employee in his 

or her official capacity; or 

(iii) Any Department employee in his 

or her individual capacity if the 

Department of Justice (DOJ) has agreed 

to provide or arrange for representation 

for the employee; 

(iv) Any Department employee in his 

or her individual capacity where the 

agency has agreed to represent the 

employee; or 

(v) The United States where the 

Department determines that the 

litigation is likely to affect the 

Department or any of its components. 

(b) Disclosure to the DOJ. If the 

Department determines that disclosure 

of certain records to the DOJ is relevant 

and necessary to litigation or ADR, the 

Department may disclose those records 

as a routine use to the DOJ. 

(c) Administrative Disclosures. If the 

Department determines that disclosure 

of certain records to an adjudicative 

body before which the Department is 

authorized to appear, an individual or 

entity designated by the Department or 

otherwise empowered to resolve or 

mediate disputes is relevant and 

necessary to the administrative 

litigation, the Department may disclose 

those records as a routine use to the 

adjudicative body, individual, or entity. 

(d) Parties, counsels, representatives 

and witnesses. If the Department 

determines that disclosure of certain 

records to a party, counsel, 

representative or witness in an 

administrative proceeding is relevant 

and necessary to the litigation, the 

Department may disclose those records 

as a routine use to the party, counsel, 

representative or witness. 

(4) Employment, Benefit, and 

Contracting Disclosure. 

(a) For Decisions by the Department. 

The Department may disclose a record 

to a Federal, State, or local agency 

maintaining civil, criminal, or other 

relevant enforcement or other pertinent 

records, or to another public authority 

or professional organization, if 

necessary to obtain information relevant 

to a decision concerning the hiring or 

retention of an employee or other 

personnel action, the issuance of a 

security clearance, the letting of a 

contract, or the issuance of a license, 

grant, or other benefit. 

(b) For Decisions by Other Public 

Agencies and Professional 

Organizations. The Department may 

disclose a record to a Federal, State, 

local, or foreign agency or other public 

authority or professional organization, 

in connection with the hiring or 

retention of an employee or other 

personnel action, the issuance of a 

security clearance, the reporting of an 

investigation of an employee, the letting 

of a contract, or the issuance of a 

license, grant, or other benefit, to the 

extent that the record is relevant and 

necessary to the receiving entity’s 

decision on the matter. 

(5) Employee Grievance, Complaint or 

Conduct Disclosure. The Department 

may disclose a record in this system of 

records to another agency of the Federal 

Government if the record is relevant to 

one of the following proceedings 

regarding a present or former employee 

of the Department: complaint, 

grievance, discipline or competence 

determination proceedings. The 

disclosure may only be made during the 

course of the proceeding. 

(6) Labor Organization Disclosure. A 

component of the Department may 

disclose records to a labor organization 

if a contract between the component 

and a labor organization recognized 

under Title V of the United States Code, 

Chapter 71, provides that the 

Department will disclose personal 

records relevant to the organization’s 

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mission. The disclosures will be made 

only as authorized by law. 

(7) Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) Advice Disclosure. The 

Department may disclose records to the 

Department of Justice and the Office of 

Management and Budget if the 

Department concludes that disclosure is 

desirable or necessary in determining 

whether particular records are required 

to be disclosed under the FOIA. 

(8) Disclosure to the Department of 

Justice (DOJ). The Department may 

disclose records to the DOJ to the extent 

necessary for obtaining DOJ advice on 

any matter relevant to an audit, 

inspection, or other inquiry related to 

the programs covered by this system. 

(9) Contract Disclosure. If the 

Department contracts with an entity for 

the purposes of performing any function 

that requires disclosure of records in 

this system to employees of the 

contractor, the Department may disclose 

the records to those employees. Before 

entering into such a contract, the 

Department shall require the contractor 

to maintain Privacy Act safeguards as 

required under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m) with 

respect to the records in the system. 

(10) Research Disclosure. The 

Department may disclose records to a 

researcher if an appropriate official of 

the Department determines that the 

individual or organization to which the 

disclosure would be made is qualified to 

carry out specific research related to 

functions or purposes of this system of 

records. The official may disclose 

records from this system of records to 

that researcher solely for the purpose of 

carrying out that research related to the 

functions or purposes of this system of 

records. The researcher shall be 

required to maintain Privacy Act 

safeguards with respect to the disclosed 

records. 

(11) Congressional Member 

Disclosure. The Department may 

disclose records to a member of 

Congress from the record of an 

individual in response to an inquiry 

from the member made at the written 

request of that individual. The 

Member’s right to the information is no 

greater than the right of the individual 

who requested it. 

(12) Disclosure to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Credit Reform Act (CRA) Support. The 

Department may disclose records to 

OMB as necessary to fulfill CRA 

requirements. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING 

AGENCIES: 

Disclosures pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b)(12): The Department may 

disclose to a consumer reporting agency 

information regarding a claim by the 

Department which is determined to be 

valid and overdue as follows: (1) The 

name, address, taxpayer identification 

number and other information necessary 

to establish the identity of the 

individual responsible for the claim; (2) 

the amount, status, and history of the 

claim; and (3) the program under which 

the claim arose. The Department may 

disclose the information specified in 

this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b)(12) and the procedures 

contained in subsection 31 U.S.C. 

3711(e). A consumer reporting agency to 

which these disclosures may be made is 

defined at 31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3). 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND 

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

The records are maintained in hard 

copy, filed in standard filing cabinets; 

on access controlled personal 

computers; and on personal computer 

diskettes that are stored in filing 

cabinets. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Hardcopy files are retrieved by 

individual names, institutions of higher 

education and employing school 

districts. Electronic files may be 

accessed by using an individual’s social 

security number, individual’s name, 

name of institution of higher education, 

or name of employing school district. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

All physical access to the program 

location where this system of records is 

maintained is controlled and monitored 

by security personnel. The computers 

used by program staff to store any 

system data offer a high degree of 

resistance to tampering and 

circumvention. This security system 

limits data access to program staff and 

any contract staff that may be hired in 

the future. The system is available on a 

‘‘need to know’’ basis. Controls are in 

place on individual’s ability to access 

and alter records within the system. All 

users of this system are given unique 

user IDs with personal identifiers. All 

interactions by individual users with 

the system are recorded. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Disposition: Destroy five years after 

audit or ED’s determination either that 

the scholarship recipient fulfills the 

service obligation or the indebtedness 

has been repaid or forgiven, whichever 

is later. (ED/RDS, Part 10, Item 3a) 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Teacher Quality 

Enhancement Grant Programs, Office of 

Postsecondary Education, 1990 K Street, 

NW., room 6150, Washington, DC 

20006–8525. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

If you wish to determine if you have 

a record in this system, provide the 

system manager with your name, date of 

birth, and social security number. Your 

request must meet the regulatory 

requirements of 34 CFR 5b.5, including 

proof of identity. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: 

If you wish to gain access to your 

record in this system, provide the 

system manager with your name, date of 

birth, and social security number. Your 

request must meet the regulatory 

requirements of 34 CFR 5b.5, including 

proof of identity. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: 

If you wish to contest the content of 

a record, contact the system manager. 

Your request must meet the regulatory 

requirements of 34 CFR 5b.7, including 

proof of identity. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information is obtained from 

individual scholarship recipients, 

institutions of higher education 

attended by the recipients, and school 

districts that have employed the 

recipients. 

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS 

OF THE ACT: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board Stewardship 

Workshop, Rocky Flats 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB) Stewardship 

Workshop, Rocky Flats. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 

92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of these meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, October 26 through 

Friday, October 27, 2000. 

TIME: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m each day. 

ADDRESSES: Executive Tower Hotel, 

1405 Curtis Street, Denver, CO 80202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

Korkia, Board/Staff Coordinator, Rocky