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SSA and ask for a new initial 

determination of their IRMAA. 

We are seeking OMB clearance for a 

new SSA–44 to fulfill the provisions of 

the Patient Protection and Affordable 

Care Act (Pub. L. 111–148), which 

mandates reductions in the Federal 

Medicare Part D prescription drug 

coverage subsidies, resulting in higher 

premiums for those with income above 

a specific threshold who have this 

coverage. Since the provisions of the 

law become effective January 1, 2011, 

we are seeking emergency clearance for 

this form. The respondents are Medicare 

Part B and prescription drug coverage 

recipients and enrollees with modified 

adjusted gross income over a highincome threshold who experience one 

of the eight significant life-changing 

events. 

Type of Request: Request for a new 

information collection. 

Method of information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual 

burden (hours) 

Personal Interview (SSA field office) ............................................................... 147,000 1 30 73,500 

Paper Form (mailed) ........................................................................................ 39,000 1 45 29,250 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 186,000 ........................ ........................ 102,750 

Liz Davidson, 

Center Director, Center for Reports Clearance, 

Social Security Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7228] 

Privacy Act; System of Records: Equal 

Employment Opportunity Records 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of State proposes to 

amend an existing system of records, 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Records, State–09, pursuant to the 

provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Office of 

Management and Budget Circular No. 

A–130, Appendix I. The Department’s 

report was filed with the Office of 

Management and Budget on October 20, 

2010. 

It is proposed that the current system 

will retain the name ‘‘Equal 

Employment Opportunity Records.’’ It is 

also proposed that the amended system 

description will include revisions/ 

additions to the following sections: 

Categories of records, Purpose, Routine 

uses, Storage, as well as other 

administrative updates. The following 

section has been added to the system of 

records, Equal Employment 

Opportunity Records, State–09, to 

ensure Privacy Act of 1974 compliance: 

Purpose. Any persons interested in 

commenting on the amended system of 

records may do so by submitting 

comments in writing to Director, Office 

of Information Programs and Services, 

A/GIS/IPS, Department of State, SA–2, 

515 22nd Street, Washington, DC 

20522–8001. This system of records will 

be effective 40 days from the date of 

publication, unless we receive 

comments that will result in a contrary 

determination. 

The amended system description, 

‘‘Equal Employment Opportunity 

Records, State–09,’’ will read as set forth 

below. 

Dated: October 20, 2010. 

Steven J. Rodriguez, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Operations, 

Bureau of Administration, U.S. Department 

of State. 

State–09 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Records. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Department of State, 2201 C Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20520. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Employees and applicants for 

employment who have filed formal or 

informal complaints which allege 

discrimination. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Investigative reports; employment 

applications; biographic information to 

include race, color, national origin, sex, 

sexual orientation, religion, age, 

disability, genetic information; and 

employment histories. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

42 U.S.C. 2000e; Executive Order 

11478, as amended. 

PURPOSE(S): 

For the investigation, processing and 

resolution of formal and informal 

complaints of discrimination filed 

against the Department of State in 

accordance with 29 CFR 1614 and the 

Department’s internal procedures for 

addressing Equal Employment 

Opportunity (EEO) complaints. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Records from this system will be 

disclosed to other federal agencies for 

purposes of investigating, processing, 

adjudicating, resolving and litigating 

EEO complaints involving more than 

one agency, or in situations where the 

Department of State has requested that 

another federal agency provide 

investigative support for an EEO 

complaint. 

The Department of State periodically 

publishes in the Federal Register its 

standard routine uses that apply to all 

of its Privacy Act systems of records. 

These notices appear in the form of a 

Prefatory Statement. These standard 

routine uses apply to the Equal 

Employment Opportunity Records, 

State–09. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

None. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Hard copy and electronic. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

By individual name. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

All users are given cyber security 

awareness training which covers the 

procedures for handling Sensitive but 

Unclassified information, including 

personally identifiable information. 

Annual refresher training is mandatory. 

Before being granted access to Equal 

Employment Opportunity Records, a 

user must first be granted access to the 

Department of State computer system. 

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Remote access to the Department of 

State network from non-Department 

owned systems is authorized only 

through a Department-approved access 

program. Remote access to the network 

is configured with the Office of 

Management and Budget Memorandum 

M–07–16 security requirements, which 

include but are not limited to two-factor 

authentication and time out function. 

All Department of State employees 

and contractors with authorized access 

have undergone a thorough background 

security investigation. Access to the 

Department of State, its annexes and 

posts abroad is controlled by security 

guards and admission is limited to those 

individuals possessing a valid 

identification card or individuals under 

proper escort. All paper records 

containing personal information are 

maintained in secured file cabinets in 

restricted areas, access to which is 

limited to authorized personnel only. 

Access to computerized files is 

password-protected and under the 

direct supervision of the system 

manager. The system manager has the 

capability of printing audit trails of 

access from the computer media, 

thereby permitting regular and ad hoc 

monitoring of computer usage. 

When it is determined that a user no 

longer needs access, the user account is 

disabled. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are retired or destroyed in 

accordance with published records 

disposition schedules of the Department 

of State and as approved by the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA). More specific information may 

be obtained by writing the Director, 

Office of Information Programs and 

Services, Department of State, SA–2, 

515 22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20522–8001. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 

7428, Department of State, 2201 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals who have cause to believe 

that the Office of Civil Rights might 

have records pertaining to them should 

write to the Director, Office of 

Information Programs and Services, 

Department of State, SA–2, 515 22nd 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20522– 

8001. The individual must specify that 

he/she wishes the records of the Office 

of Civil Rights to be checked. At a 

minimum, the individual must include: 

Name; date and place of birth; current 

mailing address and zip code; signature; 

the approximate date upon which the 

individual filed a formal or informal 

complaint alleging discrimination or 

requested other services from the Office 

of Civil Rights. 

RECORD ACCESS AND AMENDMENT PROCEDURES: 

Individuals who wish to gain access 

to or amend records pertaining to 

themselves should write to the Director, 

Office of Information Programs and 

Services (address above). 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

(See above). 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The individual; supervisors of the 

individual; EEO counselors; EEO 

personnel; and other employees or 

individuals having knowledge of the 

facts involved in the complaint. 

SYSTEM EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISION OF

THE ACT: 

Certain records contained within this 

system of records are exempted from 5 

U.S.C. 552a(k)(5). See 22 CFR 171.36. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7229] 

Privacy Act; System of Records: 

Records of the Bureau of Public Affairs 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of State proposes to 

amend an existing system of records, 

Records of the Bureau of Public Affairs, 

State–22, pursuant to the provisions of 

the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 

U.S.C. 552a) and Office of Management 

and Budget Circular No. A–130, 

Appendix I. The Department’s report 

was filed with the Office of Management 

and Budget on October 20, 2010. 

It is proposed that the current system 

will retain the name ‘‘Records of the 

Bureau of Public Affairs.’’ It is also 

proposed that the amended system 

description will include revisions/ 

additions to the following sections: 

System location; Categories of records; 

Routine uses; and Storage, Safeguards 

and Retrievability as well as other 

administrative updates. The following 

sections have been added to the system 

of records, Records of the Bureau of 

Public Affairs, State–22, to ensure 

Privacy Act of 1974 compliance: 

Purpose and Disclosure to Consumer 

Reporting Agencies. 

Any persons interested in 

commenting on the amended system of 

records may do so by submitting 

comments in writing to the Director, 

Office of Information Programs and 

Services, A/GIS/IPS, Department of 

State, SA–2, 515 22nd Street, 

Washington, DC 20522–8001. This 

system of records will be effective 40 

days from the date of publication, 

unless we receive comments that will 

result in a contrary determination. 

The amended system description, 

‘‘Records of the Bureau of Public Affairs, 

State–22,’’ will read as set forth below. 

Dated: October 20, 2010. 

Steven J. Rodriguez, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Operations, 

Bureau of Administration, U.S. Department 

of State. 

State–22 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Records of the Bureau of Public 

Affairs. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Department of State, 2201 C Street, 

NW., Rm 2214 Washington, DC 20520. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Media representatives who request 

interviews with the Secretary of State 

and/or Department principals; 

individuals who apply to accompany 

the Secretary of State on official travel; 

individuals who request building passes 

for access to the Department; 

individuals who request information 

from a press officer concerning an 

issue(s) or information about the 

Department and its policies; individuals 

who are on the mailing list for the 

Secretary’s speeches; individuals who 

invite the Secretary or Department 

principals to accept a speaking 

engagement or attend a function; 

representatives of nongovernmental 

organizations throughout the United 

States; state and local government 

officials; and Department employees 

who have asked the Bureau of Public 

Affairs to place articles about their 

achievements in their hometown 

newspapers. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

This system contains contact 

information for individuals who are 

involved in the operations of the Bureau 

of Public Affairs; travel records, 

assignments, biographies, speaking 

engagements, interviews and 

communications of Department 

Secretaries, principals and members of 

the media; records relating to requests 

for access to Department facilities; press 

releases; names of local media 

organizations; information on 

Department employees who asked the 

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