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for DWSRF assistance would result in 

unreasonable delay and thus displace 

the ‘‘shovel ready’’ status for this 

project. To further delay construction is 

in direct conflict with the most 

fundamental economic purposes of 

ARRA; to create or retain jobs. 

The Drinking Water Unit (DWU) has 

reviewed this waiver request and has 

determined that the supporting 

documentation provided by the City is 

sufficient to meet the following criteria 

listed under Section 1605(b) and in the 

April 28, 2009, Implementation of Buy 

American provisions of Public Law 

111–5, the ‘‘American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009’’ 

Memorandum: Iron, steel, and the 

manufactured goods are not produced in 

the United States in sufficient and 

reasonably available quantities and of a 

satisfactory quality. 

The basis for this project waiver is the 

authorization provided in Section 

1605(b)(2), due to the lack of production 

of this product in the United States in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities and of a satisfactory quality 

in order to meet the City’s design 

specifications. 

The March 31, 2009 Delegation of 

Authority Memorandum provided 

Regional Administrators with the 

authority to issue exceptions to Section 

1605 of ARRA within the geographic 

boundaries of their respective regions 

and with respect to requests by 

individual grant recipients. 

Having established both a proper 

basis to specify the particular good 

required for this project, and that this 

manufactured good was not available 

from a producer in the United States, 

the City is hereby granted a waiver from 

the Buy American requirements of 

Section 1605(a) of Public Law 111–5 for 

the purchase of resin beads (MIEX®

DOC Resin) supplied by Orica Ltd, in 

Victoria, Australia and manufactured in 

Australia as specified in the City’s 

request of June 26, 2009. This 

supplementary information constitutes 

the detailed written justification 

required by Section 1605(c) for waivers 

based on a finding under subsection (b). 

Authority: Pubic Law 111–5, section 1605. 

Issued on: July 28, 2009. 

Michelle Pirzadeh, 

Acting Regional Administrator, EPA, Region 

10. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Notice of Agency Meeting 

Pursuant to the provisions of the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5 

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that 

at 9:03 a.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 

2009, the Board of Directors of the 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

met in closed session to consider 

matters related to the Corporation’s 

resolution activities. 

In calling the meeting, the Board 

determined, on motion of Director 

Thomas J. Curry (Appointive), seconded 

by Vice Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg, 

concurred in by Ms. Julie L. Williams, 

acting in the place and stead of Director 

John C. Dugan (Comptroller of the 

Currency), Director John E. Bowman 

(Acting Director, Office of Thrift 

Supervision), and Chairman Sheila C. 

Bair, that Corporation business required 

its consideration of the matters which 

were to be the subject of this meeting on 

less than seven days’ notice to the 

public; that no earlier notice of the 

meeting was practicable; that the public 

interest did not require consideration of 

the matters in a meeting open to public 

observation; and that the matters could 

be considered in a closed meeting by 

authority of subsections (c)(4), (c)(6), 

(c)(8), (c)(9)(A)(ii), and (c)(9)(B) of the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8), 

(c)(9)(A)(ii), and (c)(9)(B)). 

The meeting was held in the Board 

Room of the FDIC Building located at 

550–17th Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

Dated: August 11, 2009. 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 

Robert E. Feldman, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–19492 Filed 8–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 

OFFICE 

System of Personnel Records 

AGENCY: Government Accountability 

Office. 

ACTION: Notice of Establishment of 

Human Capital Management System of 

Records. 

SUMMARY: The Government 

Accountability Office (GAO) proposes to 

establish a new system of personnel 

records under its privacy regulations, 

Privacy Procedures for Personnel 

Records. This Human Capital 

Management System of Records 

encompasses GAO payroll- and 

personnel-related information 

maintained by GAO and exchanged 

with the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture’s National Finance Center 

(USDA/NFC) and the U.S. Department 

of the Treasury’s HR Connect program 

(Treasury/HR Connect). To support its 

human capital management activities, 

GAO has entered into interagency 

agreements with these two Federal 

Executive Branch agencies as shared 

service providers. USDA/NFC provides 

payroll and personnel information 

processing (Department of Agriculture, 

Systems of Record Notice OP–1), and 

Treasury/HR Connect operates a human 

capital management support system 

(Department of Treasury .001—Treasury 

Payroll and Personnel System). The 

policies and procedures described in 

this notice are intended to ensure that 

personal information contained in 

GAO’s personnel records is protected as 

provided by GAO’s privacy regulation. 

DATES: Comments may be submitted on 

or before September 14, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent 

to: Government Accountability Office, 

Privacy Office, Room 1127, 441 G St., 

NW., Washington, DC 20548, or by email to privacy@gao.gov. Please include 

reference to ‘‘Comment: Human Capital 

Management System of Records’’ at the 

top of a comment letter or in the subject 

line of an e-mail. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about GAO human capital 

information management, contact the 

Chief Human Capital Officer, 

Government Accountability Office, 

Room 1157, 441 G St., NW., 

Washington, DC 20548; e-mail, 

HCOhelp@gao.gov. For information 

about GAO privacy protections, contact 

the Chief Agency Privacy Officer, 

Government Accountability Office, 

Room 1127, 441 G St., NW., 

Washington, DC 20548; e-mail, privacy

@gao.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

A. GAO. GAO is an independent, 

nonpartisan Legislative Branch agency 

that examines a wide range of 

government activities and provides 

analyses, recommendations, and other 

assistance to help Congress make sound 

oversight, policy, and funding 

decisions. As a Legislative Branch 

agency, GAO is not subject to the 

privacy and information security laws 

applicable to Executive Branch 

agencies, such as the Privacy Act of 

1974 (Privacy Act), Federal Information 

Security Management Act of 2002 

(FISMA), the E-Government Act of 2002 

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Management and Budget (OMB) and 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) guidance issued 

under those laws. Nonetheless, it is 

GAO’s policy to conduct its activities in 

a manner consistent with the spirit of 

those laws and guidance generally 

applicable to Executive Branch 

agencies, and related best practices. 

Notwithstanding the similarities with 

privacy and information security laws, 

regulations, or policies applicable to 

Executive Branch agencies, GAO’s 

application of, or compliance with, 

those laws, regulations, or policies shall 

not be interpreted as controlling legal 

authorities over GAO. The GAO 

regulation, 4 CFR Part 83, Privacy 

Procedures for Personnel Records, 

provides the basis for this notice. 

B. GAO Human Capital Management. 

The GAO Human Capital Management 

System of Records, managed by GAO’s 

Human Capital Office (HCO), is 

comprised of information supporting 

GAO human capital activities, primarily 

relating to pay, benefits, performance, 

recruitment, and personnel actions. This 

information is maintained in paper and 

electronic formats, including in the 

GAO Competency Based Performance 

System (CBPS), which tracks employee 

performance reviews; My Locator, 

which compiles contact information of 

GAO employees and contractors; and 

WebTA, which records time and 

attendance for GAO employees. 

GAO Human Capital Management 

information is also maintained and 

managed in systems of records operated 

by two Federal human capital shared 

service providers: the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury (Treasury), 

and contractors supporting these 

agencies. In order to streamline its 

human capital processes, reduce costs, 

and improve efficiencies, GAO has 

entered into agreements for the 

provision of human capital management 

services with these agencies. 

The USDA’s National Finance Center 

(NFC) provides payroll processing and 

related services. The Treasury HR 

Connect program operates an automated 

human resources system to support 

human capital management activities in 

Treasury and other Federal agencies 

through cross-servicing agreements. 

Implementation of GAO’s agreements 

with USDA/NFC and Treasury/HR 

Connect will be phased in over 18 

months. Full implementation is 

scheduled for January 2011. 

Authorized GAO employees access 

human capital information maintained 

in GAO systems and in systems 

maintained by GAO’s shared service 

providers and their contractors. All 

information is securely transmitted to 

and from GAO and its shared service 

providers and their contractors as 

necessary to support agreed upon 

human capital management activities 

(e.g., employment application 

processing, recruiting, hiring, pay, 

promotions, employee awards 

processing, and compiling reports). 

For a description of the privacy 

protections provided by USDA/NFC and 

Treasury/HR Connect, as required by 

law of Executive Branch agencies, see 

the following: Treasury/HR Connect 

Privacy Act System of Records Notice, 

http://www.ustreas.gov/foia/privacy/

treas001.html; Treasury/HR Connect 

Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), 

http://www.treas.gov/pia/HRCPIA05–01

–2008v10Final.pdf; NFC Privacy Act 

System of Records Notice (Personnel 

and Payroll System for USDA/NFC 

Employees USDA/NFC/OP–1), http://

www.ocio.usda.gov/OP%20-%201.txt; 

and NFC PIA, http://www.usda.gov/

documents/NFC_Mainframe_GSS_

Redacted_PIA.doc. Privacy protections 

for GAO information maintained by 

contractors of those agencies are 

provided under contracts between the 

agencies and their contractors. The text 

of GAO’s human capital management 

system of records is set forth below. 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Government Accountability Office, 

Human Capital Management System of 

Records. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Information maintained in this system 

of records is located at GAO 

headquarters in Washington, DC, and 

GAO field offices. GAO human capital 

information exchanged with Federal 

shared service providers (i.e., USDA/ 

NFC and Treasury/HR Connect) is 

maintained in those agencies’ systems of 

records. GAO human capital 

information maintained by contractors 

of those shared service providers is 

maintained at information processing 

facilities under the control of those 

contractors. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

This system of records contains 

information on current GAO employees, 

former GAO employees, and applicants 

for GAO employment. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

This system of records contains GAO 

human capital information, which 

comprises both biographic and 

employment information. Biographic 

information includes identifying 

information (e.g., name, social security 

number, date of birth, gender, race, and 

national origin), education, and 

disabilities. Employment information 

includes compensation (e.g., salary, date 

of salary increases, pay plan, pay basis, 

sick and annual leave balances), benefits 

(e.g., pension, Thrift Savings Plan, 

health insurance, life insurance, 

Medicare and Federal Employees 

Compensation Act benefits), 

employment actions (e.g., promotions, 

demotions, removals), performance 

appraisals (e.g., individual ratings), 

veterans preference, military service, 

work schedule (e.g., telework and 

alternate work schedule), awards, dates 

of probationary periods, type of position 

appointment, and changes in position 

(e.g. position identification number, 

occupational series, organization 

location, and accounting classification 

codes), payroll data such as earnings 

and deductions (e.g., Federal, State, and 

local taxes), time and attendance data, 

and training courses attended. Both 

biographic and employment information 

may be maintained in electronic and 

paper format. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

4 CFR Part 83; System of Personnel 

Records. 

PURPOSE: 

The purpose of this system of records 

is to maintain records relating to current 

and former GAO employees and 

applicants for GAO employment as are 

relevant and necessary to efficiently and 

effectively conduct authorized GAO 

human capital management activities. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MANTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

All or a portion of personal 

information maintained in this system 

of records may only be disclosed as 

permitted under 4 CFR Part 83, http:// 

www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/ 

waisidx_09/4cfr83_09.html. 

Specifically, such information shall not 

be disclosed to any person or entity 

without the written consent of the 

individual to whom the information 

pertains, except as permitted under 

§ 83.4 and § 83.5. As permitted under 

§ 83.4(a) and § 83.19, personal 

information in this system of records 

may be disclosed to those GAO 

employees and contractors who have a 

need for the record in the performance 

of their official duties. All or a portion 

of the records in this system of records 

may be disclosed as a routine use 

pursuant to § 83.4(c) in support of 

GAO’s human capital management 

activities, as follows: 

(a) To Federal shared service 

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reasonably necessary to provide agreed 

upon services to support GAO human 

capital management activities; 

(b) To Federal, State, local, territorial, 

Tribal, or foreign law enforcement 

authorities or other appropriate entities 

where a record, either alone or in 

conjunction with other information, 

indicates a violation, or potential 

violation, of law or regulation, and 

where such entities are responsible for 

investigating or prosecuting such 

violation or enforcing or implementing 

such law or regulation; 

(c) To Federal, State, local, or 

international agencies in connection 

with an individual’s hiring, 

employment, related benefits, 

suitability, or security investigation, or 

security clearance; or in connection 

with the letting of a contract, or the 

issuance of a grant or other benefit to 

the extent that GAO determines the 

information is relevant and necessary to 

an agency or organization’s decision; 

(d) To Federal agencies to verify or 

determine the citizenship or 

immigration status of any individual 

seeking employment with GAO or as 

required by law; 

(e) To agencies, entities, and persons 

when: (1) GAO suspects or has 

confirmed that the security or 

confidentiality of information in this 

system of records has been 

compromised; (2) GAO has determined 

that as a result of the suspected or 

confirmed compromise there is a risk of 

harm to economic or property interests, 

identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 

security or integrity of this system or 

other systems or programs (whether 

maintained by GAO or another agency 

or entity) that rely upon the 

compromised information; and (3) the 

disclosure made to such agencies, 

entities, and persons is reasonably 

necessary to assist in connection with 

GAO’s efforts to respond to a suspected 

or confirmed compromise and prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm; 

(f) To an agency, organization, or 

individual for the purposes of 

performing audit or oversight operations 

as authorized by law, but only such 

information as is necessary and relevant 

to such audit or oversight function; and 

(g) To a public or professional 

licensing, certification, or accreditation 

organization to confirm the claimed 

credentials of a GAO applicant or 

employee, or when information 

indicates, either by itself or in 

combination with other information, a 

violation or potential violation of 

professional standards, or reflects on the 

moral, educational, or professional 

qualifications of an individual who 

either is seeking to become or is already 

licensed, certified, or accredited. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Information maintained in the system 

may be retrieved only by employees of 

GAO who have a need for the 

information in the performance of their 

official duties. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Information maintained in the system 

is safeguarded under 4 CFR 83.7(i), and 

GAO information systems security 

policies and procedures. Strict controls 

are imposed to minimize the risk of 

compromising the information 

maintained in this system of records 

and any of its supporting information 

systems. Furthermore, GAO human 

capital information maintained by 

GAO’s Federal shared service providers 

and their contractors are subject to 

privacy and security laws applicable to 

executive branch agencies (e.g., the 

Privacy Act, FISMA, the E–Government 

Act), and related regulations, standards, 

and guidance. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

All GAO human capital information 

will be retained in accordance with the 

following schedule: 

(a) Time and attendance records are 

destroyed 7 years after the end of the 

fiscal year in which they are created. 

(b) Individual employee payroll 

records are destroyed 7 years after the 

end of the fiscal year in which they are 

created. 

(c) An individual’s Official Personnel 

Folder (OPF) is retained for 65 years 

after separation. 

Compelling legal or policy purposes 

(e.g., ongoing or potential litigation) 

may require retention of certain records 

beyond the retention periods identified 

above. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

The GAO official responsible for this 

system of records is the Chief Human 

Capital Officer (CHCO), Human Capital 

Office, U.S. Government Accountability 

Office, Room 1157, 441 G St., NW., 

Washington, DC, 20548. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

As provided under 4 CFR 83.12–18 

and Appendix I to Part 83— 

Memorandum of Understanding, GAO 

employees, former employees, or 

applicants to GAO interested in 

knowing whether this system of records 

contains information about them, how 

to obtain access to such information, or 

how to contest any element of such 

information may submit a request in 

writing to the Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. 

Government Accountability Office, 

Room 1127, 441 G St., NW., 

Washington, DC 20548, or by e-mail to 

privacy@gao.gov. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification Procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: 

See ‘‘Notification Procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information in this system of records 

originates from individuals whose 

personal information is maintained in 

this system of records, agency records, 

financial institutions, employee and 

professional organizations, previous 

employers, consumer reporting 

agencies, debt collection agencies, 

courts, and other government agencies. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

Certain records contained in this 

system of records are exempt from 

access, amendment, and other 

procedural requirements pursuant to 4 

CFR 83.21. 

Catherine Teti, 

Chief Agency Privacy Officer, Government 

Accountability Office. 

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BILLING CODE 1610–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection: 

Comment Request 

In compliance with the requirement 

for opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects 

(section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United 

States Code, as amended by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. 

L. 104–13), the Health Resources and 

Services Administration (HRSA) 

publishes periodic summaries of 

proposed projects being developed for 

submission to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. To request more 

information on the proposed project or 

to obtain a copy of the data collection 

plans and draft instruments, e-mail 

paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA 

Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443– 

1129. 

Comments are invited on: (a) The 

proposed collection of information for 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 


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