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CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM OF RECORDS: 

The following categories of 

individuals are covered by PMIS: 

1. All active MARAD employees, 

which include U.S. Merchant Marine 

Academy (USMMA) Federal employees. 

2. All inactive MARAD and USMMA 

employees, which include retirees. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

PMIS contains the following types of 

records: 

• Payroll information such as pay 

grade, salary, awards, thrift savings data 

(TSP), reduction in force (RIF) 

Personnel data include SSN, name (first, 

middle, last), security clearance level, 

employment status, organization, etc. 

• Project labor charges has the labor 

rate information for each MARAD 

mission project. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Merchant Marine Act of 1936. 

PURPOSES: 

PMIS is used for personnel 

management, which includes name, 

labor charges, approved project codes. 

The information is utilized for project 

management and forecasting labor 

charges. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

PMIS provides MARAD managers 

with timely Personnel Compensation & 

Benefit (PC&B) information to allow 

informed decision-making, which can 

be the cost effects of current and future 

staffing and the financial position of 

their organizations. PMIS is also used to 

generate bi-weekly, monthly, and ad hoc 

management reports, e.g., a within grade 

increase (WGI) projection report for the 

employees’ pay increase and budget cost 

within an organization. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

None. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Data is stored in this system on a 

dedicated server. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrievable by last name, 

organization code and pay period. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

The production environment is 

located in a secure zone behind a 

firewall, called a Demilitarized Zone 

(DMZ) that enables secure connections 

from the Internet. 

DOT Crisis and Security Management 

Center (CSMC) monitors all traffic 

within the department looking for any 

possible attacks. CSMC works with the 

modes during possible attacks. MARAD 

has Cisco ASA devices to monitor 

events on the system, detect attacks, and 

provide identification of unauthorized 

use of the system. 

The Stennis Data Center in 

Mississippi hosting PMIS is occupied by 

the Department of Navy contractor 

personnel and is not open to the general 

public. The Data Center is uniquely 

constructed. It was formerly an 

ammunition manufacturing facility and 

as such, its external walls are 

constructed completely of steel 

reinforced concrete that is 12 to 48 

inches thick. It has no windows. The 

construction materials as well as its 

location inside of the Stennis Space 

Center significantly reduces its 

vulnerability to most conventional types 

of external threats i.e. vehicle born 

improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs), 

burglary, trespassing, and unauthorized 

entry. 

The facility operates in a secure 

closed manner. Outside personnel do 

not have unescorted access to the 

facility. Mail deliveries are received by 

facility personnel who screen all 

material before being brought into the 

facility. All equipment is delivered and 

sent through a secure loading dock. All 

equipment is installed either by or 

under the supervision of facility 

personnel. 

The test and development 

environments are available only to local 

personnel and selected users connecting 

via a Virtual Private Network. 

System data is protected by daily 

backups to Linear Tape Open (LTO3) 

tape. In addition, daily backups of data 

to a local server hard drive, which are 

kept for a period of 14 days to safeguard 

the data. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

The files are retained and disposed of 

according to the MARAD Records 

Schedule, according to the National 

Archives and Records Administration, 

and DOT policy. Schedule No. 232 

(Dispose of when superseded by master 

file processing updates.) 

SYSTEM OWNER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Deputy Chief Financial Officer (CFO), 

Maritime Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

202–366–5110. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals wishing to know if their 

records appear in this system may make 

a request in writing to the FOIA/Privacy 

Act Officer, Maritime Administration 

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE., W26–499, 

Washington, DC 20590. The request 

must include the requester’s name, 

mailing address, telephone number 

and/or e-mail address, a description 

and, if possible, the location of the 

records requested, and verification of 

identity (such as, a statement under 

penalty or perjury that the requester is 

the individual who he or she claims to 

be). 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to 

information about them in this system 

should apply to the FOIA/Privacy Act 

Officer, following the same procedure as 

indicated under ‘‘Notification 

procedure.’’ Mariners can log into the 

system to view their documents. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking to contest the 

content of information about them in 

this system should apply to the FOIA/ 

Privacy Act Officer, following the same 

procedure as indicated under 

‘‘Notification procedure.’’ 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information in PMIS is obtained from 

U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) and 

DOT/FAA Federal Personnel and 

Payroll System (FPPS). 

The data from DOI includes 

employees’ payroll data such as SSN, 

name (first, middle, last), hours worked, 

and salary. 

The information from FPPS contains 

number of employees for each 

organization, SSN, name (first, middle, 

last), salary, type of pay plan, and leave 

balance. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

Dated: September 10, 2009. 

Habib Azarsina, 

Departmental Privacy Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–22388 Filed 9–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35294] 

Squaw Creek Southern Railroad, Inc.— 

Lease and Operation Exemption— 

Central of Georgia Railroad Company 

Squaw Creek Southern Railroad, Inc. 

(SQS), a Class III rail carrier, has filed 

a verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.41 to lease and to operate, 

pursuant to an amendment dated 

August 31, 2009, to a lease agreement 


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(Agreement) entered into on April 21, 

2008, with Central of Georgia Railroad 

Company (CGA), a wholly-owned 

subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway 

Company (NSR), approximately 12.5 

miles of CGA’s rail line between 

milepost E–53–3 at Machen, Jasper 

County, GA, and milepost E–65.8 at 

Newborn, Newton County, GA. 

SQS states that the line connects with 

CGA and CSX Transportation, Inc. SQS 

believes its Agreement does not include 

an interchange commitment that 

violates 49 CFR 1150.43(h) (requiring 

submission of complete version of 

agreement that may limit future 

interchange with a third-party 

connecting carrier). Nevertheless, SQS 

has concurrently filed with its notice a 

complete version of the Agreement, 

marked ‘‘highly confidential’’ and 

submitted under seal pursuant to 49 

CFR 1104.14(a). SQS also states that 

under the Agreement, it will receive per 

car handling charges from NSR for each 

car originating or terminating on SQS 

and interchanged with CGA. According 

to SQS, the Agreement also provides for 

an annual amount of minimal rental 

which SQS may pay in full or against 

which it can receive an offset from cars 

interchanged to CGA. However, the 

Agreement provides that there is no 

restriction on SQS’s ability to 

interchange traffic with any other 

connecting carrier and that SQS is 

permitted local and switch rates without 

interchange restrictions. 

SQS certifies that its projected annual 

revenues as a result of the transaction 

will not result in SQS becoming a Class 

II or Class I rail carrier and further 

certifies that its projected annual 

revenues will not exceed $5 million. 

SQS states that it expects to 

consummate the transaction on or after 

September 30, 2009. The earliest this 

transaction may be consummated is 

October 1, 2009, the effective date of the 

exemption (30 days after the exemption 

was filed). 

Pursuant to the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law 

No. 110–161, § 193, 121 Stat. 1844 

(2007), nothing in this decision 

authorizes the following activities at any 

solid waste rail transfer facility: 

collecting, storing or transferring solid 

waste outside of its original shipping 

container; or separating or processing 

solid waste (including baling, crushing, 

compacting and shredding). The term 

‘‘solid waste’’ is defined in section 1004 

of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 

U.S.C. 6903. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions for stay must 

be filed no later than September 24, 

2009 (at least 7 days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 35294, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 

0001. In addition, a copy of each 

pleading must be served on Andrew P. 

Goldstein, McCarthy, Sweeney & 

Harkaway, P.C., 2175 K Street, NW., 

Suite 600, Washington, DC 20037. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: September 14, 2009. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Kulunie L. Cannon, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. E9–22387 Filed 9–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Financial Management Service; 

Proposed Collection of Information: 

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) 

Market Research Study 

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, 

Fiscal Service, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Financial Management 

Service, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on a 

continuing information collection. By 

this notice, the Financial Management 

Service solicits comments concerning 

the ‘‘Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) 

Market Research Study.’’ 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 16, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Financial Management Service, 

Records and Information Management 

Branch, Room 135, 3700 East-West 

Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Request for additional information 

should be directed to Edita Rickard, EFT 

Strategy Division, 401 14th Street, SW., 

Room 304C, Washington, DC 20227, 

202–874–7165. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Financial 

Management Service solicits comments 

on the collection of information 

described below: 

Title: Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) 

Market Research Study. 

OMB Number: 15 10–0074. 

Form Number: None. 

Abstract: Study of Federal benefit 

recipients to identify barriers to 

significant increases in use of EFT for 

benefit and vendor payments. 

Current Action: Extension of currently 

approved collection. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, Federal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

19,500. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 

hours 30 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 7,500. 

Comments: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology; 

and (e) estimates of capital or start-up 

cost and cost of operation, maintenance 

and purchase of services to provide 

information. 

Dated: September 10, 2009. 

Rita Bratcher, 

Assistant Commissioner and Chief Disbursing 

Officer, Payment Management. 

[FR Doc. E9–22407 Filed 9–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–35–M 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Reasonable Charges for Inpatient MS– 

DRGs and SNF Medical Services for 

2010; Fiscal Year Update 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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