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Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: September 16, 2009. 

Raphael W. Bostic, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

and Research. 

[FR Doc. E9–23072 Filed 9–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; 

Revisions to the Existing System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

National Business Center, Aviation 

Management Directorate (AMD), 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed Revisions to an 

Existing System of Records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 

U.S.C. 552a), the Office of the Secretary, 

National Business Center, Aviation 

Management Directorate (NBC–AMD) is 

issuing public notice of its intent to 

modify an existing Privacy Act system 

of records, DOI–07, ‘‘Federal and NonFederal Aviation Personnel, Equipment, 

and Mishap Information System.’’ The 

revisions will reflect the reorganization 

of the old Office of Aircraft Services into 

the current Aviation Management 

Directorate, with changes in office 

names, locations, and contact numbers. 

Further updates reflect the 

implementation of a new electronic 

Interagency Aviation Accident Database 

(IAAD) used for querying the collection 

of aviation accident and incident-withpotential (IWP) reports compiled by the 

USDA Forest Service and NBC–AMD for 

trend analysis of factors contributing to 

aviation mishaps. It also serves a 

secondary function as an archive of 

aviation accident and IWP investigation 

documents. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

November 3, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

the U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Office of the Secretary, Privacy Officer, 

1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., MS 

116 SIB, Washington, DC 20240. You 

may also e-mail comments to 

Linda_Thomas@nbc.gov, or fax them to 

(202) 219–2374. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Associate Director, National Business 

Center, Aviation Management, 300 E. 

Mallard Drive, Suite 200, Boise, Idaho 

83706. You may also telephone (208) 

433–5000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NBC– 

AMD is proposing to amend the system 

notice for DOI–07, ‘‘Federal and NonFederal Aviation Personnel, Equipment, 

and Mishap Information System’’ to 

reflect organizational changes. The 

Office of Aircraft Services was 

reorganized under the National Business 

Center as the Aviation Management 

Directorate. AMD’s area offices were recategorized as regional offices; locations 

and contact numbers were changed. 

Accordingly, the NBC–AMD proposes to 

amend the ‘‘Federal and Non-Federal 

Aviation Personnel, Equipment, and 

Mishap Information System,’’ DOI–07. 

Comments received within 40 days of 

publication in the Federal Register will 

be considered. The system changes will 

be effective as proposed at the end of 

the comment period unless comments 

are received which would require a 

contrary determination. The Department 

will publish a revised notice if changes 

are made based upon a review of 

comments received. 

Dated: September 21, 2009. 

Linda S. Thomas, 

Privacy Officer, Office of the Secretary. 

Privacy Act; Systems of Records 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Federal and Non-Federal Aviation 

Personnel, Equipment, and Mishap 

Information Systems—Interior, Office of 

the Secretary, DOI–07. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

(1) National Business Center, Aviation 

Management Directorate, Aviation 

Safety and Evaluations Office, 300 E. 

Mallard Drive, Suite 200, Boise, Idaho 

83706, (2) National Business Center, 

Aviation Management Directorate, 

Division of Technical Services, 300 E. 

Mallard Drive, Suite 200, Boise, Idaho 

83706, (3) National Business Center, 

Aviation Management Directorate, 

Alaska Regional Office, 4405 Lear Court, 

Alaska 95502–1052, (4) National 

Business Center, Aviation Management 

Directorate, Western Regional Office— 

Boise, 960 Broadway Avenue, Suite 300, 

Boise, Idaho 83706, (5) National 

Business Center, Aviation Management 

Directorate, Western Regional Office— 

Phoenix, 22601 North 19 Avenue, Suite 

208, Phoenix, Arizona 85027, (6) 

National Business Center, Aviation 

Management Directorate, Eastern 

Regional Office, 3190 NE. Expressway, 

Suite 110, Chamblee, GA 30341. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

The system contains information 

relative to certificates, qualifications, 

experience levels, training and 

proficiency, and performance of 

individuals. Identifying information 

pertaining to individuals includes 

name, birth date, and social security 

number or FAA certificate number. The 

system also contains aviation mishap 

data pertaining to accidents, incidentswith-potential (IWPs), incidents, 

aviation hazards and maintenance 

deficiencies. This information includes 

accident summary, accident and other 

mishap reports, type of mishap, 

contributing factors, aircraft 

identification data, and pilot, 

crewmember, and mechanic certificate 

number. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Department of the Interior Manual, 

sections 112 DM 10; 350 DM 1; 350 

DM1 Appendix 2; and 352 DM1. 

Additionally, 5 U.S.C. 301; and 

Reorganization Plan 3 of 1950. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USER AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Disclosures within the Department of 

the Interior may be made to employees 

of the Department: (1) To determine 

aircraft/crew/mechanic/ground 

personnel qualifications to comply with 

the NBC–AMD procedures and 

directives: (2) To perform aircraft 

mishap trend analysis and develop 

statistical data for use in the Interior 

Aircraft Accident Prevention Program. 

Disclosures outside the Department of 

the Interior may be made: (1) To the 

U.S. Department of Justice or in a 

proceeding before a court or 

adjudicative body when, (a) the United 

States, the Department of the Interior, a 

component of the Department, or when 

represented by the government, an 

employee of the Department is a party 

to litigation or anticipated litigation or 

has an interest in such litigation, and (b) 

the Department of the Interior 

determines that the disclosure is 

relevant or necessary to the litigation 

and is compatible with the purpose for 

which the records were compiled; (2) To 

appropriate Federal, State, local or 


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foreign agencies responsible for 

investigating or prosecuting the 

violation or for enforcing or 

implementing the statute, rule, 

regulation, order, or license when the 

Department or one of bureaus or offices 

becomes aware of information 

indicating a violation or potential 

violation of a statute, regulation, rule, 

order or license; (3) To a Federal agency 

which has requested information 

necessary or relevant to the hiring, 

firing, or retention of an employee, or 

issuance of a security clearance, 

contract, license, pilot qualification 

card, grant or other benefit, but only to 

the extent that the information disclosed 

is relevant and necessary to the 

requesting agency’s decision on the 

matter; (4) To Federal, State, local 

agencies or commercial businesses 

where necessary to obtain information 

relevant to the hiring or retention of an 

employee, or the issuance of a security 

clearance, license, pilot qualification 

card, grant or other benefit; (5) To a 

congressional office from the record of 

an individual covered by the system in 

response to an inquiry the individual, or 

the heir of such individual if the 

covered individual is deceased, has 

made to the congressional office; (6) To 

an expert, consultant, or contractor 

(including employees of the contractor) 

of the Department of the Interior that 

performs, on behalf of the DOI, services 

requiring access to these records; (7) To 

an official of another Federal agency to 

provide information needed in the 

performance of official duties related to 

reconciling or reconstructing data files, 

in support of the functions for which 

the records were collected and 

maintained; (8) To representatives of the 

General Services Administration or the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration to conduct records 

management inspections under the 

authority of 44 U.S.C. 2903 and 2904; 

and (9) to the U.S. Forest Service in 

joint efforts to perform trend analysis on 

aviation accidents that occur on flights 

conducted. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records are maintained manually, in 

file folders or on microfiche film, or 

electronically, in computer files located 

on the Aviation Management 

Directorate’s local area network 

accessed at the above address(es). 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

(1) Records on Interior employees are 

indexed by agency, location, name, FAA 

certificate number, social security 

number, duty classification, type of 

mishap, accident summary and date of 

birth; (2) Records on commercial 

operator personnel are indexed by 

name, FAA certificate number, social 

security number, type of mishap, 

accident summary, and date of birth; (3) 

Records on cooperating government 

agencies, organizations, and private 

individuals are indexed by agency, 

location, name, FAA certificate number, 

social security number, type of mishap, 

accident summary and date of birth; (4) 

Records stored in the IAAD can be 

retrieved by mishap number, date, time, 

aircraft tail number, aircraft ID, aircraft 

type, aircraft manufacturer, aircraft 

model, vendor name, light conditions, 

visibility, weather conditions, event 

type, procurement, home base, accident 

location, State, operational control, type 

of mission, type of flight profile, pilotin-command, second-in-command, 

number of crew members, number of 

qualified non-crewmembers, number of 

passengers, total number of souls on 

board, number of injuries, fatigue 

factors, flight hours, phase of 

occurrence, human factors, National 

Transportation Safety Board findings, 

probable cause, and costs. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

TECHNICAL SECURITY: 

Access to records is limited to 

Departmental and contract personnel 

who are granted password access, and 

have an official need to use the records 

in the performance of their duties in 

accordance with requirements found in 

the DOI’s Privacy Act regulations (43 

CFR 2.51). Additionally, electronic 

records are protected by a firewall, 

network authentication (secure server), 

encryption, and file integrity auditing 

software meeting the requirements of 43 

CFR 2.51 which conform to Office of 

Management and Budget and 

Departmental guidelines reflecting the 

implementation of the Federal 

Information Security Management Act. 

PHYSICAL SECURITY: 

Each geographic location is physically 

secured by entry access cards. When 

data is not in use by authorized 

personnel, paper and microfiche records 

are stored in locked file cabinets or in 

secured rooms. Electronically stored 

records are protected from unauthorized 

access through use of access codes, 

entry logs, and other system-based 

protection methods. The computer 

servers in which records are stored are 

located in computer facilities that are 

secured by alarm systems and off-master 

key access. A Privacy Act Warning 

Notice appears where records 

containing information on individuals 

are stored or displayed. Backup tapes 

are stored in a locked and controlled 

room in a secure, off-site location. 

ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY: 

All Departmental and/or contract 

employees must undergo mandatory 

records, security, and IT training before 

access is granted. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records will be disposed of in 

accordance with the National Archives 

and Records Administration General 

Records Schedules. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

(1) Aviation Safety and Evaluations 

Manager, NBC–AMD, Aviation Safety 

and Evaluations Office, 300 E. Mallard 

Drive, Suite 200, Boise, Idaho 83706, (2) 

Chief, Division of Technical Services, 

NBC–AMD, 300 E. Mallard Drive, Suite 

200, Boise, Idaho 83706, (3) Regional 

Director, NBC–AMD, Alaska Regional 

Office, 4405 Lear Court, Alaska 95502– 

1052, (4) Regional Director, NBC–AMD, 

Western Regional Office—Boise, 960 

Broadway Avenue, Suite 300, Boise, 

Idaho 83706, (5) Regional Director, 

NBC–AMD, Eastern Regional Office, 

3190 NE Expressway, Suite 110, 

Chamblee, GA 30341. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

A request for notification of the 

existence of records shall be addressed 

to the appropriate System Manager. The 

request shall be in writing, signed by the 

requestor, and comply with the content 

requirements of 43 CFR 2.60. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

A request for access to records shall 

be addressed to the appropriate System 

Manager. The request shall be in 

writing, signed by the requestor, and 

comply with the content requirements 

of 43 CFR 2.63. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

A request for amendment of a record 

shall be addressed to the appropriate 

System Manager. The request shall be in 

writing, signed by the requestor, and 

comply with the content requirements 

of 43 CFR 2.71. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Data originates from: (1) Professional, 

dual-function and incidental pilots, air 

crews, mechanics and ground personnel 

employed by Interior bureaus; (2) Pilots, 

aircrews, mechanics, and ground 

personnel of commercial operators, 

utilized by Interior bureaus; (3) Pilots, 

aircrews, mechanics, and ground 

personnel of cooperating government 

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individuals, or (4) aviation mishap 

investigation reports. 

[FR Doc. E9–23114 Filed 9–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–RM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWO350000.L14200000] 

Cadastral Survey: Notice of Availability 

of the Next Edition of the Manual of 

Surveying Instructions 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of the Bureau of Land 

Management’s (BLM) 2009 edition of 

the Manual of Surveying Instructions 

(Manual) to support implementation of 

the policy, responsibility, coordination, 

and procedures the BLM uses to 

conduct official surveys of Federal lands 

and ownership interests delineated on 

the ground and described in the official 

records of the United States. 

DATES: You may submit written 

comments on the Manual within 90 

days following the date this Notice of 

Availability is published in the Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert W. Dahl, Cadastral Surveyor, 

(202) 912–7344, 

Robert_W_Dahl@blm.gov. Persons who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 to contact the above 

individual during business hours. The 

FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven 

days a week, to leave a message or 

question with the above individual. You 

will receive a reply during normal 

business hours. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

Fax: (202) 452–7708. 

Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Director (350), Bureau of Land 

Management, Mail Stop 1000 LS, 1849 

C St., NW., Attention: AD300, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

Personal or messenger delivery: 1620 

L Street, NW., Room 1000, Washington, 

DC 20036. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Congress of the Confederation 

established the Public Land Survey 

System (PLSS) in 1785, under which 

our nation’s public and private lands 

were systematically surveyed into the 

townships and sections we know today. 

Congress saw land surveys as a way to 

raise revenue for a cash-strapped nation 

and as necessary to bring order and to 

allow lands to be subdivided and sold 

to settlers and land speculators. The 

PLSS has formed the framework for all 

land title, both public and private, in all 

States except those formed from the 

territory of the original 13 colonies, 

Texas, and Hawaii. 

The predecessor to the BLM, the 

General Land Office, first created the 

Manual of Surveying Instructions in 

1855. Over the years, the Manual has 

become the standard by which 256 

Federal Authority Surveyors, 278 

Certified Federal Surveyors, and some 

50,000 private surveyors adhere to in 

conducting surveys on the PLSS. All 50 

States use the Manual for testing and 

licensing professional surveyors. The 

American Bar Association, and real 

estate and title insurance industries also 

look to the Manual for guidance. 

Discussion of the Notice 

This notice announces the availability 

of the 2009 edition of the Manual for 

use on surveys and resurveys of the 

official boundaries of all Federal lands 

and ownership interests authorized or 

approved by the BLM. The Manual 

provides instructions, supplemental 

information, guidance and examples to 

assure consistency with the Department 

of the Interior’s Departmental Manual; 

the Federal Geographic Data 

Committee’s Subcommittee on Cadastral 

Data’s Cadastral Data Content Standard 

for the National Spatial Data 

Infrastructure; and the Office of 

Management and Budget’s Circular No. 

A–16 revised, Coordination of 

Geographic Information and Related 

Spatial Data Activities. The Manual was 

last updated in 1973 and the 2009 

edition is necessary to update the 

information and to reflect current BLM 

instructions and guidance. The public 

can review the 1973 edition on the BLM 

Web site at http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/ 

en/prog/more/cadastralsurvey/ 

tools.html. The 2009 edition of the 

Manual can be obtained through the 

Public Land Survey System Foundation 

Web site at http:// 

www.blmsurveymanual.org. The Manual 

is based upon current law, regulation, 

policy, and procedures. The Manual 

reflects policy but is not a rulemaking. 

The Manual compiles in one document 

the updates to the law, regulation, 

policy, and procedures of surveying and 

boundaries as they have developed 

since 1973. The 2009 edition of the 

Manual is also designed to make the 

cadastral survey process more efficient, 

avoiding redundant or unnecessary 

recordkeeping. The 2009 edition 

includes updates to clarify definitions 

and incorporate new Departmental 

requirements and Interior Board of Land 

Appeals, Interior Board of Indian 

Appeals, and judicial decisions. 

Written Comments 

The public is welcome to review and 

comment on the Manual. Since today’s 

publication is a notice of BLM’s 

issuance of guidance, no formal 

comment period will occur. Therefore, 

BLM has no obligation to respond to or 

address comments from the public. If 

you choose to submit comments, please 

confine such comments to issues 

pertinent to the Manual itself, and 

explain the reasons for any 

recommended changes. Where possible, 

please reference the specific section or 

paragraph of the Manual which you are 

addressing. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment, including your personal 

identifying information, may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Procedural Requirements 

Although the Manual is not a 

rulemaking, we have addressed the 

various procedural requirements that 

are generally applicable to proposed and 

final rulemaking. 

Procedural Matters 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Order 12866) 

Under Executive Order 12866, it has 

been determined that this action is the 

implementation of policy and 

procedures applicable only to the 

Federal Government and not a 

significant regulatory action. These 

policies and procedures would not 

impose a compliance burden on the 

general economy. 

Administrative Procedure Act 

The Manual is not subject to prior 

notice and opportunity to comment 

under the Administrative Procedure Act 

because it is not rulemaking; rather, it 

contains internal Department of Interior 

guidance. It is exempt from notice and 

comment because it constitutes general 

instructions of policy and procedures, 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(A). 


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