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Saehan’s treatment under the order (i.e., 

Toray Advanced Materials will inherit 

Toray Saehan’s revocation from the 

order). 

Instructions to U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection 

The Department will instruct U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection to 

liquidate entries of merchandise 

produced or exported by Toray 

Advanced Materials without regard to 

antidumping duties, as Toray Advanced 

Materials’ predecessor, Toray Saehan, is 

revoked from the order. 

Notification 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to administrative 

protective orders (APOs) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.306. Timely written 

notification of the return/destruction of 

APO materials or conversion to judicial 

protective order is hereby requested. 

Failure to comply with the regulations 

and terms of an APO is a sanctionable 

violation. 

This notice is in accordance with 

sections 751(b) and 777(i)(1) and (2) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(e). 

Dated: August 5, 2011. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA567 

Taking and Importing Marine 

Mammals; Military Training Activities 

and Research Conducted Within the 

Mariana Islands Range Complex 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance of a Letter of 

Authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA), as amended, and 

implementing regulations, notice is 

hereby given that NMFS has issued a 

letter of authorization (LOA) to the U.S. 

Navy (Navy) to take marine mammals 

incidental to Navy training, 

maintenance, and research, 

development, testing, and evaluation 

(RDT&E) activities to be conducted 

within the Mariana Islands Range 

Complex (MIRC) Study Area for the 

period of August 12, 2011, through 

August 11, 2012. 

DATES: This authorization is effective 

from August 12, 2011, through August 

11, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The LOA and supporting 

documentation may be obtained by 

writing to P. Michael Payne, Office of 

Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910, or by telephoning one of the 

contacts listed here. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolie 

Harrison or Brian D. Hopper, Office of 

Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427– 

8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 

1361 et seq.) directs NMFS to allow, 

upon request, the incidental taking of 

marine mammals by U.S. citizens who 

engage in a specified activity (other than 

commercial fishing), if certain findings 

are made by NMFS and regulations are 

issued. Under the MMPA, the term 

‘‘take’’ means to harass, hunt, capture, 

or kill or to attempt to harass, hunt, 

capture, or kill marine mammals. 

Regulations governing the taking of 

marine mammals by the Navy incidental 

to MIRC training, maintenance, and 

RDT&E became effective on August 3, 

2010 (75 FR 45527, August 3, 2010), and 

remain in effect through August 3, 2015. 

The MIRC study area encompasses a 

501,873 square nautical mile area (nm2) 

around the islands, including Guam, 

Tinian, Saipan, Rota, Farallon de 

Meinilla, and also includes ocean areas 

in both the Pacific Ocean and 

Philippine Sea. For detailed information 

on this action, please refer to the August 

2010 final rule. These regulations 

include mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting requirements and establish a 

framework to authorize incidental take 

through the issuance of LOAs. 

Summary of Request 

On April 18, 2011, NMFS received a 

request from the Navy for a renewal of 

an LOA issued on August 12, 2010, for 

the taking of marine mammals 

incidental to training and research 

activities conducted within the MIRC 

Study Area under regulations issued on 

August 3, 2010 (75 FR 45527). The Navy 

has complied with the measures 

required in 50 CFR 218.104 and 

218.105, as well as the associated 2010 

LOA, and submitted the reports and 

other documentation required in the 

final rule and the 2010 LOA. 

Summary of Activity Under the 2010 

LOA 

As described in the Navy’s exercise 

reports (both classified and 

unclassified), in 2010, the training 

activities conducted by the Navy were 

within the scope and amounts 

authorized by the 2010 LOA and the 

levels of take remain within the scope 

and amounts contemplated by the final 

rule. Between August 12, 2010 and 

February 15, 2011, the Navy conducted 

one Multi Strike Group Exercise. The 

exercise was conducted from September 

16–21, 2010 and included one Sinking 

Exercise (SINKEX), one underwater 

demolition exercise, and one Air-toSurface Missile Exercise (A–S 

MISSILEX). 

Planned Activities and Estimated Take 

for 2011–2012 

In 2011–2012, the Navy expects to 

conduct the same type and amount of 

training contemplated in the final rule 

and identified in the 2010 LOA. 

Therefore, for the 2011 LOA, NMFS 

authorizes the same amount of take that 

was authorized in 2010. 

Summary of Monitoring, Reporting, 

and Other Requirements Under the 

2010 LOA 

Annual Exercise Reports 

The Navy submitted their classified 

and unclassified 2010 exercise reports 

within the required timeframes and the 

unclassified report is posted on NMFS’ 

Web site: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ 

permits/incidental.htm. NMFS has 

reviewed both reports and they contain 

the information required by the 2010 

LOA. The reports indicate the amounts 

of different types of training that 

occurred from August 12, 2010, through 

February 15, 2011. As mentioned above, 

the Navy conducted one Multi Strike 

Group Exercise consisting of various 

training exercises addressed in the rule 

(the rule analyzed the likely annual 

impacts of up to two SINKEXs, 50 

underwater demolitions, and two A–S 

MISSILEXs). 

The reports also list specific 

information gathered when marine 

mammals were detected by Navy 

watchstanders, such as how far an 

animal was from the vessel, whether 

sonar was in use, and whether it was 

powered or shut down. This 

information indicates that the Navy 

implemented the safety zone mitigation 

measures as required. During the MultiStrike Group Exercise conducted in 

September, 2010, no instances of 

obvious behavioral disturbance were 

reported by the Navy watchstanders in 

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totaling 39 animals. Furthermore, safety 

zones were adhered to, and vessels and 

aircraft applied mitigation measures 

when marine mammals were observed 

within the requisite zones. There were 

two marine mammal sightings within 

200 yards of a Mid-Frequency Active 

Sonar (MFAS) source during this 

exercise. In both instances, the proper 

mitigation was conducted and the 

source was shut down; no unusual 

behavior was observed. 

2010 Monitoring 

The Monitoring Plan for MIRC 

committed the Navy to conduct 

monitoring in 2010 and 2011 in 

anticipation of the MMPA regulations 

and LOAs being issued in March 2010. 

Due to unforeseen delays, the final rule 

and LOA were not issued until August 

2010; however, the Navy had already 

prepared a draft Monitoring Plan for 

MIRC, and the visual surveys conducted 

January through April 2010 in 

collaboration with the NMFS Pacific 

Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) 

were consistent with its objectives. No 

additional visual surveys occurred 

between August 12, 2010 and February 

12, 2011, but a winter survey was 

conducted from February 17 to March 3, 

2011. In addition, a summer survey and 

the deployment of passive acoustic 

monitoring devices is scheduled for 

September 2011 and the Mariana 

Islands Sea Turtle and Cetacean Survey 

(MISTCS) acoustic data analysis is 

currently underway. The Navy’s 

monitoring accomplishments are 

discussed in their 2010 Monitoring 

Report, which is posted on NMFS’ Web 

site (http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ 

permits/incidental.htm). The Navy 

submitted the 2010 Monitoring Report 

within the required timeframe. The 

report includes a summary of their 2010 

monitoring effort and results (beginning 

on page 4 of the monitoring report) and 

the specific reports for each individual 

effort are presented in the appendix. 

Visual Surveys 

From January 20 to February 6, 2010, 

visual observations for cetaceans 

occurred during an 18-day transit from 

Hawaii to Guam aboard the NOAA R/V 

OSCAR ELTON SETTE. These 

monitoring efforts and their findings, if 

available, will be discussed in greater 

detail below. 

The R/V SETTE surveyed 1,285 nm of 

trackline over 16 days. The visual 

observer teams encountered 25 cetacean 

groups and obtained group size 

estimates for all groups. Two of the 

sightings were made by an independent 

observer. Eight of the 25 cetacean 

groups were identified to species. Time 

and weather limitations prevented the 

ship’s approach of more of the sighted 

cetacean groups. 

The R/V SETTE also conducted visual 

observations for cetaceans during the 

17-day transit from Guam to Hawaii 

from April 19 to May 3, 2010. The 

visual observer teams encountered 21 

cetacean groups and obtained group size 

estimates for all groups. One sighting 

was made by an independent observer. 

Sixteen of the 21 cetacean groups were 

identified to species. Time and weather 

limitations prevented the ship’s 

approach of more of the sighted 

cetacean groups; however, on one 

occasion the small boat was launched 

for biopsy sampling and photography of 

a group of pilot whales. 

From March 20 to April 11, 2010, 

visual observations for cetaceans 

occurred during transit periods of a 23- 

day oceanography survey around Guam 

and the southern portion of the 

Northern Mariana Islands. The observer 

team encountered nine cetacean groups 

and was able to identify three to species. 

Neither photos nor biopsy samples were 

collected during this cruise because 

cetacean observations were ancillary to 

the primary objective and time 

constraints did not allow the ship to 

stop for photographing groups or 

collecting samples. 

Small vessel surveys for marine 

mammals were conducted from January 

to April 2010 by NMFS’ PIFSC around 

the islands of Guam, Saipan and Tinian. 

During the surveys conducted around 

Guam from February 9–18, 2010, the 

observer team encountered 11 groups of 

cetaceans and identified 10 of the 

groups to species. A total of 2,769 

digital images were taken for species 

identification and individual 

recognition. Surveys conducted around 

Saipan and Tinian from February 22– 

March 3, 2010, encountered seven 

cetacean groups and all were identified 

to species. A total of 971 digital images 

were taken for the purposes of species 

identification and individual 

recognition. 

Photo Data Collection and Biopsy 

Sampling 

In conjunction with the vessel surveys 

from Hawaii to Guam, the SETTE’s 

small boat was launched on two 

occasions for photography of sighted 

animals and biopsy sampling. A single 

biopsy sample was collected from a sei 

whale in the waters off of Wake Island. 

The sample was collected from the 

Safeboat using a dart fired from a 

crossbow. Upon collection, tissue 

samples are sectioned in half, with one 

half archived at PIFSC and the other 

sent to the genetics lab at the Southwest 

Fisheries Science Center for studies on 

the genetic population structure of 

cetaceans in the Pacific. During the 

transit from Guam to Hawaii, the 

SETTE’s small boat was launched on 

one occasion for biopsy sampling and 

photography of a group of pilot whales. 

A total of 1,243 photos were collected. 

Most photos were taken from the flying 

bridge or bow of the SETTE. Over 200 

photos were taken from the small boat 

during the pilot whale encounter. Most 

of these photos will be used for 

individual identification. Two biopsy 

sampling attempts were made, but no 

samples were collected. 

During the small vessel surveys in the 

waters surrounding Guam, Saipan and 

Tinian, a total of 2,769 photos were 

taken and eight biopsy samples were 

collected. Photos will be used to study 

social behavior and movement patterns 

of identified individuals and to study 

external features such as morphology or 

coloration patterns, which may vary 

geographically. The genetic data from 

the biopsy samples will be used to study 

the population structure of the sampled 

cetacean group. 

Passive Acoustic Monitoring 

In addition to the visual observations 

conducted during the high seas surveys 

between Hawaii and Guam, a 

hydrophone array was towed behind the 

SETTE and sonobuoys were deployed to 

acoustically monitor for the presence of 

vocalizing cetaceans. The towed array 

was deployed throughout the cruise— 

collecting nearly continuous highfrequency clean acoustic data from the 

four hydrophones. Over 100 acoustic 

detections were collected, consisting 

primarily of sperm and minke whale 

vocalizations. In addition, 37 sonobuoys 

were deployed over 15 days. Cetacean 

vocalizations detected by the sonobuoys 

included humpback, sperm, minke, fin, 

and sei whale, as well as possible 

delphinid clicks and whistles. The 

SETTE also towed the hydrophone array 

and deployed sonobuoys during the 15- 

day transit from Guam to Hawaii. Over 

150 hours of acoustic data were 

recorded by the four hydrophones. 

Sixty-seven vocalizations were detected, 

consisting primarily of sperm and 

minke whale; however, other acoustic 

detections included pilot whales, 

melon-headed whales, and false killer 

whales. In addition, six acoustic 

detections matched the visual sightings 

of the observation team. Similar to the 

first leg of the cruise, 37 sonobuoys 

were deployed over the course of 15 

days. Cetacean vocalizations detected by 

the sonobuoys included delphinid 

whistles and sperm, minke, and fin 

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The Navy purchased four passive 

acoustic monitoring devices that will be 

deployed around the Mariana Islands 

during the summer 2011 visual survey. 

These devices are capable of gathering 

data throughout the year. In addition, if 

funds permit, data from passive acoustic 

monitoring devices currently deployed 

off Saipan by other researchers will be 

analyzed cooperatively among the 

various agencies. Finally, data analysis 

is currently underway involving the 

four months of acoustic data gathered 

using towed arrays and sonobuoys 

during the MISTCS in 2007. This 

dataset represents a large compilation of 

acoustic detections, many of which also 

correlate to visual detections. Results 

from this analysis will be provided in 

the 2012 Annual Monitoring Report. 

In conclusion, the Navy’s 

implementation of the monitoring plan 

accomplished several goals, which 

contribute to a larger body of data 

intended to better characterize the 

abundance, distribution, life history, 

and behaviors of the species in the 

MIRC study area. In general, the 

monitoring conducted in 2010 satisfied 

the objectives of the monitoring plan 

and specifically contributed to the 

following: (1) A greater knowledge and 

understanding of the density and 

distribution of species within the MIRC 

study area; (2) the vocalizations of 

different species, which advances the 

development of automated classification 

software; and (3) establishment of a 

better baseline of species distribution 

and abundance that will assist the Navy 

and NMFS in determining, through 

adaptive management, whether a shift 

in monitoring is warranted. 

NMFS concludes that the results of 

these monitoring efforts when taken 

together with the findings presented in 

the 2010 exercise report (see Annual 

Exercise Report section) do not warrant 

making changes to the current 

monitoring/mitigation requirements 

identified in the LOA. While the data 

collected by the Navy through 

monitoring and reporting builds upon 

the existing body of information in a 

valuable way, none of the new data 

contradict, or amend, the assumptions 

that underlie the findings in the 2010 

rule in a manner that would suggest 

changing the current mitigation or 

monitoring. 

Adaptive Management 

In general, adaptive management 

allows NMFS to consider new 

information from different sources to 

determine (with input from the Navy 

regarding practicability) if monitoring 

efforts should be modified if new 

information suggests that such 

modifications are appropriate. All of the 

5-year rules and LOAs issued to the 

Navy include an adaptive management 

component, which includes an annual 

meeting between NMFS and the Navy. 

NMFS and the Navy conducted an 

adaptive management meeting in 

October, 2010, which representatives 

from the Marine Mammal Commission 

participated in, wherein we reviewed 

the Navy monitoring results through 

August 1, 2010, discussed other Navy 

research and development efforts, and 

discussed other new information that 

could potentially inform decisions 

regarding Navy mitigation and 

monitoring. None of the information 

contained in the monitoring report or 

discussed at the annual adaptive 

management meeting led NMFS to 

recommend any modifications to the 

existing mitigation or monitoring 

measures. 

Integrated Comprehensive Monitoring 

Report 

The 2010 LOA required that the Navy 

update the ICMP Plan to reflect 

development in three areas, specifically: 

(1) Identifying more specific monitoring 

sub-goals under the major goals that 

have been identified; (2) characterizing 

Navy Range Complexes and study areas 

within the context of the prioritization 

guidelines described in the ICMP Plan; 

and (3) continuing to develop data 

management, organization and access 

procedures. The Navy has updated the 

ICMP Plan as required. Because the 

ICMP is an evolving Program, we have 

posted the ICMP on the NMFS Web site: 

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/

incidental.htm. 

Further, the Navy convened a 

monitoring meeting in October, 2010 to 

solicit input from NMFS and marine 

mammal and acoustic scientists 

regarding the comprehensive 

development and improvement of the 

more specific monitoring that should 

occur across the Navy’s training areas. 

Subsequent to those discussions, the 

Navy assembled a scientific advisory 

group (of Navy and outside scientists) 

that will work on a proposed Navy 

training area-wide monitoring plan that 

better considers the biological, 

logistical, and resource-specific factors 

that are applicable in each area (and 

which are summarized in the updated 

ICMP) to maximize the effectiveness of 

Navy monitoring within the context of 

the information that is most needed. 

Subsequently, NMFS and MMC 

representatives will review this 

proposed Navy-wide monitoring plan, 

which will likely reflect monitoring 

differences in some Navy training areas 

from what has been required in the 

previous LOAs. 

2011 Monitoring Meeting 

The regulations that established the 

framework for authorizing the taking of 

marine mammals incidental to Navy 

training activities required the Navy, 

with guidance and support from NMFS, 

to convene a Monitoring Workshop in 

2011 (50 CFR 218.108(d)(2)). The 

Marine Mammal Monitoring Workshop, 

which included scientists, 

representatives from non-governmental 

organizations, and Marine Mammal 

Commission staff, took place in June 

2011. Pursuant to the regulations, this 

workshop presented a consolidated 

overview of monitoring activities 

conducted in 2009 and 2010, as well as 

the outcomes of selected monitoringrelated research. In 2010, the Navy 

convened a Scientific Advisory Group 

(SAG), comprised of experts in the 

fields of marine mammals and 

underwater acoustics, to review the 

Navy’s current monitoring plans and 

make recommendations. The results of 

the SAG’s review were also presented at 

the meeting. Participants engaged in 

open discussion of the lessons learned, 

and discussed how to improve the 

Navy’s monitoring plan moving 

forward. If changes to monitoring 

approaches are identified at the 

workshop that can be implemented 

during the annual LOA renewal process 

and subsequent 5-year regulations, the 

Navy and NMFS will modify the Navywide monitoring plan and propose 

appropriate changes to the monitoring 

measures in specific LOAs for the 

different Range Complexes and training 

areas. For training areas with 

substantive monitoring modifications, 

NMFS will subsequently publish 

proposed LOAs, with the modifications, 

in the Federal Register and solicit 

public input. After addressing public 

comments and making changes as 

appropriate, NMFS will issue new 

training area LOAs that reflect the new 

Navy-wide monitoring plan. 

Authorization 

The Navy complied with the 

requirements of the 2010 LOA. Based on 

our review of the record, NMFS has 

determined that the marine mammal 

take resulting from the 2010 military 

readiness training and research 

activities falls within the levels 

previously anticipated, analyzed, and 

authorized. Further, the level of taking 

authorized in 2011 for the Navy’s MIRC 

activities is consistent with our previous 

findings made for the total taking 

allowed under the MIRC regulations. 

Finally, the record supports NMFS’ 


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conclusion that the total number of 

marine mammals taken by the 2011 

MIRC activities will have no more than 

a negligible impact on the affected 

species or stock of marine mammals and 

will not have an unmitigable adverse 

impact on the availability of these 

species or stocks for taking for 

subsistence uses. 

Accordingly, NMFS has issued a oneyear LOA for Navy training exercises 

conducted in the MIRC Study Area from 

August 12, 2011, through August 11, 

2012. 

Dated: August 9, 2011. 

James H. Lecky, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2011–OS–0090] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of a 

Computer Matching Program 

AGENCY: Defense Manpower Data 

Center, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of a Computer Matching 

Program. 

SUMMARY: Subsection (e)(12) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (5 

U.S.C. 552a) requires agencies to 

publish advance notice of any proposed 

or revised computer matching program 

by the matching agency for public 

comment; however, this notification 

will be completed by the DoD, the 

recipient agency. The DoD, as the 

recipient agency under the Privacy Act 

is hereby giving notice to the record 

subjects of a computer matching 

program between the Office of 

Personnel Management (OPM), the 

source agency and Defense Manpower 

Data Center (DMDC) that their records 

are being matched by computer. The 

purpose of this agreement is for 

disclosure of Federal Employees Health 

Benefits (FEHB) Program and Federal 

employment information to DMDC. This 

disclosure by OPM will provide the DoD 

with the FEHB eligibility and Federal 

employment information necessary to 

determine continuing eligibility for the 

TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) and 

TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR) 

programs. 

DATES: This proposed action will 

become effective September 14, 2011 

and matching may commence unless 

changes to the matching program are 

required due to public comments or by 

Congressional or Office of Management 

and Budget objections. Any public 

comment must be received before the 

effective date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

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document. The general policy for 

comments and other submissions from 

members of the public is to make these 

submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Samuel P. Jenkins, Director for Privacy, 

Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties 

Office, 1901 S. Bell Street, Suite 920, 

Arlington, VA 22202–4512, or by phone 

at (703) 607–2943. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to subsection (o) of the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended, (5 U.S.C. 552a), the 

DMDC and OPM have concluded an 

agreement to conduct a computer 

matching program between the agencies. 

The purpose of this agreement is to 

verify an individual’s continuing 

eligibility for the TRICARE Reserve 

Select (TRS) and TRICARE Retired 

Reserve (TRR) Programs. 

The parties to this agreement have 

determined that a computer matching 

program is the most efficient, 

expeditious, and effective means of 

obtaining the information needed by the 

OPM to identify individual’s ineligible 

to continue the TRICARE Reserve Select 

and TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR) 

Programs. If this identification is not 

accomplished by computer matching, 

but is done manually, the cost would be 

prohibitive and it is possible that not all 

individuals would be identified. 

A copy of the computer matching 

agreement between OPM and DMDC is 

available upon request to the public. 

Requests should be submitted to the 

address caption above or to the Office of 

Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, 

NW., Room 5415, Washington, DC 

20415. 

Set forth below is the notice of the 

establishment of a computer matching 

program required by paragraph 6.c. of 

the Office of Management and Budget 

Guidelines on computer matching 

published in the Federal Register at 54 

FR 25818 on June 19, 1989. 

The matching agreement, as required 

by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy Act, 

and an advance copy of this notice was 

submitted on August 9, 2011, to the 

House Committee on Government 

Reform, the Senate Committee on 

Governmental Affairs, and the 

Administrator of the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

pursuant to paragraph 4d of Appendix 

I to OMB Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal 

Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining 

Records about Individuals,’ dated 

February 8, 1996 (61 FR 6435). 

Dated: August 9, 2011. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

Notice of a Computer Matching 

Agreement Between the Office of 

Personnel Management and the Defense 

Manpower Data Center, Department of 

Defense for Disclosure of Federal 

Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) 

Program Eligibility in Determining 

Eligibility for Tricare Reserve Select 

(TRS) and TRICARE Retired Reserve 

Programs (TRR). 

A. Participating Agencies: 

Participants in this computer matching 

program are the Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) and the Defense 

Manpower Data Center (DMDC) of the 

Department of Defense (DoD). The 

DMDC is the recipient agency and the 

OPM is the source agency. 

B. Purpose of the Match: The purpose 

of this agreement is to establish the 

conditions, safeguards and procedures 

under which the Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) will disclose FEHB 

eligibility and Federal employment 

information to the Defense Manpower 

Data Center (DMDC), Defense 

Enrollment and Eligibility Reporting 

System Office (DEERS), and the Office 

of the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Reserve Affairs). This disclosure by 

OPM will provide the DoD with the 

FEHB eligibility and Federal 

employment information necessary to 

determine continuing eligibility for the 

TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) and 

TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR) 

programs. 

C. Authority for Conducting the 

Match: This CMA is executed to comply 

with the Privacy Act of 1974 (section 

552a of title 5 United States Code 

(U.S.C.), as amended, (as amended by 

Public Law (Pub. L.) 100–503, the 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act (CMPPA) of 1988), the 

Office of Management and Budget 

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