36166 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 110 / Wednesday, June 7, 2000 / Notices

implemented in the Department by 29

CFR part 20, require Federal agencies to

afford debtors the opportunity to

exercise certain rights before the agency

makes a salary offset to collect a debt.

In the exercise of these rights, the debtor

may be asked to provide a written

explanation of the basis for disputing

the amount or existence of a debt

alleged owed the agency. A debtor may

also be required to provide asset,

income, liability, or other information

necessary for the agency to determine

the debtor’s ability to repay the debt,

including any interest, penalties and

administrative costs assessed.

Information provided by the debtor

will be evaluated by an independent

hearing official in order to reconsider

the responsible agency official’s

decision with regard to the existence or

amount of the debt. Information

concerning the debtor’s assets, income,

liabilities, etc., will be used by the

independent hearing official to

determine whether the agency’s action

with regard to salary would create

undue financial hardship for the debtor,

or to determine whether the agency

should accept the debtor’s proposed

repayment schedule.

If a debtor disputes or asks for

reconsideration of the agency’s

determination concerning the debt, the

debtor will be required to provide the

information or documentation necessary

to state his/her case. While much or all

of this information might be available in

agency records, it would only be

appropriate to offer the debtor the

opportunity to supply any information

deemed relevant to his/her case.

Information concerning the debtor’s

assets, income, liabilities, etc., would

typically not be available to the agency

unless submitted by the debtor.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

The Department of Labor is

particularly interested in comments

which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submissions

of responses.

III. Current Actions

Failure of the agency to request the

information described would either

violate the debtor’s rights under the

Debt Collection Act of 1982 or limit the

agency’s ability to collect outstanding

debts.

If a debtor wishes to appeal an agency

action based on undue financial

hardship, he/she may be asked to

submit information on his/her assets,

income, liabilities, or other information

considered necessary by the hearing

official for evaluating the appeal. Use of

the information will be explained to the

debtor when it is requested; consent to

use the information for the specified

purpose will be implied from the

debtor’s submission of the information.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Office of the Chief Financial

Officer.

Title: Salary Offset.

OMB Number: 1225–0038.

Agency Form Number: N/A.

Affected Public: Federal employees.

Cite/Reference/Form/etc: It is

estimated that 25% of the individuals

indebted to the Department will contest

the proposed collection action and will

request a review and/or appeal an action

based on undue financial hardship. In

some cases the debtor will make one

request, but not the other. However, in

most cases, it is expected that the debtor

will request both actions—first, review

of the determination of indebtedness,

and second, relief because of undue

financial hardship.

Annual burden was estimated based

on a review of debtor responses to

similar requests for information. Debtors

typically respond in 1–2 page letters,

supplemented by copies of documents.

Letters are most often typewritten.

Annual burden is based on a 11⁄4 hour

time allotment to prepare and type a

letter. Debtors will not be asked to

respond on a form.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 375.

Total Annualized Costs: Capital/

startup costs: $0; operating/maintaining

systems or purchasing services: $0.

Comments submitted in response to

this comment request will be

summarized and/or included in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget approval of the information

collection request; they will also

become a matter of public record.

Dated: May 23, 2000.

Kenneth Bresnahan,

Chief Financial Officer.

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BILLING CODE 4510–23–P

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION

BOARD

Privacy Act of 1974; Deletion of

Privacy Act System of Records

AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection

Board.

ACTION: Notice of intent to delete and

existing system of records.

SUMMARY: The Merit Systems Protection

Board (MSPB) publishes this document

pursuant to the requirements of the

Privacy Act of 1974 at 5 U.S.C. 552a to

inform the public that it will no longer

maintain records in the system formerly

known as MSPB/Internal-4 by the name

or personal identifier of the record

subject. Names and personal identifiers

will be deleted for all existing and

future documents maintained in the

OAC Decision Data Base.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 7, 2000.

ADDRESS: Office of the Clerk of the

Board, U.S. Merit Systems Protection

Board, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20419.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael H. Hoxie, (202) 653–7200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By

Federal Register Notice of July 2, 1996

(61 FR 34448) the Board announced a

new system of records, Office of

Appeals Counsel Decision Data Base,

MSPB/Internal-4. The categories of

records to be maintained in the system

included advisory memoranda prepared

by the Office of Appeals Counsel for the

Board of individual members of the

Board and instructions from members of

the Board regarding the preparation of

decisions for Board issuance. These

records were to contain individual

appellant’s names, and could also

contain social security numbers, home

addresses, veterans status, race, sex,

national origin and disability status

data.

The Board hereby announces its

intention to delete all names and

personal identifiers from the records

now maintained in this data base, and

from any future records placed in the

data base. Henceforth, the records in

this data base will be retrieved by legal

or factual issues. No personal

information associated with any

individual will be maintained.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 110 / Wednesday, June 7, 2000 / Notices 36167

Dated: June 1, 2000.

Robert E. Taylor,

Clerk of the Board.

[FR Doc. 00–14310 Filed 6–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7400–01–M

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Records Schedules; Availability and

Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of

proposed records schedules; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The National Archives and

Records Administration (NARA)

publishes notice at least once monthly

of certain Federal agency requests for

records disposition authority (records

schedules). Once approved by NARA,

records schedules provide mandatory

instructions on what happens to records

when no longer needed for current

Government business. They authorize

the preservation of records of

continuing value in the National

Archives of the United States and the

destruction, after a specified period, of

records lacking administrative, legal,

research, or other value. Notice is

published for records schedules in

which agencies propose to destroy

records not previously authorized for

disposal or reduce the retention period

of records already authorized for

disposal. NARA invites public

comments on such records schedules, as

required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).

DATES: Requests for copies must be

received in writing on or before July 24,

2000. Once the appraisal of the records

is completed, NARA will send a copy of

the schedule. NARA staff usually

prepare appraisal memorandums that

contain additional information

concerning the records covered by a

proposed schedule. These, too, may be

requested and will be provided once the

appraisal is completed. Requesters will

be given 30 days to submit comments.

ADDRESSES: To request a copy of any

records schedule identified in this

notice, write to the Life Cycle

Management Division (NWML),

National Archives and Records

Administration (NARA), 8601 Adelphi

Road, College Park, MD 20740–6001.

Requests also may be transmitted by

FAX to 301–713–6852 or by e-mail to

records.mgt@arch2.nara.gov. Requesters

must cite the control number, which

appears in parentheses after the name of

the agency which submitted the

schedule, and must provide a mailing

address. Those who desire appraisal

reports should so indicate in their

request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marie Allen, Director, Life Cycle

Management Division (NWML),

National Archives and Records

Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road,

College Park, MD 20740–6001.

Telephone: (301) 713–7110. E-mail:

records.mgt@arch2.nara.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year

Federal agencies create billions of

records on paper, film, magnetic tape,

and other media. To control this

accumulation, agency records managers

prepare schedules proposing retention

periods for records and submit these

schedules for NARA’s approval, using

the Standard Form (SF) 115, Request for

Records Disposition Authority. These

schedules provide for the timely transfer

into the National Archives of

historically valuable records and

authorize the disposal of all other

records after the agency no longer needs

them to conduct its business. Some

schedules are comprehensive and cover

all the records of an agency or one of its

major subdivisions. Most schedules,

however, cover records of only one

office or program or a few series of

records. Many of these update

previously approved schedules, and

some include records proposed as

permanent.

No Federal records are authorized for

destruction without the approval of the

Archivist of the United States. This

approval is granted only after a

thorough consideration of their

administrative use by the agency of

origin, the rights of the Government and

of private persons directly affected by

the Government’s activities, and

whether or not they have historical or

other value.

Besides identifying the Federal

agencies and any subdivisions

requesting disposition authority, this

public notice lists the organizational

unit(s) accumulating the records or

indicates agency-wide applicability in

the case of schedules that cover records

that may be accumulated throughout an

agency. This notice provides the control

number assigned to each schedule, the

total number of schedule items, and the

number of temporary items (the records

proposed for destruction). It also

includes a brief description of the

temporary records. The records

schedule itself contains a full

description of the records at the file unit

level as well as their disposition. If

NARA staff has prepared an appraisal

memorandum for the schedule, it, too,

includes information about the records.

Further information about the

disposition process is available on

request.

Schedules Pending

1. Department of the Army, Agencywide (N1–AU–00–7, 2 items, 2

temporary items). Records relating to

the monitoring of information systems

and telecommunications. Included are

requests, approvals, notifications,

certifications of notification procedures,

and information pertaining to the use of

monitoring products. Also included are

electronic copies of documents created

using electronic mail and word

processing.

2. Department of the Army, Agencywide (N1–AU–98–8, 2 items, 2

temporary items). Documents relating to

individual travel charge cards of Army

military personnel and civilian

employees. Included are travel

authorizations, vouchers, charge card

applications, charge card receipts, terms

and conditions for the use of charge

cards, and transaction reports. Also

included are electronic copies of

documents created using electronic mail

and word processing.

3. Department of the Army, Agencywide (N1–AU–00–9, 2 items, 1

temporary item). Electronic copies of

documents created using electronic mail

and word processing that pertain to

security assistance activities provided

under the International Security

Assistance Act and the Arms Export

Control Act. This schedule also

proposes minor changes in the

disposition instructions for

recordkeeping copies of these files,

which were previously approved for

permanent retention.

4. Department of the Army, Agencywide (N1–AU–00–10, 3 items, 3

temporary items). Respiratory protection

program files relating to general

program administration, training, and

the results of fit and leak testing of

respiratory protection devices. Included

are electronic copies of records created

using electronic mail and word

processing.

5. Department of the Army, Agencywide (N1–AU–00–11, 2 items, 2

temporary items). Records relating to

inventories and examinations of test

booklets, scoring keys, and all other

accountable test materials. Included are

electronic copies of records created

using electronic mail and word

processing.

6. Department of Defense, Office of

the Secretary (N1–330–00–2, 5 items, 5

temporary items). Records relating to

the adjudication of security clearances,

including electronic copies of