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• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary to 

properly perform our functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The Office of Overseas Schools of the 

Department of State (A/OPR/OS) is 

responsible for determining that 

adequate educational opportunities 

exist at Foreign Service posts for 

dependents of U.S. Government 

personnel stationed abroad and for 

assisting American-sponsored overseas 

schools to demonstrate U.S. educational 

philosophy and practice. The 

information gathered enables A/OPR/OS 

to advise the Department and other 

foreign affairs agencies regarding 

current and constantly changing 

conditions, and enables A/OPR/OS to 

make judgments regarding assistance to 

schools for the improvement of 

educational opportunities. 

Methodology 

Information is collected via electronic 

media. 

Additional Information: 

Dated: May 24, 2011. 

Matthew S. Klimow, 

Executive Director, Bureau of Administration, 

Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7516] 

Privacy Act; System of Records 

Notice: State-26, Passport Records 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of State proposes to 

amend an existing system of records, 

Passport Records, State-26, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Privacy Act of 

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

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular No. A–130, Appendix I. The 

Department’s report was filed with the 

Office of Management and Budget on 

June 15, 2011. 

It is proposed that the current system 

will retain the name ‘‘Passport 

Records.’’ It is also proposed that the 

amended system description will 

include revisions/additions to the 

following sections: Categories of 

individuals; Categories of records; 

Routine uses; Retrievability; Safeguards; 

System manager and address; Systems 

exempted from certain provisions of the 

Act; and other administrative updates. 

The following sections have been added 

to the system of records, Passport 

Records, State-26, to ensure Privacy Act 

of 1974 compliance: Purpose and 

Contesting Records Procedures. Any 

persons interested in commenting on 

the amended system of records may do 

so by writing to the Director, Office of 

Information Programs and Services, A/ 

GIS/IPS, Department of State, SA–2, 515 

22nd Street, Washington, DC 20522– 

8001. This system of records will be 

effective 40 days from the date of 

publication, unless we receive 

comments that will result in a contrary 

determination. 

The amended system description, 

‘‘Passport Records, State-26,’’ will read 

as set forth below. 

Dated: June 16, 2011. 

William H. Moser, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Logistics 

Management, Bureau of Administration, U.S. 

Department of State. 

STATE–26 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Passport Records. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Classified and Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Department of State; Passport 

Services; State Annex 17; 1111 19th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20522– 

1705. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Records are maintained in the 

Passport Records system about 

individuals who: 

(a) Have applied for the issuance, 

amendment, extension, or renewal of 

U.S. passport books and passport cards; 

(b) Were issued U.S. passport books or 

passport cards, or had passports 

amended, extended, renewed, limited, 

revoked, or denied; 

(c) Have applied to have births 

overseas reported as births of U.S. 

citizens overseas; 

(d) Were issued a Consular Report of 

Birth Abroad of U.S. citizens or for 

whom Certification(s) of Birth have been 

issued; 

(e) Were born and/or died in the 

former Panama Canal Zone; 

(f) Applied at American diplomatic or 

consular posts for registration and have 

so registered; 

(g) Were issued Cards of Registration 

and Identity as U.S. citizens; 

(h) Were issued Certificates’ of Loss of 

Nationality of the United States by the 

Department of State; 

(i) Applied at American diplomatic or 

consular posts for issuance of 

Certificates of Witness to marriage and 

individuals who have been issued 

Certificates of Witness to Marriage; 

(j) Deceased individuals for whom a 

Report of Death of an American Citizen 

Abroad has been obtained; 

(k) Although U.S. citizens, are not or 

may not be entitled under relevant 

passport laws and regulations to the 

issuance or possession of U.S. passport 

books, passport cards, or other 

documentation nor service(s); 

(l) Have previous passport records 

that must be reviewed before further 

action can be taken or their passport 

application or request for other consular 

services; 

(m) Requested their own or another’s 

passport records under FOIA or Privacy 

Act, whether successfully or not; or 

(n) Have corresponded with Passport 

Services concerning various aspects of 

the issuance or denial of a specific 

applicant’s U.S. passport books or 

passport cards. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Passport Services maintains U.S. 

passport records for passports issued 

from 1925 to present, as well as vital 

records related to births abroad, deaths, 

and witnesses to marriage abroad. The 

passport records system does not 

maintain evidence of travel such as 

entrance/exit stamps, visas, or residence 

permits, since this information is 

entered into the passport book after it is 

issued. The passport records system 

includes the following categories of 

records: 

(a) Passport books and passport cards, 

applications for passport books and 

passport cards, and applications for 

additional visa pages, amendments, 

extensions, replacements, and/or 

renewals of passport books or passport 

cards (including all information and 

materials submitted as part of or with all 

such applications, to the extent retained 

by the Department); 

(b) Applications for registration at 

American diplomatic and consular posts 

as U.S. citizens or for issuance of Cards 

of Identity and Registration as U.S. 

Citizens; 

(c) Consular Reports of Birth Abroad 

of United States citizens; 

(d) Panama Canal Zone birth 

certificates and death certificates; 

(e) Certificates of Witness to Marriage; 

(f) Certificates of Loss of United States 

nationality; 

(g) Oaths of Repatriation; 

(h) Consular Certificates of 

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(i) Reports of Death of an American 

Citizen Abroad; 

(j) Cards of Identity and Registration 

as U.S. citizens; 

(k) Lookout files which identify those 

persons whose applications for a 

consular or related services required 

other than routine examination or 

action; 

(l) Lost, Stolen or Revoked passport 

status; and/or 

(m) Miscellaneous materials, which 

are documents and/or records 

maintained separately, if not in the 

application, including but not limited to 

the following types of documents: 

• Investigatory reports compiled in 

connection with granting or denying 

passport and related services or 

prosecuting violations of passport 

criminal statutes; 

• Transcripts and opinions on 

administrative hearings, appeals and 

civil actions in Federal courts; 

• Legal briefs, memoranda, judicial 

orders and opinions arising from 

administrative determinations relating 

to passports and citizenship; 

• Birth and baptismal certificates; 

• Copies of state-issued driver’s 

licenses and identity cards; 

• Court orders; 

• Arrest warrants; 

• Medical, personal and financial 

reports; 

• Affidavits; 

• Inter-agency and intra-agency 

memoranda, telegrams, letters and other 

miscellaneous correspondence; 

• An electronic index of all passport 

applications records created since 1978, 

and passport applications records 

created between 1962 and 1978; and/or 

• An electronic index of Department 

of State Reports of Birth of American 

Citizens abroad. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

(a) 8 U.S.C. 1401–1503 (2010) 

(Acquisition and Loss of U.S. 

Citizenship or U.S. Nationality; Use of 

U.S. Passport); 

(b) 18 U.S.C. 911, 1001, 1541–1546 

(2010) (Crimes and Criminal Procedure); 

(c) 22 U.S.C. 211a–218, 2651a, 2705 

(2010); Executive Order 11295, August 

5, 1966, 31 FR 10603 (Authority of the 

Secretary of State in granting and 

issuing U.S. passports); and 

(d) 8 U.S.C. 1185 (2010) (Travel 

Control of Citizens). 

PURPOSE(S): 

The information maintained in the 

Passport Services records is used to 

establish the U.S. citizenship and 

identity of persons for a variety of legal 

purposes including, but not limited to, 

the adjudication of passport 

applications and requests for related 

services, social security benefits, 

employment applications, estate 

settlements, and Federal and state law 

enforcement and counterterrorism 

purposes. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

The principal users of this 

information outside the Department of 

State include the following users: 

(a) Department of Homeland Security 

for border patrol, screening, and 

security purposes; law enforcement, 

counterterrorism, and fraud prevention 

activities; and for verification of 

passport validity to support 

employment eligibility and identity 

corroboration for public and private 

employment; 

(b) Department of Justice, including 

the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives, the U.S. Marshals 

Services, and other components, for law 

enforcement, counterterrorism, border 

security, fraud prevention, and criminal 

and civil litigation activities; 

(c) Internal Revenue Service for the 

mailing and permanent addresses of 

specifically identified taxpayers in 

connection with pending actions to 

collect taxes accrued, for examinations, 

and/or other tax-related assessment and 

collection activities; and an annual 

transmission of certain data from the 

applications of those U.S. citizens 

residing abroad consistent with 

applicable requirements of 26 U.S.C. 

Section 6039E; 

(d) INTERPOL and other international 

organizations for law enforcement, 

counterterrorism, fraud prevention, and 

criminal activities related to lost and 

stolen passports; 

(e) National Counterterrorism Center 

to support strategic operational 

planning and counterterrorism 

intelligence activities; 

(f) Office of Personnel Management 

(OPM), other Federal agencies, or 

contracted outside entities to support 

the investigations OPM, other Federal 

agencies and contractor personnel 

conduct for the Federal government in 

connection with verification of 

employment eligibility and/or the 

issuance of a security clearance; 

(g) Social Security Administration to 

support employment-eligibility 

verification for public and private 

employers and for support in 

verification of social security numbers 

used in processing U.S. passport 

applications; 

(h) Federal law enforcement and 

intelligence agencies to support their 

efforts in identifying, verifying identity, 

and investigating individuals 

potentially involved in or associated 

with criminal or terrorist activities and 

individuals with other ties or 

connections to terrorism who may pose 

a threat to the United States; 

(i) Federal, state, local, or other 

agencies having information on an 

individual’s history, nationality, or 

identity, to the extent necessary to 

obtain information from these agencies 

relevant to adjudicating an application 

for a passport or related service, or 

where there is reason to believe that an 

individual has applied for or is in 

possession of a U.S. passport 

fraudulently or has violated the law; 

(j) Federal, state, local or other 

agencies for use in legal proceedings as 

government counsel deems appropriate, 

in accordance with any understanding 

reached by the agency with the U.S. 

Department of State; 

(k) Public and private employers 

seeking to confirm the authenticity of 

the U.S. passport when it is presented 

as evidence of identity and eligibility to 

work in the United States; 

(l) Immediate family members when 

the information is required by an 

individual of the immediate family; 

(m) Private U.S. citizen ‘‘wardens’’ 

designated by U.S. embassies and 

consulates to serve, primarily in 

emergency and evacuation situations, as 

channels of communication with other 

U.S. citizens in the local community; 

(n) Attorneys representing an 

individual in administrative or judicial 

passport proceedings when the 

individual to whom the information 

pertains are the client of the attorney 

making the request; 

(o) Members of Congress when the 

information is requested on behalf of or 

at the request of the individual to whom 

the record pertains; 

(p) Contractor personnel conducting 

data entry, scanning, corrections, and 

modifications on behalf of an entity, and 

for a purpose, otherwise covered by this 

notice; 

(q) Commercial vendors conducting 

applicant identity verification against 

commercial databases upon request of 

the Department of State; 

(r) Foreign governments, to permit 

such governments to fulfill passport 

control and immigration duties and 

their own law enforcement, 

counterterrorism, and fraud prevention 

functions, and to support U.S. law 

enforcement, counterterrorism, and 

fraud prevention activities; and 

(s) Government agencies other than 

the ones listed above that have statutory 

or other lawful authority to maintain 

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access on a need-to-know basis; 

however, all information is made 

available to users only for a previouslyestablished routine use. 

The Department of State periodically 

publishes in the Federal Register its 

standard routine uses that apply to all 

of its Privacy Act systems of records. 

These notices appear in the form of a 

Prefatory Statement. These standard 

routine uses apply to the Passport 

Records, State-26. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Hard copy and electronic media. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

By individual name, social security 

number, passport book or passport card 

number. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

All users are given cyber security 

awareness training which covers the 

procedures for handling Sensitive but 

Unclassified information, including 

personally identifiable information (PII). 

Annual refresher training is mandatory. 

In addition, all Foreign Service and 

Civil Service employees and those 

Locally Engaged Staff (LES) who handle 

PII are required to take the FSI distance 

learning course instructing employees 

on privacy and security requirements, 

including the rules of behavior for 

handling PII and the potential 

consequences if it is handled 

improperly. Before being granted access 

to, Passport Records a user must first be 

granted access to the Department of 

State computer system. 

Remote access to the Department of 

State network from non-Department 

owned systems is authorized only 

through a Department-approved access 

program. Remote access to the network 

is configured with the Office of 

Management and Budget Memorandum 

M–07–16 security requirements, which 

include but are not limited to two-factor 

authentication and time out function. 

All Department of State employees 

and contractors with authorized access 

have undergone a thorough background 

security investigation. Access to the 

Department of State, its annexes and 

posts abroad is controlled by security 

guards and admission is limited to those 

individuals possessing a valid 

identification card or individuals under 

proper escort. All paper records 

containing personal information are 

maintained in secured file cabinets in 

restricted areas, access to which is 

limited to authorized personnel. Access 

to computerized files is passwordprotected and under the direct 

supervision of the system manager. The 

system manager has the capability of 

printing audit trails of access from the 

computer media, thereby permitting 

regular and ad hoc monitoring of 

computer usage. 

When it is determined that a user no 

longer needs access, the user account is 

disabled. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Retention of these records varies 

depending upon the specific record 

involved. They are retired or destroyed 

in accordance with published record 

schedules of the Department of State 

and as approved by the National 

Archives and Records Administration. 

More specific information may be 

obtained by writing to the Director; 

Office of Information Programs and 

Services; A/GIS/IPS; SA–2; Department 

of State; 515 22nd Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–8100. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for 

Passport Services; Room 6811; 

Department of State; 2201 C Street, NW., 

Washington DC 20520–4818. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

An individual seeking to determine 

whether Passport Services maintains 

records must submit a signed and 

notarized written request including all 

pertinent facts associated with the 

occasion or justification for the request, 

along with a copy of the requester’s 

valid photo identification. Only the 

subject, a parent of a minor, or legal 

guardian may request notification of 

whether the system of records contains 

a record pertaining to the subject. The 

following information must be included 

in the request: 

(a) General Background Information 

• Date of request 

• Purpose/justification for request 

• Document requested 

• Number of documents requested 

• Current mailing address, daytime 

telephone number, and e-mail address 

• Each parent’s name 

• Each parent’s date and place (state/ 

country) of birth 

(b) Previous Passport Information (If 

Known) 

• Date of issuance 

• Passport number 

• Date of inclusion (passport issued 

in another name but included you) 

(c) Current Passport Information 

• Name of bearer 

• Date of issuance 

• Passport number (if known) 

A request to search Passport Records, 

State-26, will be treated also as a request 

to search Overseas Citizens Services 

Records, State-05, when it pertains to 

passport, registration, citizenship, birth, 

or death records transferred from State05 to State-26. Requests should be 

mailed to the following address: 

Department of State; Passport Services; 

Office of Law Enforcement Liaison 

Division; Room 500; 1111 19th Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20523–1705. 

Responses to such requests will consist 

of a letter indicating the records that 

exist in the passport records system. 

Additional information regarding 

applicable fees, third-party requests, 

certified copies, and frequently asked 

questions is available at http:// 

www.travel.state.gov/passport/services/ 

copies/copies_872.html. 

RECORD ACCESS AND AMENDMENT PROCEDURES: 

Individuals who wish to gain access 

to or amend records pertaining to 

themselves or their minor children 

should write to the appropriate address 

listed below. There are several ways 

individuals may gain access to or amend 

passport records pertaining to 

themselves or their minor children. 

First, individuals may request access to 

records in their name and the records of 

any minor children under the Privacy 

Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a (2010). 

Alternatively, third parties may request 

access to records under the guidelines of 

the Freedom of Information Act, 5 

U.S.C. 552 (2010). Additionally, 

individuals may request access to their 

passport and/or vital records through 

the applicable Passport Office request 

process, as described below. Access may 

be granted to third parties to the extent 

provided under applicable laws and 

regulations. Please refer to http:// 

www.travel.state.gov for detailed 

information regarding applicable fees, 

third-party requests certified copies and 

frequently asked questions. The 

appropriate methods by which passport 

records and vital records may be 

requested are as follows: 

I. PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 AND FREEDOM OF

INFORMATION ACT

Under the Privacy Act of 1974, 

individuals have the right to request 

access to their records at no charge, and 

to request that the Department of State 

amend any such records that they 

believe are not accurate, relevant, timely 

or complete, 5 U.S.C. 552a(d)(2) (2010). 

Additionally, third parties may request 

passport and vital records information 

from 1925 to the present, within the 

guidelines of the Privacy Act and/or the 

Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 

552 (2010). Written requests for access 

to or amendment of records must 

comply with the Department’s 


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regulations published at 22 CFR part 

171 (2010). 

In accordance with 22 CFR 171.32 

and 171.33, amendment requests must 

include the following information: 

(a) Verification of personal identity 

(including full name, current address, 

and date and place of birth), either 

notarized or submitted under penalty of 

perjury; 

(b) Any additional information if it 

would be needed to locate the record at 

issue; 

(c) A description of the specific 

correction requested; 

(d) An explanation of why the 

existing record is not accurate, relevant, 

timely or complete; and 

(e) Any available documents, 

arguments or other data to support the 

request. 

Requests under the Privacy Act and/ 

or the Freedom of Information Act must 

be made in writing to the following 

office: Director; Office of Information 

Programs and Services; U.S. Department 

of State; SA–2; Room 8100; 515 22nd 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20522– 

8100. 

II. ACCESS TO RECORDS THROUGH THE PASSPORT

OFFICE REQUESTS PROCESS

A. PASSPORT RECORDS

1. 1925 TO THE PRESENT

An individual seeking Passport 

Records must submit a signed and 

notarized written request including all 

pertinent facts associated with the 

occasion or justification for request, 

along with a copy of the requester’s 

valid photo identification. Only the 

subject, a parent (if the subject is a 

minor), legal representative, or law 

enforcement authority may request for 

notification of whether the system of 

records contains a record pertaining to 

the subject. The following information 

must be included in the request: 

GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Date of request 

• Purpose/Justification for request 

• Document requested 

• Number of documents requested 

• Current mailing address, daytime 

telephone number, and e-mail address 

• Each parent’s name 

• Each parent’s date and place (state/ 

country) of birth 

PREVIOUS PASSPORT INFORMATION (IF KNOWN) 

• Date of issuance 

• Passport number 

• Date of inclusion (passport issued 

in another name but included you) 

CURRENT PASSPORT INFORMATION

• Name of bearer 

• Date of issuance 

• Passport number (if known) 

All requests for passport records 

issued from 1925 to the present should 

be submitted to the following address: 

Department of State; Passport Services; 

Law Enforcement Liaison Division; 

Room 500; 1111 19th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–1705. 

2. PRIOR TO 1925

The National Archives and Records 

Administration maintains records for 

passport issuances prior to 1925, which 

may be requested by writing to the 

following address: National Archives 

and Records Administration; Archives 

1; Reference Branch; 8th & Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20408– 

0002. 

B. VITAL RECORDS—CERTIFICATES OF BIRTH

ABROAD, REPORT OF DEATH, CERTIFICATE OF

WITNESS TO MARRIAGE, PANAMA CANAL ZONE

BIRTH AND DEATH CERTIFICATES, AND

CERTIFICATION OF NO RECORD

An individual seeking Passport 

Records must submit a signed and 

notarized written request including all 

pertinent facts associated with the 

occasion or justification for request, 

along with a copy of the requester’s 

valid photo identification. Only the 

subject, a parent of a minor, or legal 

representative may request for 

notification of whether the system of 

records contains a record pertaining to 

him/her. The following information 

must be included in the request: 

GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Date of request 

• Purpose of request 

• Document Requested (Certificate of 

Birth, Report of Death, Certificate of 

Witness of Marriage (prior to 1985), PCZ 

birth or death certificate, or Certification 

of No Record). 

• Number of documents requested 

• Current mailing address and 

daytime telephone number 

FACTS OF BIRTH, DEATH, OR MARRIAGE

• Name (at birth/death/marriage) 

• Name after adoption (if applicable) 

• Country of birth/death/marriage 

• Each parent’s full name and date 

and place (state/country) of birth 

PREVIOUS PASSPORT INFORMATION (IF KNOWN) 

• Passport used to first enter the 

United States (if applicable). 

• Name of bearer 

• Date of issuance 

• Passport number 

• Date of inclusion (if applicable, and 

if passport was not issued to the subject) 

CURRENT PASSPORT INFORMATION

• Name of bearer 

• Date of issuance 

• Passport number (if known) 

If requesting an amendment or 

correction to a Consular Report of Birth 

Aboard, please include certified copies 

of all documents appropriate for 

effecting the change (i.e., foreign birth 

certificate, marriage certificate, court 

ordered adoption or name change, birth 

certificates of adopting or legitimating 

parents, etc.). If the subject has reached 

majority, only the subject can request 

the record be amended or corrected. The 

original or replacement FS–240, or a 

notarized affidavit concerning its 

whereabouts also must be included. 

All requests for vital records through 

the Passport Office Request Process 

should be mailed to the following 

address: U.S. Department of State; 

Passport Services; Vital Records 

Section; 1111 19th Street, NW., Suite 

510, Washington, DC 20522–1705. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

These records contain information 

obtained primarily from the individual 

who is the subject of these records; law 

enforcement agencies; investigative 

intelligence sources, investigative 

security sources and officials of foreign 

governments. 

SYSTEM EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT: 

Certain records contained within this 

system of records may be exempt from 

the requirements of the Privacy Act for 

reasons including when it is necessary 

to: 

(a) Protect material required to be kept 

secret in the interest of national defense 

and security and foreign policy; 

(b) Prevent individuals who are the 

subject of investigation from frustrating 

the investigatory process, to ensure the 

proper functioning and integrity of law 

enforcement activities, to prevent 

disclosure of investigative techniques, 

to maintain the confidence of foreign 

governments in the integrity of the 

procedures under which privileged or 

confidential information may be 

provided, and to fulfill commitments 

made to sources to protect their 

identities and the confidentiality of 

information and to avoid endangering 

these sources and law enforcement 

personnel; or 

(c) Preclude impairment of the 

Department’s effective performance in 

carrying out its lawful protective 

responsibilities under 18 U.S.C. 3056 

and 22 U.S.C. 4802. 

Records meeting any of the above 

criteria are exempt from the following 

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(e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I) and (f) 

2007). See 22 CFR 171.36(b)(1), (b)(2), 

and (b)(3) (2007). 

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BILLING CODE 4710–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7514] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

the Central Government of Uzbekistan 

Pursuant to Section 7086(c)(2) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2010 (Division F, 

Pub. L.111–117), as carried forward by 

the Full-Year Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2011 (Div. B, Pub. 

L. 112–10) (‘‘the Act’’), and Department 

of State Delegation of Authority Number 

245–1, I hereby determine that it is 

important to the national interest of the 

United States to waive the requirements 

of Section 7086(c)(1) of the Act with 

respect to Uzbekistan and I hereby 

waive such restriction. 

This determination shall be reported 

to the Congress, and published in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: June 24, 2011. 

Thomas Nides, 

Deputy Secretary of State for Management 

and Resources. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–31–P 

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 

Integrated Resource Plan 

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority. 

ACTION: Issuance of Record of Decision. 

SUMMARY: This notice is provided in 

accordance with the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s regulations (40 

CFR parts 1500 to 1508) and TVA’s 

procedures for implementing the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA). TVA has decided to adopt the 

preferred alternative in its final 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

for the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). 

The notice of availability (NOA) of the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Integrated Resource Plan was 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 11, 2011. The TVA Board of 

Directors accepted the IRP and 

authorized staff to implement the 

preferred alternative at its April 14, 

2011, meeting. This alternative, the 

Preferred Planning Direction, will guide 

TVA’s selection of energy resource 

options to meet the energy needs of the 

Tennessee Valley region over the next 

20 years. The energy resource options 

include new nuclear, natural gas-fired, 

and renewable generation, increased 

energy efficiency and demand 

reduction, decreased coal-fired 

generation, and new energy storage 

capacity. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles P. Nicholson, NEPA 

Compliance Manager, Tennessee Valley 

Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, 

WT 11D, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902– 

1499; telephone 865–632–3582, or email cpnicholson@tva.gov; Randall E. 

Johnson, IRP Project Manager, 

Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 

Market Street, LP 5D–C, Chattanooga, 

Tennessee 37402; telephone 423–751– 

3520, or e-mail rejohnson1@tva.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TVA is an 

agency and instrumentality of the 

United States, established by an act of 

Congress in 1933, to foster the social 

and economic welfare of the people of 

the Tennessee Valley region and to 

promote the proper use and 

conservation of the region’s natural 

resources. One component of this 

mission is the generation, transmission, 

and sale of reliable and affordable 

electric energy. TVA operates the 

nation’s largest public power system, 

producing 4 percent of all the electricity 

in the nation. TVA provides electricity 

to about 9 million people in an 80,000- 

square mile area comprised of most of 

Tennessee and parts of Virginia, North 

Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, 

and Kentucky. It provides wholesale 

power to 155 independent power 

distributors and 56 directly served large 

industrial and Federal customers. The 

TVA Act requires the TVA power 

system to be self-supporting and 

operating on a non-profit basis and 

directs TVA to sell power at rates as low 

as are feasible. 

Dependable generating capacity on 

the TVA power system is about 37,200 

megawatts (MW). TVA generates most of 

this power with 3 nuclear plants, 11 

coal-fired plants, 9 combustion-turbine 

plants, 3 combined cycle plants, 29 

hydroelectric plants, a pumped-storage 

facility, and several small renewable 

facilities. A portion of delivered power 

is provided through long-term power 

purchase agreements. TVA has 

generated an annual average of about 

153,100 gigawatt hours (GWh) of power 

in recent years. The major sources for 

this power were coal (52 percent), 

nuclear (28 percent), hydroelectric (6 

percent), and natural gas (1 percent). 

Other sources comprised less than 1 

percent of TVA generation. 

The recently completed IRP updates 

TVA’s 1995 IRP, entitled Energy Vision 

2020. Consistent with Section 113 of the 

Energy Policy Act of 1992, the IRP 

planning process evaluated a range of 

existing and incremental resources, 

including new power supplies, energy 

conservation and efficiency, and 

renewable energy resources in order to 

provide TVA’s customers adequate and 

reliable service at the lowest system 

cost. 

Future Demand for Energy 

TVA uses state-of-the-art energy 

forecasting models to predict future 

demands on its system. Because of the 

uncertainty in predicting future 

demands, TVA developed high, 

medium, and low forecasts for both 

peak load (in MW) and annual net 

system energy (in GWh) through 2029. 

Peak load is predicted to grow at an 

average annual rate of 1.3 percent in the 

medium-growth Spring 2010 Reference 

Case, decrease slightly and then remain 

flat under the low-growth forecast, and 

grow at an annual rate of 2.0 percent 

under the high-growth forecast. Net 

system energy is predicted to grow at an 

average annual rate of 1.1 percent in the 

medium-growth case, decrease slightly 

and then remain flat under the lowgrowth forecast, and grow at an annual 

rate of 1.9 percent under the highgrowth forecast. 

Based on these load growth forecasts, 

TVA’s current firm capacity (including 

TVA generation, energy efficiency and 

demand response (EEDR) measures, and 

power purchase agreements), and a 15 

percent reserve capacity requirement, 

TVA would need additional capacity 

and generation or EEDR in the future. 

The medium growth case need for 

additional generating capacity or EEDR 

programs is about 9,600 MWs and 

29,100 GWhs of generation in 2019 and 

about 15,500 MWs and 45,000 GWhs in 

2029. Corresponding needs for the high 

growth forecast are about 15,000 MWs 

and 63,000 GWhs in 2019 and 27,000 

MWs and 98,000 GWhs in 2020. 

Corresponding needs for the low growth 

forecast are about 1,500 MWs in 2019 

and 2,000 MWs in 2029; no additional 

generation would be required. 

Alternatives Considered 

Five alternative energy resource 

strategies were evaluated in the Draft 

EIS and IRP. These resource planning 

strategies were identified as potential 

alternative means to meet future 

electrical energy needs on the TVA 

system (load demand) and achieve a 

sustainable future, consistent with the 

Board’s vision and the TVA 

Environmental Policy. These alternative 

strategies are: 


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