67130 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 223 / Monday, November 20, 2006 / Notices 

Due to programmatic matters, this 

Federal Register Notice is being 

published on less than 15 calendar days 

notice to the public (41 CFR 102–

3.150(b)). 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Shirley D. Little, Committee 

Management Specialist, Office of 

Science, NCEH/ATSDR, 1600 Clifton 

Road, NE., M/S E–28, Atlanta, Georgia 

30333, telephone 404–498–0615. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register 

notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities for both CDC and 

NCEH/ATSDR. 

Dated: November 14, 2006. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E6–19544 Filed 11–17–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Public Health Security and 

Bioterrorism Preparedness and 

Response Act Delegation of Authority 

Notice is hereby given that I have 

delegated to the Director, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 

with authority to redelegate, the 

following authorities vested in the 

Secretary of Health and Human 

Services, under Title III of the Public 

Health Service (PHS) Act and the Public 

Health Security and Bioterrorism 

Preparedness and Response (PHSBPR) 

Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–188) as 

amended hereafter, insofar as these 

authorities pertain to the functions 

assigned to the CDC: 

• PHS Act, Title III, Section 351A (42 

U.S.C. 262a), excluding sections (i), 

(g)(3) and (g)(4) as provided in § 201 of 

the Act; and 

• PHSBPR Act, Title II, Subtitle C, 

Section 221 (7 U.S.C. 8411). 

This delegation excludes the authority 

to submit reports to the Congress, but 

should be exercised under the 

Department’s existing delegation of 

authority and policy on regulations. 

This delegation is effective upon 

signature. In addition, I hereby affirm 

and ratify any actions taken by you or 

your subordinates which involved the 

exercise of the authorities delegated 

herein prior to the effective day of the 

delegation. 

Dated: November 8, 2006. 

Michael O. Leavitt, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a 

Modified or Altered System 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS), Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). 

ACTION: Notice of a Modified or Altered 

System of Records (SOR). 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 

we are proposing to modify or alter an 

existing SOR, ‘‘Record of Individuals 

Authorized Entry to the Health Care 

Financing Administration (HCFA) 

Building via a Card Key Access System 

(RICKS), System No. 09–70–3001’’ last 

modified 66 FR 15264 (March 16, 2001). 

The name of the Agency has been 

changed from HCFA to the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). 

We will modify the system name to 

read: ‘‘Record of Individuals Authorized 

Entry to the CMS Building via a Card 

Key Access System (RICKS).’’ We 

propose to assign a new CMS 

identification number to this system to 

simplify the obsolete and confusing 

numbering system originally designed 

to identify the Bureau, Office, or Center 

that maintained information in the 

HCFA systems of records. The new 

assigned identifying number for this 

system should read: System No. 09–70–

0518. 

We propose to modify existing routine 

use number 1 that permits disclosure to 

agency contractors and consultants to 

include disclosure to CMS grantees who 

perform a task for the agency. CMS 

grantees, charged with completing 

projects or activities that require CMS 

data to carry out that activity, are 

classified separate from CMS 

contractors and/or consultants. The 

modified routine use will remain as 

routine use number 1. We will delete 

routine use number 3 authorizing 

disclosure to support constituent 

requests made to a congressional 

representative. If an authorization for 

the disclosure has been obtained from 

the data subject, then no routine use is 

needed. The Privacy Act allows for 

disclosures with the ‘‘prior written 

consent’’ of the data subject. 

We are modifying the language in the 

remaining routine uses to provide a 

proper explanation as to the need for the 

routine use and to provide clarity to 

CMS’s intention to disclose individualspecific information contained in this 

system. The routine uses will then be 

prioritized and reordered according to 

their usage. We will also take the 

opportunity to update any sections of 

the system that were affected by the 

recent reorganization or because of the 

impact of the Medicare Prescription 

Drug, Improvement, and Modernization 

Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108–173) 

provisions and to update language in 

the administrative sections to 

correspond with language used in other 

CMS SORs. 

The primary purpose of the system of 

records is to issue and control United 

States Government card keys to all CMS 

employees and other authorized 

individuals who require access into 

certain designated or secured areas. 

Information retrieved from this system 

of records will also be disclosed to: (1) 

Support regulatory, reimbursement, and 

policy functions performed within the 

agency or by a contractor, consultant or 

grantee; (2) assist another Federal 

agency to conduct activities related to 

this system; and (3) support litigation 

involving the agency. We have provided 

background information about the 

modified system in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below. Although 

the Privacy Act requires only that CMS 

provide an opportunity for interested 

persons to comment on the routine uses, 

CMS invites comments on all portions 

of this notice. See ‘‘Effective Dates’’

section for comment period. 

DATES: Effective Dates: CMS filed a 

modified or altered system report with 

the Chair of the House Committee on 

Government Reform and Oversight, the 

Chair of the Senate Committee on 

Homeland Security & Governmental 

Affairs, and the Administrator, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) on November 13, 2006. To 

ensure that all parties have adequate 

time in which to comment, the modified 

system, including routine uses, will 

become effective 30 days from the 

publication of the notice, or 40 days 

from the date it was submitted to OMB 

and Congress, whichever is later, unless 

CMS receives comments that require 

alterations to this notice. 

ADDRESSES: The public should address 

comments to: CMS Privacy Officer, 

Division of Privacy Compliance, 

Enterprise Architecture and Strategy 

Group, Office of Information Services, 

CMS, Room N2–04–27, 7500 Security 


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