This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

committee meetings, agency decisions and

rulings, delegations of authority, filing of

petitions and applications and agency

statements of organization and functions are

examples of documents appearing in this

section.

Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 72, No. 141 

Tuesday, July 24, 2007 

1Links to the (1) revised EO, (2) the Bulletin, and 

(3) OMB’s memorandum for implementing the 

revised EO and Bulletin may be found at: 

(1) http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/

eo12866/fr_notice_eo12866_012307.pdf. 

(2) http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/2007/

012507_good_guidance.pdf. 

(3) http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/ 

fy2007/m07-13.pdf. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0105] 

Significant Guidance Documents 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of a Web site that will list 

significant guidance documents issued 

by the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service and provides related 

information. 

ADDRESSES: The agency’s Web site for 

significant guidance documents is 

located at: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

guidance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cindy Howard, Chief, Regulatory 

Analysis and Development, Policy and 

Program Development, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238; (301) 734–5957. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 18, 2007, the President issued 

Executive Order (EO) 13422, 

‘‘Amendment to Executive Order 12866 

for Regulatory Planning and Review.’’ 

On that same day, the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) issued 

a related document, the OMB Bulletin 

on Agency Good Guidance Practices 

(the Bulletin). The primary focus of the 

EO and the Bulletin is on improving the 

way the Federal government does 

business with respect to significant 

guidance documents issued to the 

public by increasing their quality, 

transparency, accountability, and 

coordination. OMB subsequently issued 

a memorandum to assist agencies in 

their implementation of the EO and 

Bulletin.1

Among other things, the Bulletin 

requires an agency to: 

• Maintain on its Web site a list of 

significant guidance documents in 

effect, along with a link to each 

document. 

• Establish and clearly advertise on 

the Web site a means for the public to 

submit comments electronically on 

significant guidance documents, and to 

submit a request electronically for 

issuance, reconsideration, modification, 

or rescission of significant guidance 

documents. 

• Designate an office (or offices) to 

receive and address complaints by the 

public that the agency is not following 

procedures in the Good Guidance 

Bulletin or is treating a significant 

guidance document as a binding 

requirement. Provide the name and 

contact information for the office(s) on 

the Web site. 

This notice announces the Web 

address where APHIS will maintain its 

list of significant guidance documents 

in effect, along with a link to each 

document. That Web address, also 

shown in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice, is http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

guidance. 

APHIS intends to make new or 

revised significant guidance documents 

available for public comment through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal, http:// 

www.regulations.gov. If we issue an 

economically significant guidance 

document, we will take public comment 

on a draft of the economically 

significant guidance document prior to 

making it effective, as required by the 

Bulletin. We will also publish a 

response to comments we receive on the 

economically significant guidance 

document and make our response and 

the final guidance document available at 

Regulations.gov as well as on our Web 

site. We may make significant guidance 

documents that are not economically 

significant effective prior to taking 

public comment. We will give due 

consideration to comments we receive 

on significant guidance documents that 

are not economically significant, but, as 

provided in the Bulletin, we will not 

publish a response to the comments. All 

comments we receive through 

Regulations.gov will be available for the 

public to view on that site. 

As announced on our significant 

guidance document Web site, members 

of the public who wish to request that 

APHIS issue, reconsider, modify, or 

rescind a significant guidance 

document, or who wish to complain 

that the agency is not following the 

procedures in OMB’s Bulletin or is 

improperly treating a significant 

guidance document as a binding 

requirement, may do so by sending an 

e-mail to Good_Guidance_

Comments@aphis.usda.gov or by 

mailing a letter to the following office: 

Guidance Officer, Policy and Program 

Development, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 20, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1230. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of 

July 2007. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–14254 Filed 7–23–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Privacy Act of 1974: New System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Foreign Agricultural 

Service (FAS) proposes to add a system 

of records notice to its inventory of 

records systems subject to the Privacy 

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

This action is necessary to meet the 

requirements of the Privacy Act to 

publish in the Federal Register notice of 

the existence and character of record 

systems maintained by the agency (5 

U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)). 

DATES: This action will be effective 

without further notice August 23, 2007 

unless comments are received that 

would result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Privacy Act Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, FAS/OAO, Mail Stop 1031, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1031. 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Hawkins, Director, Program 

Management Division, USDA/FAS/ 

OAO, Mail Stop 1031, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1031. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

International Passport and Travel 

Tracking System (IPATTS) was 

primarily designed to track official and 

diplomatic passports, and to maintain 

support documentation for all agencies 

within the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). It is also used to 

track visas obtained for USDA travelers. 

The social security number is used to 

ensure the traveler’s identity and verify 

employment of persons applying for 

issuance of passports for USDA travel. 

The information maintained in the 

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. The principal 

user of this information is USDA’s 

Internation Travel Section (ITS). 

USDA/FAS–7 

SYSTEM NAME: 

International Passport and Travel 

Tracking System. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Electronic records are maintained by 

the Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

USDA employees and their 

dependents who travel abroad on 

official business; employees and their 

dependents who have been issued or 

have applied for the issuance, 

amendment, extension or renewal of 

U.S. passports. 

CATEGORIES OR RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Federal employees and their 

dependents records may include name, 

address, social security number, date of 

birth, photo ID, and passport number. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

5 U.S.C. 301; 8 U.S.C. 1185, 1401 thru 

1503; 18 U.S.C. 911, 1001, 1541 thru 

1546; 22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.; E.O. 9397; 

E.O. 11295. 

PURPOSE: 

The information maintained in the 

IPATTS records is used to provide 

international travel services for official 

USDA travelers; administer foreign visa 

requests and official passports of USDA 

agencies; and manage international 

travel support to the FFAS mission area. 

STORAGE: 

Records are stored in paper and 

electronic format. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrieved by individual 

name or social security numbers. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

All employees of USDA undergo a 

thorough background security 

investigation, while contractors are 

subject to a background investigation in 

accordance to their contract. All records 

containing personal information are 

maintained in secured file cabinets or in 

restricted accessed areas which is 

limited to authorized personnel. Access 

to computerized data is passwordprotected and under the responsibility 

of the system manager and his staff. The 

database administrator has the ability to 

review audits trails, thereby permitting 

regular ad hoc monitoring of computer 

usage. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Retention of the records varies 

depending upon the specific record. 

They are retired or destroyed in 

accordance with published record 

schedules of the Department. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Program Management 

Division, USDA/FAS/OAO, Mail Stop 

1031, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1031. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether this system of records contains 

information about themselves may 

submit a written request to the Privacy 

Act Officer, USDA/FAS/OAO, Mail Stop 

1031, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1031. 

Individuals must specify their request 

regarding IPATTS inquiries. 

RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURE: 

Individuals who request access to or 

amend records pertaining themselves 

should contact the Director, 

International Travel, USDA/FAS/OFSO/ 

IS, Mail Stop 1061, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–

1061. Individuals must provide name 

and social security number for their 

record to be identified. Individuals 

requesting access must also follow the 

USDA’s Privacy Act regulations 

regarding verification of identity and 

amendment of records (7 CFR part 1, 

subpart G). 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

These records contain information 

obtained primarily from the individual, 

FAS components, and other Federal 

agencies. 

SYSTEM EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT: 

None. 

Dated: July 6, 20007. 

Michael W. Yost, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–3594 Filed 7–23–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Privacy Act of 1974: New System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Foreign Agricultural 

Service (FAS) proposes to add a system 

of records notice to its inventory of 

records systems subject to the Privacy 

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

This action is necessary to meet the 

requirements of the Privacy Act to 

publish in the Federal Register notice of 

the existence and character of records 

systems maintained by the agency (5 

U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)). 

DATES: This action will be effective 

without further notice August 23, 2007 

unless comments are received that 

would result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Privacy Act Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, FAS/OAO, Mail Stop 1031, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1031. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paola Felix, USDA/FAS/OAO/BD, Mail 

Stop 1028, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–1028. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

International Funds Control Reporting 

System (IFCRS) is a major tool in 

providing FAS with specialized reports 

for management down to the suborganizational level, as well as 

supporting reimbursable agreements 

with other government entities, such as 

the U.S. Agency for International 

Development (USAID). IFCRS is also a 

critical link between the Department of 

State (DOS) and USDA’s Foundation 

Financial Information System (FFIS). 

IFCRS provides the ability to convert 

DOS data into a format accepted by 

FFIS. In addition, IFCRS provides the 

Agency the tools to manage and report 

in order to support reimbursable 

agreements of the agency. 

While official accounting functions 

are handled by the National Finance 

Center in New Orleans, FAS maintains 

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