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Customers with allocations of power 

from the Cumberland System. 

Public Notice and Comment 

Southeastern published a proposed 

revision in the Federal Register, 88 FR 

24981, dated April 25, 2023. 

Southeastern held a web-based 

information and comment forum on 

June 29, 2023. Southeastern received no 

comments. 

Revision to the Power Marketing Policy 

Southeastern revises the Power 

Marketing Policy for the System to 

include the following additional 

provisions for RECs associated with 

hydroelectric generation: 

Renewable Energy Certificates: The 

M–RETS Tracking System creates and 

tracks certificates reporting generation 

attributes, by generating unit, for each 

megawatt-hour (MWh) of energy 

produced by registered generators. The 

System projects are registered generators 

within M–RETS. The RECs potentially 

satisfy Renewable Portfolio Standards, 

state policies, and other regulatory or 

voluntary clean energy standards in a 

number of states. Southeastern has 

subscribed to M–RETS and has an 

account in which RECs are collected 

and tracked for each MWh of energy 

produced from the System. Within M– 

RETS, certificates can be transferred to 

other M–RETS subscribers or to a thirdparty tracking system. 

M–RETS creates a REC for every MWh 

of renewable energy produced by 

registered generators, tracks the life 

cycle of each REC created, and ensures 

against any double-counting or doubleuse of each REC. These RECs may be 

used by electricity suppliers and other 

energy market participants to comply 

with relevant state policies and 

regulatory programs and to support 

voluntary ‘‘green’’ electricity markets. 

Southeastern will distribute M–RETScreated RECs to Preference Customers 

with allocations of power from the 

System. 

REC Distribution: M–RETS (or a 

successor application) will be the 

transfer mechanism for all RECs related 

to the System. Southeastern shall 

maintain an account with M–RETS and 

collect RECs from the generation at the 

System projects. Southeastern will 

verify the total amount of RECs each 

month. Preference Customers with an 

allocation of power from the System are 

eligible to receive RECs by transfer from 

Southeastern’s M–RETS account to their 

M–RETS account or that of their agent. 

M–RETS (or a successor application) 

will be the transfer mechanism for all 

RECs related to the Kerr-Philpott 

System. Any further transfer, sale use, 

or trade transaction would be the sole 

responsibility of a Preference Customer. 

Transfers to each customer will be based 

on the customer’s monthly invoices 

during the same three-month period 

(quarter). Where applicable, RECs will 

be project-specific based on the 

customer’s contractual arrangements. 

Customers receiving energy under the 

TVA/TVPPA contract will receive their 

distributions pursuant to the 

percentages in TVA Area Preference 

Customer 1978 Load document (revised 

March 2022). 

All RECs distributed by Southeastern 

shall be transferred within forty-five 

days of the end of a quarter. Each 

customer must submit to Southeastern, 

by the tenth business day after the 

quarter, any notice of change to M– 

RETS account or agent. Any REC 

transfers that were not claimed or if a 

transfer account was not provided to 

Southeastern will be forfeited if they 

become nontransferable as described in 

the M–RETS terms of service, 

procedures, policies, or definitions of 

reporting and trading periods, or any 

subsequent rules and procedures for 

transfers as established. 

The initial transfer process in M– 

RETS will be accomplished by the 

sixtieth day after the end of the first 

completed quarter subsequent to 

publication of the final policy revision. 

Any balance of RECs that exist in 

Southeastern’s M–RETS account, other 

than the first quarter after policy 

revision publication, may also be 

transferred to Preference Customers 

according to the customer’s invoiced 

energy at the time of the REC creation. 

Rates: No rates shall be established by 

Southeastern for RECs transferred to 

Preference Customers. Any cost to 

Southeastern, such as the M–RETS 

subscription, will be incorporated into 

marketing costs and included in 

recovery through the energy and 

capacity rates of the System. 

Determination Under Executive Order 

12866 

Southeastern is exempted from 

centralized regulatory review under 

Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no 

clearance of this notice by the Office of 

Management and Budget is required. 

Environmental Compliance 

SEPA has determined this action fits 

within the following categorical 

exclusions listed in appendix B to 

subpart D of 10 CFR part 1021: B4.1 

(Contracts, policies, and marketing and 

allocation plans for electric power). 

Categorically excluded projects and 

activities do not require preparation of 

either an environmental impact 

statement or an environmental 

assessment. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on October 23, 2023, 

by Virgil G. Hobbs III, Administrator, 

Southeastern Power Administration, 

pursuant to the delegated authority from 

the Secretary of Energy. That document, 

with the original signature and date, is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on November 1, 

2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–10082–02–OMS] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Security Management Division, 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency’s (EPA or Agency) 

Personnel Security Branch (PSB) is 

giving notice that it proposes to modify 

a system of records pursuant to the 

provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. 

The Personnel Security System (PSS) 

2.0 is being modified to include a new 

module, which the Agency will use to 

administer its Insider Threat Program. 

The new module will collect records 

about individuals to assist the Agency 

with insider threat inquiry management 

and coordination. The module will 

retain insider threat inquiry-related data 

and help EPA personnel coordinate 

responses to those inquiries. Collecting 

this data ensures the effective and 

timely processing of records. 

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on 

this system of records notice must do so 

by December 6, 2023. 


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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OMS–2019–0371, by one of the 

following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Email: docket_oms@epa.gov. Include 

the Docket ID number in the subject line 

of the message. 

Fax: (202) 566–1752. 

Mail: OMS Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460. 

Hand Delivery: OMS Docket, EPA/DC, 

WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460. Such deliveries are only 

accepted during the Docket’s normal 

hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OMS–2019– 

0371. The EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at https:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Controlled Unclassified 

Information (CUI) or other information 

for which disclosure is restricted by 

statute. Do not submit information that 

you consider to be CUI or otherwise 

protected through https://

www.regulations.gov. The https://

www.regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system for the 

EPA, which means the EPA will not 

know your identity or contact 

information. If you submit an electronic 

comment, the EPA recommends that 

you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment. If the EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

the EPA may not be able to consider 

your comment. If you send an email 

comment directly to the EPA without 

going through https://

www.regulations.gov, your email 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the internet. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about the EPA public docket, visit the 

EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the https://

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CUI or other 

information for which disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in https://

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the OMS Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West 

Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. The 

Public Reading Room is normally open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday excluding legal holidays. 

The telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the OMS 

Docket is (202) 566–1752. Further 

information about EPA Docket Center 

services and current operating status is 

available at https://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Goldsby, Branch Chief, Personnel 

Security Branch, Environmental 

Protection Agency, William Jefferson 

Clinton North Building, Mail Code 

3206A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–1569; email address: 

Goldsby.John@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently, 

EPA’s Personnel Security Branch (PSB) 

uses PSS 2.0 to track and maintain 

background investigation documents for 

federal and non- federal personnel 

working for EPA. This includes 

background investigation documents for 

all ‘‘covered individuals’’ who have 

access to classified information or who 

hold a sensitive position. EPA is 

required to maintain this information 

for the employee onboarding process, 

and to manage background 

investigations for personnel during their 

time at the EPA (i.e., when there are 

promotions, position changes, etc.). 

PSB is adding a new Insider Threat 

module to PSS 2.0 that provides EPA 

with insider threat inquiry management 

and coordination capabilities. 

Specifically, the Agency is modifying 

PSS 2.0 to include an inquiry 

management function to maintain and 

safeguard insider threat-related data. 

PSS 2.0 will also allow the Agency to 

easily share necessary information with 

authorized personnel to conduct insider 

threat inquiries. The insider threat 

module will contain records derived 

from EPA security incidents, 

summaries, or reports containing 

information about potential insider 

threats or the data loss prevention 

program; information related to 

analytical efforts by EPA insider threat 

personnel; reports about potential 

insider threats obtained through the 

management and operation of the EPA 

Insider Threat Program; and reports 

about potential insider threats obtained 

from other Federal Governments 

sources. The records contained in this 

system could include information 

related to actual, potential, or alleged 

criminal, or administrative violations 

and law enforcement actions. 

The insider threat module will 

contain information relevant to insider 

threat inquiries on cleared individuals 

with access to EPA resources, including 

facilities, information, equipment, 

networks, and systems. The insider 

threat module may also contain 

information obtained as a result of a 

background investigation conducted on 

cleared personnel. Further, at a later 

date, and once relevant authorities are 

updated, the insider threat module will 

also contain information on uncleared 

individuals with access to EPA 

resources. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

Personnel Security System (PSS) 2.0, 

EPA–83. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

The system will be managed by the 

Personnel Security Branch, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460. Electronically stored information 

is hosted at the EPA National Computer 

Center (NCC), 109 TW Alexander Drive, 

Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC 

27711. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

John Goldsby, Branch Chief, 

Personnel Security Branch, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

William Jefferson Clinton North 

Building, Mail Code 3206A, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20460; Telephone Number: (202) 

564–1569; Email address: goldsby.john@

epa.gov. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Executive Order 13467, Reforming 

Processes for Security Clearances, 

Suitability and Fitness for Employment, 

and Credentialing, and Related Matters 

as amended; Code of Federal 

Regulations 5, Parts 731 (Suitability), 

732 (National Security Positions), 736 

(Personnel Investigations), and 1400 

(Designation of National Security 

Positions in the Competitive Service, 

and Related Matters); Executive Order 

12968—Access to Classified 

Information; Executive Order 13467— 


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Reforming Processes Related to 

Suitability for Government 

Employment, Fitness for Contractor 

Employees, and Eligibility for Access to 

Classified National Security 

Information; Executive Order 13488— 

Granting Reciprocity on Excepted 

Service and Federal Contractor 

Employee Fitness and Reinvestigating 

Individuals in Positions of Public Trust; 

Executive Order 13741—Amending E.O. 

13467 To Establish the Roles and 

Responsibilities of the National 

Background Investigations Bureau and 

Related Matters; Executive Order 

13764—Amending the Civil Service 

Rules, Executive Order 13488; E.O. 

13467 To Modernize the Executive 

Branch-Wide Governance Structure and 

Processes for Security Clearances, 

Suitability and Fitness for Employment, 

and Credentialing, and Related Matters; 

Responsibilities for the Maintenance of 

Records About Individuals by Federal 

Agencies [OMB Circular A–108, as 

amended]; Trusted Workforce 2.0, 

Managements Responsibility for Internal 

Control [OMB Circular A–123, Revised 

12/21/04]; Managing Information as a 

Strategic Resource [OMB Circular A– 

130]; Records Management by Federal 

Agencies [44 U.S.C. 31]; Federal 

Information Security Modernization Act 

(Pub. L. 104–106, sec. 5113); Electronic 

Government Act (Pub. L. 104–347, sec. 

203); the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501); the Government 

Paperwork Elimination Act (Pub. L. 

105–277, 44 U.S.C. 3504). 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

The purpose of PSS 2.0 is to assist 

PSB with coordinating and managing 

background investigations on federal 

and non-federal personnel working for 

EPA by collecting, maintaining, and 

tracking the documentation associated 

with such background investigations. 

Data in the system will be transferred to 

the identity card management provider 

so that access cards can be issued to 

personnel. The data in the system will 

also be used by the Agency to start the 

employee onboarding process, and to 

manage personnel throughout their 

employment at EPA. Additionally, the 

insider threat module will be used by 

OHS to collect information on 

individuals, relevant to insider threat 

inquiries. EPA will use the insider 

threat module to manage information 

related to the inquiries, and support 

EPA’s responses to such inquiries. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Federal employees, contractors, 

grantees, students, interns, volunteers, 

other non-federal employees, and 

individuals formerly in any of these 

positions including individuals who 

require access to EPA-controlled 

facilities, information technology 

systems, or information classified in the 

interest of national security, and 

applicants for employment or to work 

on a contract, grant or other activity for 

the Agency. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Information in the system may 

include: an individual’s first, middle, 

and last name; social security number 

(SSN); date and place of birth; 

employment organization; office and 

home addresses; office, home, and cell 

phone numbers; job series; pay grade; 

current and previous employment 

details; dates and locations of overseas/ 

foreign travel; military service 

information; financial and credit 

information; court documents; biometric 

data including fingerprint results; Office 

of Personnel Management’s or Defense 

Counterintelligence and Security 

Agency’s background investigations; 

driver’s license information; passport 

and visa information; photographs; 

emergency contacts; business or other 

involvement with foreign governments 

or foreign nationals; foreign contacts; 

ownership of foreign property 

information; foreign bank account 

information; information on arrests in 

foreign countries; and insider threat 

inquiry details. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The data maintained in PSS 2.0 is 

obtained from subjects of a background 

investigation, individuals interviewed 

as part of a background investigation or 

insider threat inquiry, current and 

prospective EPA personnel, internal 

EPA systems such as the Human 

Resources Line of Business (HRLoB) 

system (EPA–93), external systems such 

as the General Service Administration 

(GSA)’s USAccess system (GSA/GOVT– 

7), and from other external sources such 

as vendors, applicants, other federal 

agencies, other law enforcement systems 

and other public source materials. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

The routine uses below are both 

related to and compatible with the 

original purpose for which the 

information was collected. 

General routine uses A, B, C, D, E, F, 

G, H, I, J, K, L, and M apply to this 

system (86 FR 62527). 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

These records are maintained 

electronically on computer storage 

devices located at the EPA National 

Computer Center (NCC), 109 TW 

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 

Park, Durham, NC 27711. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Personal information may be retrieved 

using an individual’s SSN, name, date 

of birth, email address, personal 

identification number or background 

investigation case number. The SSN is 

used in the Suitability, Credentialing 

and Security Executive Agents’ systems, 

and is therefore used as the connecting 

data to enable the various systems to 

communicate with each other and 

transfer data when needed. PSS 2.0 

displays a reminder about the 

appropriate PII and SPII handling 

procedures every time a user begins to 

enter data for a new background 

investigation. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Records are retained and disposed of 

in accordance with National Archives 

and Records Administration (NARA) 

records retention schedules appropriate 

to the retention of background 

investigation related data, as well as 

EPA’s Records Schedules 100 & 1008. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

Security controls used to protect 

personal sensitive data in PSS 2.0 are 

commensurate with those required for 

an information system rated 

MODERATE for confidentiality, 

integrity, and availability, as prescribed 

in NIST Special Publication, 800–53, 

‘‘Security and Privacy Controls for 

Information Systems and 

Organizations,’’ Revision 5. 

1. Administrative Safeguards: 

Personnel are instructed to lock their 

computer when they leave their desks. 

Personnel are regularly reminded about 

appropriate sensitive personally 

identifiable information (SPII) and 

personally identifiable information (PII) 

handling procedures. All personnel are 

required to take annual Information 

Technology Security and Privacy 

Training. In addition to the agency’s 

Rules of Behavior, PSS 2.0 users are 

required to sign a PSS 2.0-specific Rules 

of Behavior document prior to their 

access being granted to the system. 

Additionally, Contracting Officer’s 

Representatives will also be required to 

review and understand PSS 2.0 user 

guides, which explain how SPII/PII 

should be handled. 

2. Technical Safeguards: Electronic 

records are maintained in a secure, 

password-protected environment. 

Access to records is limited to those 


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who have a need to know. Electronic 

records are restricted to authorized 

users with appropriate security 

privileges, including the use of 2- factor 

PIV Card authentication and permission 

level assignments. After 15 minutes of 

inactivity, a user is automatically logged 

out of the system. Additionally, PSS 2.0 

displays a reminder about the 

appropriate PII and SPII handling 

procedures each time a user begins to 

enter data for a new background 

investigation. 

3. Physical Safeguards: All records 

are maintained in secure, accesscontrolled areas or buildings. EPA 

employees and contractors involved in 

the management, design, development, 

implementation, and execution of the 

program will have monitored access to 

the application. Only individuals who 

have the proper authorization and who 

perform functions related to PSS 2.0 are 

allowed to access information. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), 

certain records maintained in PSS 2.0 

are exempt from specific access and 

accounting provisions of the Privacy 

Act. See 40 CFR 16.12. However, EPA 

may, in its discretion, grant individual 

requests for access if it determines that 

the exercise of these rights will not 

interfere with an interest that the 

exemption is intended to protect. 

Requests for access must be made in 

accordance with the procedures 

described in EPA’s Privacy Act 

regulations at 40 CFR part 16. 

Specifically, all requests for access to 

personal records should cite the Privacy 

Act of 1974 and reference the type of 

request being made (i.e., access). 

Requests must include: (1) the name and 

signature of the individual making the 

request; (2) the name of the Privacy Act 

system of records to which the request 

relates; (3) a statement whether a 

personal inspection of the records or a 

copy of them by mail is desired; and (4) 

proof of identity. A full description of 

EPA’s Privacy Act procedures for 

requesting access to records is available 

at 40 CFR part 16. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), 

certain records maintained in PSS 2.0 

are exempt from specific correction and 

amendment provisions of the Privacy 

Act. See 40 CFR 16.12. However, EPA 

may, in its discretion, grant individual 

requests for correction and amendment 

if it determines that the exercise of these 

rights will not interfere with an interest 

that the exemption is intended to 

protect. Requests for correction and 

amendment must identify the record to 

be changed and the corrective action 

sought and must be made in accordance 

with the procedures described in EPA’s 

Privacy Act regulations at 40 CFR part 

16. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) and 

(k)(5), certain records maintained in PSS 

2.0 are exempt from specific notification 

provisions of the Privacy Act. See 40 

CFR 16.12. However, EPA may, in its 

discretion, grant individual notification 

requests if it determines that 

notification will not interfere with an 

interest that the exemption is intended 

to protect. Generally, individuals who 

wish to be informed whether a Privacy 

Act system of records maintained by 

EPA contains any record pertaining to 

them, should make a written request to 

the EPA, Attn: Agency Privacy Officer, 

MC 2831T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW, Washington, DC 20460, or by email 

at: privacy@epa.gov. A full description 

of EPA’s Privacy Act procedures is 

included in EPA’s Privacy Act 

regulations at 40 CFR part 16. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

Under 5 U.S.C. 552a (k)(2), certain 

records in PSS 2.0 are exempt from the 

following provisions of the Privacy Act 

of 1974, as amended, subject to the 

limitations set forth in this subsection: 

5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1). In 

particular, the following types of 

records in PSS 2.0 are exempt from the 

aforementioned provisions under 

subsection (k)(2): (1) background 

investigation records compiled to 

investigate personnel/an applicant that 

is/would be responsible for law 

enforcement and/or national security 

matters; (2) background investigation 

records compiled to investigate 

personnel suspected of illegal or 

inappropriate activity; (3) information 

compiled to identify potential insider 

threats and facilitate insider threat 

inquiries; (4) information compiled to 

identify pattens of illegal activity, or 

that may form the predicate or be the 

catalyst of a law enforcement 

investigation; and (5) information 

otherwise compiled to identify 

violations of law or national security 

breaches. 

However, if any individual is denied 

a right, privilege, or benefit to which the 

individual would otherwise be entitled 

by Federal law or for which the 

individual would otherwise be eligible, 

access will be granted, except to the 

extent that the disclosure would reveal 

the identity of a source who furnished 

information to the Government under an 

express promise of confidentiality. 

Further, under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5), 

investigatory material compiled solely 

for the purpose of determining 

suitability, eligibility, or qualifications 

for Federal civilian employment, 

military service, Federal contracts, or 

access to classified information that, if 

disclosed, would reveal the identity of 

a confidential source is exempt from 5 

U.S.C. 552a (c)(3) and (d), subject to the 

limitations set forth in the subsections. 

EPA may maintain in PSS 2.0 records 

obtained from other agencies or 

components, which have exempted 

those records from certain Privacy Act 

requirements under 5 U.S.C. 552a (j) 

and (k). As such records do not lose 

exempt status when added to another 

system, these records will continue to 

be exempt in PSS 2.0 on the same basis 

and from the same requirements as in 

the source system. Although certain 

records in PSS 2.0 have been exempted 

from certain provisions of the Privacy 

Act, EPA may, in its discretion, fully 

grant individual requests for access and 

correction if it determines that the 

exercise of these rights will not interfere 

with an interest that the exemption is 

intended to protect. However, if any 

individual is denied any right, privilege, 

or benefit that they would otherwise be 

entitled by federal law, or for which 

they would otherwise be eligible, as a 

result of the maintenance of these 

records, the records shall be provided to 

the individual, except to the extent that 

the disclosure of such material would 

reveal the identity of a source who 

furnished information to the 

Government under an express promise 

that the identity of the source would be 

held in confidence. 

HISTORY: 

85 FR 32380 (May 29, 2020). 

Vaughn Noga, 

Senior Agency Official for Privacy. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–11527–01–OAR] 

Announcing Upcoming Meeting of 

Mobile Sources Technical Review 

Subcommittee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

announces an upcoming meeting of the 


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