Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 179 / Tuesday, September 16, 1997 / Notices 48633

USP 5,651,200 is an improved small

augerhead type dredge system which

reduces clogging of the system’s pump

impeller intake eye by utilizing a cutter/

grate device to prevent ingestion of

debris into the system’s pump by

cutting up vegetation and excluding

debris prior to entry into the pump’s

impeller eye, and, by utilizing a

transition box structure behind the

augerhead that has a back-flush and a

manual clean-out box.

Applications for an exclusive or

partially exclusive license should

contain the information set forth in 37

CFR Part 404.8. Applications will be

evaluated utilizing the following

criteria: (1) Ability to manufacture and

market the technology; (2)

Manufacturing and marketing

capability; (3) Time required to bring

technology to market and production

rate; (4) Royalties; (5) Technical

capabilities; and, (6) Small Business

status.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–24575 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–92–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Marine Corps, Department of

the Navy, DOD..

ACTION: Amend a record system.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Marine Corps

proposes to amend a system of records

in its inventory of record systems

subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5

U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

DATES: The amendment will be effective

September 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the

Head, FOIA and Privacy Act Section,

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 2

Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20380–

1775.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

B. L. Thompson at (703) 614–4008 or

DSN 224–4008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.

Marine Corps record system notices for

records systems subject to the Privacy

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

have been published in the Federal

Register and are available from the

address above.

The proposed amendments are not

within the purview of subsection (r) of

the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a), as

amended, which would require the

submission of a new or altered system

report for each system. The specific

changes to the record systems being

amended are set forth below followed

by the notices, as amended, published

in their entirety.

Dated: September 11, 1997.

L. M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

MMN00010

SYSTEM NAME:

Personnel Services Working Files

(February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10664).

CHANGES:

* * * * *

PURPOSE:

Delete the last four words in the entry

and replace with a period and add the

following sentence ‘Key Volunteer

Network (KVN) personnel or Chaplains

will use this information to contact the

next of kin on family matters, to include

decedent affairs.’

* * * * *

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

In line one, delete the words ‘Marine

Corps Manpower Management System;

Joint Uniform Military Pay System’ and

replace with ‘Marine Corps Total Force

System’.

* * * * *

MMN00010

SYSTEM NAME:

Personnel Services Working Files.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

All Marine Corps activities. U.S.

Marine Corps official mailing addresses

are incorporated into the Department of

the Navy’s address directory, published

as an appendix to the Navy’s

compilation of systems of records

notices.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Members and former members of the

Marine Corps and Marine Corps

Reserve; permanently and temporarily

retired members of the Marine Corps

and Marine Corps Reserve; members of

the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve; Federal

civil service employees of the Marines

Corps; and dependents, survivors or

appointed agents of the foregoing. Some

information about dependents and other

members of families or former families

of Marine Corps personnel may be

included in files pertaining to the

Marine. Inquiries from the general

public, whether addressed directly to

HQMC or received via a third party,

may be retained together with

information obtained in the course of

completing required action or in

preparing a response.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Files contain information pertaining

to identification; prior service; location

and addresses; decedent affairs; military

honors at funerals; recovery of remains;

casualty notification; condolence letters

to next of kin; transportation, passports

and visas for next of kin of casualties

medically warranted overseas; missing

persons; prisoners of war; reserve

disability benefits; casualty statistics;

certification of eligibility for award of

Purple Heart Medal; death benefits and

annuity payments; Official reports of

casualty; certification of life insurance

coverage; investigative reports; travel of

dependents; reports and death

certificates substantiating casualty

status; intelligence reports concerning

missing and captured members; prior

and present marital status; dissolution

of prior marriages; birth, marriage and

death certificates; adopting of children;

financial responsibility; child support;

claims of non-support; personal health

and welfare reports; alien marriages;

conduct and personal history as it

pertains to marriage and its

responsibilities; medical information;

garnishment of pay; powers of attorney;

personal financial records; police and

fire reports; records of emergency data;

medical care; use of exchanges,

commissaries and theaters; recovery of

invalid dependent identification and

privilege cards; correction of naval

records; defense related employment;

veterans rights, benefits and privileges;

awards, recommendations and/or

issuances; Survivor Benefit Plan;

preseparation counseling; civil

readjustment; Retired Serviceman’s

Family Protection Plan; residence; basic

allowance for quarters; leave and

liberty; financial assistance; extensions

of emergency leave; in service FHA

mortgage insurance loans;

reimbursement for damage to or loss of

personal property; transportation of

household goods; claims against the

government; lost, damaged or

abandoned property; medical bills;

determinations of dependency status;

claims against commercial carriers,

insurers, and contractors; dependent

identification and privilege cards;

official correspondence (including

correspondence from Marines, their

families, attorneys, doctors, lawyers,

clergymen, administrators/executors/

guardians of estates, American Red

Cross and other welfare agencies and

the general public, whether addressed

directly to the Marine Corps or via third

parties); internal routing and processing

or personal affairs matters; and records
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of interviews and telephonic

conversations.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental

Regulations; 10 U.S.C. 1071–1087,

1441–1442, 1444–1455, 1475–1488,

2771; 37 U.S.C. 401, 551, et.seq.; 38

U.S.C. 4301–4307; and E.O. 11016.

PURPOSE(S):

To provide a record for use in the

administration of programs concerning

the personal welfare of Marines and

their dependents and/or survivors. Key

Volunteer Network (KVN) personnel or

Chaplains will use this information to

contact the next of kin on family

matters, to include decedent affairs.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

In addition to those disclosures

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records

or information contained therein may

specifically be disclosed outside the

DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5

U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:

Records are used by intelligence and

other government agencies assisting in

the investigation of circumstances of

casualty and in accounting for

personnel who are deceased (body not

recovered), missing, captured, or

detained.

The ‘Blanket Routine Uses’ set forth at

the beginning of the Marine Corp’s

compilation of systems of records

notices apply to this system.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Paper records in file folders, vertical

strip files, microfiche and card files

stored in filing cabinets, shelves, tables

and desks.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Files are accessed and retrieved by

subject matter and by individual.

Identification of individual is by name

or Social Security Number.

SAFEGUARDS:

Building is located in controlled

access area with security guards on 24

hour duty. Access to information

contained in the files is limited to

Officials and employees of

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps acting

in their official capacity upon

demonstration of a need-to-know basis.

Records held by field activities are

maintained in areas accessible only to

authorized personnel that are properly

screened, cleared and trained. Locked

and/or guarded offices.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Files are retained for differing lengths

of time, depending upon the purpose of

the information contained therein.

Death benefit data are retained for five

years and then destroyed; records of

emergency data are retained until the

Marine’s death or separation from active

duty or active reserves; Department of

Defense Reports of Casualty are retained

for such period as deemed necessary,

and then transferred to the Historical

Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine

Corps; casualty statistics and rosters,

and statistical reports are retained for

such period as deemed necessary and

then transferred to Historical Division,

Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps or

destroyed as deemed appropriate;

missing and captured personnel data

and unusual miscellaneous casualty

topic data are retained for such period

as deemed necessary and then

destroyed; files concerning dependency

determination are retained for one year

and then destroyed; files concerning

veterans rights, benefits and privileges

are retained indefinitely or until the

member and all eligible survivors are

deceased; files concerning correction of

naval records are destroyed upon

completion of action; files regarding

adjudication of claims against the

government are retained for six months

and then destroyed; files containing

information which could be considered

to be derogatory nature are disposed of

as directed by competent authority; all

other files are retained for three years

and then destroyed.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Commandant of the Marine Corps,

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

(M&RA), Washington, DC 20380–1775.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine

whether information about themselves

is contained in this system should

address written inquiries to the

Commandant of the Marine Corps (Code

M&RA), Headquarters, U.S. Marine

Corps, Washington, DC 20380–1775.

Telephone (703) 614–2558.

Correspondence should contain the

full name, Social Security Number and

signature of the requester. The

individual may visit the above location

for review of files. Proof of

identification may consist of the active,

reserve, retired or dependent

identification card, the Armed Forces

Report of Transfer or Discharge (DD

Form 214), discharge certificate, driver’s

license, social security card, or by

providing such other data sufficient to

ensure the individual is the subject of

the inquiry.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to

information about themselves contained

in this system should address written

inquiries to the Commandant of the

Marine Corps (Code M&RA),

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps,

Washington, DC 20380–1775.

Telephone (703) 614–2558.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The USMC rules for contesting

contents and appealing initial agency

determinations are published in

Secretary of the Navy Instruction

5211.5; Marine Corps Order P5211.2; 32

CFR part 701; or may be obtained from

the system manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Marine Corps Manpower Management

System; Joint Uniform Military Pay

System; Marine Corps Military

Personnel Records System; Marine

Corps Deserter Inquiry File; Staff

agencies and subdivisions of

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps;

Marine Corps commands and

organizations; Other agencies of federal,

state, and local governments;

Educational institutions; Medical

reports and psychiatric evaluations;

Financial institutions and other

commercial enterprises; Civil courts and

law enforcement agencies;

Correspondence and telephone calls

from private citizens initiated directly to

the Marine Corps or via the U.S.

Congress and other agencies;

Investigative reports; American Red

Cross and similar welfare agencies;

Department of Veterans Affairs.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

[FR Doc. 97–24533 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–F

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Director, Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, invites comments

on the proposed information collection

requests as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before

November 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests for copies of the proposed