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responsibility of the receiving entity and

indicates a violation or potential

violation of law;

2. A court, magistrate, grand jury, or

administrative tribunal in the course of

presenting evidence, including

disclosures to opposing counsel or

witnesses in the course of civil

discovery, litigation, or settlement

negotiations in response to a courtordered subpoena or in connection with

criminal, civil, or regulatory

proceedings;

3. A Member of Congress or a

congressional office in order for that

Member or office to respond to

communications from the participant

who is the subject of the record;

4. The Department of Justice for the

purpose of further investigation and

prosecution;

5. The current or former employing

agency of the participant for the purpose

of further investigation and

administrative action;

6. Informants, complainants, or

victims to the extent necessary to

provide those persons with information

and explanations concerning the

progress or results of the investigation;

and

7. A Federal, foreign, state, or local

agency or a person or entity if necessary

to obtain information relevant to the

investigation of the allegations or

prosecution of the case.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

These records are maintained in file

folders in office file cabinets and on

electronic media or computer in the

system location.

RETRIEVABILITY:

These records are indexed by the

names and Social Security numbers of

Thrift Savings Plan participants.

SAFEGUARDS:

Access to and use of these records is

restricted to those persons whose

official duties require such access.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records in this system are destroyed

seven years after the case is closed.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Director, Office of Benefits and

Program Analysis, Federal Retirement

Thrift Investment Board, 1250 H Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20005.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Inquiries under the Privacy Act of

1974 should be addressed to the Privacy

Act Officer, Federal Retirement Thrift

Investment Board, 1250 H Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20005. All individuals

making inquiries should provide with

their request as much descriptive matter

as is possible to identify the particular

record desired.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals requesting information

under the Privacy Act of 1974

concerning procedures for gaining

access or contesting records should

write to the Privacy Act Officer. All

individuals are urged to examine the

regulations at 5 CFR part 1630

concerning Board requirements with

respect to the Privacy Act of 1974.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

See ‘‘Record Access Procedures’’

above.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Records in this system may be

provided by or obtained from the

following: Persons to whom the

information relates when practicable,

including Thrift Savings Plan

participants, complainants, informants,

witnesses, investigators, and persons

reviewing the allegations; Federal, state

and local agencies; and investigative

reports and records.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT:

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

Privacy Act and the Board’s regulation

at 5 CFR 1630.10, certain portions of

records under this system may be

exempted from the provisions of the

Privacy Act when: (1) Such portions

represent investigatory materials

compiled for law enforcement purposes

or (2) such portions would reveal the

identity of a source who furnished

information to the Government under a

promise of confidentiality which

information resulted in the denial of a

right, privilege, or benefit to a

participant.

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BILLING CODE 6760–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Committee on Vital and Health

Statistics: Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, the Department of

Health and Human Services announces

the following advisory committee

meeting.

Name: National Committee on Vital and

Health Statistics (NCVHS), Subcommittee on

Population-Specific Issues.

Times and Dates: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.,

September 29, 1997; 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.,

September 30, 1997.

Place: Room 303–339A, Hubert H.

Humphrey Building, 200 Independence

Avenue S.W., Washington D.C. 20201.

Status: Open.

Purpose: The Subcommittee plans to

continue its exploration of data issues

associated with Medicaid managed care. On

September 29, presentations are scheduled

from selected governmental agencies and

private researchers on Medicaid managed

care. On September 30, the Subcommittee

will refine its work plan, identify tasks and

resources, and establish time frames to

complete its work.

Contact Person for More Information:

Substantive program information as well as

summaries of the meeting and a roster of

committee members may be obtained from

James Scanlon, NCVHS Executive Staff

Director, Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Planning and Evaluation, DHHS, Room 440–

D. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence

Avenue S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201,

telephone (202) 690–7100, or Marjorie S.

Greenberg, Executive Secretary, NCVHS,

NCHS, CDC, Room 1100, Presidential

Building, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville,

Maryland 20782, telephone 301/436–7050.

Additional information about the full

Committee and the tentative agenda for the

Subcommittee meeting is available on the

NCVHS website: http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/

ncvhs

Dated: September 12, 1997.

James Scanlon,

Director, Division of Data Policy.

[FR Doc. 97–24763 Filed 9–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4151–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

Findings of Scientific Misconduct

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Office of Research Integrity (ORI)

has made a final finding of scientific

misconduct in the following case:

Christopher Leonhard, Dartmouth

College: Based upon an investigation

conducted by Dartmouth College,

information obtained by the Office of

Research Integrity (ORI) during its

oversight review, and Mr. Leonhard’s

own admission, ORI found that Mr.

Leonhard, a former graduate student in

the Department of Psychology,

Dartmouth College, engaged in scientific

misconduct arising out of certain

biomedical research supported by two

grants from the National Institute of

Mental Health (NIMH), National

Institutes of Health (NIH).