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15. The Federal Register Notice

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on 8/8/97

( FR Doc. 97–20977 ); Zero (0)

comments were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 11.7 hours per

response. Burden means the total time,

effort, or financial resources expended

by persons to generate, maintain, retain,

or disclose or provide information to or

for a Federal agency. This includes the

time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize

technology and systems for the purposes

of collecting, validating, and verifying

information, processing and

maintaining information, and disclosing

and providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Respondents/Affected Entities:

Entities potentially affected by this

action may include local and suburban

transit providers, business associations,

civic organizations, air and water

resource and solid waste management

agencies, local and regional government

agencies and other transportationrelated organizations. Additionally, EPA

expects to enroll private businesses

from a wide range of industries in the

Transportation Partners program.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

195.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

8,371 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: $0.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1818.01 in

any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2137), 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460 (or

E-Mail

Farmer.Sandy@epamail.epa.gov)

and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for

EPA 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: October 14, 1997.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 97–27853 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00511; FRL–5752–7]

State FIFRA Issues Research and

Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Pesticide

Operations Management Working

Committee; Open Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The State FIFRA Issues

Research and Evaluation Group

(SFIREG) Pesticide Operations

Management Working Committee will

hold a 2-day meeting, October 27, and

October 28, 1997. This notice

announces the location and times for

the meeting and sets forth the tentative

agenda topics. The meetings are open to

the public.

DATES: The SFIREG Working Committee

on Pesticide and Operations

Management will meet on Monday,

October 27, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 5

p.m. and Tuesday, October 28, 1997,

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

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at:

the National Airport Doubletree Hotel,

300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington-Crystal

City, VA, 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Elaine Y. Lyon, Office of Pesticide

Programs (7506C), Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Office location

and telephone number: (703) 305–5306;

(703) 308–1850 (fax); e-mail:

lyon.elaine@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

tentative agenda of the SFIREG Working

Committee on Pesticide Operations

Management includes the following:

1. Policy regarding pesticides used

in greenhouses.

2. Worker protection standard/

restricted-entry interval exception for

BRAVO (chlorothalonil).

3. Worker protection standard

language on AZTEC insecticide.

4. Enforcement of pesticide laws on

federal and tribal lands.

5. Pesticide exposure from use of

plant parts - Are cultural-ethnic

subgroups considered in risk

assessments.

6. Clarification of EPA policy on the

usurpation of state 24(c) authority.

7. Update on quality assurance

project plans vs. Quality management

plans vs. National Environmental

Laboratory Accreditation Program.

8. Data quality issues:

a. Reference files system vs.

Pesticide product information system.

b. How do states report errors

detected in EPA’s data.

c. Time frame for posting

corrections

9. Labeling issues with the use of

commodity fumigant methyl bromide

for structural fumigation.

10. Indoor structural pest control

concerns.

11. Further review of 24(c)

indemnification/waiver of liability

language - Mandatory vs. Advisory.

12. Office of Enforcement and

Compliance Topics:

a. Enforceability of postapplication operations on pesticide

labels.

b. Custom dilution/blending.

c. Antimicrobial efficacy testing.

d. Worker protection compliance

monitoring/enforcement.

e. Cancellation of section 3 for

changed active ingredient source.

13. Reports from committee

members and introduction of issue

papers.

14. Other topics as appropriate.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: October 16, 1997.

Jay Ellenberger,

Director, Field and External Affairs Division,

Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–27975 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

Privacy Act of 1974; Amendment of a

System of Records

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.

ACTION: Notice of amendment of a

system of records maintained on

individuals; request for comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11)), the

Farm Credit Administration is issuing

notice of our intent to amend the system

of records entitled Employee

Attendance, Leave, and Payroll

Records—FCA (Employee Record

System) to reflect the addition of several

new routine uses and the inclusion of

machine readable records, paper
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records, and some computer-output

microfiche in the category of records.

DATE: The changes will become effective

as proposed, on November 26, 1997,

unless comments which would warrant

our preventing the changes from taking

effect are received on or before such

date.

ADDRESSES: Interested individuals may

comment on this publication by writing

to Debra Buccolo, Privacy Act Officer, in

care of Cindy Nicholson, Farm Credit

Administration, McLean, Virginia

22102–5090. Comments should be

submitted in triplicate. All

communications received will be

available for examination by interested

parties in the offices of the Farm Credit

Administration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Debra Buccolo, Privacy Act Officer,

Farm Credit Administration, McLean,

Virginia 22102–5090, (703) 883–4022,

TDD (703) 883–4444, or

Jane Virga, Office of General Counsel,

Farm Credit Administration, McLean,

Virginia, 22102–5090, (703) 883–

4071, TDD (703) 883–4444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Discussion of Additions to Routine

Use

Pursuant to Pub. L. 104–193, the

Personal Responsibility and Work

Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,

the Farm Credit Administration will

disclose data from its system of records

entitled Employee Attendance, Leave,

and Payroll Records—FCA to the Office

of Child Support Enforcement,

Administration for Children and

Families, Department of Health and

Human Services for use in its Federal

Parent Locator System (FPLS) and

Federal Tax Offset System, DHHS/OCSE

No. 09–90–0074.

FPLS is a computerized network

through which States may request

location information from Federal and

State agencies to find non-custodial

parents and/or their employers for

purposes of establishing paternity and

securing support. Effective October 1,

1997, the FPLS will be enlarged to

include the National Directory of New

Hires, a database containing information

on employees commencing

employment, quarterly wage data on

private and public sector employees,

and information on unemployment

compensation benefits. Effective

October 1, 1998, the FPLS will be

expanded to include a Federal Case

Registry. The Federal Case Registry will

contain abstracts on all participants

involved in child support enforcement

cases. When the Federal Case Registry is

instituted, its files will be matched on

an ongoing basis against the files in the

National Directory of New Hires to

determine if an employee is a

participant in a child support case

anywhere in the country. If the FPLS

identifies a person as being a participant

in a State child support case, that State

will be notified of the participant’s

current employer. State requests to the

FPLS for location information will also

continue to be processed after October

1, 1998.

The Farm Credit Administration will

disclose the following data on

individuals hired after October 1, 1997,

to the FPLS: the name, address, and

social security number of the employee;

and the name, address, and Federal

Employer Identification Number of the

employer.

In addition, names and social security

numbers submitted by the Farm Credit

Administration to the FPLS will be

disclosed by the Office of Child Support

Enforcement to the Social Security

Administration for verification to ensure

that the social security number provided

is correct.

The data disclosed by the Farm Credit

Administration to the FPLS will also be

disclosed by the Office of Child Support

Enforcement to the Secretary of the

Treasury for use in verifying claims or

the advance payment of the earned

income tax credit or to verify a claim of

employment on a tax return.

II. Compatibility of Additional Routine

Use

We are proposing these routine uses

in accordance with the Privacy Act (5

U.S.C. 552a(b)(3)). The Privacy Act

permits the disclosure of information

about individuals without their consent

for a routine use where the information

will be used for a purpose that is

compatible with the purpose for which

the information was originally collected.

The Office of Management and Budget

has indicated that a ‘‘compatible’’ use is

a use that is necessary and proper. See

OMB Guidelines, 51 FR 18982, 18985

(1986). Because the proposed uses of the

data are required by Pub. L. 104–193,

they are necessary and proper uses and,

therefore, ‘‘compatible uses.’’

III. Effect of the Proposed Changes on

Individuals

We will disclose information under

the proposed routine uses only as

required under Pub. L. 104–193 and as

permitted by the Privacy Act.

IV. Other Changes

The notice also reflects changes in

designated points of contact for

inquiring about the Employee Record

System, accessing the records, and

requesting amendments to the records.

Several minor technical and editorial

changes that reflect reorganizations

within the Farm Credit Administration

and its relocation from Washington, DC,

to McLean, Virginia, have also been

included. In addition to the general

editorial changes, revisions were made

to reflect the inclusion of machine

readable records, paper records, and

some computer-output microfiche in the

category of records.

As required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the

Privacy Act, the FCA has sent notice of

this amended system of records to the

Office of Management and Budget, the

Committee on Government Operations

of the House of Representatives, and the

Committee on Governmental Affairs of

the Senate.

Accordingly, this system notice is

amended as set forth below.

FCA–7

SYSTEM NAME:

Employee Attendance, Leave, and

Payroll Records—FCA.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Farm Credit Administration, 1501

Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102–

5090 and field offices.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Current and former FCA employees.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Records consist of paper, electronic,

and microfiche files containing payrollrelated information for FCA employees

reported on a biweekly, year-to-date,

and, in some cases, an annual basis. The

records contain the ‘‘Agency Time

Tracking System,’’ payroll and leave

data for each employee, including rate

and amount of pay, hours worked, tax

and retirement deductions, leave bank

records, life insurance and health

insurance deductions, savings

allotments, savings bond and charity

deductions, other financial deductions,

mailing addresses, and home addresses.

From July 1982 to March 1990, FCA

payroll services were provided by the

Department of Treasury utilizing its

Treasury Personnel Payroll Information

System (TPPIS). Beginning in April

1990, FCA payroll services have been

provided by the National Finance

Center’s U.S. Department of Agriculture

Personnel Payroll System.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

12 U.S.C. 2249, 2252.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

Relevant records in the Employee

Record System may be disclosed as a

routine use:

(1) In the event that information in

this record system indicates a violation

or potential violation of law, whether

civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature,

and whether arising by general statute

or particular program statute, or by

regulation, rule, or order issued

pursuant thereto, to the appropriate

agency or authority, whether Federal,

State, local, or foreign, charged with the

responsibility for investigating or

prosecuting such violation or charged

with enforcing or implementing the

statute, rule, regulation, or order issued

pursuant thereto.

(2) To a Federal, State, or local agency

maintaining civil, criminal, or other

relevant enforcement information or

other pertinent information, such as

current licenses, if necessary to obtain

information relevant to a decision

concerning the hiring or retention of an

employee, the letting of a contract, or

the issuance of a grant or other benefit.

(3) To a Federal agency, in response

to its request, in connection with the

hiring or retention of an employee, the

issuance of a security clearance,

reporting an investigation of an

employee, the letting of a contract, or

the issuance of a license, grant, or other

benefit by the requesting agency to the

extent that the information is relevant

and necessary to the requesting agency’s

decision on the matter.

(4) To a congressional office from the

record of an individual in response to

an inquiry from the congressional office

made at the request of that individual.

(5) To the Department of Justice for

use in litigation or in a proceeding

before a court or adjudicative body

before which the FCA is authorized to

appear, when

(a) The FCA, or any component

thereof; or

(b) Any employee of the FCA in his

or her official capacity; or

(c) Any employee of the FCA in his

or her individual capacity where the

Department of Justice or the FCA has

agreed to represent the employee; or

(d) The United States, where the FCA

determines that litigation is likely to

affect the FCA or any of its components,

is a party to the litigation or proceeding

or has an interest in such litigation or

proceeding, and the use of such records

by the Department of Justice or the use

of such records in the proceeding is

deemed by the FCA to be relevant and

necessary, provided, however, that in

each case, the FCA determines that

disclosure of the records to the

Department of Justice or the disclosure

of such records in the proceeding is

compatible with the purpose for which

the records were collected.

(6) To a court, magistrate, or

administrative tribunal in the course of

presenting evidence, including

disclosures to counsel or witnesses in

the course of civil discovery, litigation,

or settlement negotiations or in

connection with criminal proceedings.

(7) To appropriate offices and

agencies to prepare payroll, to meet

Government payroll recordkeeping and

reporting requirements, and to retrieve

and supply payroll and leave

information as required for FCA needs.

In addition, information in this record

system is used to furnish certain

information (name; permanent or

temporary status; most recent position,

grade, or salary) to other Government

agencies or commercial or credit

organizations or to verify employment

to prospective employers.

(8) To Federal, State, and local taxing

authorities concerning compensation to

employees or contractors for personal

services; to the Office of Personnel

Management, Department of the

Treasury, Department of Labor, and

other Federal agencies concerning pay,

benefits, and retirement of employees;

to Federal employees’ health benefits

carriers concerning health insurance of

employees; to financial organizations

concerning employee savings account

allotments and net pay to checking

accounts; to State human resource

offices administering unemployment

compensation programs; to educational

and training organizations concerning

employee qualifications and identity for

specific courses; and to heirs, executors,

and legal representatives of

beneficiaries.

(9) To the Office of Child Support

Enforcement, dministration for Children

and Families, Department of Health and

Human Services, Federal Parent Locator

System (FPLS), and Federal Tax Offset

System for use in locating individuals

and identifying their income sources, to

establish paternity, establish and modify

orders of support, and for enforcement

action.

(10) To the Office of Child Support

Enforcement for release to the Social

Security Administration for verifying

Social Security numbers in connection

with the operation of the FPLS by the

Office of Child Support Enforcement.

(11) To the Office of Child Support

Enforcement for release to the

Department of Treasury for purposes of

administering the Earned Income Tax

Credit Program (section 32, Internal

Revenue Code of 1986) and verifying a

claim with respect to employment in a

tax return.

DISCLOSURES TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES:

Disclosure may be made from this

system, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

552a(b)(12), to a consumer reporting

agency in accordance with section

3711(f) of title 31.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Paper records are maintained in

cabinets or records are maintained

electronically.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Paper records are retrieved by name.

Electronic records are accessed by social

security number.

SAFEGUARDS:

Files are kept in areas that are locked

after business hours. Access to records

is limited to authorized individuals.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

In accordance with National Archives

and Records Administration General

Records Schedule requirements for

payroll-related records.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Chief, Human Resources Division,

Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm

Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102–5090.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

All inquiries about this system of

records shall be addressed to: Privacy

Act Officer, Farm Credit

Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive,

McLean, VA 22102–5090.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Requests for access to a record shall

be directed to: Privacy Act Officer, Farm

Credit Administration, 1501 Farm

Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102–5090,

as provided in 12 CFR part 603.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Requests for amendments to a record

shall be directed to: Privacy Act Officer,

Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm

Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102–5090,

as provided in 12 CFR part 603.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Individual on whom the record is

maintained. FCA employees who

approve the records.

Dated: October 15, 1997.

Floyd Fithian,

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.

[FR Doc. 97–27789 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

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