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DATES: The review period for the DEIS

will end 45 days after publication of the

NOA in the Federal Register by the

EPA. Comments on the DEIS will be

used in preparing the Final

Environmental Impact Statement and a

Record of Decision for the Army action.

COPIES: Copies of the DEIS have been

forwarded to the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA), other Federal,

state and local agencies, public officials;

and organizations and individuals who

previously requested copies of the DEIS.

Copies of the DEIS and related support

studies are available for review at the

following FMC libraries: Abrams (Fort

McClellan Community) Library,

Building 2102, Fort McClellan, Alabama

36205–5020; Fischer Library, U.S. Army

Chemical School, Fifth Avenue,

Building 1081, Fort McClellan, Alabama

36205; and the Military Police School

Library, U.S. Army Military Police

School, Building 3181, Fort McClellan,

Alabama 36205; as well as the following

public and other libraries: AnnistonCalhoun County Public Library, 108

East 10th Street, Anniston, Alabama

36202; Cole Library, Jacksonville State

University, 700 Pelham Road, North,

Jacksonville, Alabama 36265;

Jacksonville Public Library, 200 Pelham

Road, North, Jacksonville, Alabama

36205; Oxford Public Library, 213

Choccolocco Street, Oxford, Alabama

36203; and Mobile District, Army Corps

of Engineers, 109 Saint Joseph Street,

Mobile, Alabama 36628.

ADDRESSES: Questions and/or written

comments regarding the DEIS, or a

request for a copy of the document may

be directed to Mr. Curtis Flakes at the

Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers (ATTN: CESAM–PD–EC),

P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36602–3630;

phone: 334–690–2693 and telefax: 334–

690–2727.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A public

meeting will be held during the 45-day

comment period to afford the public the

opportunity to provide oral and written

comments on the DEIS. The location

and time of the meeting will be

announced in local newspapers at least

15 days prior to the meeting. Interested

persons are invited to attend this public

meeting. Verbal comments at the public

meeting will be limited to 5 minutes per

person. Individuals desiring to make

longer statements may provide written

comments to the address above.

Dated: December 9, 1997.

Gary W. Abrisz,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the

Army (Environment, Safety and Occupational

Health) OASA (I, L&E).

[FR Doc. 97–32880 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Department of the Army.

ACTION: Notice to Amend System of

Records.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army

is amending a system of records notice

in its existing inventory of record

systems subject to the Privacy Act of

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

DATES: This proposed action will be

effective without further notice on

January 20, 1998 unless comments are

received which result in a contrary

determination.

ADDRESSES: Privacy Act Officer, Records

Management Program Division, U.S.

Total Army Personnel Command,

ATTN: TAPC-PDR-P, Stop C55, Ft.

Belvoir, VA 22060–5576.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Janice Thornton at (703) 806–4390 or

DSN 656–4390.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of the Army systems of

records notices 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 specific changes to the records

systems being amended are set forth

below followed by the notices, as

amended, published in their entirety.

The proposed amendments are not

within the purview of subsection (r) of

the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a),

as amended, which requires the

submission of a new or altered system

report.

Dated: December , 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

A0640–10a TAPC

SYSTEM NAME:

Military Personnel Records Jacket

Files (MPRJ) (February 22, 1993, 58 FR

10166).

CHANGES:

* * * * *

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Add ‘(includes documents pertaining

to pre-separation and job assistance

needs in transition from military to

civilian life),’ after ‘retirement’ in line

42.

* * * * *

A0640–10a TAPC

SYSTEM NAME:

Military Personnel Records Jacket

Files (MPRJ).

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Active and Reserve Army Commands/

field operating agencies, installations,

activities. Official mailing addresses are

published as an appendix to the Army’s

compilation of record system notices.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Enlisted, warrant and commissioned

officers on active duty in the U.S. Army;

enlisted, warrant and commissioned

officers of the U.S. Army Reserve in

active reserve (unit or non-unit) status;

retired persons; commissioned/warrant

officers separated after June 30, 1917

and enlisted personnel separated after

October 31, 1912.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Records reflecting qualifications,

emergency data, enlistment and related

service agreement/extension/active duty

orders; military occupational specialty

evaluation data; group life insurance

election; record of induction; security

questionnaire and clearance; transfer/

discharge report/Certificate of Release or

Discharge from Active Duty; language

proficiency questionnaire; police record

check; statement of personal history;

application for ID; Department of

Veterans Affairs compensation forms

and related papers; dependent medical

care statement and related forms;

training and experience documents;

survivor benefit plan election certificate;

efficiency reports; application/

nomination for assignment;

achievement certificates; record of

proceeding and appellate or other

supplementary actions, Article 15 (10

U.S.C. 815); weight control records;

personnel screening and evaluation

records; application/prior service

enlistment documents; certificate

barring reenlistment; waivers for

enlistment; physical evaluation board

summaries; service record brief; Army

School records; classification board

proceedings; correspondence relating to

badges, medals, and unit awards,

including foreign decorations;

correspondence/letters/administrative

reprimands/censures/admonitions

relating to apprehensions/confinement/

discipline; dependent travel and

movement of household goods; personal

indebtedness correspondence and

related papers; documents relating to

proficiency pay, promotion, reduction

in grade, release, retirement (includes

documents pertaining to pre-separation

and job assistance needs in transition
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from military to civilian life), temporary

duty, individual flight records, physical

examination records, aviator flight

record, instrument certification papers,

duty status, leave, and similar military

documents prescribed for filing by

Army regulations or directives.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental

Regulations; 10 U.S.C. 3013; and E.O.

9397 (SSN).

PURPOSE(S):

Personnel records are created and

maintained to manage the member’s

Army Service effectively, document

historically the member’s military

service, and safeguard the rights of the

member and the Army.

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:

To the Department of State to issue

passport/visa; to document personanon-grata status, attache assignments,

and related administration of personnel

assigned and performing duty with the

Department of State.

To the Department of Treasury to

issue bonds; to collect and record

income taxes.

To the Department of Justice to file

fingerprints to perform investigative and

judicial functions.

To the Department of Agriculture to

coordinate matters related to its

advanced education program.

To the Department of Labor to

accomplish actions required under

Federal Employees Compensation Act.

To the Department of Health and

Human Services to provide services

authorized by medical, health, and

related functions authorized by 10

U.S.C. 1074 through 1079.

To the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission to accomplish

requirements incident to Nuclear

Accident/Incident Control Officer

functions.

To the American Red Cross to

accomplish coordination and service

functions including blood donor

programs and emergency investigative

support and notifications.

To the Civil Aeronautics Board to

accomplish flight qualifications,

certification and licensing actions.

To the Federal Aviation Agency to

determine rating and certification

(including medical) of in-service

aviators.

To the General Services

Administration for records storage and

archival services and for printing of

directories and related material which

includes personal data.

To the U.S. Postal Service to

accomplish postal service authorization

involving postal officers and mail clerk

authorizations.

To the Department of Veterans Affairs

to provide information relating to

service, benefits, pensions, in-service

loans, insurance, and appropriate

hospital support.

To the Bureau of Immigration and

Naturalization to comply with status

relating to alien registration, and annual

residence/location.

To the Office of the President of the

United States of America to exchange

required information relating to White

House Fellows, regular Army

promotions, aides, and related support

functions staffed by Army members.

To the Federal Maritime Commission

to obtain licenses for military members

accredited as captain, mate, and harbor

master for duty as Transportation Corps

warrant officer.

To each of the several states, and U.S.

possessions to support state bonus

application; to fulfill income tax

requirements appropriate to the service

member’s home of record; to record

name changes in state bureaus of vital

statistics; and for National Guard affairs.

Civilian educational and training

institutions to accomplish student

registration, tuition support, tests, and

related requirements incident to inservice education programs in

compliance with 10 U.S.C. chapters 102

and 103.

To the Social Security Administration

to obtain or verify Social Security

Number; to transmit Federal Insurance

Compensation Act deductions made

from members’ wages.

To the Department of Transportation

to coordinate and exchange necessary

information pertaining to inter-service

relationships between U.S. Coast Guard

(USCG) and U.S. Army when service

members perform duty with the USCG.

To the Civil authorities for

compliance with 10 U.S.C. 814.

To the U.S. Information Agency to

investigate applicants for sensitive

positions pursuant to E.O. 10450.

To the Federal Emergency

Management to facilitate participation

of Army members in civil defense

planning, training, and emergency

operations pursuant to the military

support of civil defense as prescribed by

DoD Directive 3025.10, Military Support

of Civil Defense, and Army Regulation

500–70, Military Support of Civil

Defense.

To the Director of Selective Service

System to Report of Non-registration at

Time of Separation Processing, of

individuals who decline to register with

Selective Service System. Such report

will contain name of individual, date of

birth, Social Security Number, and

mailing address at time of separation.

Other elements of the Federal

Government pursuant to their respective

authority and responsibility.

To the Military Banking Facilities

Overseas. Information as to current

military addresses and assignments may

be provided to military banking

facilities who provide banking services

overseas and who are reimbursed by the

Government for certain checking and

loan losses. For personnel separated,

discharged or retired from the Armed

Forces, information as to last known

residential or home of record address

may be provided to the military banking

facility upon certification by a banking

facility officer that the facility has a

returned or dishonored check negotiated

by the individual or the individual has

defaulted on a loan and that if

restitution is not made by the

individual, the U.S. Government will be

liable for the losses the facility may

incur.

NOTE: Record of the identity,

diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of any

client/patient, irrespective of whether or

when he/she ceases to be a client/

patient, maintained in connection with

the performance of any alcohol or drug

abuse prevention and treatment

function conducted, regulated, or

directly or indirectly assisted by any

department or agency of the United

States, shall, except as provided therein,

be confidential and be disclosed only for

the purposes and under the

circumstances expressly authorized in

42 U.S.C. 290dd–2. This statute takes

precedence over the Privacy Act of 1974,

in regard to accessibility of such records

except to the individual to whom the

record pertains. The ‘Blanket Routine

Uses’ set forth at the beginning of the

Army’s compilation of systems of

records notices do not apply to these

categories of records.

County and city welfare organizations

to provide information needed to

consider applications for benefits.

Penal institutions to provide health

information to aid patient care.

State, county, and city officials to

include law enforcement authorities to

provide information to determine

benefits or liabilities, or for the

investigation of claim or crimes.

Patriotic societies incorporated,

pursuant to 36 U.S.C., in consonance
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with their respective corporate missions

when used to further the welfare,

morale, or mission of the soldier.

Information can only be disclosed only

if the agency which receives it

adequately prevents its disclosure to

persons other than their employees who

need such information to perform their

authorized duties.

The ‘Blanket Routine Uses’ set forth at

the beginning of the Army’s compilation

of systems of records notices also apply

to this system, except for those

specifically excluded categories of

records.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAILING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Paper records in file folders.

RETRIEVABILITY:

By individual’s name and/or Social

Security Number.

SAFEGUARDS:

All records are maintained in secured

areas, accessible only to designated

individuals whose official duties require

access; they are transferred from station

to station in personal possession of the

individual whose record it is or, when

this is not feasible, by U.S. Postal

Service.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

The maintenance, forwarding, and

disposition of the MPRJ (DA Form 201)

and its contents are governed by Army

Regulations 640–10, Individual Military

Personnel Records, and 635–10,

Processing Personnel for Separations.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Commander, U.S. Total Army

Personnel Command, 200 Stovall Street,

Alexandria, VA 22332–0400.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine if

information about themselves is

contained in this record system should

address written inquiries to the

commander of the organization to which

the service member is assigned; for

retired and non-unit reserve personnel,

information may be obtained from the

U.S. Army Reserve Personnel Center,

9700 Page Boulevard, St Louis, MO

63132–5200; for discharged and

decreased personnel contact the

National Personnel Records Center,

General Services Administration, 9700

Page Boulevard, St Louis, MO 63132–

5100.

Individual should provide the full

name, Social Security Number, service

identification number, current address

and telephone number, and signature.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to records

about themselves contained in this

record system should address written

inquiries to the commander of the

organization to which the service

member is assigned; for retired and nonunit reserve personnel, information may

be obtained from the U.S. Army Reserve

Personnel Center, 9700 Page Boulevard,

St. Louis, MO 63132–5200; for

discharged and deceased personnel

contact the National Personnel Records

Center, General Services

Administration, 9700 Page Boulevard,

St Louis, MO 63132–5100.

Individual should provide the full

name, Social Security Number, service

identification number, current address

and telephone number, and signature.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The Army’s rules for accessing

records, and for contesting contents and

appealing initial agency determinations

are contained in Army Regulation 340–

21; 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained

from the system manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

From the individual, educational and

financial institutions, law enforcement

agencies, personal references provided

by the individual, Army records and

reports, third parties when information

furnished relates to the service

member’s status.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

[FR Doc. 97–33107 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–F

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief Information

Officer, Office of the Chief Information

Officer, invites comments on the

submission for OMB review as required

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before January

20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection

requests should be addressed to Patrick

J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

5624, Regional Office Building 3,

Washington, DC 20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 USC Chapter 35) requires that

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) provide interested Federal

agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. OMB may amend or

waive the requirement for public

consultation to the extent that public

participation in the approval process

would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, publishes this

notice containing proposed information

collection requests prior to submission

of these requests to OMB. Each

proposed information collection,

grouped by office, contains the

following: (1) Type of review requested,

e.g., new, revision, extension, existing

or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary

of the collection; (4) Description of the

need for, and proposed use of, the

information; (5) Respondents and

frequency of collection; and (6)

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping

burden. OMB invites public comment at

the address specified above. Copies of

the requests are available from Patrick J.

Sherrill at the address specified above.

Dated: December 15, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of the Under Secretary

Type of Review: New.

Title: Survey of Middle School

Parents on Level of Knowledge

Concerning College Costs and

Admission Requirements.

Frequency: One time.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 500, Burden Hours: 42.