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• does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act; 

and 

• does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this rule does not have 

tribal implications as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000), because the SIP is 

not approved to apply in Indian country 

located in the state, and EPA notes that 

it will not impose substantial direct 

costs on tribal governments or preempt 

tribal law. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Volatile organic 

compounds. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: July 23, 2013. 

H. Curtis Spalding, 

Regional Administrator, EPA New England. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

43 CFR Part 2 

[XXXD4523WT DWT000000.000000 

DS65101000] 

RIN 1090–AB02 

Privacy Act Regulations 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Interior is proposing to amend its 

regulations to exempt certain records in 

the Incident Management, Analysis and 

Reporting System from one or more 

provisions of the Privacy Act because of 

criminal, civil, and administrative law 

enforcement requirements. 

DATES: Submit written comments on or 

before September 30, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments, 

identified by RIN number 1090–AB02, 

by one of the following methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: David Alspach, Office of the 

Secretary Privacy Act Officer, 1849 C 

Street NW., Mail Stop 2650 MIB, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

• Email: David Alspach, Privacy Act 

Officer, Office of the Secretary, 

privacy@nbc.gov 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Alspach, Office of the Secretary 

Privacy Act Officer, 1849 C Street NW., 

Mail Stop 2650 MIB, Washington, DC 

20240. Email at privacy@nbc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 

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

means by which the U.S. Government 

collects, maintains, uses and 

disseminates personally identifiable 

information. The Privacy Act applies to 

information that is maintained in a 

‘‘system of records.’’ A system of 

records is a group of any records under 

the control of an agency from which 

information about an individual is 

retrieved by the name of the individual 

or by some identifying number, symbol, 

or other identifying particular assigned 

to the individual. See 5 U.S.C. 

552a(a)(4) and (5). 

An individual may request access to 

records containing information about 

him or herself, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), (d). 

However, the Privacy Act authorizes 

Government agencies to exempt systems 

of records from access by individuals 

under certain circumstances, such as 

where the access or disclosure of such 

information would impede national 

security or law enforcement efforts. 

Exemptions from Privacy Act provisions 

must be established by regulation, 5 

U.S.C. 552a(j) and (k). 

The Department of the Interior (DOI), 

Office of the Secretary, maintains the 

Incident Management, Analysis and 

Reporting System (IMARS) system of 

records. IMARS is an incident 

management and reporting system 

which will enhance and improve the 

following capabilities to the 

Department: Preventing, detecting and 

investigating known and suspected 

criminal activity; protecting natural and 

cultural resources; capturing, integrating 

and sharing law enforcement and 

related information and observations 

from other sources; identifying needs 

such as training and resources; 

measuring performance of law 

enforcement programs and operations; 

meeting reporting requirements; 

providing Department of Homeland 

Security and National Incident Based 

Reporting System interface frameworks; 

analyzing and prioritizing protection 

efforts; justifying requests and 

expenditures; assisting in managing 

visitor use and protection programs, 

including training; investigating, 

detaining and apprehending those 

committing crimes on DOI properties or 

tribal reservations (for the purpose of 

this system of records notice, tribal 

reservations include contiguous areas 

policed by tribal or Bureau of Indian 

Affairs law enforcement offices) 

managed by a Native American tribe 

under DOI’s Bureau of Indian Affairs; 

and investigating and preventing visitor 

accident injuries on DOI properties or 

tribal reservations. 

Incident and non-incident data 

related to criminal and civil activity will 

be collected in support of law 

enforcement, homeland security, and 

security (physical, personnel and 

stability, information, and industrial) 

activities. This may include data 

documenting all investigations and law 

enforcement activities, traffic safety and 

traffic accidents. Data relating to 

emergency management, sharing and 

analysis activities of the Department 

will also be collected. 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended, DOI proposes to 

consolidate the following DOI Privacy 

Act systems of records: Bureau of 

Reclamation Law Enforcement 

Management Information System 

(RLEMIS)—Interior, WBR–50 (73 FR 

62314, October 20, 2008); Fish and 

Wildlife Service Investigative Case File 


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System—Interior, FWS–20 (48 FR 

54719, December 6, 1983); Bureau of 

Land Management Criminal Case 

Investigation—Interior, BLM–18 (73 FR 

17376, April 1, 2008); Bureau of Indian 

Affairs Law Enforcement Services— 

Interior, BIA–18 (70 FR 1264, January 6, 

2005); and National Park Service Case 

Incident Reporting System, NPS–19 (70 

FR 1274, January 6, 2005) into one 

Department of the Interior system of 

records, titled the Incident Management, 

Analysis and Reporting System 

(IMARS). 

In this notice of proposed rulemaking, 

the Office of the Secretary is proposing 

to exempt the IMARS system from 

certain provisions of the Privacy Act 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) and 

(k)(2). Certain Department of the Interior 

bureaus and offices currently have 

published exemptions for law 

enforcement records, and these 

exemptions will continue to be 

applicable until the final rule has been 

completed. 

Under 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2),the head of 

a Federal agency may promulgate rules 

to exempt a system of records from 

certain provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a if the 

system of records is ‘‘maintained by an 

agency or component thereof which 

performs as its principal function any 

activity pertaining to the enforcement of 

criminal laws, including police efforts 

to prevent, control or reduce crime or to 

apprehend criminals.’’ Under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2), the head of a Federal agency 

may promulgate rules to exempt a 

system of records from certain 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a if the system 

of records is ‘‘investigatory material 

complied for law enforcement purposes, 

other than material within the scope of 

subsection (j)(2),’’ or ‘‘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.’’ 

Because this system of records 

contains law enforcement and 

investigative material within the 

provision of 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) and 

(k)(2), the Department of the Interior 

proposes to exempt the IMARS System 

of Records from one or more of the 

following provisions: 5 U.S.C. 

552a(c)(3), (c)(4), (d), (e)(1) through 

(e)(3), (e)(4)(G) through (e)(4)(I), (e)(5), 

(e)(8), (f), and (g). Where a release would 

not interfere with or adversely affect law 

enforcement activities, including but 

not limited to revealing sensitive 

information or compromising 

confidential sources, the exemption may 

be waived on a case-by-case basis. 

Exemptions from these particular 

subsections are justified for the 

following reasons: 

1. 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3). This section 

requires an agency to make the 

accounting of each disclosure of records 

available to the individual named in the 

record upon request. Release of 

accounting of disclosures would alert 

the subjects of an investigation to the 

existence of the investigation and the 

fact that they are subjects of the 

investigation. The release of such 

information to the subjects of an 

investigation would provide them with 

significant information concerning the 

nature of the investigation, and could 

seriously impede or compromise the 

investigation, endanger the physical 

safety of confidential sources, witnesses 

and their families, and lead to the 

improper influencing of witnesses, the 

destruction of evidence, or the 

fabrication of testimony. 

2. 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(4); (d); (e)(4)(G) 

and (e)(4)(H); (f); and (g). These sections 

require an agency to provide notice and 

disclosure to individuals that a system 

contains records pertaining to the 

individual, as well as providing rights of 

access and amendment. Granting access 

to records in IMARS could inform the 

subject of an investigation of an actual 

or potential criminal violation of the 

existence of that investigation, of the 

nature and scope of the information and 

evidence obtained, of the identity of 

confidential sources, witnesses, and law 

enforcement personnel, and could 

provide information to enable the 

subject to avoid detection or 

apprehension. Granting access to such 

information could seriously impede or 

compromise an investigation; endanger 

the physical safety of confidential 

sources, witnesses, and law enforcement 

personnel, as well as their families; lead 

to the improper influencing of 

witnesses, the destruction of evidence, 

or the fabrication of testimony; and 

disclose investigative techniques and 

procedures. In addition, granting access 

to such information could disclose 

classified, security-sensitive, or 

confidential information and could 

constitute an unwarranted invasion of 

the personal privacy of others. 

3. 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(1). This section 

requires the agency to maintain 

information about an individual only to 

the extent that such information is 

relevant or necessary. The application of 

this provision could impair 

investigations and law enforcement, 

because it is not always possible to 

determine the relevance or necessity of 

specific information in the early stages 

of an investigation. Relevance and 

necessity are often questions of 

judgment and timing, and it is only after 

the information is evaluated that the 

relevance and necessity of such 

information can be established. In 

addition, during the course of the 

investigation, the investigator may 

obtain information which is incidental 

to the main purpose of the investigation 

but which may relate to matters under 

the investigative jurisdiction of another 

agency. Such information cannot readily 

be segregated. Furthermore, during the 

course of the investigation, an 

investigator may obtain information 

concerning the violation of laws outside 

the scope of the investigator’s 

jurisdiction. In the interest of effective 

law enforcement, DOI investigators 

should retain this information, since it 

can aid in establishing patterns of 

criminal activity and can provide 

valuable leads for other law 

enforcement agencies. 

4. 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(2). This section 

requires the agency to collect 

information directly from the individual 

to the greatest extent practical when the 

information may result in an adverse 

determination. The application of this 

provision could impair investigations 

and law enforcement by alerting the 

subject of an investigation of the 

existence of the investigation, enabling 

the subject to avoid detection or 

apprehension, to influence witnesses 

improperly, to destroy evidence, or to 

fabricate testimony. In addition, in 

certain circumstances, the subject of an 

investigation cannot be required to 

provide information to investigators, 

and information must be collected from 

other sources. Furthermore, it is often 

necessary to collect information from 

sources other than the subject of the 

investigation to verify the accuracy of 

the evidence collected. 

5. 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(3). This section 

requires an agency to inform each 

person whom it asks to supply 

information, on a form that can be 

retained by the person, of the authority 

which the information is sought and 

whether disclosure is mandatory or 

voluntary; of the principal purposes for 

which the information is intended to be 

used; of the routine uses which may be 

made of the information; and the effects 

on the person, if any, of not providing 

all or any part of the requested 

information. The application of this 

provision could provide the subject of 

an investigation with substantial 

information about the nature of that 

investigation, which could interfere 

with the investigation. Moreover, 

providing such information to the 

subject of an investigation could 

seriously impede or compromise an 

undercover investigation by revealing 

its existence and could endanger the 


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physical safety of confidential sources, 

witnesses, and investigators by 

revealing their identities. 

6. 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)(I). This section 

requires an agency to provide public 

notice of the categories of sources of 

records in the system. The application 

of this section could disclose 

investigative techniques and procedures 

and cause sources to refrain from giving 

such information because of fear of 

reprisal, or fear of breach of promise(s) 

of anonymity and confidentiality. This 

could compromise DOI’s ability to 

conduct investigations and to identify, 

detect and apprehend violators. 

7. 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(5). This section 

requires an agency to maintain its 

records with such accuracy, relevance, 

timeliness, and completeness as is 

reasonably necessary to assure fairness 

to the individual in making any 

determination about the individual. In 

collecting information for criminal law 

enforcement purposes, it is not possible 

to determine in advance what 

information is accurate, relevant, timely, 

and complete. Material that may seem 

unrelated, irrelevant, or incomplete 

when collected may take on added 

meaning or significance as the 

investigation progresses. The 

restrictions of this provision could 

interfere with the preparation of a 

complete investigative report, thereby 

impeding effective law enforcement. 

8. 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(8). This section 

requires an agency to make reasonable 

efforts to serve notice on an individual 

when any record on the individual is 

made available to any person under 

compulsory legal process when that 

process becomes a matter of public 

record. Complying with this provision 

could prematurely reveal an ongoing 

criminal investigation to the subject of 

the investigation. 

Procedural Requirements 

1. Regulatory Planning and Review (E.O. 

12866) 

Executive Order 12866 provides that 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs in the Office of Management and 

Budget will review all significant rules. 

The Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs has determined that 

this rulemaking is not significant. 

Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the 

principles of E.O. 12866 while calling 

for improvements in the nation’s 

regulatory system to promote 

predictability, to reduce uncertainty, 

and to use the best, most innovative, 

and least burdensome tools for 

achieving regulatory ends. The 

executive order directs agencies to 

consider regulatory approaches that 

reduce burdens and maintain flexibility 

and freedom of choice for the public 

where these approaches are relevant, 

feasible, and consistent with regulatory 

objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes 

further that regulations must be based 

on the best available science and that 

the rulemaking process must allow for 

public participation and an open 

exchange of ideas. We have developed 

this proposed rule in a manner 

consistent with these requirements. 

2. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Department of the Interior 

certifies that this document will not 

have a significant economic effect on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601, et seq.). This proposed rule 

would not impose a requirement for 

small businesses to report or keep 

records on any of the requirements 

contained in this rulemaking. The 

exemptions to the Privacy Act apply to 

individuals, not to entities covered 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

3. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) 

This proposed rule would not be a 

major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804(2), the 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act. This proposed rule: 

(a) Would not have an annual effect 

on the economy of $100 million or 

more. 

(b) Would not cause a major increase 

in costs or prices for consumers, 

individual industries, Federal, State, or 

local government agencies, or 

geographic regions. 

(c) Would not have significant adverse 

effects on competition, employment, 

investment, productivity, innovation, or 

the ability of United States-based 

enterprises to compete with foreignbased enterprises. 

4. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

This rulemaking would not impose an 

unfunded mandate on State, local, or 

tribal governments in the aggregate, or 

on the private sector, of more than $100 

million per year. The proposed rule 

would not have a significant or unique 

effect on State, local, or tribal 

governments or the private sector. This 

proposed rule would make only minor 

changes to 43 CFR part 2. A statement 

containing the information required by 

the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not required. 

5. Takings (E.O. 12630) 

In accordance with Executive Order 

12630, the rulemaking would not have 

significant takings implications. This 

proposed rule would make only minor 

changes to 43 CFR part 2. A takings 

implication assessment is not required. 

6. Federalism (E.O. 13132) 

In accordance with Executive Order 

13132, this proposed rule does not have 

any federalism implications to warrant 

the preparation of a Federalism 

Assessment. The proposed rule is not 

associated with, nor would it have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. A Federalism 

Assessment is not required. 

7. Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988) 

This proposed rule complies with the 

requirements of Executive Order 12988. 

Specifically, this proposed rule: 

(a) Would not unduly burden the 

judicial system. 

(b) Meets the criteria of section 3(a) 

requiring that all regulations be 

reviewed to eliminate errors and 

ambiguity and be written to minimize 

litigation; and 

(c) Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2) 

requiring that all regulations be written 

in clear language and contain clear legal 

standards. 

8. Consultation With Indian Tribes (E.O. 

13175) 

In accordance with Executive Order 

13175, the Department of the Interior 

has evaluated this proposed rule and 

determined that it would have no 

substantial effects on federally 

recognized Indian Tribes. 

9. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rulemaking does not require an 

information collection from 10 or more 

parties and a submission under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act is not 

required. 

10. National Environmental Policy Act 

This rulemaking does not constitute a 

major Federal action and would not 

have a significant effect on the quality 

of the human environment. Therefore, 

this proposed rule does not require the 

preparation of an environmental 

assessment or environmental impact 

statement under the requirements of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969. 

11. Effects on Energy Supply (E.O. 

13211) 

This proposed rule is not a significant 

energy action under the definition in 

Executive Order 13211. A Statement of 

Energy Effects is not required. 


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12. Clarity of This Regulation 

We are required by Executive Order 

12866 and 12988, the Plain Writing Act 

of 2010 (H.R. 946), and the Presidential 

Memorandum of June 1, 1998, to write 

all rulemaking in plain language. This 

means each rule we publish must: 

—Be logically organized; 

—Use the active voice to address 

readers directly; 

—Use clear language rather than 

jargon; 

—Be divided into short sections and 

sentences; and 

—Use lists and table wherever 

possible. 

List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 2 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Classified information, 

Courts, Freedom of information, 

Government employees, Privacy. 

Dated: July 18, 2013. 

Rhea Suh, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management 

and Budget. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the Department of the Interior 

proposes to amend 43 CFR part 2 as 

follows: 

PART 2—FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 

ACT; RECORDS AND TESTIMONY 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 2 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a, 553; 

31 U.S.C. 3717; 43 U.S.C. 1460, 1461. 

■ 2. Revise § 2.254 to read as follows: 

§ 2.254 Exemptions. 

(a) Criminal law enforcement records 

exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2). 

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

following systems of records have been 

exempted from all of the provisions of 

5 U.S.C. 552a and the regulations in the 

subpart except paragraphs (b), (c)(1) and 

(2), (e)(4)(A) through (F), (e)(6), (7), (9), 

(10), and (11), and (i) of 5 U.S.C. 552a 

and the portions of the regulations in 

this subpart implementing these 

paragraphs: 

(1) Investigative Records, Interior/ 

Office of Inspector General—2. 

(2) Incident Management, Analysis 

and Reporting System, DOI–10. 

(b) Law enforcement records exempt 

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

U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), the following systems 

of records have been exempted from 

paragraphs (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4) (G), 

(H), and (I), and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a and 

the provisions of the regulations in this 

subpart implementing these paragraphs: 

(1) Investigative Records, Interior/ 

Office of Inspector General—2. 

(2) Permits System, Interior/FWS–21. 

(3) Civil Trespass Case Investigations, 

Interior/BLM–19. 

(4) Employee Conduct Investigations, 

Interior/BLM–20. 

(5) [Reserved] 

(6) [Reserved] 

(7) Employee Financial Irregularities, 

Interior/NPS–17. 

(8) Trespass Cases, Interior/ 

Reclamation-37. 

(9) Litigation, Appeal and Case Files 

System, Interior/Office of the Solicitor1 to the extent that it consists of 

investigatory material compiled for law 

enforcement purposes. 

(10) Endangered Species Licenses 

System, Interior/FWS–19. 

(11) Timber Cutting and Trespass 

Claims Files, Interior/BIA–24. 

(12) Incident Management, Analysis 

and Reporting System, DOI–10. 

(c) Investigatory records exempt 

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

systems of records have been exempted 

from subsections (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4) 

(G), (H), and (I) and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a 

and the provisions of the regulations in 

this subpart implementing these 

subsections: 

(1) [Reserved] 

(2) National Research Council Grants 

Program, Interior/GS–9 

(3) Committee Management Files, 

Interior/Office of the Secretary—68. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–RK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

45 CFR Subtitle A 

RIN 0945–ZA01 

Request for Information Regarding 

Nondiscrimination in Certain Health 

Programs or Activities 

AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights (OCR), 

HHS. 

ACTION: Request for Information. 

SUMMARY: Section 1557 of the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act of 

2010 (Affordable Care Act) (42 U.S.C. 

18116) prohibits discrimination on the 

basis of race, color, national origin, sex, 

age, or disability in certain health 

programs and activities. Section 1557(c) 

of the Affordable Care Act authorizes 

the Secretary of the Department of 

Health and Human Services 

(Department) to promulgate regulations 

to implement the nondiscrimination 

requirements in Section 1557. This 

notice is a request for information (RFI) 

to inform the Department’s rulemaking 

for Section 1557. This RFI seeks 

information on a variety of issues to 

better understand individuals’ 

experiences with discrimination in 

health programs or activities and 

covered entities’ experiences in 

complying with Federal civil rights 

laws. 

DATES: Comments must be received at 

one of the addresses provided below, no 

later than 5p.m. on September 30, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through any of the methods 

specified below. Please do not submit 

duplicate comments. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: You 

may submit electronic comments at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting electronic 

comments. Attachments should be in 

Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, or Excel; 

however, we prefer Microsoft Word. 

• Regular, Express, or Overnight Mail: 

You may mail written comments (one 

original and two copies) to the following 

address only: U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services, Office for Civil 

Rights, Attention: 1557 RFI (RIN 0945– 

AA02), Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 

Room 509F, 200 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20201. Mailed 

comments may be subject to delivery 

delays due to security procedures. 

Please allow sufficient time for mailed 

comments to be timely received in the 

event of delivery delays. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: If you 

prefer, you may deliver (by hand or 

courier) your written comments (one 

original and two copies) to the following 

address only: Office for Civil Rights, 

Attention: 1557 RFI (RIN 0945–AA02), 

Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 

509F, 200 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20201. (Because access 

to the interior of the Hubert H. 

Humphrey Building is not readily 

available to persons without federal 

government identification, commenters 

are encouraged to leave their comments 

in the mail drop slots located in the 

main lobby of the building.) 

• Inspection of Public Comments: All 

comments received before the close of 

the comment period will be available for 

public inspection, including any 

personally identifiable or confidential 

business information that is included in 

a comment. We will post all comments 

received before the close of the 

comment period at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carole Brown, 202–619–0805. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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