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Colombian and internationally 

recognized human rights organizations 

regarding the Colombian Armed Forces’ 

progress in meeting the abovementioned conditions, as provided in 

section 7046(c) of the FY 2009 SFOAA. 

This Determination and Certification 

shall be published in the Federal 

Register, and copies shall be transmitted 

to the appropriate committees of 

Congress. 

Dated: September 7, 2011. 

William J. Burns, 

Deputy Secretary of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7632] 

Privacy Act; System of Records: State77, Country Clearance Records 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of State proposes to 

create a system of records, Country 

Clearance Records, State-77, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Privacy Act of 

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

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular No. A–130, Appendix I. 

DATES: This system of records will 

become effective on November 14, 2011, 

unless we receive comments that will 

result in a contrary determination. 

ADDRESSES: Any persons interested in 

commenting on this new system of 

records may do so by submitting 

comments in writing to the Director; 

Office of Information Programs and 

Services, A/GIS/IPS; Department of 

State, SA–2; 515 22nd Street, NW.; 

Washington, DC 20522–8001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Director; Office of Information Programs 

and Services, A/GIS/IPS; Department of 

State, SA–2; 515 22nd Street, NW.; 

Washington, DC 20522–8001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Department of State proposes the 

new system of records named ‘‘Country 

Clearance Records.’’ During a review of 

Department of State operations, this 

system was identified as being in 

operation and subject to the provisions 

of the Privacy Act. This notice is being 

published to address the requirements 

of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. 

The proposed system will maintain 

information required to request 

permission from the chief of mission for 

the planned presence in his or her 

country, post, or mission of an 

employee or contractor of the 

Department of State or other Executive 

Branch agency. 

The Department’s report was filed 

with the Office of Management and 

Budget. The new system description, 

‘‘Country Clearance Records, State-77’’ 

will read as set forth below. 

Dated: September 8, 2011. 

Keith D. Miller, 

Director, Office of Operations, Bureau of 

Administration, U.S. Department of State. 

STATE–77 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Country Clearance Records. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Office of Management Policy, 

Rightsizing and Innovation (M/PRI), 

Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20520–3822; all U.S. 

posts and missions abroad; and 

corresponding automated data 

processing facilities. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Employees and contractors of the 

Department of State and other Executive 

Branch agencies of the U.S. 

Government. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Individual name, email address, 

phone number, passport country and 

number, agency, employment type, 

country of birth, emergency contact 

information, purpose of visit, lodging 

information, carrier information, level of 

security clearance and travel itineraries. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

22 U.S.C. 3927, Chief of Mission. 

PURPOSE: 

To request permission from the chief 

of mission for the planned presence in 

his or her country, post, or mission of 

an employee or contractor of the 

Department of State or other Executive 

Branch agency. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

The Department shares Country 

Clearance records with designated 

administrators of other Executive 

Branch agencies utilizing the eCountry 

Clearance system for employees or 

contractors on official travel to U.S. 

posts and missions abroad. 

The Department of State periodically 

publishes in the Federal Register its 

standard routine uses which apply to all 

of its Privacy Act systems of records. 

These notices appear in the form of a 

Prefatory Statement. These standard 

routine uses apply to Country Clearance 

Records, State-77. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Electronic and paper records. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrieved by the 

individual’s name or itinerary number. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

All users are given cyber security 

awareness training which covers the 

procedures for handling Sensitive but 

Unclassified information, including 

personally identifiable information (PII). 

Annual refresher training is mandatory. 

In addition, all Foreign Service and 

Civil Service employees and those 

Locally Engaged Staff who handle PII 

are required to take the Foreign Service 

Institute distance learning course 

instructing employees on privacy and 

security requirements, including the 

Rules of Behavior for handling PII and 

the potential consequences if it is 

handled improperly. Before being 

granted access to Country Clearance 

Records, a user must first be granted 

access to the Department of State 

computer system. 

Remote access to the Department of 

State network from non-Department 

owned systems is authorized only 

through a Department approved access 

program. Remote access to the network 

is configured with the Office of 

Management and Budget Memorandum 

M–07–16 security requirements, which 

include but are not limited to two-factor 

authentication and time out function. 

All Department of State employees 

and contractors with authorized access 

have undergone a thorough background 

security investigation. Access to the 

Department of State, its annexes, posts, 

and missions abroad is controlled by 

security guards and admission is limited 

to those individuals possessing a valid 

identification card or individuals under 

proper escort. All paper records 

containing personal information are 

maintained in secured file cabinets in 

restricted areas, access to which is 

limited to authorized personnel only. 

Access to computerized files is 

password-protected and under the 

direct supervision of the system 

manager. The system manager has the 

capability of printing audit trails of 

access from the computer media, 

thereby permitting regular and ad hoc 

monitoring of computer usage. 

When it is determined that a user no 

longer needs access, the user account is 

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RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are disposed of in accordance 

with published Department of State 

Records Disposition Schedules as 

approved by the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). More 

specific information may be obtained by 

writing to the Director, Office of 

Information Programs and Services, 

Department of State, SA–2, 515 22nd 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20522– 

8001. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Office of Management 

Policy, Rightsizing and Innovation (M/ 

PRI), 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20520–3822. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals who have reason to 

believe that the Office of Management 

Policy, Rightsizing and Innovation (M/ 

PRI) may have information pertaining to 

them may write to the Director, Office 

of Information Programs and Services, 

Department of State, SA–2, 515 22nd 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20522– 

8001. The individual must specify that 

he/she wishes Country Clearance 

Records to be checked. At a minimum, 

the individual should include his or her 

name, current mailing address, zip code, 

and signature; and a brief description of 

the circumstances that caused the 

individual to believe that the system of 

records contains records pertaining to 

him or her, including dates and 

locations of travel episodes for which 

the individual believes he or she may 

have caused the creation of country 

clearance records. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals who wish to gain access 

to or amend records pertaining to them 

should write to the Director, Office of 

Information Programs and Services 

(address above). 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

(See above). 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

These records contain information 

obtained directly from the individual 

who is the subject of these records, from 

the Executive Branch agency employing 

the individual, and M/PRI and post or 

mission staff abroad. 

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT: 

None. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7631] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

the Central Government of Niger 

Pursuant to Section 7086(c)(2) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2010 (Div. F, Pub. 

L. 111–117), as carried forward by the 

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations 

Act, 2011 (Div. B, Pub. L. 112–10) (‘‘the 

Act’’), and Department of State 

Delegation of Authority Number 245–1, 

I hereby determine that it is important 

to the national interest of the United 

States to waive the requirements of 

Section 7086(c)(1) of the Act with 

respect to Niger and I hereby waive such 

restriction. 

This determination shall be reported 

to the Congress, and published in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: July 22, 2011. 

Thomas Nides, 

Deputy Secretary of State for Management 

and Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25435 Filed 9–30–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7626] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

the Central Government of GuineaBissau 

Pursuant to Section 7086(c)(2) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2010 (Div. F, Pub. 

L. 111–117), as carried forward by the 

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations 

Act, 2011 (Div. B, Pub. L. 112–10) (‘‘the 

Act’’), and Department of State 

Delegation of Authority Number 245–1, 

I hereby determine that it is important 

to the national interest of the United 

States to waive the requirements of 

Section 7086(c)(1) of the Act with 

respect to Guinea-Bissau and I hereby 

waive such restriction. 

This determination shall be reported 

to the Congress, and published in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: July 22, 2011. 

Thomas Nides, 

Deputy Secretary of State for Management 

and Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25444 Filed 9–30–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7629] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

the Central Government of Guinea 

Pursuant to Section 7086(c)(2) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2010 (Div. F, Pub. 

L. 111–117), as carried forward by the 

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations 

Act, 2011 (Div. B, Pub. L. 112–10) (‘‘the 

Act’’), and Department of State 

Delegation of Authority Number 245–1, 

I hereby determine that it is important 

to the national interest of the United 

States to waive the requirements of 

Section 7086(c)(1) of the Act with 

respect to Guinea and I hereby waive 

such restriction. 

This determination shall be reported 

to the Congress, and published in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: July 22, 2011. 

Thomas Nides, 

Deputy Secretary of State for Management 

and Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25447 Filed 9–30–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7625] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

the Central Government of The Gambia 

Pursuant to Section 7086(c)(2) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2010 (Division F, 

Pub. L. 111–117), as carried forward by 

the Full-Year Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2011 (Div. B, Pub. 

L. 112–10) (‘‘the Act’’), and Department 

of State Delegation of Authority Number 

245–1, I hereby determine that it is 

important to the national interest of the 

United States to waive the requirements 

of Section 7086(c)(1) of the Act with 

respect to The Gambia and I hereby 

waive such restriction. 

This determination shall be reported 

to the Congress, and published in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: July 28, 2011. 

Thomas Nides, 

Deputy Secretary of State for Management 

and Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25451 Filed 9–30–11; 8:45 am] 

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