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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

David C. Cullison, 

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Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

PEACE CORPS 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Peace Corps. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Peace Corps Office of 

Inspector General is issuing public 

notice of its intent to amend a system of 

records that it maintains subject to the 

Privacy Act of 1974. PC–19, entitled 

‘‘Office of Inspector General 

Investigative Records’’ is being amended 

to reflect two new routine uses for 

information contained in the system and 

to make various technical corrections 

and/or clarifications. The amendments 

also reflect the expanded authority 

granted to the Peace Corps Inspector 

General since the initial publication of 

PC–19. 

DATES: This modified system of records 

is effective 30 days upon publication; 

however, comments on the Routine 

Uses will be accepted on or before 

February 9, 2024. The Routine Uses are 

effective at the close of the comment 

period. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments, 

identified by the docket number and 

title, to the Peace Corps, ATTN: James 

Olin, FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, 1275 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20526, 

or by email at pcfr@peacecorps.gov. 

Email comments must be made in text 

and not in attachments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Olin, FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, 

1275 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20526; pcfr@peacecorps.gov; or 202– 

692–2507. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Peace 

Corps is amending a system of records 

that it maintains subject to the Privacy 

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

Specifically, PC–19, entitled ‘‘Office of 

Inspector General Investigative 

Records’’ is being amended to reflect 

two new routine uses at paragraphs M 

and N: 

‘‘(M). Disclosure to all appropriate 

agencies, entities, and persons when (1) 

the Peace Corps suspects or has 

confirmed that there has been a breach 

of the system of records; (2) the Peace 

Corps has determined that as a result of 

the suspected or confirmed breach, 

there is a risk of harm to individuals, 

the Peace Corps (including its 

information systems, programs, and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security; and (3) the disclosure 

made to such agencies, entities, and 

persons is reasonably necessary to assist 

in connection with the Peace Corps’ 

efforts to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed breach or to prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm.’’ 

‘‘(N). Disclosure to another Federal 

agency or Federal entity, when the 

Peace Corps determines that 

information from this system of records 

is reasonably necessary to assist the 

recipient agency or entity in (1) 

responding to a suspected or confirmed 

breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, programs, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach.’’ 

The Peace Corps is also making 

technical amendments to references to 

the Inspector General Act, which has 

been amended and is now cited at 5 

U.S.C. 401–424. 

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

is one substantive change being made to 

the exemptions promulgated for the 

system. The addition of this exemption 

is in keeping with the Inspector 

General’s delegated law enforcement 

authority from the Attorney General. 

The added exemption also aligns with 

the Peace Corps’ published rule, 

entitled, ‘‘Privacy Act Regulations,’’ 

establishing its procedures relating to 

access, maintenance, disclosure and 

amendment of records which are in a 

Peace Corps system of records per the 

Privacy Act, promulgated at 22 CFR part 

308 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title22/chapter-III/part-308). In accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), the Peace Corps 

has provided a report of this amended 

system of records to the Office of 

Management and Budget and to 

Congress. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

Office of Inspector General 

Investigative Records, PC–19. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Office of Inspector General, Peace 

Corps, 1275 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20526. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

Inspector General, Peace Corps, 1275 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20526. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The Inspector General Act of 1978, as 

amended, 5 U.S.C. 401–424; The Peace 

Corps Act of 1961, as amended, 22 

U.S.C. chapter 34. 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

The purpose of this system is to 

enable the Peace Corps Office of 

Inspector General to carry out its 

responsibilities under the Inspector 

General Act of 1978, as amended, 5 

U.S.C. 401–424, and the Peace Corps 

Act of 1961, as amended, including the 

affirmative responsibility to conduct 

and supervise investigations. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

The investigative record subject, 

individuals who are part of an 

investigation of fraud, waste, or abuse 

concerning Peace Corps programs or 

operations; individuals interviewed or 

involved in the death of a Volunteer; 

current and former Peace Corps 

employees, Peace Corps Volunteers, 

Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, 

contractors, witnesses, complainants, 

informants, suspects or other persons 

associated with an investigation. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

The categories of records in this 

system include the correspondence 

related to investigations; information 

provided by subjects, witnesses, or 

investigatory or law enforcement 

organizations; reports of investigation, 

including affidavits, statements, 

transcripts of testimony, or other 

documents pertinent to investigations, 

as well as medical and behavioral health 

records. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The information sources include 

Peace Corps office and program 

officials, employees, contractors, 

grantees, and other individuals or 

entities associated with Peace Corps; 

subjects of an investigation; individuals, 

businesses, or entities with whom the 

subjects are or were associated (e.g., 

colleagues, business associates, 

acquaintances, or relatives); Federal, 

State, local, international, and foreign 

investigative or law enforcement 

agencies; other government agencies; 

confidential sources; complainants; 

witnesses; concerned citizens; and 

public source materials. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, the Peace 

Corps may disclose all or a portion of 


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the records or information contained in 

this system outside of the Peace Corps 

without the consent of the subject 

individual, if the disclosure is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the record was collected, as a routine 

use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as 

follows: 

A. Disclosure for Law Enforcement 

Purposes. Information may be disclosed 

to the appropriate Federal, State, local, 

or foreign agency responsible for 

investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or 

implementing a statute, rule, regulation, 

or order, if the information indicates a 

violation or potential violation of civil 

or criminal law or regulation within the 

jurisdiction of the receiving entity. 

B. Disclosure Incident to Requesting 

Information. Information may be 

disclosed to any source from which 

additional information is requested (to 

the extent necessary to identify the 

individual, inform the source of the 

purpose(s) of the request, or to identify 

the type of information requested); 

when necessary to obtain information 

relevant to a Peace Corps decision 

concerning retention of an employee or 

other personnel action (other than 

hiring), retention of a security clearance, 

the letting of a contract, or the issuance 

or retention of a grant or other benefit. 

C. Disclosure to Requesting Agency. 

Information may be disclosed to a 

Federal, State, local, or other public 

authority of the fact that this system of 

records contains information relevant to 

the requesting agency’s retention of an 

employee, the retention of a security 

clearance, the letting of a contract, or 

the issuance or retention of a license, 

grant, or other benefit. The other agency 

or licensing organization may then make 

a request supported by the written 

consent of the individual for part or all 

of the record if it so chooses. No 

disclosure will be made unless the 

information has been determined to be 

sufficiently reliable to support a referral 

to another office within the agency or to 

another Federal agency for criminal, 

civil, administrative, personnel, or 

regulatory action. 

D. Disclosure to Office of Management 

and Budget. Information may be 

disclosed to the Office of Management 

and Budget at any stage in the 

legislative coordination and clearance 

process in connection with private relief 

legislation as set forth in OMB Circular 

No. A–19. 

E. Disclosure to Congressional Offices. 

Information may be disclosed to a 

congressional office from the record of 

an individual in response to an inquiry 

from the congressional office made at 

the request of the individual. 

F. Disclosure to Department of Justice. 

Information may be disclosed for 

purposes of litigation, provided that in 

each case the disclosure is compatible 

with the purpose for which the records 

were collected. Disclosure for these 

purposes may be made to the 

Department of Justice, or in a 

proceeding before a court, adjudicative 

body, or other administrative body 

before which the Peace Corps is 

authorized to appear. This disclosure 

may be made when: 1. The Peace Corps, 

or any component thereof; 2. Any 

employee of the Peace Corps in his or 

her official capacity; 3. Any employee of 

the Peace Corps in his or her individual 

capacity where the Department of 

Justice or the Peace Corps has agreed to 

represent the employee; or 4. The 

United States (when the Peace Corps 

determines that litigation is likely to 

affect the Peace Corps or any of its 

components) is a party to litigation or 

has an interest in such litigation, and 

the use of such records by the 

Department of Justice or the Peace Corps 

is deemed by the Peace Corps to be 

relevant and necessary to the litigation. 

G. Disclosure to the National 

Archives. Information may be disclosed 

to the National Archives and Records 

Administration in records management 

inspections. 

H. Disclosure to Contractors, 

Grantees, and Others. Information may 

be disclosed to contractors, grantees, 

consultants, or Volunteers performing or 

working on a contract, service, grant, 

cooperative agreement, job, or other 

activity for the Peace Corps and who 

have a need to have access to the 

information in the performance of their 

duties or activities for the Peace Corps. 

When appropriate, recipients will be 

required to comply with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974 

as provided in 5 U.S.C. 552a(m). 

I. Disclosures for Administrative 

Claims, Complaints, and Appeals. 

Information may be disclosed to an 

authorized appeal grievance examiner, 

formal complaints examiner, equal 

employment opportunity investigator, 

arbitrator, or other person properly 

engaged in investigation or settlement of 

an administrative grievance, complaint, 

claim, or appeal filed by an employee, 

but only to the extent that the 

information is relevant and necessary to 

the proceeding, Agencies that may 

obtain information under this routine 

use include, but are not limited to: the 

Office of Personnel Management, Office 

of Special Counsel, Federal Labor 

Relations Authority, U.S. Equal 

Employment Commission, and Office of 

Government Ethics. 

J. Disclosure to the Office of Personnel 

Management. Information may be 

disclosed to the Office of Personnel 

Management pursuant to that agency’s 

responsibility for evaluation and 

oversight of Federal personnel 

management. 

K. Disclosure in Connection with 

Litigation. Information may be disclosed 

in connection with litigation or 

settlement discussions regarding claims 

by or against the Peace Corps, including 

public filings with a court, to the extent 

that disclosure of the information is 

relevant and necessary to the litigation 

or discussions and except where court 

orders are otherwise required under 

Section (b)(11) of the Privacy Act of 

1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(11). 

L. Disclosure to U.S. Ambassadors. 

Information from this system of records 

may be disclosed to a U.S. Ambassador 

or his or her designee in a country 

where the Peace Corps serves when the 

information is needed to perform an 

official responsibility, to allow the 

Ambassador to knowledgeably respond 

to official inquiries and deal with incountry situations that are within the 

scope of the Ambassador’s 

responsibility. 

M. Disclosure to all appropriate 

agencies, entities, and persons when (1) 

the Peace Corps suspects or has 

confirmed that there has been a breach 

of the system of records; (2) the Peace 

Corps has determined that as a result of 

the suspected or confirmed breach, 

there is a risk of harm to individuals, 

the Peace Corps (including its 

information systems, programs, and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security; and (3) the disclosure 

made to such agencies, entities, and 

persons is reasonably necessary to assist 

in connection with the Peace Corps’ 

efforts to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed breach or to prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. 

N. Disclosure to another Federal 

agency or Federal entity, when the 

Peace Corps determines that 

information from this system of records 

is reasonably necessary to assist the 

recipient agency or entity in (1) 

responding to a suspected or confirmed 

breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, programs, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

Additionally, records may also be 

disclosed to: 

1. To non-governmental parties where 

those parties may have information the 


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OIG seeks to obtain in connection with 

an investigation or inquiry. 

2. To qualified individuals or 

organizations in connection with the 

performance of a peer review or other 

study of the OIG’s audit or investigative 

functions. 

3. To a Federal agency responsible for 

considering debarment or suspension 

action if the record would be relevant to 

such action. 

4. To the Department of Justice for the 

purpose of obtaining its advice on 

Freedom of Information Act matters. 

5. To the Office of Government Ethics 

(OGE) to comply with agency reporting 

requirements established by OGE in 5 

CFR 2638.604. 

6. To the Council of the Inspectors 

General on Integrity and Efficiency, 

another Federal Office of Inspector 

General, or other Federal law 

enforcement office in connection with 

an allegation of wrongdoing by the 

Inspector General or staff members of 

the OIG. 

7. To a grand jury agent pursuant to 

a federal or state grand jury subpoena or 

in response to a prosecution request that 

such record or information is released 

for the purpose of its introduction to a 

grand jury. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Investigative Records are maintained 

in electronic and paper format. 

Electronic records are stored in 

computerized databases. Paper records 

and other media (photographs, audio 

recording, CDs, etc.) are stored in locked 

containers in a secured restricted area. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

The paper or physical case records are 

retrieved by case number. Electronic 

records may be retrieved by case 

number, case name, subject, cross 

referenced item key word search, batch 

retrieval applications, or by any 

available field or metadata element 

recorded in the system. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Investigative records are retained, 

retired and destroyed in accordance 

with the Peace Corps’ published record 

disposition schedule that is approved by 

the National Archives and Records 

Administration. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

The Peace Corps safeguards records in 

this system in accordance with 

applicable laws, rules, and policies to 

protect personally identifiable 

information against unauthorized access 

or disclosure. The Peace Corps has 

imposed strict controls to minimize 

such risks. Administrative safeguards 

include but not limited to: access to the 

information in this system is limited to 

authorized personnel with official 

duties requiring access, and whose roles 

have been authorized with such access 

permissions. All such individuals 

receive the appropriate privacy and 

cybersecurity training on an annual 

basis. 

The physical controls in place include 

the servers storing electronic data are 

located offsite in a locked facility with 

access limited to authorized personnel. 

The servers are maintained in 

accordance with a government contract 

that requires adherence to applicable 

laws, rules, and policies on protecting 

individual privacy. Computerized 

records are safeguarded in a secured 

environment. Security protocols meet 

the promulgating guidance as 

established by the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) 

Security Standards from Access Control 

to Data Encryption and Security 

Assessment and Authorization. The 

paper or other physical records are kept 

in limited access areas during duty 

hours and in locked file cabinets and/ 

or locked offices at all other times. 

The technical controls in place 

include multiple firewalls, system 

access, encrypted data at rest, encrypted 

data in motion, periodic vulnerability 

scans to ensure security compliance, 

and security access logs. Security 

complies with applicable Federal 

Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 

issued by NIST. Access is restricted to 

specific authorized Peace Corps 

individuals who have internet access 

through work computers using a 

Personally Identity Verification (PIV). 

Individual users can only access records 

with the proper pre-approved 

accreditation. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Records in this system are exempt 

from the provisions of the Privacy Act 

of 1974 that permit access, correction, 

and notification to the extent permitted 

under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 

552a(j)(2), (k)(2), and 22 CFR 308.14. At 

the Inspector General’s discretion, 

individual requests for access and 

correction may be granted if it is 

determined that the exercise of these 

rights will not interfere with an interest 

that the exemption is intended to 

protect. The exemption from access is 

limited in some instances by law to 

information that would reveal the 

identity of a confidential source. 

Individuals seeking access to their 

records should follow the procedures in 

22 CFR part 308. Individuals should 

address written inquiries to the OIG 

FOIA Officer at foia@peacecorpsoig.gov. 

Complete Peace Corps Privacy Act 

procedures are set out in 22 CFR part 

308. Requesters will be required to 

provide adequate identification. 

Additional identification may be 

required in some instances. Requests for 

correction or amendment must identify 

the record to be changed and the 

corrective action sought. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Requests must follow the ‘‘Records 

Access Procedures,’’ above. Clearly and 

concisely state what information is 

being contested, the reasons for 

contesting it, and the proposed 

amendment to the information sought. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Record Access Procedures.’’ 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

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

system is exempt from the following 

provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, 

subject to the limitations set forth in 

that subsection: 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3)–(4); 

(d); (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), 

(e)(4)(H), (e)(5), and (e)(8); (f); and (g). 

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

system is exempt from the following 

provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, 

subject to the limitations set forth in 

that subsection: 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), 

(e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), and (f). 

HISTORY: 

58 FR 39839; 65 FR 53772; 72 FR 

44878. 

Dated: January 5, 2024. 

James Olin, 

FOIA/Privacy Act Officer. 

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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

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New Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing for the 

Commission’s consideration concerning 

a negotiated service agreement. This 

notice informs the public of the filing, 

invites public comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: January 16, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 


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