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of records about them should send a 

written inquiry to the applicable System 

Manager as identified above. DOI 

instructions for submitting a request for 

notification are available on the DOI 

Privacy Act Requests website at https:// 

www.doi.gov/privacy/privacy-actrequests. The request must include a 

general description of the records and 

the requester’s full name, current 

address, and sufficient identifying 

information such as date of birth or 

other information required for 

verification of the requester’s identity. 

The request must be signed and dated 

and be either notarized or submitted 

under penalty of perjury in accordance 

with 28 U.S.C. 1746. Requests submitted 

by mail must be clearly marked 

‘‘PRIVACY ACT INQUIRY’’ on both the 

envelope and letter. A request for 

notification must meet the requirements 

of 43 CFR 2.235. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

This system contains records related 

to law enforcement activities that are 

exempt from certain provisions of the 

Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). 

Pursuant to the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2), DOI has exempted portions 

of this system from the following 

subsections of the Privacy Act: (c)(3), 

(d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G) through (e)(4)(I), and 

(f). 

HISTORY: 

68 FR 52610 (September 4, 2003); 

modification published at 73 FR 31877 

(June 4, 2008) and 88 FR 16277 (March 

16, 2023). 

Teri Barnett, 

Departmental Privacy Officer, Department of 

the Interior. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00535 Filed 1–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[DOI–2023–0021; 243G0804MD 

GGHDFA3540 GF0200000 

GX24FA35PR00000] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior. 

ACTION: Rescindment of system of 

records notices. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Interior (DOI) is issuing a public notice 

of its intent to rescind three United 

States Geological Survey (USGS) 

Privacy Act systems of records from its 

existing inventory: INTERIOR/USGS– 

13, Manuscript Processing, INTERIOR/ 

USGS–15, Earth Science Information 

Customer Records, and INTERIOR/ 

USGS–20, Photo File System, as the 

associated records are no longer subject 

to the provisions of the Privacy Act. 

DATES: These changes take effect on 

January 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by docket number [DOI– 

2023–0021] by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

instructions for sending comments. 

• Email: DOI_Privacy@ios.doi.gov. 

Include docket number [DOI–2023– 

0021] in the subject line of the message. 

• U.S. Mail or Hand-Delivery: Teri 

Barnett, Departmental Privacy Officer, 

U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C 

Street NW, Room 7112, Washington, DC 

20240. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number [DOI–2023–0021]. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to https://

www.regulations.gov. 

You should be aware your entire 

comment including your personally 

identifiable information, such as your 

address, phone number, email address, 

or any other personal information in 

your comment, may be made publicly 

available at any time. While you may 

request to withhold your personally 

identifiable information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee we will be 

able to do so. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cozenja Berry, Associate Privacy 

Officer, Office of the Associate Chief 

Information Officer, U.S. Geological 

Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 

Mail Stop 159, Reston, VA 20192, 

privacy@usgs.gov or (571) 455–2415. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the 

USGS is rescinding three system of 

records notices (SORNs) from its 

inventory. During a review of USGS 

system of records notices, it was 

determined the records associated with 

INTERIOR/USGS–13, Manuscript 

Processing, INTERIOR/USGS–15, Earth 

Science Information Customer Records, 

and INTERIOR/USGS–20, Photo File 

System, are no longer subject to the 

provisions of the Privacy Act. 

Rescindment of these notices will 

ensure statutory compliance with the 

Privacy Act, and Office of Management 

and Budget Circular A–108, Federal 

Agency Responsibilities for Review, 

Reporting, and Publication under the 

Privacy Act. A description of the 

affected records and the justification for 

rescindment of each SORN follows. 

The records associated with 

INTERIOR/USGS–13, Manuscript 

Processing, consist of scientific 

information products (IP), such as 

scientific reports, articles, abstracts, data 

releases, presentations, visual aids, and 

other deliverables that are subject to 

USGS Fundamental Science Practices. 

The IP records are maintained by the 

Office of Science Quality and Integrity 

(OSQI) in the Information Product Data 

System (IPDS), an internal USGS 

workflow application. The records in 

IPDS are not stored or retrieved by use 

of personal identifiers. Rather, records 

are indexed and retrieved by their 

product number which is a unique 

identifier for the publication record. 

Accordingly, the records associated 

with INTERIOR/USGS–13 no longer 

meet the statutory definition of a system 

of records under the Privacy Act. 

The records associated with 

INTERIOR/USGS–15, Earth Science 

Information Customer Records, are now 

covered by INTERIOR/USGS–28, USGS 

Store Customer Records, 88 FR 55714 

(August 16, 2023). These records, 

previously maintained by the Earth 

Science Information Office (ESIO), 

consisted of customer account and 

inquiry files related to the sale and 

distribution of satellite imagery prints 

produced by the USGS. The ESIO 

records were decommissioned and 

migrated to the USGS Store (Science 

Information Delivery Branch, Office of 

the Associate Chief Information Officer). 

Accordingly, this rescindment 

eliminates an unnecessary duplicate 

SORN from the DOI inventory. 

The records associated with 

INTERIOR/USGS–20, Photo File 

System, have been decommissioned and 

are no longer maintained by the USGS. 

The records, which consisted of nondigital photographs of USGS senior 

leaders, have been transferred for 

historical preservation or destroyed in 

accordance with USGS General Records 

Disposition Schedule N1–57–03–01, 

Items 1101–01b and 1101–01c, as 

approved by the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). 

Accordingly, this SORN is hereby 

rescinded as it is no longer needed. 

The USGS records are maintained in 

accordance with Federal records laws 

and are handled as required by the 

Privacy Act and the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) to ensure the 

greatest protection of personal privacy. 

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adverse impact on individual privacy as 

they are no longer in use or no longer 

needed due to being superseded by 

other published SORNs. This 

rescindment will also promote the 

overall streamlining and management of 

DOI Privacy Act systems of records. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

1. INTERIOR/USGS–13, Manuscript 

Processing. 

2. INTERIOR/USGS–15, Earth Science 

Information Customer Records. 

3. INTERIOR/USGS–20, Photo File 

System. 

HISTORY: 

1. INTERIOR/USGS–13, Manuscript 

Processing, 63 FR 60374 (November 9, 

1998); modification published at 74 FR 

23430 (May 19, 2009). 

2. INTERIOR/USGS–15, Earth Science 

Information Customer Records, 55 FR 

36907 (September 7, 1990); modification 

published at 74 FR 23430 (May 19, 

2009). 

3. INTERIOR/USGS–20, Photo File 

System, 63 FR 60377 (November 9, 

1998); modification published at 74 FR 

23430 (May 19, 2009). 

Teri Barnett, 

Departmental Privacy Officer, Department of 

the Interior. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00561 Filed 1–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4338–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[245A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation 

of Law of Amendment to Class III 

Tribal-State Gaming Compact 

(Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay 

Indians & State of California) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

approval by operation of law of an 

amendment to the Tribal-State Gaming 

Compact between the Ewiiaapaayp 

Band of Kumeyaay Indians and the State 

of California governing Class III gaming 

for the Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay 

Indians in the State of California. 

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on 

January 12, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian 

Gaming, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington, 

DC 20240, (202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, 

25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., (IGRA) provides 

the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) 

with 45 days to review and approve or 

disapprove the Tribal-State compact 

governing the conduct of Class III 

gaming activity on the Tribe’s Indian 

lands. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8). If the 

Secretary does not approve or 

disapprove a Tribal-State compact 

within the 45 days, IGRA provides the 

Tribal-State compact is considered to 

have been approved by the Secretary but 

only to the extent the compact is 

consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 

2710(d)(8)(C). The IGRA also requires 

the Secretary of the Interior to publish 

in the Federal Register notice of the 

approved Tribal-State compacts for the 

purpose of engaging in Class III gaming 

activities on Indian lands. See 25 U.S.C. 

2710(d)(8)(D). The Department’s 

regulations at 25 CFR 293.4 require all 

compacts and amendments to be 

reviewed and approved by the Secretary 

prior to taking effect. The Secretary took 

no action on the Compact amendment 

between the Ewiiaapaayp Band of 

Kumeyaay Indians and the State of 

California, within the 45-day statutory 

review period. Therefore, the Compact 

amendment is considered to have been 

approved, but only to the extent it is 

consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 

2710(d)(8)(C). 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00543 Filed 1–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[DOI–2023–0017; 24X PPWOHAFCD0 

PMO00HF05D00000] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Rescindment of a system of 

records notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Interior (DOI) is issuing a public notice 

of its intent to rescind the National Park 

Service (NPS) Privacy Act system of 

records, INTERIOR/NPS–6, Audiovisual 

Performance Selection Files, from its 

existing inventory. 

DATES: These changes take effect on 

January 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by docket number [DOI– 

2023–0017] by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for sending comments. 

• Email: DOI_Privacy@ios.doi.gov. 

Include docket number [DOI–2023– 

0017] in the subject line of the message. 

• U.S. Mail or Hand-Delivery: Teri 

Barnett, Departmental Privacy Officer, 

U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C 

Street NW, Room 7112, Washington, DC 

20240. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number [DOI–2023–0017]. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

You should be aware your entire 

comment including your personally 

identifiable information, such as your 

address, phone number, email address, 

or any other personal information in 

your comment, may be made publicly 

available at any time. While you may 

request to withhold your personally 

identifiable information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee we will be 

able to do so. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) 

Chad Beale, HFC Technical Services 

Manager, National Park Service, Harpers 

Ferry Center, 67 Mather Place, Room 50, 

Harpers Ferry, West VA 25425, hfc_

information@nps.gov or 304–535–6451; 

or (2) Felix Uribe, Associate Privacy 

Officer, National Park Service, 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, 

nps_privacy@nps.gov or 202–354–6925. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the 

NPS is rescinding the INTERIOR/NPS– 

6, Audiovisual Performance Selection 

Files, system of records notice (SORN) 

and removing it from its system of 

records inventory. This system was used 

to evaluate voice and photograph 

quality and to select performers and 

narrators for NPS productions. During a 

review of NPS SORNs, it was 

determined that this notice is no longer 

necessary as the records in the system 

are covered under the Department-wide 

SORN, INTERIOR/DOI–87, Acquisition 

of Goods and Services: FBMS, 73 FR 

43766 (July 28, 2008); modification 

published at 86 FR 50156 (September 7, 

2021). Therefore, DOI is rescinding the 

INTERIOR/NPS–6, Audiovisual 

Performances Selection Files, SORN to 

eliminate an unnecessary duplicate 

notice and ensure compliance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of 


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