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Vol. 77, No. 234 

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: United States Agency for 

International Development. 

ACTION: Privacy Act System of Records 

Notice—Altered 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

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

the United States Agency for 

International Development (USAID) is 

giving notice that it proposes to alter a 

system of records, the Partner Vetting 

System (PVS). This system supports the 

vetting of individuals, officers, or other 

officials of nongovernmental 

organizations who apply for USAID 

contracts, grants, cooperative 

agreements, or other funding, or who 

apply for registration with USAID as 

Private and Voluntary Organizations 

(PVOs), ensuring that neither USAID 

funds nor USAID-funded activities 

inadvertently or otherwise provide 

support to entities or individuals 

associated with terrorism. 

DATES: Public comments must be 

received on or before January 10, 2013. 

Unless comments are received that 

would require a further revision, this 

altered system of records will become 

effective on January 10, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

to: 

Paper Comments 

• Fax: (703) 666–5670. 

• Mail: Chief Privacy Officer, United 

States Agency for International 

Development, 2733 Crystal Drive, 11th 

Floor, Arlington, Va. 22202. 

Electronic Comments 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions on the Web site for 

submitting comments. 

• Email: privacy@usaid.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions, please contact, 

USAID Privacy Office, United States 

Agency for International Development, 

2733 Crystal Drive, 11th Floor, 

Arlington, Va. 22202. Email: 

privacy@usaid.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USAID 

has established a system of records 

pursuant to the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 

552a), entitled the Partner Vetting 

System (PVS) which includes the PVS 

Portal . Partner Vetting System supports 

the vetting of directors, officers, or other 

employees of non-governmental 

organizations who apply for USAID 

contract, grants, cooperative agreements 

or other funding, or who apply for 

registration with USAID as Private and 

Voluntary Organizations. The 

information collected from individuals 

is specifically used to conduct screening 

to ensure that USAID funds and USAIDfunded activities are not purposefully or 

inadvertently used to provide support to 

entities or individuals deemed to be a 

risk to national security. 

The PVS Portal provides these 

organizations with secure, web-based 

functionality for the completion, 

submission and tracking of Partner 

Information Forms (PIF’s). This 

information is used to conduct 

screening to ensure that USAID funds as 

well as funded activities are not 

purposely or inadvertently used to 

provide support to entities or 

individuals deemed to be a risk to 

national security. 

Dated: November 22, 2012. 

William Morgan, 

Chief Information Security Officer—Chief 

Privacy Officer. 

USAID–027 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Partner Vetting System Portal. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Classified and Sensitive but 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Terremark; 50 NE 9th Street; Miami, 

FL 33132. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

a. Individuals who are directors, 

officers, or are otherwise employed by 

either for-profit or non-profit 

nongovernmental organizations who 

apply for USAID contracts, grants, 

cooperative agreements or other types of 

instruments; 

b. Individuals who apply for personal 

services contracts or for other contracts, 

grants, or cooperative agreements; 

c. Individuals or organizations who 

attempt to obtain other USAID 

assistance or benefits; 

d. Individuals who are officers or 

other officials of non-profit, 

nongovernmental organizations who 

apply for registration with USAID as 

Private and Voluntary Organizations 

(PVOs). 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Sensitive but Unclassified and 

nonexempt identifying information in 

this system includes, but is not limited 

to: 

• Full name (including any aliases or 

variations of spelling), 

• Date and place of birth, 

• Government-issued identification 

information (including, but not limited 

to, social security number, passport 

number, or other numbers originated by 

a government that specifically identifies 

an individual), 

• Current mailing address, 

• Telephone and fax numbers, 

• Email addresses, 

• Country of origin and/or 

nationality, 

• Citizenship, 

• Gender, and 

• Profession or other employment 

data. 

Classified and exempt information in 

this system includes, but is not limited 

to: 

• Results generated from the 

screening of individuals covered by this 

notice; 

• Intelligence and law enforcement 

information related to national security; 

and 

• National security vetting and 

terrorism screening information, 

provided to USAID by other agencies. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

18 U.S.C. 2339A, 2339B, 2339C; 22 

U.S.C. 2151 et seq.; Section 559 of FY06 

Foreign Operations Appropriations Act; 

Executive Orders 13224, 13099 and 

12947; and HSPD–6. 

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PURPOSE(S): 

To support the vetting of directors, 

officers, or other employees of 

nongovernmental organizations who 

apply for USAID contracts, grants, 

cooperative agreements or other funding 

or who apply for registration with 

USAID as Private and Voluntary 

Organizations. The information 

collected from these individuals is 

specifically used to conduct screening 

to ensure that USAID funds and USAIDfunded activities are not purposefully or 

inadvertently used to provide support to 

entities or individuals deemed to be a 

risk to national security. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

USAID may disclose relevant system 

records in accordance with any current 

and future blanket routine uses 

established for its record systems. See 

the Statement of General Routine Uses 

(and amendments), 42 FR 47371 

(September 20, 1977); 59 FR 52954 

(October 20, 1994); 59 FR 62747 

(December 6, 1994). Routine uses are 

not meant to be mutually exclusive and 

may overlap in some cases. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

None. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, PROTECTING, ACCESSING, 

RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE

SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records in this system are stored in 

both paper and electronic format. Paper 

records are maintained by the USAID 

regional offices when the information 

cannot be collected electronically. 

Electronic storage is on servers (hard 

disk media) and magnetic tapes (or 

other backup media). 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records in this system are retrieved 

by individual name, date of birth, place 

of birth, social security numbers, 

passport numbers or other identifying 

data specified under Categories of 

Records in the System. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

USAID maintains all classified 

records in an authorized security 

container with access limited to 

authorized government personnel and 

authorized contractors. Physical 

security protections include guards and 

locked facilities requiring badges. Only 

authorized government personnel and 

authorized contractors can access 

records within the system. USAID 

mandates and certifies that physical and 

technological safeguards appropriate for 

classified and Sensitive but Unclassified 

systems are used to protect the records 

against unauthorized access. All 

authorized government personnel and 

authorized contractors with access to 

the system must hold appropriate 

security clearance, sign a non-disclosure 

agreement, and undergo both privacy 

and security training. 

For paper records: Classified and 

Sensitive but Unclassified records are 

kept in an approved security container 

at the USAID Washington headquarters, 

and at the relevant location(s) where 

USAID has a program. Access to these 

records is limited to those authorized 

government personnel and authorized 

contractors who have a need for the 

records in the performance of their 

official duties. 

For electronic records: Records are 

kept in a secure database in the USAID 

Washington headquarters. Access to the 

records is restricted to those authorized 

government personnel and authorized 

contractors with a specific role in the 

vetting process as part of the 

performance of their official duties. The 

PVS database is housed on and accessed 

from a Sensitive but Unclassified 

computer network. Vetting requests, 

analyses, and results will be stored 

separately on a classified computer 

network. Both computer networks and 

the PVS database require a user 

identification name and password and 

approval from the Office of Security. An 

audit trail is maintained and 

periodically reviewed to monitor access 

to the system. Authorized government 

personnel and authorized contractors 

assigned roles in the vetting process are 

provided role-specific training to ensure 

that they are knowledgeable in how to 

protect personally identifiable 

information. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records in this system will be 

retained and disposed of in accordance 

with a records schedule approved by the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Chief, Counterterrorism and 

Information Security Division, Office of 

Security, United States Agency for 

International Development, Ronald 

Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals requesting notification of 

the existence of records on them must 

send the request in writing to the Chief 

Privacy Officer, USAID, 2733 Crystal 

Drive, 11th Floor, Arlington, Va. 22202. 

The request must include the 

requestor’s full name, his/her current 

address and a return address for 

transmitting the information. The 

request shall be signed by either 

notarized signature or by signature 

under penalty of perjury and reasonably 

specify the record contents being 

sought. 

This system contains classified 

information related to the government’s 

national security programs, records in 

this system may be exempt from 

notification, access, and amendment as 

permitted by subsection (j) and (k) of the 

Privacy Act. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Requests from individuals should be 

addressed or presented in person to the 

same addresses as stated in the 

Notification Section above. Requests 

should be accompanied by information 

sufficient to identify the individual 

pursuant to Sec. 215.4(c) or (d) of the 

Agency’s Regulations as published in 

this issue of the Federal Register. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

An individual requesting amendment 

of a record maintained on himself or 

herself must identify the information to 

be changed and the corrective action 

sought. Requests must follow the 

‘‘Notification Procedures’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information in this system is obtained 

from the non-governmental 

organization’s official who is 

responsible for completing the 

application package required to compete 

for USAID funds or who apply for 

registration with USAID as a Private and 

Voluntary Organization. In the case of 

applications by an individual in his/her 

own capacity, the information will be 

collected directly from the individual 

applicant. Information in this system 

may also be obtained from public 

sources, agencies conducting national 

security screening, law enforcement and 

intelligence agency record systems, and 

other government databases. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

22 CFR Part 215, Section 215.13 

General Exemptions: 

(c) The systems of records to be 

exempted under section (j)(2) of the Act, 

the provisions of the Act from which 

they are being exempted, and the 

justification for the exemptions, are set 

forth below: 

(2) Partner Vetting System. This 

system is exempt from sections (c)(3) 

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

(H), and (I); (e)(5) and (8); (f), (g), and 

(h) of 5 U.S.C. 552a. These exemptions 

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are necessary to insure the proper 

functioning of the law enforcement 

activity, to protect confidential sources 

of information, to fulfill promises of 

confidentiality, to maintain the integrity 

of law enforcement procedures, to avoid 

premature disclosure of the knowledge 

of criminal activity and the evidentiary 

basis of possible enforcement actions, to 

prevent interference with law 

enforcement proceeding, to avoid the 

disclosure of investigative techniques, 

to avoid endangering law enforcement 

personnel, to maintain the ability to 

obtain candid and necessary 

information, to fulfill commitments 

made to sources to protect the 

confidentiality of information, to avoid 

endangering these sources, and to 

facilitate proper selection or 

continuance of the best applicants or 

persons for a given position or contract. 

Although the primary functions of 

USAID are not of a law enforcement 

nature, the mandate to ensure USAID 

funding is not purposefully or 

inadvertently used to provide support to 

entities or individuals deemed to be a 

risk to national security necessarily 

requires coordination with law 

enforcement and intelligence agencies 

as well as use of their information. Use 

of these agencies’ information 

necessitates the conveyance of these 

other systems exemptions to protect the 

information as stated. [57 FR 38277, 

Aug. 24, 1992, as amended at 74 FR 16, 

Jan. 2, 2009] 

22 CFR 215.14—Specific Exemptions. 

(c) The systems of records to be 

exempted under section (k) of the Act, 

the provisions of the Act from which 

they are being exempted, and the 

justification for the exemptions, are set 

forth below: 

(6) Partner Vetting System. This 

system is exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552a 

(k)(1), (k)(2), and (k)(5) from the 

provision of 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3); (d); 

(e)(1); (e)(4)(G), (H), (I); and (f). These 

exemptions are claimed to protect the 

materials required by executive order to 

be kept secret in the interest of national 

defense or foreign policy, to prevent 

subjects of investigation from frustrating 

the investigatory process, to insure the 

proper functioning and integrity of law 

enforcement activities, to prevent 

disclosure of investigative techniques, 

to maintain the ability to obtain candid 

and necessary information, to fulfill 

commitments made to sources to protect 

the confidentiality of information, to 

avoid endangering these sources, and to 

facilitate proper selection or 

continuance of the best applicants or 

persons for a given position or contract. 

[57 FR 38277, Aug. 24, 1992, as 

amended at 74 FR 17, Jan. 2, 2009] 

Meredith Snee, 

Privacy Analyst. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Supplemental 

Form for Collecting Taxpayer 

Identifying Numbers 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on the 

Agency’s proposed information 

collection of taxpayer identifying 

numbers from all persons and 

organizations with which the Agency 

has a direct payment relationship. This 

collection is an extension of a currently 

approved information collection. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before February 4, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Mark 

Porter, Director, Office of Internal 

Controls, Audits and Investigations, 

Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park 

Center Drive, Room 733, Alexandria, VA 

22302. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of 

Mark Porter at 703–605–0901 or via 

email to Mark.Porter@fns.usda.gov. 

Comments will also be accepted through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval. All comments will be 

a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Mark Porter at 

(703) 305–0901. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Supplemental Form for 

Collecting Taxpayer Identifying 

Numbers, FNS–711. 

OMB Number: 0584–0501. 

Form Number: FNS–711. 

Expiration Date: January 31, 2013. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Section 31001(y) of the Debt 

Collection Improvement Act of 1996 

(Pub. L. 104–134), codified at 31 U.S.C. 

3325(d), requires Federal agencies to 

include the taxpayer identifying number 

(TIN) of all persons or organizations 

they pay whenever a request for 

payment is submitted to Federal 

payment officials. Departmental 

Regulation 2100–2 reflects the statutory 

provision at 31 U.S.C. 7701(c) which 

requires all individuals and entities 

doing business with USDA to furnish a 

TIN. The purpose of the Supplemental 

Form for Collecting Taxpayer 

Identifying Numbers is to comply with 

Federal law by enabling the Agency to 

legally obtain a TIN from all persons 

and organizations who are entered into 

a direct payment relationship with FNS. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

entities who enter into a direct payment 

agreement with FNS under any of the 

various nutrition and nutrition 

education programs administered by 

FNS. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

800. 

Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 800. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.0833 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 67 hours. 

Dated: November 20, 2012. 

Audrey Rowe, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

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