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Please specify the complete title of the

information collection when making

your request.

Comments regarding burden and/or

the collection activity requirements

should be directed to Joseph Schubart at

(202) 708–9266 or via his internet

address Joe_Schubart@ed.gov.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary

Education, ED.

ACTION: Notice of a New System of

Records.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the

Department of Education (ED) publishes

this notice of a new system of records

entitled ‘‘Teacher Quality Recruitment

Scholarship System (18–12–06).’’ The

system will contain information about

the current and former scholarship

recipients, scholarship awards, terms of

the scholarship, data about the amount

and percentage of teaching time,

certification and employing information

about the employing school and school

district. The Department seeks comment

on this new system of records described

in this notice, in accordance with the

requirements of the Privacy Act.

DATES: We must receive your comments

on the proposed routine uses for the

system of records included in this

notice on or before November 9, 2000.

The Department filed a report

describing the new system of records

covered by this notice with the Chair of

the Committee on Governmental Affairs

of the Senate, the Chair of the

Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight of the House, and the

Administrator of the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) on October 4, 2000. The changes

made in this notice will become

effective after the 30-day period for

OMB review of the system expires on

November 3, 2000, unless OMB gives

specific notice within the 30 days that

the changes are not approved for

implementation or requests an

additional 10 days for its review. The

routine uses become effective November

9, 2000 unless they need to be changed

as a result of public comment or OMB

review. The Department will publish

any changes to the routine uses.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about

the proposed routine uses to John

Tressler, Office of Chief Information

Officer, U.S. Department of Education,

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4082

ROB–3, Washington, DC 20202–4580.

Telephone: (202) 708–8900. If you

prefer to send comments through the

Internet, use the following address:

Comments@ed.gov.

You must include the term ‘‘SOR

Teacher Quality’’ in the subject line of

the electronic message.

During and after the comment period,

you may inspect all comments about

this notice in room 4082 ROB–3,

Seventh and D Streets, SW.,

Washington, DC, between the hours of

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday of each week

except Federal holidays.

Assistance to Individuals With

Disabilities in Reviewing the

Rulemaking Record

On request, we supply an appropriate

aid, such as a reader or print magnifier,

to an individual with a disability who

needs assistance to review the

comments or other documents in the

public rulemaking record for this notice.

If you want to schedule an appointment

for this type of aid, you may call (202)

205–8113 or (202) 260–9895. If you use

a TDD, you may call the Federal

Information Relay Service at 1–800–

877–8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edward Crowe, U.S. Department of

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room

6150, Washington, DC 20202–8525.

Telephone: 202–502–7762. If you use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD), you may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternative

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.

Introduction

The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)

(Privacy Act) requires the Department to

publish in the Federal Register this

notice of a new system of records

managed by the Department. The

Department’s regulations implementing

the Act are contained in the Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR) in 34 CFR

Part 5b.

The Privacy Act applies to

information about individuals that

contain individually identifiable

information and that may be retrieved

by a unique identifier associated with

each individual, such as a name or

social security number. The information

about each individual is called a

‘‘record’’ and the system, whether

manual or computer-based, is called a

‘‘system of records.’’ The Privacy Act

requires each agency to publish notices

of systems of records in the Federal

Register and to prepare reports to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) whenever the agency publishes a

new system of records.

Electronic Access to This Document

You may view this document, as well

as all other Department of Education

documents published in the Federal

Register, in text or Adobe Portable

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet

at either of the following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use PDF you must have Adobe

Acrobat Reader, which is available free

at either of the previous sites. If you

have questions about using PDF, call the

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO),

toll free, at 1–888–293–6498, or in the

Washington, DC area at (202) 512–1530.

Note: The official version of this document

is the document published in the Federal

Register. Free Internet access to the official

edition of the Federal Register and the Code

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO

Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/

index.html.

Dated: October 4, 2000.

A. Lee Fritschler,

Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary

Education.

The Office of Postsecondary

Education of the U.S. Department of

Education publishes a notice of a new

system of records to read as follows:

18–12–06

SYSTEM NAME:

Teacher Quality Recruitment

Scholarship System.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants

Program, Office of Policy, Planning, and

Innovation, Office of Postsecondary

Education, U.S. Department of

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room

6151, Washington, DC 20006–8525.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

This system contains records on

individuals who have been awarded

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scholarships with funds provided under

Title II of the Higher Education Act by

States or partnerships to prepare to

become kindergarten through twelfthgrade teachers.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

This system consists of information

about scholarship recipients, including

the amount and period of their

scholarships and the institution that

awarded them; information about

former recipients, including data about

the amount and percentage of time the

teacher spends teaching; information

about the awarding entity; information

about the terms of the scholarship; the

amount of the scholarship and

information about the employing school

and the school district, including a

certification by the employing school or

school district that it meets the

regulatory definition of high-need.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Title II, Section 204(e) of the Higher

Education Act of 1965, as amended by

the 1998 Higher Education

Amendments, and 31 U.S.C. Chapter 37.

PURPOSE(S):

The information in this system will be

used to ensure that recipients of

scholarships provided with funds under

Title II of the Higher Education Act who

complete teacher education programs

subsequently (1) teach in a high-need

school of a high-need local educational

agency for a period of time equivalent

to the period for which the recipient

received scholarship assistance; or (2)

repay the amount of the scholarship.

The information, therefore, is a tracking

mechanism that will be used to carry

out the statutory requirement found in

Title II, Section 204(e). In addition the

system information will be used to

determine the success of the Teacher

Recruitment component of the Teacher

Quality Enhancement Grant Programs in

preparing new teachers for employment

in high-need schools and school

districts.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES:

The Department of Education (the

Department) may disclose information

contained in a record in this system of

records under the routine uses listed in

this system of records without the

consent of the individual if the

disclosure is compatible with the

purposes for which the record was

collected. These disclosures may be

made on a case-by-case basis or, if the

Department has complied with the

computer matching requirements of the

Act, under a computer matching

agreement.

(1) Disclosure for Use by Other Law

Enforcement Agencies. The Department

may disclose information to any

Federal, State, local, or foreign agency

or other public authority responsible for

enforcing, investigating, or prosecuting

violations of administrative, civil, or

criminal law or regulation if that

information is relevant to any

enforcement, regulatory, investigative,

or prosecutive responsibility within the

receiving entity’s jurisdiction.

(2) Enforcement Disclosure. In the

event that information in this system of

records indicates, either on its face or in

connection with other information, a

violation or potential violation of any

applicable statute, regulation, or order

of a competent authority, the

Department may disclose the relevant

records to the appropriate agency,

whether foreign, Federal, State, Tribal,

or local, charged with the responsibility

of investigating or prosecuting that

violation or charged with enforcing or

implementing the statute, Executive

order, rule, regulation, or order issued

pursuant thereto.

(3) Litigation and Alternative Dispute

Resolution (ADR) Disclosures.

(a) Introduction. In the event that one

of the parties listed below is involved in

litigation or ADR, or has an interest in

litigation or ADR, the Department may

disclose certain records to the parties

described in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d)

of this routine use under the conditions

specified in those paragraphs:

(i) The Department of Education, or

any component of the Department; or

(ii) Any Department employee in his

or her official capacity; or

(iii) Any Department employee in his

or her individual capacity if the

Department of Justice (DOJ) has agreed

to provide or arrange for representation

for the employee;

(iv) Any Department employee in his

or her individual capacity where the

agency has agreed to represent the

employee; or

(v) The United States where the

Department determines that the

litigation is likely to affect the

Department or any of its components.

(b) Disclosure to the DOJ. If the

Department determines that disclosure

of certain records to the DOJ is relevant

and necessary to litigation or ADR, the

Department may disclose those records

as a routine use to the DOJ.

(c) Administrative Disclosures. If the

Department determines that disclosure

of certain records to an adjudicative

body before which the Department is

authorized to appear, an individual or

entity designated by the Department or

otherwise empowered to resolve or

mediate disputes is relevant and

necessary to the administrative

litigation, the Department may disclose

those records as a routine use to the

adjudicative body, individual, or entity.

(d) Parties, counsels, representatives

and witnesses. If the Department

determines that disclosure of certain

records to a party, counsel,

representative or witness in an

administrative proceeding is relevant

and necessary to the litigation, the

Department may disclose those records

as a routine use to the party, counsel,

representative or witness.

(4) Employment, Benefit, and

Contracting Disclosure.

(a) For Decisions by the Department.

The Department may disclose a record

to a Federal, State, or local agency

maintaining civil, criminal, or other

relevant enforcement or other pertinent

records, or to another public authority

or professional organization, if

necessary to obtain information relevant

to a decision concerning the hiring or

retention of an employee or other

personnel action, the issuance of a

security clearance, the letting of a

contract, or the issuance of a license,

grant, or other benefit.

(b) For Decisions by Other Public

Agencies and Professional

Organizations. The Department may

disclose a record to a Federal, State,

local, or foreign agency or other public

authority or professional organization,

in connection with the hiring or

retention of an employee or other

personnel action, the issuance of a

security clearance, the reporting of an

investigation of an employee, the letting

of a contract, or the issuance of a

license, grant, or other benefit, to the

extent that the record is relevant and

necessary to the receiving entity’s

decision on the matter.

(5) Employee Grievance, Complaint or

Conduct Disclosure. The Department

may disclose a record in this system of

records to another agency of the Federal

Government if the record is relevant to

one of the following proceedings

regarding a present or former employee

of the Department: complaint,

grievance, discipline or competence

determination proceedings. The

disclosure may only be made during the

course of the proceeding.

(6) Labor Organization Disclosure. A

component of the Department may

disclose records to a labor organization

if a contract between the component

and a labor organization recognized

under Title V of the United States Code,

Chapter 71, provides that the

Department will disclose personal

records relevant to the organization’s

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mission. The disclosures will be made

only as authorized by law.

(7) Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA) Advice Disclosure. The

Department may disclose records to the

Department of Justice and the Office of

Management and Budget if the

Department concludes that disclosure is

desirable or necessary in determining

whether particular records are required

to be disclosed under the FOIA.

(8) Disclosure to the Department of

Justice (DOJ). The Department may

disclose records to the DOJ to the extent

necessary for obtaining DOJ advice on

any matter relevant to an audit,

inspection, or other inquiry related to

the programs covered by this system.

(9) Contract Disclosure. If the

Department contracts with an entity for

the purposes of performing any function

that requires disclosure of records in

this system to employees of the

contractor, the Department may disclose

the records to those employees. Before

entering into such a contract, the

Department shall require the contractor

to maintain Privacy Act safeguards as

required under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m) with

respect to the records in the system.

(10) Research Disclosure. The

Department may disclose records to a

researcher if an appropriate official of

the Department determines that the

individual or organization to which the

disclosure would be made is qualified to

carry out specific research related to

functions or purposes of this system of

records. The official may disclose

records from this system of records to

that researcher solely for the purpose of

carrying out that research related to the

functions or purposes of this system of

records. The researcher shall be

required to maintain Privacy Act

safeguards with respect to the disclosed

records.

(11) Congressional Member

Disclosure. The Department may

disclose records to a member of

Congress from the record of an

individual in response to an inquiry

from the member made at the written

request of that individual. The

Member’s right to the information is no

greater than the right of the individual

who requested it.

(12) Disclosure to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

Credit Reform Act (CRA) Support. The

Department may disclose records to

OMB as necessary to fulfill CRA

requirements.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES:

Disclosures pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

552a(b)(12): The Department may

disclose to a consumer reporting agency

information regarding a claim by the

Department which is determined to be

valid and overdue as follows: (1) The

name, address, taxpayer identification

number and other information necessary

to establish the identity of the

individual responsible for the claim; (2)

the amount, status, and history of the

claim; and (3) the program under which

the claim arose. The Department may

disclose the information specified in

this paragraph under 5 U.S.C.

552a(b)(12) and the procedures

contained in subsection 31 U.S.C.

3711(e). A consumer reporting agency to

which these disclosures may be made is

defined at 31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3).

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

The records are maintained in hard

copy, filed in standard filing cabinets;

on access controlled personal

computers; and on personal computer

diskettes that are stored in filing

cabinets.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Hardcopy files are retrieved by

individual names, institutions of higher

education and employing school

districts. Electronic files may be

accessed by using an individual’s social

security number, individual’s name,

name of institution of higher education,

or name of employing school district.

SAFEGUARDS:

All physical access to the program

location where this system of records is

maintained is controlled and monitored

by security personnel. The computers

used by program staff to store any

system data offer a high degree of

resistance to tampering and

circumvention. This security system

limits data access to program staff and

any contract staff that may be hired in

the future. The system is available on a

‘‘need to know’’ basis. Controls are in

place on individual’s ability to access

and alter records within the system. All

users of this system are given unique

user IDs with personal identifiers. All

interactions by individual users with

the system are recorded.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Disposition: Destroy five years after

audit or ED’s determination either that

the scholarship recipient fulfills the

service obligation or the indebtedness

has been repaid or forgiven, whichever

is later. (ED/RDS, Part 10, Item 3a)

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:

Director, Teacher Quality

Enhancement Grant Programs, Office of

Postsecondary Education, 1990 K Street,

NW., room 6150, Washington, DC

20006–8525.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

If you wish to determine if you have

a record in this system, provide the

system manager with your name, date of

birth, and social security number. Your

request must meet the regulatory

requirements of 34 CFR 5b.5, including

proof of identity.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:

If you wish to gain access to your

record in this system, provide the

system manager with your name, date of

birth, and social security number. Your

request must meet the regulatory

requirements of 34 CFR 5b.5, including

proof of identity.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:

If you wish to contest the content of

a record, contact the system manager.

Your request must meet the regulatory

requirements of 34 CFR 5b.7, including

proof of identity.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information is obtained from

individual scholarship recipients,

institutions of higher education

attended by the recipients, and school

districts that have employed the

recipients.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT:

None.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board Stewardship

Workshop, Rocky Flats

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB) Stewardship

Workshop, Rocky Flats. The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No.

92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that

public notice of these meeting be

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, October 26 through

Friday, October 27, 2000.

TIME: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m each day.

ADDRESSES: Executive Tower Hotel,

1405 Curtis Street, Denver, CO 80202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken

Korkia, Board/Staff Coordinator, Rocky