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evidence, if any not later than December

12, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written objections are to be

filed with Carderock Division, Naval

Surface Warfare Center, Code 004, 9500

MacArthur Blvd., West Bethesda MD

20817–5700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Dick Bloomquist, Director Technology

Transfer, Carderock Division, Naval

Surface Warfare Center, Code 0117,

9500 MacArthur Blvd., West Bethesda,

MD 20817–5700, (301) 227–4299.

Dated: September 26, 2000.

J.L. Roth,

Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy,

Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to Alter a System of

Records.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy

proposes to alter a system of records

notice in its inventory of record systems

subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5

U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The alteration

adds a routine use to permit disclosure

of information to the National Academy

of Sciences, for the purposes of

conducting personnel and/or healthrelated research.

DATES: This action will be effective on

November 13, 2000 unless comments

are received that would result in a

contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the

Department of the Navy, PA/FOIA

Policy Branch, Chief of Naval

Operations (N09B30), 2000 Navy

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350–2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.

Doris Lama at (202) 685–6545 or DSN

325–6545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of the Navy’s record system

notices for records systems subject to

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

as amended, have been published in the

Federal Register and are available from

the address above.

The proposed system report, as

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the

Privacy Act was submitted on

September 25, 2000, to the House

Committee on Government Reform, the

Senate Committee on Governmental

Affairs, and the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) pursuant to

paragraph 4c of Appendix I to OMB

Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal Agency

Responsibilities for Maintaining

Records About Individuals,’ dated

February 8, 1996, (61 FR 6427, February

20, 1996).

Dated: October 5, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

N01070–3

SYSTEM NAME:

Navy Personnel Records System

(August 30, 2000, 65 FR 52718).

CHANGES:

* * * * *

Routine uses of records maintained in

the system, including categories of users

and the purposes of such uses: Add new

paragraph to read ‘‘To Federal agencies,

their contractors and grantees, and to

private organizations, such as the

National Academy of Sciences, for the

purposes of conducting personnel and/

or health-related research in the interest

of the Federal government and the

public. When not considered

mandatory, the names and other

identifying data will be eliminated from

records used for such research studies.’’

* * * * *

N01070–3

SYSTEM NAME:

Navy Personnel Records System.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

PRIMARY LOCATIONS:

Navy Personnel Command, 5720

Integrity Drive, Millington, TN 38055–

3130; Naval Reserve Personnel Center,

4400 Dauphine Street, New Orleans, LA

70149–7800; and local activity to which

individual is assigned. Official mailing

addresses are published as an appendix

to the Navy’s compilation of system of

record notices.

SECONDARY LOCATIONS:

Department of the Navy Activities in

the chain of command between the local

activity and the headquarters level;

Federal Records Storage Centers;

National Archives. Official mailing

addresses are published as an appendix

to the Navy’s compilation of system of

record notices.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

All Navy military personnel: officers,

enlisted, active, inactive, reserve, fleet

reserve, retired, midshipmen, officer

candidates, and Naval Reserve Officer

Training Corps personnel.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Personnel service jackets and service

records, correspondence and records in

both automated and non-automated

form concerning classification,

assignment, distribution, promotion,

advancement, performance, recruiting,

retention, reenlistment, separation,

training, education, morale, personal

affairs, benefits, entitlements, discipline

and administration of naval personnel.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental

Regulations; 42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.,

Victim’s Rights and Restitution Act of

1990 as implemented by DoD

Instruction 1030.2, Victim and Witness

Assistance Procedures; and E.O. 9397

(SSN).

PURPOSE(S):

To assist officials and employees of

the Navy in the management,

supervision and administration of Navy

personnel (officer and enlisted) and the

operations of related personnel affairs

and functions.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

In addition to those disclosures

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records

or information contained therein may

specifically be disclosed outside the

DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5

U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:

To officials and employees of the

National Research Council in

Cooperative Studies of the National

History of Disease, of Prognosis and of

Epidemiology. Each study in which the

records of members and former

members of the naval service are used

must be approved by the Chief of Naval

Personnel.

To officials and employees of the

Department of Health and Human

Services, Department of Veteran Affairs,

and Selective Service Administration in

the performance of their official duties

related to eligibility, notification and

assistance in obtaining benefits by

members and former members of the

Navy.

To officials and employees of the

Department of Veteran Affairs in the

performance of their duties relating to

approved research projects.

To officials and employees of Navy

Relief and the American Red Cross in

the performance of their duties relating

to the assistance of the members and

their dependents and relatives, or

related to assistance previously

furnished such individuals, without

regard to whether the individual

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assisted or his/her sponsor continues to

be a member of the Navy.

To duly appointed Family

Ombudsmen in the performance of their

duties related to the assistance of the

members and their families.

To state and local agencies in the

performance of their official duties

related to verification of status for

determination of eligibility for Veterans

Bonuses and other benefits and

entitlements, including Department of

Labor and state unemployment agencies

for unemployment compensation for exservice members.

To officials and employees of the

Office of the Sergeant at Arms of the

United States House of Representatives

in the performance of their official

duties related to the verification of the

active duty naval service of Members of

Congress. Information as to current

military addresses and assignments may

be provided to military banking

facilities who provide banking services

overseas and who are reimbursed by the

Government for certain checking and

loan losses. For personnel separated,

discharged or retired from the Armed

Forces information as to last known

residential or home of record address

may be provided to the military banking

facility upon certification by a banking

facility officer that the facility has a

returned or dishonored check negotiated

by the individual or the individual has

defaulted on a loan and that if

restitution is not made by the individual

the United States Government will be

liable for the losses the facility may

incur.

To federal, state, local, and foreign

(within Status of Forces agreements) law

enforcement agencies or their

authorized representatives in

connection with litigation, law

enforcement, or other matters under the

jurisdiction of such agencies.

Information relating to professional

qualifications of chaplains may be

provided to civilian certification boards

and committees, including, but not

limited to, state and federal licensing

authorities and ecclesiastical endorsing

organizations.

To governmental entities or private

organizations under government

contract to perform random analytical

research into specific aspects of military

personnel management and

administrative procedures.

To victims and witnesses of a crime

for purposes of providing information,

consistent with the requirements of the

Victim and Witness Assistance Program,

regarding the investigation and

disposition of an offense.

To Federal agencies, their contractors

and grantees, and to private

organizations, such as the National

Academy of Sciences, for the purposes

of conducting personnel and/or healthrelated research in the interest of the

Federal government and the public.

When not considered mandatory, the

names and other identifying data will be

eliminated from records used for such

research studies.

The ‘Blanket Routine Uses’ that

appear at the beginning of the Navy’s

compilation of system of record notices

also apply to this system.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Automated records may be stored on

magnetic tapes, disc, and drums.

Manual records may be stored in paper

file folders, microfiche or microfilm.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Automated records may be retrieved

by name and Social Security Number.

Manual records may be retrieved by

name, Social Security Number, enlisted

service number, or officer file number.

SAFEGUARDS:

Computer facilities and terminals are

located in restricted areas accessible

only to authorized persons that are

properly screened, cleared and trained.

Manual records and computer printouts

are available only to authorized

personnel having a need-to-know.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Transfer to Naval Reserve Personnel

Center, New Orleans, LA 70149 six

months after discharge, retirement, or

death of service member. Naval Reserve

Personnel Center will forward to the

National Personnel Records Center,

(Military Personnel Records), 9700 Page

Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63132–5000.

Transfer to the National Archives and

Records Administration 75 years after

separation of service member. [Note: An

exception is made for copies of officer

fitness reports, enlisted evaluations, and

officer and enlisted counseling forms

which may be maintained by the

member’s commanding officer or

command for a period not to exceed five

years.]

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Commander, Navy Personnel

Command, 5720 Integrity Drive,

Millington, TN 38055–3130;

Commanding Officers, Officers in

Charge, and Heads of Department of the

Navy activities. Official mailing

addresses are published as an appendix

to the Navy’s compilation of system of

record notices.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine

whether this system of records contains

information about themselves should

address written inquiries to the

Commander, Navy Personnel Command,

5720 Integrity Drive, Millington, TN

38055–3130; or contact the personnel

officer where assigned. Official mailing

addresses are published as an appendix

to the Navy’s compilation of system of

record notices.

The letter should contain full name,

Social Security Number (and/or enlisted

service number/officer file number),

rank/rate, designator, military status,

address, and signature of the requester.

The individual may visit the Navy

Personnel Command, Records Review

Room, Building 769, Room K615,

Millington, TN for assistance with

records located in that building; or the

individual may visit the local activity to

which attached for access to locally

maintained records. Proof of

identification will consist of Military

Identification Card for persons having

such cards, or other picture-bearing

identification.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to records

about themselves contained in this

system of records should address

written inquiries to the Commander,

Navy Personnel Command, 5720

Integrity Drive, Millington, TN 38055–

3130, or contact the personnel officer

where assigned. Official mailing

addresses are published as an appendix

to the Navy’s compilation of system of

records notices.

The letter should contain full name,

Social Security Number (and/or enlisted

service number/officer file number),

rank/rate, designator, military status,

address, and signature of the requester.

The individual may visit the Navy

Personnel Command, Records Review

Room, Building 769, Room K615,

Millington, TN for assistance with

records located in that building; or the

individual may visit the local activity to

which attached for access to locally

maintained records. Proof of

identification will consist of Military

Identification Card for persons having

such cards, or other picture-bearing

identification.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The Navy’s rules for accessing

records, and for contesting contents and

appealing initial agency determinations

are published in Secretary of the Navy

Instruction 5211.5; 32 CFR part 701; or

may be obtained from the system

manager.

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RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Correspondence; educational

institutions; federal, state, and local

court documents; civilian and military

investigatory reports; general

correspondence concerning the

individual; official records of

professional qualifications; Navy Relief

and American Red Cross requests for

verification of status.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Center for Education

Statistics (NCES); Notice of Partially

Closed Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed

meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the Advisory

Council on Education Statistics (ACES).

Notice of this meeting is required under

section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. This document is

intended to notify the general public of

their opportunity to attend.

DATES: October 26–27, 2000.

Times

October 26, 2000

Full Council

9 a.m.–10:45 a.m. (open)

10:45–11:45 (closed)

11:45–2:15 p.m. (open)

Statistics Committee and Policy

Committee

2:15 p.m.–5 p.m. (open).

October 27, 2000

Statistics Committee and Policy

Committee

9 a.m.–12 noon (open)

Full Council

12 noon–2:30 p.m. (open).

Location: Department of Education,

1990 K Street NW, Washington, DC

20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Audrey Pendleton, National Center for

Education Statistics, 1990 K Street NW,

Room 9115, Washington, DC 20006.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Advisory Council on Education

Statistics (ACES) is established under

section 46(c)(1) of the Education

Amendments of 1974, Public Law 93–

380. The Council is established to

review general policies for the operation

of the National Center for Education

Statistics (NCES) in the Office of

Educational Research and Improvement

(OERI) and is responsible for advising

on standards to ensure that statistics

and analyses disseminated by NCES are

of high quality and are not to subject to

political influence. In addition, ACES is

required to advise the Commissioner of

NCES and the National Assessment

Governing Board on technical and

statistical matters related to the National

Assessment of Educational Progress

(NAEP).

Meetings of the Council are open to

the public. Individuals who will need

accommodations for a disability in order

to attend the meeting (i.e. interpreting

services, assistive listening devices, and

materials in alternative format) should

notify Audrey Pendleton at 202–502–

7300 by no later than October 13, 2000.

We will attempt to meet requests after

this date, but cannot guarantee

availability of the requested

accommodation. The meeting site is

accessible to individuals with

disabilities.

The proposed agenda includes the

following:

• New member swearing-in

• A status report from the NCES

Commissioner on major Center

initiatives; including the reauthorization

of NCES and ACES;

• The closed session on the agenda

involves discussion about specific cost

estimates for future procurements/

contracts. The public disclosure of this

information would be likely to

significantly frustrate implementation of

proposed action if conducted in open

session. Such matters are protected by

exemption (9)(B) of section 552b(c) of

Title 5 U.S.C.

• NCES’ International Program;

• Enhancing school and state

participation in NAEP;

Individual meetings of two ACES

Committees will focus on specific

topics:

• The agenda for the Statistics

Committee includes a discussion of

revision of NCES statistical standards,

technical issues on adult literacy

surveys, and Research and Development

studies.

• The agenda for the Policy

Committee includes discussion of

adjustments of NAEP Data,

Coordination of NAEP, TIMSS–R, and

PISA reports, and revision of the

Integrated Postsecondary Education

Data System sample frame.

Records are kept of all Council

proceedings and are available for public

inspection at the Office of the Executive

Director, Advisory Council on

Education Statistics, National Center for

Education Statistics, 1990 K Street NW,

Room 9100, Washington, DC 20006.

C. Kent McGuire,

Assistant Secretary for Educational Research

and Improvement.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Special Environmental Analysis for

Emergency Actions Taken in

Response to the Cerro Grande Fire at

the Los Alamos National Laboratory,

Los Alamos, NM

AGENCY: National Nuclear Security

Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE) announces the availability of the

Special Environmental Analysis for

Actions Taken in Response to the Cerro

Grande Fire at the Los Alamos National

Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.

The special environmental analysis

(SEA) describes the impacts related to

the emergency fire suppression, soil

erosion and flood control actions by

DOE starting in early May 2000 at the

time of the Cerro Grande Fire and

extending through November 2000. DOE

prepared the SEA in compliance with

the Council on Environmental Quality

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) regulations regarding emergency

actions. The SEA will be forwarded in

October 2000 to the Los Alamos

National Laboratory (LANL) to be used

for implementation of the mitigation

measures described in the document.

ADDRESSES: For copies of the SEA,

further information regarding the

document or activities described, or to

provide comments, contact: Elizabeth

Withers, NEPA Compliance Officer, U.S.

Department of Energy, Los Alamos Area

Office, 528 35th Street, Los Alamos, NM

87544, phone (505) 667–8690, fax (505)

665–4872. The SEA will be available

under the DOE NEPA Analyses module

of the DOE NEPA web site at http://

tis.eh.doe.gov/nepa/.

For more information regarding

activities related to the Cerro Grande

Fire and the LANL Emergency

Rehabilitation Team, including relevant

phone numbers, visit the LANL web site

at www.lanl.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information on the DOE NEPA

process, please contact Ms. Carol M.

Borgstrom, EH–42, Director, Office of

NEPA Policy and Compliance, U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Ave., SW., Washington,