63904 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 207 / Wednesday, October 25, 2000 / Notices

Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Director.

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer

Matching Program, Office of Personnel

Management/Social Security

Administration

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management (OPM).

ACTION: Publication of notice of

computer matching program to comply

with Public Law 100–503, the Computer

Matching and Privacy Protection Act of

1988.

SUMMARY: OPM is publishing notice of

its computer matching program with the

Social Security Administration (SSA) to

meet the reporting and publication

requirements of Public Law 100–503.

The purpose of the computer match is

to establish the conditions under which

SSA agrees to the disclosure of tax

return information to OPM.

DATES: The matching program will begin

in October 2000, or 40 days after

agreements by the parties participating

in the match have been submitted to

Congress and the Office of Management

and Budget, or 30 days after notice of

the match is published in the Federal

Register, whichever is later. The data

exchange will begin at a date mutually

acceptable between OPM and SSA,

unless comments are received which

will result in a contrary determination.

Subsequent matches will take place

annually on a recurring basis until one

of the parties advises the other, in

writing, of its intention to reevaluate,

modify and/or terminate the agreement.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to

William J. Washington, Acting Assistant

Director for Systems, Finance, and

Administration, 1900 E. Street, NW.,

Room 4312, Washington, DC 20415.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marc Flaster, (202) 606–2115.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM and

SSA intend to conduct a computer

matching program, as described below.

The purpose of this agreement is to

establish the conditions under which

SSA agrees to the disclosure of tax

return information to OPM. The SSA

records will be used in a matching

program in which OPM will match

SSA’s tax return records with OPM’s

records on disability retirees under age

60, disabled adult child survivors,

certain retirees in receipt of a

supplemental benefit under the Federal

Employees Retirement System, and

certain annuitants receiving a

discontinued service retirement benefit

under the Civil Service Retirement

System. By law, these annuitants and

survivors are limited in the amount they

can earn and still retain benefits paid to

them. In the case of the discontinued

service annuitants, retirement benefits

will cease upon re-employment in

federal service. OPM will use the SSA

data to determine continued eligibility

for benefits being paid.

Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Director.

Report of Computer Matching Program

Between the Office of Personnel

Management and the Social Security

Administration

A. Participating Agencies

OPM and SSA.

B. Purpose of the Matching Program

Chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United

States Code (U.S.C.) require OPM to

verify earnings data supplied by civil

service annuitants. Section 6103(11) of

the Internal Revenue Code requires SSA

to disclose tax return information to

OPM to administer programs under

chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United

States Code. The purpose of this

agreement is to establish the conditions

under which SSA agrees to the

disclosure of tax return information to

OPM.

C. Authority for Conducting the

Matching Program

Public Law 97–253, Chapters 83 and

84, title 5, United States Code and 26

U.S.C. 6103(11).

D. Categories of Records and

Individuals Covered by the Match

The SSA records involved in the

match are earnings, self-employment

and other data which constitute tax

return information pursuant to 26 U.S.C.

6103. The Earnings Recording and SelfEmployment Income System, SSA/OSR,

60–0059 (last published in the Federal

Register at 59 FR 62407, December 5,

1994), maintains records of individuals’

wages or self-employment income from

employment under Social Security. The

OPM records consist of annuity data

from its system of records entitled OPM/

Central 1—Civil Service Retirement and

Insurance Records (last published in the

Federal Register at 64 FR 54930,

October 8, 1999), as amended May 3,

2000 (65 FR 25775).

E. Description of Matching Program

OPM provides an annual electronic

finder file containing identifying

information for those records that SSA

will verify. SSA will then provide an

electronic reply file containing

information in response to OPM’s finder

file.

F. Privacy Safeguards and Security

The personal privacy of the

individuals whose names are included

in the data exchange is protected by

strict adherence to the provisions of the

Privacy Act and OMB’s ‘‘Guidance

Interpreting the Provisions of Public

Law 100–503, the Computer Matching

and Privacy Protection Act of 1988’’.

Access to the records used in the data

exchange is restricted to only those

authorized employees and officials who

need it to perform their official duties in

connection with the uses of the

information authorized in this

agreement. Records matched or created

will be stored in an area that is

physically safe. Records used in the

exchange and any records created by

this exchange will be processed under

the immediate supervision and control

of authorized personnel in a manner

which will protect the confidentiality of

the records, and in such a way that

unauthorized persons cannot retrieve

any such records by means of computer,

remote terminal or other means. The

records matched and any records

created by this agreement will be

transported under appropriate

safeguards consistent with the manner

in which they are stored and processed.

All personnel who will have access to

the records matched and to any records

created by the match will be advised of

the confidential nature of the

information, the safeguards required to

protect the information and the civil

and criminal sanctions for

noncompliance contained in applicable

federal laws.

G. Inclusive Dates of the Matching

Program

This computer matching program is

subject to review by the Congress and

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB). OPM’s report to these parties

must be received at least 40 days prior

to the initiation of any matching

activity. If no objections are raised by

either Congress or OMB, and the

mandatory 30 day public notice period

for comment for this Federal Register

notice expires, with no significant

receipt of adverse public comments

resulting in a contrary determination,

then this computer matching program

becomes effective. By agreement

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between OPM and SSA, the matching

program will be in effect and continue

for 18 months with an option to renew

for 12 additional months under the

terms set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D).

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 3444]

Uncitral Working Group On Arbitration:

Possible New Uniform Rules On

Written Form for Arbitration

Agreement, Interim Measures of

Protection, Mediation and

Councilation; Meeting Notice

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: The Arbitration and ADR Study

Group of the Department’s Advisory

Committee on Private International Law

will hold a meeting in Washington, DC

at the Department of State on Thursday,

November 9, 2000, from 9:30 am to 1:00

pm. The subject will be to provide

advice to the U.S. delegation to the next

meeting of the UNCITRAL Working

Group on Arbitration.

Agenda

The meeting will consider the Report

of the Secretary-General of UNCITRAL

on ‘‘Possible Uniform Rules on Certain

Issues Concerning Settlement of

Commercial Disputes: Written Form for

Arbitration Agreement, Interim

Measures of Protection, Conciliation.’’

This document (no. A/CN/WG.II/

WP.110) may be found at the

UNCITRAL web page: www.uncitral.org.

To find it, click on ‘‘Preparatory

Documents,’’ then on ‘‘Working Group

on Arbitration,’’ then on ‘‘33rd

Session.’’ Depending on the time

available, the meeting will also consider

the Report of the Secretary-General of

UNCITRAL on ‘‘Possible Future Work:

Court-Ordered Interim Measures of

Protection in Support of Arbitration,

Scope of Interim Measures that may be

Ordered by Arbitral Tribunals, Validity

of the Agreement to Arbitrate.’’ This

document (no. A/CN/WG.II/WP.111)

may also be found at the same location

on the UNCITRAL website.

Background

In response to requests from

arbitration and mediation experts

around the world, United Nations

Commission on International Trade Law

(UNCITRAL) has reestablished its

Working Group on Arbitration. The

Working Group has been charged with

considering a number of pressing issues

involving application and interpretation

of the 1958 New York Convention on

the Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral

Awards and the UNCITRAL Model Law

and Rules on Commercial Arbitration.

These issues include the requirement of

written form for arbitral agreements

under Article 2 of the Convention, about

which U.S. courts have taken different

approaches, and the desirability of

preparing model provisions on the

enforcement of interim measures of

protection. In addition, the Working

Group is charged with considering the

desirability of drafting a new

UNCITRAL Model Law on Conciliation

to pair with the UNCITRAL Conciliation

Rules. (Note that the New York

Convention and the UNCITRAL Model

texts may all be found on the

UNCITRAL website.)

The Working Group met in March

2000 and agreed in principle to begin to

draft a Model Law on Conciliation, as

well as consider the preparation of legal

texts in the areas of the written form for

arbitration agreements and interim

measures of protection. The UNCITRAL

Secretariat has now prepared the Report

described above with proposals in these

areas (Doc. No. A/CN/WG.II/WP.110).

In addition, the UNCITRAL

Secretariat has prepared some

preliminary background analysis on a

number of additional topics that could

form the basis for future consideration

by the Working Group (Doc. No. A/CN/

WG.II/WP.111). These proposals involve

aspects of the use of court-ordered

interim measures of protection, the

scope of interim measures that may be

issued by arbitrators, and the validity of

agreements to arbitrate.

Attendance

The meeting will be held from 9:30

am to 1 pm in Conference Room 1105

at the Department of State, 2201 C St.,

NW., Washington, DC, and is open to

the public. Because of security

requirements for entering the building,

persons wishing to attend must contact

Ms. Rosie Gonzales, Office of the Legal

Adviser, at 202–776–8420, fax 202–776–

8482, email < gonzaler@ms.state.gov >

no later than Monday November 6.

Persons wishing to attend should

provide Ms. Gonzales with their name,

date of birth, and social security

number. Copies of the pertinent

documents may be found free of charge

on the UNCITRAL website as indicated

above, or will be provided free of charge

by contacting Ms. Gonzales at the above

numbers.

Persons not able to attend may

provide written comments to Mr. Jeffrey

Kovar at the following address: 2430 E

St., NW., South Bldg., Suite 203,

Washington, DC 20037–2851.

Jeffrey D. Kovar,

Assistant Legal Adviser for Private

International Law, Department of State.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Acceptance of Noise Exposure Maps

for Phoenix Sky Harbor International

Airport, Phoenix, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces its

determination that the Noise Exposure

Maps submitted by the City of Phoenix

for the Phoenix Sky Harbor

International Airport, Phoenix, Arizona

under the provisions of Title I of the

Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement

Act of 1979 (Public Law 96–193) and

Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR), Part 150, are in compliance with

applicable requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The effective date of

the FAA’s acceptance of the Noise

Exposure Maps for the Phoenix Sky

Harbor International Airport, Phoenix,

Arizona is October 10, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian Armstrong, Airport Planner,

Airports Division, AWP–611.1, Federal

Aviation Administration, WesternPacific Region. Mailing Address: P.O.

Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los

Angeles, California 90009–2007.

Telephone (310) 725–3614. Street

address: 15000 Aviation Boulevard,

Hawthorne, California 90261.

Documents reflecting this FAA action

may be reviewed at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces that the FAA finds

that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted

for the Phoenix Sky Harbor

International Airport, Phoenix, Arizona

are in compliance with applicable

requirements of Federal Aviation

Regulation (FAR) Part 150, effective

October 10, 2000.

Under Section 103 of the Aviation

Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979

(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Act’’), an

airport operator may submit to the FAA

Noise Exposure Maps which meet

applicable regulations and which depict

noncompatible land uses as of the date

of submission of such maps, a

description of projected aircraft