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5. The permittee shall immediately 

notify the EPA of any violation of any 

condition of this general permit. 

B. Requirements for Any Alaska Native 

Engaged in Subsistence Uses 

Notwithstanding Section A, any 

Alaska Native engaged in subsistence 

uses is hereby granted a general permit 

to transport for the purpose of disposal 

and dispose of marine mammal 

carcasses in ocean waters subject to the 

following conditions: 

1. The permittee shall submit a report 

(via email or letter) on all disposal 

activities authorized by this general 

permit that the permittee has conducted 

in the prior calendar year. Reports shall 

be submitted to EPA Region 10 within 

30 days of the end of the calendar year. 

Contact information for EPA Region 10 

is available at http://www.epa.gov/ 

ocean-dumping/ocean-disposal-marinemammal-carcasses. This report shall 

include: 

a. The number and type of carcasses 

disposed; 

b. A description of the general 

vicinity in which the carcasses were 

disposed; and 

c. The name and contact information 

of the permittee. 

2. Where ocean disposal is the 

selected approach, marine mammal 

carcasses must be towed or otherwise 

transported to a site offshore where, 

based on available information, which 

may include local or traditional 

knowledge, currents and winds are not 

expected to return the carcass to shore 

and the carcass is not expected to pose 

a hazard to navigation. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[FR ID: 248825] 

Privacy Act; System of Records 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC, Commission, or 

Agency) proposes to modify an existing 

system of records, FCC/OS–1, Electronic 

Comment Filing System (ECFS), subject 

to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. 

This action is necessary to meet the 

requirements of the Privacy Act to 

publish in the Federal Register notice of 

the existence and character of records 

maintained by the agency. The 

Commission uses this system to handle 

and process public comments related to 

FCC rulemakings and other proceedings. 

This modification makes various 

necessary changes to the Categories of 

Records and identifies a new FCC point 

of contact. 

DATES: This modified system of records 

will become effective on October 8, 

2024. Written comments on the routine 

uses are due by November 7, 2024. The 

routine uses in this action will become 

effective on November 7, 2024 unless 

comments are received that require a 

contrary determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Brendan 

McTaggart, Federal Communications 

Commission, 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554 or privacy@

fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brendan McTaggart, (202) 418–1738, or 

privacy@fcc.gov (and to obtain a copy of 

the Narrative Statement and the 

Supplementary Document, which 

include details of the proposed 

alterations to this system of records). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

required by the Privacy Act of 1974, as 

amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and 

(e)(11), this document sets forth notice 

of the proposed modification of a 

system of records maintained by the 

FCC. The FCC previously provided 

notice of the system of records, FCC/ 

OS–1 by publication in the Federal 

Register on December 19, 2023 (88 FR 

87774). 

The substantive changes and 

modifications to the previously 

published version of the FCC/OS–1 

system of records include: 

1. Updating the Authority, Purposes, 

Categories of Individuals, and 

Categories of Records to include the 

submission of responses to audits of the 

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) 

programs of multi-channel video 

program distributors (MVPDs) 

(including complainants and, via the 

annual EEO Public File Reports 

submitted therewith, recruitment and 

referral sources). 

2. Updating Routine Use (5) Law 

Enforcement and Investigation, and 

making minor clerical edits to other 

routine uses, to maintain consistency 

with recently published FCC SORNs. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

FCC/OS–1, Electronic Comment 

Filing System (ECFS). 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Office of the Secretary, Federal 

Communications Commission, 45 L 

Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 and 

1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 

17325. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

Office of the Secretary, Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC), 45 

L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

44 U.S.C. chapter 36; 47 U.S.C. 151, 

154, and 554; and sections 504 and 508 

of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 794. 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

The ECFS collects comments and 

related data or metadata received by the 

FCC, whether electronically through the 

ECFS via an internet web-browser, by 

mail, by hand delivery of paper copy, or 

by other methods, as well as other files 

and records submitted in response to 

Commission rulemakings and docketed 

proceedings, and by the FCC’s 

administrative law staff as the 

repository for official records for 

administrative proceedings. In order to 

comply with the requirements of 

various statutes and regulations, the 

FCC offers multiple avenues through 

which the public can be involved in the 

FCC decision-making process and can 

inform the FCC of concerns regarding 

compliance with FCC rules and 

requirements. Collecting and 

maintaining these types of information 

allows the FCC to be fully informed in 

decision-making, implementation, and 

enforcement endeavors. The FCC 

Enforcement Bureau also uses ECFS to 

collect and process responses to audits 

of the EEO programs of MVPDs to 

enforce compliance with the 

Commission’s EEO requirements. The 

ECFS also allows staff access to 

documents and data necessary for key 

activities discussed in this SORN 

including analyzing effectiveness and 

efficiency of related FCC programs, 

informing future rule and policy-making 

activity, and improving staff efficiency. 

Records in this system are available for 

public inspection. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals and representatives of 

groups, companies, and other entities 

who have filed comments and other 

files and records in FCC rulemakings 

and docketed proceedings or other 

matters arising under the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, the Rehabilitation Act, or 

related statutes, as well as individuals 

(including EEO complainants and, via 

the annual EEO Public File Reports 

submitted therewith, recruitment and 

referral sources) identified in responses 


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to audits of the EEO programs of 

MVPDs. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Comments received by the FCC, 

whether electronically through the 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

(ECFS) via an internet web-browser, by 

mail, by hand delivery of paper copy, or 

other methods which include personally 

identifiable information provided by the 

filer such as name, home or business 

address, phone number, and/or email 

address. ECFS also collects certain 

network information from a filer and/or 

user submitting information to the FCC, 

such as IP address, geolocation, and 

computer operating system. The system 

also contains other files and records 

submitted in response to Commission 

rulemakings and docketed proceedings, 

EEO audit responses as well as the 

annual EEO Public File Reports 

submitted therein by MVPDs, and 

records submitted by the FCC’s 

administrative law staff into ECFS as the 

repository for official records arising out 

of the conduct of administrative 

proceedings. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information in this system is provided 

by individuals, groups, companies, and 

other entities who make or provide 

comments or other files and records in 

FCC rulemakings, and docketed 

proceedings, as well as FCC staff. 

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, all or a 

portion of the records or information 

contained in this system may be 

disclosed to authorized entities, as is 

determined to be relevant and 

necessary, outside the FCC as a routine 

use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as 

follows: 

1. Public Access—Under the rules of 

the Commission, public comments as 

well as other files and records submitted 

in rulemakings and other docketed 

proceedings are routinely available to 

the public—unless confidentiality is 

requested (47 CFR 0.459)—via the ECFS 

and may also be disclosed to the public 

in Commission releases. 

2. FCC Enforcement Actions—When a 

record in this system involves an 

informal complaint filed alleging a 

violation of FCC rules, regulations, 

orders, or requirements by an applicant, 

licensee, certified or regulated entity, or 

an unlicensed person or entity, the 

complaint may be provided to the 

alleged violator for a response. Where a 

complainant in filing his or her 

complaint explicitly requests 

confidentiality of his or her name from 

public disclosure, the Commission will 

endeavor to protect such information 

from public disclosure. Complaints that 

contain requests for confidentiality may 

be dismissed if the Commission 

determines that the request impedes the 

Commission’s ability to investigate and/ 

or resolve the complaint. 

3. Litigation—Records may be 

disclosed to the Department of Justice 

(DOJ) when: (a) the FCC or any 

component thereof; (b) any employee of 

the FCC in his or her official capacity; 

(c) any employee of the FCC in his or 

her individual capacity where the DOJ 

or the FCC has agreed to represent the 

employee; or (d) the United States 

Government is a party to litigation or 

has an interest in such litigation, and by 

careful review, the FCC determines that 

the records are both relevant and 

necessary to the litigation, and the use 

of such records by the Department of 

Justice is for a purpose that is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the FCC collected the records. 

4. Adjudication—Records may be 

disclosed in a proceeding before a court 

or adjudicative body, when: (a) the FCC 

or any component thereof; or (b) any 

employee of the FCC in his or her 

official capacity; or (c) any employee of 

the FCC in his or her individual 

capacity; or (d) the United States 

Government, is a party to litigation or 

has an interest in such litigation, and by 

careful review, the FCC determines that 

the records are both relevant and 

necessary to the litigation, and that the 

use of such records is for a purpose that 

is compatible with the purpose for 

which the agency collected the records. 

5. Law Enforcement and 

Investigation—When the FCC 

investigates any violation or potential 

violation of a civil or criminal law, 

regulation, policy, executed consent 

decree, order, or any other type of 

compulsory obligation and determines 

that a record in this system, either alone 

or in conjunction with other 

information, indicates a violation or 

potential violation of law, regulation, 

policy, consent decree, order, or other 

compulsory obligation, the FCC may 

disclose pertinent information as it 

deems necessary to the target of an 

investigation, as well as with the 

appropriate Federal, State, local, Tribal, 

international, or multinational agencies, 

or a component of such an agency, 

responsible for investigating, 

prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing 

a statute, rule, regulation, or order. 

6. Congressional Inquiries— 

Information may be disclosed to a 

Congressional office from the record of 

an individual in response to an inquiry 

from that Congressional office made at 

the written request of that individual. 

7. Government-wide Program 

Management and Oversight— 

Information may be disclosed to DOJ to 

obtain that department’s advice 

regarding disclosure obligations under 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); 

or to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to obtain that office’s 

advice regarding obligations under the 

Privacy Act. 

8. Breach Notification—Records may 

be disclosed to appropriate agencies, 

entities, and persons when: (a) the 

Commission suspects or has confirmed 

that there has been a breach of PII 

maintained in the system of records; (b) 

the Commission has determined that as 

a result of the suspected or confirmed 

breach there is a risk of harm to 

individuals, the Commission (including 

its information system, programs, and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security; and; and (c) the 

disclosure made to such agencies, 

entities, and persons is reasonably 

necessary to assist in connection with 

the Commission’s efforts to respond to 

the suspected or confirmed breach or to 

prevent, minimize, or remedy such 

harm. 

9. Assistance to Federal Agencies and 

Entities Related to Breaches—Records 

may be disclosed to another Federal 

agency or Federal entity, when the 

Commission determines that 

information from this system is 

reasonably necessary to assist the 

recipient agency or entity in: (a) 

responding to a suspected or confirmed 

breach or (b) preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, program, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

10. Non-Federal Personnel— 

Information may be disclosed to nonFederal personnel, including 

contractors, other vendors (e.g., identity 

verification services), grantees, and 

volunteers who have been engaged to 

assist the FCC in the performance of a 

contract, service, grant, cooperative 

agreement, or other activity related to 

this system of records and who need to 

have access to the records in order to 

perform their activity. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

This an electronic system of records 

that resides on the FCC’s network. 


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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records in this system of records can 

be retrieved by any category field, e.g., 

individual name, entity name, 

rulemaking number, and/or docket 

number. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

The information in this system is 

maintained and disposed of in 

accordance with the National Archives 

and Records Administration (NARA) 

General Records Schedule 6.6: 

Rulemaking Records (DAA–GRS–2017– 

0012). 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

The electronic records, files, and data 

are stored in a database housed in the 

FCC computer network. While 

comments and other files and records 

are generally publicly available, access 

to certain information associated with 

filings is restricted to authorized 

employees and contractors; and to IT 

staff, contractors, and vendors who 

maintain the IT networks and services. 

Other employees and contractors may 

be granted access on a need-to-know 

basis. The electronic files and records 

are protected by the FCC privacy 

safeguards, a comprehensive and 

dynamic set of IT safety and security 

protocols and features that are designed 

to meet all Federal privacy standards, 

including those required by the Federal 

Information Security Modernization Act 

of 2014 (FISMA), the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST). 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request access 

to and/or amendment of records about 

themselves should follow the 

Notification Procedure below. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request access 

to and/or amendment of records about 

themselves should follow the 

Notification Procedure below. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to determine 

whether this system of records contains 

information about themselves may do so 

by writing to privacy@fcc.gov. 

Individuals requesting access must also 

comply with the FCC’s Privacy Act 

regulations regarding verification of 

identity to gain access to records as 

required under 47 CFR part 0, subpart 

E. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

88 FR 87774 (December 19, 2023). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice–PBS–2024–13; Docket No. 2024– 

0002; Sequence No. 45; UNIQUE 

IDENTIFIER: SEIS–023–00–009– 

1727281974] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Expansion and 

Modernization of the Raul Hector 

Castro Land Port of Entry and 

Proposed Commercial Land Port of 

Entry in Douglas, Arizona 

AGENCY: Public Buildings Service (PBS), 

General Services Administration (GSA). 

ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI); 

announcement of public scoping 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations, and 

the GSA Public Buildings Service NEPA 

Desk Guide, GSA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public that a Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) 

will be prepared to evaluate potential 

environmental impacts from a proposed 

flood channel realignment and 

expansion of retention basin to the west 

of the Raul Hector Castro (RHC) Land 

Port of Entry (LPOE) in Douglas, 

Arizona. This NOI also announces the 

public scoping process for the SEIS. 

DATES: 

Public Scoping Period—The public 

scoping period begins on Friday, 

October 11, 2024. Interested parties are 

encouraged to provide comments 

regarding the scope of the SEIS. Written 

comments must be received by 

November 11, 2024 (see ADDRESSES

section of this NOI on how to submit 

comments). 

Meeting Date—A public scoping 

meeting will be held on Thursday, 

October 24, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 

p.m. The meeting will be held in the 

Douglas Visitor Center (see ADDRESSES

section for location address), where 

GSA will meet with governmental and 

public stakeholders to explain the 

project and obtain input on the scope of 

the project. The meeting will be an 

informal open house, where visitors 

may come, receive information, and 

provide written comments. No formal 

presentation will be provided. 

ADDRESSES: 

Public Scoping Comments—You may 

send comments, identified by [2024– 

0002], by one of the following methods: 

• Email: Osmahn.Kadri@gsa.gov. 

Include [2024–0002] in the subject line 

of the message. 

• Mail: Attention: Osmahn Kadri, 

NEPA Project Manager, U.S. General 

Services Administration, c/o PotomacHudson Engineering, Inc., 77 Upper 

Rock Circle, Suite 302, Rockville, MD 

20850. 

Meeting Location—A public scoping 

meeting will be held at the Douglas 

Visitor Center, 345 16th St., Douglas, AZ 

85607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Osmahn Kadri, 415–522–3617, 

Osmahn.Kadri@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

GSA is beginning preparation of a 

SEIS to analyze the potential impacts 

resulting from the proposed realignment 

and reconstruction of the Rose Avenue 

Channel and construction of a new 

stormwater retention basin west of the 

expanded and modernized RHC LPOE. 

This SEIS will supplement the previous 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the RHC LPOE expansion and 

modernization project. GSA signed the 

Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final 

EIS for the Expansion and 

Modernization of the RHC LPOE and 

Proposed Commercial LPOE in Douglas, 

Arizona on May 6, 2024. GSA approved 

the preferred alternative, identified in 

the Final EIS as Alternative 2 

(Concurrent Construction—Westward 

Expansion), which would involve 

construction of a new Commercial LPOE 

and phased expansion and 

modernization of the existing RHC 

LPOE at the same time, with expansion 

primarily to the west of the existing 

RHC LPOE. 

Under the Proposed Action for the 

SEIS, the existing concrete box culvert 

beneath the LPOE would be partially 

maintained and extended westward 

near the existing vehicle inspection 

booths. From there, an open channel 

would be constructed generally parallel 

and to the north of Border Road and 

would discharge into an existing wash 

just west of Chino Road. The existing 

north-south channel that runs parallel to 

Pan American Avenue would be 

abandoned and sealed or demolished in 

conjunction with the expansion and 

modernization of the RHC LPOE. An 

expanded stormwater retention basin 

would also be constructed just west of 


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