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substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. If approved, the action will not 

result in any additional reporting, 

recordkeeping or other compliance 

requirements for small entities other 

than the small organization that will 

furnish the products to the Government. 

2. If approved, the action will result 

in authorizing small entities to furnish 

the products to the Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in 

connection with the products proposed 

for addition to the Procurement List. 

Comments on this certification are 

invited. Commenters should identify the 

statement(s) underlying the certification 

on which they are providing additional 

information. 

End of Certification 

The following products are proposed 

for addition to Procurement List for 

production by the nonprofit agency 

listed: 

Products 

NSNs: 

8465–00–NIB–0211—Pouch, Four 3-round 

magazines, M26 12-guage shotgun 

MASS, Camouflage 

8465–00–NIB–0212—Pouch, Four 5-round 

magazines, M26 12-guage shotgun 

MASS, Camouflage 

8465–00–NIB–0213—Soft carrying case, 

Shotgun, 3-round magazine, M26 12- 

guage shotgun MASS, Camouflage 

8465–00–NIB–0214—Soft carrying case, 

Shotgun, 5-round magazine, M26 12- 

guage shotgun MASS, Camouflage 

NPA: L.C. Industries for the Blind, Inc., 

Durham, NC 

Contracting Activity: Army Contracting 

Command, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 

Coverage: C-List for 100% of the requirement 

of the Picatinny Arsenal as aggregated by 

the Department of the Army, Tank and 

Armament Command. 

Patricia Briscoe, 

Deputy Director, Business Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3052 Filed 2–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2011–OS–0011] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to alter a system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of 

Defense proposes to alter a system of 

records in its inventory of record 

systems subject to the Privacy Act of 

1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. 

DATES: This proposed action would be 

effective without further notice on 

March 14, 2011 unless comments are 

received which result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and/ 

Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 

and title, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Room 3C843, Washington, DC 20301– 

1160. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) for this 

Federal Register document. The general 

policy for comments and other 

submissions from members of the public 

is to make these submissions available 

for public viewing on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cindy Allard at (703) 588–6830, or 

Chief, OSD/JS Privacy Office, Freedom 

of Information Directorate, Washington 

Headquarters Services, 1155 Defense 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–1155. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of the Secretary of Defense notices for 

systems of records 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 FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT address 

above. 

The proposed system report, as 

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

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was 

submitted on January 28, 2011, to the 

House Committee on Oversight and 

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 

(February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427). 

Dated: February 3, 2011. 

Morgan F. Park, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

DWHS P04 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Reduction-In-Force Case Files 

(February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10227). 

CHANGES: 

* * * * * 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Personnel Services, Human Resources 

Directorate, Washington Headquarters 

Services, Department of Defense, 1155 

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–1155.’’ 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Civilian employees serviced by the 

Washington Headquarters Service, 

Human Resource Office who have been 

notified of a reduction-in-force action.’’ 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘Name, 

home/mailing address, service 

computation date, veteran’s preference 

for Reduction in Force (RIF), 

performance appraisal ratings, tenure, 

and subgroup. Documents in the files 

may include letters from management 

officials, letters prepared by personnel 

to the individual regarding type of 

action required, correspondence from 

individual concerned and other 

miscellaneous correspondence 

concerning the specific action.’’ 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘5 

U.S.C. 7103, Definitions, application; 10 

U.S.C. 1597, Civilian positions: 

guidelines for reductions; 5 CFR 351, 

Chapter 1–Office of Personnel 

Management, Reductions in Force; and 

DoD 1400.25–M, chapter 1701, 

Department of Defense Civilian 

Personnel Manual.’’ 

PURPOSE(S): 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘To 

document the communication of the 

reduction-in-force process and 

communicate with affected employees.’’ 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘In 

addition to those disclosures generally 

permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, these records may 

specifically be disclosed outside the 

DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 

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


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To the Office of Personnel 

Management in instances where an 

affected employee appeals the decision. 

The DoD ‘Blanket Routine Uses’ set 

forth at the beginning of the Office of 

the Secretary of Defense (OSD) 

compilation of systems of records 

notices apply to this system.’’ 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘Paper 

file folders.’’ 

* * * * * 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Records are maintained in locked file 

cabinets in a secure area in a building 

with 24-hour security. Access to records 

is only by authorized Reduction in 

Force (RIF) team personnel.’’ 

* * * * * 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘Chief 

of Staffing Division, Personnel Services, 

Human Resources Directorate, 

Washington Headquarters Services, 

1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–1155.’’ 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system should 

address written inquiries to the Chief of 

Staffing Division, Personnel Services, 

Human Resources Directorate, 

Washington Headquarters Service, 1155 

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–1155. 

Inquiries must include the name of 

the individual, approximate date of 

reduction in force and be signed.’’ 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Individuals seeking access to 

information about themselves contained 

in this system should address written 

inquiries to the OSD/Joint Staff, 

Freedom of Information Act Requester 

Service Center, Office of Freedom of 

Information, 1155 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1155. 

Requests must include the name and 

number of this System of Records 

Notice, the name of the individual, 

approximate date of reduction in force 

and be signed.’’ 

* * * * * 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘The 

individual, the Official Personnel File 

(OPF), and correspondence from appeal 

examiner in appealed cases.’’ 

* * * * * 

DWHS P04 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Reduction-In-Force Case Files. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Personnel Services, Human Resources 

Directorate, Washington Headquarters 

Services, Department of Defense, 1155 

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–1155. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Civilian employees serviced by the 

Washington Headquarters Service, 

Human Resource Office who have been 

notified of a reduction-in-force action. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Name, home/mailing address, service 

computation date, veteran’s preference 

for Reduction in Force (RIF), 

performance appraisal ratings, tenure, 

and subgroup. Documents in the files 

may include letters from management 

officials, letters prepared by personnel 

to the individual regarding type of 

action required, correspondence from 

individual concerned and other 

miscellaneous correspondence 

concerning the specific action. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

5 U.S.C. 7103, Definitions, 

application; 10 U.S.C. 1597, Civilian 

positions: Guidelines for reductions; 5 

CFR 351, Chapter 1–Office of Personnel 

Management, Reductions in Force; and 

DoD 1400.25–M, chapter 1701, 

Department of Defense Civilian 

Personnel Manual. 

PURPOSE(S): 

To document the communication of 

the reduction-in-force process and 

communicate with affected employees. 

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 of 1974, these 

records may specifically be disclosed 

outside the DoD as a routine use 

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

follows: 

To the Office of Personnel 

Management in instances where an 

affected employee appeals the decision. 

The DoD ‘Blanket Routine Uses’ set 

forth at the beginning of the Office of 

the Secretary of Defense (OSD) 

compilation of systems of records 

notices apply to this system. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Paper file folders. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Filed alphabetically by last name. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records are maintained in locked file 

cabinets in a secure area in a building 

with 24-hour security. Access to records 

is only by authorized Reduction in 

Force (RIF) team personnel. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are destroyed two years after 

case is closed. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Chief of Staffing Division, Personnel 

Services, Human Resources Directorate, 

Washington Headquarters Services, 

1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–1155. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system should 

address written inquiries to the Chief of 

Staffing Division, Personnel Services, 

Human Resources Directorate, 

Washington Headquarters Service, 1155 

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–1155. 

Inquiries must include the name of 

the individual, approximate date of 

reduction in force and be signed. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to 

information about themselves contained 

in this system should address written 

inquiries to the OSD/Joint Staff, 

Freedom of Information Act Requester 

Service Center, Office of Freedom of 

Information, 1155 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1155. 

Requests must include the name and 

number of this System of Records 

Notice, the name of the individual, 

approximate date of reduction in force 

and be signed. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The OSD rules for accessing records, 

for contesting contents and appealing 

initial agency determinations are 

published in OSD Administrative 

Instruction 81; 32 CFR part 311; or may 

be obtained from the system manager. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The individual, the Official Personnel 

File (OPF), and correspondence from 

appeal examiner in appealed cases. 


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EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3092 Filed 2–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(the Department), in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 

provides the general public and Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the reporting burden on the 

public and helps the public understand 

the Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, invites comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 12, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden 

and/or the collection activity 

requirements should be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or 

mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, 

Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please 

note that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. The Department 

of Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. 

Dated: February 7, 2011. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Title of Collection: Baccalaureate and 

Beyond Longitudinal Study 2008/12 

(B&B:08/12) Field Test 2011. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0729. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 3,782. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 805. 

Abstract: This request for OMB 

approval is to conduct a second followup field test for the Baccalaureate and 

Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2008/ 

2012 (B&B:08/12), from June through 

October 2011. The primary purpose of 

the B&B series of studies is to describe 

the various paths of recent college 

graduates into employment and 

additional education. Baseline data for 

the B&B:08 cohort were collected as part 

of the National Postsecondary Student 

Aid Study (NPSAS:08). The first followup interview (B&B:08/09) collected 

information from respondents one year 

after they received their bachelor’s 

degree; the second follow-up (B&B:08/ 

12) will collect data four years after 

bachelor’s degree receipt. Interview data 

will be supplemented with a variety of 

administrative data sources, including 

the Central Processing System, the 

National Student Loan Data System, and 

the National Student Clearinghouse. 

This request also requests a waiver of 

the 60-day Federal Register notice for 

the full-scale data collection package. 

Full-scale data collection will take place 

from July 2012 through March 2013. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on link 

number 4416. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection and OMB Control Number 

when making your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3128 Filed 2–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection requests. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: An emergency review has been 

requested in accordance with the Act 

(44 U.S.C. chapter 3507 (j)), since public 

harm is reasonably likely to result if 

normal clearance procedures are 

followed. Approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

been requested by March 15, 2011. It is 

encouraged that all comments are sent 

by March 11, 2011. A regular clearance 

process is also beginning. Interested 

persons are invited to submit comments 

on or before April 12, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395–5806 or 

e-mailed to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a 

cc: to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that 

the Director of OMB provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. The Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) may 

amend or waive the requirement for 

public consultation to the extent that 

public participation in the approval 

process would defeat the purpose of the 


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