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postsecondary enrollment, progress, and 

completion. Social and behavioral 

competencies include social and 

emotional skills, attitudes, and 

behaviors that are important to 

academic and post-academic success. 

Employment and earnings outcomes 

include hours of employment, job 

stability, and wages and benefits, and 

may be measured in addition to student 

academic outcomes. 

6. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, IES considers, among other 

things: whether a grantee has made 

substantial progress in achieving the 

goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; 

whether a grantee is in compliance with 

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made substantial progress in achieving 

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approved application. 

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also considers whether the grantee is 

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assurances in its approved application, 

including those applicable to Federal 

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receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

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Matthew Soldner, 

Acting Director, Institute of Education 

Sciences. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy 

Act of 1974 and the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Circulars A–108 and A–130, the 

Department of Energy (DOE or the 

Department) is publishing notice of a 

modification to an existing Privacy Act 

system of records. DOE proposes to 

amend System of Records DOE–14 

Report of Compensation. This System of 

Records Notice (SORN) is being 

modified to align with new formatting 

requirements, published by OMB, and 

to ensure appropriate Privacy Act 

coverage of business processes and 

Privacy Act information. 

DATES: This modified SORN will 

become applicable following the end of 

the public comment period on January 

21, 2025 unless comments are received 

that result in a contrary determination. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to Ken Hunt, Chief Privacy 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, Rm. 

8H–085, Washington, DC 20585, by 

facsimile at (202) 586–8151, or by email 

at privacy@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

Hunt, Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Rm. 8H– 

085, Washington, DC 20585, by 

facsimile at (202) 586–8151, by email at 

privacy@hq.doe.gov, or by telephone at 

(240) 686–9485. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 9, 2009, DOE published a 

Compilation of its Privacy Act Systems 

of Records, which included System of 

Records DOE–14 Report of 

Compensation. This notice proposes the 

following amendments. The following 

addresses have been updated: John A. 

Gordon Albuquerque Complex, both 

Office of Science addresses, Golden 

Field Office, all three National Energy 

Technology Laboratory locations, the 

Office of River Protection, and the 

Richland Operations Office. The 

National Nuclear Security 

Administration (NNSA) Headquarters 

address has been added. The NNSA 

Naval Reactors Field Office has been 

removed. The system manager’s office 

has been updated to reflect the current 

system manager, which is the Contractor 

Human Resources Policy Division. The 

‘‘Categories of Individuals Covered by 

the System’’ section has been revised to 

include contractor employees of 

management and operating (M&O) 

contractors, non-M&O major site and 

facility contractors, and contractors that 

require DOE approval of contractor 

compensation and benefits for 

reasonableness. Magnetic tape and 

paper records have been removed from 

‘‘Policies and Practices for Storage of 

Records.’’ Employee name, job title, and 

contractor name have been added to 

‘‘Policies and Practices for Retrieval of 

Records.’’ The Bipartisan Budget Act of 

2013 and DOE Order 350.1, Contractor 

Human Resource Management 

Programs, have been added to the 

‘‘Authorities’’ section. Per the Bipartisan 

Budget Act of 2013 and DOE Order 

350.1, both authorize and limit the 

amount of reimbursement of 

compensation costs for all contractor 

employees. In the ‘‘Routine Uses’’ 

section, this modified notice deletes a 

previous routine use concerning efforts 

responding to a suspected or confirmed 

loss of confidentiality of information as 

it appears in DOE’s compilation of its 

Privacy Act Systems of Records (January 

9, 2009) and replaces it with one to 

assist DOE with responding to a 

suspected or confirmed breach of its 

records of Personally Identifiable 

Information (PII), modeled with 

language from OMB’s Memorandum M– 

17–12, ‘‘Preparing for and Responding 

to a Breach of Personally Identifiable 

Information’’ (January 3, 2017). Further, 

this notice adds one new routine use to 

ensure that DOE may assist another 

agency or entity in responding to the 

other agency’s or entity’s confirmed or 

suspected breach of PII, as appropriate, 

as aligned with OMB’s Memorandum 

M–17–12. An administrative change 

required by the FOIA Improvement Act 

of 2016 extends the length of time a 

requestor is permitted to file an appeal 

under the Privacy Act from 30 to 90 

days. Both the ‘‘System Locations’’ and 

‘‘Administrative, Technical and 

Physical Safeguards’’ sections have been 

modified to reflect the Department’s 

usage of cloud-based services for 

records storage. Language throughout 

the SORN has been updated to align 


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with applicable Federal privacy laws, 

policies, procedures, and best practices. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

DOE–14 Report of Compensation. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATIONS: 

Systems leveraging this SORN may 

exist in multiple locations. All systems 

storing records in a cloud-based server 

are required to use governmentapproved cloud services and follow 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) security and privacy 

standards for access and data retention. 

Records maintained in a governmentapproved cloud server are accessed 

through secure data centers in the 

continental United States. 

U.S. Department of Energy, 

Headquarters, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. 

U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA 

Headquarters, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. 

U.S. Department of Energy, John A. 

Gordon Albuquerque Complex, 24600 

20th Street SE, Albuquerque, NM 87116. 

U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA 

Naval Reactors Field Office, Pittsburgh 

Naval Reactors, P.O. Box 109, West 

Mifflin, PA 15122–0109. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Naval 

Petroleum Reserves in California, P.O. 

Box 11, Tupman, CA 93276. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Naval 

Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves, 907 

North Poplar, Suite 150, Casper, WY 

82601. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 

Science, Chicago Office, Consolidated 

Service Center, 9800 South Cass 

Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 

Science, Consolidated Service Center, 

P.O. Box 2001, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Golden 

Field Office, 15013 Denver West 

Parkway, Golden, CO 80401. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho 

Operations Office, 1955 Fremont 

Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID 83415. 

U.S. Department of Energy, National 

Energy Technology Laboratory 

(Pittsburgh), 626 Cochran Mill Road, 

Pittsburgh, PA 15236. 

U.S. Department of Energy, National 

Energy Technology Laboratory 

(Morgantown), 3610 Collins Ferry Road, 

Morgantown, WV 26505. 

U.S. Department of Energy, National 

Energy Technology Laboratory (Albany), 

1450 Queen Avenue SW, Albany, OR 

97321. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Hanford 

Field Office, P.O. Box 550, Richland, 

WA 99352. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah 

River Operations Office, P.O. Box A, 

Aiken, SC 29801. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Strategic 

Petroleum Reserve Project Management 

Office, 900 Commerce Road East, New 

Orleans, LA 70123. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

Headquarters: Director, Contractor 

Human Resources Policy Division, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585. 

Field Offices: Field Directors, Office 

of Contractor Human Resources Policy 

Division, of the ‘‘System Locations’’ 

listed above are the system managers for 

their respective portions of this system. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 

et seq.; The Bipartisan Budget Act of 

2013; and DOE Order 350.1, Contractor 

Human Resource Management 

Programs, (most up-to-date version). 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

Records in this system are maintained 

and used by DOE to aid managers of 

field offices, program secretarial 

officers, and Headquarters program 

managers in determining the limits on 

the amount of reimbursement for 

compensation costs for all contractor 

employees, the allowability and 

reasonableness of compensation paid to 

top-level contractor employees, and to 

monitor the growth of contractor 

compensation at all levels. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Contractor employees of DOE, 

including the National Nuclear Security 

Administration (NNSA), contractor 

employees of management and 

operating (M&O) contractors, non-M&O 

major site and facility contractors, and 

contractors that require DOE approval of 

contractor compensation and benefits 

for reasonableness review. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Name, job title, contractor, current 

salary meeting the threshold level for 

reporting as specified in the respective 

contract, amount reimbursed, and other 

compensation information. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Contractor salary administrative 

personnel. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

1. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use for the 

purpose of an investigation, settlement 

of claims, or the preparation and 

conduct of litigation to (1) persons 

representing the Department in the 

investigation, settlement or litigation, 

and to individuals assisting in such 

representation; (2) others involved in 

the investigation, settlement, and 

litigation, and their representatives and 

individuals assisting those 

representatives; (3) witnesses, potential 

witnesses, or their representatives and 

assistants; and (4) any other persons 

who possess information pertaining to 

the matter when it is relevant and 

necessary to obtain information or 

testimony relevant to the matter. 

2. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use in court or 

administrative proceedings to the 

tribunals, counsel, other parties, 

witnesses, and the public (in publicly 

available pleadings, filings, or 

discussion in open court) when such 

disclosure: (1) is relevant to, and 

necessary for, the proceeding; (2) 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the Department collected the records; 

and (3) the proceedings involve: 

a. The Department, its predecessor 

agencies, current or former contractor of 

the Department, or other United States 

Government agencies and their 

components, or 

b. A current or former employee of the 

Department and its predecessor 

agencies, current or former contractors 

of the Department, or other United 

States Government agencies and their 

components, who is acting in an official 

capacity or in any individual capacity 

where the Department or other United 

States Government agency has agreed to 

represent the employee. 

3. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to DOE 

contractors in performance of their 

contracts, and their officers and 

employees who have a need for the 

record in the performance of their 

duties. Those provided information 

under this routine use are subject to the 

same limitations applicable to 

Department officers and employees 

under the Privacy Act. 

4. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to a member 

of Congress submitting a request 

involving a constituent when the 

constituent has requested assistance 

from the member concerning the subject 

matter of the record. The member of 

Congress must provide a copy of the 

constituent’s signed request for 

assistance. 

5. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to appropriate 

agencies, entities, and persons when (1) 

the Department suspects or has 

confirmed that there has been a breach 


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of the system of records; (2) the 

Department has determined that as a 

result of the suspected or confirmed 

breach there is a risk of harm to 

individuals, DOE (including its 

information systems, programs, and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security; and (3) the disclosure 

made to such agencies, entities, and 

persons is reasonably necessary to assist 

in connection with the Department’s 

efforts to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed breach or to prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. 

6. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to another 

Federal agency or Federal entity, when 

the Department determines that 

information from this system of records 

is reasonably necessary to assist the 

recipient agency or entity in (1) 

responding to a suspected or confirmed 

breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, programs, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Records will be stored as electronic 

documents. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records are retrieved by contractor 

employee name, job title, or contractor 

name. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Retention and disposition of these 

records is in accordance with the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration approved records 

disposition schedule with a retention of 

6 years after final payment. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

Electronic records may be secured 

and maintained on a cloud-based 

software server and operating system 

that resides in Federal Risk and 

Authorization Management Program 

(FedRAMP) and Federal Information 

Security Modernization Act (FISMA) 

hosting environment. Data located in 

the cloud-based server is firewalled and 

encrypted at rest and in transit. The 

security mechanisms for handling data 

at rest and in transit are in accordance 

with DOE encryption standards. 

Records are protected from 

unauthorized access through the 

following appropriate safeguards: 

• Administrative: Access to all 

records is limited to lawful government 

purposes only, with access to electronic 

records based on role and either twofactor authentication or password 

protection. The system requires 

passwords to be complex and to be 

changed frequently. Users accessing 

system records undergo frequent 

training in Privacy Act and information 

security requirements. Security and 

privacy controls are reviewed on an 

ongoing basis. 

• Technical: Computerized records 

systems are safeguarded on 

Departmental networks configured for 

role-based access based on job 

responsibilities and organizational 

affiliation. Privacy and security controls 

are in place for this system and are 

updated in accordance with applicable 

requirements as determined by NIST 

and DOE directives and guidance. 

• Physical: Computer servers on 

which electronic records are stored are 

located in secured Department facilities, 

which are protected by security guards, 

identification badges, and cameras. 

Paper copies of all records are locked in 

file cabinets, file rooms, or offices and 

are under the control of authorized 

personnel. Access to these facilities is 

granted only to authorized personnel 

and each person granted access to the 

system must be an individual 

authorized to use or administer the 

system. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

The Department follows the 

procedures outlined in title 10 CFR 

1008.4. Valid identification of the 

individual making the request is 

required before information will be 

processed, given, access granted, or a 

correction considered, to ensure that 

information is processed, given, 

corrected, or records disclosed or 

corrected only at the request of the 

proper person. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Any individual may submit a request 

to the System Manager and request a 

copy of any records relating to them. In 

accordance with 10 CFR 1008.11, any 

individual may appeal the denial of a 

request made by him or her for 

information about or for access to or 

correction or amendment of records. An 

appeal shall be filed within 90 calendar 

days after receipt of the denial. When an 

appeal is filed by mail, the postmark is 

conclusive as to timeliness. The appeal 

shall be in writing and must be signed 

by the individual. The words 

‘‘PRIVACY ACT APPEAL’’ should 

appear in capital letters on the envelope 

and the letter. Appeals relating to DOE 

records shall be directed to the Director, 

Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

In accordance with the DOE 

regulation implementing the Privacy 

Act, 10 CFR part 1008, a request by an 

individual to determine if a system of 

records contains information about 

themselves should be directed to the 

U.S. Department of Energy, 

Headquarters, Privacy Act Officer. The 

request should include the requester’s 

complete name and the time period for 

which records are sought. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

This SORN was last published in the 

Federal Register, 74 FR 1014–1016, on 

January 9, 2009. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on December 13, 

2024, by Ann Dunkin, Senior Agency 

Official for Privacy, pursuant to 

delegated authority from the Secretary 

of Energy. That document with the 

original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on December 

17, 2024. 

Jennifer Hartzell, 

Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

U.S. Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30470 Filed 12–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Industrial Technology Innovation 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open virtual meeting of the Industrial 

Technology Innovation Advisory 

Committee (ITIAC). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act requires that 


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