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For administrative efficiency, DOE/ 

FECM prefers comments to be filed 

electronically using the online form 

(method 1). All comments must include 

a reference to the ‘‘2024 LNG Export 

Study’’ in the title line. Comments must 

be limited to the issues and potential 

impacts addressed in the 2024 LNG 

Export Study. DOE will review the 

comments received on a consolidated 

basis and may disregard comments that 

are not germane. Reply comments will 

not be accepted. 

The record in the above-referenced 

proceedings will include all comments 

received in response to this Notice. 

Additionally, all comments filed in 

response to this Notice will be available 

on the following DOE/FECM website: 

https://fossil.energy.gov/app/ 

docketindex/docket/index/30. 

The 2024 LNG Export Study is 

available electronically at https://

fossil.energy.gov/app/docketindex/ 

docket/index/30 and for inspection and 

copying in the Division of Natural Gas 

Regulation docket room, Room 3E–042, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585. The docket 

room is open between the hours of 8:00 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on December 16, 

2024, by Bradford Crabtree, Assistant 

Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy & 

Carbon Management, 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 

16, 2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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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–31 

Firearms Qualifications Records. 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–31 Firearms 

Qualifications Records. This notice 

proposes the following amendments: 

National Nuclear Security 

Administration (NNSA) Headquarters 

has been added as a system location. 

The following addresses have been 

removed as system locations: NNSA 

Naval Reactors Field Office in 

Schenectady, New York; NNSA Nevada 

Site Office in Las Vegas, Nevada; 

Nonproliferation and National Security 

Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico; 

Argonne National Laboratory-West in 

Idaho Falls, Idaho; Brookhaven National 

Laboratory in Upton, New York; and 

Amarillo Site Office in Amarillo, Texas. 

The following addresses have been 

updated: NNSA John A. Gordon 

Albuquerque Complex, NNSA Los 

Alamos Site Office, Office of River 

Protection, Richland Operations Office, 

and both Office of Science locations. 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. This notice deletes a 

duplicative routine use about sharing 

the records to a Federal, state, or local 

agency in order to obtain information 

relevant to a Departmental decision 

concerning the hiring or retention of an 

employee, the issuance of a security 

clearance, the letting of a contract, or 

the issuance of a license, grant or other 

benefit. This routine use continues to be 

recognized, singularly, as routine use 

number two. 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 

with applicable Federal privacy laws, 

policies, procedures, and best practices. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

DOE–31 Firearms Qualification 

Records. 

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. 


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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, Wet 

Mifflin, PA 15122–0109. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Kansas 

City Site Office, P.O. Box 410202, 2000 

E 95th Street, Kansas City, MO 64141– 

3202. 

U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA Los 

Alamos Site Office, 2900 E Road, Los 

Alamos, NM 87544. 

U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA 

Sandia Site Office, 1515 Eubank Blvd. 

SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123. 

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, Idaho 

Operations Office, 1955 Fremont 

Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID 83415. 

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. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

Headquarters: Director, Office of 

Security Operations, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20585. 

Field Offices: The Security Directors 

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. 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

Records in this system are maintained 

to document DOE protective force 

firearms programs information and 

training. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

DOE, including NNSA, Federal and 

contractor employees who are required 

to conduct or to maintain firearms 

qualification, training, and proficiency 

activities in the performance of their 

regular duties. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Records of an individual’s annual 

qualification scores, approvals of arming 

authority and issue of Security Police 

Officer and Federal Officer Credentials 

and other firearms accountability and 

maintenance records. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Arming and arrest credential 

notifications and firearm qualifications 

results from individuals and training 

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 to the 

appropriate local, tribal, state, or 

Federal agency when records, alone or 

in conjunction with other information, 

which indicates a violation or potential 

violation of law whether civil, criminal, 

or regulatory in nature, and whether 

arising by general statute or particular 

program pursuant thereto. 

2. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to a Federal, 

state, tribal, or local agency to facilitate 

the requesting agency’s decision 

concerning the hiring or retention of an 

employee, the issuance of a security 

clearance, the reporting of an 

investigation of an employee, the letting 

of a contract, or the issuance of a 

license, grant, or other benefit, to the 

extent that the information is relevant 

and necessary to the requesting agency’s 

decision on the matter. The Department 

must deem such disclosure to be 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the Department collected the 

information. 

3. 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. 

4. 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. 

5. 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. 

6. 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. 

7. A record from this system may be 

disclosed to training, administrative, 

and operations personnel of local law 

enforcement agencies in the 

performance of their regular duties in 

order to process and to maintain 

documentation for protective force 

personnel who have been commissioned 

as reserve officers or deputies. 

8. 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 

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. 

9. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to another 

Federal agency or Federal entity, when 


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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 may be stored as paper 

records or electronic media. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records are retrieved by 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 

250 years. 

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 1030–1032, 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. 2024–30472 Filed 12–19–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open virtual meeting of the Nuclear 

Energy Advisory Committee. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Thursday, January 16, 2025; 11 

a.m.–12:30 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: Virtual via Teams. Members 

of the public are encouraged to 

participate virtually. To participate 

virtually, please register by sending an 

email to robert.rova@nuclear.energy.gov. 

You must register to receive the Teams 

meeting invitation. Please use as the 

subject, ‘‘Nuclear Energy Advisory 

Committee January 2025 Meeting’’. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob 

Rova, Alternate Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 19901 

Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 

20874; phone: 301–903–9096 or email: 

robert.rova@nuclear.energy.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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