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DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

21, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Click on this 

link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

provides two links to view documents 

related to this information collection 

request. Information collection forms 

and instructions may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

statements and other supporting 

documentation may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, 202–570–8414. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department 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. Please note

that written comments received in

response to this notice will be

considered public records.

Title of Collection: Income Based 

Repayment—Notifications. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0114. 

Type of Review: An extension without 

change of a currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments; Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 958,240. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 76,665. 

Abstract: The Higher Education Act of 

1965, as amended (HEA), established 

the Federal Family Education Loan 

(FFEL) Program under title IV, part B. 

Section 493C [20 U.S.C. 1098e] of the 

HEA authorizes income-based 

repayment for Part B borrowers who 

have a partial financial hardship. The 

regulations in 34 CFR 682.215(e)(2) 

require notifications to borrowers from 

the loan holders once a borrower 

establishes a partial financial hardship 

and is placed in an income-based 

repayment (IBR) plan by the loan 

holder. The regulations identify 

information the loan holder must 

provide to the borrower to continue to 

participate in an IBR plan. This is a 

request for extension without change of 

the current information collection 1845– 

0114. 

Dated: December 17, 2024. 

Kun Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30436 Filed 12–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Education Research and Development 

Center Program 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2025 for the Education 

Research and Development Center 

Program. 

DATES: 

Application Package Available: 

December 20, 2024. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 14, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on December 7, 2022 

(87 FR 75045) and available at 

www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 

2022/12/07/2022-26554/commoninstructions-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionarygrant-programs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Corinne Alfeld. Email: Corinne.Alfeld@

ed.gov. Telephone: 202–987–0835. 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability and wish to 

access telecommunications relay 

services, please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description

Purpose of Program: Through the

Education Research and Development 

Center Program, the Institute of 

Education Sciences (IES) funds 

Research and Development (R&D) 

centers to conduct a focused program of 

research that will contribute to solving 

a specific education problem and 

generate new knowledge in their topic 

area; provide national leadership, 

research training, capacity building, and 

outreach within their topic area; and 

conduct relatively rapid research and 

scholarship on supplemental questions 

that emerge within their topic area. 

Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 

84.305C. 

OMB Control Number: 4040–0001. 

Competition: The IES National Center 

for Education Research (NCER) is 

announcing one competition: 

Education Research and Development 

Center Program (ALN 84.305C). Under 

this competition, NCER will consider 

only applications that address one of the 

following topics: 

• Improving Gifted Education.

• Using Generative Artificial

Intelligence to Improve Instruction in 

Postsecondary Education. 

Application Submission: You may 

submit one or more than one 

application to the IES FY 2025 

Education Research and Development 

Center Program. 

If you submit the same or similar 

application to IES and to another 

funding entity within or external to the 

Department and receive funding for the 

non-IES application prior to IES 

scientific peer review of applications, 

you must withdraw the same or similar 

application submitted to IES, or IES may 

otherwise determine you are ineligible 

to receive an award. If reviews are 

happening concurrently, IES staff will 

consult with the other potential funder 

to determine the degree of overlap and 

which entity will provide funding if 

both applications are being considered 

for funding. 

Exemption from Proposed 

Rulemaking: Under section 191 of the 

Education Sciences Reform Act, 20 

U.S.C. 9581, IES is not subject to section 

437(d) of the General Education 

Provisions Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232(d), and 

is therefore not required to offer 

interested parties the opportunity to 

comment on matters relating to grants. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7294 for 

the Improving Gifted Education R&D 

Center; and 20 U.S.C. 9501, et seq., for 

the Using Generative Artificial 

Intelligence to Improve Instruction in 

Postsecondary Education R&D Center. 


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Note: Projects will be awarded and 

must be operated in a manner consistent 

with the nondiscrimination 

requirements contained in Federal civil 

rights laws. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. 

In addition, the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 75 are applicable, except for the 

provisions in 34 CFR 75.100, 75.101(b), 

75.102, 75.103, 75.105, 75.200, 75.201, 

75.209, 75.210, 75.211, 75.217(a)-(c), 

75.219, 75.220, 75.221, 75.222, and 

75.230. (b) The Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Guidelines to 

Agencies on Governmentwide 

Debarment and Suspension 

(Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as 

adopted and amended as regulations of 

the Department in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) 

The Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR part 

200, as adopted and amended as 

regulations of the Department in 2 CFR 

part 3474. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 

86 apply to institutions of higher 

education only. 

Note: The open licensing requirement 

in 2 CFR 3474.20 does not apply to this 

competition. 

Note: As of October 1, 2024, grant 

applicants must follow the provisions in 

the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial 

Assistance (89 FR 30046, April 22, 

2024) when preparing an application. 

For more information about these 

regulations please visit: https://

www.cfo.gov/resources-coffa/uniformguidance/. 

II. Award Information 

Types of Awards: Cooperative 

agreements. 

Fiscal Information: Although 

Congress has not yet enacted an 

appropriation for FY 2025, IES is 

inviting applications for this 

competition now so that applicants can 

have adequate time to prepare their 

applications. The actual level of 

funding, if any, depends on final 

congressional action. IES may announce 

additional competitions later in FY 

2025. 

The Improving Gifted Education R&D 

Center would be supported with 

funding authorized under the Jacob K. 

Javits Gifted and Talented Students 

Education program. Although Congress 

has not yet enacted an appropriation for 

FY 2025, IES is inviting applications for 

this competition now so that applicants 

can have adequate time to prepare their 

applications should Congress 

appropriate funds for this program. 

The Using Generative Artificial 

Intelligence to Improve Instruction in 

Postsecondary Education R&D Center 

will be supported as part of the 

Accelerate, Transform, and Scale 

Initiative established by IES to invest in 

quick-turnaround high-reward, scalable 

solutions intended to improve 

education outcomes for all learners 

(https://ies.ed.gov/ats-initiative/). 

Estimated Range of Awards: The size 

of the awards will depend on the scope 

of the projects proposed. The estimated 

range of awards varies by topic: 

• $5,000,000 (total) for Improving 

Gifted Education. 

• $8,000,000 to $10,000,000 (total) for 

Using Generative Artificial Intelligence 

to Improve Instruction in Postsecondary 

Education. 

Maximum Award: The maximum 

award amount for each topic is set out 

in the NCER Request for Applications 

(RFA). On December 20, 2024, the 

Education R&D Center RFA will be 

posted at: https://ies.ed.gov/funding/ 

25rfas.asp. 

For all IES competitions, applications 

must include budgets no higher than the 

relevant maximum award amount as set 

out in the relevant RFA. IES will not 

make an award exceeding the maximum 

award amount as set out in the relevant 

RFA. 

Estimated Number of Awards: IES 

intends to fund one award under the 

Improving Gifted Education topic and 

one award under the Using Generative 

Artificial Intelligence to Improve 

Instruction in Postsecondary Education 

topic. IES may consider making 

additional awards to high-quality 

applications under the Using Generative 

Artificial Intelligence to Improve 

Instruction in Postsecondary Education 

topic that remain unfunded after one 

award is made should resources permit. 

However, the number of awards made 

under each topic will depend on the 

quality of the applications received for 

that topic and the availability of funds. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: The maximum project 

period is as follows: 

• 5 years for Improving Gifted 

Education. 

• 5 years for Using Generative 

Artificial Intelligence to Improve 

Instruction in Postsecondary Education. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: For Improving 

Gifted Education, partnerships 

involving at least one institution of 

higher education and at least two State 

educational agencies with the ability 

and capacity to conduct rigorous 

research are eligible to apply. 

Partnerships may also include 

additional institutions of higher 

education, additional State educational 

agencies, local educational agencies, 

other public agencies, other private 

agencies and organizations, other 

research institutions, and non-profit and 

for-profit organizations. 

For Using Generative Artificial 

Intelligence to Improve Instruction in 

Postsecondary Education, entities that 

have the ability and capacity to conduct 

rigorous research are eligible to apply. 

Eligible applicants include, but are not 

limited to, non-profit and for-profit 

organizations and public and private 

agencies and institutions, such as 

colleges and universities. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

competition does not require cost 

sharing or matching. 

b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: 

These programs use an unrestricted 

indirect cost rate. For more information 

regarding indirect costs, or to obtain a 

negotiated indirect cost rate, please see 

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/ 

intro.html. 

3. Subgrantees: In accordance with 34 

CFR 75.708(b) and (c), a grantee under 

this competition may award subgrants— 

to directly carry out project activities 

described in its application—to the 

following types of entities: nonprofit 

and for-profit organizations, public and 

private agencies and organizations, and 

institutions of higher education. The 

grantee may award subgrants to entities 

it has identified in an approved 

application. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Application Submission 

Instructions: Applicants are required to 

follow the Common Instructions for 

Applicants to Department of Education 

Discretionary Grant Programs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 7, 2022 (87 FR 75045) and 

available at https://

www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 

2022/12/07/2022-26554/commoninstructions-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionarygrant-programs, which contain 

requirements and information on how to 

submit an application. 

2. Other Information: Information 

regarding program and application 

requirements for the competition can be 

found in the currently available IES 

Application Submission Guide (https:// 

ies.ed.gov/funding/submission_

guide.asp) and in the RFA, which will 

be available on [INSERT DATE OF 

PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL 

REGISTER], on the IES website at: 

https://ies.ed.gov/funding/. The 

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competition will also be available on 

December 20, 2024. 

3. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application are 

contained in the RFA for the specific 

competition. The forms that must be 

submitted are in the application package 

for the specific competition. 

4. Submission Dates and Times: The 

deadline date for transmittal of 

applications is March 14, 2025. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

5. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

6. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: For all of its 

grant competitions, IES uses selection 

criteria based on a peer review process 

that has been approved by the National 

Board for Education Sciences. The Peer 

Review Procedures for Grant 

Applications can be found on the IES 

website at: https://ies.ed.gov/director/ 

sro/application_review.asp. 

For this competition (ALN 84.305C), 

peer reviewers will evaluate the 

significance of the focused program of 

research, the quality of the research plan 

for the focused program of research, the 

quality of the training plan, the quality 

of the plans for national leadership, 

capacity building, and outreach 

activities, the quality of the management 

and institutional resources, and the 

qualifications and experience of the 

personnel. These criteria are described 

in greater detail in the RFA. 

2. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, IES 

may consider, under 34 CFR 

75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the 

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

funds, achievement of project 

objectives, compliance with the IES 

policy regarding public access to 

research, and compliance with grant 

conditions. IES may also consider 

whether the applicant failed to submit 

a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, IES requires various 

assurances, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). Also, 

IES requires all key personnel on a grant 

award to have a persistent identifier, 

such as ORCID iD (Open Researcher and 

Contributor Identification; https://

orcid.org/), in place before an award 

will be made. 

3. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.206, before awarding grants under 

this competition, the Department 

conducts a review of the risks posed by 

applicants. Under 2 CFR 200.208, IES 

may impose specific conditions and, 

under 2 CFR 3474.10, in appropriate 

circumstances, high-risk conditions on a 

grant if the applicant or grantee is not 

financially stable; has a history of 

unsatisfactory performance; has a 

financial or other management system 

that does not meet the standards in 2 

CFR part 200, subpart D; has not 

fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; 

or is otherwise not responsible. 

4. Integrity and Performance System: 

If you are selected under this 

competition to receive an award that 

over the course of the project period 

may exceed the simplified acquisition 

threshold (currently $250,000), under 2 

CFR 200.206(a)(2) we must make a 

judgment about your integrity, business 

ethics, and record of performance under 

Federal awards—that is, the risk posed 

by you as an applicant—before we make 

an award. In doing so, we must consider 

any information about you that is in the 

integrity and performance system 

(currently referred to as the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System (FAPIIS)), 

accessible through the System for 

Award Management. You may review 

and comment on any information about 

yourself that a Federal agency 

previously entered and that is currently 

in FAPIIS. 

Please note that, if the total value of 

your currently active grants, cooperative 

agreements, and procurement contracts 

from the Federal Government exceeds 

$10,000,000, the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 200, appendix XII, require 

you to report certain integrity 

information to FAPIIS semiannually. 

Please review the requirements in 2 CFR 

part 200, appendix XII, if this grant plus 

all the other Federal funds you receive 

exceed $10,000,000. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN); or we may send you an email 

containing a link to access an electronic 

version of your GAN. We also may 

notify you informally. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Grant Administration: Applicants 

should budget for an annual meeting of 

up to three days for project directors to 

be held in Washington, DC. 

4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under a competition announced in 

this notice, you must ensure that you 

have in place the necessary processes 

and systems to comply with the 

reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 

170 should you receive funding under 

the competition. This does not apply if 

you have an exception under 2 CFR 

170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by IES. If you receive a 

multiyear award, you must submit an 

annual performance report that provides 

the most current performance and 

financial expenditure information as 

directed by IES under 34 CFR 75.118. 

IES may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/appforms/ 

appforms.html. 

5. Performance Measures: To evaluate 

the overall success of its education 

research grant programs, IES annually 

assesses the percentage of projects that 

result in peer-reviewed publications and 

the number of IES-supported 

interventions with evidence of efficacy 

in improving learner education 

outcomes. School readiness outcomes 

include pre-reading, reading, prewriting, early mathematics, early 

science, and social-emotional skills that 

prepare young children for school. 

Student academic outcomes include 

learning and achievement in academic 

content areas, such as reading, writing, 

math, and science, as well as outcomes 

that reflect students’ successful 

progression through the education 

system, such as course and grade 

completion; high school graduation; and 


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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 

the IES policy regarding public access to 

research; and if IES has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, whether the grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the performance targets in the grantee’s 

approved application. 

In making a continuation award, IES 

also considers whether the grantee is 

operating in compliance with the 

assurances in its approved application, 

including those applicable to Federal 

civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, as well 

as in the relevant RFA and application 

package, individuals with disabilities 

can obtain this document and a copy of 

the RFA in an accessible format. The 

Department will provide the requestor 

with an accessible format that may 

include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text 

format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, 

braille, large print, audiotape, compact 

disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

Department documents published in the 

Federal Register, in text or Portable 

Document Format (PDF). To use PDF 

you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, 

which is available free at the site. 

You may also access Department 

documents published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Matthew Soldner, 

Acting Director, Institute of Education 

Sciences. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30435 Filed 12–19–24; 8:45 am] 

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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