8020 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 14 / Thursday, January 23, 2025 / Notices 

Dated: January 14, 2025. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01429 Filed 1–22–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, all agencies are 

required to publish in the Federal 

Register a notice of their systems of 

records. Notice is hereby given that the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(FERC) is publishing notice of 

modifications to an existing FERC 

system of records titled ‘‘FERC Transit 

Subsidy Program (TSP) Records (FERC– 

41)’’ previously titled ‘‘FERC Transit 

Subsidy Program (TSP) (FERC–41).’’ 

DATES: Comments on this modified 

system of records must be received no 

later than 30 days after the date of 

publication in the Federal Register by 

FERC. The modified system of records 

will become effective a minimum of 30 

days after the date of publication in the 

Federal Register. If FERC receives 

public comments, FERC shall review the 

comments to determine whether any 

changes to the notice are necessary. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted in writing to Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20426 or 

electronically to privacy@ferc.gov. 

Comments should indicate that they are 

submitted in response to ‘‘FERC Transit 

Subsidy Program (TSP) Records (FERC– 

41).’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mittal Desai, Chief Information Officer & 

Senior Agency Official for Privacy, 

Office of the Executive Director, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–6432 or privacy@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974, FERC is updating this notice and 

republishing it in its entirety. This 

notice has three (3) new routine uses, 

routine uses 10, 12 and 13, and updates 

were made to the language of routine 

uses 6, 9, and 11. In addition, FERC is 

amending the following sections to 

reflect changes made since the 

publication of the last notice in the 

Federal Register: dates; addresses; for 

further information contact; system 

name and number; system location; 

system manager(s); purpose(s) of the 

system; categories of individuals 

covered by the system; categories of 

records in the system; policies and 

practices for storage of records; policies 

and practices for retention and disposal 

of records; administrative, technical, 

and physical safeguards; record access 

procedures; contesting records 

procedures; notification procedures; and 

history. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

FERC Transit Subsidy Program (TSP) 

Records (FERC–41). 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Logistics Management 

Division, Logistics Operations and 

Publishing Services, 888 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20426. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

Tyrone Simpkins, Logistics 

Operations Branch Chief, Logistics 

Operations and Publishing Services, 

Logistics Management Division, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–6639. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

41 CFR 101–6.3; Public Law 103–172, 

5 U.S.C. 7905. 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

The purpose of the system is to 

support the overall management of 

transit subsidy operations for the 

agency. The application is used to 

submit applications for the federal 

government’s transit subsidy benefits 

program and to request transit subsidies; 

to track employees’ commuting 

expenses; and to monitor the program 

budget. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

The categories of individuals covered 

by the system are FERC employees 

enrolled in the transit benefits program. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

The categories of records in the 

system include employee’s name, 

supervisor’s name, office, home address, 

office and personal telephone number, 

special circumstances (senior citizen or 

disabled), number of days commuting, 

monthly commuting cost, SmarTrip 

card number, and mode of 

transportation. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information is obtained from current 

employees seeking to participate in the 

federal government’s employee transit 

subsidy benefits program. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, information 

maintained in this system may be 

disclosed to authorized entities outside 

FERC for purposes determined to be 

relevant and necessary as a routine use 

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

follows: 

1. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when (a) FERC suspects or 

has confirmed that there has been a 

breach of the system of records; (b) 

FERC 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 

systems, programs, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security; 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. 

2. To another Federal agency or 

Federal entity, when FERC determines 

that information from this system of 

records 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, programs, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

3. To a congressional office from the 

record of an individual in response to 

an inquiry from that congressional office 

made at the request of that individual. 

4. To the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission (EEOC) when 

requested in connection with 

investigations of alleged or possible 

discriminatory practices, examination of 

Federal affirmative employment 

programs, or other functions of the 

Commission as authorized by law or 

regulation. 

5. To the Federal Labor Relations 

Authority or its General Counsel when 

requested in connection with 

investigations of allegations of unfair 


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labor practices or matters before the 

Federal Service Impasses Panel. 

6. To disclose information to another 

Federal agency, to a court, or a party in 

litigation before a court or in an 

administrative proceeding being 

conducted by a Federal agency, when 

the Government is a party to the judicial 

or administrative proceeding. In those 

cases where the Government is not a 

party to the proceeding, records may be 

disclosed if a subpoena has been signed 

by a judge. 

7. To the Department of Justice (DOJ) 

for its use in providing legal advice to 

FERC or in representing FERC in a 

proceeding before a court, adjudicative 

body, or other administrative body, 

where the use of such information by 

the DOJ is deemed by FERC to be 

relevant and necessary to the advice or 

proceeding, and such proceeding names 

as a party in interest: (a) FERC; (b) any 

employee of FERC in his or her official 

capacity; (c) any employee of FERC in 

his or her individual capacity where 

DOJ has agreed to represent the 

employee; or (d) the United States, 

where FERC determines that litigation is 

likely to affect FERC or any of its 

components. 

8. To non-Federal Personnel, such as 

contractors, agents, or other authorized 

individuals performing work on a 

contract, service, cooperative agreement, 

job, or other activity on behalf of FERC 

or Federal Government and who have a 

need to access the information in the 

performance of their duties or activities. 

9. To the National Archives and 

Records Administration in records 

management inspections and its role as 

Archivist. 

10. To the Merit Systems Protection 

Board or the Board’s Office of the 

Special Counsel, when relevant 

information is requested in connection 

with appeals, special studies of the civil 

service and other merit systems, review 

of OPM rules and regulations, and 

investigations of alleged or possible 

prohibited personnel practices. 

11. To appropriate Federal, State, or 

local agency responsible for 

investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or 

implementing a statute, rule, regulation, 

or order, if the information may be 

relevant to a potential violation of civil 

or criminal law, rule, regulation, order. 

12. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and person(s) that are a party to a 

dispute, when FERC determines that 

information from this system of records 

is reasonably necessary for the recipient 

to assist with the resolution of the 

dispute; and the information may 

include the name, address, telephone 

number, email address, and affiliation of 

the agency, entity, and/or person(s) 

seeking and/or participating in dispute 

resolution services, where appropriate. 

13. To Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) or Government 

Accountability Office (GAO) during the 

course of on-site inspections or human 

resources audits. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Records are maintained in electronic 

format and stored by individuals first 

and last names on an internal web-based 

application. In addition, all FERC 

employees and contractors with 

authorized access have undergone a 

thorough background security 

investigation. Data access is restricted to 

agency personnel or contractors whose 

responsibilities require access. Access to 

electronic records is controlled by the 

organization’s Single Sign-On and 

Multi-Factor Authentication Solution. 

Role based access is used to restrict 

electronic data access and the 

organization employs the principle of 

least privilege, allowing only authorized 

users with access (or processes acting on 

behalf of users) necessary to accomplish 

assigned tasks in accordance with 

organizational missions and business 

functions. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records may be retrieved by 

employee’s name or SmarTrip card 

number. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Records are retained in accordance 

with the following applicable National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA) schedules: 

1. General Records Schedule (GRS) 

2.4: Employee Compensation and 

Benefits Records, Item 130: Disposition 

Authority: DAA–GRS–2016–0015–0017. 

Temporary. Destroy when 3 years old, 

but longer retention is authorized if 

required for business use. 

2. General Records Schedule (GRS) 

2.4: Employee Compensation and 

Benefits Records, Item 131: Disposition 

Authority: DAA–GRS–2016–0015–0018. 

Temporary. Destroy 2 years after 

employee participation concludes, but 

longer retention is authorized if 

required for business use. 

3. General Records Schedules (GRS) 

5.2: Transition and Intermediary 

Records. Item 020: Disposition 

Authority: DAA–GRS–2022–0009–0002. 

Temporary. Destroy upon creation or 

update of the final record, or when no 

longer needed for business use, 

whichever is later. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

See Policies and Practices for Storage 

of Records. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals requesting access to the 

contents of records must submit a 

request through the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) office. The 

FOIA website is located at: https://

www.ferc.gov/foia. Requests may be 

submitted through the following portal: 

https://www.ferc.gov/enforcement-legal/ 

foia/electronic-foia-privacy-act-requestform. Written requests for access to 

records should be directed to: Director, 

Office of External Affair, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See Records Access procedures. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Generalized notice is provided by the 

publication of this notice. For specific 

notice, see Records Access Procedure, 

above. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

65 FR 21755 (April 24, 2000) 

86 FR 71477 (December 16, 202.1) 

Dated: January 16, 2025. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01582 Filed 1–22–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2736–046] 

Idaho Power Company; Notice of 

Availability of Environmental 

Assessment 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) 

regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office 

of Energy Projects has reviewed the 

application for a new major license to 

continue to operate and maintain the 

American Falls Hydroelectric Project 

No. 2736. The project is located at the 

American Falls Dam, owned and 

operated by the United States Bureau of 

Reclamation. The project occupies 7.37 

acres of United States land administered 

by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in 

Power County, Idaho. Commission staff 


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