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New Mexico

Navajo Community College Library,

Shiprock Branch, Shiprock, NM

87420

Mother Whiteside Memorial Library,

525 W. High Street, Grants, NM

87020

New Mexico State University Library,

1500 3rd St., Grants, NM 87020

University New Mexico Gallup Library,

200 College Road, Gallup, NM

87301

University New Mexico Zimmerman

Library, Albuquerque, NM 87131–

1466

New Mexico Environmental Department

Library, 1190 St. Francis Drive,

Santa Fe, NM 87502

North Dakota

Bowman Public Library, 104 Main

Street, Bowman, ND 58623

Dickinson Public Library, 139 West 3rd

Street, Dickinson, ND 58601

Oregon

Lake County Library, 513 Center Street,

Lakeview, OR 97630

Pennsylvania

Canonsburg Public Library, East Pike

Street, Canonsburg, PA 15317

People’s Library, 2889 Leechburg Road,

Lower Burrell, PA 15068

Texas

Falls City Public Library, P.O. Box 325,

Falls City, TX 78113

Utah

Bluff Public Library, Bluff, UT 84512

Marriott Library, University of Utah,

Salt Lake City, UT 84112

San Juan County Library, 25 West 300

St., Blanding, UT 84511

Grand County Library, 25 S. 1st East,

Moab, UT 84532

Green River Library, 85 South Lang St.,

Green River, UT 84525

Wyoming

Riverton Branch Library, 1330 West

Park, Riverton, WY 82501

Wyoming St. Library, Supreme Court

Building, 24th & Capitol Street

Cheyenne, WY 82002

University of Wyoming Library,

University Station, Laramie, WY

82071

Opportunity to Comment

Interested parties are invited to

comment on the draft programmatic

environmental impact statement. The

Department of Energy will consider

written and oral comments equally

when preparing the final programmatic

environmental impact statement.

Written comments should be sent to Mr.

Rich Sena, UMTRA Team, at the

address given above. To be considered

in the document, written comments

should be postmarked by July 17, 1995;

comments postmarked after that date

will be considered to the extent

practicable.

Public Hearings and Information

Meetings

The public is invited to comment on

the draft programmatic environmental

impact statement to the Department of

Energy in person at the scheduled

public hearings. The purposes of the

hearings are to receive comments on the

subjects analyzed in the draft document;

to provide information to the public

concerning the content and adequacy of

the programmatic environmental impact

statement; and to respond to public

questions on the analyses or the

programmatic environmental impact

statement process. Hearings will be set

up to address these areas. Persons

presenting oral comments at the

hearings are encouraged to provide the

Department of Energy with written

copies of their comments.

Conduct of Hearings

Format for the conduct of the hearings

will be announced by the presiding

officer at the start of the hearings. The

Department of Energy personnel

conducting the hearings may ask

clarifying questions regarding

statements made at the hearings.

Transcripts of the comments made at

the hearings will be made available at

Department of Energy reading rooms

and public libraries listed above.

Hearing Schedules and Locations

Shiprock, New Mexico, June 7, 1995,

Shiprock Chapter House, 7:00–

10:00 p.m.

Durango, Colorado, June 8, 1995,

Durango City Hall, 7:00–10:00 p.m.

Halchita, Utah, June 13, 1995, Mexican

Hat Elementary School, 7:00–10:00

p.m.

Moenkopi, Arizona, June 14, 1995,

Moenkopi Community Center,

7:00–10:00 p.m.

Tuba City, Arizona, June 14, 1995, Tuba

City Chapter House, 2:00–5:00 p.m.

Grand Junction, Colorado, June 22,

1995, Grand Junction City Hall,

7:00–10:00 p.m.

Gunnison, Colorado, June 21, 1995,

Gunnison County Court House,

7:00–10:00 p.m.

Falls City, Texas, June 27, 1995, Falls

City Community Center, 7:00–10:00

p.m.

Riverton, Wyoming, June 28, 1995, St.

Stephens School, 7:30–10:30 p.m.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on May 10,

1995.

James M. Ownedoff,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Environmental Restoration.

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Privacy Act of 1974; Establishment of

a New System of Records

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Proposed establishment of a

new Privacy Act system of records.

SUMMARY: Federal agencies are required

by the Privacy Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–

579, 5 U.S.C. 552a) to publish a notice

in the Federal Register of a proposed

system of records. The Department of

Energy (DOE) proposes to establish a

new system of records entitled, ‘‘DOE–

87 Human Radiation Experiments

Helpline Records’’.

DATES: The proposed new system of

records will become effective without

further notice June 26, 1995, unless

comments are received on or before that

date that would result in a contrary

determination and a notice is published

to that effect.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be directed to the following address:

Director, Freedom of Information Act

and Privacy Act Division, U.S.

Department of Energy, HR–78, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585. Written

comments will be available for

inspection at the above address between

the hours of 9 a.m and 4 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1)

Ellyn R. Weiss, Director, U.S.

Department of Energy, Office of Human

Radiation Experiments, 1726 M Street,

NW, Washington DC 20036, or (2)

GayLa D. Sessoms, Director, Freedom of

Information Act and Privacy Act

Division, HR–78, 1000 Independence

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585

(202) 586–5955 or (3) Harold Halpern,

Office of General Counsel, GC–80, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585 (202) 586–7406.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOE

proposes to establish a new system of

records entitled ‘‘DOE–87, Human

Radiation Experiments Helpline

Records’’. This system will contain

records of telephone calls to the DOE or

the Interagency Helpline (operated by

DOE) and correspondence with or

involving the callers. The calls and

correspondence were in response to

DOE’s December, 1993, announcement

that it would declassify and publicize

information pertaining to Human
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Radiation Experiments. That term,

which includes certain experiments and

environmental releases of radiation, is

defined in Executive Order 12891, 59

FR 2935, (January 20, 1994); see

Appendix A to the accompanying

Notice of a Proposed New System of

Records. The proposed new system will

pertain to members of the public who

contacted the DOE or the Interagency

Helpline under the belief that they, or

their deceased relatives, may have

participated as subjects in the

experiments or may have been affected

by environmental or other releases of

radiation resulting from Government

activities. These records will be used as

a source of information to assist the

Advisory Committee on Human

Radiation Experiments evaluation of the

scientific and ethical aspects of the

experiments and releases. These records

will also be used to enable information

to be gathered from other sources

concerning inquirers or their relatives’

participation in experiments and

releases, in order to provide such

information to the inquirers. Records in

this system may be referred to agencies

other than DOE if it appears that such

other agencies may have conducted

pertinent experiments or environmental

releases or may administer remedial

programs.

The text of the system notice is set

forth below.

Issued in Washington, DC, this 28 day of

April, 1995.

Archer L. Durham,

Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and

Administration.

DOE–87

SYSTEM NAME:

Human Radiation Experiments

Helpline Records.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

U. S. Department of Energy, Office of

Human Radiation Experiments,

Washington, DC 20585

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

This system of records contains

records pertaining to persons in the

following categories who contacted the

DOE or the Interagency Helpline

(operated by the DOE), after December

1, 1993, to determine or report their, or

their relatives’, possible exposure to

radiation as a result of Human Radiation

Experiments or environmental releases

conducted or sponsored by the

Government or to report possible

exposure to radiation as a result of other

Government or non-government

activities:

(1) Members of the public;

(2) Former members of the armed

forces;

(3) Employees of the DOE, its

predecessor agencies, and their

contractors and subcontractors;

(4) Persons exposed to radiation as a

result of proximity to nuclear facilities

or the intentional or accidental release

of radiation.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Data provided by persons contacting

the DOE or the Interagency Helpline

after December 1, 1993, to report or

inquire about exposure to radiation

consists of records of telephone

conversations and correspondence.

Records in this system also include

correspondence between the callers,

Members of Congress, attorneys who

represent them, and with Federal

agencies that conducted pertinent

Human Radiation Experiments or

environmental releases or administer

remedial programs.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301; authority incorporated

by reference in Title III of the

Department of Energy Organization Act

at 42 U.S.C. 7151; including 42 U.S.C.

2201(c) and 42 U.S.C. 5813 and 5817.

PURPOSE:

The records will be used by DOE as

a source of information to assist the

Advisory Committee on Human

Radiation Experiments in the evaluation

of the Human Radiation Experiments

and environmental releases. See

Executive Order 12891, 59 FR 2935,

(January 20, 1994). Additionally, based

upon the information reported by the

persons that contacted DOE or the

Interagency Helpline after December 1,

1993, to inquire about or report

participation in the experiments or the

effects of the environmental releases,

DOE intends to gather pertinent

information about the experiments and

releases from other sources, in order to

provide that information to the

inquirers. The DOE will also refer

particular cases to other Federal

agencies which may have conducted

pertinent experiments or releases or

may administer remedial programs.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

1. To assist the Advisory Committee

on Human Radiation Experiments

perform its assigned task of evaluating

the scientific and ethical aspects of the

Human Radiation Experiments and

environmental releases, a record from

this system of records may be disclosed

to that Committee to provide it with

information concerning experiments or

releases of radiation that were

sponsored, financed or conducted by

DOE, its predecessors, or other Federal

agencies, and their contractors and

subcontractors. See Executive Order

12891, 59 FR 2935, (January 20, 1994);

Appendix A.

2. A record in this system of records

may be disclosed as a routine use to a

Member of Congress submitting a

written request involving the individual

when the individual is a constituent of

the member and has requested

assistance from the member with

respect to the subject matter of the

record.

3. A record from this system may be

disclosed 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, subject to the same

limitations applicable to DOE’s officers

and employees under the Privacy Act,

as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a.

4. A record from this system of

records pertaining to a particular

Human Radiation Experiment or

environmental release may be disclosed

to another Federal agency if it appears

from the record, or other available

information, that the other Federal

agency conducted the Human Radiation

Experiment or environmental release or

that referral to the other Federal agency

is appropriate for remedial purposes.

5. A record from this system of

records may be disclosed to the

Department of Justice when: (a) DOE,

any predecessor agency, or any

component thereof; (b) any DOE or

predecessor agency employee, in an

official capacity; (c) the United States

Government; (d) any current or former

DOE, or predecessor agency, contractor,

or any of their employees, is a party to,

or has an interest in, litigation and DOE

determines that the records are both

relevant to and necessary for the

litigation, and the use of such records by

the Department of Justice is deemed by

DOE to be compatible with the purpose

for which DOE collected the records.

6. A record from this system of

records may be disclosed to a court or

adjudicative body in a proceeding

when: (a) DOE, any predecessor agency,

or any component thereof; (b) any

current or former DOE, or predecessor

agency, employee in an official capacity,

or in an individual capacity where DOE

has agreed to represent the employee;

(c) the United States Government; or (d)

any current or former DOE contractor, or

employee of such contractor is a party

to, or has an interest in, the proceeding
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and DOE determines that the records are

both relevant to and necessary for the

proceeding and that such use is deemed

by DOE to be compatible with the

purpose for which DOE collected the

records.

7. When a record on its face or in

conjunction with other records indicates

a violation or potential violation of law,

whether civil, criminal or regulatory in

nature and whether arising by general

program statute or particular program

pursuant thereto, the relevant records

may be referred as a routine use to the

appropriate agency, whether Federal,

foreign, state, local or tribal, charged

with the responsibility of investigating

or prosecuting such violation or charged

with enforcing or implementing the

statute, or rule, regulation or order

issued pursuant thereto, if DOE

determines that the records are both

relevant to and necessary for such

investigation or prosecution and the use

of such records by the appropriate

agency is deemed by DOE to be

compatible with the purpose for which

DOE collected the records.

8. A record from this system of

records may be disclosed to the

Archivist of the United States, the

National Archives and Records

Administration or to the General

Services Administration for records

management conducted under 44 U.S.C.

2904 and 2906.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Records are maintained on

electromagnetic or optical storage

media, and paper records.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Telephone calls have been placed in

a database from which information is

retrieved by the caller’s name.

Correspondence is retrieved by name of

the person to whom the correspondence

pertains or of the person submitting the

correspondence.

SAFEGUARDS:

Data is kept in secured areas that are

locked when not in regular use and

buildings with controlled access. Hard

copy data are stored in locked files.

Appropriate safeguards for electronic

information are built into program

software as warranted by sensitivity of

the data.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records are retained and disposed of

in accordance with authorities

contained in the DOE Order 1324.2

‘‘Records Disposition.’’

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND

ADDRESSES:

U.S. Department of Energy Director,

Office of Human Radiation Experiments,

Washington, DC 20585.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

Requests by an individual to

determine if this system of records

contains information about him or her

should be directed to the Privacy Act

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, HR–

78, Washington, DC 20585, in

accordance with the DOE’s Privacy Act

regulation (10 CFR part 1008, September

16, 1980, 45 FR 61576). Requests should

include the individual’s current full

name and address, the individual’s

name and address at the time of any

possible participation in the Human

Radiation Experiments or

environmental release as defined in

Appendix A, and, if the requester is a

current or former employee of a

Department contractor, the contractor’s

name, the individual’s employment

dates, and the individual’s social

security number.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Same as notification procedures.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Same as notification procedures.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Subject individuals, family members,

their attorneys, Senators and

Representatives.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT:

None.

Appendix A

As defined in Executive Order 12891,

Human Radiation Experiments include:

(1) Experiments on individuals involving

intentional exposure to ionizing radiation.

This category does not include common and

routine clinical practices, such as established

diagnosis and treatment methods, involving

incidental exposures to ionizing radiation;

(2) Experiments involving intentional

environmental releases of radiation that (A)

were designed to test human health effects of

ionizing radiation; or (B) were designed to

test the extent of human exposure to ionizing

radiation;

(3) The experiment into the atmospheric

diffusion of radioactive gases and test of

detectability, commonly referred to as the

‘‘Green Run test,’’ conducted by the former

Atomic Energy Commission and the Air

Force in December 1949 in Hanford,

Washington;

(4) Two radiation warfare field

experiments conducted at the Atomic Energy

Commission’s Oak Ridge office in 1948

involving gamma radiation released from

non-bomb point sources at or near ground

level;

(5) Six tests conducted during 1949–1952

of radiation warfare ballistic dispersal

devices containing radioactive agents at the

U.S. Army’s Dugway, Utah, site;

(6) Four atmospheric radiation-tracking

tests in 1950 at Los Alamos, New Mexico;

and

(7) Other similar human experiments that

may later be identified by the Human

Radiation Interagency Working Group.

[FR Doc. 95–12042 Filed 5–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Privacy Act of 1974; Establishment of

a New System of Records

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Proposed establishment of a

New Privacy Act system of records.

SUMMARY: Federal agencies are required

by the Privacy Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–

579, 5 U.S.C. 552a) to publish a notice

in the Federal Register of a proposed

system of records. The Department of

Energy (DOE) proposes to establish a

new system of records entitled, ‘‘DOE–

86 Human Radiation Experiments

Records.’’

DATES: The proposed new system of

records will become effective June 26,

1995 unless comments are received on

or before that date that would result in

a contrary determination and a notice is

published to that effect.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be directed to the following address:

Director, Freedom of Information Act

and Privacy Act Division, U.S.

Department of Energy, HR–78, 1000

Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC 20585. Written

comments will be available for

inspection at the above address between

the hours of 9 a.m and 4 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1)

Ellyn R. Weiss, Director, U. S.

Department of Energy, Office of Human

Radiation Experiments, 1726 M Street

NW., Washington DC 20036, or (2)

GayLa D. Sessoms, Director, Freedom of

Information Act and Privacy Act

Division, U.S. Department of Energy,

HR–78, 1000 Independence Avenue

SW., Washington, DC 20585 (202) 586–

5955 or (3) Harold Halpern, Office of

General Counsel, GC–80, 1000

Independence Avenue SW, Washington,

DC 20585 (202) 586–7406.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOE

proposes to establish a new system of

records entitled ‘‘DOE–86 Human

Radiation Experiments Records’’. The

records are being compiled by the DOE

as part of its effort to gather and

publicize information concerning

Human Radiation Experiments and

certain environmental releases of

radiation, as defined in Executive Order

12891, 59 FR 2935 (January 20, 1994).