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impacts associated with implementation 

of the selected action were identified. 

These included land use (land 

disturbance), construction noise, 

transportation (traffic and parking), 

geology (potential sinkholes), surface 

water resources (sedimentation, 

stormwater management, water supply), 

plant and animal ecology (displacement 

of deer and/or bird species), air quality 

(fugitive dust during construction, 

increased pollutant emissions during 

operation, increased vehicular 

emissions), and pollution prevention/

waste management (construction wastes 

and handling and disposal of waste 

generated during operation). These 

potential adverse impacts were deemed 

to be negligible to minor, and mitigable 

through compliance with existing 

regulatory requirements, application of 

BMPs, and adherence to construction 

contract requirements. 

In addition, possible adverse health 

and safety impacts on laboratory 

workers in the NBACC Facility and on 

nearby residents during the operational 

phase of the project were evaluated. The 

risks were deemed to be negligible to 

minor, and mitigable through adherence 

to guidelines outlined in Biosafety in 

Microbiological and Biomedical 

Laboratories, a joint publication of the 

Centers for Disease Control and the NIH, 

as well as other standards for safe 

operational practices. 

Since potential adverse impacts 

would be mitigated by compliance with 

existing regulatory requirements, 

application of BMPs, and adherence to 

construction contract requirements, 

existing regulatory reporting 

requirements and contract 

administration procedures will serve in 

lieu of a formal Monitoring and 

Enforcement Program. 

Conclusion 

Based upon review and careful 

consideration of the impacts identified 

in the FEIS, results of various 

environmental and hazard assessment 

studies conducted in conjunction with 

the DEIS; public comments received 

throughout the National Environmental 

Policy Act process, including comments 

on the DEIS and comments received 

during the required 30-day waiting 

period for the FEIS, as well as other 

relevant factors, such as congressional 

intent, DHS and USAG, Fort Detrick, 

have decided to implement Alternative 

I, the Proposed Action, Construction 

and Operation of the NBACC Facility by 

DHS on a Site Adjacent to Existing 

USAMRIID Facilities at Fort Detrick, 

Maryland.

Dated: January 27, 2005. 

Maureen I. McCarthy, 

Director, Research and Development, Science 

and Technology Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 05–2092 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of 

Records

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security.

ACTION: Notice of computer matching 

programs. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act of 1988, the Department 

of Homeland Security is giving notice of 

computer matching programs that its 

component agency, United States 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

will conduct with five state agencies.

DATES: Matching activities under the 

new agreements will be effective March 

7, 2005, or 40 days after a report 

concerning the computer matching 

programs has been transmitted by the 

Department of Homeland Security to the 

Office of Management and Budget and 

transmitted to Congress with a copy of 

the agreements, whichever is later.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nuala O’Connor Kelly, Chief Privacy 

Officer, Department of Homeland 

Security, Washington, DC 20528 by 

telephone (202) 772–9848 or facsimile 

(202) 772–5036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

The Privacy Act, as amended by the 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act of 1988, regulates the use 

of computer matching by Federal 

agencies when records in a system of 

records are matched with other Federal, 

State, or local government records. The 

Privacy Act requires Federal agencies 

involved in computer matching 

programs to: 

(1) Negotiate written agreements with 

the other agency or agencies 

participating in the matching programs; 

(2) Obtain the approval of the 

matching agreement(s) by the Data 

Integrity Board of the participating 

Federal agencies; 

(3) Publish notice of the computer 

matching program(s) in the Federal 

Register; 

(4) Furnish detailed reports about the 

matching programs to Congress and to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB); 

(5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries 

that their records are subject to 

matching; and 

(6) Verify match findings before 

reducing, suspending, terminating, or 

denying an individual’s benefits of 

payments. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) has taken action to 

ensure that these requirements are met 

by the matching agreements at issue in 

this notice. 

B. Legal Authority 

The legal authority for the relevant 

disclosures in these matching 

operations is contained in Section 21 of 

the Immigration Reform and Control Act 

(IRCA) of 1986 (Pub. L. 99–603), as 

amended by the Personal Responsibility 

and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 

Act (PRWPRA) (Pub. L. 104–193). This 

statute requires United States 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(USCIS) to establish a system for the 

verification of immigration status of 

alien applicants for, or recipients of, 

certain types of benefits, and to make 

this system available to state agencies 

which administer such benefits. 

C. The Matching Agreements 

The matching agreements at issue in 

this notice involve information obtained 

from USCIS, which is the source agency. 

The information will be used by the 

recipient agencies to confirm the 

immigration status of alien applicants 

for, or recipients of, Federal benefits 

assistance under the ‘‘Systematic Alien 

Verification for Entitlements’’ (SAVE) 

Program. Specifically, the matching 

activities will permit the following 

eligibility determinations: 

(1) The New York Department of 

Labor, New Jersey Department of Labor 

and Workforce Development, 

Massachusetts Division of Employment 

and Training, and the Texas Workforce 

Commission will be able to determine 

eligibility status for unemployment 

compensation; 

(2) The California Department of 

Social Services will be able to determine 

eligibility status for the Temporary 

Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 

Program, and the Food Stamps Program;

(3) The California State Department of 

Health Services will be able to 

determine eligibility status for the 

Medicaid Program. 

Employing user identification codes 

and passwords, authorized persons from 

the state agencies listed above may 

electronically access the database of the 

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CIS system of records entitled 

‘‘Verification Information System, 

Justice/INS 035,’’ last published in the 

Federal Register on October 17, 2002. 

This system of records is used to 

provide immigration status information 

to Federal, State, and local government 

agencies for immigrants and naturalized 

U.S. citizens applying for public 

benefits. By accessing the USCIS 

database, these state agencies may 

obtain an alien registration number for 

the potential applicant or beneficiary for 

public benefits. Where the alien 

registration number is located, the state 

agency will receive electronically from 

the USCIS database the following data 

upon which to determine eligibility: 

The alien registration number, last 

name, first name, date of birth, country 

of birth, social security number (if 

available), date of entry, immigration 

status data, and employment eligibility 

data. If the state agency determines that 

an alien is not entitled to public 

benefits, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552a(p), the state agency will provide 

the alien applicant with 30 days notice 

and an opportunity to contest any 

adverse finding before final action is 

taken against that alien because of 

ineligibility as established through the 

computer match. 

DHS has approved agreements to 

permit these computer matching 

programs for an 18-month period. The 

matching program may be extended for 

an additional 12 months thereafter, if 

certain conditions are met. Matching 

activities under the new agreements will 

be effective 30 days after publication of 

this computer matching notice in the 

Federal Register, or 40 days after a 

report concerning the computer 

matching programs has been transmitted 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) and transmitted to Congress with 

a copy of the agreements, whichever is 

later. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C 552a(o)(A) 

and (r), the required report has been 

provided to the Office of Management 

and Budget, and to the Congress 

together with a copy of the agreements.

Dated: January 30, 2005. 

Nuala O’Connor Kelly, 

Chief Privacy Officer.

[FR Doc. 05–2168 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1573–DR] 

Indiana; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of 

a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Indiana (FEMA–1573–DR), 

dated January 21, 2005, and related 

determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 27, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Indiana is hereby amended to 

include Public Assistance in the 

following areas among those areas 

determined to have been adversely 

affected by the catastrophe declared a 

major disaster by the President in his 

declaration of January 21, 2005:

Adams and Wayne Counties for Public 

Assistance. 

Blackford, Boone, Clinton, Delaware, 

Fountain, Grant, Henry, Howard, Jay, 

Madison, Montgomery, Randolph, 

Tippecanoe, Tipton, and Warren Counties for 

Public Assistance (already designated for 

Individual Assistance.)

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households 

Program—Other Needs; 97.036, Public 

Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program.)

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 05–2113 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–3198–EM] 

Ohio; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of an 

Emergency Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of an emergency declaration for the 

State of Ohio (FEMA–3198–EM), dated 

January 11, 2005, and related 

determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 26, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of an emergency declaration for the 

State of Ohio is hereby amended to 

include the following areas among those 

areas determined to have been adversely 

affected by the catastrophe declared an 

emergency by the President in his 

declaration of January 11, 2005:

The counties of Erie, Morrow, and 

Wyandot for emergency protective measures 

(Category B) under the Public Assistance 

program for a period of 48 hours.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.036, Disaster Assistance.)

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 05–2114 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–4971–N–04] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; Public 

Housing Assessment System (PHAS): 

Management Operations Certification

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is