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Place: Ramada Bethesda Hotel, 8400

Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.

The meeting is open to the public.

Purpose: To review HRSA’s evaluation

activities in HIV and recommend new ones.

Agenda: This is the initial meeting of this

subcommittee. The subcommittee and

consultants will be provided an orientation

on evaluation policies and programs.

For further information on the

Subcommittee meetings, please contact A.

Russell Gerber at (301) 443–4588.

* * * * *

Name: HRSA AIDS Advisory Committee.

Time: May 16, 1995, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.;

May 17, 1995, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; May 18,

1995, 8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Place: Phillips Ballroom, Radisson-Barcelo

Hotel, 2121 P Street NW., Washington, D.C.

20037.

The meeting is open to the public.

Purpose: The Committee advises the

Secretary with respect to health professional

education, patient care/health care delivery

to HIV-infected individuals, and research

relating to transmission, prevention and

treatment of HIV infection.

Agenda: The topics to be discussed include

the Relationship of Prevention to Care; AIDS

Clinical Trial Group 076 Implementation

Update; National Health Service Corps;

Health Professions Training; Evaluation; and

the Reauthorization of the Ryan White

Comprehensive AIDS Resources and

Emergency Act.

Anyone requiring information regarding

the subject Committee should contact Judy

Hagopian, AIDS Program Office, Health

Resources and Services Administration,

Room 14A–21, Parklawn Building, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857,

Telephone (301) 443–0866.

* * * * *

Name: Maternal and Child Health Research

Grants Review Committee.

Date and Time: May 24–26, 1995, 9:00 a.m.

Place: Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza,

Twinbrook Room, 1750 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, Maryland 20852.

Open on May 24, 1995, 9:00 a.m.–10:00

a.m.

Closed for remainder of meeting.

Purpose: To review research grant

applications in the program area of maternal

and child health administered by the

Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

Agenda: The open portion of the meeting

will cover opening remarks by the Director,

Division of Systems, Education and Science,

Maternal and Child Health Bureau, who will

report on program issues, congressional

activities and other topics of interest to the

field of maternal and child health. The

meeting will be closed to the public on May

24 at 10:00 a.m. for the remainder of the

meeting for the review of grant applications.

The closing is in accordance with the

provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(6),

Title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination by the

Acting Associate Administrator for Policy

Coordination, Health Resources and Services

Administration, pursuant to Public Law 92–

463.

Anyone requiring information regarding

the subject Council should contact Gontran

Lamberty, D.P.H., Executive Secretary,

Maternal and Child Health Research Grants

Review Committee, Room 18A–55, Parklawn

Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,

Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 443–2190.

Agenda Items are subject to change as

priorities dictate.

Dated: March 24, 1995.

Jackie E. Baum,

Advisory Committee Management Officer,

HRSA.

[FR Doc. 95–7704 Filed 3–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–15–P

Social Security Administration

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of New

Routine Use

AGENCY: Social Security Administration

(SSA), Department of Health and

Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: New routine use.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and

(11)), we are issuing public notice of our

intent to establish a new routine use

applicable to the Master Files of Social

Security Number (SSN) Holders and

SSN Applications, HHS/SSA/OSR, 09–

60–0058. The proposed routine use will

allow SSA to verify the personal

identification information presented to

State motor vehicle agencies (MVA) by

individuals seeking drivers’ licenses

and identification cards. This

verification service will assist those

MVAs’ efforts to determine whether the

identification information used by

individuals to obtain such documents is

correct.

We invite public comment on this

publication.

DATES: We filed a report of a new

routine use with the Chairman,

Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight of the House of

Representatives, the Chairman,

Committee on Governmental Affairs of

the Senate, and the Administrator,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget on March 8, 1995. The routine

use will become effective as proposed,

without further notice on May 8, 1995,

unless we receive comments on or

before that date that would result in a

contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Interested individuals may

comment on this publication by writing

to the SSA Privacy Officer, Social

Security Administration, Room 3–A–6

Operations Building, 6401 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235.

Comments may be faxed to (410) 966–

0869. All comments received will be

available for public inspection at that

address by making arrangements with

the contact person below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.

Alicia Matthews, Social Insurance

Specialist, Office of Disclosure Policy,

Social Security Administration, 3–D–1

Operations Building, 6401 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235,

telephone 410–965–1723.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Discussion of Proposed Routine Use

Under the national policy established

by section 205(c)(2)(C)(i) of the Social

Security Act (the Act) States are

authorized to use the SSN in the

administration of their drivers’ license

laws for the purpose of establishing the

identity of individuals affected by such

laws, and may require any individual

affected by such laws to furnish to the

States (or any agency having

administrative responsibility for such

laws) his or her SSN. Some MVAs use

the SSN to establish the identity of

individuals being issued drivers’

licenses. Some MVAs also use the SSN

to establish the identity of individuals

being issued identification cards.

Federal law does not specifically

authorize the States’ use of the SSN for

the issuance of general identification

cards.

Documents such as the driver’s

license and the State-issued

identification card can be used to

establish identity for Federal programs

and State and local public assistance

programs. The driver’s license and

identification card can also be used to

establish identity for personal and

commercial purposes, such as

establishing credit and check cashing.

State agencies which issue

identification documents such as

drivers’ licenses and identification cards

are likely points at which persons might

attempt to use SSNs that were not

assigned to them in schemes to deceive

those agencies and obtain the desired

documents. Section 208(a)(7) of the Act

provides that any person who, with

intent to deceive, represents that an SSN

is the one that was assigned by the

Secretary of HHS to him or her, when

in fact it was not assigned to that

person, is guilty of a felony, and upon

conviction may be fined, imprisoned, or

both.

SSA considers performing verification

services for State MVAs as a legitimate

function in the administration of the

Act. Although the verification services

are not specifically mentioned in

section 205(c)(2)(C)(i) of the Act, they

will assist States in using SSNs as

authorized by that statute in

administering their driver’s license

laws. In addition, such verification

services will help the States detect and
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deter the illegal conduct described in

section 208(a)(7) of the Act.

Moreover, verification of information

identifying individuals in MVA records

would have a positive impact on the

administration of Federal and State

programs administered by State and

local governments, such as those

providing medical services, cash

payments, child support enforcement

and other types of assistance. MVA

records are useful to these agencies, and

they are required or authorized by law

to use SSNs to identify individuals in

connection with these programs.

See,e.g., sections 205(c)(2)(C)(i) and (v)

and 1137 of the Act (42 U.S.C.

405(c)(2)(C)(i) and (v) and 1320b-7). By

assisting MVAs with their efforts to

obtain and maintain accurate

information identifying individuals who

apply for, or are issued, drivers’ licenses

or identification documents, SSA would

help make MVA records more useful to

these assistance programs.

SSA disclosure of information from

the Master Files of SSN Holders and

SSN Applications system of records

under currently published routine uses

may involve providing the correct SSN

to an entity when it either has no SSN,

or has an incorrect one for a particular

individual, or verifying only the fact

that an entity has the SSN associated

with a particular individual in this

system of records. Under the proposed

routine use, SSA would only verify that

the personal identifying data submitted

by the State MVAs match or do not

match data in this system of records,

and identify the data elements that do

not match. SSA would not disclose the

data contained in this system of records

(such as name or SSN) if the MVA has

non-matching data.

The proposed routine use statement

will read as follows:

‘‘Personal identification data (i.e.,

name, SSN, and date of birth)

concerning individuals who apply for,

or are issued, drivers’ licenses or other

identification documents may be

verified for State motor vehicle agencies

(MVA) that issue such licenses or

documents. In performing such

‘verification,’ SSA may indicate whether

the identifying data furnished by a State

MVA concerning an individual match or

do not match data maintained in this

system of records, and SSA may identify

the particular data elements that do not

match. SSA will not disclose

information from this system of records

which does not match the information

furnished by the State MVA.’’

We are not publishing in its entirety

the notice of the system of records to

which we are adding the proposed new

routine use statement. A notice of that

system, the Master Files of Social

Security Number (SSN) Holders and

SSN Applications, HHS/SSA/OSR, 09–

60–0058, was last published in the

Federal Register at 60 FR 12964, March

9, 1995.

B. Compatibility of Proposed Routine

Use

We are proposing the changes

discussed above in accordance with the

Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(a)(7), (b)(3),

and (e)(11)) and our disclosure

regulation (20 CFR part 401).

The Privacy Act permits us to disclose

information about individuals without

their consents for a routine use, i.e.,

where the information will be used for

a purpose that is compatible with the

purpose for which we collected the

information. The drivers’ licenses and

identification cards issued by the MVAs

to administer their laws also can be

used to establish the identity of

individuals for Federal program

purposes, and purposes of State and

local public assistance programs.

SSA collects and maintains SSNs and

other personal identification data in the

Master Files of Social Security Number

(SSN) Holders and SSN Applications in

order to identify and retrieve

information about individuals in SSA

records, to administer programs for

which SSA is responsible, and to detect

the use of an SSN by a person to whom

that SSN was not assigned. As

mentioned above, State MVAs use such

information for the same or similar

purposes. Providing verification

services to State MVAs would assist the

implementation of the national policy

described in section 205(c)(2)(C)(i) of

the Act, would assist the detection and

deterrence of conduct that violates

section 208(a)(7) of the Act, and would

support the effective and efficient

administration of various assistance

programs by State and local

governments. For these reasons, we find

that providing verification services to

State MVAs serves purposes that are

compatible with purposes for which

SSA collects the identification

information that would be disclosed in

performing those services and meets the

criteria of the Privacy Act for the

establishment of a routine use.

Providing such services under a routine

use is also permitted by 20 CFR 401.115.

C. Effect of the Proposal on Individual

Rights

As discussed above, the proposed

new routine use will permit SSA to

verify the identification data used by

State MVAs to administer their driver’s

license and identification card

programs. SSA will follow all statutory

and regulatory requirements for

disclosure. SSA will perform

verification services under written

agreements which stipulate that MVAs

will only collect, verify and redisclose

SSNs as provided for by Federal and

State law. SSA will safeguard the

information that it receives from MVAs

for verification to prevent unauthorized

access to personal information. Thus,

we do not anticipate that the disclosures

authorized by the new routine use

statement will have any unwarranted

effect on the privacy or other rights of

individuals.

Dated: March 8, 1995.

Shirley S. Chater,

Commissioner of Social Security.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–030–95–1990–02]

Environmental Statements;

Availability, etc.: Miramar Gold Corp.,

Lyon County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Carson City District Office.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement on a

plan of operations for Miramar Gold

Corporation in Lyon County, Nevada;

and notice of scoping period and public

meetings.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 and 43 CFR Part 3809, the

Bureau of Land Management will be

directing the preparation of an

Environmental Impact Statement to be

produced by a third-party contractor on

the impacts of a proposed Plan of

Operations for gold mining at Talapoosa

by Miramar Gold Corporation, in Lyon

County, Nevada. The Bureau invites

comments on the scope of the analysis.

EFFECTIVE DATE: An open-house meeting

will be held April 19, 1995 at the

Bureau of Land Management, Carson

City District Office, 1535 Hot Springs

Road, Carson City, NV, and again on

April 20, 1995 at the Mcatee Building,

2495 Ft. Churchill Rd., Silver Springs,

NV, to allow the public an opportunity

to identify issues and concerns to be

addressed in the Environmental Impact

Statement. Both meetings are scheduled

from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Representatives of Miramar Gold

Corporation will be available to answer