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mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E8–24639 Filed 10–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management invites 

comments on the submission for OMB 

review as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 17, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, 

Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are 

encouraged to submit responses 

electronically by e-mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax 

to (202) 395–6974. Commenters should 

include the following subject line in 

their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB 

number], [insert abbreviated collection 

name, e.g., ‘‘Upward Bound 

Evaluation’’]’’. Persons submitting 

comments electronically should not 

submit paper copies. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g., new, revision, extension, existing 

or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary 

of the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

Dated: October 9, 2008. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: SEA Procedures for Adjusting 

ED-Determined Title I Allocations to 

Local Education Agencies (LEAs). 

Frequency: As needed. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 52. 

Burden Hours: 2,080. 

Abstract: Although the U.S. 

Department of Education (ED) 

determines Title I, Part A allocations for 

local educational agencies (LEAs), State 

educational agencies (SEAs) must adjust 

ED-determined Title I, Part A LEA 

allocations to account for newly created 

LEAs and LEA boundary changes, to 

redistribute Title I, Part A funds to small 

LEAs (under 20,000 total population) 

using alternative poverty data, and to 

reserve funds for school improvement, 

State administration, and the State 

academic achievement awards program. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 3784. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records—Office of Inspector General 

Data Analytics System 

AGENCY: Office of the Inspector General, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 

(Privacy Act), the Department of 

Education (Department) publishes this 

notice of a new system of records 

entitled ‘‘The Office of Inspector 

General Data Analytics System (ODAS)’’ 

(System Number 18–10–02). This 

system will store individually 

identifying information from a variety of 

individuals who have applied for or 

received grants, contracts, loans, or 

payments from the Department. 

DATES: The Department seeks comment 

on the new system of records described 

in this notice, in accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act. We 

must receive your comments about the 

new system of records on or before 

November 17, 2008. 

The Department filed a report 

describing the new system of records 

covered by this notice with the Chair of 

the Senate Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs, the 

Chair of the House of Representatives 

Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform, and the 

Administrator of the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) on October 9, 2008. TThis 

system of records will become effective 

at the later date of— (1) the expiration 

of the 40-day period for OMB review on 

November 19, 2008 unless OMB waives 

10 days of the 40-day review period for 

compelling reasons shown by the 

Department, or (2) November 17, 2008, 

unless the system of records needs to be 

changed as a result of public comment 

or OMB review. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

the new system of records to the 

Assistant Inspector General for 

Information Technology Audits and 

Computer Crime Investigations, Office 

of Inspector General, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), 8th Floor, 
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Washington, DC 20202–1510. If you 

prefer to send comments through the 

Internet, use the following address: 

comments@ed.gov 

You must include the term ‘‘ODAS’’ 

in the subject line of your electronic 

message. 

During and after the comment period, 

you may inspect all public comments 

about this notice at the U.S. Department 

of Education in the PCP, Room 8166, 

500 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20024, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 

4:30 p.m., Eastern time, Monday 

through Friday of each week except 

Federal holidays. 

Assistance to Individuals With 

Disabilities in Reviewing the 

Rulemaking Record 

On request, we will supply an 

appropriate aid, such as a reader or 

print magnifier, to an individual with a 

disability who needs assistance to 

review the comments or other 

documents in the public rulemaking 

record for this notice. If you want to 

schedule an appointment for this type of 

aid, please contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shelley Shepherd, Assistant Counsel to 

the Inspector General, 400 Maryland 

Ave., SW., PCP, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7077. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain this document in an alternative 

format (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed in 

the preceding paragraph. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Introduction 

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

requires the Department to publish in 

the Federal Register a notice of new 

system of records maintained by the 

Department. The Department’s 

regulations implementing the Privacy 

Act are contained in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) in 34 CFR part 5b. 

The Privacy Act applies to 

information about an individual that is 

maintained in a system of records from 

which individually identifying 

information is retrieved by a unique 

identifier associated with each 

individual, such as a name or social 

security number. The information about 

each individual is called a ‘‘record,’’ 

and the system, whether manual or 

computer-driven, is called a ‘‘system of 

records.’’ The Privacy Act requires each 

agency to publish a system of records 

notice in the Federal Register and to 

submit reports to the Administrator of 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, OMB, the Chair of the House of 

Representatives Committee on Oversight 

and Government Reform, and the Chair 

of the Senate Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs, 

whenever the agency publishes a new or 

altered system of records. 

Background of System of Records 

ODAS is a system of records that will 

store individually identifying 

information from a variety of 

individuals who have applied for or 

received grants, contracts, loans, or 

payments from the Department. These 

individuals include: Employees of the 

Department; consultants; contractors; 

grantees; advisory committee members 

or others who have received funds from 

the Department for performing services; 

students who have applied for Federal 

student financial assistance; Pell Grant 

recipients; borrowers of William D. Ford 

Federal Direct Loans, Federal Family 

Education loans, Federal Insured 

Student loans or Federal Perkins loans; 

owners, board members, officials, or 

authorized agents of postsecondary 

institutions; and individuals applying to 

the Department’s Office of Federal 

Student Aid for a personal identification 

number. 

Information in this system will be 

obtained from the following systems of 

records maintained by the Department: 

Education’s Central Automated 

Processing System (EDCAPS)(System 

Number 18–03–02); Federal Student Aid 

Application File (System Number 18– 

11–01); Recipient Financial 

Management System (the Department 

expects to amend this system soon and 

re-name it as the Common Origination 

and Disbursement System (COD)) 

(System Number 18–11–02); Title IV 

Program Files (System Number 18–11– 

05); National Student Loan Data System 

(NSLDS)(System Number 18–11–06); 

Student Financial Assistance Collection 

Files (System Number 18–11–07); 

Postsecondary Education Participants 

System (PEPS)(System Number 18–11– 

09); the Department of Education (ED) 

PIN (Personal Identification Number) 

(System Number 18–11–12); and the 

Student Authentication Network Audit 

File (System Number 18–11–13). 

This new system of records notice is 

being established because it will involve 

the new use of records covered by 

existing Department systems of records. 

This new system of records will be used 

to identify internal control weaknesses 

and to identify system issues to improve 

methods of data modeling and annual 

audit planning. This system will 

provide the Department’s Office of 

Inspector General (OIG) with access to 

a single repository of data that currently 

resides in many, different Department 

systems of records. OIG will conduct 

data modeling on this data, using 

statistical and mathematical techniques, 

in order to predict anomalies indicating 

fraudulent activity. 

Under the Inspector General Act of 

1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. Appendix, 

Inspectors General, including the 

Department’s Inspector General, are 

responsible for conducting, supervising, 

and coordinating audits and 

investigations, relating to programs and 

operations of the Federal agency for 

which their office is established. This 

system of records facilitates OIG’s 

performance of this statutory duty. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), 

through rulemaking, may exempt from a 

limited number of Privacy Act 

requirements a system of records that 

contains investigatory materials 

compiled for law enforcement purposes. 

The materials in this system of records 

fall within the scope of section 

552a(k)(2). 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), the 

Secretary has issued final regulations 

published elsewhere in this issue of the 

Federal Register exempting the ODAS 

from the following Privacy Act 

requirements: 

5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3)—access to 

accounting of disclosure. 

5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(4)—notification to 

outside parties and agencies of 

correction or notation of dispute made 

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(d). 

5 U.S.C. 552a(d)(1) through (4) and 

(f)—procedures for notification or access 

to, and correction or amendment of, 

records. 

5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(1)—maintenance of 

only relevant and necessary 

information. 

5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)(G) and (H)— 

inclusion of information in the system 

of records notice regarding Department 

procedures on notification of, access to, 

correction of, and amendment of 

records. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You can view this document, as well 

as all other documents of this 

Department published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet 

at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/ 

news/fedregister. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 
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Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1– 

888–293–6498; or in the Washington, 

DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 

Note: The official version of this document 

is the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the Code 

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: October 10, 2008. 

Mary Mitchelson, 

Acting Inspector General. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Inspector General of the 

U.S. Department of Education 

(Department) publishes a notice of a 

new system of records to read as 

follows: 

18–10–02 

SYSTEM NAME: 

The Office of Inspector General Data 

Analytics System (ODAS). 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

None. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

The Office of Inspector General, 

Information Technology Audits and 

Computer Crimes Investigations 

(ITACCI), U.S. Department of Education, 

550 12th Street, SW., room 8089, 

Washington, DC 20024–6122. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

This system will include records on 

individuals that are obtained from the 

following other systems of records 

maintained by the Department: 

Education Central Automated 

Processing System (18–03–02) 

The categories of individuals 

included from this system are 

employees of the Department, 

consultants, contractors, grantees, 

advisory committee members, and other 

individuals receiving funds from the 

Department for performing services for 

the Department. 

Federal Student Aid Application File 

(18–11–01) 

The categories of individuals 

included from this system are students 

applying for Federal student financial 

assistance under Title IV of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA). 

Recipient Financial Management 

System (the Department soon expects to 

amend this system and re-name it as the 

Common Origination and Disbursement 

System (COD)) (18–11–02) 

The categories of individuals 

included from this system are records of 

individuals who apply for or receive a 

grant or loan which is made under (1) 

the Federal Pell Grant Program; (2) the 

Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) 

Program; (3) the National Science and 

Mathematics Access to Retain Talent 

Grant (National SMART Grant) Program; 

and (4) the William D. Ford Federal 

Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, 

Federal Direct Unsubsidized and 

Subsidized Stafford/Ford Loans, and 

Federal Direct PLUS Loans. 

Title IV Program Files (18–11–05) 

The categories of individuals 

included from this system are: 

individuals who apply for Federal 

financial student aid; recipients of 

Federal Pell Grants; recipients of 

Federal Direct Student Loans; and 

borrowers whose loan defaulted or 

borrower died, became disabled or had 

a loan discharged in bankruptcy under 

the Federal Direct Student Loan 

program. 

National Student Loan Data System 

(NSLDS) (18–11–06) 

The categories of individuals 

included from this system are: 

(1) Borrowers who have applied for 

and received loans under the William D. 

Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, the 

Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) 

Program, the Federal Insured Student 

Loan (FISL) Program, and the Federal 

Perkins Loan Program (including 

National Defense Student Loans, 

National Direct Student Loans, Perkins 

Expanded Lending and Income 

Contingent Loans); and 

(2) Recipients of Federal Pell Grants 

and persons who owe an overpayment 

on a Federal Pell Grant, Federal 

Supplemental Educational Opportunity 

Grant or Federal Perkins Loans. 

Student Financial Assistance 

Collection Files (18–11–07) 

The categories of individuals 

included from this system are 

individuals who have student loans 

made under the FFEL Program: Stafford 

Loans (formerly the Guaranteed Student 

Loan Program (GSL), including 

Federally Insured Student Loans), 

Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS), 

PLUS Loans (formerly Parental Loans 

for Undergraduate Students), and 

Consolidation Loans; the William D. 

Ford Federal Direct Student Loan 

(Direct Loan) Program (formerly known 

as the Stafford/Ford Loan Program 

(SFLP), Federal Direct Unsubsidized 

Stafford/Ford Loan Program, Federal 

Direct Consolidation Loan, and Federal 

Direct Plus Loans; and Federal Perkins 

Loans (formerly known as National 

Direct/Defense Student Loans (NDSL)) 

and those who are awarded grants under 

the Federal Pell Grant Program and the 

Supplemental Education Opportunity 

Grant Program (SEOG). 

Postsecondary Education Participants 

System (PEPS) (18–11–09) 

The categories of individuals 

included from this system are owners 

(individuals, either solely or as partners, 

and corporate entities), officials, and 

authorized agents of postsecondary 

institutions; members of boards of 

directors or trustees of such institutions; 

employees of foreign entities that 

evaluate the quality of education; thirdparty servicers, including contact 

persons. 

Department of Education (ED) PIN 

(Personal Identification Number) (18– 

11–12) 

The categories of individuals 

included from this system are former, 

current and prospective students and 

parents who apply for an ED PIN 

number. The ED PIN number is used for 

identification purposes when PIN 

holders access other Department 

systems, including the Free Application 

for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), 

Access America and the Direct Loan 

Program. 

Student Authentication Network 

Audit File (18–11–13) 

The categories of individuals 

included from this system are 

individuals who have had, or attempted 

to have, their identity verified for the 

purpose of electronically completing 

and signing promissory notes and other 

documents in connection with applying 

for or obtaining aid, or carrying out 

other activities under the Student 

Financial Assistance Programs 

authorized by Title IV of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

This system will include records that 

are obtained from the following other 

systems of records maintained by the 

Department: 

Education’s Central Automated 

Processing System (18–03–02) 

The categories of records included 

from this system are individual’s name, 

address, social security number, 

eligibility codes, detailed and summary 

obligation data, reports of expenditures, 

and grant management data, including 

application and close out information. 

Federal Student Aid Application File 

(18–11–01) 

The categories of records included 

from this system are the name, address, 

birth date, social security number, 

parents’ and students’ personal 

identification numbers assigned by the 

Department, and financial data 

necessary to identify applicants, verify 

applicant data, and calculate their 

expected family contributions for 

Federal student financial assistance. 

Also included from this system will be 
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information on the student’s prior 

Federal Pell Grant awards and student 

loan status from the NSLDS database is 

maintained in the system. Finally, 

included from this system will be 

information from an individual’s 

processed FAFSA form, such as 

Estimated Family Contribution, 

dependency status and post-secondary 

school identifier. 

Recipient Financial Management 

System (the Department expects to 

amend this system soon and re-name it 

as the Common Origination and 

Disbursement System (COD)) (18–11–02) 

The categories of records included 

from this system are records that are 

sent by institutions of higher education 

to the Department, and that include, but 

are not limited to, information such as 

an individual’s social security number, 

birth date, name, address, e-mail 

address, driver’s license number, 

telephone number, citizenship status, 

cost of attendance, enrollment 

information, type of financial aid award, 

and the amount and disbursement date 

of Federal financial aid awarded. In 

addition, this system contains collection 

referral amounts, loan repayment 

information, and promissory notes for 

loans made under the Federal Direct 

Loan program. 

Title IV Program Files (18–11–05) 

The categories of records included 

from this system are records regarding 

the amount of Pell Grant received; an 

applicant’s demographic background; 

loan and education status; family 

income; social security number; address 

and telephone number; and 

employment information on borrowers 

and co-signers; default claim number; 

amount of claim; information pertaining 

to locating a borrower; collection and 

repayment history; information 

pertaining to the amount of the loan and 

repayment obligation; forbearance; 

cancellation; disability; and deferment 

information; and personal identification 

numbers assigned by the Department. 

National Student Loan Data System 

(NSLDS) (18–11–06) 

The categories of records included 

from this system are records regarding: 

(1) Student/borrower identifier 

information including social security 

number, date of birth and name; (2) the 

information on borrowers’ loans 

covering the entire life cycle of a loan 

from origination through final payment, 

cancellation, discharge or other final 

disposition including details regarding 

each loan received by a student such as 

information on loan amounts, 

educational status, disbursements, 

balances, loan status, collections, 

claims, deferments, refunds and 

cancellations; (3) enrollment 

information including school(s) 

attended, anticipated completion date, 

enrollment status and effective dates; (4) 

student demographic information such 

as course of study, dependency, 

citizenship, gender, data on family 

income, expected family contribution, 

and address; (5) Federal Pell Grant 

amounts and dates; and (6) Federal Pell 

Grant, Federal Supplemental 

Educational Opportunity Grant, and 

Federal Perkins Loan Program 

overpayments. 

Student Financial Assistance 

Collection Files (18–11–07) 

The categories of records included 

from this system are records regarding 

an applicant’s demographic background; 

loan, repayment history, and 

educational status; family income; 

social security number; address and 

telephone numbers; employment 

information on borrowers and cosigners; collection activity on accounts; 

default claim number; amount of claim; 

information pertaining to locating a 

borrower; collection and repayment 

obligation; forbearance; cancellation; 

disability; deferment; administrative 

wage garnishment; bankruptcy, death; 

closed school discharge; hearings; 

photocopy of all promissory notes; 

account collection records; 

administrative resolutions and 

litigations; and parents’ and students’ 

personal identification numbers 

assigned by the Department. 

Postsecondary Education Participants 

System (PEPS) (18–11–09) 

The categories of records included 

from this system are records regarding 

the eligibility, administrative capability, 

and financial responsibility of 

postsecondary institutions that 

participate in the student financial aid 

programs, including the names, 

taxpayer identification numbers (social 

security numbers), business addresses, 

and phone numbers of the individuals 

with substantial ownership interests in, 

or control over, those institutions, and 

personal identification numbers 

assigned by the Department. 

The Department of Education (ED) 

PIN (Personal Identification Number) 

Registration System (PIN) (18–11–12) 

The categories of records included 

from this system are name, social 

security number, date of birth and 

address of prospective students and 

parents who apply for an ED PIN 

number. 

Student Authentication Network 

Audit File (18–11–13) 

The categories of records included 

from this system are related to 

individuals seeking to have their 

identity verified for the purpose of 

electronically completing and signing 

promissory notes and other documents 

in connection with applying for or 

obtaining aid. Records include the 

individual’s social security number; 

date of birth; first and last name; user 

code (i.e., the Department, lenders, 

schools, guarantee agencies and holders 

of Federal student loans) identifying the 

entity seeking to verify the individual’s 

identity; data provided by the user that 

may subsequently be used for auditing 

or other internal purposes of the user); 

an action code documenting the 

‘‘affirmed’’ or ‘‘denied’’ verification 

response the system receives from the 

Department’s PIN database; a unique 

identifier comprising a systemgenerated sequence number; and, the 

date and time the individual’s identity 

is authenticated against the 

Department’s PIN database. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The Inspector General Act of 1978, as 

amended, (5 U.S.C. Appendix. 

PURPOSE(S): 

This system of records is maintained 

for the general purpose of enabling OIG 

to fulfill the requirements of section 

(4)(a)(1) and (3) of the Inspector General 

Act of 1978, as amended, which 

requires OIG to provide policy direction 

for and to conduct, supervise, and 

coordinate audits and investigations 

relating to the programs and operations 

of the Department and to conduct, 

supervise and coordinate activities for 

the purpose of promoting economy and 

efficiency in the administration of, or 

preventing and detecting fraud and 

abuse in, the programs and operations of 

the Department. This system is 

maintained for the purpose of 

improving the efficiency, quality, and 

accuracy of existing data collected by 

the Department. Records in this system 

will be used to conduct data modeling 

for indications of fraud, abuse and 

internal control weaknesses concerning 

Department programs and operations. 

The result of that data modeling may be 

used in the conduct of audits, 

investigations, inspections or other 

activities as necessary to prevent and 

detect waste, fraud and abuse in 

Department programs and operations. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES FOR SUCH USES: 

The Department may disclose 

information contained in a record in 

this system of records without the 

consent of the individual if the 

disclosure is compatible with the 

purpose for which the record was 

collected, under the following routine 

uses. OIG may make these disclosures 
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on a case-by-case basis or, if OIG has 

met the requirements of the Computer 

Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 

1988, as amended, under a computer 

matching agreement. 

(1) Disclosure for Use by Other Law 

Enforcement Agencies. The Department 

may disclose information from this 

system of records as a routine use to any 

Federal, State, local, or foreign agency 

or other public authority responsible for 

enforcing, investigating, or prosecuting 

violations of administrative, civil, or 

criminal law or regulations if that 

information is relevant to any 

enforcement, regulatory, investigative, 

or prosecutorial responsibility of the 

receiving entity. 

(2) Disclosure to Public and Private 

Entities to Obtain Information Relevant 

to Department of Education Functions 

and Duties. The Department may 

disclose information from this system of 

records as a routine use to public or 

private sources to the extent necessary 

to obtain information from those sources 

relevant to an OIG investigation, audit, 

inspection, or other inquiry. 

(3) Disclosure for Use in Employment, 

Employee Benefit, Security Clearance, 

and Contracting Decisions. 

(a) For Decisions by the Department. 

The Department may disclose 

information from this system of records 

as a routine use to a Federal, State, 

local, or foreign agency maintaining 

civil, criminal, or other relevant 

enforcement or other pertinent records, 

or to another public authority or 

professional organization, if necessary 

to obtain information relevant to a 

Department decision concerning the 

hiring or retention of an employee or 

other personnel action, the issuance or 

retention of a security clearance, the 

letting of a contract, or the issuance or 

retention of a license, grant, or other 

benefit. 

(b) For Decisions by Other Public 

Agencies and Professional 

Organizations. The Department may 

disclose information from this system of 

records as a routine use to a Federal, 

State, local, or foreign agency, other 

public authority, or professional 

organization in connection with the 

hiring or retention of an employee or 

other personnel action, the issuance or 

retention of a security clearance, the 

letting of a contract, or the issuance or 

retention of a license, grant, or other 

benefit. 

(4) Disclosure to Public and Private 

Sources in Connection with the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as Amended 

(HEA). The Department may disclose 

information from this system of records 

as a routine use to facilitate compliance 

with program requirements to any 

accrediting agency that is or was 

recognized by the Secretary of 

Education pursuant to the HEA; to any 

educational institution or school that is 

or was a party to an agreement with the 

Secretary of Education pursuant to the 

HEA; to any guaranty agency that is or 

was a party to an agreement with the 

Secretary of Education pursuant to the 

HEA; or to any agency that is or was 

charged with licensing or legally 

authorizing the operation of any 

educational institution or school that 

was eligible, is currently eligible, or may 

become eligible to participate in any 

program of Federal student assistance 

authorized by the HEA. 

(5) Litigation and Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (ADR) Disclosures. 

(a) Disclosure to the Department of 

Justice. If the disclosure of certain 

records to the Department of Justice 

(DOJ) is relevant and necessary to 

litigation or ADR and is compatible with 

the purpose for which the records were 

collected, the Department may disclose 

those records as a routine use to the 

DOJ. The Department may make such a 

disclosure in the event that one of the 

following parties is involved in the 

litigation or ADR or has an interest in 

the litigation or ADR: 

(i) The Department or any component 

of the Department; 

(ii) Any employee of the Department 

in his or her official capacity; 

(iii) Any Department employee in his 

or her individual capacity if the DOJ has 

been asked or has agreed to provide or 

arrange for representation for the 

employee; 

(iv) Any employee of the Department 

in his or her individual capacity if the 

Department has agreed to represent the 

employee or in connection with a 

request for that representation; or 

(v) The United States, if the 

Department determines that the 

litigation or ADR proceeding is likely to 

affect the Department or any of its 

components. 

(b) Other Litigation or ADR 

Disclosure. If disclosure of certain 

records to a court, adjudicative body 

before which the Department is 

authorized to appear, individual or 

entity designated by the Department or 

otherwise empowered to resolve 

disputes, counsel, or other 

representative, party, or potential 

witness is relevant and necessary to 

litigation or ADR and is compatible with 

the purpose for which the records were 

collected, the Department may disclose 

those records as a routine use to the 

court, adjudicative body, individual or 

entity, counsel or other representative, 

party, or potential witness. The 

Department may make such a disclosure 

in the event that one of the following 

parties is involved in the litigation or 

ADR or has an interest in the litigation 

or ADR: 

(i) The Department or any component 

of the Department; 

(ii) Any employee of the Department 

in his or her official capacity; 

(iii) Any Department employee in his 

or her individual capacity if the DOJ has 

been asked or has agreed to provide or 

arrange for representation for the 

employee; 

(iv) Any employee of the Department 

in his or her individual capacity if the 

Department has agreed to represent the 

employee; or 

(v) The United States, if the 

Department determines that the 

litigation or ADR is likely to affect the 

Department or any of its components. 

(6) Disclosure to Contractors and 

Consultants. The Department may 

disclose information from this system of 

records as a routine use to the 

employees of any entity or individual 

with whom or with which the 

Department contracts for the purpose of 

performing any functions or analyses 

that facilitate or are relevant to an OIG 

investigation, audit, inspection, or other 

inquiry. Before entering into such a 

contract, the Department must require 

the contractor to maintain Privacy Act 

safeguards, as required under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(m) with respect to the records in 

the system. 

(7) Debarment and Suspension 

Disclosure. The Department may 

disclose information from this system of 

records as a routine use to another 

Federal agency considering suspension 

or debarment action if the information 

is relevant to the suspension or 

debarment action. The Department also 

may disclose information to any 

Federal, State, or local agency to gain 

information in support of the 

Department’s own debarment and 

suspension actions. 

(8) Disclosure to the Department of 

Justice. The Department may disclose 

information from this system of records 

as a routine use to the DOJ to the extent 

necessary for obtaining the DOJ’s advice 

on any matter relevant to Department of 

Education programs or operations. 

(9) Congressional Member Disclosure. 

The Department may disclose 

information from this system of records 

to a Member of Congress or to a 

congressional staff member in response 

to an inquiry from the congressional 

office made at the written request of the 

constituent about whom the record is 

maintained. The member’s right to the 

information is no greater than the right 

of the individual who requested the 

inquiry. 
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(10) Benefit Program Disclosure. The 

Department may disclose records as a 

routine use to any Federal, State, local, 

or foreign agency, or other public 

authority, if relevant to the prevention 

or detection of fraud and abuse in 

benefit programs administered by any 

agency or public authority. 

(11) Collection of Debts and 

Overpayment Disclosure. The 

Department may disclose records as a 

routine use to any Federal, State, local, 

or foreign agency, or other public 

authority, if relevant to the collection of 

debts or to overpayments owed to any 

agency or public authority. 

(12) Disclosure to the President’s 

Council on Integrity and Efficiency 

(PCIE). The Department may disclose 

records as a routine use to members and 

employees of the PCIE for the 

preparation of reports to the President 

and Congress on the activities of the 

Inspectors General. 

(13) Disclosure for Qualitative 

Assessment Reviews. The Department 

may disclose records as a routine use to 

members of the PCIE, the DOJ, the U.S. 

Marshals Service, or any Federal agency 

for the purpose of conducting 

qualitative assessment reviews of the 

investigative or audit operations of the 

Department’s OIG to ensure that 

adequate internal safeguards and 

management procedures are maintained. 

(14) Disclosure in the Course of 

Responding to Breach of Data. The 

Department may disclose records to 

appropriate agencies, entities, and 

persons when (a) it is suspected or 

confirmed that the security or 

confidentiality of information in this 

system has been compromised; (b) the 

Department has determined that as a 

result of the suspected or confirmed 

compromise there is a risk of harm to 

economic or property interests, identity 

theft or fraud, or harm to the security or 

integrity of this system or other systems 

or programs (whether maintained by the 

Department or by another agency or 

entity) that rely upon the compromised 

information; and, (c) the disclosure is 

made to such agencies, entities, and 

persons who are reasonably necessary to 

assist the Department in responding to 

the suspected or confirmed compromise 

and in helping the Department prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

Not applicable to this system of 

records. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISCLOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

The records are maintained on 

encrypted magnetic disks and encrypted 

tape cartridges in a locked computer 

facility within the U.S. Department of 

Education’s OIG. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records in this system of records are 

retrieved by name or other identifying 

information of an individual or 

institution. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Access to data in ODAS is restricted 

to authorized OIG staff members and is 

recorded in an access log. All physical 

access to the Department’s site where 

this system of records is maintained is 

controlled and monitored by security 

personnel who check each individual 

entering the buildings for his or her 

employee or visitor badge. All data 

contained in the system of records are 

kept on a secured and restricted private 

network and stored in a combinationlocked computer laboratory. ODAS is 

housed within a secure and controlled 

computer lab. Access to the lab is by 

authorized OIG personnel only. The 

general public does not have access to 

ODAS. 

All information stored in this system 

is secured by using database encryption 

technology and is resistant to tampering 

and circumvention by unauthorized 

users. Access to data by all users will be 

monitored using both automated and 

manual controls. The information is 

accessed by OIG staff on a ‘‘need-toknow’’ and intended systems usage 

basis. 

OIG maintains ODAS in a secure and 

controlled facility. Access to the 

computer lab is by authorized OIG 

personnel only. The general public does 

not have access to ODAS. The 

information maintained in ODAS is 

secured in accordance with OMB M– 

03–22, OMB Guidance for Implementing 

the Privacy Provisions of the EGovernment Act of 2002, September 26, 

2003, the E-Government Act, Section 

208, Attachment A, and NIST 800–53, 

Revision 1, Recommended Security 

Controls for Federal Information 

Systems, December 2006. 

Contractors will not maintain this 

system, but under certain limited 

circumstances they may have access to 

the system. In accordance with the 

Department’s Administrative 

Communications System Directive OM: 

5–101 entitled ‘‘Contractor Employee 

Personnel Security Screenings,’’ all 

Department personnel who have facility 

access and system access must undergo 

a security clearance investigation. 

Individuals requiring access to Privacy 

Act data are required to hold, at a 

minimum, a moderate-risk security 

clearance level. These individuals are 

required to undergo periodic screening 

at five-year intervals. 

In addition to conducting security 

clearances, individuals with access to 

this system are required to complete 

security awareness training on an 

annual basis. Annual security awareness 

training is required to ensure that users 

are appropriately trained in 

safeguarding Privacy Act data in 

accordance with OMB Circular No. A– 

130, Appendix III. 

The computer system employed by 

the Department offers a high degree of 

resistance to tampering and 

circumvention. All users of this system 

of records are given a unique user 

identification, and users are required to 

change their password at least every 90 

days in accordance with the 

Department’s information technology 

standards. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are maintained and disposed 

of in accordance with the Department’s 

Records Disposition Schedules 

applicable to the aforementioned 

records. A new records retention and 

disposition schedule is under 

development for this system of records. 

Until NARA approves a retention and 

disposition schedule for these records, 

The Department will not destroy any 

records. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Roland Wong, Director, Computer 

Assisted Assessment Techniques, 

Information Technology Audits and 

Computer Crimes Investigations, 

Department of Education, Office of 

Inspector General, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., PCP, Washington, DC 

20202–1510. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

This system is exempt from the 

notification procedures in 5 U.S.C. 

552a(e)(4)(G) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2) and 34 CFR 5b.11(c)(1). 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: 

This system is exempt from the record 

access procedures in 5 U.S.C. 

552a(e)(4)(H) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2) and 34 CFR 5b.11(c)(1). 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: 

This system is exempt from the 

contesting record procedures in 5 U.S.C. 

552a(e)(4)(H) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2) and 34 CFR 5b.11(c)(1). 
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RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

This system contains records taken 

from the following Department systems: 

Education’s Central Automated 

Processing System (EDCAPS) (System 

Number 18–03–02); Federal Student Aid 

Application File (System Number 18– 

11–01); Recipient Financial 

Management System (the Department 

expects to amend this system soon and 

re-name it as the Common Origination 

and Disbursement System (COD)) 

(System Number 18–11–02); Title IV 

Program Files (System Number 18–11– 

05); National Student Loan Data System 

(NSLDS) (System Number 18–11–06); 

Student Financial Assistance Collection 

Files (System Number 18–11–07); 

Postsecondary Education Participants 

System (PEPS) (System Number 18–11– 

09); The Department of Education (ED) 

PIN (Personal Identification Number) 

Registration System (System Number 

18–11–12); and the Student 

Authentication Network Audit File 

(System Number 18–11–13). 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), the 

Secretary, through rulemaking, may 

exempt from a limited number of 

Privacy Act requirements a system of 

records that contains investigatory 

materials compiled for law enforcement 

purposes. The materials in this system 

fall within the scope of section 

552a(k)(2) because they are investigatory 

materials compiled for purposes of 

enforcing Federal legal requirements. 

Therefore, the Secretary has issued final 

regulations published elsewhere in this 

issue of the Federal Register exempting 

the ODAS from the following Privacy 

Act requirements: 

5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3)—access to 

accounting of disclosure. 

5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(4)—notification to 

outside parties and agencies of 

correction or notation of dispute made 

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(d). 

5 U.S.C. 552a(d)(1) through (4) and 

(f)—procedures for notification or access 

to, and correction or amendment of, 

records. 

5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(1)—maintenance of 

only relevant and necessary 

information. 

5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)(G) and (H)— 

inclusion of information in the system 

of records notice regarding Department 

procedures on notification of, access to, 

correction of, or amendment of records. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE/Advanced Scientific Computing 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Advanced Scientific 

Computing Advisory Committee 

(ASCAC). Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) 

requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 9 

a.m. to 5:15 p.m.; Wednesday, October 

29, 2008, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington DC 

North, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, 

MD 20877. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melea Baker, Office of Advanced 

Scientific Computing Research; SC–21/ 

Germantown Building; U.S. Department 

of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW.; Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone (301) 903–7486, (E-mail: 

Melea.Baker@science.doe.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of this meeting is to provide advice and 

guidance with respect to the advanced 

scientific computing research program. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include discussions of the following: 

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 

View from Washington and 

Germantown. 

Report Discussion on Charge— 

Balance. 

Petascale Data Storage Institute. 

SciDAC Update (Mid-Term Review 

Plans). 

ASCR Response to INCITE COV and 

New Charge—Computer Science COV. 

Simulating Nuclear Power Plants. 

Update on Applied Math Program. 

Large-Scale PDE-Constrained 

Optimization. 

Public Comment. 

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 

Exascale Workshops. 

Graph-Based Approaches to MultiThreading. 

Facilities Update. 

Public Comment. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. If you would like to 

file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. If you would like 

to make oral statements regarding any of 

the items on the agenda, you should 

contact Melea Baker via FAX at 301– 

903–4846 or via e-mail 

(Melea.Baker@science.doe.gov). You 

must make your request for an oral 

statement at least 5 business days prior 

to the meeting. Reasonable provision 

will be made to include the scheduled 

oral statements on the agenda. The 

Chairperson of the Committee will 

conduct the meeting to facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. Public 

comment will follow the 10-minute 

rule. This notice is being published less 

than 15 days before the date of the 

meeting due to programmatic issues. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review at 

http://www.sc.doe.gov/ascr/ASCAC/ 

PastMeetings.html. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 9, 

2008. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical 

Advisory Committee (HTAC) 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell 

Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC) 

was established under section 807 of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), 

Pub. L. No. 109–58; 119 Stat. 849. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. 

L. No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that 

agencies publish notice of an advisory 

committee meeting in the Federal 

Register. To attend the meeting and/or 

to make oral statements during the 

public comment period, please e-mail 

HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5 business days 

before the meeting. Please indicate if 

you will be attending the meeting both 

days or a specific day, if you want to 

make an oral statement on November 7, 

2008, and what organization you 

represent (if appropriate). 

DATES: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 

from 9 a.m.–6 p.m. and Friday, 

November 7, 2008, from 8:30 a.m.– 

3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Washington Marriott, 1221 

22nd St., NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

HTAC@nrel.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide 

advice, information, and 

recommendations to the Secretary on