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principles and preemption requirements 

described in Executive Order 13132. 

Also, this rule does not have tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it does not have a substantial 

direct effect on one or more Indian 

tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes. If you 

believe this rule has implications for 

federalism or Indian tribes, please 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

above. 

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this rule 

will not result in such an expenditure, 

we do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Management Directive 023–01 and 

Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, 

which guide the Coast Guard in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have 

determined that this action is one of a 

category of actions that do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule involves an 

intermittent safety zone that will 

prohibit persons and vessels from 

entering, transiting through, anchoring 

in, or remaining within a limited area 

surrounding the SC–31 Bridge on the 

Atlantic Intracoastal Water Way. This 

rule is categorically excluded from 

further review under paragraph 34(g) of 

Figure 2–1 of the Commandant 

Instruction. A Record of Environmental 

Consideration supporting this 

determination is available in the docket 

where indicated under ADDRESSES. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places or vessels. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191, 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, 160.5; and 

Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 0170. 

■ 2. Add § 165.T07–0801 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T07–0801 Safety Zone; Atlantic 

Intracoastal Waterway, Socastee, SC 

(a) Location. All waters of the Atlantic 

Intracoastal Waterway encompassed 

within a 200-yard radius of South 

Carolina Highway 31 (SC–31) Bridge 

located in Socastee, SC on the Atlantic 

Intracoastal Waterway at mile marker 

372.3, and vessels or machinery 

associated with the construction. 

(b) Definition. The term ‘‘designated 

representative’’ means Coast Guard 

Patrol Commanders, including Coast 

Guard coxswains, petty officers, and 

other officers operating Coast Guard 

vessels, and Federal, state, and local 

officers designated by or assisting the 

Captain of the Port Charleston in the 

enforcement of the regulated areas. 

(c) Regulations. (1) All persons and 

vessels are prohibited from entering, 

transiting through, anchoring in, or 

remaining within the regulated area 

unless authorized by the Captain of the 

Port Charleston or a designated 

representative. 

(2) Persons and vessels desiring to 

enter, transit through, anchor in, or 

remain within the regulated area may 

contact the Captain of the Port 

Charleston by telephone at (843) 740– 

7050, or a designated representative via 

VHF radio on channel 16, to request 

authorization. If authorization to enter, 

transit through, anchor in, or remain 

within the regulated area is granted by 

the Captain of the Port Charleston or a 

designated representative, all persons 

and vessels receiving such authorization 

must comply with the instructions of 

the Captain of the Port Charleston or a 

designated representative. 

(3) The Coast Guard will provide 

notice of the regulated area by Local 

Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners, and on-scene designated 

representatives. 

(d) Enforcement period. This rule will 

be enforced one day per week from 

October 16, 2017 through March 19, 

2018, during construction activities. 

Details for specific dates and times will 

be relayed via Sector Charleston Marine 

Safety Information Bulletin and Seventh 

District Local Notice to Mariners. 

Dated: October 3, 2017. 

John W. Reed, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Charleston. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21868 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 266 

Privacy of Information 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is revising 

and restating its privacy regulations to 

implement numerous non-substantive 

editorial changes. These include 

renaming certain offices with privacyrelated duties, modification of the roles 

of employees tasked with implementing 

aspects of the privacy regulations, and 

minor editorial changes to postal 

privacy policy to improve its 

consistency and clarity. These rules 

contain procedures by which 

individuals may request notification of 

and access to records about themselves, 

request amendments to those records, or 

request an accounting of disclosures of 

those records by the Postal Service. 

DATES: Effective October 11, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Natalie A. Bonanno, Chief Counsel, 

Federal Compliance, 

natalie.a.bonanno@usps.gov, 202–268– 

2944. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As revised 

and restated, 39 CFR part 266 is 

designed to carry forward the 

substantive content of former §§ 266.1– 

266.10 in an updated, accessible format. 

266.1 Purpose and Scope 

The Postal Service has revised § 266.1 

to align with the purpose and scope of 

the Privacy Act of 1974, which provides 

the authority for these regulations. (The 

Postal Service has deleted former 

§ 266.2 Policy because it did not add any 

significant provisions, instructions, or 

guidance to these regulations, and has 

redesignated former §§ 266.3–266.10 as 

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266.2 Responsibility 

In revised § 266.2 and throughout 

these regulations, the Postal Service has 

updated office names to reflect its 

current administrative structure. Thus, 

‘‘Records Office’’ has been changed to 

‘‘Privacy and Records Management 

Office’’ to reflect the new name of this 

office. Similarly, ‘‘Custodian’’ has been 

changed to ‘‘Records Custodian’’ for 

clarity, and the ‘‘Information System 

Executive’’ has become the ‘‘Corporate 

Information Security Office’’ to reflect 

the new name and role of this functional 

organization. 

Similarly, in revised § 266.2 and 

throughout these regulations, the Postal 

Service has revised the titles of certain 

employees to reflect their new titles. 

Specifically, ‘‘Chief Privacy Officer’’ 

was changed to ‘‘Chief Privacy and 

Records Management Officer,’’ ‘‘Senior 

Vice President, Human Resources’’ was 

changed to ‘‘Chief Human Resources 

Officer and Executive Vice President’’ 

and ‘‘Vice President, General Counsel’’ 

was changed to ‘‘General Counsel and 

Executive Vice President.’’ 

266.3 Collection and Disclosure of 

Information About Individuals 

In revised § 266.3(b)(3), the Postal 

Service has defined the limited 

circumstances in which a mailing list 

may be disclosed. The Postal Service 

has also replaced the word ‘‘correction’’ 

with ‘‘amendment’’ in this section and 

throughout these regulations. 

266.4 Notification 

No substantive changes have been 

made to revised § 266.4. Minor editorial 

changes have been made to ensure 

clarity and consistency of format. 

266.5 Procedures for Requesting 

Notification, Inspection, Copying, or 

Amendment of Records 

In revised § 266.5(b)(2), the Postal 

Service has added a list of the 

acceptable identity verification methods 

that a requester may use to satisfy a 

records custodian as to the requester’s 

identity before review or other access to 

a record containing personal 

information is granted. The Postal 

Service has also added a new paragraph 

266.5(c) entitled Compliance with 

notification request to ensure custodians 

understand their responsibilities and 

requesters are aware of their rights in 

this regard. 

266.6 Appeal Procedure 

In revised § 266.6(a)(2), the Postal 

Service has extended the period in 

which a requester may file an appeal 

from 30 days to 90 days. 

266.7 Schedule of Fees; 266.8

Exemptions; and 266.9 Computer 

Matching 

No substantive changes have been 

made to revised §§ 266.7–266.9. Minor 

editorial changes have been made to 

ensure clarity and consistency of format. 

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 266 

Privacy. 

■ For the reasons stated in the preamble, 

the Postal Service amends 39 CFR 

chapter I by revising part 266 to read as 

follows: 

PART 266—PRIVACY OF 

INFORMATION 

Sec. 

266.1 Purpose and scope. 

266.2 Responsibility. 

266.3 Collection and disclosure of 

information about individuals. 

266.4 Notification. 

266.5 Procedures for requesting inspection, 

copying, or amendment of records. 

266.6 Appeal procedure. 

266.7 Schedule of fees. 

266.8 Exemptions. 

266.9 Computer matching. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a; 39 U.S.C. 401. 

§ 266.1 Purpose and scope. 

This part contains the rules that the 

Postal Service follows under the Privacy 

Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a. These rules 

should be read together with the Privacy 

Act, which provides additional 

information about records maintained 

on individuals. The rules in this part 

apply to all records in systems of 

records maintained by the Postal 

Service that are retrieved by an 

individual’s name or personal identifier. 

They describe the procedures by which 

individuals may request notification of 

or access to records about themselves, 

request amendment of those records, 

and request an accounting of disclosures 

of those records by the Postal Service. 

In addition, the Postal Service processes 

all Privacy Act requests for access to 

records under the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, 

following the rules contained in 39 CFR 

265, as necessary, which provides the 

requester with the greatest access to his 

or her personal records. 

§ 266.2 Responsibility. 

(a) Privacy and Records Management 

Office. The Privacy and Records 

Management Office will ensure Postal 

Service-wide compliance with this part. 

(b) Records Custodian. Records 

Custodians are responsible for 

adherence to this part within their 

respective units, and in particular for 

affording individuals their rights to 

inspect and obtain copies of records 

concerning them. 

(c) Corporate Information Security 

Office. This office is responsible for 

ensuring compliance with information 

security policies, including protection 

of information resources containing 

customer, employee, or other 

individuals’ information; developing 

policy for safeguarding and disposing of 

electronic records (including emails) 

that are maintained in information 

systems (including those that are subject 

to legal holds); serving as the central 

contact for information security issues; 

preventing and engaging in some 

investigation of cybercrime and misuse 

of Postal Service information technology 

resources; and providing security 

consultation as requested. 

(d) Data Integrity Board—(1) 

Responsibilities. The Data Integrity 

Board oversees Postal Service computer 

matching activities. The Board’s 

principal function is to review, approve, 

and maintain all written agreements for 

use of Postal Service records in 

matching programs to ensure 

compliance with the Privacy Act and all 

relevant statutes, regulations, and 

guidelines. In addition, the Board 

annually: Reviews matching programs 

and other matching activities in which 

the Postal Service has participated 

during the preceding year to determine 

compliance with applicable laws, 

regulations, and agreements; compiles a 

biennial matching report of matching 

activities; and performs review and 

advice functions relating to record 

accuracy, recordkeeping and disposal 

practices, and other computer matching 

activities. 

(2) Composition. The Privacy Act 

requires that the senior official 

responsible for implementation of 

agency Privacy Act policy and the 

Inspector General serve on the Board. 

The Chief Privacy and Records 

Management Officer, as administrator of 

Postal Service Privacy Act policy, serves 

as Secretary of the Board and performs 

the administrative functions of the 

Board. The Board is composed of these 

and other members designated by the 

Postmaster General, as follows: 

(i) General Counsel and Executive 

Vice President (Chairman). 

(ii) Chief Postal Inspector. 

(iii) Inspector General. 

(iv) Chief Human Resources Officer 

and Executive Vice President. 

(v) Chief Privacy and Records 

Management Officer. 

§ 266.3 Collection and disclosure of 

information about individuals. 

(a) This section governs the collection 

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defined in the Privacy Act of 1974, 

throughout Postal Service operations; 

(1) The Postal Service will: 

(i) Collect, solicit and maintain only 

such information about an individual as 

is relevant and necessary to accomplish 

a purpose authorized by statute or 

Executive Order. 

(ii) Collect information, to the greatest 

extent practicable, directly from the 

subject individual when such 

information may result in adverse 

determinations about an individual’s 

rights, benefits, or privileges. 

(iii) Inform any individuals who have 

been asked to furnish information about 

themselves, whether that disclosure is 

mandatory or voluntary, by what 

authority it is being solicited, the 

principal purposes for which it is 

intended to be used, the routine uses 

which may be made of it, and any 

consequences for the individual, which 

are known to the Postal Service, which 

will result from refusal to furnish it. 

(2) The Postal Service will not 

disfavor any individual who fails or 

refuses to provide personal information 

unless that information is required or 

necessary for the conduct of the system 

or program in which the individual 

desires to participate. 

(3) No information will be collected 

(or maintained) describing how an 

individual exercises rights guaranteed 

by the First Amendment unless 

expressly authorized by statute or by the 

individual about whom the information 

is maintained or unless pertinent to and 

within the scope of an authorized law 

enforcement activity. 

(4) The Postal Service will not require 

an individual to furnish a Social 

Security number or deny a right, 

privilege or benefit because of that 

individual’s refusal to furnish the 

number unless required by Federal law. 

(b) Disclosures—(1) Limitations. The 

Postal Service will not disseminate 

information about an individual unless 

reasonable efforts have been made to 

assure that the information is accurate, 

complete, timely and relevant to the 

extent provided by the Privacy Act and 

unless: 

(i) The individual to whom the record 

pertains has requested in writing that 

the information be disseminated, unless 

the individual would not be entitled to 

access to the record under the Postal 

Reorganization Act, the Privacy Act, or 

other law; 

(ii) The requester has obtained the 

prior written consent of the individual 

to whom the record pertains, unless the 

individual would not be entitled to 

access to the record under the Postal 

Reorganization Act, the Privacy Act, or 

other law; or 

(iii) The dissemination is in 

accordance with paragraph (b)(2) of this 

section. 

(2) Dissemination. Dissemination of 

personal information may be made: 

(i) To a person pursuant to a 

requirement of the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552); 

(ii) To those officers and employees of 

the Postal Service or employees of a 

Postal Service contractor who have a 

need for such information in the 

performance of their Postal Service 

duties; 

(iii) For a routine use as contained in 

the system notices published in the 

Federal Register; 

(iv) To a recipient who has provided 

advance adequate written assurance that 

the information will be used solely as a 

statistical reporting or research record, 

and to whom the information is 

transferred in a form that is not 

individually identifiable; 

(v) To the Bureau of the Census for 

purposes of planning or carrying out a 

census or survey or related activity 

pursuant to the provisions of title 13 of 

the U.S. Code; 

(vi) To the National Archives and 

Records Administration as a record 

which has sufficient historical or other 

value to warrant its continued 

preservation by the U.S. Government, or 

for evaluation by the Archivist of the 

United States or an authorized designee 

to determine whether the record has 

such value; 

(vii) To a person pursuant to a 

showing of compelling circumstances 

affecting the health or safety of an 

individual, if upon such disclosure 

notification is transmitted to the last 

known address of such individual; 

(viii) To a Federal agency or to an 

instrumentality of any governmental 

jurisdiction within or under the control 

of the United States for a civil or 

criminal law enforcement activity, if 

such activity is authorized by law and 

if the head of the agency or 

instrumentality has made a written 

request to the Postal Service specifying 

the particular portion of the record 

desired and the law enforcement 

activity for which the record is sought; 

(ix) To either House of Congress or its 

committees or subcommittees to the 

extent of matter within their 

jurisdiction; 

(x) To the Comptroller General or any 

of that officer’s authorized 

representatives in the course of the 

performance of the duties of the 

Government Accountability Office; or 

(xi) Pursuant to the order of a court 

of competent jurisdiction. 

(3) Under 39 U.S.C. 412(a), the Postal 

Service may make a mailing or other list 

of names and addresses of past or 

present postal patrons or other persons 

available to the public only to the extent 

that such action is authorized by law. 

Consistent with this provision, the 

Postal Service may make such a list 

available as follows: 

(i) In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 

412(b), to the Secretary of Commerce for 

use by the Bureau of the Census; 

(ii) As required by the terms of a 

legally enforceable contract entered into 

by the Postal Service under its authority 

contained in 39 U.S.C. 401(3) and when 

subject to a valid non-disclosure 

agreement; 

(iii) As required by the terms of a 

legally enforceable interagency 

agreement entered into by the Postal 

Service under its authority contained in 

39 U.S.C. 411 and when subject to a 

valid non-disclosure agreement; 

(iv) In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b), the Postal Service may disclose 

a list of names and addresses of 

individuals pursuant to a written 

request by, or with the prior written 

consent of, each individual whose name 

and address is contained in such list, 

provided that such names and addresses 

are derived from records maintained by 

the Postal Service in a system of records 

as defined by 5 U.S.C. 552a(a); or 

(v) As otherwise expressly authorized 

by federal law. 

(4) Employee credit references. A 

credit bureau or other commercial firm 

from which a current or former postal 

employee is seeking credit may be given 

the following past or present 

information upon request: Grade, duty 

station, dates of employment, job title, 

and salary. If additional information is 

desired, the requester must submit the 

written consent of the employee and an 

accounting of the disclosure must be 

kept. 

(5) Employee job references. Upon 

request, prospective employers of a 

current or former postal employee may 

be furnished with the information in 

paragraph (b)(4) of this section, in 

addition to the date and the reason for 

separation, if applicable. The reason for 

separation must be limited to one of the 

following terms: Retired, resigned, or 

separated. Other terms or variations of 

these terms (e.g., retired-disability) may 

not be used. If additional information is 

desired, the requester must submit the 

written consent of the employee, and an 

accounting of the disclosure must be 

kept. 

(6) Computer matching purposes. 

Records from a Postal Service system of 

records may be disclosed to another 

agency for the purpose of conducting a 

computer matching program or other 

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§ 262.5(c) and (d), but only after a 

determination by the Data Integrity 

Board that the procedural requirements 

of the Privacy Act, the guidelines issued 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget, and these regulations as may be 

applicable are met. These requirements 

include: 

(i) Routine use. Disclosure is made 

only when permitted as a routine use of 

the system of records. The Chief Privacy 

and Records Management Officer 

determines the applicability of a 

particular routine use and the necessity 

for adoption of a new routine use. 

(ii) Computer matching agreement. 

The participants in a computer 

matching program must enter into a 

written agreement specifying the terms 

under which the matching program is to 

be conducted (see § 266.9). The Privacy 

and Records Management Office may 

require that other matching activities be 

conducted in accordance with a written 

agreement. 

(iii) Data Integrity Board approval. No 

record from a Postal Service system of 

records may be disclosed for use in a 

computer matching program unless the 

matching agreement has received 

approval by the Postal Service Data 

Integrity Board (see § 266.9). Other 

matching activities may, at the 

discretion of the Privacy and Records 

Management Office, be submitted for 

Board approval. 

(c) Amendment or dispute disclosure. 

If a personal record contains any 

amendments or notations of dispute 

relating to the accuracy, timeliness or 

relevance of the record, any person or 

other agency to which the record has 

been or is to be disclosed must be 

informed of the amendments or 

notations within 30 days of the 

modification. 

(d) Recording of disclosure. (1) An 

accurate accounting of each disclosure 

will be kept in all instances except those 

in which disclosure is made to the 

subject of the record, to Postal Service 

employees or employees of Postal 

Service contractors in the performance 

of their Postal Service duties, when the 

record is publicly available, or as 

required by the Freedom of Information 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 

(2) The accounting will be maintained 

for at least 5 years or the life of the 

record, whichever is longer. 

(3) The accounting will be made 

available to the individual named in the 

record upon inquiry, except for 

disclosures made pursuant to paragraph 

(b)(2)(viii) of this section relating to law 

enforcement activities. 

§ 266.4 Notification. 

(a) Notification of systems. Upon 

written request, the Postal Service will 

notify any individual whether a specific 

system named by the individual 

contains a record pertaining to that 

individual, unless exempt from 

notification under the Privacy Act or 

other law. See § 266.5 for the suggested 

form of a request. 

(b) Notification of disclosure. The 

Postal Service will make reasonable 

efforts to serve notice on an individual 

before any personal information on such 

individual is made available to any 

person under compulsory legal process 

when such process becomes a matter of 

public record. 

(c) Notification of amendment. See 

§ 266.5(c)(1) relating to amendment of 

records upon request. 

(d) Notification of new use. Any new 

intended use of personal information 

maintained by the Postal Service will be 

published in the Federal Register 30 

days before such use becomes 

operational. Public views may then be 

submitted to the Privacy and Records 

Management Office. 

(e) Notification of exemptions. The 

Postal Service will publish in the 

Federal Register its intent to exempt 

any system of records and will specify 

the nature and purpose of that system. 

(f) Notification of computer matching 

program. The Postal Service publishes 

in the Federal Register and forwards to 

Congress and to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

advance notice of its intent to establish, 

substantially revise, or renew a 

matching program, unless such notice is 

published by another participant 

agency. In those instances in which the 

Postal Service is the ‘‘recipient’’ agency, 

as defined in the Act, but another 

participant agency sponsors and derives 

the principal benefit from the matching 

program, the other agency is expected to 

publish the notice. The notice must be 

sent to Congress and OMB, and 

published at least 30 days prior to: 

(1) The initiation of any matching 

activity under a new or substantially 

revised program; or 

(2) The expiration of the existing 

matching agreement in the case of a 

renewal of a continuing program. 

§ 266.5 Procedures for requesting 

notification, inspection, copying, or 

amendment of records. 

The purpose of this section is to 

provide procedures by which an 

individual may request notification of, 

access to, or amendment of personal 

information within a Privacy Act 

System of Records. 

(a) Submission of requests—(1) 

Manner of submission. Inquiries 

regarding the contents of records 

systems or access or amendment to 

personal information should be 

submitted in writing in accordance with 

the procedures described in the 

applicable system of records notice, or 

to the Privacy and Records Management 

Office, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant 

Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20260– 

1101. Requests to the U.S. Postal 

Inspection Service should be submitted 

to the Chief Postal Inspector, U.S. Postal 

Inspection Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza 

SW., Washington, DC 20260. Requests 

to the Office of Inspector General should 

be submitted to the Freedom of 

Information Act/Privacy Officer, U.S. 

Postal Service Office of Inspector 

General, 1735 North Lynn Street, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2020. Inquiries 

should be clearly marked, ‘‘Privacy Act 

Request.’’ Any inquiry concerning a 

specific system of records should 

include the information contained 

under ‘‘Notification Procedure’’ for that 

system as published in the Federal 

Register or within USPS Handbook AS– 

353, Guide to Privacy, the Freedom of 

Information Act, and Records 

Management, Appendix. If the 

information supplied is insufficient to 

locate or identify the record, if any, the 

requester will be notified promptly and, 

if possible, informed of additional 

information required. Amendment 

requests that contest the relevance, 

accuracy, timeliness or completeness of 

the record should include a statement of 

the amendment requested. 

(2) Period for response by custodian. 

Upon receipt of an inquiry, the 

custodian will respond with an 

acknowledgement of receipt within 10 

days. 

(b) Compliance with request for 

access—(1) Notification to requester. 

When a requested record has been 

identified and is to be made available to 

the requester for inspection and 

copying, the custodian must ensure that 

the record is made available promptly 

and must immediately notify the 

requester where and when the record 

will be available for inspection and 

copying. Postal Service records will 

normally be available for inspection and 

copying during regular business hours 

at the postal facilities at which they are 

maintained. The custodian may, 

however, designate other reasonable 

locations and times for inspection and 

copying of some or all of the records 

that are in the custodian’s possession. If 

the requested record has been identified 

and a copy is to be provided to the 

requester, the copy must be promptly 

provided. 


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(2) Identification of requester. The 

requester must present identification 

sufficient to satisfy the custodian as to 

the requester’s identity prior to record 

review or other access. As appropriate 

under the circumstances of the access 

request, the requester may be required 

to comply with one of the following 

identification verification methods: 

(i) Provision of a completed 

Certification of Identity if the records 

pertain to the requester available at 

http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/foia/ 

welcome.htm; 

(ii) Provision of official photo 

identification if the records pertain to 

the requester, examples of which are a 

valid driver’s license, unexpired 

passport, and unexpired federal 

government-issued employee 

identification card; or 

(iii) Provision of a completed Privacy 

Waiver if the records pertain to another 

individual available at http://

about.usps.com/who-we-are/foia/ 

welcome.htm. 

(3) Responsibilities of requester. The 

requester assumes the following 

responsibilities regarding the review of 

official personal records: 

(i) The requester must agree not to 

leave Postal Service premises with 

official records unless specifically given 

a copy for that purpose by the custodian 

or the custodian’s representative. 

(ii) At the conclusion of the 

inspection, the requester must sign a 

statement indicating the requester has 

reviewed specific records or categories 

of records. If the requester indicates at 

the beginning of the inspection that he 

or she will not sign the statement, 

records may still be reviewed, and the 

time and date of review will be noted in 

the file. 

(iii) The requester may be 

accompanied by a person of the 

requester’s choice to aid in the 

inspection of information and, if 

applicable, the manual recording or 

copying of the records if the requester 

submits a signed statement authorizing 

the person to do so, and discussion of 

the records in the accompanying 

person’s presence. 

(4) Special restrictions for medical 

and psychological records. A medical or 

psychological record must be disclosed 

to the requester to whom it pertains 

unless, in the judgment of the medical 

officer, access to such record could have 

an adverse effect upon such individual. 

When the medical officer determines 

that the disclosure of medical 

information could have an adverse 

effect upon the individual to whom it 

pertains, the medical officer will 

transmit such information to a medical 

doctor named by the requesting 

individual. In such cases, an accounting 

of the disclosure must be kept. 

(5) Limitations on access. Nothing in 

this section shall allow an individual 

access to any information compiled in 

reasonable anticipation of a civil action 

or proceeding. Other limitations on 

access are specifically addressed in 

paragraph (b)(4) of this section and 

§ 266.8. 

(6) Response when compliance is not 

possible. A reply denying a written 

request to review or otherwise access a 

record must be in writing, signed by the 

custodian or other appropriate official 

and must be made only if such a record 

does not exist or does not contain 

personal information relating to the 

requester, or is exempt from disclosure. 

This reply must include a statement 

regarding the determining factors of 

denial, and the right to appeal the 

denial to the General Counsel. 

(c) Compliance with notification 

request. The custodian must promptly 

notify a requester if a record has been 

located in response to a request for 

notification as to whether a specific 

system of records contains a record 

pertaining to the requester, unless 

exempt from notification. 

(d) Compliance with request for 

amendment. The custodian must: 

(1) Correct or eliminate any 

information that is found to be 

incomplete, inaccurate, not relevant to a 

statutory purpose of the Postal Service, 

or not timely, and notify the requester 

when this action is complete; or 

(2) Not later than 30 working days 

after receipt of a request to amend, 

notify the requester of a determination 

not to amend, the reason for the refusal, 

and of the requester’s right to appeal, or 

to submit, in lieu of an appeal, a 

statement of reasonable length setting 

forth a position regarding the disputed 

information to be attached to the 

contested personal record. 

(e) Availability of assistance in 

exercising rights. The Privacy and 

Records Management Office is available 

to provide an individual with assistance 

in exercising rights pursuant to this 

part. 

§ 266.6 Appeal procedure. 

(a) Appeal procedure. (1) If a request 

for notification of or to inspect, copy, or 

amend a record is denied, in whole or 

in part, or if no determination is made 

within the period prescribed by this 

part, the requester may appeal to the 

General Counsel, U.S. Postal Service, 

475 L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, 

DC 20260–1101. 

(2) The requester must submit an 

appeal in writing within 90 days of the 

date of denial, or within 90 days of such 

request if the appeal is from a failure of 

the custodian to make a determination. 

The letter of appeal should include, as 

applicable: 

(i) Reasonable identification of the 

record to which the requester sought 

notification, access, or amendment; 

(ii) A statement of the Postal Service 

action or failure to act, and of the relief 

sought; and 

(iii) A copy of the request, of the 

notification of denial, and of any other 

related correspondence, if any. 

(3) Any record found on appeal to be 

incomplete, inaccurate, not relevant, or 

not timely, must be appropriately 

amended within 30 working days of the 

date of such findings. 

(4) The decision of the General 

Counsel constitutes the final decision of 

the Postal Service on the right of the 

requester to be notified of; inspect, 

copy, or otherwise have access to; or 

change or update a record. The decision 

on the appeal must be in writing and, 

in the event of a denial, must set forth 

the reasons for such denial and state the 

individual’s right to obtain judicial 

review in a district court. An indexed 

file of decisions on appeals must be 

maintained by the General Counsel. 

(b) Submission of statement of 

disagreement. If the final decision 

concerning a request for the amendment 

of a record does not satisfy the 

requester, any statement of reasonable 

length provided by that individual 

setting forth a position regarding the 

disputed information will be accepted 

and attached to the relevant personal 

record. 

§ 266.7 Schedule of fees. 

(a) Policy. The purpose of this section 

is to establish fair and equitable fees to 

permit duplication of records for subject 

individuals (or authorized 

representatives) while recovering the 

full allowable direct costs incurred by 

the Postal Service. 

(b) Duplication. (1) For duplicating 

any paper or micrographic record or 

publication or computer report, the fee 

is $.15 per page, except that the first 100 

pages furnished in response to a 

particular request must be furnished 

without charge. See paragraph (c) of this 

section for fee limitations. 

(2) The Postal Service may at its 

discretion make user-paid copy 

machines available at any location. In 

that event, requesters will be given the 

opportunity to make copies at their own 

expense. 

(3) The Postal Service normally will 

not furnish more than one copy of any 

record. If duplicate copies are furnished 

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of each duplicate page without regard to 

whether the requester is eligible for free 

copies pursuant to § 266.7(b)(1). 

(c) Limitations. No fee will be charged 

to an individual for the process of 

retrieving, reviewing, or amending a 

record pertaining to that individual. 

(d) Reimbursement. The Postal 

Service may, at its discretion, require 

reimbursement of its costs as a 

condition of participation in a computer 

matching program or activity with 

another agency. The agency to be 

charged is notified in writing of the 

approximate costs before they are 

incurred. Costs are calculated in 

accordance with the schedule of fees set 

forth at § 265.9. 

§ 266.8 Exemptions. 

(a) The Postal Reorganization Act, 39 

U.S.C. 410(c), provides that certain 

categories of information are exempt 

from disclosure under the Privacy Act. 

In addition, the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 

552a(j) and (k), authorizes the 

Postmaster General to exempt systems 

of records meeting certain criteria from 

various other subsections of 5 U.S.C. 

552a. With respect to systems of records 

so exempted, nothing in this part shall 

require compliance with provisions 

hereof implementing any subsections of 

5 U.S.C. 552a from which those systems 

have been exempted. 

(b) Paragraph (b)(1) of this section 

summarizes the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 

552a for which exemption is claimed for 

some systems of records pursuant to, 

and to the extent permitted by, 5 U.S.C. 

552a(j) and (k). Paragraphs (b)(2) 

through (5) of this section identify the 

exempted systems of records, the 

exemptions applied to each, and the 

reasons for the exemptions: 

(1) Explanation of provisions of 5 

U.S.C. 552a for which an exemption is 

claimed in the systems discussed in this 

section. (i) Subsection (c)(3) of 5 U.S.C. 

552a requires an agency to make 

available to the individual named in the 

records an accounting of each disclosure 

of records at the individual’s request. 

(ii) Subsection (c)(4) requires an 

agency to inform any person or other 

agency to which a record has been 

disclosed of any correction or notation 

of dispute the agency has made to the 

record in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552a(d). 

(iii) Subsections (d)(1) through (4) 

require an agency to permit an 

individual to gain access to records 

about the individual, to request 

amendment of such records, to request 

a review of an agency decision not to 

amend such records, and to provide a 

statement of disagreement about a 

disputed record to be filed and 

disclosed with the disputed record. 

(iv) Subsection (e)(1) requires an 

agency to maintain in its records only 

such information about an individual 

that is relevant and necessary to 

accomplish a purpose required by 

statute or executive order of the 

President. 

(v) Subsection (e)(2) requires an 

agency to collect information to the 

greatest extent practicable directly from 

the subject individual when the 

information may result in adverse 

determinations about an individual’s 

rights, benefits, and privileges under 

Federal programs. 

(vi) Subsection (e)(3) requires an 

agency to inform each person whom it 

asks to supply information of the 

authority under which the information 

is sought, the purposes for which the 

information will be used, the routine 

uses that may be made of the 

information, whether disclosure is 

mandatory or voluntary, and the effects 

of not providing the information. 

(vii) Subsections (e)(4)(G) and (H) 

requires an agency to publish a Federal 

Register notice of its procedures 

whereby an individual can be notified 

upon request whether the system of 

records contains information about the 

individual, how to gain access to any 

record about the individual contained in 

the system, and how to contest its 

content. 

(viii) Subsection (e)(5) requires an 

agency to maintain its records with such 

accuracy, relevance, timeliness, and 

completeness as is reasonably necessary 

to ensure fairness to the individual in 

making any determination about the 

individual. 

(ix) Subsection (e)(8) requires an 

agency to make reasonable efforts to 

serve notice on an individual when any 

record on such individual is made 

available to any person under 

compulsory legal process when such 

process becomes a matter of public 

record. 

(x) Subsection (f) requires an agency 

to establish procedures whereby an 

individual can be notified upon request 

if any system of records named by the 

individual contains a record pertaining 

to the individual, obtain access to the 

record, and request amendment. 

(xi) Subsection (g) provides for civil 

remedies if an agency fails to comply 

with the access and amendment 

provisions of subsections (d)(1) and (3), 

and with other provisions of 5 U.S.C. 

552a, or any rule promulgated 

thereunder, in such a way as to have an 

adverse effect on an individual. 

(xii) Subsection (m) requires an 

agency to apply the requirements of 5 

U.S.C. 552a to a contractor operating a 

system of records to accomplish an 

agency function. 

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

Postal Service record systems; 

Inspection Service Investigative File 

System, USPS 700.000; Mail Cover 

Program Records, USPS 700.100; 

Inspector General Investigative Records, 

USPS 700.300 are exempt from 

subsections 552a (c)(3), (c)(4), (d)(1)–(4), 

(e)(1)–(3), (e)(4)(G) and (H), (e)(5), (e)(8), 

(f), (g), and (m) because the systems 

contain information pertaining to the 

enforcement of criminal laws. The 

reasons for exemption follow: 

(i) Disclosure to the record subject 

pursuant to subsections (c)(3), (c)(4), or 

(d)(1)–(4) could: 

(A) Alert subjects that they are targets 

of an investigation or mail cover by the 

Postal Inspection Service or an 

investigation by the Office of Inspector 

General; 

(B) Alert subjects of the nature and 

scope of the investigation and of 

evidence obtained; 

(C) Enable the subject of an 

investigation to avoid detection or 

apprehension; 

(D) Subject confidential sources, 

witnesses, and law enforcement 

personnel to harassment or intimidation 

if their identities were released to the 

target of an investigation; 

(E) Constitute unwarranted invasions 

of the personal privacy of third parties 

who are involved in a certain 

investigation; 

(F) Intimidate potential witnesses and 

make them reluctant to offer 

information; 

(G) Lead to the improper influencing 

of witnesses, the destruction or 

alteration of evidence yet to be 

discovered, the fabrication of testimony, 

or the compromising of classified 

material; or 

(H) Seriously impede or compromise 

law enforcement, mail cover, or 

background investigations that might 

involve law enforcement aspects as a 

result of the above. 

(ii) Application of subsections (e)(1) 

and (5) is impractical because the 

relevance, necessity, or correctness of 

specific information might be 

established only after considerable 

analysis and as the investigation 

progresses. As to relevance (subsection 

(e)(1)), effective law enforcement 

requires the keeping of information not 

relevant to a specific Postal Inspection 

Service investigation or Office of 

Inspector General investigation. Such 

information may be kept to provide 

leads for appropriate law enforcement 

and to establish patterns of activity that 

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Office of Inspector General, Postal 

Inspection Service, and other agencies. 

As to accuracy (subsection (e)(5)), the 

correctness of records sometimes can be 

established only in a court of law. 

(iii) Application of subsections (e)(2) 

and (3) would require collection of 

information directly from the subject of 

a potential or ongoing investigation. The 

subject would be put on alert that he or 

she is a target of an investigation by the 

Office of Inspector General, or an 

investigation or mail cover by the Postal 

Inspection Service, enabling avoidance 

of detection or apprehension, thereby 

seriously compromising law 

enforcement, mail cover, or background 

investigations involving law 

enforcement aspects. Moreover, in 

certain circumstances the subject of an 

investigation is not required to provide 

information to investigators, and 

information must be collected from 

other sources. 

(iv) The requirements of subsections 

(e)(4)(G) and (H), and (f) do not apply 

because these systems are exempt from 

the provisions of subsection (d). 

Nevertheless, the Postal Service has 

published notice of its notification, 

access, and contest procedures because 

access is appropriate in some cases. 

(v) Application of subsection (e)(8) 

could prematurely reveal an ongoing 

criminal investigation to the subject of 

the investigation. 

(vi) The provisions of subsection (g) 

do not apply because exemption from 

the provisions of subsection (d) renders 

the provisions on suits to enforce 

subsection (d) inapplicable. 

(vii) If one of these systems of records 

is operated in whole or in part by a 

contractor, the exemptions claimed 

herein will remain applicable to it 

(subsection (m)). 

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

Postal Service record systems Labor 

Relations Records, USPS 200.000; 

Employee Inquiry, Complaint and 

Investigative Records, USPS 100.900; 

Inspection Service Investigative File 

System, USPS 700.000; Mail Cover 

Program Records, USPS 700.100; 

Inspector General Investigative Records, 

USPS 700.300; and Financial 

Transactions, USPS 860.000, are exempt 

from certain subsections of 5 U.S.C. 

552a because the systems contain 

investigatory material compiled for law 

enforcement purposes other than 

material within the scope of subsection 

552a(j)(2). 

(i) Inspection Service Investigative 

File System, USPS 700.000; Mail Cover 

Program Records, USPS 700.100; and 

Inspector General Investigative Records, 

USPS 700.300, are exempt from 

subsections 552a(c)(3), (d)(1)–(4), (e)(1), 

(e)(4) (G) and (H), and (f) for the same 

reasons as stated in paragraph (b)(2) of 

this section. 

(ii) Labor Relations Records, USPS 

200.000, is exempt from subsections 

552a(d)(1)–(4), (e)(4)(G) and (H), and (f) 

for the following reasons: 

(A) Application of the requirements at 

subsections (d)(1)–(4) would cause 

disruption of the enforcement of the 

laws relating to equal employment 

opportunity (EEO). It is essential to the 

integrity of the EEO complaint system 

that information collected in the 

investigative process not be prematurely 

disclosed. 

(B) The requirements of subsections 

(e)(4)(G) and (H), and (f) do not apply 

for the same reasons described in 

paragraph (b)(2)(iv) of this section. 

(iii) Financial Transactions, USPS 

860.000, is exempt from subsections 

552a(c)(3), (d)(1)–(4), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G) and 

(H), and (f) for the following reasons: 

(A) Disclosure of the record subject 

pursuant to subsections (c)(3) and 

(d)(1)–(4) would violate the nonnotification provision of the Bank 

Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. 5318(g)(2), under 

which the Postal Service is prohibited 

from notifying a transaction participant 

that a suspicious transaction report has 

been made. In addition, the access 

provisions of subsections (c)(3) and 

(d)(1)–(4) would alert individuals that 

they have been identified as suspects or 

possible subjects of investigation and 

thus seriously hinder the law 

enforcement purposes underlying the 

suspicious transaction reports. 

(B) This system is in compliance with 

subsection (e)(1) because maintenance 

of the records is required by law. Strict 

application of the relevance and 

necessity requirements of subsection 

(e)(1) to suspicious transactions would 

be impractical, however, because the 

relevance or necessity of specific 

information can often be established 

only after considerable analysis and as 

an investigation progresses. 

(C) The requirements of subsections 

(e)(4)(G) and (H) and (f) do not apply 

because this system is exempt from the 

provisions of subsection (d). 

Nevertheless, the Postal Service has 

published notice of its notification, 

access, and contest procedures because 

access is appropriate in some cases. 

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

Postal Service record systems 

Recruiting, Examining, and Placement 

Records, USPS 100.100; Inspection 

Service Investigative File System, USPS 

700.000; and Inspector General 

Investigative Records, USPS 700.300 are 

exempt from certain subsections of 5 

U.S.C. 552a because the systems contain 

investigatory material compiled for the 

purpose of determining suitability, 

eligibility, or qualifications for 

employment, contracts, or access to 

classified information. 

(i) Recruiting, Examining, and 

Placement Records, USPS 100.100, is 

exempt from subsections 552a(d)(1)(4) 

and (e)(1) for the following reasons: 

(A) During its investigation and 

evaluation of an applicant for a position, 

the Postal Service contacts individuals 

who, without an assurance of 

anonymity, would refuse to provide 

information concerning the subject of 

the investigation. If a record subject 

were given access pursuant to 

subsection (d)(1)–(4), the promised 

confidentiality would be breached and 

the confidential source would be 

identified. The result would be 

restriction of the free flow of 

information vital to a determination of 

an individual’s qualifications and 

suitability for appointment to or 

continued occupancy of his or her 

position. 

(B) In collecting information for 

investigative and evaluative purposes, it 

is impossible to determine in advance 

what information might be of assistance 

in determining the qualifications and 

suitability of an individual for 

appointment. Information that seems 

irrelevant, when linked with other 

information, can sometimes provide a 

composite picture of an individual that 

assists in determining whether that 

individual should be appointed to or 

retained in a position. For this reason, 

exemption from subsection (e)(1) is 

claimed. 

(C) The requirements of subsections 

(e)(4)(G) and (H), and (f) do not apply 

because this system is exempt from the 

provisions of subsection (d). 

Nevertheless, the Postal Service has 

published notice of its notification, 

access, and contest procedures because 

access is appropriate in some cases. 

(ii) Inspection Service Investigative 

File System, USPS 700.000; and 

Inspector General Investigative Records, 

USPS 700.300, are exempt from 

subsections 552a(c)(3), (d)(1)–(4), (e)(1), 

(e)(4) (G) and (H), and (f) for the same 

reasons as stated in paragraph (b)(2) of 

this section. 

(5) Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6), 

Postal Service record systems Employee 

Development and Training Records, 

USPS 100.300; Personnel Research 

Records, 100.600; and Emergency 

Management Records, USPS 500.300 are 

exempt from subsections 552a(d)(1)–(4), 

(e)(4)(G) and (H), and (f) because the 

systems contain testing or examination 

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of the material. The reasons for 

exemption follow: 

(i) These systems contain questions 

and answers to standard testing 

materials, the disclosure of which 

would compromise the fairness of the 

future use of these materials. It is not 

feasible to develop entirely new 

examinations after each administration 

as would be necessary if questions or 

answers were available for inspection 

and copying. Consequently, exemption 

from subsection (d) is claimed. 

(ii) The requirements of subsections 

(e)(4)(G) and (H), and (f) do not apply 

because these systems are exempt from 

the provisions of subsection (d). 

Nevertheless, the Postal Service has 

published notice of its notification, 

access, and contest procedures because 

access is appropriate in some cases. 

§ 266.9 Computer matching. 

(a) General. Any agency or Postal 

Service component that wishes to use 

records from a Postal Service automated 

system of records in a computerized 

comparison with other postal or nonpostal records must submit its proposal 

to the Postal Service Privacy and 

Records Management Office. Computer 

matching programs as defined in 

§ 262.5(c) must be conducted in 

accordance with the Privacy Act, as 

amended by the Computer Matching 

and Privacy Protection Act of 1988. 

Records may not be exchanged for a 

matching program until all procedural 

requirements of the Act and these 

regulations have been met. Other 

matching activities must be conducted 

in accordance with the Privacy Act and 

with the approval of the Privacy and 

Records Management Office. See 

§ 266.3(b)(6). 

(b) Procedure for submission of 

matching proposals. A proposal must 

include information required for the 

matching agreement discussed in 

paragraph (d)(1) of this section. The 

Inspection Service must submit its 

proposals for matching programs and 

other matching activities to the Privacy 

and Records Management Office 

through: Counsel, Inspection Service, 

U.S. Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza 

SW., Washington, DC 20260. All other 

matching proposals, whether from 

postal organizations or other 

government agencies, must be mailed 

directly to: Privacy and Records 

Management Office, U.S. Postal Service, 

475 L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, 

DC 20260–1101. 

(c) Lead time. Proposals must be 

submitted to the Postal Service Privacy 

and Records Management Office at least 

three months in advance of the 

anticipated starting date to allow time to 

meet Privacy Act publication and 

review requirements. 

(d) Matching agreements. The 

participants in a computer matching 

program must enter into a written 

agreement specifying the terms under 

which the matching program is to be 

conducted. The Privacy and Records 

Management Office may require similar 

written agreements for other matching 

activities. 

(1) Content. Agreements must specify: 

(i) The purpose and legal authority for 

conducting the matching program; 

(ii) The justification for the program 

and the anticipated results, including, 

when appropriate, a specific estimate of 

any savings in terms of expected costs 

and benefits, in sufficient detail for the 

Data Integrity Board to make an 

informed decision; 

(iii) A description of the records that 

are to be matched, including the data 

elements to be used, the number of 

records, and the approximate dates of 

the matching program; 

(iv) Procedures for providing notice to 

individuals who supply information 

that the information may be subject to 

verification through computer matching 

programs; 

(v) Procedures for verifying 

information produced in a matching 

program and for providing individuals 

an opportunity to contest the findings in 

accordance with the requirement that an 

agency may not take adverse action 

against an individual as a result of 

information produced by a matching 

program until the agency has 

independently verified the information 

and provided the individual with due 

process; 

(vi) Procedures for ensuring the 

administrative, technical, and physical 

security of the records matched; for the 

retention and timely destruction of 

records created by the matching 

program; and for the use and return or 

destruction of records used in the 

program; 

(vii) Prohibitions concerning 

duplication and redisclosure of records 

exchanged, except where required by 

law or essential to the conduct of the 

matching program; 

(viii) Assessments of the accuracy of 

the records to be used in the matching 

program; and 

(ix) A statement that the Comptroller 

General may have access to all records 

of the participant agencies in order to 

monitor compliance with the agreement. 

(2) Approval. Before the Postal 

Service may participate in a computer 

matching program or other computer 

matching activity that involves both 

USPS and non-USPS records, the Data 

Integrity Board must have evaluated the 

proposed match and unanimously 

approved the terms of the matching 

agreement. Agreements are executed by 

the Chairman of the Board. If a matching 

agreement is disapproved by the Board, 

any party may appeal the disapproval in 

writing to the Director, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC 20503, within 30 days following the 

Board’s written disapproval. 

(3) Effective dates. The agreement will 

become effective in accordance with the 

date in the matching agreement and as 

provided to Congress and the Office of 

Management and Budget and published 

in the Federal Register. The agreement 

remains in effect only as long as 

necessary to accomplish the specific 

matching purpose, but no longer than 18 

months, at which time the agreement 

expires unless extended. The Data 

Integrity Board may extend an 

agreement for one additional year, 

without further review, if within three 

months prior to expiration of the 18- 

month period it finds that the matching 

program is to be conducted without 

change, and each party to the agreement 

certifies that the program has been 

conducted in compliance with the 

matching agreement. Renewal of a 

continuing matching program that has 

run for the full 30-month period 

requires a new agreement that has 

received Data Integrity Board approval. 

Stanley F. Mires, 

Attorney, Federal Compliance. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

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[EPA–R10–OAR–2015–0333, FRL– 9968– 

98—Region 10] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Oregon: 

Permitting and General Rule Revisions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving, and 

incorporating by reference, changes to 

Oregon’s State Implementation Plan 

(SIP) submitted on April 22, 2015. The 

changes relate to the criteria pollutants 

for which the EPA has established 

national ambient air quality standards— 

carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen 

dioxide, ozone, particulate matter, and 

sulfur dioxide. Specifically, the changes 

account for new federal requirements 


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