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security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

J. To Federal agencies and 

independent certified public accounting 

firms that have a need for the 

information in order to audit the 

financial statements of CIGIE. 

K. To an organization or an individual 

in the public or private sector if there is 

reason to believe the recipient is or 

could become the target of a particular 

criminal activity or conspiracy, or to the 

extent the information is relevant to the 

protection or life or property. 

L. To officials, members, and 

employees of CIGIE who have need of 

the information in the performance of 

their duties. 

M. To the Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) in accordance with 

OPM’s responsibility for evaluation and 

oversight of Federal personnel 

management. 

N. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons, to the extent necessary to 

respond to or refer correspondence. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Information in this system is 

maintained in paper and/or electronic 

form. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

These records are retrieved by the 

name or other programmatic identifier 

assigned to the individual on whom 

they are maintained. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

The information is retained and 

disposed of in accordance with the 

General Records Schedule or the CIGIE 

records schedule applicable to the 

record and/or as otherwise required by 

the Federal Records Act and 

implementing regulations. Destruction 

is by shredding or electronic deletion. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

Paper records are located in locked 

file storage areas or in specified areas to 

which only authorized personnel have 

access. Electronic records are protected 

from unauthorized access through 

password identification procedures, 

limited access, firewalls, and other 

system-based protection methods. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking notification and 

access to any record contained in this 

system of records, or seeking to contest 

its content, may inquire in writing to the 

System Manager listed above. CIGIE has 

published a rule, entitled ‘‘Privacy Act 

Regulations,’’ to establish its procedures 

relating to access, maintenance, 

disclosure, and amendment of records 

which are in a CIGIE system of records 

under the Privacy Act, promulgated at 5 

CFR part 9801. 

CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Record Access Procedures’’ 

above. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Record Access Procedures’’ 

above. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

Dated: October 23, 2017. 

Michael E. Horowitz, 

Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors 

General on Integrity and Efficiency. 

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COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS 

GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND 

EFFICIENCY 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Council of the Inspectors 

General on Integrity and Efficiency. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Council of the Inspectors 

General on Integrity and Efficiency 

(CIGIE) proposes to establish a system of 

records that is subject to the Privacy Act 

of 1974. Specifically, the Integrity 

Committee Management System (ICMS) 

will enable CIGIE to track complaints 

made to CIGIE’s Integrity Committee 

(IC) and information related thereto. 

CIGIE also proposes to establish routine 

uses for the proposed system of records. 

In this notice, CIGIE provides the 

required information on the system of 

records and routine uses for such 

system. 

DATES: This action will be effective 

without further notice on December 6, 

2017 unless comments are received that 

would result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: comments@CIGIE.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 254–0162. 

• Mail: Atticus J. Reaser, General 

Counsel, Council of the Inspectors 

General on Integrity and Efficiency, 

1717 H Street NW., Suite 825, 

Washington, DC 20006. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Atticus J. 

Reaser, General Counsel, Council of the 

Inspectors General on Integrity and 

Efficiency, 1717 H Street NW., Suite 

825, Washington, DC 20006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Atticus J. Reaser, General Counsel, 

CIGIE, (202) 292–2600. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2008, 

Congress established CIGIE as an 

independent entity within the executive 

branch in order to address integrity, 

economy, and effectiveness issues that 

transcend individual Government 

agencies; and increase the 

professionalism and effectiveness of 

personnel by developing policies, 

standards, and approaches to aid in the 

establishment of a well-trained and 

highly skilled workforce in the offices of 

the Inspector General (OIG). CIGIE’s 

membership is comprised of all 

Inspectors General whose offices are 

established under the Inspector General 

Act of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app 

(IG Act), as well as the Controller of the 

Office of Federal Financial 

Management, a designated official of the 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 

the Director of the Office of Government 

Ethics, the Special Counsel of the Office 

of Special Counsel, the Deputy Director 

of the Office of Personnel Management, 

the Deputy Director for Management of 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), and the Inspectors General of 

the Office of the Director of National 

Intelligence, Central Intelligence 

Agency, Library of Congress, Capitol 

Police, Government Publishing Office, 

Government Accountability Office, and 

the Architect of the Capitol. The Deputy 

Director for Management of OMB serves 

as the Executive Chairperson of CIGIE. 

The IG Act established the IC in order 

to receive, review, and refer for 

investigation allegations of wrongdoing 

that are made against Inspectors General 

and certain staff members of the various 

OIGs. With the enactment of the 

Inspector General Empowerment Act of 

2016 on December 16, 2016, the IG Act 

was amended to require the Chairperson 

of CIGIE to maintain the records of the 

IC. Previously, such records were 

required by the IG Act to be maintained 

by the official of the FBI serving in 

CIGIE. The new system of records 

described in this notice, the ICMS 

(CIGIE–4), will enable CIGIE to track 

complaints made to the IC and 

information related thereto. In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), CIGIE 

has provided a report of this new system 

of records to OMB and to Congress. The 

new system of records reads as follows: 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER 

Integrity Committee Management 

System (ICMS)—CIGIE–4. 


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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

The vast majority of the information 

in the system is Controlled Unclassified 

Information. However, there is some 

classified information as well. 

SYSTEM LOCATIONS: 

The principal location of paper 

records contained within the ICMS is 

the headquarters of the Council of the 

Inspectors General on Integrity and 

Efficiency (CIGIE), 1717 H Street NW., 

Suite 825, Washington, DC 20006. 

Records maintained in electronic form 

are principally located in contractorhosted data centers in the United States. 

Records within the system may also be 

temporarily located at a Federal Bureau 

of Investigation (FBI) location in the 

system location specified in the current 

System of Record Notice associated with 

The FBI Central Records System, 

Justice/FBI–002. Contact the System 

Manager identified below for additional 

information. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

Executive Director, Council of the 

Inspectors General on Integrity and 

Efficiency, 1717 H Street NW., Suite 

825, Washington, DC 20006. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Section 11 of the Inspector General 

Act of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app 

(IG Act); Section 3 of the Inspector 

General Empowerment Act of 2016, 

Public Law 114–317, 130 Stat. 1595 

(IGEA); 5 U.S.C. 301; 44 U.S.C. 3101. 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

CIGIE maintains this system of 

records in order to carry out its 

responsibilities pursuant to the IG Act, 

as further amended by section 3 of the 

IGEA. Pursuant to section 11(d)(1) of the 

IG Act, CIGIE is statutorily directed to 

establish the Integrity Committee (IC), 

which shall receive, review, refer for 

investigation, or otherwise act on 

allegations of wrongdoing that are made 

against Inspectors General and certain 

staff members of various Offices of 

Inspector General (OIGs), as well as the 

Special Counsel and Deputy Special 

Counsel, and make appropriate 

recommendations regarding confirmed 

or verified allegations. Furthermore, 

pursuant to section 11(d)(13) of the IG 

Act, as further amended by the IGEA, 

the Chairperson of CIGIE is statutorily 

obligated to maintain the records of the 

IC. Accordingly, the records in this 

system are used in the course of 

responding to complaints made to or 

referred to the IC, investigating 

individuals suspected of wrongdoing 

falling within the authority of the IC, 

referring matters to the Department of 

Justice (DOJ) or the Office of Special 

Counsel (OSC), as appropriate, and 

making recommendations to the 

President or head of the relevant agency, 

as appropriate. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

In connection with its investigative 

and other duties, the IC maintains 

records on the following categories of 

individuals: 

A. Individuals who relate in any 

manner to official IC matters, including, 

but not limited to, individuals who are 

or have been the subject, complainant, 

victim, witness, or close relative or 

associate of a subject, complainant, 

victim, or witness in a complaint made 

or referred to the IC. Such individuals 

include, but are not necessarily limited 

to, Inspectors General, the Special 

Counsel, the Deputy Special Counsel, 

and those staff members of the OIGs 

specified in section 11(d)(4)(B) of the IG 

Act, as well as other individuals 

identified in such complaints. 

B. Individuals identified in reports of 

investigation and other materials 

received from the DOJ or the OSC 

pursuant to section 11(d)(7)(E) of the IG 

Act or received from other entities that 

submit materials to the IC, such as 

Inspectors General who conduct 

investigations on behalf of the IC. 

C. Individuals identified in 

correspondence or records that are 

related to the general administration of 

the IC. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Information relating to complaints 

and investigations, including: 

A. Letters, memoranda, and other 

documents describing complaints or 

alleged criminal, civil, or administrative 

misconduct. 

B. Investigative files, which include 

reports of investigations and related 

exhibits, statements, affidavits, and 

records obtained during investigations. 

C. General administrative materials, 

including minutes, reports, casetracking logs, and Congressional and 

other correspondence. 

D. Records relating to referrals and 

recommendations to and from external 

entities, including, but not limited to 

the DOJ, the OSC, OIGs, and others. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The subjects of investigations and 

inquiries; individuals and entities with 

which the subjects of investigations and 

inquiries are associated; Federal, state, 

local, and foreign law enforcement and 

non-law enforcement agencies and 

entities; private citizens; witnesses; 

complainants; and public and/or 

commercially available source 

materials. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under the Privacy 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)), the records or 

information contained in this system of 

records may specifically be disclosed 

outside of CIGIE as a routine use 

pursuant to the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 

552a(b)(3)) as follows: 

A. To a Member of Congress in 

response to an inquiry from that 

Member made at the request of the 

individual. In such cases, however, the 

Member’s right to a record is no greater 

than that of the individual. 

B. If the disclosure of certain records 

to the DOJ is relevant and necessary to 

litigation and is compatible with the 

purpose for which the records were 

collected, CIGIE may disclose those 

records to the DOJ. CIGIE may make 

such a disclosure if one of the following 

parties is involved in the litigation or 

has an interest in the litigation: 

1. CIGIE or any component thereof; or 

2. Any employee or former employee 

of CIGIE in his or her official capacity; 

or 

3. Any employee or former employee 

of CIGIE in his or her individual 

capacity when the DOJ has agreed to 

represent the employee; or 

4. The United States, if CIGIE 

determines that litigation is likely to 

affect CIGIE or any of its components. 

C. If disclosure of certain records to a 

court, adjudicative body before which 

CIGIE is authorized to appear, 

individual or entity designated by CIGIE 

or otherwise empowered to resolve 

disputes, counsel or other 

representative, party, or potential 

witness is relevant and necessary to 

litigation and is compatible with the 

purpose for which the records were 

collected, CIGIE may disclose those 

records to the court, adjudicative body, 

individual or entity, counsel or other 

representative, party, or potential 

witness. CIGIE may make such a 

disclosure if one of the following parties 

is involved in the litigation or has an 

interest in the litigation: 

1. CIGIE or any component thereof; or 

2. Any employee or former employee 

of CIGIE in his or her official capacity; 

or 

3. Any employee or former employee 

of CIGIE in his or her individual 

capacity when the DOJ has agreed to 

represent the employee; or 

4. The United States, if CIGIE 

determines that litigation is likely to 

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D. To the appropriate Federal, state, 

local, tribal, or foreign agency 

responsible for investigating, 

prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing 

a statute, rule, regulation, or order, if the 

information is relevant to a violation or 

potential violation of civil or criminal 

law or regulation within the jurisdiction 

of the receiving entity, including, but 

not limited to, the DOJ or the OSC 

pursuant to section 11(d)(5) of the IG 

Act, as further amended by the IGEA. 

E. To officials and employees of any 

Federal agency to the extent the record 

contains information that is relevant to 

that agency’s decision concerning the 

hiring, appointment, or retention of an 

employee; issuance of a security 

clearance; execution of a security or 

suitability investigation; or 

classification of a job. 

F. To the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) 

pursuant to records management 

inspections being conducted under the 

authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

G. To contractors, grantees, 

consultants, volunteers, or other 

individuals performing or working on a 

contract, interagency agreement, service, 

grant, cooperative agreement, job, or 

other activity for CIGIE (including, but 

not limited to, representatives of the 

DOJ and the OSC reviewing complaints 

made to the IC pursuant to section 

11(d)(5) of the IG Act, as further 

amended by the IGEA, the Chief of the 

Public Integrity Section of the Criminal 

Division of the DOJ, or his designee, 

who serves as legal advisor to the IC, 

and officials at the FBI involved with 

the maintenance of IC-related records) 

and who have a need to access the 

information in the performance of their 

duties or activities for CIGIE. 

H. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when: CIGIE suspects or 

has confirmed that there has been a 

breach of the system of records; CIGIE 

has determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed breach there is 

a risk of harm to individuals, CIGIE 

(including its information systems, 

programs, and operations), the Federal 

Government, or national security; and 

the disclosure made to such agencies, 

entities, and persons is reasonably 

necessary to assist in connection with 

CIGIE’s efforts to respond to the 

suspected or confirmed breach or to 

prevent, minimize, or remedy such 

harm. 

I. To another Federal agency or 

Federal entity, when: CIGIE determines 

that information from this system of 

records is reasonably necessary to assist 

the recipient agency or entity in 

responding to a suspected or confirmed 

breach; or preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, programs, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

J. To Federal agencies and 

independent certified public accounting 

firms that have a need for the 

information in order to audit the 

financial statements of CIGIE. 

K. To an organization or an individual 

in the public or private sector where 

there is reason to believe the recipient 

is or could become the target of a 

particular criminal activity or 

conspiracy, or to the extent the 

information is relevant to the protection 

or life or property. 

L. To officials, members, and 

employees of CIGIE and members of the 

IC who have need of the information in 

the performance of their duties. 

M. To any individual or entity when 

necessary to elicit information that will 

assist an IC investigation. 

N. To the President or the head of a 

designated Federal entity, as 

appropriate, for resolution after 

assessment and final disposition of 

reports by the IC to the extent required 

to comply with section 11(d) of the IG 

Act or as otherwise required by law. 

O. To Members of Congress and 

appropriate congressional committees of 

jurisdiction to the extent required to 

comply with section 11(d) of the IG Act 

or as otherwise required by law. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Information in this system is 

maintained in paper and/or electronic 

form. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

These records are retrieved by the 

name or other programmatic identifier 

assigned to the individual on whom 

they are maintained. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

The information is retained and 

disposed of in accordance with the 

General Records Schedule or the CIGIE 

records schedule applicable to the 

record and/or as otherwise required by 

the Federal Records Act and 

implementing regulations. Destruction 

is by shredding or electronic deletion. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

Paper records are located in locked 

file storage areas or in specified areas to 

which only authorized personnel have 

access. Electronic records are protected 

from unauthorized access through 

password identification procedures, 

limited access, firewalls, and other 

system-based protection methods. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Part of this system is exempt from 

notification and access requirements 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), (k)(1), 

and (k)(2). To the extent that this system 

is not subject to exemption, it is subject 

to notification and access requirements. 

Individuals seeking notification and 

access to any record contained in this 

system of records, or seeking to contest 

its content, may inquire in writing to the 

System Manager listed above. CIGIE has 

published a rule, entitled ‘‘Privacy Act 

Regulations,’’ to establish its procedures 

relating to access, maintenance, 

disclosure, and amendment of records 

which are in a CIGIE system of records 

under the Privacy Act, promulgated at 5 

CFR part 9801. 

CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Record Access Procedures’’ 

above. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Record Access Procedures’’ 

above. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

CIGIE has exempted this system of 

records from the following provisions of 

the Privacy Act pursuant to the general 

authority in 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2): 5 U.S.C. 

552a(c)(3) and (c)(4); (d); (e)(1), (e)(2), 

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

and (g). Additionally, CIGIE has 

exempted this system from the 

following provisions of the Privacy Act 

pursuant to the general authority in 5 

U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) and (k)(2): 5 U.S.C. 

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

and (f). See 5 CFR part 9801. 

Dated: October 23, 2017. 

Michael E. Horowitz, 

Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors 

General on Integrity and Efficiency. 

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COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS 

GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND 

EFFICIENCY 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Council of the Inspectors 

General on Integrity and Efficiency. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Council of the Inspectors 

General on Integrity and Efficiency 

(CIGIE) proposes to establish a system of 


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