Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 242 / Monday, December 17, 2001 / Notices 64961

Defense Information administrative

staff.’’

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DPAD 12.0

SYSTEM NAME:

DoD National Media Pool and

Pentagon Correspondent Files.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Office of the Assistant Secretary of

Defense (Public Affairs), Directorate for

Plans, Room 2D757, 1400 Defense

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–1400

for Media Pool records.

Office of the Assistant Secretary of

Defense (Public Affairs), Directorate of

Defense Information, 1400 Defense

Pentagon, Room 2E765, Washington, DC

20301–1400 for the Pentagon

Correspondent records.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Civilian media representatives

nominated by their respective bureaus

to be members of the DoD National

Media Pool.

Pentagon correspondents who may

conduct interviews with Pentagon

executive level personnel.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

DoD National Media Pool files consist

of accreditation and other

questionnaires and forms soliciting the

media correspondent’s name, age,

nationality, Social Security Number,

office and home addresses and phone

numbers, passport information, medical

information, and person to be notified

in an emergency effecting individual.

Pentagon correspondent files consist

of their photographs and biographies.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental

Regulations; 10 U.S.C. 138; and E.O.

9397 (SSN).

PURPOSE(S):

Media Pool Files are used to issue

Pentagon building passes, Media Pool

Press Passes, orders, to arrange foreign

country clearances and visas, and to

determine individual’s suitability/

preparedness for deployment with the

media pool.

Pentagon correspondent records are

used by Pentagon executive level

personnel to provide a brief summary of

the correspondent’s professional

experience and background.

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 5 U.S.C.

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records

or information contained therein may

specifically be disclosed outside the

DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5

U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:

The DoD ‘‘Blanket Routine Uses’’ set

forth at the beginning of OSD’s

compilation of systems of records

notices apply to this system.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Paper records in file folders and

computerized electronic records.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Paper records are retrieved by

individual’s last name, Social Security

Number, bureau, or organization.

Electronic records are retrieved by last

name, Social Security Number, and/or

news organization.

SAFEGUARDS:

Records are accessed by authorized

personnel with an official need-to-know

who have been trained for handling

Privacy Act information. Electronic

records are accessible only by the

Directorate of Defense Information

administrative staff.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

National media files are cut off

annually and kept in the office for 5

years. Files are then transferred to the

Washington National Records Center for

25 years. They are then offered to the

National Archives for permanent

retention after 25 years.

Pentagon correspondent files

disposition pending (until NARA has

approved a retention and disposition

schedule, records will be treated as

permanent).

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

For DoD National Media Pool files:

Office of the Assistant Secretary of

Defense (Public Affairs), Directorate for

plans, Room 2D757, 1400 Defense

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–1400.

FOR PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT FILES:

Deputy Director, Directorate for

Defense Information, Office of the

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public

Affairs), 1400 Defense Pentagon, Room

2E765, Washington, DC 20301–1400.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine

whether information about themselves

is contained in this system should

address written inquiries to the

appropriate System manager above.

The request should contain

individual’s full name, individual’s

Social Security Number, and bureau or

organization where employed.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to

information about themselves contained

in this system should address written

inquiries to the appropriate System

manager above.

The request should contain

individual’s full name, individual’s

Social Security Number, and bureau or

organization where employed.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The OSD rules for accessing records,

for contesting contents and appealing

initial agency determinations are

published in OSD Administrative

Instruction 81; 32 CFR part 311; or may

be obtained from the system manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Accreditation and other

questionnaires and forms completed or

provided by the individual and

information provided by the

individual’s employer or bureau.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

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BILLING CODE 5001–08–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Proposed Change in Acquisition

Policy—Satellite Motor Surveillance

Service

AGENCY: Headquarters, Military Traffic

Management Command, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The Military Traffic

Management Command (MTMC)

proposes to revise transportation

services associated with the Defense

Transportation Tracking System (DTTS)

by requiring carriers to incorporate any

charges for Satellite Motor Surveillance

Service (SNS) into the basic linehaul

transportation rate for motor freight

shipments. This proposed revision

applies to the movement of arms,

ammunition and explosives (AA&E)

shipments.

DATES: The policy proposed by this

notice shall be effective no earlier than

February 15, 2002. Interested parties are

requested to submit comments on this

notice. All comments submitted within

60 days of publication of this notice will

be carefully considered before a final

decision is made on the matter.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Headquarters, Military

Traffic Management Command,

Hoffman Building II, 200 Stovall Street,

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Room 10S07, Alexandria, VA 22332–

5000, ATTN: MT–DAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Frank Galluzzo, (703) 428–2327.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Defense Transportation Tracking System

(DTTS) provides satellite tracking of

domestic motor shipments while

enroute (between origin and

destination) and increases security and

response capability for AA&E shipments

in the event of accident or incident. SNS

is a transportation protective service

that permits Department of Defense

(DOD) to obtain periodic in-transit

reports and messages on shipment

movements in the DTTS. Since its

inception in February 1989, the DTTS

has been expanded to cover a large

number of shipments involving Security

Risk Categorized (CAT) munitions. It is

the DOD policy to track all CAT I

through IV and Uncategorized

Munitions shipments using SNS.

Included in these categories are most

types of arms, ammunition and

explosives shipped by DOD or DOD

contractor-sponsored shipments.

On July 6, 1993 MTMC published a

Federal Register notice July 6, 1993 (58

FR 36188) stating that motor carriers

would be required to include SNS

charges for AA&E shipments in their

transportation line haul rates, and that

SNS charges as an accessorial service

would no longer be accepted for these

shipments. In response to industry

comments MTMC stated in a Federal

Register notice on January 3, 1994 (59

FR 75) that charges for SNS would

continue to be expressed as a separate

accessorial charge and considered along

with linehaul rates and other accessorial

charges to determine the overall low

rate carrier for rating and routing

purposes. The primary basis for the

MTMC decision to continue separate

SNS charges was stated to be that the

SNS program objectives for AA&E

shipments had not been completely

implemented, but that MTMC’s policy

would continue to be procurement of

services and selection of a carrier based

on existing criteria.

MTMC has reconsidered the policy of

separate SNS charges, and now

proposes that SNS accessorial charges

be discontinued for AA&E shipments.

SNS services would still be required on

AA&E shipments. However, in lieu of an

accessorial charge, each carrier would

include all costs of providing satellite

tracking service in the carrier’s basic

linehaul transportation rate. At one time

many munitions shipments did not

require SNS service. Transportation

Officers ordered SNS as needed, on a

shipment-by-shipment basis. Thus, it

was not logical or economical to include

such charges in the linehaul rate. An

agreed stipulation signed in December

1994 by the Munitions Carriers

Conference and the United States

provided that SNS would be continued

at that time as a separate accessorial

charge. Thee stipulation also provided

that it would not prevent MTMC from

making any policy change which it

determines to be necessary to protect

the public interest or the fiscal and

operational requirements of the DOD.

MTMC now proposes to change this

policy for AA&E shipments since it is

expected to result in operational

efficiencies and lower overall

transportation costs to the public, thus

furthering the public interest and

protecting the fiscal requirement of the

DOD. Satellite tracking devices are now

in universal use by motor carriers.

MTMC requires satellite tracking be

provided routinely on all DOD motor

freight shipments of arms, ammunition

and similarly classified commodity

categories. There is no longer any reason

to maintain a separate accessorial charge

for a service that is considered essential

to these shipments and can be included

in the carriers’ basic linehaul rate.

MTMC requirements and standards

for SNS and related services can be

found at www.mtmc.army.mil in the

MTMC Freight Traffic Rules Publication

No. 1B dated October 19, 2001.

This proposed policy change applies

only to the movement of AA&E

shipments. MTMC will continue to

maintain an accessorial service in the

Freight Traffic Rules Publication No.

1Bb for shippers to order motor

surveillance service (SNS) for certain

types of shipments which require this

type of surveillance. Typically these

shipments may include historical and

high value articles, one of a kind items

or other items of a unique nature that

require SNS during the transportation

process. SNS for these articles will be

ordered by the shipper on a case-by-case

basis and only from carriers who

provide this service and have a rate on

file with MTMC. MTMC will develop

and publish a in the Freight Traffic

Rules Publication No. 1B an accessorial

item for this service.

Luz D. Ortiz,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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BILLING CODE 3710–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of

Engineers

Availability of Draft Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement

(DSEIS) For Proposed Changes to the

Chickamauga Lock Project, Hamilton

County, TN

AGENCY: Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Corps of Engineers,

Nashville District, and the Tennessee

Valley Authority (Cooperating Agency)

has prepared a Draft Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement

(DSEIS) to the 1995 Environmental

Impact Statement titled Chickamauga

Dam—Navigation Lock Project Final

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).

This supplement is necessary to provide

information unknown and not required

at the time the FEIS was completed.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by the Corps of Engineers on or

before January 29, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on issues

to be considered in the SEIS shall be

mailed to: Wayne Easterling or Patty

Coffey, Project Planning Branch,

Nashville District Corps of Engineers,

PO Box 1070 (PM–P), Nashville,

Tennessee 37202–1070.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information concerning the

notice, please contact Wayne Easterling,

Environmental Team, (615) 736–7847,

or Patty Coffey, Environmental Team,

(615) 736–7865.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. The

intent of the Supplemental EIS is to

provide National Environmental Policy

Act coverage for the Chickamauga Lock

project on issues that were unknown or

not required when the original EIS was

prepared. The original EIS for

Chickamauga Lock was completed in

1995 and a Record of Decision signed in

1996. The original EIS considered four

alternatives including no action (closing

the existing lock), constructing a new

110 × 600 foot lock (preferred

alternative), constructing a new 60 × 360

foot lock (replacement in kind) and

constructing a new 75 × 400 foot lock.

The SEIS now proposed will cover

cumulative effects and compliance with

section 106 of the Historic Preservation

Act. Coordination with the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service will include a

Biological Assessment/Opinion for

Endangered Species Act and a Fish and

Wildlife Coordination Act Report.

2. This notice serves to solicit

comments from the public; federal, state

and local agencies and officials; Indian