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BILLING CODE 4184-01-M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 2006N-0104] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Requirements for Submission of Labeling for Human Prescription Drugs and Biologics in Electronic Format AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by January 12, 2007. ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX: 202-395-6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Berbakos, Office of the Chief Information Officer (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1482. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance. Requirements for Submission of Labeling for Human Prescription Drugs and Biologics in Electronic Format—(OMB Control Number 0910-0530)—Extension FDA is requesting that OMB extend approval under the PRA for the information collection contained in the final rule entitled “Requirements for Submission of Labeling for Human Prescription Drugs and Biologics in Electronic Format” (68 FR 69009, December 11, 2003) (the 2003 final rule). The 2003 final rule amended FDA regulations governing the format in which certain labeling is required to be submitted for FDA review with new drug applications (NDAs), certain biological license applications (BLAs), abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs), supplements, and annual reports. The 2003 final rule required that the content of labeling for prescription drug and biological products required under 21 CFR 201.100(d)(3) be submitted to FDA electronically in a form that FDA can process, review, and archive. Copies of product labeling have been required to be submitted to FDA for review in NDAs, certain BLAs, ANDAs, certain supplements, and annual reports under §§ 314.50, 314.70, 314.81, 314.94, 314.97, 314.98, 601.2, and 601.12 (21 CFR 314.50, 314.70, 314.81, 314.94, 314.97, 314.98, 601.2, and 601.12). Under these regulations, copies of labeling may be submitted electronically or on paper. The 2003 final rule added the requirement to submit the content of labeling in electronic format to simplify the drug labeling review process and speed up the approval of labeling changes. The reporting burden for submitting labeling under §§ 314.50, 314.70, 314.81, 314.94, 314.97, and 314.98 has been estimated by FDA and the collection of information has been approved by OMB under OMB control number 0910-0001, most recently until May 31, 2008. The reporting burden associated with current §§ 601.2 and 601.12 has also been estimated and that collection of information has been approved by OMB under OMB control number 0910-0338, most recently until September 30, 2008. We are not re-estimating these approved burdens in this action. Only the additional reoccurring reporting burdens associated with the electronic submission of the content of labeling in the 2003 final rule are estimated in this action. *New NDAs (§ 314.50), ANDAs (§ 314.94), and BLAs (§ 601.2)* : Based on the number of submissions during 2005 under the approved collections of information for §§ 314.50, 314.94, and 601.2, we estimate that approximately 75 NDA applicants, 160 ANDA applicants, and 6 BLA applicants (respondents) submit applications to us annually. We estimate that these applicants (respondents) submit approximately 111 NDAs, 766 ANDAs, and 21 BLAs each year that are subject to the requirements of the 2003 final rule. As explained in section V of the 2003 final rule, we estimate that the hours per response, i.e., the additional time necessary for submission of the content of labeling in electronic format for these applications, will be less than 15 minutes. *Supplements to NDAs (§ 314.70), ANDAs (§ 314.97), and BLAs (§ 601.12(f)(1) and (f)(2))* : Based on the number of submissions during 2005 under the approved collections of information for § 314.70, § 314.97, and § 601.12(f)(1) and (f)(2), we estimate that approximately 272 NDA applicants, 189 ANDA applicants, and 35 BLA applicants (respondents) submit supplements to approved applications to us annually. We estimate that these applicants (respondents) submit approximately 1,839 NDA supplements, 3,208 ANDA supplements, and 82 BLA supplements each year that are subject to the requirements of the 2003 final rule. As explained in section V of the 2003 final rule, we estimate that the hours per response, i.e., the additional time necessary for submission of the content of labeling in electronic format for these applications, will be less than 15 minutes. *Annual Reports for NDAs (§ 314.81), ANDAs (§ 314.98), and BLAs (§ 601.12(f)(3))* : Based on the number of submissions during 2005 under the approved collections of information for §§ 314.81, 314.98, and 601.12(f)(3), we estimate that approximately 306 NDA applicants, 333 ANDA applicants, and 4 BLA applicants (respondents) submit annual reports to us annually. We estimate that NDA applicants submit to us approximately 2,617 annual reports, ANDA applicants submit approximately 6,054 annual reports, and BLA applicants submit approximately 16 annual reports each year that are subject to the requirements of the final rule. As explained in section V of the 2003 final rule, we estimate that the hours per response, i.e., the additional time necessary for submission of the content of labeling in electronic format for these submissions, will be less than 15 minutes. In the **Federal Register** of March 29, 2006 (71 FR 15752), FDA published a 60-day notice requesting comments on the information collection provisions. FDA gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the information collection during the process requesting that OMB extend approval of the collection. We received several comments. Generally, the comments said that, unlike FDA's 2003 final rule, the agency has now identified Extensible Markup Language
(XML)as the required file format for Structured Product Label documents (SPL). The comments said that the March 29, 2006, **Federal Register** notice does not take into account the amount of time required to obtain, install, and update the program required to create the electronic files in the new format, and that SPL is a relatively new format requiring an initial investment in software, training, and process change that cannot simply be converted from the Word or PDF version of labeling. The comments said that the process for creating the SPL labeling includes significant effort in mapping, coding, recreation of the file, and quality control. We appreciate the comments and believe they raise important issues. We will respond to the comments and amend this collection as soon as we have gathered sufficient information to address the costs specified in the comments. The public will have an opportunity to comment on our response at that time. FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows: **Table 1.—Estimated Annual Reporting Burden** 1 21 CFR Section No. of Respondents No. of Responses per Respondent Total Annual Responses Hours per Response Total Hours New Applications 75 1.48 111 .25 27.75 314.94 160 4.79 766 .25 191.50 601.14 2 6 3.50 21 .25 5.25 Supplements 314.70 272 6.76 1,839 .25 459.75 314.97 189 16.98 3,208 .25 802 601.14 3 35 2.34 82 .25 20.5 Annual Reports 314.81 306 8.55 2,617 .25 654.25 314.98 333 18.18 6,054 .25 1,513.50 601.14 4 4 4 16 .25 4 Total Reporting Burden Hours 3,678.50 1 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. 2 Applications submitted under § 601.2. 3 Supplements submitted under § 601.12(f)(1) and (f)(2). 4 Annual reports submitted under § 601.12(f)(3). Dated: December 6, 2006. Jeffrey Shuren, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E6-21132 Filed 12-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 2006N-0382] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Postmarket Surveillance AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by January 12, 2007. ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX: 202-395-6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denver Presley, Jr., Office of the Chief Information Officer (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-1472. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for review and clearance. Postmarket Surveillance—21 CFR Part 822 (OMB No. 0910-0449)—Extension Section 522(a) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 U.S.C. 360(l)) authorizes FDA to require manufacturers to conduct postmarket surveillance
(PS)of any device that meets the criteria set forth in the statute. The PS regulation establishes procedures that FDA uses to approve and disapprove PS plans. The regulation provides specific, clear, and flexible instructions to manufacturers so they know what information is required in a PS plan submission. FDA reviews submissions in accordance with part 822 (21 CFR part 822) in §§ 822.15 to 822.18 of the regulation, which describe the grounds for approving or disapproving a PS plan. If this information is not collected, FDA would not be able to ensure that the PS will result in the collection of useful data that could reveal unforeseen adverse events or other information necessary to protect the public health. Respondents to this collection of information are those manufacturers who require PS of their products. In the **Federal Register** of October 2, 2006 (71 FR 57973), FDA published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the information collection provisions. No comments were received. FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows: **Table 1.—Estimated Annual Reporting Burden** 1 21 CFR Section No. of Respondents Annual Frequency per Response Total Annual Responses Hours per Response Total Hours 822.9, 822.10 5 1 5 120 600 822.21 3 1 3 40 120 822.26 1 1 1 8 8 822.27 1 1 1 40 40 822.28 1 1 1 40 40 822.29 1 1 1 120 120 822.30 1 1 1 40 40 822.34 1 1 1 20 20 822.38 10 2 20 120 2,400 Total 3,338 1 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. **Table 2.—Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden** 1 21 CFR Section No. of Recordkeepers Annual Frequency per Recordkeeping Total Annual Records Hours per Record Total Hours 822.31 10 1 10 20 200 822.32 30 1 30 10 300 Total 500 1 There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. FDA estimates that, based on current staffing and resources and experience with five actual PS actions over the past 3 years, five PS actions will be issued for generic devices, comprised of approximately five manufacturers. Each manufacturer will be required to submit a PS plan (§§ 822.9 and 822.10) and interim and final reports on the progress of the PS (§ 822.38). FDA anticipates that, on a case-by-case basis, requests for additional information may be made from a manufacturer. FDA expects that a small number of respondents will propose changes to their PS plans (§ 822.21), request a waiver of a specific requirement of this regulation (§ 822.29), or request exemption from the requirement to conduct PS of their device (§ 822.30). FDA's experience has shown that a few respondents will go out of business (§ 822.26) or cease marketing the device subject to PS (§ 822.28) each year. In addition, manufacturers must certify transfer of records when ownership changes (§ 822.34). FDA expects that at least some of the manufacturers will be able to satisfy the PS requirement using information or data they already have. For purposes of calculating burden, however, FDA has assumed that each PS order can only be satisfied by a 3-year clinically-based PS plan, using three investigators. These estimates are based on FDA's knowledge and experience with limited implementation of section 522 under the Safe Medical Device Act of 1990. Therefore, FDA would expect that the recordkeeping requirements would apply to a maximum of 10 manufacturers (3 to 4 added each year) and 30 investigators (3 per PS plan). After 3 years, FDA would expect these numbers to remain level as the PS plans conducted under the earliest orders reach completion and new orders are issued. Dated: December 7, 2006. Jeffrey Shuren, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E6-21167 Filed 12-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration Industry Exchange Workshop on Food and Drug Administration Clinical Trial Requirements; Public Workshop AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of public workshop. The Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)Los Angeles District, in cooperation with the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA), is announcing a workshop on FDA clinical trial statutory and regulatory requirements. This 2-day workshop for the clinical research community targets sponsors, monitors, clinical investigators, institutional review boards, and those who interact with them for the purpose of conducting FDA-regulated clinical research. The workshop will include both industry and FDA perspectives on proper conduct of clinical trials regulated by FDA. *Date and Time* : The public workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, February 7, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, February 8, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. *Location* : The public workshop will be held at the Wyndham San Diego at Emerald Plaza, 400 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101, 619-239-4500, FAX: 619-239-3274. *Contact* : Marshalette Edwards, Food and Drug Administration, 1431 Harbor Bay Parkwy., Alameda, CA 94502, 510-337-6794, FAX: 510-337-6703 e-mail: *MO.Edwards@fda.hhs.gov* . *Registration* : Send registration information (including name, title, firm name, address, telephone, and fax number) and the registration fee of $575 (member), $650 (nonmember), $525 (Government employee nonmember) or $450 (Government employee member) to SoCRA , P.O. Box 101, Furlong, PA 18925. The registration fee for nonmembers includes a 1-year membership). The registration fee for FDA employees is waived. Make the registration fee payable to SoCRA.To register via the Internet go to *http://www.socra.org/html/FDA_Conference.htm* (FDA has verified the Web site address, but is not responsible for subsequent changes to the Web site after this document publishes in the **Federal Register** ). The registrar will also accept payment by major credit cards. For more information on the meeting, or for questions on registration, contact 800-SoCRA92 (800-762-7292), or 215-822-8644, or via e-mail: *socramail@aol.com* . Attendees are responsible for their own accommodations. To make reservations at the Wyndham San Diego at Emerald Plaza at the reduced conference rate, contact the hotel (see *Location* ) before January 7, 2007. The registration fee will be used to offset the expenses of hosting the conference, including meals, refreshments, meeting rooms, and materials. Space is limited, therefore interested parties are encouraged to register early. Limited onsite registration may be available. Please arrive early to ensure prompt registration. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Marshalette Edwards (see *Contact* ) at least 7 days in advance of the workshop. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshop on FDA clinical trials statutory and regulatory requirements helps fulfill the Department of Health and Human Services' and FDA's important mission to protect the public health by educating researchers on proper conduct of clinical trials. Topics for discussion include the following:
(1)FDA regulation of the conduct of clinical research;
(2)medical device, drug, biological product and food aspects of clinical research;
(3)investigator initiated research;
(4)pre-investigational new drug application meetings and the FDA meeting process;
(5)informed consent requirements;
(6)ethics in subject enrollment;
(7)FDA regulation of institutional review boards;
(8)electronic records requirements;
(9)adverse event reporting;
(10)how FDA conducts bioresearch inspections; and
(11)what happens after the FDA inspection. FDA has made the education of the research community a high priority to ensure the quality of clinical data and protect research subjects. The workshop helps to implement the objectives of section 406 of the FDA Modernization Act (21 U.S.C. 393) and the FDA Plan for Statutory Compliance, which includes working more closely with stakeholders and ensuring access to needed scientific and technical expertise. The workshop also furthers the goals of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (Public Law 104-121) by providing outreach activities by Government agencies directed to small businesses. Dated: December 6, 2006. Jeffrey Shuren, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E6-21138 Filed 12-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [COTP Houston-Galveston 06-037] Houston-Galveston Area Maritime Security Committee; Vacancies AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Solicitation for membership. SUMMARY: Under the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, the Secretary of Homeland Security has established an Area Maritime Security
(AMS)Committee under the direction of the Houston-Galveston Captain of the Port (COTP)/Federal Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC). The Houston-Galveston COTP/FMSC hereby requests qualified individuals interested in serving on this committee to apply for AMS Committee membership. DATES: Requests for membership should reach the Captain of the Port on or before January 24, 2007. ADDRESSES: Requests for membership should be submitted to Sector Houston-Galveston, AMSC Executive Administrator, 9640 Clinton Drive, Houston TX 77029. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the Houston-Galveston AMS Committee or its charter, contact Ms. Tobi Moore, AMSC Executive Administrator, at
(713)671-5118. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act
(MTSA)of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-295) added section 70112 to Title 46 of the U.S. Code, and authorizes the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to establish an AMS Committee for any port area of the United States. The MTSA includes a provision exempting these AMS Committees from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-436, 86 Stat. 470 (5 U.S.C. App.2). The Houston-Galveston AMS Committee assists the COTP/FMSC in the review and update of the AMS Plan for the Houston, Galveston, Freeport, and Texas City area of responsibility. Such matters may include, but are not limited to:
(1)Identifying critical port infrastructure and operations;
(2)Identifying risks (threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences);
(3)Determining mitigation strategies and implementation methods;
(4)Developing and describing the process to continually evaluate overall port security by considering consequences and vulnerabilities, how they may change over time, and what additional mitigation strategies can be applied; and
(5)Providing advice to, and assisting the COTP/FMSC in, reviewing and updating the Houston-Galveston Area Maritime Security Plan. The Houston-Committee AMS Committee meets the last Thursday of odd-numbered months. Subcommittees, work groups and task forces convene between meetings of the parent committee. The AMS Committee meeting location is currently at the Port of Houston Authority, 111 East Loop North, Houston, TX. Committee meetings start at 9 a.m. AMS Committee Membership Applicants for AMS Committee membership should possess at least 5 years of experience related to maritime or port security operations. The total number of members of the AMS Committee shall be determined by the COTP/FMSC. Applicants may be required to pass an appropriate security background check prior to appointment to the committee. The following appointed membership vacancies currently exist:
(1)*Docks & Terminals* —Alternate;
(2)*City Police Departments* —Primary and Alternate;
(3)*County Sheriffs* —Primary and Alternate;
(4)*Fleets* —Alternate;
(5)*Labor* —Primary and Alternate;
(6)*Port Police Departments* —Primary and Alternate;
(7)*Port Rail* —Alternate;
(8)*Shipyards* —Primary and Alternate; and
(9)*Trucking Industry* —Alternate. Members' term of office will be for 5 years. Members are eligible to serve an additional term of office. Members will not receive any salary or other compensation for their service on the AMS Committee. In support of the policy of the USCG on gender and ethnic diversity, we encourage qualified women and members of minority groups to apply. Request for Applications Applicants seeking AMS Committee membership are not required to submit formal applications to the COTP/FMSC, however, because we do have an obligation to ensure that a specific number of members have the prerequisite maritime security experience, we encourage the submission of resumes highlighting experience in the maritime and security industries. Dated: November 22, 2006. William J. Diehl, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Federal Maritime Security Coordinator/Captain of the Port, Houston-Galveston. [FR Doc. E6-21134 Filed 12-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary Notice of Proposed Information Collection AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office of Acquisition and Property Management. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior announces the proposed extension of an information collection required by Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)Circular A-45 (Revised): “Private Rental Survey,” OMB Control No. 1084-0033, and that it is seeking comments on its provisions. After public review, the Office of the Secretary will submit the information collection to OMB for review and approval. DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by February 12, 2007. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to the Office of the Secretary Information Collection Budget Officer, Sue Ellen Sloca, 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., MS 120 SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or electronically, by e-mail, to *sue_ellen_sloca@nbc.gov.* Individuals providing comments should reference OMB control number 1084-0033, “Private Rental Survey.” FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instrument, please write to the above address, or call Linda Tribby, Mail Stop 2607, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240, or e-mail her on *linda_tribby@ios.doi.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), require that interested members of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)). This notice identifies an information collection activity that the Office of the Secretary will submit to OMB for extension or re-approval. Public Law 88-459 authorizes Federal agencies to provide housing for Government employees under specified circumstances. In compliance with OMB Circular A-45 (Revised), Rental and Construction of Government Quarters, a review of private rental market housing rates is required at least once every 5 years to ensure that the rental, utility charges, and charges for related services to occupants of Government Furnished Quarters
(GFQ)are comparable to corresponding charges in the private sector. To avoid unnecessary duplication and inconsistent rental rates, the Office of Acquisition and Property Management
(PAM)conducts housing surveys in support of quarters management programs for the Departments of the Interior (DOI), Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, Transportation, Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Veterans Affairs. In this survey, two collection forms are used: OS-2000, covering “Houses—Apartments—Mobile Homes” and OS-2001, covering “Trailer Spaces.” This collection of information provides data that helps DOI and the other Federal agencies to manage GFQ within the requirements of OMB Circular A-45 (Revised.) If this information were not collected from the public, DOI and the other Federal agencies required to provide GFQ would have no objective basis for determining open market rental costs for GFQ. II. Data
(1)*Title:* Private Rental Survey. *OMB Control Number:* 1084-0033. *Current Expiration Date:* 04/30/2007. *Type of Review:* *Information Collection:* Renewal. *Affected Entities:* Individuals or households, Businesses and other for-profit institutions. *Estimated annual number of respondents:* OS-2000: 3,672; OS-2001: 200; Total: 3,872. *Frequency of response:* once per respondent per year, Note: Each of 15 regions is surveyed every, 4th year, with 3-4 regions being surveyed, each year.
(2)Annual reporting and recordkeeping burden. *Estimated burden per response: OS-2000:* 12 minutes; *OS-2001:* 10 minutes. *Total annual reporting: OS-2000:* 734 hours; *OS-2001:* 33 hours, Total: 767 hours.
(3)Description of the need and use of the information: This information collection provides the data that enables DOI to determine open market rental costs for GFQ. These rates, in turn, enable DOI and other Federal agencies to manage GFQ within the requirements of OMB Circular A-45 (Revised). III. Request for Comments The Department of the Interior invites comments on:
(a)Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(b)The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection and the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(c)Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d)Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number. Dated: November 30, 2006. Debra E. Sonderman, Director Office of Acquisition and Property Management. [FR Doc. E6-21142 Filed 12-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-RK-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Availability of the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Hanford Reach National Monument and Notification of Public Meetings AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability and notification of public meetings. SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces that the Draft Hanford Reach National Monument (Monument) Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (Draft CCP/EIS) is available for review and comment. The Draft CCP/EIS describes the Service's proposal for managing the Monument for the next 15 years. Proposed changes to Monument management include: Opening additional acres to public use; implementing an upland and riparian habitat management program; developing and implementing cultural resource monitoring and management plans; establishing partnerships and community outreach programs to refine management of natural, cultural and recreational resources; establishing an environmental education program; and expanding interpretive, wildlife viewing, and wildlife photography facilities and programs. Draft compatibility determinations for several different public uses are also available for review with the Draft CCP/EIS. DATES: Written comments must be received at the address below by February 23, 2007. Public meetings will be held in January and February of 2007, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more information. ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft CCP/EIS should be addressed to: Greg Hughes, Project Leader, Hanford Reach National Monument, 3250 Port of Benton Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354. Comments may also be submitted: at the public meetings; via electronic mail to *hanfordreach@fws.gov* ; or via the Internet at *http://www.fws.gov/hanfordreach/* . Please use “Hanford Reach CCP” in the subject line for all electronic correspondence. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for information on how to view or obtain a copy of the Draft CCP/EIS and for the dates, times, and locations of the public meetings. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Hughes, Project Leader, phone
(509)371-1801. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft CCP/EIS was prepared pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, as amended, and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Copies of the Draft CCP/EIS, on compact disk, may be obtained by contacting Greg Hughes, Hanford Reach National Monument, 3250 Port of Benton Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354, telephone
(509)371-1801. The Draft CCP/EIS may be downloaded from *hanfordreach.fws.gov/planning.html* . Copies of the Draft CCP/EIS may be viewed at Hanford Reach National Monument (see ADDRESSES ) and at the following libraries and reading rooms. 1. Department of Energy Reading Room, Washington State University Tri-Cites Campus Library and Hanford Technical Library, Consolidated Information Center, 2770 University Drive, Richland, WA. 2. Mid-Columbia Public Library, Benton City Branch, 708 9th Street, Benton City, WA. 3. Kennewick Public Library, 1620 South Union, Kennewick, WA. 4. Mattawa Community Library, 61 Government Way, Mattawa, WA. 5. Othello Public Library, 101 East Main Street, Othello, WA. 6. Pasco Public Library, 1320 West Hopkins Street, Pasco, WA. 7. Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive, Richland, WA. Public Meetings Four public meetings will be held to obtain public comments on the Draft CCP/EIS. The dates, times, and locations of the public meetings follow. 1. January 30, 2007, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Mattawa Elementary School Gym, 400 North Boundary Road, Mattawa, WA. 2. January 31, 2007, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Sunnyside Community Center, 1521 South 1st Street, Sunnyside, WA. 3. February 5, 2007, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Hampton Inn, 486 Bradley Blvd., Richland, WA. 4. February 8, 2007, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Red Lion Hotel, 2525 North 20th Ave., Pasco, WA. Background The 195,777-acre Monument is located in south-central Washington near Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland (Tri-Cities), Washington. Monument lands lie on both sides of the Columbia River. The land comprising the Monument has an unusual and colorful provenance. The entry of the United States into World War II, and the race to develop an atomic bomb, led to the search for a suitable place to locate plutonium production and purification facilities. In 1943, the War Department went in search of a remote, easily defensible, and geologically stable site, with plenty of cool water, abundant energy (from hydropower dams on the Columbia River), and a moderate climate, on which to build plutonium production reactors. The area around the isolated desert towns of White Bluffs and Hanford was an ideal location. For more than 40 years, the primary mission at the Hanford Site was the production of nuclear materials for national defense. However, only a relatively small central core of the entire Hanford Site was needed for plutonium production; large tracts of land around this core were used as protective buffer zones for safety and security purposes and remained undisturbed. These buffer zones preserved a nationally significant biological and cultural resource setting in the Columbia Basin region. In the early 1970s, the need for large buffer zones around the Hanford central core declined, and the Department of Energy (DOE), now running the Hanford Site, began transferring the management of portions of the buffer zones to the Service and the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, culminating with the 1997 transfer of the administration of the Fitzner-Eberhardt Arid Lands Ecology Reserve to the Service. In the 1980s, concerns for protection of the Hanford Site's natural and cultural resource values grew, as did interest in consolidating management under one natural resource agency. In 1988, Congress directed the Department of the Interior
(DOI)to conduct a study of excess lands within the Hanford Site, with the intent to provide recommendations to Congress on the manner to best protect natural and cultural resource values. The resulting report by the National Park Service—the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River Comprehensive River Conservation Study—and DOE's Comprehensive Land Use Plan, identified the Service as best suited to protect those values, and the lands necessary to support them. After years of discussion and controversy, the question of protection was settled when President Clinton created the Monument in June 2000 (Proclamation 7319) under the American Antiquities Act. Within the Hanford Site, the Monument forms a large horseshoe-shaped area around what is generally known as Central Hanford. The Monument, and Central Hanford, have been protected since 1943, and together, provide a haven for native plants, animals, and biological communities that were once more common in the surrounding landscape. Equally important is the portion of the Columbia River within the Hanford Site. It is unique within the post-dam Columbia River system in the United States, because the river is essentially free flowing through a segment of approximately 51 miles (46.5 miles are within the Monument). This segment, called the Hanford Reach, contains riparian habitat that is otherwise rare within the Columbia River system. It is because of this juxtaposition of increasingly rare habitats—the only nontidal, free-flowing stretch of the Columbia River remaining in the United States, and the largest remnant of the shrub-steppe ecosystem that dominated the Columbia Basin prior to European settlement—that the Monument was established. Purpose and Need for Action The purpose of the CCP is to provide a coherent, integrated set of management actions to help attain the Monument's vision, goals, and objectives. The CCP identifies the role the Monument should play in support of the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS), explains the Service's management actions, and provides a basis for Monument funding requests. Alternatives The Draft CCP/EIS identifies and evaluates six alternatives for managing the Monument for the next 15 years. All alternatives, except the No Action Alternative, open more acres of the Monument to public access, with Alternative B opening the least amount of acreage and Alternatives D and E opening the most. All alternatives meet the primary purposes of the Monument and the mission of the NWRS; therefore, each one has the potential to be selected for implementation. The draft Alternative E has been identified as the preferred alternative because it strikes a reasonable balance between resource protections and compatible, wildlife-dependent public use and access, while at the same time addressing relevant laws, policies, regulations, and other mandates, and locally identified significant issues. Alternative A, the No Action Alternative, is required by NEPA. It provides a baseline from which to compare the other alternatives. Under Alternative A, management practices already underway or funded would continue. Management would focus on protecting and enhancing biological and cultural resources, fire protection, fire rehabilitation, and maintenance of existing facilities. Land use designations that were in place at the time of Monument establishment would be maintained. Access for recreational, interpretive, and educational purposes would continue year-round in designated areas. The current primitive recreation opportunities would continue to be provided. The small environmental education program would continue, but could fluctuate without a stable staff base. Alternative B focuses on protecting, conserving, and restoring the resources described in the Monument Proclamation; thousands of acres of the Monument could see some level of restoration activity on an annual basis. Avoiding impacts to resources would be a priority. Access for recreational, interpretive, and educational purposes would be expanded over current levels and would continue year-round in designated areas. The current primitive recreation opportunities would continue, with some additional facilities provided. New facilities could include wildlife observation sites and the construction of new trails. The small environmental education program would be slightly expanded. Alternative C focuses on protecting and conserving the natural resources of the Monument by concentrating public use away from the Monument's interior to create and maintain large areas that are free of development, both for conservation purposes and to maintain natural landscapes and solitude opportunities. Visitors would be allowed access to significant portions of the Monument, but access points would be limited and concentrated in specific areas. Both primitive and developed recreation opportunities would be provided, although ease of access would be constrained. New facilities could include camping sites for float boaters, improved boat launches, wildlife observation sites, and the construction of new trails in greater abundance than Alternative B. Educational and interpretive opportunities would be substantially enhanced over current levels. Through economies of scale, and limiting large-scale development, more resources would be available for habitat restoration activities than under any alternative except Alternative B. Alternative D provides the highest level of public use and access, although protection of resources would still remain a priority. Alternative D would assume a greater acceptance of risk to natural and cultural resources through increased public use and access. Developed recreation opportunities and visitor facilities would be increased significantly from the current level, including the construction of campgrounds, boat launches, new access points, trails, and automobile tour routes. Educational and interpretive opportunities would be greatly expanded over current levels, and would be aimed at not just providing information about the Monument, but also protecting Monument resources. This increase in public amenities would likely mean a decrease in restoration activities, with a greater emphasis on protecting resources and habitats in their current conditions. Alternative E, the Preferred Alternative, was developed by the Hanford Reach Federal Advisory Committee
(FAC)based on the initial range of actions under Alternatives A, B, C, and D. The FAC selected elements from each of the other alternatives to develop this alternative. Access points would be concentrated, much the same as Alternative C, although development most closely matches that of Alternative D. Recreation opportunities and visitor facilities would be increased substantially from the current level, although not to the level of Alternative D. New amenities would include the construction of camp sites for float boaters, boat launches, trails, and new access points. Educational and interpretive opportunities would be greatly expanded over current levels, although not to the level of Alternative D. This increase in public amenities would also likely mean a decrease in restoration activities, with a greater emphasis on protecting resources and habitats in the condition they currently exist. Alternative F was developed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) by modifying Alternative B. Restoration, access, public use and other management actions closely resemble Alternative B. The primary difference between Alternatives B and F is that Alternative F controls and monitors all public use and access through a permit system for all open areas of the Monument. Some areas would also require user fees to help fund Monument programs. Public Comments Public comments are requested, considered, and incorporated throughout the planning process. After the review and comment period ends for this Draft CCP/EIS, comments will be analyzed by the Service and addressed in revised planning documents. All comments received from individuals, including names and addresses, become part of the official public record and may be released. Requests for release of comments received from the public will be handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, NEPA, and Service and DOI policies and procedures. Dated: December 7, 2006. David J. Wesley, Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon. [FR Doc. E6-21261 Filed 12-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management District AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of final comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; request for comments. SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces that a Comprehensive Conservation Plan
(CCP)for Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) and Wetland Management District
(WMD)is available. This CCP describes how the Service intends to manage this Refuge and WMD for the next 15 years. DATES: Written comments must be received at the postal or electronic address listed below on or before February 12, 2007. ADDRESSES: A copy of the CCP or Summary may be obtained by writing to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Refuge Planning, 134 Union Boulevard, Suite 300, Lakewood, CO 80228; or downloaded from *http://mountain-prairie.fws.gov/planning* . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Spratt, Planning Team Leader, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, telephone 303-236-4366; fax 303-236-4792; or e-mail: *Michael_spratt@fws.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Refuge was established in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt through Executive Order No. 7160 “* * * as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.” The Refuge lies in the Lake Creek Valley on the northern edge of the Nebraska Sandhills and includes 16,410 acres of native sandhills, sub-irrigated meadows, impounded fresh water marshes, and tall and mixed-grass prairie uplands. The WMD was started as part of the Small Wetlands Acquisition Program, in the 1950s, to save wetlands from various threats, particularly draining. The passage of Public Law 85-585, in August of 1958, amended the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (Duck Stamp Act) of 1934, allowing for the acquisition of Waterfowl Production Areas and Easements for Waterfowl Management Rights (easements). The WMD is located in Stanley, Todd, Harding, Jackson, Jones, Lawrence, Lyman, Meade, Mellette, Fall River, Haakon, Custer, Pennington, Bennett, and Butte counties of South Dakota. We announced the availability of the draft CCP and Environmental Assessment
(EA)for a 30-day public review and comment period in the **Federal Register** on January 13, 2006 (71 FR 2264-2265). The Draft CCP was sent to more than 60 Tribal governments, State of Utah officials, state and federal congressional delegates, other federal agencies, city and county officials, public citizens, non-governmental organizations, private businesses and consulting companies, community colleges and universities, and public libraries. During the 30-day public review period, we received 18 written comments and held a public meeting in Martin, South Dakota. No substantive changes were made to the document based on public comments. The Draft CCP/EA identified and evaluated three management alternatives for managing the Refuge and the WMD for the next 15 years. Alternative A, the No Action Alternative, would continue current management of the Refuge. Alternative B, Integrated Restoration, the Proposed Action, would strive to restore ecological processes and achieve habitat conditions that require reduced management over time, recognizing the place of the refuge in the overall landscape and community. Alternative C, Comprehensive Grassland Restoration, would focus management on restoration of grassland habitat and its associated species. Based on this assessment and comments received, Alternative B was selected for implementation. We selected the preferred alternative (Alternative B) because it best meets the purposes for which the Refuge and the WMD were established, and is preferable to the “no action” alternative and Alternative C in light of physical, biological, economic, and social factors. The preferred alternative will continue to provide public access for wildlife-dependent recreation, environmental education, and interpretation. As part of this plan, we developed a black-tailed prairie dog management plan for the Refuge. Management will include any activity conducted to control the size of prairie dog towns, maintain habitat suitability for black-tailed prairie dogs, and/or ensure the long-term viability of black-tailed prairie dogs at the Refuge, within a biologically and socially compatible zone over the next 15 years. The Service is furnishing this notice to advise other agencies and the public of the availability of the Final CCP, to provide information on the desired conditions for the Refuge and the WMD, and to detail how the Service will implement management strategies. Based on the review and evaluation of the information contained in the environmental assessment, the Regional Director has determined that implementation of the Final CCP does not constitute a major Federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment within the meaning of Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act. Therefore, we will not prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. Dated: May 23, 2006. James J. Slack, Deputy Regional Director, Region 6, Denver, CO. Editorial Note: This document was received by the Office of the Federal Register December 8, 2006. [FR Doc. E6-21216 Filed 12-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Request for Comments on Land Acquisitions Information Collection AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of an information collection. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA)is seeking comments on the proposed renewal of the information collection, 25 CFR part 151 Land Acquisitions, OMB Control Number 1076-0100. DATES: Submit comments on or before February 12, 2007, to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ben Burshia, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Real Estate Services, Office of the Deputy Bureau Director—Trust Services, Mail Stop 4639-MIB, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240-0001. Submission by facsimile should be sent to
(202)219-1065. Electronic submission of comments is not available at this time. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may request further information or obtain copies of the proposed information collection request from Ben Burshia at
(202)219-1195. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 provides an opportunity for interested parties to comment on proposed information collection requests. This collection covers 25 CFR part 151 as presently approved. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Real Estate Services, is proceeding with this public comment period as the first step in obtaining a normal information collection clearance from OMB. The request contains
(1)type of review,
(2)title,
(3)summary of the collection,
(4)respondents,
(5)frequency of collection,
(6)reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and
(7)reason for response. 25 CFR Part 151—Land Acquisitions *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Title:* 25 CFR Part 151, Acquisition of Title to Land in Trust. *Summary:* The Secretary of the Interior has statutory authority to acquire lands in trust status for individual Indians and federally recognized Indian tribes. The Secretary requests information in order to identify the party(ies) involved and a description of the land in question. Respondents are Native American tribes or individuals who request acquisition of real property into trust status. The Secretary also requests additional information necessary to satisfy those pertinent factors listed in 25 CFR 151.10 or 151.11. The information is used to determine whether or not the Secretary will approve an applicant's request. No specific form is used, but respondents supply information and data, in accordance with 25 CFR 151, so that the Secretary may make an evaluation and determination in accordance with established Federal factors, rules and policies. *Frequency of Collection:* One Time. *Description of Respondents:* Native American tribes and individuals desiring acquisition of lands in trust status. *Total Respondents:* 1,000. *Total Annual Responses:* 1,000. *Total Annual Burden Hours:* 59,300 hours. *Reason for Response:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. The Bureau of Indian Affairs solicits comments in order to:
(1)Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the bureau, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2)Evaluate the bureau's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3)Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4)Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond. Any public comments will be addressed in the Bureau of Indian Affairs' submission of the information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget. We will not sponsor nor conduct a request for information, and you need not respond to such a request unless there is a valid OMB Control Number. Please note that comments are open to public review; if you wish to have your name and address withheld from the reviewing public, you must state so prominently at the beginning of your comments. We will honor your request to the limit of the appropriate laws. All comments from businesses or their representatives will be available for public review. We may decide to withhold information for other reasons. Dated: December 8, 2006. Michael D. Olsen, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. E6-21183 Filed 12-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-W7-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Land Acquisitions; Jicarilla Apache Tribe of New Mexico AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of final agency determination to take land into trust under 25 CFR part 151. SUMMARY: The Associate Deputy Secretary made a final agency determination to acquire approximately 31,777.066 acres, more or less, of land into trust for the Jicarilla Apache Tribe of New Mexico on December 4, 2006. This notice is published in the exercise of authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the Associate Deputy Secretary by 209 DM 8. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Burshia, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Chief, Division of Real Estate Services, Mail Stop 4639-MIB, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240, Telephone No.
(202)208-7737. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published to comply with the requirement of 25 CFR 151.12(b) that notice be given to the public of the Associate Deputy Secretary's decision to acquire land in trust at least 30 days prior to signatory acceptance of the land into trust. The purpose of the 30 days waiting period in 25 CFR 12(b) is to afford interested parties the opportunity to seek judicial review of final administrative decisions to take land in trust for Indian tribes and individual Indians before transfer of title to the property occurs. On December 4, 2006, the Associate Deputy Secretary decided to accept approximately 31,777.066 acres, more or less, of land into trust for the Jicarilla Apache Tribe of New Mexico pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat., 986; 25 U.S.C. 467). The Associate Deputy Secretary shall acquire title in the name of the United States in trust for the Jicarilla Apache Tribe of New Mexico for the following parcel of land described below no sooner than 30 days after the date of this notice. New Mexico Principal Meridian, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. All of the following described tracts, pieces, or parcels of land comprising a net area of 31,777.066 acres of land, more or less (including PARCEL ONE, minus its seven exceptions, plus PARCEL TWO), situated within the Tierra Amarilla Grant, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, to wit: Parcel One The following described land in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico: Beginning at the point of intersection of the North bank of Canones Creek and the
(1913)East right of way line of the Chama-Tierra Amarilla Wagon road, a granite stone 12″ x 5″ x 15″ in a pile of stones marked “S.W.C.J.T.” on East side, whence a cottonwood 18 inches in diameter and marked “B.T.” bears South 3 feet distant and running along the East right of way line of the road aforesaid by courses and distances as follows: N. 10°31′ W., 504.7 feet to a stone marked “V.J.1”; thence N. 24°02′ W., 1370 feet to a stone marked “V.J.2”; thence N. 2°13′ W., 912.7 feet to a stone marked “V.J.3”; thence N. 3°37′ W., 1800 feet to a stone marked “V.J.4”; thence N. 0°15′ W., 1200 feet to a stone marked “V.J.5”; thence N. 4°57′ E., 1050 feet to a stone marked “V.J.6”; thence N. 11°29′ W., 730 feet to a stone marked “V.J.7”; thence N. 15°35′ E., 540 feet to a stone marked “V.J.8”; thence N. 14°23′ W., 1030 feet to a stone marked “V.J.9”; thence N. 1°17′ E., 1032 feet to a stone marked “V.J.10”; thence N. 20°20′ W., 430 feet to a stone marked “V.J.11”, the point of intersection of the
(1913)East right of way line of the said Chama-Tierra Amarilla wagon road and the East boundary line of the “old” Chama-Tierra Amarilla wagon road as used prior to the year 1912, whence a pine 30 inches in diameter and marked “B.T.” bears S. 76° W., 422.5 feet distant; thence Northerly along the East boundary line of the “old” Chama-Tierra Amarilla wagon road last above described by courses and distances as follows: N. 13°46′ E., 520 feet to a stone marked “V.J.12”; thence N. 23°43′ W., 1150 feet to a stone marked “V.J.13”; thence N. 1°06′ W., 1105 feet to a stone marked “V.J.14”; thence N. 25°26′ W., 1020 feet to a stone marked “V.J.15”; thence N. 23°29′ W., 1658 feet to a stone marked “V.J.16”; thence N. 36°57′ W., 1330 feet to a stone marked “V.J.17”; thence N. 29°08′ W., 940 feet to a stone marked “V.J.18”; thence N. 15°49′ W., 630 feet to a stone marked “V.J.19”; thence N. 29°53′ W., 1150 feet to a stone marked “V.J.20”; thence N. 8°16′ W., 462 feet to a pine 8 inches in diameter marked “V.J.21”; thence N. 6°07′ E., 2250 feet to a stone marked “V.J.22”; thence N. 4°05′ W., 1400 feet to a stone marked “V.J.23”; thence N. 14°46′ W., 410 feet to a stone marked “V.J.24”; thence N. 6°06′ W., 600 feet to a stone marked “V.J.25”; thence N. 43°13′ W., 352 feet to the point of intersection of the Easterly line of the said Chama-Tierra Amarilla wagon road as used prior to 1912, and the Easterly bank of the Chama River, a sandstone 4″ x 12″ x 24″ in a mound of stone and marked “V.J.26”, whence a cottonwood 20 inches in diameter bears N. 24°15′ E., 29 feet, and another cottonwood 20 inches in diameter bears S. 73°45′ E., 13.5 feet, each marked “B.T.”; thence Northerly following meanders of the said Chama River as nearly as may be practicable, but crossing and recrossing the same, by courses and distances as follows: N. 7°22′ E., 1136 feet to a stone on the West bank of said river bed marked “V.J.27”; thence N. 80°28′ E., 540.8 feet, intersecting the South boundary line of a tract of land deeded in the deed given by Charles C. Catron to The Chama Valley Land Company, dated June 12, 1909, and of record in Book 4, pages 119-150 in the office of the Recorder of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, and designated as “Lands in Chama Valley”, at a point whence the Southeast corner of said tract bears South 76°00′ E., 1423.1 feet distant, at which point of intersection is placed a sandstone on the East bank of said river 16″ x 12″ x 10″ and marked “V.J.28”, whence a pine 12 inches in diameter bears S. 85° E., 89.5 feet and a cottonwood 12 inches in diameter bears S. 17°30′ E., 83 feet distant, each marked “B.T.V.J.28”; thence following the boundary lines of the said “Lands of Chama Valley” by courses and distances as follows: S. 76° E., 1423.1 feet to the Southeast corner thereof, a stone marked “S.E.C.F.B.” on West side and “V.J.” on East side; thence, coincident which the East line of said “Lands in Chama Valley”, N. 13°15′ E., 8279.9 feet to the Southwest corner of a tract of land excluded for the Chama Cemetery, a stone marked “S.W.C. Cem.” on East and “F.B.” on West side; thence following the boundary lines of said Cemetery S. 78°43′ E., 268.5 feet to the Southeast corner thereof, a stone marked “S.E.C. Cem.”; thence N. 13°30′ E., 192.7 feet to the Northeast corner thereof, a stone marked “N.E.C. Cem.”; thence N. 78°43′ W., 286.3 feet to the Northwest corner thereof, a stone marked “N.W.C. Cem.” on East and “F.B.” on West, which point also is on the East boundary line of the aforesaid tract “Lands in Chama Valley” and 748.8 feet, S. 13°15′ W., from the Northeast corner thereof; thence N. 13°15′ E., 748.8 feet along the East boundary line of said “Lands in Chama Valley” to the Northeast corner thereof, a stone marked “N.E.C.F.W.B.” on South side and “V.J.” on North side; thence following the North boundary line of said “Lands in Chama Valley” N. 71°03′ W., 1862 feet to the Northwest corner thereof, a stone marked “N.W.C.B.” on East and “D.&R.R.G.” on West side, whence a cottonwood 5 inches in diameter bears S. 39° W. 22.2 feet, marked “B.T.N.W.C.B. 2 D.&R.G.” which point also is the Northeast corner No. 2 of a tract of land excluded in the deed of Catron to The Chama Valley Land Company hereinbefore mentioned and designated as “Depot Grounds of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad at Chama”; thence following the North line of the said Depot grounds, N. 71°03′ W., 62 feet to an intersection with the East bank of the Chama River aforesaid, a sandstone 4″ x 8″ x 10″ marked “D. & R. G.” on South side and “V. J.” on North side; thence Northerly following the meanders of the said Chama River as nearly as practicable by courses and distances as follows: Thence N. 9°03′ W., 475 feet; thence N. 32°24′ E. 598 feet; thence N. 6°27′ W., 357 feet; thence N. 83°58′ W., 360 feet; thence N. 18°05′ E., 315 feet; thence N. 65°01′ E., 290 feet; thence N. 15°14′ E., 780 feet; thence N. 31°36′ E., 300.8 feet; thence N. 31°03′ W., 603.4 feet; thence N. 17°34′ W., 337.8 feet; thence N. 37°57′ E., 1511.8 feet to the Northwest corner of tract herein conveyed (the point of intersection of the West bank of the Chama River and the South line of a tract of land deeded to one T.D. Burns by the grantor herein mentioned), a conglomerate stone 8″ x 14″ x 20″ marked “T.B.D.” on North side and “N.W.C.V.J.” on South side, whence a cottonwood 6 inches in diameter marked “B.T.N.W.C.V.J.” bears N. 43°30′ W., 89 feet; thence Easterly, coincident with the South boundary line of the said T.D. Burns tract, by courses and distances as follows: S. 44°27′ E., 1453.4 feet; thence N. 74°17′ E., 150 feet; thence N. 62°25′ E., 9058 feet to a point on the summit of Baldy Mountain; thence N. 5°45′ E., 2946 feet to a point on a crest of divide between a tributary of the Chama River and South branch of Wolfe Creek; thence Easterly along the crest of said divide as nearly as may be practicable to a point on the summit of “Slide Rock” Mountain (the course and distances on a direct line, however, being S. 74°21′ E., 17135 feet), a stone marked “T.D.B.” on North side which point also is on the crest of the watershed between Brazos and Chama Rivers; thence Southerly following the crest of the divide between the watershed of the Brazos River and the Chama River and of the Brazos River and Canones Creek as nearly as practicable, by courses and distances as follows: S. 23° 23′ E., 2040.7 feet to a stone marked “V.J.1E.”; thence S. 61°51′ E., 796 feet to a stone marked “V.J.2E.”; thence S. 79°45′ E., 600 feet to a stone marked “V.J.3E.”; thence S. 64°23′ E., 600 feet to a stone marked “V.J.4E”; thence S. 20°23′ E., 820 feet to a stone marked “V.J.B.5E.”; thence S. 27°12′ E., 1130 feet to a stone marked “J.6”; whence a spruce 12 inches in diameter bears S. 60°15′ W., 69 feet, and a spruce 5 inches in diameter bears N. 10° W., 9 feet, each marked “B.T.V.J.6E.”; thence S. 33°57′ E., 975 feet to a stone marked “V.J.7E.”; thence S. 60°24′ E., 700 feet to a stone marked “V.J.8E.”; thence S. 45°05′ E., 547 feet to a spruce stump 4 inches in diameter marked “V.J.9E.”; thence S. 29°16′ E., 1861.4 feet to a stone marked “V.J.10E.”; thence S. 50°20′ E., 200 feet to a stone marked “V.J.11E.”; thence S. 28°41′ E., 270 feet to a stake marked “V.J.12E”; thence S. 43°44′ E., 400 feet to a stake marked “V.J.13E.”; thence S. 18°19′ E., 238 feet to a stake marked “V.J.”; thence S. 28°17′ E., 445 feet to a stake marked “V.J.”; thence S. 76°01′ E., 254 feet to a stake marked “V.J.”; thence S. 56°39′ E., 250 feet to a stake marked “V.J.”; thence S. 71°03′ E., 275 feet to a stake marked “V.J.”; thence N. 59°13′ E., 668 feet to a stake marked “V.J.”, whence a spruce 8 inches in diameter marked “B.T.V.J.A.” bears N. 28°30′ W., 12 feet; thence S. 70°32′ E., 668 feet to a stake marked “V.J.”; thence N. 82°02′ E., 360 feet to a stake marked “V.J.”; thence N. 80°21′ E., 203.5 feet to a stake marked “V.J.”; thence S. 66°04′ E., 214 feet to a stake marked “V.J.”; thence S. 80°55′ E., 220 feet to a stake marked “V.J.”; thence N. 82°53′ E., 210 feet to a stake marked “V.J.”; thence S. 81°37′ E., 265 feet to a stake marked “V.J.”; thence N. 46°26′ E., 226 feet; thence N. 84°40′ E., 265.5 feet; thence S. 85°35′ E., 594.7 feet to a stone marked “V.J.”, whence a spruce 18 inches in diameter bears N. 63° E., 12 feet and another spruce 18 inches in diameter bears S. 64°30′ W., 26 feet, each marked “B.T.V.J.”; thence S. 49°21′ E., 412.6 feet; thence S. 55°48′ E., 258 feet; thence S. 42°33′ E., 252.2 feet; thence S. 63°55′ E., 254 feet; thence S. 25°45′ E., 274.3 feet; thence S. 14°13′ E., 225 feet to a stone 2″ x 10″ x 18″ marked “V.J.3M”, whence a spruce 10 inches in diameter bears S. 78°30′ E., 19 feet and a spruce 18 inches in diameter bears N. 6°30′ W., 65 feet, each marked “V.J.3M.B.T.”; thence S. 36°27′ E., 505 feet to an iron pipe, 3/4 inch diameter, marked “VJ 36”, as shown on the plat of the 1998 survey of the Mossman Tract, by William H. Albert, New Mexico Professional Surveyor No. 7241, filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, on July 9, 1998, in Plat Book P-980, page 5719, as Document No. RA 98-256A, from which point New Mexico State Engineer's Office (N.M.S.E.O) brass cap control station “CABLE”, bears S. 86°18′56″ W. (true mean geodetic bearing converted from state plane grid bearing), 43990.84 feet distant (at mean elevation of 7772 feet) (Note: Control station “CABLE” has New Mexico State Plane Coordinate System Central Zone (NAD27), U.S. survey feet coordinates of y = 2,142,009.14 and x = 400,496.13; and the combined grid to ground factor used in the above-described 1998 Albert survey is 1.0004620520 and was computed at N.M.S.E.O. “CABLE” using the mean elevation of 7772 feet.); thence following the meander line of the divide between the Brazos River and Canones Creek watersheds as shown on the above-described 1998 Albert plat, S. 27°31′04″ E. (true mean geodetic converted from state plane grid), 598.42 feet; thence continuing on the meander line of the divide as shown on the above-described 1998 Albert plat, S. 4°00′11″ E. (true mean geodetic converted from state plane grid), 2405.07 feet; thence continuing on the meander line of the divide as shown on the above-described 1998 Albert plat, S. 16°41′26″ E. (true mean geodetic converted from state plane grid), 757.48 feet to a rebar, 1/2 inch diameter, with cap marked “PS 7241”; thence continuing on the meander line of the divide as shown on the above-described 1998 Albert plat, S. 47°32′26″ E. (true mean geodetic converted from state plane grid), 1043.01 feet to a rebar, 1/2 inch diameter, with cap marked “PS 7241”; thence continuing on the meander line of the divide as shown on the above-described 1998 Albert plat, S. 13°58′23″ E. (true mean geodetic converted from state plane grid), 983.46 feet to a rebar, 1/2 inch diameter, with cap marked “PS 7241”; thence continuing on the meander line of the divide as shown on the above-described 1998 Albert plat, S. 5°43′44″ E. (true mean geodetic converted from state plane grid), 1823.47 feet; thence continuing on the meander line of the divide as shown on the above-described 1998 Albert plat, S. 7°37′00″ W. (true mean geodetic converted from state plane grid), 1704.80 feet to a fence post, 2 1/2 inches diameter; thence continuing on the meander line of the divide as shown on the above-described 1998 Albert plat, S. 65°11′27″ E. (true mean geodetic converted from state plane grid), 1195.81 feet to a rebar, 1/2 inch diameter, with cap marked “PS 7241”; thence continuing on the meander line of the divide as shown on the above-described 1998 Albert plat, S. 87°12′14″ E. (true mean geodetic converted from state plane grid), 818.09 feet to a rebar, 1/2 inch diameter, with cap marked “PS 7241”; thence continuing on the meander line of the divide as shown on the above-described 1998 Albert plat, S. 64°04′44″ E. (true mean geodetic converted from state plane grid), 369.69 feet to a rebar, 1/2 inch diameter, with cap marked “PS 7241”; thence continuing on the meander line of the divide as shown on the above-described 1998 Albert plat, S. 41°35′26″ E. (true mean geodetic converted from state plane grid), 539.50 feet to a stone marked “VJ”; thence continuing on the meander line of the divide as shown on the above-described 1998 Albert plat, S. 70°33′44″ E. (true mean geodetic converted from state plane grid), 239.47 feet to a rebar, 1/2 inch diameter, with cap marked “PS 7241”; thence S. 31°21′ E., 1340 feet to a stone marked “V. J.”; thence S. 47°12′ E., 370 feet to a stone marked “V.J.”; thence S. 36°31′ E., 150 feet to a stone marked “V.J.”; thence S. 63°19′ E., 710 feet to a stone marked “V.J.”; thence S. 34°59′ E., 689 feet to a ledge rock marked “V.J.”, whence a spruce 12 inches in diameter bears N. 49°15′ E., 18.7 feet and a spruce 10 inches in diameter bears N. 22°30′ E., 59.5 feet, both marked “B.T.V.J.”; thence S. 8°10′ E., 7589 feet to a stone marked “V.J.”; thence S. 15°36′ E., 2025.8 feet to the Southeast corner of tract herein conveyed, a sandstone 3″ x 8″ x 18″ marked “S.E.V.J.”, whence a spruce 14 inches in diameter bears S. 3° E., 19 feet and a spruce 10 inches in diameter bears N. 72° W., 42 feet, each marked “B.T.S.E.V.J.”; thence leaving the crest of the divide as aforesaid, following Westerly along the South boundary of what is known as “El Poso Park” by courses and distances as follows: N. 86°57′ W., 1200 feet to a stone marked “V.J.1S.”; thence S. 73°33′ W., 168 feet to a stone marked “V.J.2S.”; thence S. 25°45′ W., 4038 feet to a stone marked “V.J.3S”; thence N. 39° 32′ W., 3847 feet to a stone marked “V.J.4S.”; thence N. 65°48′ W., 6360 feet to a stone marked “V.J.” thence N. 77°12′ W., 3070 feet to the head of the Box Canyon of Canones Creek a point on a granite stone located on Northwesterly side of said creek 3 ft. x 3 ft. x 2 ft. and marked “V.J.” on top; thence Southwesterly following the meanders of the said Canones Creek, as nearly as practicable, but crossing and recrossing same, an approximate distance of 3.85 miles to the mouth of said box canyon, a point on the North bank of said creek, at which point is placed a sandstone 6″ x 9″ x 8″ marked “N.E.A.B.B.T.”, whence a cottonwood 18 inches in diameter bears N. 58°30′ W., 35 feet, and a pine 30 inches in diameter bears S. 68°30′ E., 74 feet; thence Southwesterly, following the meanders of the Canones Creek as nearly as practicable, but crossing and recrossing same, by courses and distances as follows: S. 66°28′ W., 48.3 feet; thence S. 55°38′ W., 286 feet; thence S. 77°18′ W., 448.5 feet; thence S. 78°08′ W., 320 feet; thence S. 87°27′ W., 106.9 feet; thence N. 67°09′ W., 223.6 feet; thence S. 82°21′ W., 420.1 feet; thence S. 76°59′ W., 24.8 feet; to a 2 1/2 inch iron pipe set in ground, the point of intersection with the East line of the tract of land deeded to Charles A. Daggett by the grantor herein mentioned and 1562.4 feet South from the Northeast corner thereof; thence coincident with the boundary lines of the said Daggett tract by courses and distances as follows: North, 1562.4 feet to the Northeast corner thereof, a stone 14″ x 10″ x 6″ marked “N.E.C.D.T.”; thence West, 8220 to the Northwest corner, a granite stone 14″ x 12″ x 7″ marked “N.W.C.D.T.”; thence South, 5280 feet to the Southwest corner thereof, a sandstone 12″ x 14″ x 16″ in mound of stone and marked “S.W.C.D.T .”, whence corner No. 1 of a tract of reserved land designated in the deed of Catron to The Chama Valley Land Company, hereinbefore mentioned, as “Tract No. 1 or Canones Tract” bears S. 60°18′ W., 7014 feet; thence along said creek N. 87°32′ W., 1200 feet to a point on the North bank thereof; thence with meanders of said creek by crossing and recrossing same, S. 59°02′ W., 2247 feet to the point of beginning of PARCEL ONE, containing a gross area of 32,133.67 acres, more or less (32,075.8 acres + 57.87 acres additional as indicated on the above-described 1998 Albert survey plat)—before the exceptions listed below are subtracted out. All courses true, 1913 magnetic variation 14°30′ East, as obtained by solar observation. Subject however to all exceptions and reservations and also all warranties, defenses and recourses provided for by the Arlington Land Company in its Warranty Deed to Venceslao Jaramillo under date of May 1st, 1913, and recorded in the office of the County Clerk and ex-officio County Recorder of Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, under date of October 1st, 1913, in vol. No. 19-A, pages 331-344 inclusive. *Less and Excepting* from the above-described *Parcel One,* the following seven tracts of land. Less and Excepting Tract One All that portion of the above-described *Parcel One* (formerly known as the Venceslao Jaramillo Tract) lying West of the centerline of the Santa Fe-Chama Highway as now constructed, which centerline is described as follows, but subject to the easement of way of varying width for said highway: Beginning at centerline Sta. 826+07 of FAP 34-B Reo., Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, a point on the right of way of the present road; thence N. 5° 34′ W., a distance of 3182.1 feet to Sta. 857+89.1, point of curve; thence Northerly on a 0° 30′ curve (radius = 11460 feet) through an arc of 4° 45′ to the right a distance of 950 feet to Sta. 867+39.1, point of tangent; thence N. 0° 49′ W., a distance of 5076.2 feet to Sta. 918+15.3, point of curve; thence Northwesterly on a 1° curve (radius = 5730 feet) thru an arc 20° 17′ to the left a distance of 2028.3 feet to Sta. 938+43.6, point of tangent; thence N. 21° 06′ W., a distance of 1794 feet to Sta. 956+37.6 Back = 955+53.5 ahead; thence continuing N. 21° 06′ W., a distance of 5986.7 feet to Sta. 1015+40.2, point of curve; thence Northerly on a 1° curve (radius = 5730 feet) thru an arc of 9° 47′ to the right a distance of 978.3 feet to Sta. 1025+18.5, point of tangent; thence N. 11° 19′ W., a distance of 1776.5 feet to Sta. 1042+95, a point on the line between the properties of the grantor and Mrs. John Reddington, containing 95.324 acres, more or less. (Note: TRACT ONE, described above, is a parcel of land that was originally excepted in the Warranty Deed from Edward Sargent and Estelle B. Sargent to Chama Land and Cattle Company, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, on May 29, 1950, in Book 40, page 160.) Less and Excepting Tract Two All that certain parcel of land, known as the Sargent Canones Ranch, described as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of the Charles A. Daggett tract as described in the deed from the Arlington Land Company to Vencesalo Jaramillo, dated May 1, 1913, as recorded in the records of the County Clerk of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, in Book 19-A, at pages 331-344, inclusive; thence along Canones Creek, N. 87° 32′ W., a distance of 1200 feet to a point on the North bank thereof; thence with meanders of said creek by crossing and recrossing same, S. 59° 02′ W., a distance of 2247 feet to the point described as the beginning point of the survey description of the Jaramillo tract as contained in the deed from The Arlington Land Company to Jaramillo, as described above, which point is located at the intersection of the North bank of Canones Creek and the East right of way line of the Chama-Tierra Amarilla wagon road as the same existed May 1, 1913; thence running along the East right of way line of the road, as above, (the West boundary of the Jaramillo tract), by courses and distances as follows: N. 10° 31′ W., a distance of 504.7 feet; thence N. 24° 02′ W., a distance of 1370 feet; thence N. 2° 13′ W., a distance of 615 feet to the Northwest corner of the tract being described here, which point is on the West boundary of the Jaramillo tract and is located S. 89° 00′ W., (distance omitted) from the fence corner on the North side of the fenced private lane running Easterly from the present
(1948)State Highway, and which corner is also on the East boundary of the said fenced Highway; thence N. 89° E., to, and following the fence line on the North side of the said private lane to a point which is 646 feet from the said fence corner; thence again following the said fence in the North side of the said lane, to a point which is N. 83° E., 2100 feet distant; thence again following the said fence line to a point which is N. 71° 30′ E., 821 feet distant and which point is also on the West boundary of the said Charles A. Daggett tract, and is also the Northeast corner of the tract being described here; thence 31 feet South to the fence corner on the South side of the said private lane; thence South, along the boundary between the Daggett tract and the Jaramillo tract, a distance of 1726 feet to the point of beginning of the survey of the tract being described here. The above described tract contains 125.4 acres, more or less. (Note: TRACT TWO, described above, is a parcel of land that was originally excepted in the Warranty Deed from Edward Sargent and Estelle B. Sargent to Chama Land and Cattle Company, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, on May 29, 1950, in Book 40, page 160. The distance from the Northwest corner of this tract, on the West boundary of the Jaramillo tract, to the fence corner on the North side of the fenced private lane and on the East boundary of the fenced highway, was omitted from the above deed description.) Less and Excepting Tract Three All that certain parcel of land, containing 99.79 acres, more or less, as described in that certain Warranty Deed from Chama Land and Cattle Company, Inc. to D.I.C. Kelly, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, on February 28, 1955, in Book 51, page 51. Less and Excepting Tract Four All of that certain parcel of land, containing 2.59 acres, more or less, as described in that certain Quitclaim Deed from Chama Land and Cattle Company, Inc. to Raymond E. Reddington, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, on January 24, 1957, in Book 55, page 165. Less and Excepting Tract Five All of that certain parcel of land containing 4.83 acres, more or less, described in Exhibit “B” of that certain Warranty Deed from Chama Land and Cattle Company, Inc. to O. A. Washburn, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, on September 23, 1956, in Book 53, page 353. Less and Excepting Tract Six All of that certain parcel of land, containing 2.360 acres, more or less, as described in that certain Quitclaim Deed from Chama Land and Cattle Company, Inc. to the New Mexico State Highway Department, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, on March 17, 1969, in Book 101, page 271. Less and Excepting Tract Seven All of that certain parcel of land, containing 26.5 acres, more or less, as described in that certain Corrected Warranty Deed from Chama Land and Cattle Company, Inc. to Newt McCain and Mary Anne McCain, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, on February 1, 1971, in Book 107, page 453. The above legal description of *Parcel One* and its seven exceptions ( *Tracts One* through *Seven* ), is intended to describe all the land, not previously excluded or sold, known as Chama Land and Cattle Company (now known as the Jicarilla Apache Nation's Lodge at Chama), being and intended to be all of the property described in that certain Trustee Deed to The Jicarilla Apache Tribe, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, on June 5, 1995, in Book 183, page 103. The net area of *Parcel One* after the seven exceptions are subtracted is 31,776.876 acres, more or less. Parcel Two Lot Fifty-Two (52), BUREC Subdivision, Unit A, containing 0.19 acres, more or less, as shown on the plat filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, on June 11, 1971, in the Book of Plats, pages 460-461. Dated: December 4, 2006. James E. Cason, Associate Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-21202 Filed 12-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-W7-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [AK-964-1410-KC-P; F-14990-A, F-14990-A2] Alaska Native Claims Selection AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance. SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to The Kuskokwim Corporation, Successor in Interest to Kipchaughpuk Limited. The lands are in the vicinity of the Native village of Crooked Creek, Alaska, and are located in: Lot 4, U.S. Survey No. 4125, Alaska. Containing 1.04 acres. Seward Meridian, Alaska T. 21 N., R. 47 W., Sec. 33. Containing approximately 302 acres. T. 23 N., R. 48 W., Secs. 5 to 8, inclusive. Containing 2,498.51 acres. T. 22 N., R. 49 W., Secs. 4 to 9, inclusive; Secs. 17 to 21, inclusive. Containing 6,967.68 acres. T. 23 N., R. 49 W., Secs. 1, 11, and 12. Containing 1,920 acres. T. 21 N., R. 50 W., Secs. 2 to 11, inclusive. Containing 6,381.87 acres. T. 22 N., R. 50 W., Secs. 1, 12, and 13; Secs. 34 and 35. Containing 3,200 acres. Aggregating approximately 21,271 acres. The subsurface estate in these lands will be conveyed to Calista Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to The Kuskokwim Corporation. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Tundra Drums. DATES: The time limits for filing an appeal are: 1. Any party claiming a property interest which is adversely affected by the decision shall have until January 12, 2007 to file an appeal. 2. Parties receiving service of the decision by certified mail shall have 30 days from the date of receipt to file an appeal. Parties who do not file an appeal in accordance with the requirements of 43 CFR part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed to have waived their rights. ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may be obtained from: Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Bureau of Land Management by phone at 907-271-5960, or by e-mail at *ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov.* Persons who use a telecommunication device
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(OCS)Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1331 *et seq.* and 43 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* ), authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe rules and regulations to administer leasing of the OCS. Such rules and regulations will apply to all operations conducted under a lease. Operations on the OCS must preserve, protect, and develop oil and natural gas resources in a manner that is consistent with the need to make such resources available to meet the Nation's energy needs as rapidly as possible; to balance orderly energy resource development with protection of human, marine, and coastal environments; to ensure the public a fair and equitable return on the resources of the OCS; and to preserve and maintain free enterprise competition. Section 1332(6) states that “operations in the [O]uter Continental Shelf should be conducted in a safe manner by well trained personnel using technology, precautions, and other techniques sufficient to prevent or minimize the likelihood of blowouts, loss of well control, fires, spillages, physical obstructions to other users of the waters or subsoil and seabed, or other occurrences which may cause damage to the environment or to property or endanger life or health.” The Independent Offices Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104-133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26, 1996), and Office of Management and Budget
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(MMS)is required to charge fees for services that provide special benefits or privileges to an identifiable non-Federal recipient above and beyond those which accrue to the public at large. This information collection
(IC)request covers 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart A, General. This request also covers the related Notices to Lessees and Operators
(NTLs)that MMS issues to clarify and provide additional guidance on some aspects of our regulations. Requests for MMS approval may contain proprietary information related to performance standards or alternative approaches to conducting operations different from those approved and specified in MMS regulations. We will protect this proprietary information according to the Freedom of Information Act, 30 CFR Part 252, and 30 CFR 250.197, “Data and information to be made available to the public.” No items of a sensitive nature are collected. Responses are mandatory. The MMS uses the information collected under the Subpart A regulations to ensure that operations on the OCS are carried out in a safe and pollution-free manner, do not interfere with the rights of other users on the OCS, and balance the protection and development of OCS resources. Specifically, we use the information collected to: • Review records of formal crane operator training, rigger training, crane operator qualifications, crane inspections, testing, and maintenance to ensure that lessees perform operations in a safe and workmanlike manner and that equipment is maintained in a safe condition. The MMS also uses the information to make certain that all new and existing cranes installed on OCS fixed platforms must be equipped with anti-two block safety devices, and to assure that uniform methods are employed by lessees for load testing of cranes. • Review welding, burning, and hot tapping plans, procedures, and records to ensure that these activities are conducted in a safe and workmanlike manner by trained and experienced personnel. • Provide lessees greater flexibility to comply with regulatory requirements through approval of alternative equipment or procedures and departures to regulations if they demonstrate equal or better compliance with the appropriate performance standards. • Determine the capability of a well to produce oil or gas in paying quantities or to determine the possible need for additional wells resulting in minimum royalty status on a lease. If a well does not yield hydrocarbons in sufficient quantity to warrant continued operation and production, MMS uses the information to verify the claim and to release the lessee from lease obligations. Conversely, the information is used to extend the term of the lease if additional wells will warrant continued operation and production. • Ensure that injection of gas promotes conservation of natural resources, prevents waste, and that subsurface storage of natural gas does not unduly interfere with development and production operations under existing leases. • Ensure the appropriateness of reimbursing lessees for costs incurred in reproducing geological and geophysical (G&G) data and information for submission to MMS and processing or reprocessing G&G information in a form and manner other than that normally used in the conduct of a lessee's business, or to determine the proper reimbursement of costs incurred during inspections. • Record the designation of an operator authorized to act on behalf of the lessee and to fulfill the lessee's obligations under the OCS Lands Act and implementing regulations, or to record the local agent empowered to receive notices and comply with regulatory orders issued (Form MMS-1123). • Determine if an application for right-of-use and easement serves the purpose specified in the grant when conducting exploration, development, and production activities or other operations on or off the lease; is maintained for such purposes; and does not unreasonably interfere with the operations of any other lessee. • Provide for orderly development of leases through the use of information to determine the appropriateness of lessee requests for suspension of operations, including production. For example, MMS needs the information to determine that a suspension is necessary to:
(1)Ensure proper lease development,
(2)allow time to construct or negotiate use of transportation facilities,
(3)allow reasonable time to enter into a sales contract,
(4)allow for unavoidable situations,
(5)avoid continued operations resulting in premature abandonment of a producing well(s) that would be uneconomic,
(6)comply with the National Environmental Policy Act or to conduct an environmental analysis,
(7)install equipment for safety and environmental protection,
(8)allow time for inordinate delays encountered in obtaining required permits or consents,
(9)comply with judicial decrees, or
(10)avoid activities that pose a threat of serious, irreparable, or immediate harm. • Improve safety and environmental protection on the OCS through collection and analysis of accident reports to ascertain the cause of the accidents and to determine ways to prevent recurrences. • Ascertain when the lease ceases production or when the last well ceases production in order to determine the 180th day after the date of completion of the last production. This requirement is expanded in the final rule to include reporting when lease production is initiated, resumes before the end of the 180-day period after production ceased, and when leaseholding operations occur during the referenced 180-day interval. The MMS will use this information to efficiently maintain the lessee/operator lease status. • Approve requests to cancel leases. • Be informed when there could be a major disruption in the availability and supply of natural gas and oil due to natural occurrences/hurricanes, to advise the U.S. Coast Guard
(USCG)in case of the need to rescue offshore workers in distress, to monitor damage to offshore platforms and drilling rigs, and to advise the news media and interested public entities when production is shut in and when resumed. The OCS operations produce more than one-quarter of the Nation's natural gas and more than one-sixth of its oil, and it is essential to know when production is interrupted. The Gulf of Mexico Region
(GOMR)uses a reporting form for respondents to report evacuation statistics when necessary (Form MMS-132, Evacuation Statistics). It is sent to respondents at the onset of each “hurricane season” in the GOMR. • Allow operators who exhibit unacceptable performance an incremental approach to improving their overall performance prior to a final decision to disqualify an operator or to pursue debarment proceedings through the execution of a performance improvement plan (PIP). The Subpart A regulations do not address the actual process that we will follow in pursuing the disqualification of operators under §§ 250.135 and 250.136. However, our internal enforcement procedures include allowing such operators to demonstrate a commitment to acceptable performance by the submission of a PIP. • Determine that respondents have corrected all Incidents of Non-Compliance (INC)(s) identified during inspections (Form MMS-1832). The MMS issues this form to the operator. The operator then corrects the INC(s) and returns the form to the MMS Regional Supervisor no later than 14 days. • Review records of crane inspection, testing, maintenance, and crane operator qualifications to ensure that lessees perform operations in a safe and workmanlike manner and maintain equipment in a safe condition. *Frequency:* On occasion, Form MMS-132 (Evacuation Statistics) submitted daily during the emergency situation. *Estimated Number and Description of Respondents:* Approximately 190 Federal and 1 State oil and gas or sulphur lessees (potential respondents). *Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping “Hour” Burden:* The currently approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 24,741 hours. The following chart details the individual components and respective hour burden estimates of this ICR. In calculating the burdens, we assumed that respondents perform certain requirements in the normal course of their activities. We consider these to be usual and customary and took that into account in estimating the burden. Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart A and related forms/NTLs Reporting or recordkeeping requirement Hour burden Fee Reporting 104; Form MMS-1832 Appeal orders or decisions; appeal INCs Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c). 109(a); 110 Submit welding, burning, and hot tapping plans 2 115; 116 Request determination of well producibility; submit data & information; notify MMS of test 3 118; 119; 121; 124 Apply for injection or subsurface storage of gas 10 125(c); 140 Request various oral approvals not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements 1/2 130-133; Form MMS-1832 Submit “green” response copy of Form MMS-1832 indicating date violations
(INCs)corrected 2 Request reconsideration from issuance of an INC 1 Request waiver of 14-day response time 1/2 Notify MMS before returning to operations if shut-in 1/4 133 Request reimbursement for food, quarters, and transportation provided to MMS representatives (OCS Lands Act specifies reimbursement; no requests received in many years; minimal burden) 2 135 MMS internal process Submit PIP under MMS implementing procedures for enforcement actions 40 141 Request approval to use new or alternative procedures, including BAST not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements 20 142 Request approval of departure from operating requirements not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements 2 143; 144; 145; Form MMS-1123 Submit designation of operator & report change of address or notice of termination; submit designation of local agent 1/4 $150 fee. 150; 151; 152; 154(a) Name and identify facilities, artificial islands, MODUs, etc., with signs 2 150; 154(b) Name and identify wells with signs 1 160; 161 OCS lessees: Apply for new or modified right-of-use and easement to construct and maintain off-lease platforms, artificial islands, and installations and other devices; including notifications 5 160(c) Establish a Company File for qualification; submit updated information, submit qualifications for lessee/bidder, request exception Burden included with 30 CFR 256 (1010-0006). 165 State lessees: Apply for new or modified right-of-use and easement to construct and maintain off-lease platforms, artificial islands, and installations and other devices 5 $2,350 fee. 166 State lessees: Furnish surety bond Burden included with 30 CFR 256 (1010-0006). 168; 170; 171; 172; 174; 175; 177; 180(b),
(d)Request suspension of operations or production; submit schedule of work leading to commencement.* 10 $1,800 fee. Submit progress reports on SOO or SOP as condition of approval.* 2 177(a) Conduct site-specific study; submit results. No instances requiring this study in several years—could be necessary if a situation occurred such as severe damage to a platform or structure caused by a hurricane or a vessel collision 100 177(b), (c), (d); 182; 183, 185; 194 Various references to submitting new, revised, or modified exploration plan, development/production plan, or development operations coordination document, and related surveys/reports Burden included with 30 CFR 250, Subpart B (1010-0151). 180(a), (f), (g), (h), (i),
(j)Notify and submit report on various leaseholding operations and lease production activities 1 180(a), (b),
(c)When requested, submit production data to demonstrate production in paying quantities to maintain lease beyond primary term 6 180(e) Request more than 180 days to resume operations 3 181(d); 182(b), 183(b)(2) Request termination of suspension and cancellation of lease (no requests in recent years for termination/cancellation of a lease; minimal burden) 20 184 Request compensation for lease cancellation mandated by the OCS Lands Act (no qualified lease cancellations in many years; minimal burden compared to benefit) 50 187(d) Report all spills of oil or other liquid pollutants Burden covered with 30 CFR 254 (1010-0091). 187; 188(a); 189; 190(c) Report to the District Manager immediately via oral communication and written follow-up within 15 calendar days, incidents pertaining to: Fatalities; injuries; LoWC; fires; explosions; all collisions resulting in property or equipment damage >$25K; structural damage to an OCS facility; cranes; incidents that damage or disable safety systems or equipment (including firefighting systems) Oral 0.2. Written 4. 188(a)(5) Report to District Manager hydrogen sulfide
(H2S)gas releases immediately by oral communication Oral burden covered under 30 CFR 250, subpart D (1010-0141). 188(b); 190(a),
(b)Provide written report to the District Manager within 15 calendar days after incidents relating to: Injuries that result in 1 or more days away from work, on restricted work, or job transfer; gas releases that initiate equipment or process shutdown; property or equipment damage >$25K; operations personnel to muster for evacuation not related to weather or drills; any additional information required 4 191 Submit written statement/compensation re: Accident investigation Exempt under 3 CFR 1320.4(b). 192; Form MMS-132 Daily report of evacuation statistics for natural occurrence/hurricane (Form MMS-132 in the GOMR) when circumstances warrant; inform MMS when you resume production 1 193 Report apparent violations or non-compliance 1 1/2 194 NTL exception requests Request departures from conducting archaeological resources surveys and/or submitting reports in GOMR 1 194(c) Report archaeological discoveries (only one instance in many years; minimal burden) 10 196 Submit data/information for post-lease G&G activity and request reimbursement Burden included with 30 CFR 251 (1010-0048). 101-199 General departure or alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in Subpart A 2 Recordkeeping 108(e) Retain records of design and construction for life of crane, including installation records for any anti-two block safety devices; all inspection, testing, and maintenance for at least 4 years; crane operator and all rigger personnel qualifications for at least 4 years 2 109(b) Retain welding, burning, and hot tapping plan and approval for the life of the facility 1/2 132(b)(3) Make available all records related to inspections not specifically covered elsewhere in regulatory requirements 1 *Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping “Non-Hour Cost” Burden:* We have identified three non-hour cost burdens. Section 250.143 requires a fee for a change in designation of operator. Section 250.165 requires a State lessee applying for a right-of-use and easement on the OCS to pay a cost recovery application fee. This cost is the same as the fee for a pipeline right-of-way grant specified in 30 CFR 250.1015 and is subject to change based on that regulation. We estimate receiving only one State lease application per year. Section 250.171 requests a fee for either a Suspension of Operations or Production Request (SOO/SOP). We have not identified any other “non-hour cost” burdens associated with this collection of information. *Public Disclosure Statement:* The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, *et seq.* ) provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated to respond. *Comments:* Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) requires each agency “ o=* * * to provide notice o=* * * and otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of information o=* * *”. Agencies must specifically solicit comments to:
(a)Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its duties, including whether the information is useful;
(b)evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;
(c)enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d)minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Agencies must also estimate the “non-hour cost” burdens to respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of information. Therefore, if you have costs to generate, maintain, and disclose this information, you should comment and provide your total capital and startup cost components or annual operation, maintenance, and purchase of service components. You should describe the methods you use to estimate major cost factors, including system and technology acquisition, expected useful life of capital equipment, discount rate(s), and the period over which you incur costs. Capital and startup costs include, among other items, computers and software you purchase to prepare for collecting information, monitoring, and record storage facilities. You should not include estimates for equipment or services purchased:
(i)Before October 1, 1995;
(ii)to comply with requirements not associated with the information collection;
(iii)for reasons other than to provide information or keep records for the Government; or
(iv)as part of customary and usual business or private practices. We will summarize written responses to this notice and address them in our submission for OMB approval. As a result of your comments, we will make any necessary adjustments to the burden in our submission to OMB. *Public Comment Procedures:* The MMS's practice is to make comments, including names and addresses of respondents, available for public review. If you wish your name and/or address to be withheld, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. The MMS will honor this request to the extent allowable by law; however, anonymous comments will not be considered. There may be circumstances in which we would withhold from the record a respondent's identity, as allowable by the law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. In addition, you must present a rationale for withholding this information. This rationale must demonstrate that disclosure “would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Unsupported assertions will not meet this burden. In the absence of exceptional, documentable circumstances, this information will be released. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. *MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer:* Arlene Bajusz
(202)208-7744. Dated: December 6, 2006. Melinda Mayes, Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. [FR Doc. E6-21140 Filed 12-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MR-P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES National Endowment for the Arts; Arts Advisory Panel Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), as amended, notice is hereby given that five meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held at the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506 as follows (ending times are approximate): *State and Regional Partnerships* (Partnership Agreements review): January 4-5, 2007 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on January 4th, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on January 5th, will be open. A policy discussion will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on January 5th. *Visual Arts* (application review): January 9-10, 2007 in Room 730. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on January 9th and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on January 10th, will be closed. *Media Arts* (application review): January 10-12, 2007 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on January 10th and 11th and from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on January 12th, will be closed. *Folk and Traditional Arts* (nominations review) January 16-19, 2007 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on January 16th and 17th, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on January 18th, and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on January 19th, will be closed. *State and Regional Partnerships* (Partnership Agreements review): January 24-25, 2007 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on January 24th, and from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on January 25th, will be open. A policy discussion will be held from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on January 25th. The closed portions of meetings are for the purpose of Panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendations on financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, including information given in confidence to the agency. In accordance with the determination of the Chairman of April 8, 2005, these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code. Any person may observe meetings, or portions thereof, of advisory panels that are open to the public, and if time allows, may be permitted to participate in the panel's discussions at the discretion of the panel chairman. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Office of AccessAbility, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682-5532, TDY-TDD 202/682-5496, at least seven
(7)days prior to the meeting. Further information with reference to these meetings can be obtained from Ms. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of Guidelines & Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506, or call 202/682-5691. Dated: December 7, 2006. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts. [FR Doc. E6-21203 Filed 12-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7537-01-P NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Privacy Act of 1974; Publication of Notices of Systems of Records AGENCY: National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). ACTION: Notification of the establishment of twelve systems of records, nine of which consist of an electronic case tracking system and associated paper or electronic files, and the remaining three systems consist of electronic case tracking systems only. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Agency publishes this notice of its intention to establish twelve systems of records. Nine of these systems consist of an electronic case tracking system and associated paper or electronic files, and the remaining systems, NLRB-22, NLRB-26, and NLRB-31, consist of electronic case tracking systems only. The electronic case tracking systems and associated paper or electronic files permit the accurate and timely collection, retrieval, and retention of information maintained by offices of the Agency, regarding those offices’ handling of matters before them, including unfair labor practice, representation, or Freedom of Information Act cases. All persons are advised that, in the absence of submitted comments considered by the Agency as warranting modification of the notices as here proposed, it is the intention of the Agency that the notices shall be effective upon expiration of the comment period without further action. DATES: Written comments must be submitted no later than January 22, 2007. ADDRESSES: All persons who desire to submit written comments for consideration by the Agency in connection with the proposed notices of systems of records shall file them with the Privacy Officer, National Labor Relations Board, Room 7608, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570-0001. Comments on these notices may also be submitted electronically to *PrivacyActComments@nlrb.gov.* Copies of all such comments will be available for examination during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays) in the Agency's Reading Room, located in the Case Records Unit, National Labor Relations Board, Room 9201, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570-0001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tommie Gregg, Sr., Privacy Officer, National Labor Relations Board, Room 7608, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570-0001,
(202)273-2833, *Tommie.Greggsr@nlrb.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to subsection (k)(2) of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), the Agency proposes to exempt several of the systems of records (or portions of some systems) from the following subsections of the Privacy Act: (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), and (f). The Agency's notice of proposed rulemaking setting forth this proposed exemption appears elsewhere in today's issue of the **Federal Register** . A report of the proposal to establish these systems of records was filed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552a(r) with Congress and the Office of Management and Budget. General Prefatory Information A. All references to the Agency's “unfair labor practice cases” in these notices include the portion of such cases known as “compliance,” during which the Agency seeks effectuation of remedial provisions of a settlement agreement, Board order, or court judgment enforcing a Board order. ( *See* NLRB Casehandling Manual, Part Three—Compliance Proceedings, § 10500.1). B. Standard Routine Uses of the Records. The following routine uses apply to and are incorporated by reference into most of the systems of records published below, as described below for each system. *Records may be disclosed:* 1. To a federal, state, or local agency (including a bar association or other legal licensing authority), charged with the responsibility for investigating, defending, or pursuing violations of law or rule (civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature), in any case in which there is an indication of a violation or potential violation of law or rule; 2. In a federal, state, or local proceeding or hearing, which is administrative, judicial, or regulatory, in accordance with the procedures governing such disclosure and proceeding or hearing, including, but not limited to, National Labor Relations Board Rule § 102.118, 29 CFR § 102.118, and such records are determined by the Agency to be arguably relevant to the litigation; 3. To the Agency's legal representative, including the Department of Justice and other outside counsel, where the Agency is a party in litigation or has an interest in litigation, including when any of the following is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation:
(a)The Agency, or any component thereof;
(b)any employee of the Agency in his or her official capacity;
(c)any employee of the Agency in her or her individual capacity, where the Department of Justice has agreed or is considering a request to represent the employee; or
(d)the United States, where the Agency determines that litigation is likely to affect the Agency or any of its components; 4. To a party or his or her representative in an Agency administrative unfair labor practice or representation proceeding or related judicial proceeding, for the purpose of:
(a)Negotiation or discussion on matters in furtherance of resolving the proceeding;
(b)providing such persons with information concerning the progress or results of the Agency administrative or judicial proceeding; or
(c)ensuring due process in the Agency's administrative proceedings by disclosing copies of all documents referenced by the Agency's Casehandling Manual, Part One, Unfair Labor Practice Proceedings § 11842 (.1-.3), or releasing documents in accordance with the Board's Rules and Regulations; 5. To any person who, during the course of an Agency administrative unfair labor practice or representation proceeding or related judicial proceeding, is a source for information or assists in such proceeding, to the extent necessary to obtain relevant information or assistance or for a reason compatible with the purpose for which the record was collected; 6. To a federal, state, local, or foreign agency or agent, in order to:
(a)Aid in the Agency's collection, administration, and disbursement of remedial funds owed under the NLRA; or
(b)assist in collecting an overdue debt owed to the United States by an unfair labor practice respondent; 7. To individuals who need the information in connection with the processing of an internal Agency grievance; 8. To an arbitrator to resolve disputes under a negotiated Agency grievance arbitration procedure; 9. To officials of labor organizations recognized under 5 U.S.C., chapter 71, when disclosure is not prohibited by law, and the data is normally maintained by the Agency in the regular course of business and is necessary for a full and proper discussion, understanding, and negotiation of subjects within the scope of collective bargaining. The foregoing shall have the identical meaning as 5 U.S.C. 7114(b)(4); 10. To a member of Congress or to a congressional staff member in response to an inquiry of the congressional office made at the request of the constituent about whom the records are maintained; 11. To the public, news media, and other individuals and organizations, concerning unfair labor practice or representation proceedings, limited as follows: Administrative unfair labor practice or representation hearings are usually open to the public, pursuant to 29 CFR 102.34 and 102.64, and formal documents (those documents traditionally considered by the Agency to be publicly available) are made available for public inspection under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552. Additionally, Board decisions are posted on the Agencys Web site at *http://www.nlrb.gov,* see 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(2)(A) and (E), and may be distributed to publishers. Party and party-representative contact information is also made available to the public on the Agency's Web site. Information that would not be exempt from disclosure under the FOIA may also be released to the news media, in order to provide information on events in an administrative or judicial proceeding. Such information that would not be exempt from disclosure under the FOIA is also used to respond to inquiries from governmental, non-profit, business, labor, and legal organizations, as well as academic researchers, concerning pending related legislation and Agency performance; 12. To FOIA requesters, when the Agency discloses requested documents under the circumstances of the Agency's discretionary release policy, set forth in the Agency's FOIA Manual (available on the Agencys Web site at *http:/www.nlrb.gov* ); 13. To the following federal agencies:
(a)The Office of Management and Budget in order to obtain advice regarding the Agencys obligations under the Privacy Act, or to assist with the Agency's budget requests;
(b)the Department of Justice in order to obtain advice regarding the Agency's obligations under the Freedom of Information Act; or
(c)the National Archives and Records Administration, in records management inspections conducted under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906; 14. To contractors, for the purpose of reproduction, by typing, photocopying, or other means, of any record within the system for use by the Agency; 15. To contractors and other federal agencies, for the purpose of assisting the Agency in further development and continuing maintenance of electronic case tracking systems; and 16. To agencies of the United States Government, or to foreign or international law enforcement or administrative authorities, in order to comply with requirements imposed by, or to claim rights conferred in, international agreements and arrangements in which the United States participates. Dated: Washington, DC November 15, 2006. By direction of the Board. Lester A. Heltzer , Executive Secretary. NLRB-21, Judicial Case Management System-Pending Case List (JCMS-PCL) and Associated Headquarters Files NLRB-22, Judicial Case Management System-eRoom (JCMS-eRoom) NLRB-23, Solicitor's System
(SOL)and Associated Headquarters Files NLRB-24, Trial Information Gathered on Electronic Records (TIGER) and Associated Agency Files NLRB-25, Case Activity Tracking System
(CATS)and Associated Regional Office Files NLRB-26, Litigation Information on the Network
(LION)NLRB-27, Special Litigation Branch Case Tracking System (SPLIT) and Associated Headquarters Files NLRB-28, Regional Advice and Injunction Litigation System (RAILS) and Associated Headquarters Files NLRB-29, Work in Progress Database
(WIP)and Associated Headquarters Files NLRB-30, Appeals Case Tracking System
(ACTS)and Associated Headquarters Files NLRB-31, Office of Appeals Extension of Time System
(EOTS)NLRB-32, Freedom of Information Act Tracking System
(FTS)and Associated Agency Files NLRB-21 SYSTEM NAME: Judicial Case Management System-Pending Case List (JCMS-PCL) and Associated Headquarters Files. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: None. SYSTEM LOCATION: Records are stored on paper and electronic media at Agency Headquarters, Office of the Executive Secretary, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570. Additionally, pursuant to the Agency's flexiplace and telecommuting programs, or due to official travel, JCMS-PCL may also be accessed from alternative worksites via the Internet, including employees’ homes. Associated Headquarters Files (or copies of such files) also may be temporarily located at alternative worksites. All appropriate safeguards will be taken at these sites. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Individual Respondents in unfair labor practice cases before the members of the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”); individual Employers in representation cases before the Board; current and former Agency employees assigned to cases. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
(1)Summary information of unfair labor practice and representation cases before the Board (such as names of parties, case status, and Agency personnel assignments) is maintained in an electronic case tracking system, JCMS-PCL.
(2)Associated Headquarters Files are paper records established and maintained for processing unfair labor practice and representation proceedings before the Board. These records include the Official Case Records maintained in the Agency's Headquarters. The paper records are administrative and court records (such as unfair labor practice charges, unfair labor practice complaints and answers, representation petitions, briefs, motions and orders), correspondence, legal research memoranda, and other related documents. These records include the names of parties, and Agency employees assigned to the cases. JCMS-PCL and Associated Headquarters Files may include parties’ home addresses and home telephone numbers, if such information is provided to the Agency. Portions of these records include civil investigatory and law enforcement information. AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 29 U.S.C. 159, 160, 161; 44 U.S.C. 3101; and the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, Pub.L. 103-62, 107 Stat. 285 (codified in sections of Titles 5, 31, and 39 of the U.S. Code). PURPOSE: JCMS-PCL is an electronic case tracking system used by the Offices of the Board (Members and their staffs, the Office of Representation Appeals, the Office of the Solicitor, and the Office of the Executive Secretary) to facilitate the accurate and timely collection, retrieval, and retention of information regarding the processing of unfair labor practice and representation cases before the Board. The information and activities tracked by the system may be generated by the parties’ filing of briefs, motions, and other documents, or by deliberative, analytical processes undertaken by Board employees assigned to cases. This database stores current and historical information, and is used to generate data for managing the Agency's case processing and resources, creating the Agency's budget, preparing monthly and annual reports of casehandling activities, and providing requested statistical reports to the public. Limited information from JCMS-PCL is imported into NLRB-25, the Case Activity Tracking System (CATS), which is a system of records that tracks cases for the Agency's Regional Offices. Party and party-representative contact information from JCMS-PCL is also made available to the public on the Agency's Web site at *http://www.nlrb.gov.* Associated Headquarters Files are paper files maintained to adjudicate or otherwise resolve matters handled by the Board. These records include the Official Case Records maintained in the Agency's Headquarters. Other offices of the Agency, including the Division of Judges located at Agency Headquarters and the Division of Enforcement Litigation's Appellate Court Branch, also use these records for case processing purposes. JCMS-PCL and Associated Headquarters Files may also be used to assist in evaluating Agency employees. ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: The standard routine uses applying to this system are listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document. DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES: None. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE: Data is maintained on paper and electronic media. RETRIEVABILITY: Data may be retrieved by the names of individual Respondents in unfair labor practice cases before the Board; names of individual Employers in representation cases before the Board; names of current and former Agency employees assigned to cases; as well as by non-personal identifiers, such as case numbers assigned by the Agency. SAFEGUARDS: Access to Agency working and storage areas is restricted to Agency employees who have a need to use the information in order to perform their duties, custodial personnel, Federal Protective Service personnel, and other contractor and security personnel. All other persons are required to be escorted in Agency areas. Associated Headquarters Files are maintained in staffed or locked areas during working hours. The facilities are protected from unauthorized access during non-working hours by the Federal Protective Service or other security personnel. Those Agency Headquarters employees who telecommute and may possess Associated Headquarters Files (or copies of such files) at alternative worksites or who may access JCMS-PCL from alternative worksites are instructed as to keeping such information in a secure manner. Electronic system-based access controls are in place to prevent data misuse. Access to electronic information is controlled by administrators who determine users' authorized access based on each user's office and position within the office. Access criteria, procedures, controls, and responsibilities are documented and consistent with the policies stated in a memorandum titled “NLRB Access Control Standards, Password Management,” and dated January 23, 2002. All network users are also warned at the time of each network login that the system is for use by authorized users only, and that unauthorized or improper use is a violation of law. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: JCMS-PCL information will be retained and disposed of in accordance with appropriate Agency schedules that will be submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)for its approval. Associated Headquarters Files are disposed of in accordance with the Agency's Disposition Standards Records, as approved by NARA. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: Executive Secretary, National Labor Relations Board, Room 11600, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570-0001. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, an individual may inquire as to whether this system contains a record pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR § 102.117a(a) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, an individual seeking to gain access to records in this system pertaining to such individual should contact the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR § 102.117a(b) and
(c)(as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. § 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, an individual may request amendment of a record in this system pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(d) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. § 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, record source categories include parties in unfair labor practice and representation cases; party representatives; witnesses in Board proceedings; and individual Agency employees. Record source categories also include documents relating to the processing of unfair labor practice or representation cases by the Board, such as unfair labor practice charges and complaints, representation petitions, administrative law judge determinations, Board decisions, and decisions from United States courts of appeal. JCMS-PCL also receives electronic data from NLRB-22, JCMS-eRoom. EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), the Agency has exempted portions of this system, including records relating to requests pursuant to Section 10(j) of the NLRA (29 U.S.C. 160(j)), requests to pursue federal court contempt proceedings, and certain requests that the Board initiate litigation or intervene in non-Agency litigation, from the following provisions of the Privacy Act: 5 U.S.C. § 552a (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(l), and (f). NLRB-22 SYSTEM NAME: Judicial Case Management System-eRoom (JCMS-eRoom) SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: None. SYSTEM LOCATION: Records are stored on electronic media at Agency Headquarters, Office of the Executive Secretary, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570. Additionally, pursuant to the Agency's flexiplace and telecommuting programs, or due to official travel, JCMS-eRoom may also be accessed from alternative worksites via the Internet, including employees' homes. All appropriate safeguards will be taken at these sites. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Individual Charged Parties and Respondents in unfair labor practice cases before the five-member National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”); individual Employers in representation cases before the Board; current and former Agency employees assigned to cases. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: Summary information of unfair labor practice and representation cases before the Board (such as names of parties, case status, and Agency personnel assignments) is maintained in an electronic case tracking system, JCMS-eRoom. JCMS-eRoom also provides a collaborative electronic space where documents are contained in a structured repository. These records include the names of parties, and Agency employees assigned to the cases. AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 29 U.S.C. 159, 160, 161; 44 U.S.C. 3101. PURPOSE: JCMS-eRoom is an electronic case tracking system used by the Offices of the Board (Members and their staffs, the Office of Representation Appeals, the Office of the Solicitor, and the Office of the Executive Secretary) to facilitate the accurate and timely collection, retrieval, and retention of information regarding the processing of unfair labor practice and representation cases before the Board. JCMS-eRoom is also used by Board employees to electronically collaborate on the drafting of decisions and disposition of cases. The information and activities tracked by the system may be generated by the parties' filing of briefs, motions, and other documents, or by deliberative, analytical processes undertaken by Board employees assigned to cases. This database stores current and historical information, and is used to generate data for managing the Agency's case processing and resources. Limited information from JCMS-eRoom is imported into NLRB-21, JCMS-PCL. JCMS-eRoom may also be used to assist in evaluating Agency employees. ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: The standard routine uses applying to this system are listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document. DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES: None. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE: Data is maintained on electronic media. RETRIEVABILITY: Data may be retrieved by the names of individual Charged Parties and Respondents in unfair labor practice cases before the Board; names of individual Employers in representation cases before the Board; names of current and former Agency employees assigned to cases; as well as by non-personal identifiers, such as case numbers assigned by the Agency. SAFEGUARDS: Access to Agency working and storage areas is restricted to Agency employees who have a need to use the information in order to perform their duties, custodial personnel, Federal Protective Service personnel, and other contractor and security personnel. All other persons are required to be escorted in Agency areas. The facilities are protected from unauthorized access during non-working hours by the Federal Protective Service or other security personnel. Those Agency Headquarters employees who telecommute and may access JCMS-eRoom from alternative worksites are instructed as to keeping such information in a secure manner. Electronic system-based access controls are in place to prevent data misuse. Access to electronic information is controlled by administrators who determine users' authorized access based on each user's office and position within the office. Access criteria, procedures, controls, and responsibilities are documented and consistent with the policies stated in a memorandum titled “NLRB Access Control Standards, Password Management,” and dated January 23, 2002. All network users are also warned at the time of each network login that the system is for use by authorized users only, and that unauthorized or improper use is a violation of law. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: JCMS-eRoom information will be retained and disposed of in accordance with appropriate Agency schedules that will be submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)for its approval. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: Executive Secretary, National Labor Relations Board, Room 11600, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570-0001. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: An individual may inquire as to whether this system contains a record pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(a) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: An individual seeking to gain access to records in this system pertaining to such individual should contact the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 C.F.R. 102.117a(b) and
(c)(as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: An individual may request amendment of a record in this system pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(d) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES: Record source categories include parties in unfair labor practice and representation cases; party representatives; witnesses in Board proceedings; and individual Agency employees. Record source categories also include documents relating to the processing of unfair labor practice or representation cases by the Board, such as unfair labor practice charges and complaints, representation petitions, administrative law judge determinations, Board decisions, and decisions from United States courts of appeal. EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: None. NLRB-23 SYSTEM NAME: Solicitors System
(SOL)and Associated Headquarters Files. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: None. SYSTEM LOCATION: Records are stored on paper and electronic media at Agency Headquarters, Office of the Solicitor, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570. Additionally, pursuant to the Agency's flexiplace and telecommuting programs, or due to official travel, Associated Headquarters Files (or copies of such files) also may be temporarily located at alternative worksites. All appropriate safeguards will be taken at these sites. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Individual Charged Parties and Respondents in unfair labor practice case matters regarding which the Office of the Solicitor advises the five-member National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”); individual Employers in representation case matters regarding which the Office of the Solicitor advises the Board; non-Agency attorneys who are the subjects of disciplinary proceedings under Section 102.177 of the Board's Rules and Regulations; individuals who have filed petitions for rulemaking with the Board; current and former Agency employees assigned to cases. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
(1)Summary information (such as names of parties, case status, and Agency personnel assignments) of matters regarding which the Office of the Solicitor advises the Board (including limited unfair labor practice and representation case matters, requests to initiate litigation or intervene in non-Board litigation, cases under Section 102.177 of the Board's Rules and Regulations, and petitions for rulemaking) is maintained in an electronic case tracking system, SOL.
(2)Associated Headquarters Files are paper records established and maintained for processing the matters regarding which the Office of the Solicitor advises the Board. The paper records are administrative and court records (such as unfair labor practice charges, unfair labor practice complaints and answers, representation petitions, briefs, motions and orders), Section 102.177 charges and complaints, petitions for rulemaking, correspondence, and intra-agency memoranda (such as requests for authorization from the Board to initiate court litigation, legal research memoranda, and other related documents). These records include the names of parties and Agency employees assigned to the cases. SOL and Associated Headquarters Files may include parties' home addresses and home telephone numbers, if such information is provided to the Agency. Portions of these records include civil investigatory and law enforcement information. AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 29 U.S.C. 159, 160, 161; 44 U.S.C. 3101. PURPOSE: SOL is an electronic case tracking system used by the Office of the Solicitor to facilitate the accurate and timely collection, retrieval, and retention of information regarding the processing of unfair labor practice, representation, and other case matters regarding which the Office of the Solicitor advises the Board. The information and activities tracked by the system may be generated by the parties' filing of briefs, motions, and other documents, or by deliberative, analytical processes undertaken by Board employees assigned to cases. This database stores current and historical information, and is used to generate data for managing the Agency's case processing and resources, and preparing quarterly and annual reports of casehandling activities. Associated Headquarters Files are paper files maintained to aid in resolving matters advised on by the Solicitor's Office. The Associated Headquarters Files may also be used to assist in evaluating Agency employees. ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: The standard routine uses applying to this system are listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document. DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES: None. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE: Data is maintained on paper and electronic media. RETRIEVABILITY: Data may be retrieved by the names of individual Charged Parties and Respondents in unfair labor practice case matters regarding which the Office of the Solicitor advises the Board; names of individual Employers in representation case matters regarding which the Office of the Solicitor advises the Board; names of non-Agency attorneys who are the subjects of disciplinary proceedings under Board Rule and Regulation Section 102.177; names of individuals who have filed petitions for rulemaking with the Board; names of current and former Agency employees assigned to cases; as well as by non-personal identifiers, such as case numbers assigned by the Agency. SAFEGUARDS: Access to Agency working and storage areas is restricted to Agency employees who have a need to use the information in order to perform their duties, custodial personnel, Federal Protective Service personnel, and other contractor and security personnel. All other persons are required to be escorted in Agency areas. Associated Headquarters Files are maintained in staffed or locked areas during working hours. The facilities are protected from unauthorized access during non-working hours by the Federal Protective Service or other security personnel. Those Agency Headquarters employees who telecommute and may possess Associated Headquarters Files (or copies of such files) at alternative worksites are instructed as to keeping such information in a secure manner. Electronic system-based access controls are in place to prevent data misuse. Access to electronic information is controlled by administrators who determine users' authorized access based on each user's office and position within the office. Access criteria, procedures, controls, and responsibilities are documented and consistent with the policies stated in a memorandum titled “NLRB Access Control Standards, Password Management,” and dated January 23, 2002. All network users are also warned at the time of each network login that the system is for use by authorized users only, and that unauthorized or improper use is a violation of law. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: SOL information will be retained and disposed of in accordance with appropriate Agency schedules that will be submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)for its approval. Associated Headquarters Files are disposed of in accordance with the Agency's Disposition Standards Records, as approved by NARA. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: Solicitor, National Labor Relations Board, Room 11800, 1099 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20570-0001 NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, an individual may inquire as to whether this system contains a record pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(a) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, an individual seeking to gain access to records in this system pertaining to such individual should contact the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(b) and
(c)(as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, an individual may request amendment of a record in this system pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(d) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, record source categories include parties in unfair labor practice cases, representation cases, Section 102.177 cases, and petitions for rulemaking; party representatives; witnesses in Board proceedings; and individual Agency employees. Record source categories also include documents relating to the processing of cases regarding which the Solicitor is advising the Board, such as unfair labor practice charges and complaints, representation petitions, administrative law judge determinations, Board decisions, and decisions from United States courts of appeal. EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), the Agency has exempted portions of this system, including records relating to requests pursuant to Section 10(j) of the NLRA (29 U.S.C. 160(j)), requests to pursue federal court contempt proceedings, and certain requests that the Board initiate litigation or intervene in non-Agency litigation, from the following provisions of the Privacy Act: U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(l), and (f). NLRB-24 SYSTEM NAME: Trial Information Gathered on Electronic Records (TIGER) and Associated Agency Files. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: None. SYSTEM LOCATION: Records are stored on electronic media at Agency Headquarters, Division of Judges, and on paper and electronic media at the Division of Judges’ satellite offices in San Francisco, California, New York, New York, and Atlanta, Georgia. *See* attached Appendix for addresses. Additionally, pursuant to the Agency's flexiplace and telecommuting programs, or due to official travel, TIGER may also be accessed from alternative worksites via the Internet, including employees’ homes. Associated Agency Files (or copies of such files) also may be temporarily located at alternative worksites. All appropriate safeguards will be taken at these sites. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Individual Respondents in pending unfair labor practice cases before the Division of Judges and individual Employers in pending representation cases before the Division of Judges; Agency Administrative Law Judges assigned to pending cases. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
(1)Summary information of pending unfair labor practice and representation cases before the Division of Judges (such as names of parties, case status, and Agency Administrative Law Judges assigned to cases) is maintained in an electronic case tracking system, TIGER.
(2)Associated Agency Files are paper records established and maintained for processing unfair labor practice and representation cases before the Division of Judges. The paper records are administrative records (such as unfair labor practice charges, unfair labor practice complaints and answers, representation petitions, briefs, motions and orders), correspondence, legal memoranda, and other related documents. These records include the names of parties and Agency Administrative Law Judges assigned to the cases. Some of these paper records are electronically scanned and placed in an eRoom for the Division of Judges to use in resolving cases. Both TIGER and the Associated Agency Files may include parties’ home addresses and home telephone numbers, if such information is provided to the Agency. AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 5 U.S.C. 554(d), 556, 557, 3105; 29 U.S.C. 153(d), 159, 160, 161; 44 U.S.C. 3101. PURPOSE: TIGER is an electronic case tracking system used by the Agency's Division of Judges to facilitate the accurate and timely collection, retrieval, and retention of information regarding unfair labor practice and representation cases before the Division. The information and activities tracked by the system may be generated by the parties’ filing of briefs, motions, and other documents, or by deliberative, analytical processes undertaken by the Agency's Administrative Law Judges or their staffs. This database stores current and historical information, and is used to generate data for managing the Agency's case processing and resources, creating the Agency's budget, preparing monthly and annual reports of casehandling activities, and providing requested statistical reports to the public. Associated Agency Files are paper files maintained to adjudicate or otherwise resolve matters handled by the Division of Judges. ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: The standard routine uses applying to this system are listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document. DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES: None. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE: Data is maintained on paper and electronic media. RETRIEVABILITY: Data may be retrieved by names of individual Respondents in pending unfair labor practice cases before the Division of Judges; names of individual Employers in pending representation cases before the Division of Judges; individual numeric codes for Agency Administrative Law Judges assigned to pending cases; as well as by non-personal identifiers, such as case numbers assigned by the Agency. SAFEGUARDS: Access to Agency working and storage areas is restricted to Agency employees who have a need to use the information in order to perform their duties, custodial personnel, Federal Protective Service personnel, and other contractor and security personnel. All other persons are required to be escorted in Agency areas. Associated Agency Files are maintained in staffed or locked areas during working hours. The facilities are protected from unauthorized access during non-working hours by the Federal Protective Service or other security personnel. Those Agency employees who telecommute and may possess Associated Agency Files (or copies of such files) at alternative worksites or who may access TIGER from alternative worksites are instructed as to keeping such information in a secure manner. Electronic system-based access controls are in place to prevent data misuse. Access to electronic information is controlled by administrators who determine users’ authorized access based on each user's office and position within the office. Access criteria, procedures, controls, and responsibilities are documented and consistent with the policies stated in a memorandum titled “NLRB Access Control Standards, Password Management,” and dated January 23, 2002. All network users are also warned at the time of each network login that the system is for use by authorized users only, and that unauthorized or improper use is a violation of law. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: TIGER information will be retained and disposed of in accordance with appropriate Agency schedules that will be submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)for its approval. Associated Agency Files are disposed of in accordance with the Agency's Disposition Standards Records, as approved by NARA. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: Chief Administrative Law Judge, Division of Judges, National Labor Relations Board, Room 5400, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570-0001. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: An individual may inquire as to whether this system contains a record pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(a) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: An individual seeking to gain access to records in this system pertaining to such individual should contact the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(b) and
(c)(as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: An individual may request amendment of a record in this system pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(d) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES: Record source categories include parties in unfair labor practice and representation cases; party representatives; and witnesses in Board proceedings. Record source categories also include official documents from the record of unfair labor practice and representation cases before the Division of Judges, such as unfair labor practice charges and complaints, representation petitions, exhibits to administrative proceedings, administrative law judge determinations, Board decisions, and decisions from United States courts of appeal. EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: None. NLRB-25 SYSTEM NAME: Case Activity Tracking System
(CATS)and Associated Regional Office Files. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: None. SYSTEM LOCATION: Records are stored on paper and electronic media at Agency Headquarters and the Regional Offices. *See* attached Appendix for addresses. Additionally, pursuant to the Agency's flexiplace and telecommuting programs, or due to official travel, CATS may also be accessed from alternative worksites via the Internet, including employees’ homes. Associated Regional Office Files (or copies of such files) also may be temporarily located at alternative worksites. All appropriate safeguards will be taken at these sites. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Individual parties in unfair labor practice and representation cases before the Agency's Regional Offices; current and former Agency employees assigned to cases. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
(1)Summary information of unfair labor practice and representation cases before the Regional Offices (such as names of parties, case status, and Agency personnel assignments) is maintained in the electronic case tracking system, CATS.
(2)Associated Regional Office Files are paper and electronic records established and maintained for processing unfair labor practice and representation proceedings before the Regional Offices. The paper records are administrative and court records (such as unfair labor practice charges, unfair labor practice complaints and answers, representation petitions, briefs, motions and orders), correspondence, legal research memoranda, and other related documents. These records include the names of parties and current and former Agency employees assigned to cases. Both CATS and the Associated Regional Office Files may include parties” home addresses and home telephone numbers, if such information is provided to the Agency. These records include civil investigatory and law enforcement information. AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 29 U.S.C. 153(d), 159, 160, 161; 44 U.S.C. 3101; and the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, Pub.L. 103-62, 107 Stat. 285 (codified in sections of Titles 5, 31, and 39 of the U.S. Code). PURPOSE: CATS is an electronic case tracking system used by the Division of Operations Management and the Regional Offices of the Agency to facilitate the accurate and timely collection, retrieval, and retention of information regarding unfair labor practice and representation cases handled by the Agency. The information and activities tracked by the system may be generated by the parties' filing of unfair labor practice charges, representation petitions, briefs, motions, and other documents, or by deliberative, analytical processes undertaken by the Agency's employees. This database stores current and historical information, and is used to generate data for managing the Agency's case processing and resources, creating the Agency's budget, preparing monthly and annual reports of casehandling activities, and providing requested statistical reports to the public. Limited information in CATS is exported into JCMS-PCL. The Associated Regional Office Files are paper files maintained to litigate or otherwise resolve matters handled by the Agency. The Associated Regional Office Files may be temporarily transferred to offices at Agency Headquarters, in order to aid in resolving cases handled by those offices. In addition, some Regional Office Files are electronically scanned and placed in an eRoom for the Agency's use in resolving cases. CATS and the Associated Regional Office Files may also be used to assist in evaluating Agency employee performance. ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: The standard routine uses applying to this system are listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document. DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES: None. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE: Data is maintained on paper and electronic media. RETRIEVABILITY: Data may be retrieved by names of individual parties in unfair labor practice and representation cases before the Agency's Regional Offices; names of current and former Agency employees assigned to those cases; as well as by non-personal identifiers, such as case numbers assigned by the Agency. SAFEGUARDS: Access to Agency working and storage areas is restricted to Agency employees who have a need to use the information in order to perform their duties, custodial personnel, Federal Protective Service personnel, and other contractor and security personnel. All other persons are required to be escorted in Agency areas. Regional Office Files are maintained in staffed or locked areas during working hours. The facilities are protected from unauthorized access during non-working hours by the Federal Protective Service or other security personnel. Those Agency employees who telecommute and may possess Regional Office Files (or copies of such files) at alternative worksites or who may access CATS from alternative worksites are instructed as to keeping such information in a secure manner. Electronic system-based access controls are in place to prevent data misuse. Access to electronic information is controlled by administrators who determine users' authorized access based on each user's office and position within the office. Access criteria, procedures, controls, and responsibilities are documented and consistent with the policies stated in a memorandum titled “NLRB Access Control Standards, Password Management,” and dated January 23, 2002. All network users are also warned at the time of each network login that the system is for use by authorized users only, and that unauthorized or improper use is a violation of law. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: CATS information will be retained and disposed of in accordance with appropriate Agency schedules that will be submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)for its approval. Regional Office Files are disposed of in accordance with the Agency's Disposition Standards Records, as approved by NARA. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: Associate General Counsel, Division of Operations Management, National Labor Relations Board, Room 10200, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570-0001. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: This system is exempt from this provision of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: This system is exempt from this provision of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: This system is exempt from this provision of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C.552a(k)(2). RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES: This system is exempt from this provision of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), the Agency has exempted this system from the following provisions of the Privacy Act: 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), and (f). NLRB-26 SYSTEM NAME: Litigation Information on the Network (LION). SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: None. SYSTEM LOCATION: Records are stored on electronic media at Agency Headquarters, Appellate Court Branch, Division of Enforcement Litigation, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570. Additionally, pursuant to the Agency's flexiplace and telecommuting programs, or due to official travel, LION may also be accessed from alternative worksites via the Internet, including employees' homes. All appropriate safeguards will be taken at these sites. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Individual Respondents before the Board in cases handled by the Appellate Court Branch; individual Charging Parties who have filed petitions for review in the federal courts of appeals; individual parties who have intervened in federal courts of appeals proceedings handled by the Appellate Court Branch; current and former Agency legal technicians assigned to cases. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: Summary information of cases handled by the Appellate Court Branch in the federal courts of appeals (such as names of parties, case status, Agency personnel assignments, brief due dates, oral argument dates, and court judgment dates) is maintained in an electronic case tracking system, LION. LION may include parties' home addresses and home telephone numbers, if such information is provided to the Agency. Any paper records associated with LION are placed within the Associated Headquarters Files for JCMS-PCL (NLRB-21). AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 29 U.S.C. 159, 160(e) and (f); 44 U.S.C. 3101. PURPOSE: LION is an electronic case tracking system used by the Appellate Court Branch to facilitate the accurate and timely collection, retrieval, and retention of information regarding unfair labor practice cases referred to the Branch for enforcement or review in the federal courts of appeals, pursuant to section 10(e) and
(f)of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. 160(e) and (f). The information and activities tracked by the system may be generated by the parties' filing of briefs, motions, and other documents, or by orders or other documents received from the courts of appeals. This database stores current and historical information, and is used to generate data for managing the Agency's case processing and resources, creating the Agency's budget, preparing monthly and annual reports of casehandling activities, and providing requested statistical reports to the public. Limited information from LION is exported into JCMS-PCL. ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: The standard routine uses applying to this system are listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document. DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES: None. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE: Data is maintained on electronic media. RETRIEVABILITY: Data may be retrieved by names of Individual Respondents before the Board in cases handled by the Appellate Court Branch; names of individual Charging Parties who have filed petitions for review in the federal courts of appeals; names of individual parties who have intervened in federal courts of appeals proceedings handled by the Appellate Court Branch; names of current and former Agency legal technicians; as well as by non-personal identifiers, such as case numbers assigned by the Agency. SAFEGUARDS: Access to Agency working and storage areas is restricted to Agency employees who have a need to use the information in order to perform their duties, custodial personnel, Federal Protective Service personnel, and other contractor and security personnel. All other persons are required to be escorted in Agency areas. The facilities are protected from unauthorized access during non-working hours by the Federal Protective Service or other security personnel. Those Agency Headquarters employees who telecommute and may access LION from alternative worksites are instructed as to keeping such information in a secure manner. Electronic system-based access controls are in place to prevent data misuse. Access to electronic information is controlled by administrators who determine users' authorized access based on each user's office and position within the office. Access criteria, procedures, controls, and responsibilities are documented and consistent with the policies stated in a memorandum titled “NLRB Access Control Standards, Password Management,” and dated January 23, 2002. All network users are also warned at the time of each network login that the system is for use by authorized users only, and that unauthorized or improper use is a violation of law. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: LION information will be retained and disposed of in accordance with appropriate Agency schedules that will be submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)for its approval. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: Deputy Associate General Counsel, Appellate Court Branch, National Labor Relations Board, Room 8100, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570-0001. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: An individual may inquire as to whether this system contains a record pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(a) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: An individual seeking to gain access to records in this system pertaining to such individual should contact the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(b) and
(c)(as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: An individual may request amendment of a record in this system pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(d) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES: Record source categories include parties in unfair labor practice cases, and official documents from the administrative and court records of unfair labor practice cases handled by the Appellate Court Branch, such as unfair labor practice charges and complaints, exhibits to administrative proceedings, administrative law judge determinations, Board decisions, and decisions from United States courts of appeal. EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: None. NLRB-27 SYSTEM NAME: Special Litigation Branch Case Tracking System (SPLIT) and Associated Headquarters Files. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: None. SYSTEM LOCATION: Records are stored on paper and electronic media at Agency Headquarters, Special Litigation Branch, Division of Enforcement Litigation, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570. Additionally, pursuant to the Agency's flexiplace and telecommuting programs, or due to official travel, Associated Headquarters Files (or copies of such files) also may be temporarily located at alternative worksites. All appropriate safeguards will be taken at these sites. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Individual parties or potential parties in matters referred to or handled by the Special Litigation Branch of the Division of Enforcement Litigation; current and former Agency employees assigned to cases. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
(1)Summary information of matters handled by the Special Litigation Branch (such as names of parties, case status, case type, due dates for court filings, and Agency personnel assignments) is maintained in an electronic case tracking system, SPLIT.
(2)Associated Headquarters Files are paper records established and maintained for processing Special Litigation Branch matters. The paper records are administrative and court records (such as unfair labor practice and court complaints and answers, transcripts, exhibits, briefs, motions, Board decisions, court opinions and orders made in the adjudication of cases, and case-docketing information), correspondence, legal research memoranda, and other related documents. Both SPLIT and the Associated Headquarters Files may include parties’ home addresses and home telephone numbers, if such information is provided to the Agency. Portions of these records include civil investigatory and law enforcement information. AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 29 U.S.C. 153(d), 159, 160, 161; 44 U.S.C. 3101. PURPOSE: SPLIT is an electronic case tracking system used by the Special Litigation Branch to facilitate the accurate and timely collection, retrieval, and retention of information regarding the Branch's cases, including those brought under the National Labor Relations Act, the Equal Access to Justice Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Bankruptcy Code, the Privacy Act, and actions brought to mandate or prohibit specific conduct by the Board, the General Counsel and other Agency personnel. The information and activities tracked by the system may be generated by the parties’ filing of briefs, motions, and other documents, by orders or other documents received from the Agency, bankruptcy courts, district courts, and courts of appeals, or by analytical processes undertaken by Board employees assigned to cases. This database stores current and historical information, and is used to generate data for managing the Agency's case processing and resources, creating the Agency's budget, preparing monthly and annual reports of casehandling activities, and providing requested statistical reports to the public. The Associated Headquarters Files are paper files maintained to litigate or otherwise resolve matters handled by the Branch. SPLIT and the Associated Headquarters Files may also be used to assist in evaluating Agency employee performance. ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: The standard routine uses applying to this system are listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document. DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES: None. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE: Data is maintained on paper and electronic media. RETRIEVABILITY: Data may be retrieved by names of individual parties or potential parties in matters referred to or handled by the Special Litigation Branch; names of current and former Agency employees assigned to cases; as well as by non-personal identifiers, such as case names and numbers assigned by the Branch. SAFEGUARDS: Access to Agency working and storage areas is restricted to Agency employees who have a need to use the information in order to perform their duties, custodial personnel, Federal Protective Service personnel, and other contractor and security personnel. All other persons are required to be escorted in Agency areas. Associated Headquarters Files are maintained in staffed or locked areas during working hours. The facilities are protected from unauthorized access during non-working hours by the Federal Protective Service or other security personnel. Those Agency Headquarters employees who telecommute and may possess Associated Headquarters Files (or copies of such files) at alternative worksites are instructed as to keeping such information in a secure manner. Electronic system-based access controls are in place to prevent data misuse. Access to electronic information is controlled by administrators who determine users authorized access based on each user's office and position within the office. Access criteria, procedures, controls, and responsibilities are documented and consistent with the policies stated in a memorandum titled NLRB Access Control Standards, Password Management,” and dated January 23, 2002. All network users are also warned at the time of each network login that the system is for use by authorized users only, and that unauthorized or improper use is a violation of law. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: SPLIT information will be retained and disposed of in accordance with appropriate Agency schedules that will be submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)for its approval. Associated Headquarters Files are disposed of in accordance with the Agency's Disposition Standards Records, as approved by NARA. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: Assistant General Counsel, Special Litigation Branch, National Labor Relations Board, Room 8600, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570-0001. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, an individual may inquire as to whether this system contains a record pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(a) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, an individual seeking to gain access to records in this system pertaining to such individual should contact the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR § 102.117a(b) and
(c)(as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, an individual may request amendment of a record in this system pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR § 102.117a(d) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, record source categories include parties in cases and potential cases before the Special Litigation Branch, and administrative and court records in matters handled by the Special Litigation Branch (such as unfair labor practice complaints, transcripts, exhibits, briefs, motions, Board decisions, court opinions and orders made in the adjudication of cases, and case-docketing information), correspondence, legal research memoranda, and other related documents. EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), the Agency has exempted portions of this system, including records relating to investigative subpoena enforcement cases, injunction and mandamus actions regarding Agency cases under investigation, bankruptcy claims in cases under investigation, Freedom of Information Act cases involving investigatory records, and certain requests that the Board initiate litigation or intervene in non-Agency litigation, from the following provisions of the Privacy Act: 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(l), and (f). NLRB-28 SYSTEM NAME: Regional Advice and Injunction Litigation System (RAILS) and Associated Headquarters Files. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: None. SYSTEM LOCATION: Records are stored on paper and electronic media at Agency Headquarters, Division of Advice, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570. Additionally, pursuant to the Agency's flexiplace and telecommuting programs, or due to official travel, RAILS may also be accessed from alternative worksites via the Internet, including employees' homes. Associated Headquarters Files (or copies of such files) also may be temporarily located at alternative worksites. All appropriate safeguards will be taken at these sites. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Individual Charged Parties and individual Respondents in unfair labor practice cases referred to the Regional Advice and Injunction Litigation Branches of the Division of Advice, including cases involving temporary injunctive relief under Section 10(j) and
(l)of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. 169 (j), (l); current and former Agency employees assigned to cases. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
(1)Summary information of unfair labor practice cases (such as names of parties, case status, and Agency personnel assignments) is maintained in an electronic case tracking system, RAILS.
(2)Associated Headquarters Files are paper records established and maintained for processing Regional Advice and Injunction Litigation Branch cases. The paper records are administrative and court records (such as unfair labor practice charges, unfair labor practice complaints and answers, transcripts, exhibits, briefs, motions, Board decisions, court opinions and orders made in the adjudication of cases, and case-docketing information), correspondence, legal research memoranda, and other related documents. Both RAILS and the Associated Headquarters Files may include parties' home addresses and home telephone numbers, if such information is provided to the Agency. These records include civil investigatory and law enforcement information. AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 29 U.S.C. 153(d), 160(j) and (l), 161; 44 U.S.C. 3101. PURPOSE: RAILS is an electronic case tracking system used by the Regional Advice and Injunction Litigation Branches to facilitate the accurate and timely collection, retrieval, and retention of information regarding unfair labor practice cases referred to the Branch, including cases involving temporary injunctive relief under Section 10(j) and
(l)of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. 160(j) and (l). The information and activities tracked by the system may be generated by the parties' filing of unfair labor practice charges, briefs, motions, and other documents, or by deliberative, analytical processes undertaken by Agency employees. This database stores current and historical information, and is used to generate data for managing the Agency's case processing and resources, creating the Agency's budget, preparing monthly and annual reports of casehandling activities, and providing requested statistical reports to the public. The Associated Headquarters Files are paper files maintained to litigate or otherwise resolve matters handled by the Branches. RAILS and the Associated Headquarters Files may also be used to assist in evaluating Agency employee performance. ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: The standard routine uses applying to this system are listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document. DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES: None. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE: Data is maintained on paper and electronic media. RETRIEVABILITY: Data may be retrieved by names of individual Charged Parties and individual Respondents in unfair labor practice cases referred to the Regional Advice Branch; names of individual Charged Parties and individual Respondents in unfair labor practice cases involving temporary injunctive relief under Section 10(j) and
(l)of the National Labor Relations Act referred to the Injunction Litigation Branch; names of current and former Agency employees assigned to cases; and by non-personal identifiers, such as case numbers assigned by the Agency. SAFEGUARDS: Access to Agency working and storage areas is restricted to Agency employees who have a need to use the information in order to perform their duties, custodial personnel, Federal Protective Service personnel, and other contractor and security personnel. All other persons are required to be escorted in Agency areas. Associated Headquarters Files are maintained in staffed or locked areas during working hours. The facilities are protected from unauthorized access during non-working hours by the Federal Protective Service or other security personnel. Those Agency Headquarters employees who telecommute and may possess Associated Headquarters Files (or copies of such files) at alternative worksites or who may access RAILS from alternative worksites are instructed as to keeping such information in a secure manner. Electronic system-based access controls are in place to prevent data misuse. Access to electronic information is controlled by administrators who determine users' authorized access based on each user's office and position within the office. Access criteria, procedures, controls, and responsibilities are documented and consistent with the policies stated in a memorandum titled “NLRB Access Control Standards, Password Management,” and dated January 23, 2002. All network users are also warned at the time of each network login that the system is for use by authorized users only, and that unauthorized or improper use is a violation of law. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: RAILS information will be retained and disposed of in accordance with appropriate Agency schedules that will be submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)for its approval. Associated Headquarters Files are disposed of in accordance with the Agency's Disposition Standards Records, as approved by NARA. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: Associate General Counsel, Division of Advice, National Labor Relations Board, Room 10400, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570-0001. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: This system is exempt from this provision of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: This system is exempt from this provision of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: This system is exempt from this provision of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES: This system is exempt from this provision of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), the Agency has exempted this system from the following provisions of the Privacy Act: 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), and (f). NLRB-29 SYSTEM NAME: Work in Progress
(WIP)and Associated Headquarters Files. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: None. SYSTEM LOCATION: Records are stored on paper and electronic media at Agency Headquarters, Division of Advice, Office of Legal Research and Policy Planning, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570. Additionally, pursuant to the Agency's flexiplace and telecommuting programs, or due to official travel, Associated Headquarters Files (or copies of such files) also may be temporarily located at alternative worksites. All appropriate safeguards will be taken at these sites. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Individual parties in cases decided by the Board and related court cases; current and former Agency employees assigned to cases. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
(1)Summary information of the Agency's internal legal research database of Board and related court decisions, including summaries and classifications of those decisions, names of parties in decisions, work completion status, and Agency personnel assignments, is maintained in an electronic case tracking system, WIP.
(2)Associated Headquarters Files are paper records established and maintained to create summaries and classifications of Board and related court decisions. The paper records include the names of current and former Agency employees assigned to create the summaries and classifications, as well as Board and federal court decisions. AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 29 U.S.C. 153(d), 160; 44 U.S.C. 3101. PURPOSE: WIP is an electronic case tracking system used by the Legal Research and Policy Planning Branch to collect, classify and summarize decisions issued by the Board and courts, as well as to store, maintain and retrieve the classifications and summaries. The information and activities tracked by the system may be generated by the issuance of Board and court decisions, or by the commencement or completion of work by Agency employees. This database stores current and historical information, and is used to generate data for case assignment. The classifications and summaries are also published in the Classified Index of National Labor Relations Board Decisions and Related Court Decisions, as well as on a public electronic research database called CITENET. The Associated Headquarters Files are paper files maintained to aid in preparing the classifications and summaries. WIP and the Associated Headquarters Files may also be used to assist in evaluating Agency employee performance. ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: The standard routine uses applying to this system are those listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document, items numbered 7-10 and 12-15 only. DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES: None. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE: Data is maintained on paper and electronic media. RETRIEVABILITY: Data may be retrieved by names of individual parties in cases decided by the Board and related court cases; current and former Agency employees assigned to cases; as well as by non-personal identifiers, such as Agency case numbers. SAFEGUARDS: Access to Agency working and storage areas is restricted to Agency employees who have a need to use the information in order to perform their duties, custodial personnel, Federal Protective Service personnel, and other contractor and security personnel. All other persons are required to be escorted in Agency areas. Associated Headquarters Files are maintained in staffed or locked areas during working hours. The facilities are protected from unauthorized access during non-working hours by the Federal Protective Service or other security personnel. Those Agency Headquarters employees who telecommute and may possess Associated Headquarters Files (or copies of such files) at alternative worksites are instructed as to keeping such information in a secure manner. Electronic system-based access controls are in place to prevent data misuse. Access to electronic information is controlled by administrators who determine users' authorized access based on each user's office and position within the office. Access criteria, procedures, controls, and responsibilities are documented and consistent with the policies stated in a memorandum titled “NLRB Access Control Standards, Password Management,” and dated January 23, 2002. All network users are also warned at the time of each network login that the system is for use by authorized users only, and that unauthorized or improper use is a violation of law. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: WIP information will be retained and disposed of in accordance with appropriate Agency schedules that will be submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)for its approval. Associated Headquarters Files are disposed of in accordance with the Agency's Disposition Standards Records, as approved by NARA. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: Assistant General Counsel, Legal Research and Policy Planning Branch, Division of Advice, National Labor Relations Board, Room 10600, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570-0001. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: An individual may inquire as to whether this system contains a record pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(a) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: An individual seeking to gain access to records in this system pertaining to such individual should contact the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(b) and
(c)(as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: An individual may request amendment of a record in this system pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(d) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES: Record source categories include Board and federal court decisions, and current and former Agency employees of the Legal Research and Policy Planning Branch. EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: None. NLRB-30 SYSTEM NAME: Appeals Case Tracking System
(ACTS)and Associated Headquarters Files. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: None. SYSTEM LOCATION: Records are stored on paper and electronic media at Agency Headquarters, Office of Appeals, Division of Enforcement Litigation, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570. Additionally, pursuant to the Agency's flexiplace and telecommuting programs, or due to official travel, ACTS may also be accessed from alternative worksites via the Internet, including employees' homes. Associated Headquarters Files (or copies of such files) also may be temporarily located at alternative worksites. All appropriate safeguards will be taken at these sites. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Individual parties in unfair labor practice cases in which appeals of Regional Directors' dismissals of charges or limited other decisions have been filed with the Office of Appeals; current and former Agency employees assigned to cases. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
(1)Summary information of appeals in unfair labor practice cases in which appeals of Regional Directors' dismissals of charges or limited other decisions have been filed with the Office of Appeals (such as names of parties, case status, and Agency personnel assignments) is maintained in an electronic case tracking system, ACTS.
(2)Associated Headquarters Files are paper records used for processing appeals of Regional Directors' dismissals of unfair labor practice charges and limited other decisions by Regional Directors. The paper records are administrative records (such as unfair labor practice charges, party position statements, Regional Directors' determinations), correspondence, legal research memoranda, and other related documents. These records include the names of parties and current and former Agency employees assigned to cases. Both ACTS and the Associated Headquarters Files may include parties' home addresses and home telephone numbers, if such information is provided to the Agency. These records include civil investigatory and law enforcement information. AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 29 U.S.C. 153(d); 44 U.S.C. 3101. PURPOSE: ACTS is an electronic case tracking system used by the Office of Appeals to facilitate the accurate and timely collection, retrieval, and retention of information regarding appeals of decisions of Regional Directors, including decisions dismissing unfair labor practice charges, deferring proceedings to parties' contractual grievance-arbitration processes, or closing unfair labor practice cases upon compliance action. The information and activities tracked by the system may be generated by the parties' filing of appeals and position statements, or by deliberative, analytical processes undertaken by Agency employees. This database stores current and historical information, and is used to generate data for managing the Agency's case processing and resources, creating the Agency's budget, preparing monthly and annual reports of casehandling activities, and providing requested statistical reports to the public. The Associated Headquarters Files are paper files maintained to resolve matters handled by the Office of Appeals. ACTS and the Associated Headquarters Files may also be used to assist in evaluating Agency employee performance. ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: The standard routine uses applying to this system are listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document. DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES: None. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE: Data is maintained on paper and electronic media. RETRIEVABILITY: Data may be retrieved by names of individual parties in unfair labor practice cases in which appeals of Regional Directors' dismissals of charges or limited other decisions have been filed with the Office of Appeals; names of current and former Agency employees assigned to cases; as well as by non-personal identifiers, such as case numbers assigned by the Agency. SAFEGUARDS: Access to Agency working and storage areas is restricted to Agency employees who have a need to use the information in order to perform their duties, custodial personnel, Federal Protective Service personnel, and other contractor and security personnel. All other persons are required to be escorted in Agency areas. Associated Headquarters Files are maintained in staffed or locked areas during working hours. The facilities are protected from unauthorized access during non-working hours by the Federal Protective Service or other security personnel. Those Agency Headquarters employees who telecommute and may possess Associated Headquarters Files (or copies of such files) at alternative worksites or who may access ACTS from alternative worksites are instructed as to keeping such information in a secure manner. Electronic system-based access controls are in place to prevent data misuse. Access to electronic information is controlled by administrators who determine users' authorized access based on each user's office and position within the office. Access criteria, procedures, controls, and responsibilities are documented and consistent with the policies stated in a memorandum titled “NLRB Access Control Standards, Password Management,” and dated January 23, 2002. All network users are also warned at the time of each network login that the system is for use by authorized users only, and that unauthorized or improper use is a violation of law. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: ACTS information will be retained and disposed of in accordance with appropriate Agency schedules that will be submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)for its approval. Associated Headquarters Files are disposed of in accordance with the Agency's Disposition Standards Records, as approved by NARA. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: Director, Office of Appeals, National Labor Relations Board, Room 8820, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570-0001. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: This system is exempt from this provision of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: This system is exempt from this provision of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: This system is exempt from this provision of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES: This system is exempt from this provision of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), the Agency has exempted this system from the following provisions of the Privacy Act: 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), and (f). NLRB-31 SYSTEM NAME: Office of Appeals Extension of Time System (EOTS). SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: None. SYSTEM LOCATION: Records are stored on electronic media at Agency Headquarters, Office of Appeals, Division of Enforcement Litigation, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570-0001. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Individual Charged Parties in unfair labor practice proceedings in which charging parties have electronically requested extensions of time from the Office of Appeals to file appeals of dismissals of charges or limited other decisions of Regional Directors. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: Summary information of cases in which Charging Parties in unfair labor practice proceedings who have electronically requested extensions of time to file appeals of dismissals of charges or limited other decisions of Regional Directors (such as names of parties, case status, and Agency personnel assignments) is maintained in an electronic case tracking system, EOTS. The system includes information relevant to extension of time requests such as the current due date for the appeal, the requested due date, the reasons for the requested extension of time, and whether the request has been granted or denied. EOTS may include individual parties' home addresses and home telephone numbers, if such information is provided to the Agency. Any paper records associated with EOTS are placed within the Associated Headquarters Files for ACTS (NLRB-30). AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 29 U.S.C. 153(d); 44 U.S.C. 3101. PURPOSE: EOTS is an electronic case tracking system used by the Office of Appeals to enable parties in an unfair labor practice proceeding to request extensions of time to appeal decisions of Regional Directors dismissing unfair labor practice charges, deferring proceedings to parties' contractual grievance-arbitration processes, or closing unfair labor practice cases upon compliance action. The system is also used to notify Regional Offices that requests for extensions of time have been received. The information and activities tracked by the system may be generated by the parties' requests for extensions of time, or by the Office of Appeals' responses to those requests. This database stores current and historical information, and is used to generate data for managing the Agency's case processing and resources, creating the Agency's budget, preparing monthly and annual reports of casehandling activities, and providing requested statistical reports to the public. ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: The standard routine uses applying to this system are those listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document, items numbered 4, 7-10, and 12-15 only. DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES: None. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE: Data is maintained on electronic media. RETRIEVABILITY: Data may be retrieved by names of individual Charged Parties in unfair labor practice proceedings in which charging parties have electronically requested extensions of time to file appeals of dismissals of charges or limited other decisions of Regional Directors; and non-personal identifiers, such as case numbers assigned by the Agency. SAFEGUARDS: Access to Agency working and storage areas is restricted to Agency employees who have a need to use the information in order to perform their duties, custodial personnel, Federal Protective Service personnel, and other contractor and security personnel. All other persons are required to be escorted in Agency areas. The facilities are protected from unauthorized access during non-working hours by the Federal Protective Service or other security personnel. Those Agency Headquarters employees who telecommute and may access EOTS from alternative worksites are instructed as to keeping such information in a secure manner. Electronic system-based access controls are in place to prevent data misuse. Access to electronic information is controlled by administrators who determine users' authorized access based on each user's office and position within the office. Access criteria, procedures, controls, and responsibilities are documented and consistent with the policies stated in a memorandum titled “NLRB Access Control Standards, Password Management,” and dated January 23, 2002. All network users are also warned at the time of each network login that the system is for use by authorized users only, and that unauthorized or improper use is a violation of law. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: EOTS information will be retained and disposed of in accordance with appropriate Agency schedules that will be submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)for its approval. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: Director, Office of Appeals, National Labor Relations Board, Room 8820, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570-0001. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: An individual may inquire as to whether this system contains a record pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(a) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: An individual seeking to gain access to records in this system pertaining to such individual should contact the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(b) and
(c)(as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: An individual may request amendment of a record in this system pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR 102.117a(d) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES: Record source categories include charging parties in unfair labor practice cases; party representatives; and also include official documents from the record of unfair labor practice cases, such as unfair labor practice charges and Regional Directors' dismissals. EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: None. NLRB-32 SYSTEM NAME: Freedom of Information Act Tracking System
(FTS)and Associated Agency Files. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: None. SYSTEM LOCATION: Records are stored on paper and electronic media at Agency Headquarters and the Regional Offices. *See* attached Appendix for addresses. Additionally, pursuant to the Agency's flexiplace and telecommuting programs, or due to official travel, FTS may also be accessed from alternative worksites via the Internet, including employees' homes. Associated Agency Files (or copies of such files) also may be temporarily located at alternative worksites. All appropriate safeguards will be taken at these sites. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Individuals making FOIA requests for documents maintained by the Agency and those requesters appealing initial agency FOIA determinations (“FOIA appellants”); individual parties in Agency and related judicial proceedings named in FOIA requests; current and former Agency employees assigned to process FOIA requests and appeals. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
(1)Summary information of FOIA requests and appeals made to the Agency (such as requester contact information, assumption of fees information, request information, appeal information, and Agency personnel assigned to process FOIA requests) is maintained in an electronic case tracking system, FTS.
(2)Associated Agency Files are paper records concerning the processing of initial FOIA requests to the Agency and appeals of those initial determinations. The paper records are administrative records (such as FOIA requests, initial Agency determinations, documents responsive to the FOIA requests, documents withheld from FOIA requesters, final Agency determinations on appeal, and bills to the requesters for chargeable fees), correspondence, legal research memoranda, and other related documents. Both FTS and the Associated Agency Files may include FOIA requesters' and FOIA appellants' home addresses and home telephone numbers, if such information is provided to the Agency. Portions of these records include civil investigatory and law enforcement information contained in the requested documents at issue. AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 5 U.S.C. 552; 44 U.S.C. 3101. PURPOSE: FTS is an electronic case tracking system used by the Legal Research Section, the Regional Offices, the Office of Appeals, the Office of the Executive Secretary, and the Office of the Solicitor to facilitate the accurate and timely collection, retrieval, and retention of information to track FOIA requests from the public for documents maintained by the Agency, as well as appeals of Agency FOIA determinations. The information and activities tracked by the system may be generated by the parties' filing of FOIA requests, the issuance of initial FOIA determinations, the parties' filing of FOIA appeals, and the Agency's final determinations. FTS is used to track the processing of FOIA requests from initial receipt of requests through Agency determination on appeal, the nature of records sought, exemptions claimed by the Agency in initial determinations, processing time, and any fee charges. This database stores current and historical information, and is used to generate data for managing the Agency's resources, creating the Agency's budget, preparing monthly and annual reports of casehandling activities, and providing requested statistical reports to the public. The Associated Agency Files are paper files maintained to document FOIA requests and FOIA appeals handled by the Agency. FTS and the Associated Agency Files may also be used to assist in evaluating Agency employee performance. ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: The standard routine uses applying to this system are listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document. DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES: None. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: STORAGE: Data is maintained on paper and electronic media. RETRIEVABILITY: Data may be retrieved by individual names of those making FOIA requests and FOIA appeals to the Agency; names of parties in Agency or related judicial proceedings named in FOIA requests, names of current and former Agency employees assigned to cases; as well as by non-personal identifiers, such as case numbers assigned by the Agency. SAFEGUARDS: Access to Agency working and storage areas is restricted to Agency employees who have a need to use the information in order to perform their duties, custodial personnel, Federal Protective Service personnel, and other contractor and security personnel. All other persons are required to be escorted in Agency areas. Associated Headquarters Files are maintained in staffed or locked areas during working hours. The facilities are protected from unauthorized access during non-working hours by the Federal Protective Service or other security personnel. Those Agency Headquarters employees who telecommute and may possess Associated Headquarters Files (or copies of such files) at alternative worksites or who may access FTS from alternative worksites are instructed as to keeping such information in a secure manner. Electronic system-based access controls are in place to prevent data misuse. Access to electronic information is controlled by administrators who determine users' authorized access based on each user's office and position within the office. Access criteria, procedures, controls, and responsibilities are documented and consistent with the policies stated in a memorandum titled “NLRB Access Control Standards, Password Management,” and dated January 23, 2002. All network users are also warned at the time of each network login that the system is for use by authorized users only, and that unauthorized or improper use is a violation of law. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: FTS information will be retained and disposed of in accordance with appropriate Agency schedules that will be submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)for its approval. Associated Agency Files are disposed of in accordance with the Agency's Disposition Standards Records, as approved by NARA. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: Assistant General Counsel/Freedom of Information Officer, Legal Research and Policy Planning Branch, Division of Advice, National Labor Relations Board, Room 10600, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20570-0001. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, an individual may inquire as to whether this system contains a record pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR § 102.117a(a) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, an individual seeking to gain access to records in this system pertaining to such individual should contact the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR § 102.117a(b) and
(c)(as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, an individual may request amendment of a record in this system pertaining to such individual by directing a request to the System Manager in accordance with the procedures set forth in 29 CFR § 102.117a(d) (as newly designated in accompanying proposed amended regulations). RECORDS SOURCE CATEGORIES: For records not exempted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) of the Privacy Act, record source categories include Agency employees processing FOIA requests, FOIA requesters and appellants, and documents relating to the processing of a FOIA request. EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), the Agency has exempted portions of this system, including investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes and requested under the FOIA, from the following provisions of the Privacy Act: 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(l), and (f). Dated: Washington, DC. By direction of the Board. Lester A. Heltzer, *Executive Secretary* Names and Addresses of NLRB Offices Referenced in Notice of Records Systems Shown Above NLRB Headquarters Offices, 1099 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20570-0001 Offices of the Board Members of the Board NLRB Executive Secretary Office of the Executive Secretary, Director Office of Representation Appeals, Director Division of Information Solicitor Inspector General Office of Inspector General Division of Judges, Chief Administrative Law Judge, 1099 14th Street, NW, Room 5400 East, Washington, DC 20570-0001 Associate Chief Administrative Law Judge, San Francisco Judges, 901 Market Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California 94103-1779 Associate Chief Administrative Law Judge, New York Judges, 120 West 45th Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10036-5503 Associate Chief Administrative Law Judge, Atlanta Judges, Peachtree Summit Building, 401 W. Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 1708, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3510 Offices of the General Counsel General Counsel Associate General Counsel Division of Operations Management Associate General Counsel Division of Advice Associate General Counsel Division of Enforcement Litigation, Director Division of Administration, Director Equal Employment Opportunity NLRB Field Offices Regional Director, Region 1, 10 Causeway Street, Room 601, Boston, Massachusetts 02222-1072 Regional Director, Region 2, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 3614, New York, New York 10278-0104 Regional Director, Region 3, Niagara Center Building, 130 South Elmwood Avenue, 6th Floor, Buffalo, New York 14202-2465 Resident Officer, Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building, Clinton Avenue and N. Pearl Street, Room 342, Albany, New York 12207-2350 Regional Director, Region 4, 615 Chestnut Street, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-4404 Regional Director, Region 5, The Appraisers Store Building, 103 South Gay Street, 8th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202-4061????? Resident Officer, Washington Resident Office, 1099 14th Street, NW—Suite 5530, Washington, DC 20570-0001 Regional Director, Region 6, Two Chatham Center, 112 Washington Place, Suite 510, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15219-3458 Regional Director, Region 7, 477 Michigan Avenue—Room 300, Detroit, Michigan 48226-2569 Resident Officer, Grand Rapids Resident Office, 82 Ionia NW—Room 330, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-3022 Regional Director, Region 8, 1240 East 9th Street—Room 1695, Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2086 Regional Director, Region 9, John Weld Peck Federal Building, 550 Main Street—Room 3003, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3271 Regional Director, Region 10, 233 Peachtree Street NE, Harris Tower, Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1531 Resident Officer, Ridge Park Place, Suite 3400, 1130 South 22nd Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35205-2870 Regional Director, Region 11, Republic Square, Suite 200, 4035 University Parkway, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27106-3323 or P.O. Box 11467, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27116-1467 Regional Director, Region 12, 201 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 530, Tampa, Florida 33602-5824 Resident Officer, 550 Water Street, Suite 340, Jacksonville, Florida 32202-5177 Resident Officer, Federal Building, Room 1320, 511 SW 1st Avenue, Miami, Florida 33130-1623 Regional Director, Region 13, The Rookery Building, 209 South LaSalle Street, Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois 60604-1219 Regional Director, Region 14, 1222 Spruce Street, Room 8.302, Saint Louis, Missouri 63103-2829 Officer in Charge, Subregion 33, Hamilton Square Building, Suite 200, 300 Hamilton Boulevard, Peoria, Illinois 61602-1246 Regional Director, Region 15, 1515 Poydras Street, Room 610, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-3723 Regional Director, Region 16, 819 Taylor Street, Room 8A24, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-6178 Resident Officer, Mickey Leland Federal Building, 1919 Smith Street, Suite 1545, Houston, Texas 77002 Resident Officer, San Antonio Resident Office, Travis Park Plaza building, 711 Navarro Street, Suite 705, San Antonio, Texas 78205-1711 Regional Director, Region 17, 8600 Farley Street, Suite 100, Overland Park, Kansas 66212-4677 Resident Officer, 224 South Boulder Avenue, Room 318, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103-3027 Regional Director, Region 18, 330 South Second Avenue, Suite 790, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-2221 Resident Officer, 210 Walnut Street, Room 439, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2103 Regional Director, Region 19, 915 Second Avenue, Room 2948, Seattle, Washington 98174-1078 Resident Officer, Elevation 92 Building, 1007 West 3rd Avenue, Suite 206, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-1936 Officer in Charge—Subregion 36, 601 SW 2nd Avenue, Suite 1910, Portland, Oregon 97204-3170 Regional Director, Region 20, 901 Market Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, California 94103-1735 Officer in Charge—Subregion 37, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 7-245, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850-4980 Regional Director, Region 21, 888 South Figueroa Street, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90017-5449 Resident Officer, 555 West Beech Street, Room 418, San Diego, California 92101-2939 Regional Director, Region 22, 20 Washington Place, 5th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102-3110 Regional Director, Region 24, Hato Rey, PR, La Torre de Plaza, Suite 1002, 525 F.D. Roosevelt Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1002 Regional Director, Region 25, 575 North Pennsylvania Street—Room 238, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-1577 Region Director, Region 26, The Brinkley Plaza Building, Suite 350, 80 Monroe Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38103-2416 Resident Officer, Metropolitan National Bank Building, 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 1615, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3489 Resident Officer, Nashville Resident Office, 810 Broadway, Suite 320, Nashville, Tennessee 37203-3859 Regional Director, Region 27, 600 17th Street, 7th Floor, North Tower, Denver, Colorado 80202-5433 Regional Director, Region 28, 2600 North Central Avenue, Suite 1800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-3099 Resident Officer, 505 Marquette Avenue, NW, Suite 1820, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102-2181 Resident Officer, 600 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 400, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101-6637 Regional Director, Region 29, Two Metro Tech Center, 100 Myrtle Avenue—5th Floor, Brooklyn, New York 11201-4201 Regional Director, Region 30, 310 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 700, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203-2211 Regional Director, Region 31, 11150 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 700, Los Angeles, California 90064-1824 Regional Director, Region 32, Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Suite 300N, Oakland, California 94612-5211 Regional Director, Region 34, 280 Trumbull Street, 21st Floor, Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3503 [FR Doc. 06-9683 Filed 12-12-06; 8:45 am]
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U.S. Code
- Public information collection activities; submission to Director; approval and delegation§ 3507
- Registration of producers of drugs or devices§ 360
- Food and Drug Administration§ 393
- Transferred§ 467
- Definitions§ 1331
- Congressional findings§ 1801
- SHORT TITLE.§ 9701
- Purposes§ 3501
- Records maintained on individuals§ 552a
- Representation rights and duties§ 7114
- Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings§ 552
- General responsibilities for records management§ 2904
- Representatives and elections§ 159
- Records management by agency heads; general duties§ 3101
- Prevention of unfair labor practices§ 160
- Adjudications§ 554
- National Labor Relations Board§ 153
- Employees with religious convictions; payment of dues and fees§ 169
CFR
- Prescription drugs for human use.§ 201.100
- Content and format of an NDA.§ 314.50
- How will the Secretary evaluate a request involving land contiguous to the boundaries of an Indian reservation?§ 151.10
- How will the Secretary evaluate a request involving land for an initial Indian acquisition?§ 151.12
- Data and information to be made available to the public or for limited inspection.§ 250.197
- Applications for pipeline right-of-way grants.§ 250.1015
- Present and former Board employees prohibited from producing documents and testifying; production of witnesses' statements after direct testimony.§ 102.118
- Who will conduct hearing; public unless otherwise ordered.§ 102.34
- Freedom of Information Act Regulations: Agency materials including formal documents available pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act; requests for described records; time limit for response; appeal from denial of request; fees for document search, duplication, and review; files and records not subject to inspection.§ 102.117
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- 21 CFR 822
- Pub. L. 104-121
- Pub. L. 107-295
- Pub. L. 92-436
- 86 Stat. 470
- 5 CFR 1320
- Pub. L. 104-13
- 5 CFR 1320.8
- Pub. L. 88-459
- Pub. L. 85-585
- 25 CFR 151
- 25 CFR 12(b)
- 43 CFR 2650.7(d)
- 43 CFR 4
- 30 CFR 250
- Pub. L. 104-133
- 30 CFR 252
- 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2)
- 30 CFR 256
- 30 CFR 254
- 3 CFR 1320.4(b)
- 30 CFR 251
- Pub. L. 92-463
- Pub. L. 103-62
- 107 Stat. 285
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