[Federal Register: April 7, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 67)]
[Notices]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice (06-024)]
Privacy Act of 1974; Privacy Act System of Records
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of records.
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SUMMARY: Each Federal agency is required by the Privacy Act of 1974 to
publish description of the systems of records it maintains containing
personal information when a system is substantially revised, deleted,
or created. In this notice, NASA provides the required information for
a new system of records that will enable NASA civil servants and
support contractors to evaluate education programs. The information
collected is used in the administration of Federal funded Training
Programs and is used to document the nomination of participants and
completion of training; and it serves as the principal repository of
personal, fiscal, and administrative information about participants and
the programs in which they participate. In order to measure the reach
of NASA's Education Programs, some requested personal information such
as gender, nationality, disability, and ethnicity is only requested on
a voluntary basis. Finally, in order to assess training program
effectiveness and to determine necessary changes/improvements to its
programs, NASA needs to be able to contact program participants and
principal investigators and is collecting and maintaining personal data
in order to do so.
DATES: Submit comments on or before 60 calendar days from the date of
this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Patti F. Stockman, Privacy Officer, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, Suite 6Q79, NASA Headquarters, 300 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20546-0001, NASA-PAOfficer@nasa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NASA Privacy Act Officer Patti F.
Stockman, 202-358-4787, NASA-PAOfficer@nasa.gov.
NASA 10EDUA
System Name:
NASA Education Program Evaluation System.
Security Classification:
None.
System Location:
Secure NASA and NASA contractor Servers in Locations 1 through 11
as set forth in Appendix A.
Categories of Individuals Covered by the System:
Records will be maintained on NASA civil servants and contractors
serving as Education Program/Project Managers and Session Presenters,
as well as on Program Participants and members of the public including
students (K-12 and Higher Education), teachers, faculty, school
administrators, and participants' parents/guardians/family members.
Records are also maintained on the performance outcomes by Principal
Investigators and their institutions and organizations that have been
awarded grants under the Minority University Research and Education
Program.
Categories of Records in the System:
Records in the system include identifying information about
students enrolled in and/or graduated from NASA programs and whether
students are promoted to the next grade level in math and/or science.
Personal data is also maintained on Program managers, Program points of
contact, and Session Presenters including information that includes,
but is not limited to name, work address and telephone. Information
about Program participants includes, but is not limited to, name,
permanent and school addresses, ethnicity, gender, school grade or
college level, highest attained degree and degree field, institution
type, and ratings about program/experience.
Authority for Maintenance of the System:
42 U.S.C. 2473 (2003); 44 U.S.C. 3101; 5 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.
Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories
of Users and the Purpose of Such Uses:
Any disclosures of information will be compatible with the purpose
for which the Agency collected the information. The records and
information in these records may be used to:
(1) Provide information to NASA support contractors or partners on
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Education grants who have access to the information to fulfill their
responsibilities of (a) providing and managing the Education programs
on behalf of NASA, or of (b) maintaining the systems in which the
information resides;
(2) Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the
record of an individual in response to an inquiry from the
congressional office made at the request of that individual; and
(3) Standard routine uses 1 through 4 inclusive as set forth in
Appendix B.
Policies and Practices for Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining,
and Disposing of Records in the System:
Storage:
Stored on secure server as electronic records.
Retrievability:
Records are indexed and may be searched by any one or a combination
of choices by authorized users to include name, identification number,
zip code, state, grade level and institution.
Safeguards:
Access to records is password controlled based on functional user
roles in the program. Information system security is managed in
accordance with OMB Circular A-130, ``Management of Federal Information
Resources.''
Retention and Disposal:
The records in this System of Records are managed, retained and
dispositioned in accordance with the guidelines defined in NASA
Procedural Requirements (NPR) 1441.1, NASA Records Retention Schedules,
Schedule 1, item 32.
System Manager(s) and Address:
Director of Education, Office of Strategic Communications, Location
1 (see Appendix A).
Notification Procedure:
Contact System Manager by mail at Location 1 (See Appendix A).
Record Access Procedure:
Individuals who wish to gain access to their records should submit
their request in writing to the System Manager at the addresses given
above.
Contesting Record Procedures:
The NASA regulations governing access to records, procedures for
contesting the contents and for appealing initial determinations are
set forth in 14 CFR part 1212.
Record Source Categories:
The information is obtained directly from NASA Education Program
Managers, presenters, Participants, and Principal Investigators.
Dated: March 30, 2006.
Patricia L. Dunnington,
Chief Information Officer.
Appendix A--Location Numbers and Mailing Addresses of NASA
Installations at Which Records are Located
Location 1.
NASA Headquarters, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington, DC 20546-0001
Location 2.
Ames Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
Location 3.
Dryden Flight Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, PO Box 273, Edwards, CA 93523-0273
Location 4.
Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Greenbelt, MD 20771-0001
Location 5.
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Houston, TX 77058-3696
Location 6.
John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899-0001
Location 7.
Langley Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Hampton, VA 23681-2199
Location 8.
John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, 21000 Brookpark Road,
Cleveland, OH 44135-3191
Location 9.
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812-0001
Location 10.
HQ NASA Management Office-JPL, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099
Location 11.
John C. Stennis Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000
Appendix B--Standard Routine Uses--NASA
The following routine uses of information contained in systems
of records, subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, are standard for
many NASA systems. They are cited by reference in the paragraph
``Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including
categories of users and the purpose of such uses'' of the Federal
Register Notice on those systems to which they apply.
Standard Routine Use No. 1--LAW ENFORCEMENT--In the event that
this system of records indicates a violation or potential violation
of law, whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature, and
whether arising by general statute or particular program statute, or
by regulation, rule or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant
records in the system of records may be referred, as a routine use,
to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, State, local or foreign,
charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such
violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, or
rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto.
Standard Routine Use No. 2--DISCLOSURE WHEN REQUESTING
INFORMATION--A record from this system of records may be disclosed
as a `routine use' to a Federal, State, or local agency maintaining
civil, criminal, or other relevant enforcement information or other
pertinent information, such as current licenses, if necessary to
obtain information relevant to an agency decision concerning the
hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of a security
clearance, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license,
grant, or other benefit.
Standard Routine Use No. 3--DISCLOSURE OF REQUESTED
INFORMATION--A record from this system of records may be disclosed
to a Federal agency, in response to its request, in connection with
the hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of a security
clearance, the reporting of an investigation of an employee, the
letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other
benefit by the requesting agency, to the extent that the information
is relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's decision on the
matter.
Standard Routine Use No. 4--COURT OR OTHER FORMAL PROCEEDINGS--
In the event there is a pending court or formal administrative
proceeding, any records which are relevant to the proceeding may be
disclosed to the Department of Justice or other agency for purposes
of representing the Government, or in the course of presenting
evidence, or they may be produced to parties or counsel involved in
the proceeding in the course of pretrial discovery.
[FR Doc. E6-5128 Filed 4-6-06; 8:45 am]
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