XI. Office of the Solicitor.
·Litigation,
Appeal and Case Files--Interior, Office of the Solicitor--1.Categories of
individuals covered by the system: Individuals involved in litigation with the
United States, or the Department of the Interior, officials or constituent units
thereof; individualsinvolved in administrative proceedings before the Department,
towhich the Department is a party or in which it has an interest; individuals
suspected of violations of criminal and civil statutes orregulations or orders
the violation of which carries criminal penalties; individuals who have applied
to the Department forpermits, grants or loans; individuals who have appealed
to the Officeof the Solicitor from the decisions of other constituent units
of theDepartment; individuals involved in negotiations, claims or disputes with
the Department; individuals for whom the Department hasperformed legal services.
·Claims
Files--Interior, Office of the Solicitor--2.
Categories of individuals covered by the system: Individuals
who have filed Tort, Federal Employee, Admiralty or Irrigation claims.
· Patent Files--Interior, Office of the Solicitor--3.Categories of individuals covered by the system:Inventors of Inventions arising from Government research and development programs; and applicants for Patents, Trademark Registrations, and Copyright Registrations.
·Workload
Analysis--Interior, Office of the Solicitor--4.
Categories of individuals covered by the system: Attorneys
employed in the Office of the Solicitor.
Categories of individuals covered by the system: The
system contains the names of individuals and entitiesresponsible for unabated
federal violations, unpaid federal civil penalties, or outstanding abandoned
mine land reclamation fees (AML fees) arising under the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq. (SMCRA), where the Office
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has referred the outstanding
violation or debt to the Solicitor's Office forlitigation, and the names of
individuals or entities who own orcontrol entities responsible for such unabated
federal violations,unpaid federal civil penalties, or outstanding AML fees arising
under SMCRA. Although the system of records contains information aboutindividuals
and entities, only the records about individuals are subject to the provisions
of the Privacy Act.