We collect no information about you, other than information automatically collected and stored (see below), when you visit our web site unless you choose to provide that information to us. Should you choose to provide information to us in order to register for training, that information will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act Policy outlined in brief, below.

________________________________________________________________________________________
Information Automatically Collected and Stored:

When you browse through any web site, certain personal information about you can be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily store the following information about your visit:

the name of the domain you use to access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are using an American Online account, or stanford.edu, if you are connecting from Stanford University's domain);
the date and time of your visit;
the pages you visited; and
the address of the web site you came from when you came to visit.

We use this information for statistical purposes and to help us make our site more useful to visitors. Unless you specifically provide it in order to register for our training programs, no additional information will be collected about you.

________________________________________________________________________________________
Privacy Act Policy

1. The gathering of information on personnel training activities is authorized by:
(a) 5 U.S.C. 4101, et seq. (Government Organization & Employee Training);
(b) 5 U.S.C. 1302, 2951, 4118, 4308, 4506, 3101, 43 U.S.C. 1457, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000d);
(c) Executive Order 11348 (Providing for Further Training of Government Employees) as amended by Executive Order 12107 (Relating to Civil Service Commission and Labor Management in Federal Service);
(d) Code of Federal Regulations, 5 CFR 410, Subpart C (Establishing and Implementing Training Programs);
(e) Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 112101);
(f) and the E-government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C 3501, et seq.).

2. Supplying the last four digits of your Social Security Number as requested in this form is purely voluntary; however, failure to provide all requested information could cause administrative delays when requesting transcripts. This information is used primarily to verify the identity of the applicants and to avoid duplications within our system of records. The offices and bureaus within the Department of Interior will not refuse to process the application if this information is not supplied. (Response is not required unless a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number is displayed.)

3. Routine use disclosures are used solely as a statistical research or reporting and is transferred in a form that is not individually identifiable. Non routine use disclosures will follow the requirement’s of “The Privacy Act of 1974 5 U.S.C. 522a (b) conditions of disclosure” such as under the following conditions:

To officers and employees who have a need in performance of their duties;
To representatives for civil or criminal law relating to enforcement activity or pursuant to the order of a court;
To the House of Congress or committee or joint committee of Congress;
To the Comptroller General or any of her authorized representatives;

4. For individuals, personal information such as home address and telephone number, financial data, and personal identifiers (social security number, birth date, etc.) will be removed prior to any release of the information.

5. The public reporting burden for this information collection varies with the convenient availability of the requested information. The relevant burden for providing this inforamtion is 3 to 12 minutes. This burden estimate includes time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data and completing and reviewing form. Direct comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of the form to the Department of the Interior Information Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20240.

________________________________________________________________________________________
Freedom of Information Act - Notice

For organization, businesses, or individuals operating as a business, we request that you identify any information that should be considered privileged and confidential business information to allow the Service to meet its responsibilities under FOIA. Confidential business information must be clearly marked “Business Confidential” at the top of the letter or page and each succeeding page, and must be accompanied by a non-confidential summary of the confidential information. The non-confidential summary and remaining documents may be made available to the public under FOIA [43 CFR 2.13(c)(4), 43 CFR 2.15(d)(1)(i)].