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Please specify the complete title of the 
information collection when making 
your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 
the collection activity requirements 
should be directed to Joseph Schubart at 

(202) 708�9266 or via his internet 
address [email protected]. 
Individuals who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Information 
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1�800�877� 
8339. 
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 
Records 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, ED. 
ACTION: Notice of a New System of 
Records. 


SUMMARY: In accordance with the 
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the 
Department of Education (ED) publishes 
this notice of a new system of records 
entitled ��Teacher Quality Recruitment 
Scholarship System (18�12�06).�� The 
system will contain information about 
the current and former scholarship 
recipients, scholarship awards, terms of 
the scholarship, data about the amount 
and percentage of teaching time, 
certification and employing information 
about the employing school and school 
district. The Department seeks comment 
on this new system of records described 
in this notice, in accordance with the 
requirements of the Privacy Act. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 
on the proposed routine uses for the 
system of records included in this 
notice on or before November 9, 2000. 
The Department filed a report 
describing the new system of records 
covered by this notice with the Chair of 
the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate, the Chair of the 
Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight of the House, and the 
Administrator of the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) on October 4, 2000. The changes 
made in this notice will become 
effective after the 30-day period for 
OMB review of the system expires on 
November 3, 2000, unless OMB gives 
specific notice within the 30 days that 
the changes are not approved for 
implementation or requests an 
additional 10 days for its review. The 
routine uses become effective November 
9, 2000 unless they need to be changed 

as a result of public comment or OMB 
review. The Department will publish 
any changes to the routine uses. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 
the proposed routine uses to John 
Tressler, Office of Chief Information 
Officer, U.S. Department of Education, 
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4082 
ROB�3, Washington, DC 20202�4580. 
Telephone: (202) 708�8900. If you 
prefer to send comments through the 
Internet, use the following address: 
[email protected]. 

You must include the term ��SOR 
Teacher Quality�� in the subject line of 
the electronic message. 

During and after the comment period, 
you may inspect all comments about 
this notice in room 4082 ROB�3, 
Seventh and D Streets, SW., 
Washington, DC, between the hours of 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, 
Monday through Friday of each week 
except Federal holidays. 
Assistance to Individuals With 
Disabilities in Reviewing the 
Rulemaking Record 

On request, we supply an appropriate 
aid, such as a reader or print magnifier, 
to an individual with a disability who 
needs assistance to review the 
comments or other documents in the 
public rulemaking record for this notice. 
If you want to schedule an appointment 
for this type of aid, you may call (202) 
205�8113 or (202) 260�9895. If you use 
a TDD, you may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service at 1�800� 
877�8339. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edward Crowe, U.S. Department of 
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 
6150, Washington, DC 20202�8525. 
Telephone: 202�502�7762. If you use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD), you may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1� 
800�877�8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 
obtain this document in an alternative 
format (e.g., Braille, large print, 
audiotape, or computer diskette) on 
request to the contact person listed in 
the preceding paragraph. 

Introduction 

The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) 
(Privacy Act) requires the Department to 
publish in the Federal Register this 
notice of a new system of records 
managed by the Department. The 
Department�s regulations implementing 
the Act are contained in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) in 34 CFR 
Part 5b. 

The Privacy Act applies to 
information about individuals that 

contain individually identifiable 
information and that may be retrieved 
by a unique identifier associated with 
each individual, such as a name or 
social security number. The information 
about each individual is called a 
��record�� and the system, whether 
manual or computer-based, is called a 
��system of records.�� The Privacy Act 
requires each agency to publish notices 
of systems of records in the Federal 
Register and to prepare reports to the 
Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) whenever the agency publishes a 
new system of records. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You may view this document, as well 
as all other Department of Education 
documents published in the Federal 
Register, in text or Adobe Portable 
Document Format (PDF) on the Internet 
at either of the following sites: 

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm 
http://www.ed.gov/news.html 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 
Acrobat Reader, which is available free 
at either of the previous sites. If you 
have questions about using PDF, call the 

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), 
toll free, at 1�888�293�6498, or in the 
Washington, DC area at (202) 512�1530. 
Note: The official version of this document 
is the document published in the Federal 
Register. Free Internet access to the official 
edition of the Federal Register and the Code 
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 
Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/ 
index.html. 

Dated: October 4, 2000. 

A. Lee Fritschler, 
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary 
Education. 

The Office of Postsecondary 
Education of the U.S. Department of 
Education publishes a notice of a new 
system of records to read as follows: 

18�12�06 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Teacher Quality Recruitment 
Scholarship System. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

None. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants 
Program, Office of Policy, Planning, and 
Innovation, Office of Postsecondary 
Education, U.S. Department of 
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 
6151, Washington, DC 20006�8525. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE 
SYSTEM: 

This system contains records on 
individuals who have been awarded 


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scholarships with funds provided under 
Title II of the Higher Education Act by 
States or partnerships to prepare to 
become kindergarten through twelfth-
grade teachers. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

This system consists of information 
about scholarship recipients, including 
the amount and period of their 
scholarships and the institution that 
awarded them; information about 
former recipients, including data about 
the amount and percentage of time the 
teacher spends teaching; information 
about the awarding entity; information 
about the terms of the scholarship; the 
amount of the scholarship and 
information about the employing school 
and the school district, including a 
certification by the employing school or 
school district that it meets the 
regulatory definition of high-need. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Title II, Section 204(e) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended by 
the 1998 Higher Education 
Amendments, and 31 U.S.C. Chapter 37. 

PURPOSE(S): 

The information in this system will be 
used to ensure that recipients of 
scholarships provided with funds under 
Title II of the Higher Education Act who 
complete teacher education programs 
subsequently (1) teach in a high-need 
school of a high-need local educational 
agency for a period of time equivalent 
to the period for which the recipient 
received scholarship assistance; or (2) 
repay the amount of the scholarship. 
The information, therefore, is a tracking 
mechanism that will be used to carry 
out the statutory requirement found in 
Title II, Section 204(e). In addition the 
system information will be used to 
determine the success of the Teacher 
Recruitment component of the Teacher 
Quality Enhancement Grant Programs in 
preparing new teachers for employment 
in high-need schools and school 
districts. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE 
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND 
THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: 

The Department of Education (the 
Department) may disclose information 
contained in a record in this system of 
records under the routine uses listed in 
this system of records without the 
consent of the individual if the 
disclosure is compatible with the 
purposes for which the record was 
collected. These disclosures may be 
made on a case-by-case basis or, if the 
Department has complied with the 
computer matching requirements of the 

Act, under a computer matching 
agreement. 

(1) Disclosure for Use by Other Law 
Enforcement Agencies. The Department 
may disclose information to any 
Federal, State, local, or foreign agency 
or other public authority responsible for 
enforcing, investigating, or prosecuting 
violations of administrative, civil, or 
criminal law or regulation if that 
information is relevant to any 
enforcement, regulatory, investigative, 
or prosecutive responsibility within the 
receiving entity�s jurisdiction. 
(2) Enforcement Disclosure. In the 
event that information in this system of 
records indicates, either on its face or in 
connection with other information, a 
violation or potential violation of any 
applicable statute, regulation, or order 
of a competent authority, the 
Department may disclose the relevant 
records to the appropriate agency, 
whether foreign, Federal, State, Tribal, 
or local, charged with the responsibility 
of investigating or prosecuting that 
violation or charged with enforcing or 
implementing the statute, Executive 
order, rule, regulation, or order issued 
pursuant thereto. 
(3) Litigation and Alternative Dispute 
Resolution (ADR) Disclosures. 
(a) Introduction. In the event that one 
of the parties listed below is involved in 
litigation or ADR, or has an interest in 
litigation or ADR, the Department may 
disclose certain records to the parties 
described in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) 
of this routine use under the conditions 
specified in those paragraphs: 
(i) The Department of Education, or 
any component of the Department; or 
(ii) Any Department employee in his 
or her official capacity; or 
(iii) Any Department employee in his 
or her individual capacity if the 
Department of Justice (DOJ) has agreed 
to provide or arrange for representation 
for the employee; 
(iv) Any Department employee in his 
or her individual capacity where the 
agency has agreed to represent the 
employee; or 
(v) The United States where the 
Department determines that the 
litigation is likely to affect the 
Department or any of its components. 
(b) Disclosure to the DOJ. If the 
Department determines that disclosure 
of certain records to the DOJ is relevant 
and necessary to litigation or ADR, the 
Department may disclose those records 
as a routine use to the DOJ. 
(c) Administrative Disclosures. If the 
Department determines that disclosure 
of certain records to an adjudicative 
body before which the Department is 
authorized to appear, an individual or 
entity designated by the Department or 
otherwise empowered to resolve or 
mediate disputes is relevant and 
necessary to the administrative 
litigation, the Department may disclose 
those records as a routine use to the 
adjudicative body, individual, or entity. 

(d) Parties, counsels, representatives 
and witnesses. If the Department 
determines that disclosure of certain 
records to a party, counsel, 
representative or witness in an 
administrative proceeding is relevant 
and necessary to the litigation, the 
Department may disclose those records 
as a routine use to the party, counsel, 
representative or witness. 
(4) Employment, Benefit, and 
Contracting Disclosure. 
(a) For Decisions by the Department. 
The Department may disclose a record 
to a Federal, State, or local agency 
maintaining civil, criminal, or other 
relevant enforcement or other pertinent 
records, or to another public authority 
or professional organization, if 
necessary to obtain information relevant 
to a decision concerning the hiring or 
retention of an employee or other 
personnel action, the issuance of a 
security clearance, the letting of a 
contract, or the issuance of a license, 
grant, or other benefit. 
(b) For Decisions by Other Public 
Agencies and Professional 
Organizations. The Department may 
disclose a record to a Federal, State, 
local, or foreign agency or other public 
authority or professional organization, 
in connection with the hiring or 
retention of an employee or other 
personnel action, 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, to the 
extent that the record is relevant and 
necessary to the receiving entity�s 
decision on the matter. 
(5) Employee Grievance, Complaint or 
Conduct Disclosure. The Department 
may disclose a record in this system of 
records to another agency of the Federal 
Government if the record is relevant to 
one of the following proceedings 
regarding a present or former employee 
of the Department: complaint, 
grievance, discipline or competence 
determination proceedings. The 
disclosure may only be made during the 
course of the proceeding. 
(6) Labor Organization Disclosure. A 
component of the Department may 
disclose records to a labor organization 
if a contract between the component 
and a labor organization recognized 
under Title V of the United States Code, 
Chapter 71, provides that the 
Department will disclose personal 
records relevant to the organization�s 

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mission. The disclosures will be made 
only as authorized by law. 

(7) Freedom of Information Act 
(FOIA) Advice Disclosure. The 
Department may disclose records to the 
Department of Justice and the Office of 
Management and Budget if the 
Department concludes that disclosure is 
desirable or necessary in determining 
whether particular records are required 
to be disclosed under the FOIA. 
(8) Disclosure to the Department of 
Justice (DOJ). The Department may 
disclose records to the DOJ to the extent 
necessary for obtaining DOJ advice on 
any matter relevant to an audit, 
inspection, or other inquiry related to 
the programs covered by this system. 
(9) Contract Disclosure. If the 
Department contracts with an entity for 
the purposes of performing any function 
that requires disclosure of records in 
this system to employees of the 
contractor, the Department may disclose 
the records to those employees. Before 
entering into such a contract, the 
Department shall require the contractor 
to maintain Privacy Act safeguards as 
required under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m) with 
respect to the records in the system. 
(10) Research Disclosure. The 
Department may disclose records to a 
researcher if an appropriate official of 
the Department determines that the 
individual or organization to which the 
disclosure would be made is qualified to 
carry out specific research related to 
functions or purposes of this system of 
records. The official may disclose 
records from this system of records to 
that researcher solely for the purpose of 
carrying out that research related to the 
functions or purposes of this system of 
records. The researcher shall be 
required to maintain Privacy Act 
safeguards with respect to the disclosed 
records. 
(11) Congressional Member 
Disclosure. The Department may 
disclose records to a member of 
Congress from the record of an 
individual in response to an inquiry 
from the member made at the written 
request of that individual. The 
Member�s right to the information is no 
greater than the right of the individual 
who requested it. 
(12) Disclosure to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for 
Credit Reform Act (CRA) Support. The 
Department may disclose records to 
OMB as necessary to fulfill CRA 
requirements. 
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING 
AGENCIES: 

Disclosures pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552a(b)(12): The Department may 
disclose to a consumer reporting agency 

information regarding a claim by the 
Department which is determined to be 
valid and overdue as follows: (1) The 
name, address, taxpayer identification 
number and other information necessary 
to establish the identity of the 
individual responsible for the claim; (2) 
the amount, status, and history of the 
claim; and (3) the program under which 
the claim arose. The Department may 
disclose the information specified in 
this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 
552a(b)(12) and the procedures 
contained in subsection 31 U.S.C. 
3711(e). A consumer reporting agency to 
which these disclosures may be made is 
defined at 31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3). 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND 
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 
STORAGE: 

The records are maintained in hard 
copy, filed in standard filing cabinets; 
on access controlled personal 
computers; and on personal computer 
diskettes that are stored in filing 
cabinets. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Hardcopy files are retrieved by 
individual names, institutions of higher 
education and employing school 
districts. Electronic files may be 
accessed by using an individual�s social 
security number, individual�s name, 
name of institution of higher education, 
or name of employing school district. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

All physical access to the program 
location where this system of records is 
maintained is controlled and monitored 
by security personnel. The computers 
used by program staff to store any 
system data offer a high degree of 
resistance to tampering and 
circumvention. This security system 
limits data access to program staff and 
any contract staff that may be hired in 
the future. The system is available on a 
��need to know�� basis. Controls are in 
place on individual�s ability to access 
and alter records within the system. All 
users of this system are given unique 
user IDs with personal identifiers. All 
interactions by individual users with 
the system are recorded. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Disposition: Destroy five years after 
audit or ED�s determination either that 
the scholarship recipient fulfills the 
service obligation or the indebtedness 
has been repaid or forgiven, whichever 
is later. (ED/RDS, Part 10, Item 3a) 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Teacher Quality 
Enhancement Grant Programs, Office of 

Postsecondary Education, 1990 K Street, 
NW., room 6150, Washington, DC 
20006�8525. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

If you wish to determine if you have 
a record in this system, provide the 
system manager with your name, date of 
birth, and social security number. Your 
request must meet the regulatory 
requirements of 34 CFR 5b.5, including 
proof of identity. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: 

If you wish to gain access to your 
record in this system, provide the 
system manager with your name, date of 
birth, and social security number. Your 
request must meet the regulatory 
requirements of 34 CFR 5b.5, including 
proof of identity. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: 

If you wish to contest the content of 
a record, contact the system manager. 
Your request must meet the regulatory 
requirements of 34 CFR 5b.7, including 
proof of identity. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information is obtained from 
individual scholarship recipients, 
institutions of higher education 
attended by the recipients, and school 
districts that have employed the 
recipients. 

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS 
OF THE ACT: 

None. 
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management Site-
Specific Advisory Board Stewardship 
Workshop, Rocky Flats 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 
ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 
meeting of the Environmental 
Management Site-Specific Advisory 
Board (EM SSAB) Stewardship 
Workshop, Rocky Flats. The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 
92�463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 
public notice of these meeting be 
announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, October 26 through 
Friday, October 27, 2000. 

TIME: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m each day. 
ADDRESSES: Executive Tower Hotel, 
1405 Curtis Street, Denver, CO 80202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 
Korkia, Board/Staff Coordinator, Rocky