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integrity of the OIG investigative
process, or (c) to demonstrate the
accountability of NSF employees or
other individuals covered by this
system.
14. Disclosure may be made to (a)
complainants and/or victims to the
extent necessary to provide such
persons with information and
explanations concerning the results of
the investigation or case arising from the
matters about which they complained
and/or with respect to which they were
a victim, and (b) to an individual who
has been interviewed or contacted by
OIG pursuant to an investigation, audit,
or inspection, to the extent that OIG
may provide copies of that individual’s
statements, testimony, or records
produced.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF
RECORDS:

These records are stored in a variety
of media, primarily consisting of file
folders, and computer storage
equipment.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
RECORDS:

The records are retrieved by the
names of individuals involved in the
investigation or by a unique control
number assigned to each investigation.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:

The Investigative Files are retained in
accordance with OIG’s records retention
schedule.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:

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RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

The major part of this system is
exempted from this requirement
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) or –(k)(2).
To the extent that this system of records
is not subject to exemption, it is subject
to access. A determination as to
exemption shall be made at the time a
request for access is received. Access
requests must be sent to the Privacy Act
Officer in accordance with procedures
found at 45 CFR part 613.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The major part of this system is
exempted from this requirement
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) or –(k)(2).
To the extent that this system of records
is not subject to exemption, it is subject
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NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

The Privacy Act Officer should be
contacted in accordance with
procedures found at 45 CFR part 613.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:

This system is exempted from 5
U.S.C. 552a except subsections –(b);
–(c)(1) and –(2); –(e)(4)(A) through –(F);
–(e)(6), –(7), –(9), –(10), and –(11); and
–(i) under 552a(j)(2) to the extent the
system of records pertains to
enforcement of criminal laws; and is
exempted from 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), –(d),
–(e)(1), –(e)(4)(G), –(H), and –(I), and –(f)
under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) to the extent
the system of records consists of
investigatory material compiled for law
enforcement purposes, other than
material within the scope of the
exemption at 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2). These
exemptions are contained in 45 CFR
part 613.
HISTORY:

69 FR 29703 (June 2, 1999).
Dated: February 12, 2018.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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The paper records are kept in OIG
offices within limited access areas of the
National Science Foundation during
duty hours, and in locked offices at all
other times. Passwords are required to
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exemption shall be made at the time a
request for contest is received. Requests
must be sent to the Privacy Act Officer
in accordance with procedures found at
45 CFR part 613.

Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
National Science Foundation.
Notice of a New System of
Records.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is creating a new
system of records: NSF–76 Account
Registration and Management. This new
system of records will contain records
from a new centralized and streamlined
account registration process that NSF is
transitioning towards to provide each
user with a single profile and unique
identifier to be used across NSF
systems.

SUMMARY:

Persons wishing to comment on
the changes set out in this notice may
do so on or before March 19, 2018.
Applicable Date: This action will be
effective without further notice on
March 19, 2018 unless modified by
subsequent notice to incorporate
comments received from the public.

DATES:

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You may submit comments,
identified by [docket number and/or
RIN number lll], by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: The Acting Senior Agency
Official for Privacy, Dorothy Aronson, at
[email protected]. Include [docket
number and/or RIN number lll] in
the subject line of the message.
• Mail: Dorothy Aronson, Acting
Senior Agency Official for Privacy,
Office of Information and Resource
Management, National Science
Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Ave.,
Alexandria, VA 22331.
Instructions: NSF will post all
comments on the NSF’s website (https://
www.nsf.gov/policies/privacy_act.jsp).
All comments submitted in response to
this Notice will become a matter of
public record. Therefore, you should
submit only information that you wish
to make publicly available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you wish to submit general questions
about the proposed new system of
records NSF–76, please contact Dorothy
Aronson, Acting Senior Agency Official
for Privacy, at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The new
system of records, NSF–76 Account
Registration and Management, will
contain records from a new centralized
and streamlined account registration
process that NSF is transitioning
towards to provide each user a single
profile with a unique identifier to be
used across NSF systems. The new
account management functionality
allows users to maintain their own
account profiles, including personal
information, and request roles to access
NSF systems. It will also provide
administrators the ability to manage
roles for their organizations through a
dashboard with functions to approve,
disapprove, and assign roles for their
organizations.
ADDRESSES:

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER

Account Registration and
Management Records, NSF–76.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:

The National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA
22314.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):

Division Director, Division of
Information Systems, 2415 Eisenhower
Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone:
(703) 292–8150.

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AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

42 U.S.C. 1870; 44 U.S.C. 3101.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:

(1) To provide a centralized
registration system for individuals that
can be used to register and select role(s)
necessary for use of NSF systems.
(2) To provide a dashboard for
administrators to easily manage NSF
system roles for their organizations.
(3) To provide demographic data that
NSF may track over time in order to
review and evaluate NSF programs.
(4) To provide data that may be used
to pre-populate forms and databases for
users. This functionality will facilitate
proposal submission, reviewer activities
and other user functions.
(5) To provide data that may be used
for internal NSF compliance with
applicable laws and policies, and
conflict of interest management.
(6) To provide data that may be used
for NSF selection and management of
reviewers as well as related merit
review functions.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:

Individuals who register with NSF
and receive an NSF identifier (NSF ID)
for accessing NSF systems to engage in
a range of activities with the agency.
These activities may include: proposal
preparation and submission; proposal
review activities; organizational account
management activities; and fellowship
and award activities.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Registration information, including:
name; email; phone number; ORCID
digital identifier; and organization
affiliation(s).
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Individuals who register with NSF to
obtain an NSF identification number.

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

NSF standard routine uses apply. NSF
standard routine uses were last
published in full in the Federal Register
on December 22, 2014. 79 FR 76398–02,
2014. The NSF standard routine uses
can also be found on the NSF web page
at www.NSF.gov/privacy. In addition to
the standard routine uses, information
may be disclosed to:
(1) Other federal, state, local
government agency, or third parties
needing information regarding
registrations to coordinate programs or
policy.
(2) Individual or organizational grant
applicants, grantee organizations, and
collaborators to provide or obtain data

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as part of award administration and to
facilitate collaboration between and
among individuals, organizations and
collaborators.
(3) NSF partners and affiliates to carry
out studies for or to otherwise assist
NSF with program management,
evaluation, or reporting.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF
RECORDS:

Records are stored on electronic
digital media.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
RECORDS:

Records are retrieved by the
registrant’s name, email, or NSF
identifier (NSF ID).
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:

Data collected and maintained
pursuant to this System of Records is
governed by one of the following
records retention schedules:
Grant and Contract Records Schedule
N1–307–88–2
Fellowship Records Schedule NC1–
307–82–1
Declined and Withdrawn Proposal
Case Files NSF Records Schedule NC1–
307–77–1/1
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:

The National Science Foundation’s IT
Security and Privacy program includes
policies, plans, training, and technical
safeguards to protect sensitive
information, which includes personally
identifiable information (PII). NSF
routinely reviews PII in IT systems in
addition to monitoring the many
controls in place to assure that PII is
appropriately protected. NSF’s major
applications and general support
systems are assessed and authorized by
NSF’s continuous monitoring and
ongoing authorization program. The
authorization process requires a
thorough security and privacy control
review.
All NSF systems are covered by a
system security plan, and major
applications and general support
systems are authorized to operate.
Applications and devices hosted on the
NSF network are subjected to extensive
vulnerability scanning and compliance
checking against standard security
configurations. Robust virus protection
capabilities, anti-malware, and network
intrusion detection and prevention
devices provide 24/7 protection against
external threats. NSF’s strong access
controls ensure that resources are made
available only to authorized users,
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reference to rules of access that are
defined by attributes and policies.
NSF uses the capabilities of a Trusted
internet Connections (TIC) compliant
provider for routing agency network
traffic and uses the federally provided
intrusion detection system (IDS),
including advanced continuous
monitoring and risk management
analysis. NSF has a well-established
computer security incident response
program. NSF’s incident response
procedures include a strong digital
forensics capability to investigate and
review data and identify relevant
evidence and malicious activity.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Follow the Requesting Access to
Records procedures found at 45 CFR
part 613.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Follow the procedures found at 45
CFR part 613.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

Follow the procedures found at 45
CFR part 613.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.
HISTORY:

This is a new system of records and
has not been previously published in
the Federal Register.
Dated: February 12, 2018.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2018–03145 Filed 2–14–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7555–01–P

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
National Science Foundation.
Notice of a modified system of

AGENCY:
ACTION:

records.
The system of records
Suspension, Debarment, and Research
Misconduct Files NSF–55, contains
records about persons considered for
government-wide suspension,
debarment, and/or research misconduct
determination. The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is proposing to add
one new routine use and an additional
statute in the authority section of this
system of records.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on
the changes set out in this notice may
do so on or before March 19, 2018.
This action will be applicable without
further notice on March 19, 2018 unless
SUMMARY:

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