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Send comments to Susan G. Queen,
Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 10–33, Parklawn Building, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: January 29, 2007.
Caroline Lewis,
Acting Associate Administrator for
Administration and Financial Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration

HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at 301–
443–1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Proposed Project: Women’s Physical
Activity and Healthy Eating Tools
Assessment: NEW

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement
for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects
(section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of Title 44,
United States Code, as amended by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.
L. 104–13), the Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA)
publishes periodic summaries of
proposed projects being developed for
submission to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. To request more
information on the proposed project or
to obtain a copy of the data collection
plans and draft instruments, call the

The HRSA Office of Women’s Health
(OWH) developed the Bright Futures for
Women’s Health and Wellness
(BFWHW) Initiative to help expand the
scope of women’s preventive health
activities, particularly related to
nutrition and physical activity. An
intermediate assessment of the BFWHW
health promotion consumer materials
related to physical activity and healthy
eating will be conducted in order to
assess how the BFWHW materials can
stimulate a conversation on physical
activity and healthy eating during a
clinical encounter; inform future
BFWHW programming, and add to the
peer-reviewed literature regarding

women’s health and wellness
initiatives.
Towards this end, anonymous
assessment forms will be used to collect
data from young and adult women
clients, health care providers, and
administrators of health centers. Data
collected will include process and
outcome measures. Data domains
include: The distribution and use of the
materials in the health care setting
during wellness and health
maintenance/check-up visits; client and
provider awareness of physical activity
and nutrition behaviors; attitudes about
the importance of physical activity and
nutrition; self-efficacy; and increase in
knowledge and intent to change
physical activity and nutrition
behaviors.
A total of six organizations, which
may include Federally Qualified Health
Centers/Community Health Centers,
faith-based organizations that offer
health care services, worksite health
centers, and school-based health clinics,
will be selected for the study. Young
women will complete anonymous
assessment forms at school-based health
centers; adult women will be assessed at
other health care organizations. The
providers at these sites will also be
asked to complete a brief one-time
anonymous assessment form. Telephone
interviews will be conducted with an
administrator of each of these sites as
well. The data collection period at each
site is estimated to last four months. The
estimated response burden is as follows:

ESTIMATED DATA COLLECTION BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents

Data collection activity

Total burden
hours

Hourly wage
rate

Total cost

Clients ......................................................
Administrators ..........................................
Support Staff ............................................
Providers ..................................................

3,000
6
6
60

1.00
4.25
64.00
6.00

1
1
1
1

3,000
25.50
384
360

$5.15
37.09
13.65
59.15

$15,450.00
945.80
5,241.60
21,294.00

Total ..................................................

3,072

........................

........................

3,769.5

........................

$42,931.40

Send comments to Susan G. Queen,
Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 10–33, Parklawn Building, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.

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Responses
per respondent

Hours per
response

Dated: January 29, 2007.
Caroline Lewis,
Acting Associate Administrator for,
Administration and Financial Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Privacy Act of 1974; Report of Modified
or Altered System—Indian Health
Service Scholarship and Loan
Repayment Programs
AGENCY:

Indian Health Service (IHS).

Notice of Proposed Modification
or Alteration to a System of Records
(SOR).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
the Indian Health Service (IHS) is
proposing to modify or alter a SOR,
‘‘Indian Health Service Scholarship and
Loan Repayment Programs,’’ System No.
09–17–0002. We propose to modify the
SOR to reflect current program changes,
technology changes, statutory and
implementation changes. Under the
system name, we propose no change to
the title but the office acronyms have
been changed as a result of an
organizational change. We are proposing
to change the system location to reflect

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the current organizational and office
location changes. We are proposing to
update the categories of individuals
covered by the system with minor edits
to include Tribal medical/health care
and Title V Urban healthcare entity; and
to update the categories of records in the
system with edits to include additional
program requirements ‘‘(e.g. from W–4,
direct deposit form for scholarship
recipients and loan repayment
participants).’’ We are proposing to
update the Authority for maintenance of
the system to correct statutory
authorities and to include additional
statutory authorities (e.g., Privacy Act,
Federal Records Act, and Department
Regulations). We are proposing to
update the Purposes by categorizing the
two programs and modifying/altering by
listing the applicable purposes into each
of the two programs (Scholarship and
Loan Repayment). We are proposing to
modify/alter/delete several published
routine uses, as explained, to
accommodate program and statutory
changes as indicated: Numbers 1
through 3 remain unchanged; number 4
is modified/altered to reflect program
language revisions and is renumbered as
5; number 5 is modified to include legal
proceedings related to administrative
claims and the inclusive provision of
the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS)/Office of General
Counsel (OGC) representation in
litigation matters and is renumbered as
4; number 6 is deleted as no longer
applicable; number 7 is renumbered as
6 with no changes in the wording;
number 8 is renumbered as 7 with no
changes in the wording; number 9 is
renumbered as 8 with no changes in the
wording; number 10 is renumbered as 9
with minor editorial changes; number
11 is renumbered as 10 with minor
editorial changes to include the IHCIA
acronym citation (i.e., Indian Health
Care Improvement Act, as amended);
number 12 is renumbered as 11 with no
changes in the wording with the
exception of the removal of the
statement on ‘‘Disclosure to Consumer
Reporting Agencies.’’
We are proposing to add 7 new
routine uses to provide disclosures of
records when all requirements are met:
number 12, to provide disclosure to
consumer reporting agency for
commercial credit report and to
National Student Clearinghouse using
the Loan Location Internet System for
verification of applicant’s loan data. The
statement on ‘‘Disclosure to Consumer
Reporting Agencies’’ is now
incorporated in this new routine use;
number 13, to provide disclosure to any
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defaulting participants to effect salary
offset, court-ordered administrative
offset, and to the Treasury Department,
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for
verification of current mailing address
for collection purposes; number 14, to
allow disclosure to debt collection
agents and those authorized federal or
non-federal entities to collect a Federal
debt from delinquent debtors or
defaulting participants; number 15, to
provide disclosure of applicant’s
information to IRS for verification of
any delinquent tax account and to
determine credit worthiness; number
16, to provide disclosure of applicant’s
information to IRS any debt that
becomes partly or wholly uncollectible
as taxable income; number 17, to allow
disclosure to IRS of any IHS debtors or
defaulting participants’ information for
IRS offset on tax refund; number 18, to
allow the disclosure of lenders or
educational institutions’ information to
Federal or non-Federal entities
authorized to collect Federal debt and
for identification of an individual and
the nature of the debt.
We are proposing to modify/alter the
section on storage by including
computerized and electronic formats;
the section on safeguards for authorized
users by redefining the staff functions;
the section on physical safeguards to
identify specific safeguards for
electronic records; and the section on
retention and disposal to reflect separate
program changes to the IHS Records
Schedule for the scholarship program
records and to the loan repayment
program records. We are proposing to
modify/alter the section on the system
managers and addresses to reflect the
organization and function changes.
Under the notification procedures, we
are proposing to modify/alter the
sections on requests in person and
requests by mail to reflect minor edits
and a policy change on Social Security
numbers; and the section on requests by
telephone by revising the wording in a
clear and concise program change. In
addition, we are proposing two new
notification procedures that address
requests by facsimile and requests by
electronic mail by including a
confidentiality statement on facsimile
requests and clarification for electronic
requests and its security safeguard risks.
Under the records source categories
section, we are proposing to modify/
alter by including the Indian health
program human resources department.
This system exemption previously listed
as ‘‘None’’ will remain.
DATES: Effective Dates: The Report of
Intent to Amend a System of Records
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system notice have been sent to the
Chair of the House Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight, the
Chair of the Senate Committee on
Governmental Affairs, and the
Administrator, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). To
ensure that all parties have adequate
time in which to comment, the modified
system of records, including routine
uses, will become effective 40 days from
the publication of the notice, or from the
date it was submitted to OMB and the
Congress, whichever is later, unless IHS
receives comments that require
alterations to this notice.
ADDRESSES: The public should address
comments to: Mr. William Tibbitts, IHS
Privacy Act Officer, Division of
Regulatory Affairs, Records Access and
Policy Liaison, Office of Management
Services, 801 Thompson Avenue, TMP,
Suite 450, Rockville, MD 20852–1627;
call non-toll free (301) 443–1116; send
via facsimile to (301) 443–2316, or send
your e-mail requests, comments, and
return address to:
William.Tibbitts@ihs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Patricia Lee-McCoy, Director, Division
of Health Professions Support, Office of
Public Health Support, 801 Thompson
Avenue, TMP, Suite 450A, Rockville,
MD 20852–1627, Telephone (301) 443–
4242.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Major Modification of 09–17–0002,
‘‘Indian Health Service Scholarship and
Loan Repayment Programs, HHS/IHS/
OPHS/DHPS’’: is to reflect the
organizational, program, technology,
statutory and implementation changes.
1. IHS is proposing to update the
purposes by categorizing the two
programs and listing the applicable
purposes into each of the two programs.
2. IHS is proposing to modify/alter/
delete several published routine uses
and to include seven (7) new routine
uses when all requirements have been
met. IHS is modifying/altering routine
use #4 to reflect program revisions and
is renumbered as #5; routine use #5 is
modified to include legal proceedings
related to administrative claims and in
the inclusive provision of the
Department of Health and Human
Service (DHHS)/Office of General
Counsel (OGC) representation in
litigation matters and is renumbered as
#4; routine use #6 is deleted as no
longer applicable; routine use(s) #7, 8, 9,
10, 11, and 12 are renumbered as #6, 7,
8, 9, 10, and 11 respectively.
IHS is proposing to add seven (7) new
routine uses as follows: Routine use #12
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reporting agency for commercial credit
report and to National Student
Clearinghouse using the Loan Location
Internet System; routine use #13 is to
provide disclosure to any federal agency
on delinquent debtors or defaulting
participants to effect salary offset, courtordered administrative offset, and to the
Treasury Department, Internal Revenue
Service (IRS); routine use #14 is to allow
disclosure to debt collection agents and
authorized federal and non-federal
entities for collection purposes; routine
use #15 is to provide disclosure of
applicant’s information to IRS for
verification and credit worthiness;
routine use #16 is to provide disclosure
of applicant’s information to IRS on
uncollectible debt as taxable income;
routine use #17 is allow disclosure to
IRS of any IHS debtors or defaulting
participants’ information for IRS offset
on tax refund; and routine use #18 is to
allow disclosure of lenders or
educational institutions’ information to
federal or non-federal entities to collect
Federal debt, identification of an
individual and the nature of the debt.
In addition to updating and making
editorial corrections to improve the
clarity of the system notice, this
alteration requires the updating of the
system manager listing, and revisions of
the Categories of Records, Purposes,
Authority, Safeguard, Retention and
Disposal, Notification and Access
Procedures sections. IHS is proposing to
add two (2) new notification procedures
by addressing requests by facsimile and
requests by electronic mail.
Dated: January 31, 2007.
Charles W. Grim,
Assistant Surgeon General, Director, Indian
Health Service.
Department of Health and Human
Resources
09–17–0002
SYSTEM NAME:

Indian Health Service Scholarship
and Loan Repayment Programs, HHS/
IHS/OPHS/DHPS.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

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SYSTEM LOCATION:

Office of Public Health Support
(OPHS), Division of Health Professions
Support (DHPS), Scholarship Branch,
Loan Repayment Branch, Health
Professions Support Branch, Indian
Health Service, 12300 Twinbrook
Parkway, Suite 450A, Rockville, MD
20852. Washington National Records
Center, 4205 Suitland Road, Suitland,
MD 20746–8001. Records are also
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Area Offices where individually
identifiable data are currently located is
available upon request to the PolicyCoordinating Official(s) at IHS
Headquarters East, 12300 Twinbrook
Parkway, Suite 450A, Rockville, MD
20852.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:

Applicants for and recipients of
benefits from scholarship and loan
repayment programs administered by
the IHS. The IHS scholarship program
includes the Health Professions PreGraduate Scholarship Program for
Indians, the Health Professions
Preparatory Scholarship Program for
Indians; and the Health Professions
Scholarship Program for Indians. Also
included are records of scholarship or
loan repayment recipients who are
fulfilling their IHS service obligations as
a result of receiving funds from these
IHS programs, and individuals who
have an expressed and/or obligated
interest in employment in or an
assignment to an IHS medical facility,
Tribal medical/health care facility, Title
V urban healthcare entity, or other
facility described in sections 104 and
108 of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act, as amended (IHCIA).
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Contains: Name, telephone number(s),
work, school, home and/or mailing
address; Social Security number; IHS
scholarship or IHS loan repayment
application; associated forms;
employment data; professional
performance and credentialing history
of licensed health professionals;
preference for site selection; personal,
professional, and demographic
background information; progress
reports (which include related data,
correspondence, and professional
performance information); payroll
forms; lender’s loan repayment
confirmation forms; Form W–4 (for
withholding Federal taxes on
scholarship recipients monthly
stipends); IHS loan recipient’s direct
deposit form request (for monthly
stipends for scholarship recipients and
for annual loan repayment distribution
among participants in the programs);
deferment and placement data; and
repayment/delinquent/default status
information.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

25 U.S.C. 1613, including the Health
Professions Preparatory Scholarship
Program for Indians; 25 U.S.C. 1613a,
Indian Health Professions Scholarship;
25 U.S.C. 1616a, IHS Loan Repayment
Program; 5 U.S.C. 5514, Requirement

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That Applicant Furnish Taxpayer
Identifying Number; 42 U.S.C. 216(a),
for PHS Commissioned Corps Officers,
and 5 U.S.C. 3301 for civil service
employees, both of which authorize
verification of an individual’s suitability
for employment; Federal Records Act
‘‘44 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.’’; Privacy Act of
1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a);
Department Regulation ‘‘5 U.S.C. 301’’;
and 42 U.S.C. 254f, Assignment of Corps
Personnel.
PURPOSE(S):

The purposes of this system of records
are as follows:
1. The IHS Scholarship Programs.
(a) To select applicants for the IHS
Scholarship Programs;
(b) To monitor scholarship related
activities, such as payment tracking,
deferment and/or postponement of
service obligations owed default,
placement, and debt collection through
national credit company subscription(s);
(c) To select and match IHS
scholarship recipients for qualified
employment assignments with the
following: IHS medical facilities,
including but not limited to hospitals,
health clinics and ambulatory stations;
and any other programs as required
under 25 U.S.C. 1616a;
(d) To monitor services provided by
these IHS scholarship recipient/
participant/obligated health care
providers;
(e) To maintain records on and to
verify individuals’ credentials,
educational background, prior and
current performance history and data
and previous and current employment
and professional history information to
verify and validate all claimed
credentials are current, accurate, and in
good standing;
(f) To assist Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS), Program
Support Center (PSC) and other
government officials in the collection of
any and all overdue debts owed under
the IHS Scholarship Program; and
(g) To negotiate site assignments, and
to recruit and retain health professionals
for Indian Health programs. Portions of
records from this system of records may
be used by staff of the DHHS/PSC;
Division of Financial Operations (DFO),
Debt Management, who maintain
System No. 09–40–0012, ‘‘Debt
Management and Collection System’’
and System No. 09–90–0024, ‘‘Unified
Financial Management System’’, for
activities related to the participant’s
breach of contract including debt
collection information provided to PSC
staff includes, but may not be limited to
the participant’s personal identification,
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while covered by an IHS scholarship
contract, number of days served and
still owed, and amount of funds
expended and still owed.
2. The IHS Loan Repayment
Agreement Program.
(a) To select applicants for the IHS
Loan Repayment Program;
(b) To monitor loan repayment related
activities including but not limited to
service obligations, default and claims
determinations;
(c) To assure IHS loan repayment
recipients match to a health care facility
serving high priority health professional
shortage areas or populations as
outlined by current IHS scoring criteria
policy and procedure, such as IHS
medical facilities, including but not
limited to hospitals, health clinics and
ambulatory stations; and any other
programs as required under 25 U.S.C.
1616a;
(d) To monitor service provided by
IHS loan repayment participants;
(e) To maintain records on and to
verify individuals’ credentials and
educational background;
(f) To assist PSC and other
governmental officials in the collection
of overdue debts owed under the IHS
Loan Repayment Agreement Program;
and
(g) To negotiate site assignments, and
recruit and retain health professionals
for Indian Health programs. Portions of
records from this system of records may
be used by staff of the DHHS/PSC;
Division of Financial Operations (DFO),
Debt Management, who maintain
System No. 09–40–0012, ‘‘Debt
Management and Collection System’’
and System No. 09–90–0024, ‘‘Unified
Financial Management System’’, for
activities related to the participant’s
breach of contract including debt
collection information provided to PSC
staff includes, but may not be limited to
the participant’s personal identification,
number of days served and still owed,
and amount of funds expended and still
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

1. IHS may disclose records to a
congressional office in response to a
verified inquiry from the congressional
office made at the written request of the
subject individual.
2. Records may be disclosed to
authorized persons employed by the
grantee institution (the educational
institution which the recipient of a
scholarship grant is attending or the
hospital affiliated with an educational
institution the IHS loan repayment
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her residency requirement) as needed
for the administration of a scholarship
grant award.
3. Records may be disclosed to other
Federal agencies that also provide
scholarship funding at the request of
these Federal agencies to detect or
curtail fraud and abuse in Federal
scholarship programs, and to collect
delinquent loans or benefit payments
owed to the Federal Government.
4. IHS may disclose information from
these records in litigations and/or
proceedings related to an administrative
claim when:
(a) IHS has determined that the use of
such records is relevant and necessary
to the litigation and/or proceedings
related to an administrative claim and
would help in the effective
representation of the affected party
listed in subsections (i) through (iv)
below, and that such disclosure is
compatible with the purpose for which
the records were collected. Such
disclosure may be made to the DHHS/
Office of General Counsel (OGC) and/or
Department of Justice (DOJ), pursuant to
an agreement between IHS and OGC,
when any of the following is a party to
litigation and/or proceedings related to
an administrative claim or has an
interest in the litigation and/or
proceedings related to an administrative
claim:
(i) DHHS or any component thereof;
or
(ii) Any DHHS employee in his or her
official capacity; or
(iii) Any DHHS employee in his or her
individual capacity where the DOJ (or
DHHS, where it is authorized to do so)
has agreed to represent the employee; or
(iv) The United States or any agency
thereof (other than DHHS) where HHS/
OGC has determined that the litigation
and/or proceedings related to an
administrative claim is likely to affect
DHHS or any of its components.
(b) In the litigation and/or
proceedings related to an administrative
claim described in subsection (a) above,
information from these records may be
disclosed to a court or other tribunal, or
to another party before such tribunal in
response to an order of a court or
administrative tribunal, provided that
the covered entity discloses only the
information expressly authorized by
such order.
5. IHS may provide to any
organization, program or facility
administered under the authority of the
IHCIA (Pub. L. 93–437, 25 U.S.C. 1601
et seq.) solely to provide health care
services for the benefit of Indians,
whether directly by our service; or by
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Determination and Education
Assistance Act (ISDEAA) (Pub. L. 93–
638, as amended, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.);
a list of obligated recipients of
scholarship grants, and any relevant
information pursuant to recruiting and
retaining these individuals for the
purpose of meeting the health care
needs of the requesting organization,
program, facility or the federally
recognized Tribe under IHCIA and
ISDEAA.
6. IHS may disclose records consisting
of names, disciplines, current mailing
addresses, and dates of graduation of
scholarship recipients and loan
repayment program participants to IHS
discipline representatives, IHS and
Tribal scholarship coordinators, and
Indian health program health
professional recruiters for the purpose
of mentoring students during their
training, assisting them to find
appropriate positions upon completion
of their training, and helping them to
understand the nature of their
professional service obligation.
IHS may disclose records consisting
of names of the IHS scholarship or IHS
loan repayment recipient, professional
school he or she is attending, and the
date of graduation to Indian health
programs as defined by the IHCIA;
health professions associations and
other interested health professions
groups which have responsibility for
coordinating funds paid to students
from Federal and other sources.
8. IHS may disclose records contained
in this system of records to HHS
contractors and subcontractors for the
purpose of collecting, compiling,
aggregating, analyzing, or refining
records in the system. Contractors and/
or subcontractors are required to
maintain Privacy Act safeguards with
respect to such records.
9. IHS may disclose records contained
in this system of records to HHS
contractors and subcontractors for the
purpose of recruiting, screening, and
matching health/allied health
professionals for assignment to or
employment in a medical facility
located in one of the options cited in
section 108(a)(2)(A) of the IHCIA. In
addition, HHS contractor and
subcontractors:
(a) May disclose biographic data and
information supplied by potential
applicants;
(i) To references listed on application
and associated forms for the purpose of
evaluating the applicant’s professional
qualifications, experience, and
suitability; and
(ii) To a state or local Government
medical licensing board and/or to the
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similar non-Government entity for the
purpose of verifying that all claimed
background and employment data are
valid and all claimed credentials are
current and in good standing.
(b) May disclose biographic data and
information supplied by references
listed on application and associated
forms to other references for the purpose
of inquiring into the applicant’s
professional qualifications and
suitability; and
(c) May disclose professional
suitability evaluation information to IHS
officials, prospective employers, or to
officials of prospective employers, or to
site representatives, for the purpose of
appraising the applicant’s professional
qualifications and suitability for site
assignment or employment.
Contractors and/or subcontractors are
required to maintain Privacy Act
safeguards with respect to such records.
10. IHS may disclose records
contained in this system of records to
private parties such as present and
former employers references listed on
application and associated forms, other
references, and education institutions.
The purpose of such disclosures is to
obtain information to evaluate an
individual’s professional
accomplishments, performance, and
educational background, and to
determine if an applicant is suitable for
employment in/assignment to a medical
facility located at one of the sites listed
in section 108(a)(2)(A) of the IHCIA.
11. IHS may disclose records
contained in this system of records to
other Federal agencies that also provide
scholarship or educational loan
repayment funding at the request of
these Federal agencies in conjunction
with a computer matching program
conducted by these Federal agencies to
detect or curtail fraud and abuse in
Federal scholarship or educational loan
repayment programs, and to collect
delinquent loans or benefit payments
owed to the Federal Government.
12. IHS may disclose information
from this system of records to a
consumer reporting agency (credit
bureau) to obtain an applicant’s or
participant’s commercial credit report
for the following purposes: (1) To
establish his or her credit worthiness;
(2) to assess and verify his or her ability
to repay debts owed to the Federal
Government; and (3) to determine and
verify the eligibility of loans submitted
for repayment. IHS may also disclose
information from this system of records
to the National Student Clearinghouse
using the Loan Locator Internet System
or similar system to assist in the
verification of loan data submitted by
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applicants. Disclosures are limited to
the individual’s name, address, Social
Security number and other information
necessary to identify him or her; locate
all student loans and verify payment
addresses; identify the funding being
sought or amount and status of the debt;
and the program under which the
applicant or claim is being processed.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:

Disclosures pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552a(b)(12): Disclosures may be made
from this system to ‘‘consumer reporting
agencies’’ as defined in the Fair Credit
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 158a(f)) or the
Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966
(31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3)). The purposes of
these disclosures are: (1) To provide an
incentive for debtors to repay
delinquent Federal Government debts
by making these debts part of their
credit records; and (2) to enable PHS
agencies to improve the quality of loan
and scholarship decisions by taking into
account the financial reliability of
applicants. Disclosure of records will be
limited to the individual’s name, social
security number, and other information
necessary to establish the identity of the
individual, the amount, status, and
history of the claim, and the agency or
program under which the claim arose.
13. IHS may disclose from this system
of records a delinquent debtor’s or a
defaulting participant’s name, address,
social security number, and other
relevant information necessary to
identify him or her; the amount, status,
and the history of the claim; and the
agency or program under which the
claim arose, as follows:
(a) To any Federal agency to effect a
salary offset for debts owed by Federal
employees; if the claim arose under the
Social Security Act, and the employee
must have agreed in writing to the
salary offset with the supporting
document from the requesting Federal
agency.
(b) To any Federal agency to effect
authorized administrative offset; i.e.,
withhold money, other than Federal
salaries, payable to or held on behalf of
the individual that is court ordered and/
or in accordance with a specific law/
mandate.
(c) To the Treasury Department,
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to
request an individual’s current mailing
address to locate him or her for
purposes of either collecting or
compromising a debt or to pay a
commercial credit report prepared.
14. IHS may disclose to debt
collection agents, other Federal
agencies, and other third parties who
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information necessary to identify a
delinquent debtor or a defaulting
participant. Disclosure will be limited to
the individual’s name, address, social
security number, and other information
necessary to identify him or her; the
amount, status, and history of the claim;
and the agency or program under which
the claim arose.
15. IHS may disclose to the IRS
information about an individual
applying for the IHS loan repayment or
scholarship program authorized by the
Public Health Service Act to find out
whether the applicant has a delinquent
tax account. This disclosure is for the
sole purpose of determining the
applicant’s creditworthiness and is
limited to the individual’s name,
address, social security number, and
other relevant information necessary to
identify him or her, and the program for
which the information is being
obtained.
16. IHS may report to the IRS, as
taxable income, the written-off amount
of a debt owed by an individual to the
Federal Government when a debt
becomes partly or wholly uncollectible,
either because the time period for
collection under statute or regulations
has expired, or because the government
agrees with the individual to forgive or
compromise the debt.
17. IHS may disclose from this system
of records to the Department of
Treasury, IRS: (1) A delinquent debtor’s
or a defaulting participant’s name,
address, social security number, and
other relevant information necessary to
identify the individual; (2) the amount
of the debt; and (3) the program under
which the debt arose, so that the IRS can
offset against the debt any income tax
refunds which may be due to the
individual.
18. IHS may disclose information
provided by the lender or education
institution to other Federal agencies,
debt collection agents, and other third
parties who are authorized to collect a
Federal debt. The purpose of this
disclosure is to identify an individual
who is delinquent in loan or benefit
payments owed to the Federal
Government and the nature of the debt.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:

Records are maintained in paper
format (i.e., file folders), and in
computerized and electronic format
(i.e., forms, database(s), etc.).
RETRIEVABILITY:

Records which identify individual
persons are indexed by name or

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assigned identification number of
scholarship or loan repayment applicant
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SAFEGUARDS:

1. Authorized users: Access is limited
only to authorized personnel in the
performance of their duties. Authorized
personnel include and are limited to:
The system manager, his or her staff,
IHS Area Office Scholarship or IHS
Loan Repayment Coordinators, IHS
Headquarters Branch Chiefs while
acting as advisors to scholarship or IHS
loan repayment recipients, and PSC
debt management staff for activities
related to the participant’s breach of
contract including debt collection.
2. Physical safeguards: Paper records
are stored in locked file cabinets. The
records storage areas are secured during
off-duty hours. Electronic records are
stored in areas where fire and life safety
codes are strictly enforced. Any and all
records pertaining to IHS Scholarship
and Loan Repayment Program databases
are to be enforced by the current
Security Guidelines provided by HHS/
IHS. All automated and non-automated
documents are protected during lunch
hours and non-working hours in locked
file cabinets or locked storage areas. The
Automated Data Processing remote
stations are locked during non-standard
working hours. Twenty-four hour, 7-day
security guards perform random checks
on the physical security of the data and
the storage areas. Backup files are
maintained in an off-site facility with
controlled entrances and exits.
3. Procedural safeguards: All IHS
personnel who make use of records
contained in this system are made aware
of their responsibilities under the
provisions of the Privacy Act and are
required to maintain Privacy Act
safeguards with respect to such records.
The records storage areas are not left
unattended during office hours,
including lunch hours. Records are not
removed from these areas in which they
are maintained in the absence of proper
charge-out procedures. Twenty-four
hour, seven-day security guards perform
random checks on the physical security
of all records storage areas. A data set
name controls the release of data to only
authorized users. When copying records
for authorized purposes, care is taken to
ensure that any imperfect pages are not
left in the reproduction room where
they can be read, but are destroyed or
obliterated.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

1. Scholarship applications of
individuals not selected for
participation in the program are
retained for 1 full year, and then

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destroyed by shredding. Applications,
contracts, and other records of IHS
scholarship recipients are retained
through the completion or other
disposition of the scholarship service
obligation, then sent to the Federal
Records Center (FRC) for an additional
15-year retention period and destroyed
in accordance with FRC disposal
standards. Automated historical tapes
are sent to a FRC and the initial records
are destroyed in accordance with IHS
Records Control Schedule.
The records for the scholarship
applicants, who are not obligated to the
IHS, are destroyed 6 years and 3 months
after final payment, or upon resolution
of any adverse audit findings,
whichever is later.
2. Loan repayment applications of
individuals not selected for
participation in the program are
retained until the end of the fiscal year.
Loan repayment applications, upon
notification, are applied to the loan
repayment cycle of the following fiscal
year. The records for the loan repayment
participants are destroyed 6 to 10 years
after the final payment, or upon
resolution of any adverse audit findings,
whichever is later.
Records are transferred to the FRC 2
years after final repayment or when
closed, for 4 years, and are then
subsequently disposed of in accordance
with the IHS Records Disposition
Schedule. The IHS Records Disposition
Schedule regulations for these records
may be obtained by writing to the
System Manager(s) at the address listed
below.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Policy Coordinating Official(s):
Director, Division of Health
Professions Support, Office of Public
Health Support, Indian Health Service,
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 450A,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Director, Division of Grants
Operations, Office of Management
Services, Indian Health Service, 12300
Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 360,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Chief, Scholarship Branch, Division of
Health Professions Support, Office of
Public Health Support, Indian Health
Service, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway,
Suite 450A, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Chief, Loan Repayment Branch,
Division of Health Professions Support,
Office of Public Health Support, Indian
Health Service, 12300 Twinbrook
Parkway, Suite 450A, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:

Requests in person: A subject
individual who appears in person at a

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specific location seeking access to or
disclosure of records relating to him or
her shall provide his or her name,
current address, Grant Identification
Number, last four digits of their social
security number or other identification
numbers, dates of enrollment in the IHS
scholarship or loan repayment program,
and at least one piece of tangible
identification such as a driver’s license,
passport, or voter registration card.
Identification papers with current
photographs are preferred, but not
required. If a subject individual has no
identification, but is personally known
to an agency employee, such employee
shall make a written record verifying the
subject individual’s identity. Where the
subject individual has no identification
papers, the responsible agency official
shall require that the subject individual
certify in writing that he or she is the
individual who he or she claims to be
and that he or she understands that the
knowing and willful request or
acquisition of a record concerning an
individual under false pretense is a
criminal offense subject to a 5,000 dollar
fine.
Requests by mail: A written request
must contain the name and address of
the requestor, last 4 digits of their
respective social security number and/
or signature which is either notarized to
verify his or her identity or includes a
written certification that the requestor is
the person he or she claims to be and
that he or she understands that the
knowing and willful request or
acquisition of records pertaining to an
individual under false pretenses is a
criminal offense subject to a 5,000 dollar
fine. In addition, the following
information is needed: Dates of
enrollment in the IHS Scholarship
Program or IHS Loan Repayment
Agreement program, and current
enrollment status, such as pending
application approval, deferment or
service obligation, or shortage area
placement.
Requests by facsimile: A written
request must contain the name and
address of the requestor, last 4 digits of
their respective social security number
and/or signature. In addition, the
following information is needed: Dates
of enrollment in the IHS scholarship
program or IHS Loan Repayment
Agreement Program, and current
enrollment status, such as pending
application approval, deferment or
service obligation, or shortage area
placement. The IHS Scholarship and
Loan Repayment programs will
authorize transmission and reception of
all faxed information only if the fax
cover sheets contain the following
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standard procedural statement for
liability purposes:
‘‘THIS FAX IS INTENDED ONLY FOR
THE USE OF THE PERSON OR OFFICE
TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED, AND
CONTAINS PRIVILEGED OR
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
PROTECTED BY LAW. ALL
RECIPIENTS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
THAT INADVERTENT OR
UNAUTHORIZED RECEIPT DOES NOT
WAIVE SUCH PRIVILEGE, AND THAT
UNAUTHORIZED DISSEMINATION,
DISTRIBUTION, OR COPYING OF THIS
COMMUNICATION IS PROHIBITED. IF
YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS FAX IN
ERROR, PLEASE DESTROY THE
ATTACHED DOCUMENT(S) AND
NOTIFY THE SENDER OF THE ERROR
BY CALLING.’’
Requests by telephone: Since positive
identification of the caller cannot be
established, telephone requests are not
honored; the caller is asked to submit
his or her request in writing.
Requests by electronic mail: Since
positive identification of the requestor
cannot be established, and the
electronic transmission of personal
identifiers is not encrypted, the security
safeguards is not guaranteed from an
unauthorized disclosure, so electronic
mail requests are not honored and will
be deleted from the IHS e-mail system;
and the computer user is asked to
submit his or her request in writing and/
or by facsimile transmission.
Record access procedures: Same as
notification procedures. Requestors
should also provide a reasonable
description of the record being sought.
Requestors may also request an
accounting of disclosures that have been
made of their record, if any.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Contact the Policy Coordinating
Official(s), provide a reasonable
description of the record, and specify
the information being contested, the
corrective action sought, and the
reasons for requesting the correction,
along with supporting information to
show how the record is inaccurate,
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RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information will be collected from the
following sources:
Education institutions attended;
internship and/or residency training
progress reports; IHS site selection
questionnaires; IHS Scholarship or Loan
Repayment applicants; Indian health
programs human resources department;
financial institutions from which these
applicants have obtained educational
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professional associations; HHS
contractors/subcontractors; consumer
reporting agencies/credit bureaus;
lending institutions; PHS
Commissioned Personnel Operations
Division and U.S. Office of Personnel
Operations Division and U.S. Office of
Personnel Management personnel
records; other Federal agencies,
including but not limited to the
Department of Treasury, the IRS, and
the U.S. Postal Service; State or local
Government medical licensing boards
and/or the Federation of State Medical
Boards or a similar non-Government
entity; and third parties who provide
references concerning the subject
individual.
SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF THE ACT:

None.
[FR Doc. 07–501 Filed 2–5–07; 8:45 am]

This notice is being published less than 15
days prior to the meeting due to the timing
limitations imposed by the review and
funding cycle.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.115, Biometry and Risk
Estimation—Health Risks from
Environmental Exposures; 93.142, NIEHS
Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety
Training; 93.143, NIEHS Superfund
Hazardous Substances—Basic Research and
Education; 93.894, Resources and Manpower
Development in the Environmental Health
Sciences; 93.113, Biological Response to
Environmental Health Hazards; 93.114,
Applied Toxicological Research and Testing,
National Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: January 28, 2007.
Anna Snouffer,
Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 07–494 Filed 2–5–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

BILLING CODE 4165–16–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard

National Institutes of Health

[Docket No. USCG–2007–27156]

National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences; Notice of Closed
Meeting

National Maritime Security Advisory
Committee

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice
is hereby given of the following
meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections 552(c)(4)
and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as
amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences Special
Emphasis Panel, Molecular Toxicology of
DNA Adducts.
Date: February 23, 2007.
Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: The Radisson Governor’s Inn, I–40
at Davis Drive, Exit 280, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709.
Contact Person: Teresa Nesbitt, BS, PhD,
DVM, Chief, Scientific Review Branch,
Division of Extramural Research and
Training, Nat’l Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, MD EC–30,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (919) 541–
7571, nesbitt@mail.nih.gov.

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Coast Guard, DHS.
Committee Management; Notice
of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

SUMMARY: The National Maritime
Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC)
will meet on February 28, 2007, in
Arlington, Virginia to discuss various
issues relating to national maritime
security. This meeting will be open to
the public.
DATES: NMSAC will meet on
Wednesday, February 28, 2007, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Please note that the
meeting may close early if the
committee has completed its business.
ADDRESSES: NMSAC will meet in the
Cavalier Ballroom at the Sheraton
National Hotel, 900 South Orme Street,
Arlington, Virginia 22204. Send written
material, comments and requests to
make oral presentations to Mr. Ike
Eisentrout, Commandant (CG–3PCP–1),
NMSAC Executive Assistant, U.S. Coast
Guard Headquarters, Room 5302, 2100
Second St. SW., Washington, DC 20593–
0001. Written material, comments and
requests to make oral presentations at
the meeting should reach the contact
person listed above by February 15,
2007. Requests to have a copy of your
material distributed to each member of
the committee prior to the meeting
should reach the contact person listed
above by February 15, 2007 (please

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