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Record access procedures:
Same as Notification procedures above. Records generally are kept
at locations where the work is performed. In accordance with the DOE
Privacy Act regulation, proper identification is required before a
request is processed.
Contesting record procedures:
Same as Notification procedures above.
Record source categories:
The concerned employee or complainant; applicable management
officials; program office records; and congressional offices.
System exempted from certain provisions of the act:
The system is exempt under subsections 552a(k)(1), (2) and (5) of
the Privacy Act to the extent that information within the system
meets the criteria of those subsections of the Act. Such information
has been exempted from the provisions of subsections (c)(3); 5 U.S.C.
552a (d); 5 U.S.C. 552a (e)(1) of the Act; see the Department's
Privacy Act regulation at 10 CFR part 1008.
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#....System name:
FORM EIA-457 Survey Reports (Residential Energy Consumption
Survey (RECS)).
System location:
U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration
(EIA), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.
Roper Starch Worldwide, Inc., Response Analysis Division, 1060
State Road, Princeton, NJ 08540.
Security classification:
Unclassified.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Persons responding to the FORM EIA-457 (Residential Energy
Consumption Survey (RECS)) or a sample thereof.
Categories of records in the system:
Name, age, gender, race, ethnicity, home address, home telephone
number, income, family size and composition, characteristics of
housing unit, household vehicles, name and address of landlord, name
and address of fuel suppliers, and records of energy purchases.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. and 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.
Purpose(s):
The information is collected and maintained by the DOE to measure
the levels of energy consumption used by homeowners and the cost of
heating fuel. The information also is used for monitoring, modeling
and making policy decisions regarding energy use in U.S. households.
Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including
categories of users and the purposes of such uses:
A record from the system may be disclosed as a routine use to DOE
contractors in performance of their contracts, and their officers and
employees who have a need for the record in the performance of their
duties. Those provided information under this routine use are subject
to the same limitations applicable to DOE officers and employees
under the Privacy Act.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,
retaining, and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
Records may be stored as paper records and electronic media.
Retrievability:
Records may be retrieved by name and identification number.
Safeguards:
Paper records are maintained in locked cabinets and desks.
Electronic records are controlled through established DOE computer
center procedures (personnel screening and physical security), and
they are
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password protected. Passwords are known only by the system manager.
Access is limited to those whose official duties require access to
the records.
Retention and disposal:
Records retention and disposal authorities are contained in the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) General Records
Schedule and DOE record schedules that have been approved by NARA.
System manager(s) and address:
Headquarters: Administrator, Energy Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585.
Notification procedure:
In accordance with the DOE regulation implementing the Privacy
Act, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, part 1008, a request by
an individual to determine if a system of records contains
information about him/her should be directed to the Director,
Headquarters Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Division,
U.S. Department of Energy, or the Privacy Act Officer at the
appropriate address identified above under ``System locations.'' The
request should include the requester's complete name, time period for
which records are sought, and the geographic location(s) where the
requester believes the records are located.
Record access procedures:
Same as Notification procedures above. Records are generally kept
at locations where the work is performed. In accordance with the DOE
Privacy Act regulation, proper identification is required before a
request is processed.
Contesting record procedures:
Same as Notification procedures above.
Record source categories:
The subject individual and energy supply companies.
System exempted from certain provisions of the act:
None.
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#....System name:
Personnel Records of Former Contractor Employees.
Security classification:
Unclassified.
System location:
U.S. Department of Energy, Headquarters, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585
U.S. Department of Energy, Albuquerque Operations Office, PO Box
5400, Albuquerque, NM 87115
U.S. Department of Energy, Chicago Operations Office, 9800 South
Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439
U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, 850 Energy
Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83401
U.S. Department of Energy, Naval Petroleum Reserves in
California, PO Box 11, Tupman, CA 93276
U.S. Department of Energy, Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale
Reserves, 907 North Poplar, Suite 150, Casper, WY 82601
U.S. Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office, PO Box
98518, Las Vegas, NV 89193-8518
U.S. Department of Energy, Oakland Operations Office, 1301 Clay
Street, Oakland, CA 94612-5208
U.S. Department of Energy, Ohio Field Office, PO BOX 3020,
Miamisburg, OH 45343-3020
U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh Naval Reactors, PO Box 109,
West Mifflin, PA 15122-0109
U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, 825 Jadwin
Avenue, PO Box 550 Richland, WA 99352
U.S. Department of Energy, Rocky Flats Field Office, 10808
Highway 93, Unit A, Golden, CO 80403-8200
U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office, PO
Box A, Aiken, SC 29801
U.S. Department of Energy, Schenectady Naval Reactors Office, PO
Box 1069, Schenectady, NY 12301
U.S. Department of Energy, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Project
Office, 900 Commerce Road East, New Orleans, LA 70123
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Former employees of companies that currently have or have had a
contract with the Department of Energy (DOE).
Categories of records in the system:
Name, employment history, earnings, medical history, and other
related information.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq., 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq. and the Memorandum
of Understanding between the Department of Energy and the Department
of Health and Human Services, 56 FR 9701, March 7, 1991.
Purpose(s):
The records are maintained and used by the DOE to verify
employment of contractor employees who have worked at a DOE facility
or for a prime management and operating contractor for the DOE to
settle or pay claims associated their employment.
Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including
categories of users and the purposes of such uses:
1. A record from the system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the appropriate local, State or Federal agency when records alone or
in conjunction with other information, indicates a violation or
potential violation of law whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in
nature, and whether arising by general statue of particular program
pursuant thereto.
2. A record from the system may be disclosed as a routine use to
a Federal, State, or local agency to obtain information relevant to a
Departmental decision concerning the hiring or retention of an
employee, 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. The Department must
deem such disclosure to be compatible with the purpose for which the
Department collected the information.
3. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use
for the purpose of an investigation, settlement of claims, or the
preparation and conduct of litigation to a (1) person representing
the Department in the investigation, settlement or litigation, and to
individuals assisting in such representation; (2) others involved in
the investigation, settlement, and litigation, and their
representatives and individuals assisting those representatives; and
(3) witness, potential witness, or their representatives and
assistants, and any person possesses information pertaining to the
matter when it is necessary to obtain information or testimony
relevant to the matter.
4. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use in
court or administrative proceedings to the tribunals, counsel, other
parties, witnesses, and the public (in publically available
pleadings, filings or discussion in open court) when such disclosure:
(1) Is relevant to, and necessary for, the proceeding; and (2)
compatible with the purpose for which the Department collected the
records; and (3) the proceedings involve:
(a) The Department, its predecessor agencies, current or former
contractor of the Department, or other United States Government
agencies and their components, or
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(b) A current or former employee of the Department and its
predecessor agencies, current or former contractors of the
Department, or other United States Government agencies and their
components, who is acting in an official capacity or in any
individual capacity where the Department or other United States
Government agency has agreed to represent the employee.
5. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
foreign governments in accordance with treaties, international
conventions, or executive agreements.
6. A record from the system may be disclosed as a routine use to
DOE contractors in performance of their contracts, and their officers
and employees who have a need for the record in the performance of
their duties. Those provided information under this routine use are
subject to the same limitations applicable to DOE officers and
employees under the Privacy Act.
7. A record from the system of records may be disclosed to a
member of Congress submitting a request involving the constituent
when the constituent has requested assistance from the member
concerning the subject matter of the record. The member of Congress
must provide a copy of the constituent's request for assistance.
8. A record from the system of records may be disclosed to
contractor personnel, grantees, and cooperative agreement holders of
components of the Department of Health and Human Services, including
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the
National Center for Environmental Health of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry pursuant to Memoranda of Understanding between the
Department and the Department of Health and Human Services or its
components.
9. A record from the system may be disclosed to contractors,
grantees, participants in cooperative agreements, collaborating
researchers, or their employees, in performance of health studies or
related health or environmental duties pursuant to their contracts,
grants, and cooperating or collaborating research agreements. In
order to perform such studies, the Department, its contractors,
grantees, participants in cooperative agreements, and collaborating
researchers may disclose a record to: Federal, state and local health
and medical agencies or authorities; to subcontractors in order to
determine a subject's vital status or cause of death; to health care
providers to verify a diagnosis or cause of death; or to third
parties to obtain current addresses for participants in health-
related studies, surveys, and surveillance. All recipients of such
records are required to comply with the Privacy Act, to follow
prescribed measures to protect personal privacy, and to disclose or
use personally identifiable information only for the above described
research purposes.
10. A record from this system may be disclosed to members of DOE
advisory committees, the Department of Health and Human Services
Advisory Committee on Projects Related to Department of Energy
Facilities, and to designated employees of Federal, State, or local
government or government-sponsored entities authorized to provide
advice to the DOE concerning health, safety, or environmental issues.
All recipients of such records are required to comply with the
Privacy Act, to follow prescribed measures to protect personal
privacy, and to disclose or use personally identifiable information
only for the purpose of providing advice to the DOE or to the
Department of Health and Human Services.
11. A record from this system be disclosed to Department of
Health and Human Services, their contractors, grantees, and
cooperative agreement holders, pursuant to the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, to estimate
radiation doses and other workplace exposures received by Department
of Energy and contractor employees. The Secretary of Health and Human
Services and the Secretary of Energy shall each make available
information to researchers and the general public on the assumptions,
methodology, and data used in establishing radiation doses consistent
with the protection of private medical records. Those provided
information under this routine use are subject to the same
limitations applicable to Department officers and employees under the
Privacy Act.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing,
retaining, and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
Records are stored as paper records.
Retrievability:
Records may be retrieved by name.
Safeguards:
Paper records are maintained in locked cabinets and desks. Access
is limited to those whose official duties require access to the
records.
Retention and disposal:
Records retention and disposal authorities are contained in the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) General Records
Schedule and DOE record schedules that have been approved by NARA.
System manager(s) and address:
Headquarters: Director, Office of Contractor Human Resource
Management, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
Field Offices: The Managers of the ``System locations'' listed
above are the system managers for their respective portions of the
system.
Notification procedure:
In accordance with the DOE regulation implementing the Privacy
Act, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, part 1008, a request by
an individual to determine if a system of records contains
information about him/her should be directed to the Director,
Headquarters Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Division, U.
S. Department of Energy, or the Privacy Act Officer at the
appropriate address identified above under ``System locations.'' The
request should include the requester's complete name, time period for
which records are sought, and the geographic location(s) where the
requester believes the records are located.
Record access procedures:
Same as Notification procedures above. Records are generally kept
at locations where the work is performed. In accordance with the DOE
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