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   on whom the file is primarily maintained.
     Safeguards:  All records are kept in locked offices. Investigation 
   reports, personnel files, and other sensitive materials are also kept 
   in locked drawers.
     Retention and disposal:  Records are retained up to five years 
   after file is closed, then are destroyed unless retained for research 
   value.
     System manager(s) and address:  Director, Natural Resources 
   Division, OGC, USDA, Washington, DC 20250, or the appropriate 
   Regional Attorney or Attorney in Charge at the applicable address 
   specified in the foregoing.
     Notification procedure:  Any individual may request information 
   regarding this system of records, or information as to whether the 
   system contains records pertaining to him from the System Manager, or 
   from the appropriate Regional Attorney or Attorney in Charge at the 
   applicable address listed above. If the specific location of the 
   record is not known, the individual should address his request to the 
   Director, Natural Resources Division, who, if necessary, will refer 
   it to the appropriate field office. A request for information 
   pertaining to an individual should contain: Name, address, and 
   particulars involved (i.e., the date of action giving rise to the 
   claim, date claim was filed, correspondence, etc.).
     Record access procedures:  Any individual may obtain information as 
   to the procedures for gaining accesss to a record in the system which 
   pertains to him by submitting a written request to the appropriate 
   official referred to in the preceding paragraph.
     Contesting record procedures:  Any individual may contest a record 
   in the system by using the same procedures as those for requesting 
   access.
     Record source categories:  The information in the system comes 
   primarily from the exchange proponent, title and abstract companies, 
   and agency employees.

   #.. USDA/OGC-56

   #....System name:  Land Exchanges, other than Exchange Act--Forest 
      Service--USDA/OGC.

     System location:  Office of the General Counsel, Natural Resources 
   Division, USDA, Washington, DC 20250. Offices of Regional Attorneys 
   and Attorneys in Charge, Office of the General Counsel, USDA: 
   Albuquerque, New Mexico; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, 
   Colorado; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Little Rock, Arkansas; Milwaukee, 
   Wisconsin; Temple, Texas; Missoula, Montana; Ogden, Utah; Portland, 
   Oregon; San Francisco, California; Santurce, Puerto Rico; Shawnee 
   Mission, Kansas; Stillwater, Oklahoma.
       Addresses of each field office are listed in the telephone 
   directories of the respective cities listed above under the heading 
   ``United States Government, Department of Agriculture, Office of the 
   General Counsel.''
     Categories of individuals covered by the system:  Individuals who 
   have offered to exchange private lands for National Forest lands or 
   National Grasslands.
     Categories of records in the system:  The system consists of files 
   on individual land exchanges, including title information and agency 
   reports.
     Authority for maintenance of the system:  16 U.S.C. 516, 555a and 
   484a, and many other general and specific acts authorizing land 
   exchanges.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses:  The system is 
   used by attorneys in title examination and exchange closings. 
   Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record of 
   an individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional office 
   made at the request of that individual.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage:  Records are maintained in file folders at the applicable 
   address listed above.
     Retrievability:  Records are indexed by the name of the individual 
   on whom the file is primarily maintained.
     Safeguards:  All records are kept in locked offices. Investigation 
   reports, personnel files, and other sensitive materials are also kept 
   in locked drawers.
     Retention and disposal:  Records are retained up to five years 
   after file is closed, then are destroyed unless retained for research 
   value.
     System manager(s) and address:  Director, Natural Resources 
   Division, OGC, USDA, Washington, DC 20250, or the appropriate 
   Regional Attorney or Attorney in Charge at the applicable address 
   specified in the foregoing.
     Notification procedure:  Any individual may request information 
   regarding this system of records, or information as to whether the 
   system contains records pertaining to him from the System Manager, or 
   from the appropriate Regional Attorney or Attorney in Charge at the 
   applicable address listed above. If the specific location of the 
   record is not known, the individual should address his request to the 
   Director, Natural Resources Division, who, if necessary, will refer 
   it to the appropriate field office. A request for information 
   pertaining to an individual should contain: Name, address, and 
   particulars involved (i.e., the date of action giving rise to the 
   claim, date claim was filed, correspondence, etc.).
     Record access procedures:  Any individual may obtain information as 
   to the procedures for gaining access to a record in the system which 
   pertains to him by submitting a written request to the appropriate 
   official referred to in the preceding paragraph.
     Contesting record procedures:  Any individual may contest a record 
   in the system by using the same procedures as those for requesting 
   access.
     Record source categories:  The information in this system comes 
   primarily from the land exchange proponent, title and abstract 
   companies, and agency employees.

   #.. USDA/OGC-57

   #....System name:  Leases--Forest Service--USDA/OGC.

     System location:  Office of the General Counsel, Natural Resources 
   Division, USDA, Washington, DC 20250. Offices of Regional Attorneys 
   and Attorneys in Charge, Office of the General Counsel, USDA: 
   Albuquerque, New Mexico; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, 
   Colorado; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Little Rock, Arkansas; Milwaukee, 
   Wisconsin; Temple, Texas; Missoula, Montana; Ogden, Utah; Portland, 
   Oregon; San Francisco, California; Santurce, Puerto Rico; Shawnee 
   Mission, Kansas; Stillwater, Oklahoma.
       Addresses of each field office are listed in the telephone 
   directories of the respective cities listed above under the heading 
   ``United States Government, Department of Agriculture, Office of the 
   General Counsel.''
     Categories of individuals covered by the system:  Persons leasing 
   or intending to lease property to or from USDA agencies; persons 
   occupying property subject to or under such leases or proposed 
   leases, and persons having or claiming an interest in land covered by 
   such leases or proposed leases.
     Categories of records in the system:  Partial or complete records 
   on individual cases sometimes including investigation reports, copies 
   of contracts, leases or permits, legal opinions, pleadings, 
   transcripts, correspondence, and related documents.
     Authority for maintenance of the system:  7 U.S.C. 1011(c); 16 
   U.S.C. 460d-2 and 580g; 43 U.S.C. 931c-d; 7 CFR 2.31.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses:  Referral to 
   Department of Justice and United States Attorneys to defend suits 
   brought against the Government or its officers. Referral to the 
   appropriate agency, whether Federal, State, local or foreign, charged 
   with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting a violation 
   of law, or of enforcing or implementing the statute, rule, 
   regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto of any record within 
   this system when information available indicates a violation or 
   potential violation of law, whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in 
   nature, and whether arising by general statute or particular program 
   statute, or by rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto. 
   Referral to a court, magistrate, or administrative tribunal, or to 
   opposing counsel in a proceeding before any of the above, of any 
   record within the system which constitutes evidence in that 
   proceeding, or which is sought in the course of discovery. Disclosure 
   may be made to a congressional office from the record of an 
   individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional office 
   made at the request of that individual.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage:  Records are maintained in file folders at the applicable 
   address listed above.
     Retrievability:  Records are indexed by the name of the individual 
   on whom the file is primarily maintained.
     Safeguards:  All records are kept in locked offices. Investigation 
   reports, personnel files, and other sensitive materials are also kept 
   in locked drawers.
     Retention and disposal:  Records are retained up to five years 
   after file is closed, then are destroyed unless retained for research 
   value.
     System manager(s) and address:  Director, Natural Resources 
   Division, OGC, USDA, Washington, DC 20250, or the appropriate 
   Regional Attorney or Attorney in Charge at the applicable address 
   specified in the foregoing.
     Notification procedure:  Any individual may request information 
   regarding this system of records, or information as to whether the 
   system contains records pertaining to him from the System Manager, or 
   from the appropriate Regional Attorney or Attorney in Charge at the 
   applicable address listed above. If the specific location of the 
   record is not known, the individual should address his request to the 
   Director, Natural Resources Division, who, if necessary, will refer 
   it to the appropriate field office. A request for information 
   pertaining to an individual should contain: Name, address, and 
   particulars involved (i.e., the date of action giving rise to the 
   claim, date claim was filed, correspondence, etc.).
     Record access procedures:  Any individual may obtain information as 
   to the procedures for gaining accesss to a record in the system which 
   pertains to him by submitting a written request to the appropriate 
   official referred to in the preceding paragraph.
     Contesting record procedures:  Any individual may contest a record 
   in the system by using the same procedures as those for requesting 
   access.
     Record source categories:  Primarily the individuals in the system, 
   agency employees, witnesses, attorneys and investigative personnel.

   #.. USDA/OGC-58

   #....System name:  Legislation--Forest Service--USDA/OGC.

     System location:  Office of the General Counsel, Natural Resources 
   Division, USDA, Washington, DC 20250. Offices of Regional Attorneys 
   and Attorneys in Charge, Office of the General Counsel, USDA: 
   Albuquerque, New Mexico; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, 
   Colorado; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Little Rock, Arkansas; Milwaukee, 
   Wisconsin; Temple, Texas; Missoula, Montana; Ogden, Utah; Portland, 
   Oregon; San Francisco, California; Santurce, Puerto Rico; Shawnee 
   Mission, Kansas; Stillwater, Oklahoma.
       Addresses of each field office are listed in the telephone 
   directories of the respective cities listed above under the heading 
   ``United States Government, Department of Agriculture, Office of the 
   General Counsel.''
     Categories of individuals covered by the system:  Persons occupying 
   USDA lands who are involved or expected to be involved in disputes 
   concerning the applicability of Federal, State, or local civil or 
   criminal legislation or administrative regulations to their 
   activities or possessory interests.
     Categories of records in the system:  Partial or complete records 
   on individual cases sometimes including investigation reports, copies 
   of contracts or permits, legal opinions, pleadings, transcripts, 
   correspondence, notices of appeals, decisions of forest officers, 
   witnesses statements, and related documents.
     Authority for maintenance of the system:  16 U.S.C. 471-583, 661-
   63, 668aa-bb, 683, 1001-09, 1131-32 and 1271-75; 42 U.S.C. 4321-74; 7 
   CFR 2.31.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including 
   categories of users and the purposes of such uses:  Referral to 
   Department of Justice and United States Attorneys to defend suits 
   brought against the Government or its officers.
       Referral to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, State, local 
   or foreign, charged with the responsibility of investigating or 
   prosecuting a violation of law, or of enforcing or implementing the 
   statute, rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto of any 
   record within this system when information available indicates a 
   violation or potential violation of law, whether civil, criminal, or 
   regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general statute or 
   particular program statute, or by rule regulation, or order issued 
   pursuant thereto. Referral to a court, magistrate, or administrative 
   tribunal, or to opposing counsel in a proceeding before any of the 
   above, of any record within the system which constitutes evidence in 
   that proceeding, or which is sought in the course of discovery. 
   Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from the record of 
   an individual in response to an inquiry from the congressional office 
   made at the request of that individual.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   retaining, and disposing of records in the system: 
     Storage:  Records are maintained in file folders at the applicable 
   address listed above.
     Retrievability:  Records are indexed by the name of the individual 
   on whom the file is primarily maintained.
     Safeguards:  All records are kept in locked offices. Investigation 
   reports, personnel files, and other sensitive materials are also kept 
   in locked drawers.
     Retention and disposal:  Records are retained up to five years 
   after file is closed, then are destroyed unless retained for research 
   value.
     System manager(s) and address:  Director, Natural Resources 
   Division, OGC, USDA, Washington, DC 20250, or the appropriate 
   Regional Attorney or Attorney in Charge at the applicable address 
   specified in the foregoing.
     Notification procedure:  Any individual may request information 
   regarding this system of records, or information as to whether the 
   system contains records pertaining to him from the System Manager, or 
   from the appropriate Regional Attorney or Attorney in Charge at the 
   applicable address listed above. If the specific location of the 
   record is not known, the individual should address his request to the 
   Director, Natural Resources Division, who, if necessary, will refer 
   it to the appropriate field office. A request for information 
   pertaining to an individual should contain: Name, address, and 
   particulars involved (i.e., the date of action giving rise to the 
   claim, date claim was filed, correspondence, etc.).
     Record access procedures:  Any individual may obtain information as 
   to the procedures for gaining access to a record in the system which 
   pertains to him by submitting a written request to the appropriate 
   official referred to in the preceding paragraph.
     Contesting record procedures:  Any individual may contest a record 
   in the system by using the same procedures as those for requesting 
   access.
     Record source categories:  Primarily the individuals in the system, 
   agency employees, witnesses, attorneys and investigative personnel.

   #.. USDA/OGC-59

   #....System name:  Minerals and Mining Claims--Forest Service--USDA/
      OGC.

     System location:  Office of the General Counsel, Natural Resources 
   Division, USDA, Washington, DC 20250. Offices of Regional Attorneys 
   and Attorneys in Charge, Office of the General Counsel, USDA: 
   Albuquerque, New Mexico; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, 
   Colorado; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Little Rock, Arkansas; Milwaukee, 
   Wisconsin; Temple, Texas; Missoula, Montana, Ogden, Utah; Portland, 
   Oregon; San Francisco, California; Santurce, Puerto Rico; Shawnee 
   Mission, Kansas; Stillwater, Oklahoma.
       Addresses of each field office are listed in the telephone 
   directories of the respective cities listed above under the heading 
   ``United States Government, Department of Agriculture, Office of the 
   General Counsel.''
     Categories of individuals covered by the system:  Persons claiming 
   mining or mineral rights on lands owned or claimed by the United 
   States in behalf of USDA agencies; persons occupying or claiming an 
   interest in such lands pursuant to such claims or under color 
   thereof; persons having an interest in land in which the United 
   States has reserved, or claims, minerals or mineral rights from the 
   United States.
     Categories of records in the system:  Partial or complete records 
   on individual cases, sometimes including notices of claim and related 
   documents; copies of leases, contracts or permits; title evidence; 
   investigation reports; pleadings; transcripts; legal opinions; 
   correspondence; etc.

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