[Privacy Act Issuances (2005)]
[DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY]
[Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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   System name: 

       National Finance Center Payroll Personnel System (NFC).
     System location: 
       Hard copies of personnel and timekeeping data, and payroll 
   transactions and reports are located at the Federal Energy Regulatory 
   Commission (FERC), Washington, DC 20426. Computerized data is located 
   at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Finance Center, New 
   Orleans, LA 70129.
     Categories of individuals covered by the system: 
       All employees (Senior Executive Service and non-Senior Executive 
   Service, bargaining unit and non-bargaining unit) employed by the 
   Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
     Categories of records in the system: 
       All official personnel action and/or payroll transaction 
   information on Commission employees.
     Authority for maintenance of the system: 
       5 U.S.C. 301, 2302(b)(20)(B), 2302(b)(10), 7311, 7313; Executive 
   Order 10450; 5 CFR 731.103.
     Routine uses of records maintained in the System Including 
   categories of users and the Purpose of Such Uses:
       To the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Office of Special 
   Counsel, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the Federal 
   Labor Relations Authority, in connection with functions vested in 
   those agencies.
       To a Congressional office in response to an inquiry made at the 
   request of that individual.
       To the Office of Management and Budget in connection with private 
   relief legislation.
       In litigation before a court or in an administrative proceeding 
   being conducted by a Federal agency.
       To the National Archives and Records Administration for records 
   management inspections.
       To Federal agencies as a data source for management information 
   through the production of summary descriptive statistics and 
   analytical studies in support of the functions for which the records 
   are maintained for related studies.
     Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
   Retaining and Disposing of records in the system:  
     Storage: 
       On paper in Official Folders located at FERC. Computerized on an 
   IBM z900 mainframe with IBM Shark RAID DASD system for direct access 
   storage, and STK 9840 tape silos for long term data storage which 
   resides at the NFC.
     Retrievability: 
       Data can be retrieved by employee's social security number.
     Safeguards: 
       The National Finance Center is located in a secured Federal 
   complex. Within this secured building, the Computer Operations Center 
   is located in a controlled access room. Specific employees have been 
   identified as system and database administrators having specific 
   responsibilities allowing access to FERC personnel and payroll data. 
   Security is embedded within the software in both the operating system 
   and at the application level. Individuals not granted access rights 
   cannot view or change data. The database is monitored by software 
   applications that provide audits of log-ins, both successful and 
   failed.
       Output documents from the system are maintained as hard copy 
   documents by FERC's Human Resources Services Division and is 
   safeguarded in secured cabinets located within a secured room.
     System manager and Address:
       The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the USDA National 
   Finance Center share responsibility for system management. The first 
   point of contact is the Director, Resource Integration Division, 
   Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
   Washington, DC 20426.

Notification Procedures:

       Contact the Director, Resource Integration Division, Federal 
   Energy Regulatory Commission.

Records Access Procedures:

       Same as notification procedures.
     Contesting record procedures: 
       Same as notification procedures. Involvement by the Office of 
   Personnel Management may be necessary, as provided in the Federal 
   Personnel Manual, Chapter 731.
     Record source categories: 
       USDA National Finance Center Payroll/Personnel System; the 
   employee's supervisors; and the employee.

     Magalie R. Salas,
     Secretary.
   [FR Doc. E5-1716 Filed 4-12-05; 8:45 am]

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