80_FR_11281 80 FR 11241 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

80 FR 11241 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

POSTAL SERVICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 40 (March 2, 2015)

Page Range11241-11242
FR Document2015-04211

The United States Postal Service[supreg] (Postal Service) is proposing to modify a General Privacy Act System of Records (SOR) to support the sharing of employment and wage data with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for their Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program. These data are used for the development of employment and wage estimates for over 800 occupations.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 40 (Monday, March 2, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11241-11242]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04211]


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POSTAL SERVICE


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.

ACTION: Notice of modification to existing system of records.

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SUMMARY: The United States Postal Service[supreg] (Postal Service) is 
proposing to modify a General Privacy Act System of Records (SOR) to 
support the sharing of employment and wage data with the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics (BLS) for their Occupational Employment Statistics 
(OES) program. These data are used for the development of employment 
and wage estimates for over 800 occupations.

DATES: These revisions will become effective without further notice on 
April 1, 2015 unless comments received on or before that date result in 
a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to the Privacy and 
Records Office, United States Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., 
Room 9517, Washington, DC 20260-1101. Copies of all written comments 
will be available at this address for public inspection and 
photocopying between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew J. Connolly, Chief Privacy 
Officer, Privacy and Records Office, 202-268-8582 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is in accordance with the 
Privacy Act requirement that agencies publish their systems of records 
in the Federal Register when there is a revision, change, or addition, 
or when the agency establishes a new system of records. The Postal 
ServiceTM has determined that one General Privacy Act System 
of Records should be revised to modify categories of records in the 
system, purpose(s), routine uses of records maintained in the system, 
including categories of users and the purpose of such uses, and 
retrievability.

Background

    Pursuant to agreements that will protect the use of Postal Service 
data, the Postal Service intends to provide the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics (BLS) with employment and wage data pertaining to USPS 
employees. These data are used in BLS's OES program and, in conjunction 
with data obtained from the Office of Personnel Management, are used to 
develop employment and wage estimates.
    The OES program produces employment and wage estimates for over 800 
occupations. These estimates include the number of jobs in certain 
occupations and estimates of the wages paid to with respect to those 
jobs. Through its program, BLS maintains a comprehensive source of 
regularly produced occupational employment and wage information 
available for the nation as a whole, for individual States, and for 
metropolitan areas. OES data is used to develop information regarding 
current and projected employment needs, job opportunities, job 
placement aids, and state education and workforce development plans. 
Jobseekers can use OES data to analyze occupational wages and cost of 
living data by U.S area. Employment and wage estimate data are also 
used by academic and government researchers to study labor markets and 
wage and employment trends. BLS is now developing occupational 
employment and wage estimates and is requesting USPS occupational data 
which includes occupational titles and occupational codes.

Rationale for Changes to USPS Privacy Act Systems of Records

    The Postal Service is proposing modifications to SOR 100.400. 
Categories of records is being amended to reflect that the Postal 
Service maintains a unique occupation code and an occupation title for 
each employee, as well as annual salary, hourly rate, and the Rate 
Schedule Code (RSC), which is used to identify an employee's pay type. 
Pay type refers to any kind of wage that an employer is allotting to an 
employee. This can include, but is not limited to, holiday pay, 
overtime pay, annual leave pay, sick leave pay, severance pay, etc. 
Purpose is being modified to permit the Postal Service to maintain 
annual salary, hourly rate, and pay type information for the purpose of 
statistical research and reporting. The Postal Service is also adding a 
routine use explaining that the disclosure of these data may be made to 
BLS for the development of occupational estimates for federal 
employees. Retrievability is being revised to indicate the data can now 
be retrieved by occupation code and/or occupation title.

III. Description of Changes to Systems of Records

    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (e)(11), interested persons are invited 
to submit written data, views, or arguments on this proposal. A report 
of the proposed modifications has been sent to Congress and to the 
Office of Management and Budget for their evaluations. The Postal 
Service does not expect this amended system of records to have any 
adverse effect on individual privacy rights. The affected system is as 
follows:
USPS 100.400
SYSTEM NAME: Personnel Compensation and Payroll Records
    Accordingly, for the reasons stated, the Postal Service proposes 
changes in the existing system of records as follows:
USPS 100.400

SYSTEM NAME:
    Personnel Compensation and Payroll Records.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM
    [CHANGE TO READ]
    1. Employee and family member information: Names(s), Social 
Security Number(s), Employee Identification Number, date(s) of birth, 
postal assignment information, work contact information, home 
address(es) and phone number(s), finance number(s), occupation code, 
occupation title, duty location, and pay location.
    2. Compensation and payroll information: Records related to 
payroll, annual salary, hourly rate, Rate Schedule Code (RSC) or pay 
type, payments, deductions, compensation, and benefits; uniform items 
purchased; proposals and decisions under monetary awards; suggestion 
programs and contest; injury compensation; monetary claims for personal 
property loss or damage; and garnishment of wages.
* * * * *

PURPOSE
* * * * *
    [CHANGE TO READ]
    9. To support statistical research and reporting.

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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS 
AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES
* * * * *
    [CHANGE TO READ]
    k. Disclosure of employment and wage data records about current 
Postal Service employees may be made to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
for use in their Occupational Employment Statistics program for the 
purpose of developing estimates of the number of jobs in certain 
occupations, and estimates of the wages paid to them.
* * * * *

RETRIEVABILITY
    [CHANGE TO READ]
    By employee name, Social Security Number, Employee Identification 
Number, occupation code, occupation title, or duty or pay location.
* * * * *

Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Requirements.
[FR Doc. 2015-04211 Filed 2-27-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710-12-P

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 40 / Monday, March 2, 2015 / Notices 11241 • Enhance the quality, utility, and one General Privacy Act System of statistical research and reporting. The clarity of the information to be Records should be revised to modify Postal Service is also adding a routine collected; and categories of records in the system, use explaining that the disclosure of • Minimize the burden of the purpose(s), routine uses of records these data may be made to BLS for the collection of information on those who maintained in the system, including development of occupational estimates are to respond, including through the categories of users and the purpose of for federal employees. Retrievability is use of appropriate automated, such uses, and retrievability. being revised to indicate the data can electronic, mechanical, or other Background now be retrieved by occupation code technological collection techniques or and/or occupation title. other forms of information technology, Pursuant to agreements that will protect the use of Postal Service data, III. Description of Changes to Systems e.g., permitting electronic submission of the Postal Service intends to provide the of Records responses. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) with Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (e)(11), Issued in Washington, DC, this 24th day of employment and wage data pertaining February 2015. interested persons are invited to submit to USPS employees. These data are used written data, views, or arguments on Judith Starr, in BLS’s OES program and, in General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty this proposal. A report of the proposed conjunction with data obtained from the modifications has been sent to Congress Corporation. Office of Personnel Management, are [FR Doc. 2015–04251 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am] and to the Office of Management and used to develop employment and wage Budget for their evaluations. The Postal BILLING CODE 7709–02–P estimates. Service does not expect this amended The OES program produces system of records to have any adverse employment and wage estimates for effect on individual privacy rights. The POSTAL SERVICE over 800 occupations. These estimates affected system is as follows: include the number of jobs in certain Privacy Act of 1974; System of occupations and estimates of the wages USPS 100.400 Records paid to with respect to those jobs. SYSTEM NAME: Personnel Through its program, BLS maintains a AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. Compensation and Payroll Records comprehensive source of regularly ACTION: Notice of modification to produced occupational employment and Accordingly, for the reasons stated, existing system of records. wage information available for the the Postal Service proposes changes in nation as a whole, for individual States, the existing system of records as SUMMARY: The United States Postal and for metropolitan areas. OES data is follows: Service® (Postal Service) is proposing to used to develop information regarding modify a General Privacy Act System of current and projected employment USPS 100.400 Records (SOR) to support the sharing of needs, job opportunities, job placement employment and wage data with the aids, and state education and workforce SYSTEM NAME: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for their development plans. Jobseekers can use Personnel Compensation and Payroll Occupational Employment Statistics OES data to analyze occupational wages Records. (OES) program. These data are used for and cost of living data by U.S area. the development of employment and Employment and wage estimate data are CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM wage estimates for over 800 also used by academic and government [CHANGE TO READ] occupations. researchers to study labor markets and 1. Employee and family member DATES: These revisions will become wage and employment trends. BLS is information: Names(s), Social Security effective without further notice on April now developing occupational Number(s), Employee Identification 1, 2015 unless comments received on or employment and wage estimates and is Number, date(s) of birth, postal before that date result in a contrary requesting USPS occupational data assignment information, work contact determination. which includes occupational titles and information, home address(es) and ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed occupational codes. phone number(s), finance number(s), or delivered to the Privacy and Records Rationale for Changes to USPS Privacy occupation code, occupation title, duty Office, United States Postal Service, 475 Act Systems of Records location, and pay location. L’Enfant Plaza SW., Room 9517, 2. Compensation and payroll The Postal Service is proposing Washington, DC 20260–1101. Copies of information: Records related to payroll, modifications to SOR 100.400. all written comments will be available annual salary, hourly rate, Rate Categories of records is being amended at this address for public inspection and Schedule Code (RSC) or pay type, to reflect that the Postal Service photocopying between 8 a.m. and 4 payments, deductions, compensation, maintains a unique occupation code and p.m., Monday through Friday. and benefits; uniform items purchased; an occupation title for each employee, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: proposals and decisions under monetary as well as annual salary, hourly rate, Matthew J. Connolly, Chief Privacy awards; suggestion programs and and the Rate Schedule Code (RSC), Officer, Privacy and Records Office, contest; injury compensation; monetary which is used to identify an employee’s 202–268–8582 or privacy@usps.gov. claims for personal property loss or pay type. 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11242 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 40 / Monday, March 2, 2015 / Notices ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM, certain U.S. exchange-traded equity or by sending an email to: Shagufta_ INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE securities, as set forth in rule 13f–1(c), Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Pamela PURPOSES OF SUCH USES to file quarterly reports with the Dyson, Chief Information Officer, * * * * * Commission on Form 13F.4 Securities and Exchange Commission, [CHANGE TO READ] The information collection c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street k. Disclosure of employment and requirements apply to institutional NE., Washington, DC 20549 or send an wage data records about current Postal investment managers that meet the $100 email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Service employees may be made to the million reporting threshold. Section Comments must be submitted to OMB Bureau of Labor Statistics for use in 13(f)(6) of the Exchange Act defines an within 30 days of this notice. their Occupational Employment ‘‘institutional investment manager’’ as Dated: February 24, 2015. Statistics program for the purpose of any person, other than a natural person, developing estimates of the number of Jill M. Peterson, investing in or buying and selling jobs in certain occupations, and securities for its own account, and any Assistant Secretary. estimates of the wages paid to them. person exercising investment discretion [FR Doc. 2015–04222 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am] * * * * * with respect to the account of any other BILLING CODE 8011–01–P person. Rule 13f–1(b) under the RETRIEVABILITY Exchange Act defines ‘‘investment [CHANGE TO READ] discretion’’ for purposes of Form 13F SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE By employee name, Social Security reporting. COMMISSION Number, Employee Identification The reporting system required by [Extension: Rule 35d–1; SEC File No. 270– Number, occupation code, occupation Section 13(f) of the Exchange Act is 491, OMB Control No. 3235–0548] title, or duty or pay location. intended, among other things, to create * * * * * in the Commission a central repository Submission for OMB Review; of historical and current data about the Comment Request Stanley F. Mires, investment activities of institutional Attorney, Federal Requirements. investment managers, and to improve Upon Written Request, Copies Available [FR Doc. 2015–04211 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am] the body of factual data available to From: Securities and Exchange regulators and the public. Commission, Office of FOIA Services, BILLING CODE 7710–12–P The Commission staff estimates that 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 5,044 respondents make approximately 20549–2736. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 20,176 responses under the rule each Notice is hereby given that, pursuant COMMISSION year. The staff estimates that on average, to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Form 13F filers spend 80.8 hours/year (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities Submission for OMB Review; to prepare and submit the report. In and Exchange Commission (the Comment Request addition, the staff estimates that 204 ‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the respondents file approximately 816 Office of Management and Budget Upon Written Request, Copies Available amendments each year. The staff (‘‘OMB’’) a request for extension of the From: Securities and Exchange estimates that on average, Form 13F previously approved collection of Commission, Office of FOIA Services, filers spend 4 hours/year to prepare and information discussed below. 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC submit amendments to Form 13F. The Rule 35d–1 (17 CFR 270.35d–1) under 20549–2736. total annual burden of the rule’s the Investment Company Act of 1940 Extension: requirements for all respondents (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.) defines as Form 13F. SEC File No. 270–22, OMB therefore is estimated to be 408,371 ‘‘materially deceptive and misleading’’ Control No. 3235–0006. hours [(407,555 hours (5,044 filers × for purposes of Section 35(d), among Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 80.8 hours)) + (816 hours (204 filers × other things, a name suggesting that a to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 4 hours))]. registered investment company or series (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), the Securities The estimate of average burden hours thereof (a ‘‘fund’’) focuses its and Exchange Commission (the is made solely for the purposes of the investments in a particular type of ‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the Paperwork Reduction Act. The estimate investment or investments, in Office of Management and Budget a is not derived from a comprehensive or investments in a particular industry or request for extension of the previously even a representative survey or study of group of industries, or in investments in approved collection of information the costs of Commission rules. An a particular country or geographic discussed below. agency may not conduct or sponsor, and region, unless, among other things, the Section 13(f) 1 of the Securities a person is not required to respond to, fund adopts a certain investment policy. Exchange Act of 1934 2 (the ‘‘Exchange a collection of information unless it Rule 35d–1 further requires either that Act’’) empowers the Commission to: (1) displays a currently valid control the investment policy is fundamental or Adopt rules that create a reporting and number. that the fund has adopted a policy to disclosure system to collect specific The public may view the background provide its shareholders with at least 30 information; and (2) disseminate such documentation for this information days prior notice of any change in the information to the public. Rule 13f–1 3 collection at the following Web site, investment policy (‘‘notice to www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be shareholders’’). The rule’s notice to asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES under the Exchange Act requires institutional investment managers that directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the shareholders provision is intended to exercise investment discretion over Securities and Exchange Commission, ensure that when shareholders purchase accounts that have in the aggregate a fair Office of Information and Regulatory shares in a fund based, at least in part, market value of at least $100,000,000 of Affairs, Office of Management and on its name, and with the expectation Budget, Room 10102, New Executive that it will follow the investment policy 1 15 U.S.C. 78m(f). Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, suggested by that name, they will have 2 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq. sufficient time to decide whether to 3 17 CFR 240.13f–1. 4 17 CFR 249.325. redeem their shares in the event that the VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Feb 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02MRN1.SGM 02MRN1


Document Created: 2015-12-18 12:07:05
Document Modified: 2015-12-18 12:07:05
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of modification to existing system of records.
DatesThese revisions will become effective without further notice on April 1, 2015 unless comments received on or before that date result in a contrary determination.
ContactMatthew J. Connolly, Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy and Records Office, 202-268-8582 or [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 11241 
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