82 FR 11489 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
POSTAL SERVICE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 35 (February 23, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 35 (February 23, 2017)
| Page Range | 11489-11490 | |
| FR Document | 2017-03474 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 35 (Thursday, February 23, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 11489-11490] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-03474] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTAL SERVICE Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. ACTION: Notice of modification to existing systems of records. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Postal Service[supreg] (Postal Service) is proposing to modify a General Privacy Act Systems of Records to support administrative retention and data element collection, as well as a new benefit offered to employees for third-party tax preparation services. DATES: These revisions will become effective without further notice on March 27, 2017 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 1P830, 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: Janine Castorina, Chief Privacy and Records Management Officer, Privacy and Records Office, 202-268-3069 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 (SOR) 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 Purposes of Such Uses, along with Retention and Disposal. The Postal Service is proposing modifications to SOR 100.400 to reflect a new benefit to allow employees, who voluntarily elect to be able to automatically upload information from their individual W-2 and 1095-C forms directly to a third-party tax preparation service. Employee tax information, such as their Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement and Form 1095-C, Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage information, will remain securely safeguarded within USPS computer information systems and only uploaded to third-party tax preparation services upon voluntary request and consent of the individual employee. Uploading this information in a tax preparation service is considered an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) best practice. This will save employees from having to enter the information manually, providing convenience and reducing the risk of potential keying errors. Therefore, the SOR is being revised to include an appropriate purpose, routine use for the transfer of tax information, and retention of the employee tax information. In addition, other updates are included to account for separate administrative changes, which include the collection of employee's ACE ID for computer access in the Time and Attendance System for employees entering payroll information. Similarly, Retention and Disposal times are being updated to more accurately reflect record retention for monetary awards, ideas submitted by employees under the formal ideas program, and for overtime administrative 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. 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 item 1 to read as follows:] 1. Employee and family member information: Name(s), Social Security Number(s), Employee Identification Number, ACE ID, 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. * * * * * PURPOSE: * * * * * [Add 9 to read as follows:] 9. To generate W-2 and 1095-C information for use with external third-party tax preparation services at the request of the individual employee. * * * * * ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: * * * * * [Add L to read as follows:] l. Disclosure of W-2 and 1095-C tax information records to external third-party tax preparation services. * * * * * Retention and Disposal * * * * * [Change 3 and 4 to read as follows:] 3. Records of monetary awards with a status that they have been processed, processing failed, cancelled, and reported (Service Award Pins, Retirement Service Awards, Posthumous Service Awards) are retained 7 years, as payroll records would have been affected/ processed. Records of award submissions with the status approved, deleted, and/or draft are retained 31 days, as payroll records would not have been affected/processed. 4. Records of employee submitted ideas are maintained for 2 years after being closed. * * * * * [Add 8 and 9 to read as follows:] 8. Overtime administrative records are retained for 7 years. 9. Tax preparation records are limited to an employee's previous year's wages, tax documentation and health insurance [[Page 11490]] coverage as required by the Affordable Care Act. * * * * * Stanley F. Mires, Attorney, Federal Compliance. [FR Doc. 2017-03474 Filed 2-22-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710-12-P
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adversely affected, the Commission will Register when there is a revision, USPS 100.400
issue an Order designating the time and change, or addition, or when the agency
place of any hearings. If a hearing is establishes a new system of records. The SYSTEM NAME:
held, the issue to be considered at such Postal ServiceTM has determined that Personnel Compensation and Payroll
hearing shall be whether this Order one General Privacy Act System of Records
should be sustained. In the absence of Records (SOR) should be revised to * * * * *
any request for hearing, or written modify Categories of Records in the
approval of an extension of time in System, Purpose(s), Routine Uses of CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
which to request a hearing, the Records Maintained in the System,
provisions specified in Section IV above [Change item 1 to read as follows:]
Including Categories of Users and the
shall be final 30 days from the date this Purposes of Such Uses, along with 1. Employee and family member
Order is published in the Federal Retention and Disposal. information: Name(s), Social Security
Register without further order or Number(s), Employee Identification
The Postal Service is proposing Number, ACE ID, date(s) of birth, postal
proceedings. If an extension of time for
modifications to SOR 100.400 to reflect assignment information, work contact
requesting a hearing has been approved,
a new benefit to allow employees, who information, home address(es) and
the provisions specified in Section IV
voluntarily elect to be able to phone number(s), finance number(s),
shall be final when the extension
automatically upload information from occupation code; occupation title; duty
expires if a hearing request has not been
received. their individual W–2 and 1095–C forms location, and pay location.
directly to a third-party tax preparation
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day service. Employee tax information, such * * * * *
of February 2017.
as their Form W–2, Wage and Tax PURPOSE:
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Statement and Form 1095–C, Employer-
Patricia K. Holahan, Provided Health Insurance Offer and * * * * *
Director, Office of Enforcement. Coverage information, will remain [Add 9 to read as follows:]
[FR Doc. 2017–03525 Filed 2–22–17; 8:45 am] securely safeguarded within USPS 9. To generate W–2 and 1095–C
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P computer information systems and only information for use with external third-
uploaded to third-party tax preparation party tax preparation services at the
services upon voluntary request and request of the individual employee.
POSTAL SERVICE consent of the individual employee. * * * * *
Uploading this information in a tax
Privacy Act of 1974; System of preparation service is considered an ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM,
Records Internal Revenue Service (IRS) best INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE
practice. This will save employees from PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
having to enter the information * * * * *
ACTION: Notice of modification to
manually, providing convenience and [Add L to read as follows:]
existing systems of records.
reducing the risk of potential keying
l. Disclosure of W–2 and 1095–C tax
SUMMARY: The United States Postal errors. Therefore, the SOR is being
information records to external third-
Service® (Postal Service) is proposing to revised to include an appropriate
party tax preparation services.
modify a General Privacy Act Systems purpose, routine use for the transfer of
tax information, and retention of the * * * * *
of Records to support administrative
retention and data element collection, as employee tax information. In addition, Retention and Disposal
well as a new benefit offered to other updates are included to account * * * * *
employees for third-party tax for separate administrative changes, [Change 3 and 4 to read as follows:]
preparation services. which include the collection of
employee’s ACE ID for computer access 3. Records of monetary awards with a
DATES: These revisions will become status that they have been processed,
effective without further notice on in the Time and Attendance System for
employees entering payroll information. processing failed, cancelled, and
March 27, 2017 unless comments reported (Service Award Pins,
received on or before that date result in Similarly, Retention and Disposal times
are being updated to more accurately Retirement Service Awards,
a contrary determination. Posthumous Service Awards) are
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed
reflect record retention for monetary
awards, ideas submitted by employees retained 7 years, as payroll records
or delivered to the Privacy and Records would have been affected/processed.
Office, United States Postal Service, 475 under the formal ideas program, and for
overtime administrative records. Records of award submissions with the
L’Enfant Plaza SW., Room 1P830, status approved, deleted, and/or draft
Washington, DC 20260–1101. Copies of Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11), are retained 31 days, as payroll records
all written comments will be available interested persons are invited to submit would not have been affected/
at this address for public inspection and written data, views, or arguments on processed.
photocopying between 8 a.m. and 4 this proposal. A report of the proposed
4. Records of employee submitted
p.m., Monday through Friday. modifications has been sent to Congress
ideas are maintained for 2 years after
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and to the Office of Management and
being closed.
Janine Castorina, Chief Privacy and Budget for their evaluations. The Postal
* * * * *
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Records Management Officer, Privacy Service does not expect this amended
and Records Office, 202–268–3069 or system of records to have any adverse [Add 8 and 9 to read as follows:]
privacy@usps.gov. effect on individual privacy rights. 8. Overtime administrative records are
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Accordingly, for the reasons stated, retained for 7 years.
notice is in accordance with the Privacy the Postal Service proposes changes in 9. Tax preparation records are limited
Act requirement that agencies publish the existing system of records as to an employee’s previous year’s wages,
their systems of records in the Federal follows: tax documentation and health insurance
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coverage as required by the Affordable should be received by the Commission investment management of each
Care Act. by 5:30 p.m. on March 13, 2017, and Subadvised Series, subject to the
* * * * * should be accompanied by proof of supervision and direction of the
service on the applicants, in the form of Advisor. The primary responsibility for
Stanley F. Mires, an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate managing the Subadvised Series will
Attorney, Federal Compliance. of service. Pursuant to rule 0–5 under remain vested in the Advisor. The
[FR Doc. 2017–03474 Filed 2–22–17; 8:45 am] the Act, hearing requests should state Advisor will hire, evaluate, allocate
BILLING CODE 7710–12–P the nature of the writer’s interest, any assets to and oversee the Sub-Advisors,
facts bearing upon the desirability of a including determining whether a Sub-
hearing on the matter, the reason for the Advisor should be terminated, at all
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE request, and the issues contested. times subject to the authority of the
COMMISSION Persons who wish to be notified of a Board.
hearing may request notification by 2. Applicants request an exemption to
[Investment Company Act Release No. permit the Advisor, subject to Board
writing to the Commission’s Secretary.
32481; 812–14590] approval, to hire certain Sub-Advisors
ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street pursuant to Sub-Advisory Agreements
Blackstone Alternative Investment
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. and materially amend existing Sub-
Funds and Blackstone Alternative
Advisory Agreements without obtaining
Investment Advisors LLC; Notice of APPLICANTS: 345 Park Avenue, 28th
the shareholder approval required under
Application Floor, New York, NY 10154.
section 15(a) of the Act and rule 18f–2
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
February 16, 2017. under the Act.2 Applicants also seek an
Rachel Loko, Senior Counsel, at (202) exemption from the Disclosure
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange
551–6883, or Holly Hunter-Ceci, Acting Requirements to permit a Subadvised
Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
Assistant Chief Counsel, at (202) 551– Series to disclose (as both a dollar
ACTION: Notice of an application under 6825 (Division of Investment
section 6(c) of the Investment Company amount and a percentage of the
Management, Chief Counsel’s Office). Subadvised Series’s net assets): (a) The
Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’) for an exemption SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
from section 15(a) of the Act and rule aggregate fees paid to the Advisor and
following is a summary of the any Wholly-Owned Sub-Advisors; (b)
18f–2 under the Act, as well as from application. The complete application
certain disclosure requirements in rule the aggregate fees paid to Sub-Advisors
may be obtained via the Commission’s other than Affiliated Sub-Advisors and
20a–1 under the Act, Item 19(a)(3) of Web site by searching for the file
Form N–1A, Items 22(c)(1)(ii), (c) the aggregate fees paid to any
number, or an applicant using the Affiliated Sub-Advisor (collectively,
22(c)(1)(iii), 22(c)(8) and 22(c)(9) of Company name box, at http://
Schedule 14A under the Securities ‘‘Aggregate Fee Disclosure’’).
www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by 3. Applicants agree that any order
Exchange Act of 1934, and Sections 6– calling (202) 551–8090. granting the requested relief will be
07(2)(a), (b), and (c) of Regulation S–X
Summary of the Application subject to the terms and conditions
(‘‘Disclosure Requirements’’). The
stated in the Application. Such terms
requested exemption would permit an 1. The Advisor will serve as the and conditions provide for, among other
investment adviser to hire and replace investment adviser to the Subadvised safeguards, appropriate disclosure to
certain sub-advisers without Series pursuant to an investment Subadvised Series shareholders and
shareholder approval and grant relief advisory agreement with the Trust (each notification about sub-advisory changes
from the Disclosure Requirements as an ‘‘Investment Management and enhanced Board oversight to protect
they relate to fees paid to the sub- Agreement’’).1 The Advisor will provide the interests of the Subadvised Series’
advisers. the Subadvised Series with continuous shareholders.
and comprehensive investment 4. Section 6(c) of the Act provides that
APPLICANTS: Blackstone Alternative management services subject to the the Commission may exempt any
Investment Funds (the ‘‘Trust’’), a supervision of, and policies established person, security, or transaction or any
Massachusetts business trust registered by, each board of trustees of the Trust class or classes of persons, securities, or
under the Act as an open-end (‘‘Board’’). The Investment Management transactions from any provisions of the
management investment company with Agreement permits the Advisor, subject Act, or any rule thereunder, if such
multiple series, and Blackstone to the approval of the Board, to delegate relief is necessary or appropriate in the
Alternative Investment Advisors LLC a to one or more sub-advisers (each, a public interest and consistent with the
Delaware limited liability company ‘‘Sub-Advisor’’ and collectively, the protection of investors and purposes
registered as an investment adviser ‘‘Sub-Advisors’’) the responsibility to fairly intended by the policy and
under the Investment Advisers Act of provide the day-to-day portfolio provisions of the Act. Applicants
1940 (‘‘BAIA’’ or the ‘‘Advisor,’’ and,
believe that the requested relief meets
collectively with the Trust, the 1 Applicants request relief with respect to any
this standard because, as further
‘‘Applicants’’). existing and any future series of the Trust and any
other existing or future registered open-end explained in the Application, the
FILING DATES: The application was filed
management company or series thereof that intends Investment Management Agreements
December 14, 2015, and amended on to rely on the requested order in the future and that: will remain subject to shareholder
May 26, 2016 and February 8, 2017. (a) Is advised by BAIA or its successor or by any approval, while the role of the Sub-
HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: entity controlling, controlled by, or under common
Advisors is substantially similar to that
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control with BAIA or its successor (each, also an
An order granting the application will ‘‘Advisor’’); (b) uses the multi-managers structure
be issued unless the Commission orders described in the application; and (c) complies with 2 The requested relief will not extend to any Sub-
a hearing. Interested persons may the terms and conditions of the application (any Advisor, other than a Wholly-Owned Sub-Advisor,
request a hearing by writing to the such series, a ‘‘Subadvised Series’’). For purposes that is an affiliated person, as defined in section
of the requested order, ‘‘successor’’ is limited to an 2(a)(3) of the Act, of a Subadvised Series or the
Commission’s Secretary and serving entity that results from a reorganization into Advisor, other than by reason of serving as a sub-
applicants with a copy of the request, another jurisdiction or a change in the type of adviser to one or more of the Subadvised Series
personally or by mail. Hearing requests business organization. (‘‘Affiliated Sub-Advisor’’).
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of modification to existing systems of records. | |
| Dates | These revisions will become effective without further notice on March 27, 2017 unless comments received on or before that date result in a contrary determination. | |
| Contact | Janine Castorina, Chief Privacy and Records Management Officer, Privacy and Records Office, 202-268-3069 or [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 11489 |
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