[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 76214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27030]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[DOI-2022-0013; RR03042000.23XR0680A1.RX.18786000.1501100]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Rescindment of a system of records notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (DOI) is issuing a public 
notice of its intent to rescind the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) 
Privacy Act system of records notice, INTERIOR/WBR-48, Lower Colorado 
River Well Inventory, from its existing inventory. This system of 
records was maintained by Reclamation and is no longer required as the 
records are neither stored nor retrieved using an individual's personal 
identifier. All well inventory records are stored and retrieved by 
either site identification data or well number. As such, these records 
do not meet the statutory definition of a system of records under the 
Privacy Act.

DATES: These changes take effect on December 13, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by docket number [DOI-2022-
0013] by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for sending comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include docket number 
[DOI-2022-0013] in the subject line of the message.
     U.S. Mail or Hand-Delivery: Teri Barnett, Departmental 
Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, 
Room 7112, Washington, DC 20240.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number [DOI-2022-0013]. All comments received will be posted 
without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
    You should be aware your entire comment including your personally 
identifiable information, such as your address, phone number, email 
address, or any other personal information in your comment, may be made 
publicly available at any time. While you may request to withhold your 
personally identifiable information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee we will be able to do so.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Magno, Associate Privacy 
Officer, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225, 
[email protected] or (303) 445-3326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy 
Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, Reclamation is rescinding the 
INTERIOR/WBR-48, Lower Colorado River Well Inventory, system of records 
notice from its inventory. An assessment of the well inventory records 
by the Reclamation Associate Privacy Officer revealed that the records 
contained therein are not stored, maintained or retrieved by use of an 
individual's personal identifier. Reclamation utilizes these records to 
support the annual compilation and publication of records of 
consumptive use of mainstream Colorado River water. The records include 
contact information for individuals or groups that own or have physical 
control of wells or access sites (site owners) where Reclamation 
collects groundwater data. Site owner contact information stored in 
these records may include name, address, phone number and email 
address, when provided. These records are saved and retrieved by use of 
the site identification data or well number; records cannot be 
retrieved by use of the site owner's personal information. Therefore, 
these records do not meet the statutory definition of a system of 
records under the Privacy Act of 1974. Rescindment of INTERIOR/WBR-48, 
Lower Colorado River Well Inventory, will ensure statutory compliance 
with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and Office of Management and 
Budget Circular A-108, Federal Agency Responsibilities for Review, 
Reporting, and Publication under the Privacy Act.
    Rescinding the INTERIOR/WBR-48, Lower Colorado River Well 
Inventory, system of records notice will have no adverse impacts on 
individual privacy of the site and well owners. Controls are in place 
to ensure contact information is only accessible to authorized 
Reclamation personnel; it is not published or released to the public. 
The affected records will continue to be maintained under the 
applicable records schedules as approved by the National Archives and 
Records Administration. This rescindment will also promote the overall 
streamlining and management of DOI Privacy Act systems of records.

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    INTERIOR/WBR-48, Lower Colorado River Well Inventory.

HISTORY:
    64 FR 29874 (June 3, 1999); modification published at 73 FR 20949 
(April 17, 2008) and 86 FR 50156 (September 7, 2021).

Teri Barnett,
Departmental Privacy Officer, Department of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2022-27030 Filed 12-12-22; 8:45 am]
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