2012-547
Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 9 (Friday, January 13, 2012)[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-547]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Privacy Act of 1974 System of Records Notice
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
ACTION: Notice; publication of existence and character of two new
systems of records.
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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is establishing two
new systems of records under the Privacy Act of 1974: one, for the
collection of information related to new procedures for accounting and
determining financial responsibility for lost, stolen, damaged or
destroyed CFTC property assigned to CFTC employees, volunteers,
interns, contractors and consultants; and two, for the collection of
information related to internal electronic collaboration tools which
use Microsoft SharePoint, including the CFTC Intranet and social media
tools within the Intranet.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by ``Lost or Damaged
Property SORN'' or ``Internal Electronic Collaboration Tools SORN'' as
applicable, by any of the following methods:
Agency Web site, via its Comments Online process: http://comments.cftc.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments
through the Web site.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Comments may be submitted at
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: David A. Stawick, Secretary of the Commission,
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as mail above.
Please submit your comments using only one method.
All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied
by an English translation. Comments will be posted as received to
www.cftc.gov. You should submit only information that you wish to make
available publicly. If you wish the Commission to consider information
that you believe is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act, a petition for confidential treatment of the exempt
information may be submitted according to the procedures established in
Sec. 145.9 of the Commission's regulations, 17 CFR 145.9.
The Commission reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to
review, pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or remove any or all of a
submission from www.cftc.gov that it may deem to be inappropriate for
publication, such as obscene language. All submissions that have been
redacted or removed that contain comments on the merits of the notice
will be retained in the public comment file and will be considered as
required under all applicable laws, and may be accessible under the
Freedom of Information Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Harman-Stokes, Chief Privacy
Officer, [email protected], (202) 418-6629, Office of the
Executive Director, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three
Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. The Privacy Act
Under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, a ``system of
records'' is defined as any group of records under the control of a
Federal Government agency from which information about individuals is
retrieved by name or other personal identifier. The Privacy Act
establishes the means by which government agencies must collect,
maintain, and use personally identifiable information associated with
an individual in a government system of records.
Each government agency is required to publish a notice in the
Federal Register of a system of records in which the agency identifies
and describes each system of records it maintains, the reasons why the
agency uses the personally identifying information therein, the routine
uses for which the agency will disclose such information outside the
agency, and how individuals may exercise their rights under the Privacy
Act to determine if the system contains information about them.
II. Lost, Stolen, Damaged or Destroyed CFTC Property
The CFTC assigns its employees, interns, volunteers, contractors
and consultants (``employees'') certain accountable CFTC property for
their use in accomplishing their official duties. The CFTC is obligated
to account for such property for financial responsibility and audit
purposes and, in certain situations, to recover costs for property that
has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed. The property for which an
accounting is required includes, but is not limited to, sensitive
property, such as a Blackberry or laptop, that requires special
controls or is especially vulnerable to loss, theft or misuse, and
other property, including printers, monitors, scanners, and cameras.
The Commission is establishing a new business process to require
employees to report when CFTC property is lost, stolen, damaged or
destroyed, and for the CFTC to document the determination of financial
responsibility for the property. The new Privacy Act system of records
includes information supplied by the employee; evidence and records
requested to facilitate the determination of financial responsibility,
such as copies of police reports, accident reports and photographs;
Property Survey Board interviews and other notes, meeting minutes, and
findings and recommendations concerning responsibility for
reimbursement; and information related to the final decision by the
Executive Director. The system of records also contains information on
reimbursement and, if an employee disagrees with a finding of
responsibility, records related to the employee's appeal.
III. Internal Electronic Collaboration Tools
The CFTC is implementing internal electronic collaboration tools
utilizing the Microsoft SharePoint platform. These tools will upgrade
the Commission's intranet, allow users to set up team collaboration
workspaces, facilitate sharing of documents, policies and information,
and allow limited social networking through the SharePoint ``MySites''
feature. The new Intranet, built on these tools, will include
Commission policies, procedures, forms, organization charts, news
clips, links to other sites that are helpful for staff members, and
links to other CFTC SharePoint sites containing shared documents and
other information. The Intranet will include content regarding program
offices, services and support, and projects and activities. By
connecting to a CFTC network administration database, the Intranet will
display a directory of all CFTC users, including titles, contact
information and the photograph used for CFTC credentials for all
employees, interns, volunteers, consultants and contractors
(collectively ``users''). Certain SharePoint sites may include personal
contact information for users. The MySites feature will allow CFTC
users to set up a personal profile, identify subject matter areas about
which they are knowledgeable, upload pictures, and publish notes, tags,
content, and messages that are similar to email. MySites includes a
``newsfeed'' to alert selected users when one user has added or changed
information on his or her MySites page. Users will be able to manually
select ``colleagues,'' which the colleague may approve or deny, and
create and join groups. Overall, the internal collaboration tools will
provide invaluable dissemination and exchange of information, allowing
users to stay connected within a dashboard that each user can
personalize.
While most of the information in the collaboration tools will
involve Commission policies, forms, activities and other business, the
tools will display personally identifiable information (``PII'') in the
form of the CFTC user name, title, business contact information, the
photograph a user uses for credentials to access CFTC facilities, and
organizational chart and hierarchy information. Those users who elect
to participate in MySites will be able to publish additional personal
information to selected colleagues only, to specified teams or groups,
and/or to all CFTC users, as they choose. That personal information may
include personal photographs, information about their family status
(such as whether they are married or have children), their hobbies or
personal activities, and other content.
All CFTC users will need to use the internal electronic
collaboration tools to perform their official duties, for example, to
use the Intranet to obtain business phone numbers of other CFTC users,
to view internal policies, to link to specific SharePoint sites
containing Commission business information, or use SharePoint
workspaces with other team members. On the other hand, the use of
MySites is purely voluntary. Those who elect to use MySites will have
some control over which other users may see their personal information;
however, as will be explained to MySites users, Intranet site
administrators and other CFTC staff members with a legitimate need to
know the information for official purposes will have full access to
view all content, including all personal content posted through
MySites. Intranet users will be clearly informed that, if they use
MySites, they have no reasonable expectation of privacy in any
information they post, as with any other information passing through or
stored on CFTC equipment.
The Internal Electronic Collaboration Tools system of records will
contain CFTC business information, business contact information and
photographs for CFTC users, at times personal contact information, and
any personal information a user chooses to post within MySites.
IV. Notice: Lost, Stolen, Damaged or Destroyed CFTC Property
System Number:
CFTC-46.
SYSTEM NAME:
Lost, Stolen, Damaged or Destroyed CFTC Property.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
This system is located in the Commission's principal office at
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581.
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CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
CFTC employees, interns, volunteers, contractors and consultants
who have experienced the loss, theft, damage or destruction of CFTC
accountable property assigned to them.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
The system of records includes the information provided by
employees, volunteers, interns, contractors or consultants on a Lost,
Stolen, Damaged or Destroyed CFTC Property reporting form, such as
name, office contact information, and details concerning the loss,
theft, damage or destruction of property; evidence and records
collected from the employee, volunteer, intern, contractor or
consultant, his or her supervisor or others interviewed; copies of
police reports, accident reports, photographs and notes from
interviews; meeting minutes from Property Survey Board meetings;
findings, recommendations and the final decision concerning
responsibility for reimbursement; information concerning reimbursement;
and, if applicable, records related to an appeal.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
Commodity Exchange Act Section 2(a)(5) (7 U.S.C. 2(a)(5)), Section
2(a)(6) (7 U.S.C. 2(a)(6)) and Section 2(a)(12) (7 U.S.C. 2(a)(12)),
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 40 U.S.C. 471 et
seq.; the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982, 31 U.S.C.
3512(b) and (c); and the Government Employee's Standard of Conduct, 5
CFR 2635.704.
PURPOSE(S):
The purpose of the new system of records is to facilitate reporting
by employees, interns, volunteers, contractors and consultants when
CFTC property assigned to them is lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed,
to allow the CFTC Logistics and Operations Unit (L&O), a new Property
Survey Board, and/or the Commission's Executive Director to review
reports and related evidence, to determine whether the employee,
intern, volunteer, contractor or consultant should be held financially
responsible for reimbursing the CFTC for the costs of the property, and
to allow an appeal of a decision.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The information in this system will be routinely used by CFTC staff
in the Office of the Executive Director, including L&O, Financial
Management Branch, and, as needed, the Human Resources Branch, to
facilitate the accounting for and determination of financial
responsibility of employees, volunteers, interns, contractors and
consultants for lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed CFTC property
assigned to them. Information in this system may also be disclosed in
accordance with the blanket routine uses that appear in the
Commission's Privacy Act Systems of Records Notices, see, e.g., 76 FR
5974 (Feb. 2, 2011).
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESS CONTROLS,
RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Paper records are stored in file folders, binders, computer disks,
and are uploaded into the CFTC network. Electronic records, including
emails, spreadsheets, PDF files and documents maintained on a
SharePoint site, are stored on the Commission's network and other
electronic media as needed, such as encrypted hard drives and back-up
media.
RETRIEVABILITY:
By name of the employee, volunteer, intern, contractor or
consultant who completes and provides to L&O staff the Lost, Stolen,
Damaged or Destroyed CFTC Property Report and provides other evidence.
ACCESS CONTROLS, SAFEGUARDS:
Records in the system are protected from unauthorized access and
misuse through various administrative, technical and physical security
measures. Technical security measures within CFTC include restrictions
on computer access to authorized individuals, required use of strong
passwords that are frequently changed, use of encryption for certain
data types and transfers, and regular review of security procedures and
best practices to enhance security. Physical measures include
restrictions on building access to authorized individuals only and
maintaining records in lockable offices and filing cabinets.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
The records will be maintained in accordance with records
disposition schedules approved by the National Archives and Records
Administration. The schedules are available at www.cftc.gov.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
The Commission's Logistics and Operations Unit, Property Management
Officer, located at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three
Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records
contains information about themselves or seeking access to records
about themselves in this system of records, or contesting the content
of records about themselves contained in this system of records should
address written inquiry to the Office of General Counsel, Paralegal
Specialist, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581. Telephone (202)
418-5011.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Employees, volunteers, interns, contractors or consultants who
provide information through the Lost, Stolen, Damaged or Destroyed CFTC
Property Report or in discussions with L&O staff, the Property Survey
Board or Executive Director; selected L&O staff and the Property Survey
Board members involved in reviewing a particular situation to make a
recommendation regarding responsibility for reimbursement; the
Executive Director, who makes the final decision regarding
responsibility; and personnel in the Commission's Financial Management
Branch who handle financial reimbursement issues.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THIS SYSTEM:
None.
V. Notice: Internal Electronic Collaboration Tools
System Number:
CFTC-47.
SYSTEM NAME:
Internal Electronic Collaboration Tools.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
This system is located in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington,
DC 20581.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
CFTC employees, interns, volunteers, contractors and consultants
who are given access to the CFTC network.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
CFTC user name, title, business and personal contact information,
and
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organizational chart and hierarchy information. Those users who elect
to participate in MySites will be able to publish additional personal
information, such as personal photographs, information about their
family status (such as whether they are married or have children),
their hobbies, subject matter areas of Commission business about which
they are knowledgeable, personal activities, notes, messages and other
content. Also, the Internal Electronic Collaboration Tools will contain
documents in electronic form covered by other CFTC Privacy Act System
of Record Notices.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. 301; Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 1 et seq.
including Section 12(b) of the Commodity Exchange Act, at 7 U.S.C.
16(b)(3), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
PURPOSE(S):
The purpose of the new system of records is to enhance and improve
efficiencies in the dissemination and exchange of information within
the Commission and allow colleagues to connect with each other. The
internal electronic collaboration tools, utilizing the Microsoft
SharePoint platform, will upgrade the Commission's intranet, allow
users to set up team collaboration workspaces, facilitate sharing of
documents, policies and information, and allow limited social
networking through the SharePoint ``MySites'' feature. The new intranet
will include Commission policies, procedures, forms, organization
charts, news clips, links to other sites that are helpful for staff
members, and links to other CFTC SharePoint sites containing shared
documents and other information. The intranet will include content
regarding program offices, services and support, and projects and
activities. By connecting to a CFTC network administration database,
the intranet will display a directory of all CFTC users, including
titles, contact information and the photograph used for CFTC
credentials for all employees, interns, volunteers, consultants and
contractors (collectively ``users''). The MySites feature will allow
CFTC users to set up a personal profile, upload pictures, and publish
content and messages that are similar to email. MySites also allows
users to join groups, connect with colleagues and receive a newsfeed
when new information is posted.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The information in this system will be routinely used by CFTC users
to disseminate and share information, collaborate and communicate with
each other with the goal of more efficiently conducting Commission
business. Also, the Internal Electronic Collaboration Tools system will
contain documents in electronic form covered by other System of Record
Notices, and the routine uses for those System of Record Notices apply.
In addition, information in this system may be disclosed in accordance
with the blanket routine uses that appear in the Commission's Privacy
Act Systems of Records Notices, see, e.g., 76 FR 5974 (Feb. 2, 2011).
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESS CONTROLS,
RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Electronic records, including emails, spreadsheets, PDF files,
other documents and content maintained in or through this system are
stored on the Commission's network and other electronic media as
needed, such as encrypted hard drives and back-up media. Print-outs of
records in this system are stored in file folders, binders and similar
filing methods.
RETRIEVABILITY:
By name of the employee, volunteer, intern, consultant or
contractor who has access to the CFTC network.
ACCESS CONTROLS, SAFEGUARDS:
Records in the system are protected from unauthorized access and
misuse through various administrative, technical and physical security
measures. Technical security measures within CFTC include restrictions
on computer access to authorized individuals, required use of strong
passwords that are frequently changed, use of encryption for certain
data types and transfers, and regular review of security procedures and
best practices to enhance security. Physical measures include
restrictions on building access to authorized individuals only and
maintaining records in lockable offices and filing cabinets.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
The records will be maintained and dispositioned in accordance with
records disposition schedules approved by the National Archives and
Records Administration.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
The Commission's Office of Data and Technology, located at the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st
Street NW., Washington, DC 20581.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records
contains information about themselves or seeking access to records
about themselves in this system of records, or contesting the content
of records about themselves contained in this system of records should
address written inquiry to the Office of General Counsel, Paralegal
Specialist, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581. Telephone (202)
418-5011.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
CFTC employees, volunteers, interns, contractors or consultants who
have access to the CFTC network and post information within the
Internal Electronic Collaboration Tools. The source of user directory
information is the network administration database.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THIS SYSTEM:
The Internal Electronic Collaboration Tools system will contain
documents in electronic form covered by other System of Record Notices,
and the exemptions for those System of Record Notices apply.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 5th day of January, 2012, by the
Commission.
David Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
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