Notice2026-03736
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
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Published
February 25, 2026
Effective
February 25, 2026
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission, or the Agency) proposes to modify an existing system of records, FCC/OMD- 25, Financial Operations Information System (FOIS), subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 as amended. This action is necessary to meet the requirements of the Privacy Act to publish in the Federal Register notice of the existence and character of records maintained by the agency. The records in this system pertain to the mission and activities of the FCC's Financial Operations (FO) organization in the Office of Managing Director (OMD), which are associated with the Commission's financial and budgetary operations, programs, activities, and transactions. This modification makes various necessary changes and updates, including formatting changes required by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-108 since its previous publication, the addition of one new routine use, and the revision of one existing routine use.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9275-9279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03736]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[FR ID: 332369]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission, or
the Agency) proposes to modify an existing system of records, FCC/OMD-
25, Financial Operations Information System (FOIS), subject to the
Privacy Act of 1974 as amended. This action is necessary to meet the
requirements of the Privacy Act to publish in the Federal Register
notice of the existence and character of records maintained by the
agency. The records in this system pertain to the mission and
activities of the FCC's Financial Operations (FO) organization in the
Office of Managing Director (OMD), which are associated with the
Commission's financial and budgetary operations, programs, activities,
and transactions. This modification makes various necessary changes and
updates, including formatting changes required by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-108 since its previous
publication, the addition of one new
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routine use, and the revision of one existing routine use.
DATES: This modified system of records will become effective on
February 25, 2026. Written comments on the routine uses are due by
March 27, 2026. The routine uses in this action will become effective
on March 27, 2026, unless comments are received that require a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Shana M. Yates, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9fefedf6e9fefce6dff9fcfcb1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e797958e9186849ea7818484c9808891">[email protected]</span></a>, or at
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shana M. Yates, (202) 418-0683, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcccced5cadddfc5fcdadfdf92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e191938897808298a1878282cf868e97">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice serves to update and modify FCC/
OMD-25 as a result of various necessary changes and updates. The
substantive changes and modifications to the previously published
version of the FCC/OMD-25 system of records include:
1. Updating and/or revising language in the following routine use
(listed by the routine use number provided in this notice): (10) Law
Enforcement and Investigation; and
2. Adding one new routine use: (5) Department of Treasury (as
required by Executive Order 14249, Protecting America's Bank Account
Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse).
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
FCC/OMD-25, Financial Operations Information Systems (FOIS).
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Financial Operations (FO), Office of Managing Director (OMD),
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Financial Operations (FO), Office of Managing Director (OMD),
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. chapter 57; 31 U.S.C. 525, 3302(e); 44 U.S.C. 3101, 3102,
3309; Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-365), as amended by Debt
Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-134); section 639 of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 108-447); Federal
Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-208); Chief
Financial Officers Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-576); Federal Managers
Financial Integrity Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-255); Executive Order 9397;
Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (Pub. L. 81-784); section
5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-690), as amended
by section 1002(d) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 100-647);
and 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and (j).
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
This system collects and maintains records contained in the
information systems, subsystems, databases, and paper document files of
the Financial Operations organization (FO) within OMD.\1\ Collecting
and maintaining this information allows staff access to documents
necessary for key activities discussed in this SORN, including
maintaining identity, regulatory, and financial information regarding
individuals and entities doing business with the Commission, as well as
information regarding the Commission's financial and budgetary
operations, programs, functions, and transactions. These various
systems include, but are not limited to FCC User Registration System,
Commission Registration System (CORES), Financial Operations API,
Financial Operations API Cloud, the Financial Operations Administration
System, Genesis and related applications (i.e., Genesis Portal, Genesis
E2 WSDL, Genesis E2, and Genesis Reports), Alfresco, databases, and
related FO documents and forms. Authorized FCC personnel (including
authorized contract employees) use these records on a need-to-know
basis to conduct the Commission financial and budgetary operations,
programs, transactions, and statements, which include but are not
limited to:
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\1\ The FO specifically maintains the FCC's Registration Number
(FRN) system, the Commission-wide method for identifying and
interacting with those individuals who have registered to do
business with the FCC under 31 U.S.C. 7701(c)(2) and who incur
application and/or regulatory fee obligations. An FRN collaterally
allows that monies paid are properly matched with debts and
obligations.
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1. Processing and tracking payments made and monies owed from or to
individuals (including FCC employees and authorized contract
employees), FCC regulatees and licensees, and the FCC; and to ensure
that payments by the FCC are based on a lawful official commitment and
obligation of government funds, including but not limited to payments
to cover administrative charges, penalties, forfeitures assessed, fees
collected, services rendered, and direct loans;
2. Establishing records of ``receivables'' and tracking repayment
status for any amount(s) claimed in the event of a debt owed to the
FCC, which include but are not limited to repayment of overpayments and
excess disbursements (including reimbursements and/or refunds for
incorrect payments or overpayments), and other debts, advance payments,
including but not limited to application processing fees, travel
advances (including reimbursements authorized under the Travel
Reimbursement Program covered by GSA/GOVT-3 and GSA/GOVT-4), advanced
sick leave, and advanced annual leave, and withholding services from
individuals who owe delinquent debt to the FCC or an FCC component,
including billing and collection of bad checks;
3. Developing reports of taxable income using the records of
payments and uncollectible debts that are provided to the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) and applicable State and local taxing officials;
4. Tracking overdue and delinquent federal debts for debt
collection purposes;
5. Initiating and completing computer matching to verify benefit
and payment eligibility under relevant related Federal Government
systems such as, but not limited to Treasury's ``Do Not Pay'' portal
verification system, the GSA Excluded Parties and Debarment List, and
the Department of Justice Drug Debarment Roster in connection with
implementation of section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1998;
6. Populating FCC forms, which include but are not limited to Forms
44 and 45, the 159 series, 160 and 161, and 1064, and other financial
and budgetary forms and related documents and records, which are used
to carry out these various financial, accounting, and budgetary
activities, functions, and purposes;
7. Providing the viewing function for images of auction loans that
the FCC has made to customers, to provide them access to their loan
payment history (retained for historical purposes); and
8. Storing the information that the Department of Justice (DOJ)
exchanges with the FCC in connection with the implementation of section
5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988.\2\
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\2\ This permits the FCC to perform the General Services
Administration (GSA) Debarment List check as provided for in the
Office of National Drug Control Policy plan for implementation of
section 5301 through use of information generated by DOJ. The FCC
will use the automated records obtained from DOJ only to make an
initial determination of whether an individual applicant is subject
to a denial of all Federal benefits or FCC benefits imposed under
section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988.
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CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
1. FCC staff, including but not limited to employees (including
interns), and
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contractors and vendors, who handle information in the FCC's financial
and budgetary operations, which include but are not limited to FO's
programs, processes, activities, and functions;
2. Individuals and representatives of entities who register with
the FCC to receive a FCC Registration Number (FRN) to conduct business
with the Commission; and
3. Individuals who intend to or do conduct business with the FCC as
a regulatee, licensee, contractor, or vendor and who are listed on the
Drug Debarment Roster (as a result of drug convictions for the
distribution or possession of controlled substances) who have been
denied all Federal benefits as part of their sentence pursuant to
section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, and who have filed
application(s) for any FCC professional or commercial license(s) and/or
authorization(s).
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
1. FCC employees (including interns)--individual's name, Social
Security number (SSN), home address, phone number, bank account data,
and miscellaneous monies received by the Commission (including, but not
limited to reimbursement(s) authorized under the Travel Reimbursement
Program covered by the government-wide system of records GSA/GOVT-3 and
GSA/GOVT-4,\3\ and related financial requirements);
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\3\ The PII contained in the FCC's Travel and Reimbursement
Program is covered by one or the other of the two government-wide
systems of records maintained by the General Services Administration
(GSA): GSA/GOV-3, ``Travel Charge Card Program,'' 78 FR 20108; or
GSA/GOVT-4, ``Contracted Travel Services Program,'' 64 FR 20108.
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2. Independent contractors--individual's name and SSN (required
when the fee exceeds the minimum $600.00 threshold authorized by IRS
Form 1099);
3. Individuals and representatives of entities who register to do
business with the FCC and receive a FCC Registration Number (FRN)--
individual's name, address(es), SSN, Individual Taxpayer Identification
Number (ITIN), telephone number(s), fax number(s), email address(es),
records of services rendered, loan payment information, forfeitures
assessed and collected, billing and collection of bad checks, bank
deposit information, transaction type information, United States
Treasury deposit data (notification of completion of FCC financial
transactions with the U.S. Treasury), and information substantiating
fees collected, refunds issues, and interest, penalties, and
administrative charges assessed to individuals.
4. Individuals on the DOJ's Drug Debarment List--individual's name,
DOJ identification number (ID) (for the person denied Federal
benefits), ITIN, starting and ending date of the denial of Federal
benefits, address, zip code, and (if required by the FCC application)
birthdate, and confirmation report for DOJ matching; (Upon such a
match, the FCC will initiate correspondence with the applicant, which
will also be associated with the application. The confirmation report
and any correspondence with the applicant will be among the records
found in this system.); and
5. FCC Forms which include, but are not limited to, Forms 44 and
45; the 159 series; 160 and 161; 1064, and other related financial and/
or budgetary forms, assessments, and related documents.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information in this system is provided by the following
individuals: FCC employees (including interns), contractor employees,
and individuals or representatives of entities who register to do
business with the FCC, and the information obtained from the Federal
Drug Debarment List database(s).
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a portion of the records or
information contained in this system may be disclosed to authorized
entities, as is determined to be relevant and necessary, outside the
FCC as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3). In each of these
cases, however, the FCC will determine whether disclosure of the
records is compatible with the purpose(s) for which the records were
collected:
1. Public Access--FCC Registration Numbers (FRNs) and certain
information (excluding security/sensitive information) provided by
individuals and representatives who register to do business with the
Commission by obtaining an FRN are routinely made public. Individuals
who have so registered also can use the Commission's automated
reporting tools to access their own nonpublic information, which
includes but is not limited to Regulatory Fees, fines, forfeitures,
penalties, Debt Collection Improvement Act and other administrative
changes, and related payments and assessments, and to determine the
amount(s) owed.
2. Drug Debarment List--Records from CORES may be matched against
the Department of Justice Drug Debarment List, and any results (not
including the DOJ ID Number) and any correspondence with the applicant
regarding this match will be associated with the FCC applicant for a
license or authorization or recipient of FCC funds, and thus be made
routinely available (with redactions for date of birth and Social
Security number) for public inspection as part of the applicant's or
recipient's file within the relevant FCC system.
3. '' <a href="http://Pay.gov">Pay.gov</a> '' System--The name and address of individuals may be
disclosed to the Department of the Treasury to facilitate the
collection of any fees owed to the FCC when an individual chooses to
pay online using the Treasury's <a href="http://Pay.gov">Pay.gov</a> system.
4. Compliance with Welfare Reform Requirements--Names, Social
Security numbers, home addresses, dates of birth, dates of hire,
quarterly earnings, employer identifying information, and State of hire
of employees may be disclosed to the Office of Child Support
Enforcement, Administration for Children and Families, Department of
Health and Human Services for the purposes of locating individuals to
establish paternity, establishing and modifying orders of child
support, identifying sources of income, and for other child support
enforcement actions as required by the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act.
5. Department of Treasury--Records may be disclosed to the U.S.
Department of the Treasury when disclosure of the information is
relevant to review payment and award eligibility through the Do Not Pay
Working System for the purposes of identifying, preventing, or
recouping improper payments to an applicant for, or recipient of,
Federal funds, including funds disbursed by a state (meaning a state of
the United States, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession
of the United States, or a federally recognized Indian tribe) in a
state-administered, federally funded program.
6. Financial Obligations Under the Debt Collection Acts and ``Do
Not Pay''--Records may be disclosed to other Federal agencies
(including the Treasury Department, Bureau of Public Debt, and its
authorized contractors) for the purpose of collecting and reporting on
delinquent debts as authorized by the Debt Collection Improvement Act
of 1996, as amended, and to prevent improper payment and to verify
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payment eligibility using Treasury's ``Do Not Pay'' (DNP) system and
effecting payments. Records may also be disclosed to the Treasury
Department and its contractors, pursuant to a DNP computer matching
agreement between the FCC and Treasury for purposes authorized by 31
U.S.C. 3321, if the matching program requires data from this system of
records, and to the Treasury Department and the Department of Justice,
and their representatives and contractors, to report the results of
debt collection or debt compromise to prepare necessary Federal, State,
or local income and tax reporting records and reports (e.g., IRS Form
1099). A record from this system also may be disclosed to any Federal,
State, Tribal, or local agency to conduct an authorized computer
matching program to identify and locate individuals who are delinquent
in their repayment of certain debts owed to the U.S. Government. A
record from this system may be used to prepare information on items
included, but not limited to, income assessments required for taxation
or other purposes to be disclosed to Federal (i.e., IRS), State, and
local governments.
7. Financial Obligations as Required by the National Finance Center
(USDA), et al.--Records may be disclosed to the National Finance Center
(the FCC's authorized payroll office), the Department of the Treasury
Debt Management Services, and/or a current employer for financial
obligations that include, but are not limited to those that effect a
salary, IRS tax refund, tax or other debt liabilities of State,
Municipality, or other government agencies and entities, or
administrative offsets necessary to satisfy an indebtedness; and to
Federal agencies to identify and locate former employees for the
purposes of collecting such indebtedness, including through
administrative, salary, or tax refund offsets. Identifying and locating
former employees, and the subsequent referral to such agencies for
offset purposes, may be accomplished through authorized computer
matching programs, following procedures required by the Debt Collection
Act of 1982, the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, and the
computer matching provisions of the Privacy Act.
8. Litigation--Records may be disclosed to the DOJ when: (a) the
FCC or any component thereof; (b) any employee of the FCC in his or her
official capacity; (c) any employee of the FCC in his or her individual
capacity where the DOJ or the FCC has agreed to represent the employee;
or (d) the United States Government is a party to litigation or has an
interest in such litigation, and by careful review, the FCC determines
that the records are both relevant and necessary to the litigation, and
the use of such records by the DOJ is for a purpose that is compatible
with the purpose for which the FCC collected the records.
9. Adjudication--Records may be disclosed in a proceeding before a
court or adjudicative body when: (a) the FCC or any component thereof;
(b) any employee of the FCC in his or her official capacity; (c) any
employee of the FCC in his or her individual capacity; or (d) the
United States Government, is a party to litigation or has an interest
in such litigation, and by careful review, the FCC determines that the
records are both relevant and necessary to the litigation, and that the
use of such records is for a purpose that is compatible with the
purpose for which the agency collected the records.
10. Law Enforcement and Investigation--When the FCC investigates
any violation or potential violation of a civil or criminal law,
regulation, policy, executed consent decree, order, or any other type
of compulsory obligation and determines that a record in this system,
either alone or in conjunction with other information, indicates a
violation or potential violation of law, regulation, policy, consent
decree, or other compulsory obligation, the FCC may disclose pertinent
information as it deems necessary to the target of an investigation, as
well as with the appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, local,
international, or multinational agencies, or a component of such an
agency, responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or
implementing a statute, rule, regulation, order, or other compulsory
obligation.
11. Congressional Inquiries--Information may be provided to a
Congressional office in response to an inquiry from that Congressional
office made at the written request of the individual to whom the
information pertains.
12. Government-wide Program Management and Oversight--Records may
be disclosed to the DOJ to obtain that department's advice regarding
disclosure obligations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); or
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to obtain that office's
advice regarding obligations under the Privacy Act.
13. Employment, Clearances, Licensing, Contract, Grant, or other
Benefits Decisions by the Agency--Records may be disclosed to a
Federal, State, local, foreign, Tribal, or other public agency or
authority maintaining civil, criminal, or other relevant enforcement
records, or other pertinent records, or to another public authority or
professional organization, if necessary to obtain information relevant
to an investigation concerning the hiring or retention of an employee
or other personnel action, the issuance or retention of a security
clearance, the classifying of jobs, the letting of a contract, or the
issuance or retention of a license, grant, or other benefit by the
requesting agency, to the extent that the information is relevant and
necessary to the requesting agency's decisions on the matter.
14. Employment, Clearances, Licensing, Contract, Grant, or other
Benefits Decisions by Other than the Agency--Records may be disclosed
to a Federal, State, local, foreign, Tribal, or other public agency or
authority of the fact that this system of records contains information
relevant to the hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance or
retention of a security clearance, the conducting of a suitability or
security investigation of an individual, the classifying of jobs, the
letting of a contract, or the issuance or retention of a license,
grant, or other benefit by the requesting agency, to the extent that
the information is relevant and necessary to the agency's decision on
the matter. The other agency or licensing organization may then make a
request supported by the written consent of the individual for the
entire records if it so chooses. No disclosure will be made unless the
information has been determined to be sufficiently reliable to support
a referral to another office within the agency or to another Federal
agency for criminal, civil, administrative, personnel, or regulatory
action.
15. Labor Relations--Records may be disclosed to officials of labor
organizations recognized under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71 upon receipt of a
formal request and in accord with the conditions of 5 U.S.C. 7114 when
relevant and necessary to their duties of exclusive representation
concerning personnel policies, practices, and matters affecting working
conditions.
16. Federal Labor Relations Authority--Records may disclosed to the
Federal Labor Relations Authority when requested in connection with
investigations of allegations of unfair labor practices or matters
before the Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP).
17. Merit Systems Protection Board--Records may be disclosed to
officials of the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the
Special Counsel, when requested in connection with appeals, special
studies of the civil service and
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other merit systems, review of the FCC rules and regulations,
investigations of alleged or possible prohibited personnel practices,
and such other functions, e.g., as promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and
1206, or as may be authorized by law.
18. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)--Records may be
disclosed to the EEOC when requested in connection with investigations
into alleged or possible discrimination practices in the Federal
sector, compliance by Federal agencies with the Uniform Guidelines on
Employee Selection Procedures or other functions vested in the
Commission and to otherwise ensure compliance with the provisions of 5
U.S.C. 7201.
19. Statistical/Analytical Studies--Records may be used to provide
to Congress and OMB summary descriptive statistics and analytical
studies in support of the financial and budgetary functions for which
the records are collected and maintained, or for related FCC studies
and reports. While published studies do not contain individual
identifiers, in some instances the selection of elements of data
included in the study may be structured in such a way as to make the
data individually identifiable by inference.
20. Breach Notification--Records may be disclosed to appropriate
agencies, entities, and persons when: (a) the Commission suspects or
has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of records;
(b) the Commission has determined that as a result of the suspected or
confirmed compromise there is a risk of harm to individuals, the
Commission (including its information systems, programs, and
operations), the Federal Government, or national security; and (c) the
disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably
necessary to assist in connection with the Commission's efforts to
respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize,
or remedy such harm.
21. Assistance to Federal Agencies and Entities Related to
Breaches--Records may be disclosed to another Federal agency or Federal
entity when the Commission determines that information from this system
is reasonably necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in:
(a) responding to a suspected or confirmed breach or (b) preventing,
minimizing, or remedying the risk of harm to individuals, the recipient
agency or entity (including its information systems, program, and
operations), the Federal Government, or national security, resulting
from a suspected or confirmed breach.
22. Non-Federal Personnel--Records may be disclosed to non-Federal
personnel, including contractors, other vendors (e.g., identity
verification services), grantees, and volunteers who have been engaged
to assist the FCC in the performance of a contract, service, grant,
cooperative agreement, or other activity related to this system of
records and who need to have access to the records in order to perform
their activity.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
Information in this system is maintained as follows:
1. The electronic data, records, and files reside on the FCC's
network or on an FCC vendor's network;
2. The DOJ maintains the Drug Debarment data at its facilities and
transfers the Drug Debarment data files to the FCC under the terms of
the matching agreement. These files are immediately discarded by the
FCC after being loaded into the secure database on the FCC's computer
network; and
3. Paper documents, including printouts and other related
materials, records, and files are stored in the FO office suite and at
a FCC authorized contractors.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
1. Records in the financial and budgetary (electronic and paper)
system of records can be retrieved by category field, e.g., the
individual's name(s), the type of transaction, call sign, processing
number, SSN, ITIN, FRN, vendor code, fee control number, payment ID
number, and/or sequential number.
2. Records in the DOJ Drug Debarment (electronic) system of records
are retrieved and matched between CORES and that database (primarily
using name and ITIN or name and zip code or additional data elements
but also by address, date of birth, or other data elements obtained
from the DOJ Drug Debarment database).
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
The information in this system is maintained and disposed of in
accordance with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Records Schedule N1-173-00-001, Commission Registration System (CORES).
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
The electronic records, files, and data are stored within FCC's or
a vendor's accreditation boundaries and maintained in a database housed
in the FCC's or vendor's computer network databases. Access to the
electronic files is restricted to authorized employees and contractors;
and to IT staff, contractors, and vendors who maintain the IT networks
and services. Other employees and contractors may be granted access on
a need-to-know basis. The electronic files and records are protected by
the FCC and third-party privacy safeguards, a comprehensive and dynamic
set of IT safety and security protocols and features that are designed
to meet all Federal privacy standards, including those required by the
Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), OMB,
and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Paper
records (generally only Form 1876 and occasional print outs, as needed)
are stored in secured cabinets in the Financial Office.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals wishing to request an amendment of records about them
should follow the Notification Procedures below.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Individuals wishing to contest information pertaining to him or her
in the system of records should follow the Notification Procedures
below.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
Individuals wishing to determine whether this system of records
contains information about themselves may do so by writing to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0777756e7166647e4761646429606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3545475c4354564c755356561b525a43">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals requesting record access or amendment must
also comply with the FCC's Privacy Act regulations regarding
verification of identity as required under 47 CFR part 0, subpart E.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
88 FR 81411 (Nov. 22, 2023).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-03736 Filed 2-24-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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