Notice2026-05640
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
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Published
March 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA), Office of Finance and Administration is giving notice that it proposes to rescind a system of records pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. The Integrated Grants Management System (IGMS)/Next Generation Grants System (NGGS) system of record (EPA-53) is being rescinded because the Office of Finance and Administration is no longer using the IGMS/NGGS as a system of records as it is defined in the Privacy Act of 1974. IGMS/NGGS records are not retrieved by personal identifiers.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13843-13844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05640]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OFA-2026-1321; FRL-13270-01-OMS]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Rescindment of a system of records notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA), Office of
Finance and Administration is giving notice that it proposes to rescind
a system of records pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of
1974. The Integrated Grants Management System (IGMS)/Next Generation
Grants System (NGGS) system of record (EPA-53) is being rescinded
because the Office of Finance and Administration is no longer using the
IGMS/NGGS as a system of records as it is defined in the Privacy Act of
1974. IGMS/NGGS records are not retrieved by personal identifiers.
DATES: EPA stopped maintaining this system of records in July 2024.
Persons wishing to comment on this system or records notice must do so
by April 22, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OFA-2026-1321, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments.
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#debab1bdb5bbaa8191938d9ebbaebff0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="20444f434b45547f6f6d73604550410e474f56">[email protected]</span></a>. Include the Docket ID number in the
subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 566-1752.
Mail: OFA Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code:
2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: OFA Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OFA-
2026-1321. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed
to be Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or other information
for which disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CUI or otherwise protected through
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. The <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> website is
an ``anonymous access'' system for the EPA, which means the EPA will
not know your identity or contact information. If you submit an
electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and
other contact information in the body of your comment. If the EPA
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, the EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA without going
through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, your email address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the internet.
Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about the EPA public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CUI or other information
for which disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
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material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only
in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically in <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> or in hard copy at the
OFA Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. The Public Reading Room is normally open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is
(202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OFA Docket is (202)
566-1752. Further information about EPA Docket Center services and
current operating status is available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, please contact:
Eileen Arnold, System Owner, Office of Finance and Administration, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-1313; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0c1d2cecfccc48ec5c9ccc5c5cee0c5d0c18ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3c2d1cdcccfc78dc6cacfc6c6cde3c6d3c28dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: System records relating to grants are
maintained in IGMS/NGGS according to records schedules and are not
retrievable by personal identifier. IGMS/NGGS is managed by the Office
of Finance and Administration. All records are subject to the Agency's
Privacy Policy.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
Integrated Grants Management System (IGMS)/Next Generation Grants
System (NGGS), EPA-53.
HISTORY:
86 FR 30045 (June 4, 2021).
Carter Farmer,
Senior Agency Official for Privacy, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-05640 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am]
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