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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 36 / Thursday, February 25, 2021 / Notices individuals eligibility, complete benefit transfer requests, facilitate the provision of service, complete de-enrollments, allow for the provider to receive reimbursement through the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, to provide information to the relevant provider about a registered enrollment representative whose account has been disabled for cause, and provide enrollment and other selected reports.
10. Other Federal Program EligibilityTo disclose an individuals Emergency Broadband participation status to a Federal agency or contractor when a federal program administered by the agency or its contractor uses qualification for Emergency Broadband as an eligibility criterion.
11. FCC Enforcement ActionsWhen a record in this system involves an informal complaint filed alleging a violation of FCC rules and regulations by an applicant, licensee, certified or regulated entity, or an unlicensed person or entity, the complaint may be provided to the alleged violator for a response. Where a complainant in filing his or her complaint explicitly requests confidentiality of his or her name from public disclosure, the Commission will endeavor to protect such information from public disclosure. Complaints that contain requests for confidentiality may be dismissed if the Commission determines that the request impedes the Commissions ability to investigate and/
or resolve the complaint.
12. Congressional InquiriesTo provide information to a Congressional office from the record of an individual in response to an inquiry from that Congressional office made at the request of that individual.
13. Government-Wide Program Management and OversightTo the Department of Justice DOJ to obtain that departments advice regarding disclosure obligations under the Freedom of Information Act FOIA; or the Office of Management and Budget OMB to obtain that offices advice regarding obligations under the Privacy Act.
14. Law Enforcement and InvestigationTo disclose pertinent information to appropriate Federal, State, or local agencies, authorities, and officials responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order, where the FCC becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of a civil or criminal statute, law, regulation, or order, including but not limited to notifying the Internal Revenue Service IRS to investigate income eligibility verification.

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15. Adjudication and LitigationTo the Department of Justice DOJ, in a proceeding before a court, or other administrative or adjudicative body before which the FCC is authorized to appear, 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 is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by DOJ or the FCC is deemed by the FCC to be relevant and necessary to the litigation.
16. Breach NotificationTo appropriate agencies, entities including USAC, 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 Commissions efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
17. Assistance to Federal Agencies and EntitiesTo another Federal agency or Federal entity or USAC, 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.
18. Computer Matching Program DisclosureTo Federal, State, and local agencies, and USAC, their employees, and agents for the purpose of conducting computer matching programs as regulated by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 5 U.S.C. 552a.
19. Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse DisclosureTo Federal agencies, non-Federal entities, their employees, and agents including contractors, their agents or employees; employees or contractors of the agents or designated agents; or contractors, their employees or agents with whom the FCC or USAC
has a contract, service agreement, cooperative agreement, or computer
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matching agreement for the purpose of:
1 detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments; 2 detection and prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal programs administered by a Federal agency or non-Federal entity; 3
detection of fraud, waste, and abuse by individuals in their operations and programs, but only to the extent that the information shared is necessary and relevant to verify pre-award and prepayment requirements prior to the release of Federal funds, prevent and recover improper payments for services rendered under programs of the FCC or of those Federal agencies and nonFederal entities to which the FCC or USAC provides information under this routine use.
20. Contract Services, Grants, or Cooperative AgreementsTo disclose information to FCC or USAC
contractors, grantees, or volunteers who have been engaged to assist the FCC or USAC 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:

The information pertaining to the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program includes electronic records, files, data, paper documents, records, and may include audio recordings of calls.
Records are maintained in secure, limited access areas. Physical entry by unauthorized persons is restricted through use of locks, passwords, and other security measures. Both USAC
and its contractors will jointly manage the electronic data housed at USAC and at the contractors locations. Paper documents and other physical records i.e., tapes, compact discs, etc. will be kept in locked, controlled access areas.
Paper documents submitted by applicants to the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program and provider representatives will be digitized, and paper copies will be immediately destroyed.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
RECORDS:

Information in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program system of records may be retrieved by various identifiers, including but not limited to the individuals name, last four digits of the Social Security Number SSN, Tribal identification number, date of birth, phone number, residential address, and Emergency Broadband subscriber identification number.

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