[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 212 (Friday, November 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61398-61399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24156]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. OST-2021-0143]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Office of the Departmental Chief Information Office, Office of 
the Secretary of Transportation, DOT.

ACTION: Rescindment of a System of Records notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary proposes to rescind the Department 
of Transportation system of records titled, ``Department of 
Transportation/ALL (DOT/ALL) 20 On-line Accommodation Tracking System 
(OATS) System of Records''.

DATES: Applicable date: November 5, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number OST-
2021-0143 by any of the following methods:
     Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday 
through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251. Instructions: You must include the 
agency name and docket number OST-2021-0143. All comments received will 
be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received in any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the 
DOT's complete Privacy Act statement in the Federal Register published 
on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or to the street 
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the 
docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, please contact: 
Karyn Gorman, Acting Departmental Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy 
Office, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; 
[email protected]; or 202.527.3284.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the 
Department of Transportation (DOT)/Federal Aviation Administration 
(FAA) proposes to rescind DOT system of records titled, ``Department of 
Transportation/ALL (DOT/ALL) On-line Accommodation Tracking System 
(OATS) System of Records,'' 74 FR 46637 (September 10, 20009). This 
system of records was established to facilitate the provision of 
reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities by 
establishing procedures, timeframes and forms for supervisors/decision 
makers to use in processing requests from employees and applicants for 
employment. The categories of records included employee's or 
applicant's name, functional limitation caused by the disability, 
reasonable accommodation (RA) requested, explanation of how RA would 
assist the applicant in the application process or the employee in 
performing his/her job or receiving the benefits and privileges of 
employment, dates when the required interactive discussions were held, 
notes from discussion regarding the request, action by deciding 
official, whether medical documentation was sought, justification for 
requesting medical documentation, any sources of technical assistance 
that were consulted, and if the request was denied, the reason for 
denial (but not medical documentation, which will be kept in a separate 
file). Non-PII in the system included: The employee's or applicant's 
occupational

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series and grade or pay equivalent, operating administration, division 
or office, position title, office location and address and office 
telephone number; and the deciding official's name, title and office 
telephone number. The authority for maintenance of the system was the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 791; Executive Order 
13164. The Department of Transportation determined that the Online 
Accommodations Tracking System (OATS) is no longer in use. The 
Department plans to publish a new System of Records titled ``DOT/ALL 
28; Employee Accommodations Files'' to cover medical and religious 
accommodations files. Rescindment will promote the overall streamlining 
and management of DOT Privacy Act systems of records.

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Department of Transportation/ALL (DOT/ALL) 20 On-line Accommodation 
Tracking System (OATS).

HISTORY:
    A full notice of this system of records, DOT/ALL 20 On-line 
Accommodation Tracking System (OATS) was published in the Federal 
Register on September 10, 2009, at 74 FR 46637.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Karyn Gorman,
Acting, Departmental Chief Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-24156 Filed 11-4-21; 8:45 am]
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