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Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

A Notice by the Environmental Protection Agency on 03/23/2026

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• Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-05640 (91 FR 13843) Document Headings ###### Environmental Protection Agency

1. [EPA-HQ-OFA-2026-1321; FRL-13270-01-OMS]

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Rescindment of a system of records notice.

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The Integrated Grants Management System (IGMS)/Next Generation Grants System (NGGS) system of record (EPA-53) is being rescinded because the Office of Finance and Administration is no longer using the IGMS/NGGS as a system of records as it is defined in the Privacy Act of 1974.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: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

Email: docket_OMS@epa.gov. 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 https://www.regulations.gov, 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 https://www.regulations.gov. The https://www.regulations.gov 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 https://www.regulations.gov, 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 https://www.epa.gov/​dockets.

Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov 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 ( printed page 13844) material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in https://www.regulations.gov 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 https://www.epa.gov/​dockets.

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: arnold.eileen@epa.gov.

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]

BILLING CODE 6560-50-P

Published Document: 2026-05640 (91 FR 13843)