Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

Official abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA), Office of the Administrator is giving notice that it proposes to rescind a system of records pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. System of records notice (SORN) EPA-36 for Research Grant, Cooperative Agreement, and Fellowship Application Files is being rescinded because EPA no longer utilizes the database and does not need the data in the performance of EPA duties. The files in question are duplicates related to grant applications that are made before award and are not the official copies of record. EPA utilizes grants.gov and the Next Generation Grants System (NGGS), EPA-53, for processing grant applications, and stores official copies of records related to grant applications in these systems.