Privacy Act: Systems of records,

[Federal Register: April 28, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 81)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. ACTION: Notice to amend system of records.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is amending a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed action will be effective without further notice on May 28, 1999, unless comments are received which result in a contrary determination. ADDRESSES: Privacy Act Officer, Records Management Program Division, Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, ATTN: TAPC-PDD-RP, Stop C55, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5576. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Janice Thornton at (703) 806-4390 or DSN 656-4390. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Army systems of records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the Federal Register and are available from the address above.

The specific changes to the record system being amended are set forth below followed by the notice, as amended, published in its entirety. The proposed amendments are not within the purview of subsection (r) of the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, which requires the submission of a new or altered system report.

Dated: April 22, 1999.

L.M. Bynum, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. A0065 TAPC

System name:

Postal and Mail Service System (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10002).

Changes: * * * * *

Categories of individuals covered by the system:

After `military' add `and civilian'. * * * * *

Storage:

Delete entry and replace with `Paper records, microfiche and electronic storage media.' * * * * *

Safeguards:

Delete entry and replace with `Records are located in secured buildings, accessible only to designated persons having an official need for the information. Electronic information is password controlled.' * * * * *

System manager(s) and address:

Delete entry and replace with `Commander, U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, ATTN: TAPC-PDO-IP, Army Postal Officer, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 22332-0474.' * * * * * A0065 TAPC

System name:

Postal and Mail Service System.

System location:

Postal facilities at Army headquarters offices, commands, and installations. Official mailing addresses are published as an appendix to the Army's compilation of systems of records notices.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:

Persons designated as postal clerks; military and civilian personnel assigned/attached to Army installations who require mail handling service.

Categories of records in the system:

Designating Army postal clerks/NCO's/supervisors/orderlies (DD Form 285); locator cards (DA Form 3955) comprising a directory of individuals assigned, en route, and/or departing given installation, showing individual's full name, grade, current mailing address, date of assignment/detachment, and Social Security Number.

Authority for maintenance of the system:

10 U.S.C. 3013, Secretary of the Army; DoD 4525.6-M, DoD Postal Manual; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

Purpose(s):

To designate persons authorized to perform Army postal functions; to maintain current addresses of persons arriving/departing units for the purpose of handling personal mail.

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories of users and the purposes of such uses:

In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:

Information may be disclosed to the U.S. Postal Service.

The `Blanket Routine Uses' set forth at the beginning of the Army's compilation of systems of records notices also apply to this system.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, and disposing of records in the system: Storage:

Paper records, microfiche and electronic storage media.

Retrievability:

By individual's surname and/or Social Security Number.

Safeguards:

Records are located in secured buildings, accessible only to designated persons having an official need for the information. Electronic information is password controlled.

Retention and disposal:

Documents designating postal personnel are destroyed two years from the termination/revocation date of designation. Directory locator cards (DA Form 3955) are retained for 12 months after member's departure from unit and then destroyed.

System manager(s) and address:

Commander, U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, ATTN: TAPC-

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PDO-IP, Army Postal Officer, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 22332- 0474.

Notification procedure:

Individuals seeking to determine whether information about themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries to the Installation Postal Director at the unit where assigned or employed.

Individual should provide the full name, Social Security Number, current address, and signature to assist in locating the records.

Record access procedures:

Individuals seeking access to information about themselves contained in this system should address written inquiries to the Installation Postal Director at the unit where assigned or employed.

Individual should provide the full name, Social Security Number, current address, and signature to assist in locating the records

Personal visits may be made; individual must furnish proof of identity.

Contesting record procedures:

The Army's rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents and appealing initial agency determinations are contained in Army Regulation 340-21; 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained from the system manager.

Record source categories:

From the individual, unit commanders and Army postal officers.

Exemptions claimed for the system:

None.

[FR Doc. 99-10571Filed4-27-99; 8:45 am]

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