99-27072. Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 200 (Monday, October 18, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 56196-56198]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-27072]
    
    
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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 systems of records.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is amending two systems of records 
    notices 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 
    November 17, 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 records systems being amended are set 
    forth below followed by the notices, as amended, published in their 
    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: October 13, 1999.
    L.M. Bynum,
    Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
    A0001 DAPE-ARI
    
    System name:
        Professional Staff Information File (December 17, 1997, 62 FR 
    66059).
    
    CHANGES:
    * * * * *
    
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    System manager(s) and address:
        Change the attention line to `ATTN: TAPC-ARI-ASZ'.
    
    Notification procedure:
        Change the attention line to `ATTN: TAPC-ARI-ASZ'.
    
    Record access procedures:
        Change the attention line to `ATTN: TAPC-ARI-ASZ'.
    * * * * *
    A0001 DAPE-ARI
    
    System name:
        Professional Staff Information File.
    
    System location:
        Headquarters, U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and 
    Social Sciences, 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22333-5600.
    
    Categories of individuals covered by the system:
        Department of the Army civilian psychologists, engineers, 
    economists, sociologists, and other professional staff members employed 
    by the Army Research Institute who voluntarily supply information for 
    release and military officers assigned to the Army Research Institute 
    who voluntarily provide information for release.
    
    Categories of records in the system:
        Files contain names of individuals and their curricula vitae, 
    including data and information on the qualifications, expertise, 
    experience and interests of the professional staff of the Army Research 
    Institute. Data include name, grade or rank, Institute assignment, 
    education, prior professional experience, professional activities and 
    development, lists of awards and recognition, extra-government 
    professional activities and significant professional publications.
    
    Authority for maintenance of the system:
        5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations and 10 U.S.C. 3013, 
    Secretary of the Army.
    
    Purposes:
        To establish and maintain a professional staff directory which is 
    used to consider staff members with special expertise for special duty 
    assignments and to produce evidence of professional staff 
    qualifications during Institute peer reviews and similar independent 
    evaluations.
        Records are also used as basis for summary statistical reports 
    concerning professional qualifications.
    
    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:
        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:
        Information is stored on a personal computer.
    
    Retrievability:
        Information is retrieved by the surname of professional person. 
    Categorical data is retrieved by keyword.
    
    Safeguards:
        Records are accessible only to designated individuals having 
    official need-to-know in the performance of assigned duties.
    
    Retention and disposal:
        Information will be maintained during the tenure of the person and 
    deleted upon permanent departure from the Institute.
    
    System manager(s) and address:
        Director, U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and 
    Social Sciences, ATTN: TAPC-ARI-ASZ, 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, 
    Alexandria, VA 22333-5600.
    
    Notification procedure:
        Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
    themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
    to the Director, U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and 
    Social Sciences, ATTN: TAPC-ARI-ASZ, 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, 
    Alexandria, VA 22333-5600.
    
    Record access procedures:
        Individuals seeking to access information about themselves 
    contained in this system should address written inquiries to the 
    Director, U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social 
    Sciences, ATTN: TAPC-ARI-ASZ, 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 
    22333-5600.
    
    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:
        Individuals employed by or assigned to the Army Research Institute 
    who voluntarily submit requested information.
    
    Exemptions claimed for the system:
        None.
    A0602 DAPE-ARI
    
    System name:
        Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Project Files (December 17, 
    1997, 62 FR 66059).
    
    CHANGES:
    * * * * *
    
    Authority for maintenance of the system:
        Delete entry and replace with `5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental 
    Regulations; 10 U.S.C. 3013, Secretary of the Army; 10 U.S.C. 2358, 
    Research and Development Projects; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).'
    * * * * *
    
    System manager(s) and address:
        Change the attention line to `ATTN: TAPC-ARI-ASZ'.
    
    Notification procedure:
        Change the attention line to `ATTN: TAPC-ARI-ASZ'.
    
    Record access procedures:
        Change the attention line to `ATTN: TAPC-ARI-ASZ'.
    * * * * *
    A0602 DAPE-ARI
    
    System name:
        Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Project Files.
    
    System location:
        U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social 
    Sciences, 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22333-5600 and field 
    offices located at Fort Benning, GA; Boise, ID; Mannheim, Germany; 
    Naval Training Center, Orlando, FL; Fort Hood, TX; Fort Knox, KY; Fort 
    Leavenworth, KS; Fort Bragg, NC; and Fort Rucker, AL. Official mailing 
    addresses are published as an appendix to the Army's compilation of 
    record system notices.
    
    Categories of individuals covered by the system:
        Current and former officer, warrant officer, and enlisted military 
    personnel, including Army Reservists and National
    
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    Guard; family members of the above service members' civilian employees 
    of Department of Defense; and samples of civilians from the general 
    U.S. population who are surveyed to determine why people do or do not 
    consider military service as a career or a short-term employment 
    option.
    
    Categories of records in the system:
        Service member: Individual's name and Social Security Number, Army 
    personnel records and questionnaire-type data relating to service 
    member's pre-service education, work experience and social environment 
    and culture, learning ability, physical performance, combat readiness, 
    discipline, motivation, attitude about army life, and measures of 
    individual and organizational adjustments; test results from Armed 
    Services Vocational Aptitude Battery and Skill Qualification Tests.
        Non-service member: Individual's name and Social Security Number, 
    and questionnaire type data relating to non-service member's education, 
    work experience, motivation, knowledge of and attitude about the Army. 
    When records show military service or marriage to a service member, the 
    appropriate non-service records will be linked to the service record.
    
    Authority for maintenance of the system:
        5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; 10 U.S.C. 3013, Secretary 
    of the Army; 10 U.S.C. 2358, Research and Development Projects; and 
    E.O. 9397 (SSN).
    
    Purpose(s):
        To research manpower, personnel, and training dimensions inherent 
    in the recruitment, selection, classification, assignment, evaluation, 
    and training of military personnel; to enhance readiness effectiveness 
    of the Army by developing personnel management methods, training 
    devices, and testing of weapons methods and systems aimed at improved 
    group performance.
        (No decisions affecting an individual's rights or benefits are made 
    using these research records).
    
    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:
        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 in file folders, CD ROM; computer disks, and magnetic 
    tape.
    
    RETRIEVABILITY:
        By individual's name and/or Social Security Number. For research 
    purposes, the data are usually retrieved and analyzed with respect to 
    relative times of entry into service, training performance, and 
    demographic values. Scheduled data for follow-up data collections 
    however, are retrieved by month of scheduled follow-up and by name.
    
    SAFEGUARDS:
        Access to records is restricted to authorized personnel having 
    official need therefor. Automated data are further protected by 
    controlled system procedures and code numbers governing access.
    
    RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
        Information is retained until completion of appropriate study or 
    report, after which it is destroyed by shredding or erasing.
    
    SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
        Director, U.S. Army Research Institute for Behavioral and Social 
    Sciences, ATTN: TAPC-ARI-ASZ, 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 
    22333-5600.
    
    NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
        Individuals seeking to determine if information about themselves is 
    contained in this record system should address written inquiries to the 
    Director, U.S. Army Research Institute for Behavioral and Social 
    Sciences, ATTN: TAPC-ARI-ASZ, 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 
    22333-5600.
        Individual should provide the full name, Social Security Number, 
    current address, subject area, and the year of survey, if known.
    
    RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
        Individuals seeking access to records about themselves contained in 
    this record system should address written inquiries to the Director, 
    U.S. Army Research Institute for Behavioral and Social Sciences, ATTN: 
    TAPC-ARI-ASZ, 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22333-5600.
        Individual should provide the full name, Social Security Number, 
    current address, subject area, and the year of survey, if known.
    
    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, his or her peers, or, in the case of ratings 
    and evaluations, from supervisors.
    
    EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
        None.
    [FR Doc. 99-27072 Filed 10-15-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Effective Date:
11/17/1999
Published:
10/18/1999
Department:
Army Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice to amend systems of records.
Document Number:
99-27072
Dates:
This proposed action will be effective without further notice on November 17, 1999, unless comments are received which result in a contrary determination.
Pages:
56196-56198 (3 pages)
PDF File:
99-27072.pdf