[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 38 (Friday, February 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9479-9480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4934]
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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 Add a System of Records.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is adding 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
March 29, 1999 unless comments are received which result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: Privacy Act Officer, Records Management Program Division,
U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, ATTN: TAPC-PDR-P, 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 proposed system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on February 16, 1999, to
the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Senate
Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I to OMB Circular No.
A-130, `Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About
Individuals,' dated February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427).
Dated: February 24, 1999.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
A0600-8-22j TAPC
SYSTEM NAME:
Cold War Recognition System.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
U.S. Army Information Systems Software Development Center-
Washington, ATTN: CWRS, 6000 6th Street, Suite S122A, Fort Belvoir, VA
22060-5576.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Members of the Armed Forces and government civilian personnel who
faithfully served the United States after World War II through the
collapse of the former Soviet Union, known as the Cold War era,
September 2, 1945 to December 26, 1991.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Individual's name, Social Security Number, and address.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
10 U.S.C. 3013, Secretary of the Army; FY98 National Defense
Authorization Act, Section 1084; Army Regulation 600-8-22, Military
Awards and E.O. 9397 (SSN).
PURPOSE(S):
To consider individual's request for the Cold War Recognition
Certificate, and to issue/mail certificates.
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.
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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETIRING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS.
STORAGE:
Automated, maintained on magnetic tapes or disks.
RETRIEVABILITY:
By Social Security Number or certificate recipient's name.
SAFEGUARDS:
Records are accessible only to designated individuals having
official need therefor in the performance of assigned duties.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Requests are held for 5 years.
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
Chief, Personnel Service Support Division, The Adjutant General,
Directorate, U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, 200 Stovall Street,
Suite 3S53, Alexandria, VA 22332-0474.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking to determine whether information about
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries
to the Commander, U.S. Army Information Systems Software Development
Center-Washington, ATTN: Cold War Recognition System, ATTN: CWRS, 6000
6th Street, Suite S122A, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5576.
Individual should provide the full name and Social Security Number
of the certificate recipient.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking to determine whether information about
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries
to the Commander, U.S. Army Information Systems Software Development
Center-Washington, ATTN: Cold War Recognition System, ATTN: CWRS, 6000
6th Street, Suite S122A, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5576.
Individual should provide the full name and Social Security Number
of the certificate recipient.
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.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
None.
[FR Doc. 99-4934 Filed 2-25-99; 8:45 am]
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