96-5780. Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records; Revision and Final

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 10038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5780]



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POSTAL SERVICE


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records; Revision and Final

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Final notice.

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SUMMARY: This document revises the proposed new routine use to the 
Privacy Act system of records USPS 080.010, Inspection Requirements--
Investigative File System, that was published in the Federal Register 
on Tuesday, November 14, 1995 (60 FR 57254-57255) and corrected in the 
Federal Register on November 28, 1995 (60 FR 58693).
    In response to these notices, the American Postal Workers Union, 
AFL-CIO, submitted comments expressing its concern that the language of 
the routine use was overly broad and could result in harm or unfairness 
to individuals whose records were disclosed on electronic bulletin 
boards to organizations or individuals that were not directly impacted 
by the suspected or actual criminal activity.
    The Postal Service has reviewed the union's comments and has 
decided to revise the language of the routine use to further restrict 
the disclosure of records of identified individuals on electronic 
bulletin boards to organizations or individuals that could be injured 
by the suspected or actual criminal activity.
    New routine use number 12 should be changed to read as follows:
    ``12. A record from this system may be disclosed on an electronic 
bulletin board to organizations or individuals in the public or private 
sectors that share in the bulletin board, provided that the disclosure 
is approved by the Chief Postal Inspector, or delegate, because it is 
deemed necessary: (1) To elicit information or cooperation from these 
organizations or individuals for use by the Postal Inspection Service 
in the performance of an authorized activity; or (2) to alert these 
organizations or individuals of possible criminal activity that could 
affect them for which the Postal Inspection Service has authority to 
investigate and about which it has obtained credible information.''

    Dated: February 27, 1996.
Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 96-5780 Filed 3-11-96; 8:45 am]
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