98-8136. Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 15180-15181]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-8136]
    
    
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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.
    
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    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 
    April 29, 1998, 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 specific changes to the records 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: March 24, 1998.
    
    L.M. Bynum,
    Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
    A0015-180 SFMR
    
    System name:
        Army Council of Review Boards (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10030).
    
    Changes:
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    System name:
        Delete entry and replace with `Military Review Boards'.
    * * * * *
    
    Categories of records in the system:
        Add `DD Form 293' to entry.
    * * * * *
    
    Purpose(s):
        Add `(7) Army Grade Determination Review Board, and (8) Army Active 
    Duty Board' to entry.
    * * * * *
    
    System manager(s) and address:
        Delete entry and replace with `Director, Review Boards Agency, 
    ATTN: Administrative Support, 1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, 
    VA 22202-4508.'
    * * * * *
    A0015-180 SFMR
    
    System name:
        Military Review Boards.
    
    System location:
        Office of the Secretary of the Army, 101 Army Pentagon, Washington, 
    DC 20310-0101. The Army Review Boards Agency (ARBA) maintains an 
    automated index of Discharge Review Board cases by alphanumeric code 
    and case summary data by personal identifier. The Army Review Boards 
    Agency, Support Division, St. Louis, MO performs administrative 
    processing of these cases via its on-line terminal to the Army Review 
    Boards Agency. Decisions of the Military Review Boards are incorporated 
    in the Official Military Personnel File of the petitioner at the U.S. 
    Army Reserve Components Personnel and Administration Center, St. Louis, 
    MO.
    
    Categories of individuals covered by the system:
        Members and/or former members of the active Army; prospective 
    enlistees/inductees separated or pending separation who have cases 
    pending or under consideration by the Military
    
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    Review Boards or any of its components.
    
    Categories of records in the system:
        Individual's application for review which includes name, Social 
    Security Number, present address; DD Form 293; name and address of 
    counsel, if applicable; type, authority, and reason for discharge; mode 
    of hearing, if desired; issues addressed by the board, findings, 
    conclusions, and decisional documents.
    
    Authority for maintenance of the system:
        10 U.S.C. 1214, 1216, 1553, and 1554; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).
    
    Purpose(s):
        Records are used by the following Boards to determine propriety of 
    action taken or requested, within the purview of the Board's charter: 
    (1) Army Discharge Review Board, (2) Army Board for Review of 
    Elimination, (3) Army Discharge Rating Review Board, (4) Army Physical 
    Disability Appeal Board, (5) Army Security Review Board, (6) Army Ad 
    Hoc Board, (7) Army Grade Determination Review Board, and (8) Army 
    Active Duty Board.
    
    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, magnetic tapes and/or discs, 
    microfiche.
    
    Retrievability:
        Within individual Board, by Social Security Number or surname of 
    petitioner.
    
    Safeguards:
        Information is privileged, restricted to individuals who have a 
    need in the performance of official duties. Records are retained in 
    locked rooms within buildings having security guards. Automated records 
    are identified as Privacy Act data and further protected by assignment 
    of user ID and passwords.
    
    Retention and disposal:
        Paper records are stored in the Official Military Personnel File. 
    Active cases in automated media are retained for 2 years before being 
    transferred to the historical files where they are retained 
    permanently.
    
    System manager(s) and address:
        Director, Review Boards Agency, ATTN: SFMR-RBX, Promulgation Team, 
    1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202-4508.
    
    Notification procedure:
        Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
    themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
    to the Director, Review Boards Agency, ATTN: SFMR-RBX, Promulgation 
    Team, 1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202-4508.
        Individuals must furnish full name, Social Security Number, home 
    address and telephone number, and sufficient details to permit locating 
    the records in question.
    
    Record access procedures:
        Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
    contained in this system should address written inquiries to the 
    Director, Review Boards Agency, ATTN: SFMR-RBX, Promulgation Team, 1941 
    Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202-4508.
        Individuals must furnish full name, Social Security Number, home 
    address and telephone number, and sufficient details to permit locating 
    the records in question.
    
    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/her Official Military Personnel File; 
    correspondence, documents, and related information generated as a 
    result of action by the Boards.
    
    Exemptions claimed for the system:
        None.
    [FR Doc. 98-8136 Filed 3-27-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Effective Date:
4/29/1998
Published:
03/30/1998
Department:
Army Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice to amend system of records.
Document Number:
98-8136
Dates:
This proposed action will be effective without further notice on April 29, 1998, unless comments are received which result in a contrary determination.
Pages:
15180-15181 (2 pages)
PDF File:
98-8136.pdf