95-14089. Distribution of Weekly Army Officer Assignment List and Monthly Army Enlisted Assignment List

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 30525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14089]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army


Distribution of Weekly Army Officer Assignment List and Monthly 
Army Enlisted Assignment List

AGENCY: U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army, U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, 
has executed an inter-agency agreement with the Department of Commerce, 
National Technical Information Service, which authorizes the National 
Technical Information Service to distribute and make publicly available 
the Weekly Officer Assignment List and the Monthly Enlisted Assignment 
List.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 30, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Dickerson, Freedom of 
Information and Privacy Act Officer, U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, 
Attention: TAPC-ALP-A, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22332-
0405, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As a result of a court settlement, the Army 
is required to create these lists to respond to Freedom of Information 
Act Requests. These lists are requested by Realtors under the Freedom 
of Information Act and are primarily used to solicit Army personnel who 
will be changing duty locations. Realtors offer assistance in selling 
current homes and offer services in renting or buying homes at an 
individual's future duty location. The lists contain name, rank, 
current duty address, date of orders, report date, and future duty 
location.
    Current reductions in manpower have forced the Army to look at 
alternative methods of distribution. The number of requesters increase 
each month. Each requester is required to submit a separate request for 
each week desired. Currently, the U.S. Total Army Personnel Command 
receives approximately 180 Freedom of Information Act requests for 
these lists each month.
    Since the information is releasable to the public, it is not 
necessary to continue to process these requests under the 
administrative requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. The 
National Technical Information Service was created to distribute 
releasable information to the public and has chosen to offer the lists 
as a fax subscriber service. This will eliminate the requirement for 
requesters to submit weekly Freedom of Information Act requests and 
will ensure that the information is received by requesters at the 
earliest possible date. Since the National Technical Information 
Service can more efficiently distribute the lists without the 
administrative requirements imposed by the Freedom of Information Act, 
the agreement will benefit the requesters and the Army.

    Dated: May 31, 1995.
Robert Dickerson,
Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-14089 Filed 6-8-95; 8:45 am]
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