[Federal Register: November 10, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 217)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

 
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DoD

ACTION: Notice to amend systems of records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Air Force 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: The proposed action will be effective without further notice on 
December 12, 2005 unless comments are received which result in a 
contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Air Force Privacy Act Officer, Office 
of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, SAF/XCISI, 
1800 Air Force Pentagon, Suite 220, Washington, DC 20330-1800.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Novella Hill at (703) 588-7855.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Air Force 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 record 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: November 4, 2005
L.M. Bynum,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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System name:
    Congressional/Executive Inquiries (April 14, 1999, 64 FR 18406).

Changes:
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System location:
    Delete ``Office of the Secretary of the Air Force'' and replace 
with: ``Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Legislative Liaison (SAF/
LL),''
* * * * *

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    Delete entry and replace with: ``10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the 
Air Force; 10 U.S.C. 8032, The Air Staff: general duties; and Air Force 
Regulation 11-7, Air Force Relations with Congress.''
* * * * *

Storage:
    Delete entry and replace with: ``Maintained in file folders and 
electronic media.''
* * * * *

Safeguards:
    Delete last sentence and replace with: ``Electronic media records 
are stored in a secure facility and protected by computer system 
software; paper records are stored in a secure facility in security 
file containers/cabinets.''

Retention and disposal:
    Delete entry and replace with: ``Records will be retained for two 
years and maintained, retained, and disposed of in accordance with the 
Air Force Records Disposition Schedule, Table 36-29, Rule 04.01.''

System manager(s) and address:
    Delete entry and replace with: ``Secretary of the Air Force, 
Legislative Liaison, Congressional Inquiries Office, 1160 Air Force 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1160.''

Notification procedure:
    Delete ``Director of Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary 
of the Air Force, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force'' and replace with: 
``Secretary of the Air Force, Legislative Liaison, 1160 Air Force 
Pentagon''
    Add the following paragraph: ``Requests from individuals must

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contain name, address, or any other reasonable identifying particulars 
about the subject in question.''

Record access procedures:
    Delete ``Director of Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary 
of the Air Force, Headquarter, U.S. Air Force'' and replace with: 
``Secretary of the Air Force, Legislative Liaison, 1160 Air Force 
Pentagon.''
    Add the following paragraph: ``Requests from individuals must 
contain name, address, or any other reasonable identifying particulars 
about the subject in question.''
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F033 SAFLL A

System name:
    Congressional/Executive Inquiries.

System location:
    Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Legislative Liaison (SAF/LL), 
Washington, DC 20330-1160.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Air Force active duty and retired military personnel, present and 
former civilian employee, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard 
personnel, Air Force Academy nominees/applicants and cadets, Senior and 
Junior Air Force Reserve Officers, dependents of military personnel, 
and anyone who has written to the President or a Member of Congress 
regarding an Air Force issue.

Categories of records in the system:
    Copies of applicable Congressional/Executive correspondence and Air 
Force replies.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air Force; 10 U.S.C. 8032, The Air 
Staff: general duties; and Air Force Regulation 11-7, Air Force 
Relations with Congress.

Purpose(s):
    Information is used as a reference base in the case of similar 
inquiries from other Members of Congress, in behalf of the same Air 
Force issue and/or follow-up by the same Member. Information may also 
be used by appropriate Air Force offices as a basis for corrective 
action and for statistical purposes.

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' published at the beginning of the Air 
Force's compilation of systems of records notices apply to this system.
    Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, 
retaining, and disposing of records in the system.

Storage:
    Maintained in file folders and electronic media.

Retrievability:
    Retrieved by name.

Safeguards:
    Records are accessed by custodian of the record system and by 
person(s) responsible for servicing the record system in performance of 
their official duties who are properly screened and cleared for need-
to-know. Electronic media records are stored in a secure facility and 
protected by computer system software; paper records are stored in a 
secure facility in security file containers/cabinets.

Retention and Disposal:
    Records will be retained for two years and maintained, retained, 
and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition 
Schedule, Table 36-29, Rule 04.01.

System Manager(s) and Address:
    Secretary of the Air Force, Legislative Liaison, Congressional 
inquiries Office, 1160 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1160.

Notification Procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to or visit the Secretary of the Air Force, Legislative Liaison, 1160 
Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1160.
    Requests from individuals must contain name, address, or any other 
reasonable identifying particulars about the subject in question.

Record Access Procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to or visit 
the Secretary of the Air Force, Legislative Liaison, 1150 Air Force 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1160.
    Requests from individuals must contain name, address, or any other 
reasonable identifying particulars about the subject in question.

Contesting Record Procedures:
    The Air Force rules for accessing records, and for contesting 
contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in 
Air Force Instruction 37-132; 32 CFR part 806b; or may be obtained from 
the system manager.

Record Source Categories:
    Congressional and Executive inquiries and information from Air 
Force offices and organizations.

Exemptions Claimed for the System:
    None.

[FR Doc. 05-22411 Filed 11-9-05; 8:45 am]

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