[Federal Register: October 6, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 194)]
[Notices]
[Page 59093-59094]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary of Defense
[DOD-2006-OS-0202]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: National Reconnaissance Office.
ACTION: Notice to alter a system of records.
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SUMMARY: The National Reconnaissance Office is proposing to alter 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
November 6, 2006 unless comments are received which result in a
contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FOIA/Privacy Official, National
Reconnaissance Office, Information Access and Release, 14675 Lee Road,
Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Hathaway at (703) 227-9128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Reconnaissance Office 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 September 29, 2006,
to the House Committee on Government Reform, the Senate Committee on
Governmental Affairs, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I, ``Federal Agency
Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About Individuals'', to OMB
Circular No. A-130, dated November 30, 2000.
Dated: October 2, 2006.
C.R. Choate,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
QNRO-23
System name:
Counterintelligence Issue Files (January 8, 2001, 66 FR 1311).
Changes:
* * * * *
System Location:
Delete the name of the office and replace with ``Office of Security
and Counterintelligence.''
Categories of Records in the System:
Add to the entry ``date, license plate, vehicle description,
driver's license number, description of person, passport number, dates,
location of incident, Vehicle Criminal Information Network (VCIN)
number, address or criminal data if VCIN checked, and work telephone
number.''
Authority for maintenance of the System:
Delete entry and replace with ``5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental
Regulations; National Security Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C. 401,
et.seq.; E.O. 9397 (SSN); E.O. 12333; DoD 5240.1-R, Procedures
Governing the Activities of DoD Intelligence Components That Affect
United States Persons.''
Purposes:
Add to the entry ``and to collect data regarding unusual or
suspicious events at or near NRO facilities.''
* * * * *
Storage:
Delete entry and replace with ``Paper files and/or automated
information systems.''
Retrievability:
Delete entry and replace with ``Name, social security number,
organization, company, country, date and location of incident, vehicle
description, and license plate number.''
Safeguards:
Delete the entry and replace with ``Records are stored in a secure,
gated facility, that is guarded. Access to and use of these records, to
include electronic data stored on a local area network that is password
restricted, is limited to personnel of the Office of Security and
Counterintelligence whose official duties require access.''
* * * * *
System Manager(s) and address:
Delete name of office and replace with ``Office of Security and
Counterintelligence.''
* * * * *
Contesting record procedures:
Delete ``110-3A'' and replace with ``110-3b'' and delete ``110-5A''
and replace with ``110-3-1.''
* * * * *
QNRO-23
System name:
Counterintelligence Issue Files.
System location:
Office of Security and Counterintelligence, National
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Reconnaissance Office, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
National Reconnaissance Office civilian, military, and contractor
personnel who have had foreign travel contacts, incidents, or concerns,
and any persons relating to a counterintelligence concern, incident or
inquiry, as well as the points of contact.
Categories of records in the system:
Name, Social Security Number, organization, company, date and place
of birth, country, action officer, date received, point of contact,
status of the case including investigatory materials and files, date,
license plate, vehicle description, driver's license number,
description of person, passport number, dates, location of incident,
Vehicle Criminal Information Network (VCIN) number, address or criminal
data if VCIN checked, and work telephone number.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; National Security Act of
1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C. 401, et.seq.; E.O. 9397 (SSN); E.O. 12333;
DoD 5240.1-R, Procedures Governing the Activities of DoD Intelligence
Components That Affect United States Persons.
Purpose(s):
Information is used to assign, categorize and administratively
track foreign travel, contacts, and incidents or concerns; monitor,
analyze, and track counterintelligence activities; prepare and pursue
investigations involving counterintelligence activities; and to collect
data regarding unusual or suspicious events at or near NRO facilities.
Routine use 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 DoD `Blanket Routines Uses' published at the beginning of the
NRO 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:
Paper files and/or automated information systems.
Retrievability:
Name, social security number, organization, company, country, date
and location of incident, vehicle description, and license plate
number.
Safeguards:
Records are stored in a secure, gated facility, that is guarded.
Access to and use of these records, to include electronic data stored
on a local area network that is password restricted, is limited to
personnel of the Office of Security and Counterintelligence whose
official duties require access.
Retention and disposal:
Records are permanent.
System manager(s) and address:
Director, Office of Security and Counterintelligence, National
Reconnaissance Office, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.
Notification procedure:
Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records
contains information about themselves should address written inquiries
to the National Reconnaissance Office, Information Access and Release
Center, 14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.
Request should include the individual's full name and any aliases
or nicknames, address, Social Security Number, current citizenship
status, date and place of birth.
In addition, the requester must provide a notarized statement or an
unsworn declaration made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the
following format:
If executed outside the United States: `I declare (or certify,
verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United
States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on
(date). (Signature).'
If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions,
or commonwealths: `I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under
penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on
(date). (Signature).'
Record access procedures:
Individuals seeking to access information about themselves
contained in this system should address written inquiries to the
National Reconnaissance Office, Information Access and Release Center,
14675 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715. Request should include the
individual's full name, and any aliases or nicknames, address, Social
Security Number, current citizenship status, date and place of birth.
In addition, the requester must provide a notarized statement or an
unsworn declaration made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the
following format:
If executed without the United States: `I declare (or certify,
verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United
States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on
(date). (Signature).'
If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions,
or commonwealths: `I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under
penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on
(date). (Signature).'
Contesting record procedures:
The NRO rules for accessing records, for contesting contents and
appealing initial agency determinations are published in NRO Directive
110-3b and NRO Instruction 110-3-1; 32 CFR part 326; or may be obtained
from the Privacy Act Coordinator, National Reconnaissance Office, 14675
Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151-1715.
Record source categories:
Information is supplied by the individual, by parties other than
the individual, and by government agencies.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
Investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes may be
exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). However, if an individual is
denied any right, privilege, or benefit for which he would otherwise be
entitled by Federal law or for which he would otherwise be eligible, as
a result of the maintenance of such information, the individual will be
provided access to such information except to the extent that
disclosure would reveal the identity of a confidential source.
Investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of
determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for Federal
civilian employment, military service, Federal contracts, or access to
classified information may be exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5),
but only to the extent that such material would reveal the identity of
a confidential source.
An exemption rule for this exemption has been promulgated in
accordance with requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(1), (2), and (3), (c)
and (e) and published in 32 CFR part 505. For additional information
contact the system manager.
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