[Federal Register: December 28, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 248)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary of Defense
[DoD-2007-OS-0142]
Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records
AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
ACTION: Notice to Add a New System of Records.
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SUMMARY: The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is proposing
to add a system of records notice to its inventory of record systems
subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
DATES: This action will be effective without further notice on January
28, 2008 unless comments are received that would result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FOIA/PA Program Manager, Corporate
Communications and Legislative Liaison, Defense Finance and Accounting
Service, 6760 E. Irvington Place, Denver, CO 80279-8000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Krabbenhoft at (303) 676-
6045.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Finance and Accounting Service
notices for systems of records 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 December 19, 2007, 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 to OMB Circular No. A-130,
`Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About
Individuals,' dated December 12, 2000, 65 FR 239.
Dated: December 20, 2007.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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System name:
U.S. Savings Bond System.
System location:
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Defense Enterprise
Computing Center (DECC) Mechanicsburg--Bldg 308, Naval Support Activity
(NSA), 5450 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050-2411.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Department of Defense Active duty military members.
Categories of records in the system:
Individuals' name, Social Security Number (SSN) and electronic U.S.
Savings Bonds data.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; Department of Defense
Financial Management Regulation (DoDFMR) 7000.14-R, Volume 5, Chapter
23; 31 U.S.C. Chapter 33; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).
Purpose(s):
To establish a system of record in support of the U.S. Savings Bond
Program. This system will allow active duty military members for all
branches of the service to request bonds they have purchased through
allotment deductions to be kept in safekeeping.
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, the 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:
To the U.S. Treasury Department to provide information on U.S.
bonds issued to military members.
The DoD `Blanket Routine Uses' published at the beginning of the
DoD 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:
Records are stored electronically.
Retrievability:
Name and Social Security Number (SSN).
Safeguards:
Records are stored in an office building protected by guards,
controlled screening, use of visitor registers, electronic access, and/
or locks. Access to records is limited to individuals who are properly
screened and cleared on a need-to-know basis in the performance of
their duties. Passwords are used to control access to the system data,
and procedures are in place to detect and deter browsing and
unauthorized access.
Retention and disposal:
Disposition Pending (until NARA disposition is approved, treat as
permanent).
System manager(s) and address:
System Manager, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Systems
Management Directorate, Navy Working Capital Fund Systems Office, 1240
East Ninth Street, Cleveland, OH 44199-8002.
System Manager, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Information
and Technology Directorate, Accounting Systems Division, 1240 East
Ninth Street, Cleveland, OH 44199-8002. Telephone number(216) 204-3064.
Notification procedure:
Individuals seeking to determine whether information about them is
contained in this record system should address written inquiries to the
Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Freedom of Information/Privacy
Act Program Manager, Corporate Communications and Legislative Liaison,
6760 E. Irvington Place, Denver, CO 80279-8000.
Request should contain individual's full name, Social Security
Number (SSN), current address, telephone number and provide a
reasonable description of what they are seeking.
Record access procedures:
Individuals seeking access to information about them that is
contained in this system should address written inquiries to Defense
Finance and Accounting Service, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act
Program Manager, Corporate Communications and Legislative Liaison, 6760
E. Irvington Place, Denver, CO 80279-8000.
Request should contain individual's full name, Social Security
Number (SSN), current address, telephone number and provide a
reasonable description of what they are seeking.
Contesting record procedures:
The DFAS rules for accessing records, for contesting contents and
appealing
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initial agency determinations are published in DFAS Regulation 5400.11-
R; 32 CFR part 324; or may be obtained from Defense Finance and
Accounting Service, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Program Manager,
Corporate Communications and Legislative Liaison, 6760 E. Irvington
Place, Denver, CO 80279-8000.
Record source categories:
From individuals, Department of Defense Components, such as, United
States Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
None.
[FR Doc. E7-25287 Filed 12-27-07; 8:45 am]
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