[Federal Register: November 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 219)]
[Notices]
[Page 66870-66872]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
[Docket ID USAF-2008-0030]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DoD.
ACTION: Notice to alter a system of records.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Air Force proposes to alter a system of
records to its 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 on December 12, 2008
unless comments are received that would result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Air Force Privacy Act Officer, Office
of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, SAF/XCX, 1800
Air Force Pentagon, Suite 220, Washington, DC 20330-1800.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kenneth Brodie at (703) 696-7557.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Air Force's 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 systems reports, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of
the Privacy Act, were submitted on October 24, 2008, to the House
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and 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 February 8, 1996,
(February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427).
Dated: November 3, 2008.
Morgan E. Frazier,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
F036 SAFCB A
System name:
Military Records Processed by the Air Force Correction Board (May
7, 1999, 64 FR 24605).
Changes:
* * * * *
System name:
Delete entry and replace with ``Air Force Correction Board
Records.''
System location:
Delete entry and replace with ``Office of the Secretary of the Air
Force, 1535 Command Drive, Andrews Air Force Base, MD 20762-7002 and
the Washington National Records Center, 4205 Suitland Road, Suitland,
MD 20409-8001.''
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Delete entry and replace with ``All members or former members of
the Air Force; Army Air Forces, Air Corps, United States Army; Air
Service, United States Navy; and Aviation Section, Signal Corps, United
States Army, who have applied to the Air Force Board for the Correction
of Military Records (AFBCMR), Physical Disability Board of Review
(PDBR), Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council (SAFPC), or Air
Force Civilians applying to the Air Force Civilian Appellate Review
Office (AFCARO).''
Categories of records in the system:
Delete entry and replace with ``Individual's name, Social Security
Number (SSN), case number, applications for correction of military
records, applications to the PDBR, Secretary of the Air Force Personnel
Council (SAFPC) or civilian complaints processed by the Department of
the Air Force AFCARO with supporting evidence, staff advisory opinions
and final determinations.''
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. 1554a, DoD Disability Review Board and E.O. 9397
(SSN).''
Purpose(s):
Delete entry and replace with ``To review applications for
correction of military records to determine the existence of an error
or injustice, to review disability ratings for medical separations and,
when appropriate,
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make recommendations to the Secretary of the Air Force and other
Service Secretaries.
Additionally, to review and make determinations of cases boarded by
the SAFPC and complaints processed by AFCARO.''
* * * * *
Storage:
Delete entry and replace with ``Maintained in file folders and
electronic storage media.''
Retrievability:
Delete entry and replace with ``By name and Case Number.''
Safeguards:
Delete entry and replace with ``Paper and electronic records are
accessed by person(s) responsible for servicing the record system in
performance of their official duties and by authorized personnel who
are properly screened and cleared for need-to-know. Records are stored
in locked rooms and cabinets. Electronic records are additionally
password protected. A record of access by identity is recorded and
retrievable.''
* * * * *
System manager(s) and address:
Delete entry and replace with ``Executive Secretary, Air Force
Review Boards Agency, 1535 Command Drive, Andrews Air Force Base, MD
20762-7002.''
Notification procedure:
Delete entry and replace with ``Individual seeking to determine
whether this system of records contains information on themselves
should address inquiries to the Executive Secretary, Air Force Board
for the Correction of Military Records, 1535 Command Drive, Andrews Air
Force Base, MD 20762-7002.
Request must provide applicant's full name, Social Security Number
(SSN), and docket number (if known/applicable).''
Record access procedures:
Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals seeking to access
records about themselves contained in this system should address
requests to the Executive Secretary, Air Force Review Boards Agency,
Headquarters, United States Air Force, 1535 Command Drive, Andrews Air
Force Base, MD 20762-7002.
Request must provide applicant's full name, Social Security Number
(SSN), and docket number (if known/applicable).''
Contesting record procedures:
Delete entry and replace with ``The Air Force rules for accessing
records and for contesting and appealing initial agency determinations
are published in Air Force Instruction 33-332, Privacy Act Program; 32
CFR part 806b; or may be obtained from the system manager.''
Record source categories:
Delete entry and replace with ``Information is obtained from
applicants, forms, Air Force offices and/or other Government
agencies.''
* * * * *
F036 SAFCB A
System name:
Air Force Correction Board Records.
System location:
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, 1535 Command Drive,
Andrews Air Force Base, MD 20762-7002 and the Washington National
Records Center, 4205 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD 20409-8001.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
All members or former members of the Air Force; Army Air Forces,
Air Corps, United States Army; Air Service, United States Navy; and
Aviation Section, Signal Corps, United States Army, who have applied to
the Air Force Board for the Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR),
Physical Disability Board of Review (PDBR), Secretary of the Air Force
Personnel Council (SAFPC), or Air Force Civilians applying to the Air
Force Civilian Appellate Review Office (AFCARO).
Categories of records in the system:
Individual's name, Social Security Number (SSN), case number,
applications for correction of military records, applications to the
PDBR, Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council (SAFPC) or civilian
complaints processed by the Department of the Air Force AFCARO with
supporting evidence, staff advisory opinions and final determinations.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air Force; 10 U.S.C. 1554a, DoD
Disability Review Board and E.O. 9397 (SSN).
Purpose(s):
To review applications for correction of military records to
determine the existence of an error or injustice, to review disability
ratings for medical separations and, when appropriate, make
recommendations to the Secretary of the Air Force and other Service
Secretaries. Additionally, to review and make determinations of cases
boarded by the SAFPC and complaints processed by AFCARO.
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 storage media.
Retrievability:
By name and Case Number.
Safeguards:
Paper and electronic records are accessed by person(s) responsible
for servicing the record system in performance of their official duties
and by authorized personnel who are properly screened and cleared for
need-to-know. Records are stored in locked rooms and cabinets.
Electronic records are additionally password protected. A record of
access by identity is recorded and retrievable.
Retention and disposal:
Case files are maintained for 75 years then destroyed. Records are
destroyed by tearing into pieces, shredding, pulping, macerating or
burning.
System manager(s) and address:
Executive Secretary, Air Force Review Boards Agency, 1535 Command
Drive, Andrews Air Force Base, MD 20762-7002.
Notification procedure:
Individual seeking to determine whether this system of records
contains information on themselves should address inquiries to the
Executive Secretary, Air Force Board for the Correction of Military
Records, 1535 Command Drive, Andrews Air Force Base, MD 20762-7002.
Request must provide applicant's full name, Social Security Number
(SSN), and docket number (if known/applicable).
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Record access procedures:
Individuals seeking to access records about themselves contained in
this system should address requests to the Executive Secretary, Air
Force Review Boards Agency, Headquarters, United States Air Force, 1535
Command Drive, Andrews Air Force Base, MD 20762-7002.
Request must provide applicant's full name, Social Security Number
(SSN), and docket number (if known/applicable).
Contesting record procedures:
The Air Force rules for accessing records and for contesting and
appealing initial agency determinations are published in Air Force
Instruction 33-332, Privacy Act Program; 32 CFR part 806b; or may be
obtained from the system manager.
Record source categories:
Information is obtained from applicants, forms, Air Force offices
and/or other Government agencies.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
None.
[FR Doc. E8-26755 Filed 11-10-08; 8:45 am]
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