[Federal Register: June 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 108)]
[Notices]
[Page 27121-27122]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID DOD-2009-OS-0078]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DoD.
ACTION: Notice to Amend a System of Records.
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SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency is proposing to amend 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
July 8, 2009 unless comments are received which would result in a
contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Chief Privacy and FOIA Officer, Headquarters Defense
Logistics Agency, Attn: DGA, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 1644,
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Lewis Oleinick at (703) 767-6194.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Logistics Agency's system of
record 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 amendment is 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 new or altered systems reports.
Dated: June 2, 2009.
Morgan E. Frazier,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
S153.20
System name:
Automated Listing of Eligibility and Clearances (ALEC) (June 4,
2007, 72 FR 30787).
Changes:
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Notification procedure:
Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals seeking to determine
whether information about themselves is contained in this system should
address written inquiries to the Privacy Act Office, Headquarters,
Defense Logistics Agency, Attn: DGA, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite
1644, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221.
``Inquiry should contain the individual's full name, Social
Security Number, current address, and telephone number.''
Record access procedures:
Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals seeking access to
information about themselves contained in this system should address
written inquiries to the Privacy Act Office, Headquarters, Defense
Logistics Agency, Attn: DGA, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 1644,
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221.
Inquiry should contain the individual's full name, Social Security
Number (SSN), current address, and telephone number.''
Contesting record procedures:
Delete entry and replace with ``The DLA rules for accessing
records, for contesting contents, and appealing initial agency
determinations are contained in 32 CFR part 323, or may be obtained
from the Privacy Act Office, Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency,
Attn: DGA, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 1644, Fort Belvoir, VA
22060-6221.''
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S153.20
System name:
Automated Listing of Eligibility and Clearances (ALEC).
System location:
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Enterprise Data Center (EDC) in
Columbus, OH, 43218-3990. HQ DLA, the DLA Field Activities, and the DLA
Enterprise Support have on-line access
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to the data concerning personnel under their jurisdiction.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
All DLA civilian and military personnel who have been found
eligible for employment in a sensitive position or eligible for or
granted a security clearance or access to information classified in the
interests of national security.
Categories of records in the system:
Individual's name, Social Security Number (SSN), date of birth,
place of birth (state), country, citizenship, job series, category,
organization, servicing activity, employing activity, position
sensitivity and determination date, type of investigation,
investigating agency, date initiated and completed, periodic
reinvestigation (PR) due date, eligibility and date, access and date,
new investigation pending (type and date initiated), Non-Disclosure
Agreement (NDA) executed and date, date of departure, and special
accesses.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
E.O. 10450, Security Requirements for Government Employment; E.O.
10865, Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry; E.O. 12333,
United States Intelligence Activities; E.O. 12958, Classified National
Security Information; DoD 5200.2-R, DoD Personnel Security Program; and
E.O. 9397 (SSN).
Purpose(s):
Records are collected and maintained for the purpose of
centralizing eligibility and clearance information for use by all
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Security Managers (listings are
generated from ALEC in the form of a Record Activity Clearance
Eligibility Listing (RACEL)). DLA Security Managers use the data to
determine whether or not DLA employees are eligible for or occupy
sensitive positions; whether they, or assigned military personnel, have
been cleared for or granted access to classified information; and the
level of such clearance or access, if granted.
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 of 1974, these records 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 other Federal government agencies and Federal government
contractors for the purpose of verifying clearance status and other
clearance related information when necessary in the course of official
business.
The DoD ``Blanket Routine Uses'' also apply to this system of
records.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
Records may be stored on paper and/or electronic storage media.
Retrievability:
Individual's name and/or Social Security Number (SSN).
Safeguards:
Records are maintained in a secure, limited access, and monitored
work area. Physical entry by unauthorized persons is restricted by the
use of locks, guards, and administrative procedures. Access to personal
information is restricted to those who require the records in the
performance of their official duties. Access to computer records is
further restricted by the use of passwords. All personnel whose
official duties require access to the information are trained in the
proper safeguarding and use of the information and received Information
Assurance and Privacy Act training. Paper records are marked ``FOUO-
PRIVACY ACT PROTECTED DATA'' and stored in a locked container when not
in use.
Retention and disposal:
New listings are published monthly and prior listings are destroyed
as soon as the new listings are verified, but in no case beyond 90
days. Electronic records are purged two years after the individual
departs DLA.
System manager(s) and address:
Staff Director, Public Safety, DLA Enterprise Support, Attn: DES-S,
8725 John J. Kingman Road, Stop 6220, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6220, and
Security Managers of all DLA Field Activities. Official mailing
addresses are published as an appendix to DLA's compilation of systems
of records notices.
Notification procedure:
Individuals seeking to determine whether information about
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries
to the Privacy Act Office, Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency,
Attn: DGA, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 1644, Fort Belvoir, VA
22060-6221.
Inquiry should contain the individual's full name, Social Security
Number, current address, and telephone number.
Record access procedures:
Individuals seeking access to information about themselves
contained in this system should address written inquiries to the
Privacy Act Office, Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency, Attn: DGA,
8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 1644, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221.
Inquiry should contain the individual's full name, Social Security
Number, current address, and telephone number.
Contesting record procedures:
The DLA rules for accessing records, for contesting contents, and
appealing initial agency determinations are contained in 32 CFR part
323, or may be obtained from the Privacy Act Office, Headquarters,
Defense Logistics Agency, Attn: DGA, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite
1644, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221.
Record source categories:
Certificates of clearance or types of personnel security
investigations previously completed by the Office of Personnel
Management, the Defense Security Service, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, investigative units of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or
other Federal agencies.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
None.
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