[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20249-20250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08091]
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POSTAL SERVICE
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Notice of modification to existing systems of records.
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SUMMARY: The United States Postal Service[supreg] is proposing to
modify one General Privacy Act Systems of Records. These updates are
being made to facilitate the implementation of a complex, self-service
password and to account for the collection of additional data elements
including challenge questions, challenge answers, and optional email
addresses to be used in the password reset process.
DATES: These revisions will become effective without further notice on
May 12, 2014 unless comments received on or before that date result in
a contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to the Records Office,
United States Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Room 9431,
Washington, DC 20260-1101. Copies of all written comments will be
available at this address for public inspection and photocopying
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew J. Connolly, Chief Privacy
Officer, Privacy and Records Office, 202-268-8582 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is in accordance with the
Privacy Act requirement that agencies publish their amended systems of
records in the Federal Register when there is a revision, change, or
addition. The Postal ServiceTM has reviewed these systems of
records and has determined that this General Privacy Act System of
Records should be revised to modify categories of records in the system
and purpose(s).
I. Background
Currently, Postal Service employees use their Postal Service-issued
Employee Identification Number (EIN) and personal identification number
(PIN) to access data pertaining to them in postal information systems
such as PostalEASE, LiteBlue and other sites that they use EINs and
PINs to access. To improve protection of employee privacy by
strengthening the authentication process for accessing postal
information systems, the Postal Service intends to implement a new,
complex, self-service password to replace the existing self-service
PIN.
II. Rationale for Changes to USPS Privacy Act Systems of Records
The system of records 500.000, Property Management Records, is
being modified to account for the collection of an employee's challenge
questions, challenge answers, and optionally, email addresses. These
elements will be provided by the employee, collected during the initial
establishment of the password, and will be used to authenticate the
user in any subsequent requests by the user to reset his or her
password.
III. Description of Changes to Systems of Records
The Postal Service is modifying one system of records listed below.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11), interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, or arguments on this proposal. A report of
the proposed modifications has been sent to Congress and to the Office
of Management and Budget for their evaluation. The Postal Service does
not expect this amended
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notice to have any adverse effect on individual privacy rights. The
affected systems are as follows:
USPS 500.000
SYSTEM NAME:
Property Management Records
Accordingly, for the reasons stated, the Postal Service proposes
changes in the existing systems of records as follows:
USPS 500.000
SYSTEM NAME:
Property Management Records
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
* * * * *
[ADD TEXT]
4. Identity verification information: Question, answer, and email
address.
* * * * *
[RENUMBER REMAINING TEXT]
PURPOSE:
* * * * *
[ADD TEXT]
4. To authenticate user identity for the purpose of accessing USPS
information systems.
* * * * *
[RENUMBER REMAINING TEXT]
* * * * *
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
[FR Doc. 2014-08091 Filed 4-10-14; 8:45 am]
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