[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39631-39633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14371]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
[Docket ID: USA-2016-HQ-0023]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice to alter a System of Records.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army proposes to alter a system of
records notice AAFES 0403.01, entitled ``Application for Employment
Files'' in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This system is used in considering
individuals who have applied for positions in the Army and Air Force
Exchange Service by making determinations of qualifications including
medical qualifications, for positions applied for, and to rate and rank
applicants applying for the same or similar positions.
DATES: Comments will be accepted on or before July 18, 2016. This
proposed action will be effective on the date following the end of the
comment period unless comments are received which result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark
Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number for this Federal Register document. The general
policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is
to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet
at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change,
including any personal identifiers or contact information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Tracy Rogers, Department of the
Army, Privacy Office, U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification
Agency, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Suite 144, Alexandria, VA
22325-3905; telephone (703) 428-6185.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Army'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 in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT or from
the Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties Division Web site at http://dpcld.defense.gov/.
The proposed systems reports, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of
the Privacy Act, as amended, were submitted on May 27, 2016, 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 4 of Appendix I to
OMB Circular No. A-130, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities for
Maintaining Records About Individuals,'' revised November 28, 2000
(December 12, 2000 65 FR 77677).
Dated: June 14, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
AAFES 0403.01
System name:
Application for Employment Files (August 9, 1996, 61 FR 41574).
Changes:
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System location:
Delete entry and replace with ``Headquarters, Army and Air Force
Exchange Service, 3911 S. Walton Walker Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75236-
1598.
Segments of the system exist at servicing civilian personnel
offices at Exchange U.S. Operations Offices, and post/base exchanges
worldwide. Official mailing addresses are published as an appendix to
the Army's compilation of systems of records notices.''
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals who have applied for
employment with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange).''
Categories of records in the system:
Delete entry and replace with ``Records may vary depending on: The
applicant's nationality/citizenship; job location, including jobs
outside of the United States; and/or host nation employment information
requirements, if applicable.
Files may contain the individual's name, Social Security Number
(SSN), Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), National ID Card,
Passport/Visa information, names of relatives who work for the
Exchange, parent's names, spouse's names, foreign languages spoken,
Exchange location, home address, date and place of birth, date of hire,
citizenship including race and/or ethnicity, marital status, sex,
security clearance, military status, notification from the Exchange
concerning selection/non-selection, sponsor affiliation where employee
is a dependent of a U.S. Government/military member, vehicle license
numbers, physical examination documents, medical history, education
history, employment history and experience, work licenses, career
plans, personnel evaluation reports, job recommendations and character
references, awards, training course data, driving history and criminal
history.
Note: This system of records contains individually identifiable
health information. The DoD Health Information Privacy Regulation
(DoD 6025.18-R) issued pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996, applies to most such health
information. DoD 6025.18-R may place additional procedural
requirements on the uses and disclosures of such information beyond
those found in the Privacy Act of 1974 or mentioned in this system
of records notice.''
Authority for maintenance of the system:
Delete entry and replace with ``Title 10 U.S.C. 3013, Secretary of
the Army; Title 10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air Force; Army
Regulation 215-3, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Nonappropriated Funds
Instrumentalities Personnel Policy; Army Regulation 215-8/AFI 34-
211(I), Army and Air Force Exchange Service Operations; and E.O. 9397
(SSN), as amended.''
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Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories
of users and the purposes of such uses:
Delete entry and replace with ``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:
To the Treasury Department to issue bonds; to collect and record
income taxes.
To former spouses, who receive payments under Title 10 U.S.C. 1408,
for the purposes of providing information on how their payment was
calculated to include what items were deducted from the member's gross
pay and the dollar amount for each deduction.
To Federal, state, or local child support agencies, in response to
their written requests for information regarding the gross and
disposable pay of civilian employees, for purposes of assisting the
agencies in the discharge of their responsibilities under Federal and
State law.
The DoD Blanket Routine Uses set forth at the beginning of the
Army's compilation of systems of records notices apply to this system.
The complete list of DoD blanket routine uses can be found online at:
http://dpcld.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNsIndex/BlanketRoutineUses.aspx.''
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
Delete entry and replace with ``Paper records and electronic
storage media.''
Retrievability:
Delete entry and replace with ``By name, SSN and/or ITIN.''
Safeguards:
Delete entry and replace with ``Records are maintained in a
controlled facility. Physical entry is restricted by the use of locks,
guards, and is accessible only to authorized personnel. Access to
records is limited to person(s) with an official ``need to know'' who
are responsible for servicing the record in performance of their
official duties. Persons are properly screened and cleared for access.
Access to electronic records is role-based and further restricted by
passwords, which are changed periodically.''
Retention and disposal:
Delete entry and replace with ``Non-selected applicant records are
retained for up to six months and then destroyed by shredding or
deletion from the applicant database; records for applicants hired
become part of the person's Official Personnel Folder. Upon the
separation of the employee, the file will be transferred to the
National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in Valmeyer, IL and maintained
for an additional 65 years.''
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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 Director/Chief Executive Officer, Army
and Air Force Exchange Service, 3911 S. Walton Walker Boulevard,
Dallas, TX 75236-1598.
Individuals should provide full name, SSN, current address and
telephone number and signature. If terminated, also include date of
birth, date of separation, and last employing location and sufficient
details to permit locating the record.
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:
Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals seeking access to
information about themselves contained in this system should address
written inquiries to the Director/Chief Executive Officer, Attn: FOIA/
Privacy Manager, Army and Air Force Exchange Service, 3911 S. Walton
Walker Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75236-1598.
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Individuals should provide full name, SSN, current address and
telephone number and signature. If terminated, also include date of
birth, date of separation, and last employing location.
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).' ''
Contesting record procedures:
Delete entry and replace with ``The Army's rules for accessing
records and for contesting contents and appealing initial agency
determinations are contained in 32 CFR part 505, Army Privacy Program
or may be obtained from the system manager.''
Record source categories:
Delete entry and replace with ``From the employee, his/her
supervisor, educational institutions, previous employers, law
enforcement agencies, court orders and medical authorities.''
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[FR Doc. 2016-14371 Filed 6-16-16; 8:45 am]
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