[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17388-17389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9287]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice to amend system of records.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is amending 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: This proposed action will be effective without further notice on
May 11, 1998, unless comments are received which result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: Privacy Act Officer, Records Management Program Division,
U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, ATTN: TAPC-PDR-P, Stop C55, Ft.
Belvoir, VA 22060-5576.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Janice Thornton at (703) 806-4390
or DSN 656-4390.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Army systems of
records 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 records system being amended are set
forth below followed by the notice, as amended, published in its
entirety. The proposed amendments are 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 a new or altered system report.
Dated: April 3, 1998.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
A0015-185 SFMR
System name:
Correction of Military Records Cases (February 22, 1993, 58 FR
10030).
Changes:
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System location:
Change the address to read `Army Review Boards Agency, Army Board
for the Correction of Military Records, 1941 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA 22202-4508.'
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System manager(s) and address:
Delete entry and replace with `Director, Army Board for the
Correction of Military Records, 1941 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA 22202-4508.'
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A0015-185 SFMR
System name:
Correction of Military Records Cases.
System location:
Army Review Boards Agency, Army Board for the Correction of
Military Records, 1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202-
4508. Copy of Board decision is incorporated in petitioner's Official
Military Personnel File except where such action would nullify relief
granted, in which case application and decision are retained in files
of the Correction Board.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Present or former members of the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve or
Army National Guard who apply for the correction of his/her military
records.
Categories of records in the system:
Application for Correction of Military or Naval Record (DD Form
149), documentary evidence, affidavits, information from individual's
military record pertinent to corrective action requested, testimony,
hearing transcripts when appropriate, briefs/arguments, advisory
opinions, findings, conclusions and decisional documents of the Board.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; 10 U.S.C. 3013, Secretary
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of the Army; 10 U.S.C. 1552; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).
Purpose(s):
Records are used by the Board to consider all applications properly
before it to determine the existence of an error or an injustice.
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:
To the Department of Justice when cases are litigated.
The `Blanket Routine Uses' set forth at the beginning of the Army's
compilation of systems of records notices also apply to this system.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
Paper records in file folders and microfiche.
Retrievability:
By applicant's surname and Social Security Number.
Safeguards:
Information is privileged, and restricted to individuals who have a
need for the record in the performance of their official duties. All
records are retained in locked rooms within Crystal Mall 4 which has
security guards.
Retention and disposal:
Records are retained at the Army Board for Correction of Military
Records for at least 6 months after case is closed and then retired to
the National Personnel Records Center where they are retained for 20
years.
System manager(s) and address:
Director, Army Board for the Correction of Military Records, 1941
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202-4508.
Notification procedure:
Individuals seeking to determine whether information about
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries
to the Director, Army Board for the Correction of Military Records,
1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202-4508.
Individual must furnish full name, Social Security Number, service
number if assigned, current address and telephone number, information
that will assist in locating the record, and signature.
Record access procedures:
Individuals seeking access to information about themselves
contained in this system should address written inquiries to the
Director, Army Board for the Correction of Military Records, 1941
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202-4508.
Individual must furnish full name, Social Security Number, service
number if assigned, current address and telephone number, information
that will assist in locating the record, and signature.
Contesting record procedures:
The Army's rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents
and appealing initial agency determinations are contained in Army
Regulation 340-21; 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained from the system
manager.
Record source categories:
From the individual, his/her Official Military Personnel File,
other Army records/reports, relevant documents from any source.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
None.
[FR Doc. 98-9287 Filed 4-8-98; 8:45 am]
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