Defense Finance and Accounting Service; Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records, 52078-52079 [05-17300]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 169 (Thursday, September 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52078-52079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17300]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


Defense Finance and Accounting Service; Privacy Act of 1974; 
Systems of Records

AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to Amend a System of Records; T7330 DFAS Payroll Locator 
File System (PLFS).

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SUMMARY: The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is amending a 
system of records notice to its existing inventory of record systems 
subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

DATES: This action will be effective without further notice on October 
3, 2005 unless comments are received that would result in a contrary 
determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ms. Linda Krabbenhoft, Freedom of 
Information Act/Privacy Act Program Manager, Defense Finance and 
Accounting Service, Denver, 6760 E. Irvington Place, Denver, CO 80279-
8000, telephone (303) 676-6045.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Krabbenhoft at (303) 676-
6045.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Finance and Accounting

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Service 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 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 a new or altered system report.

    Dated: August 25, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
T7330

System name:
    DFAS Payroll Locator File System (PLFS) (November 29, 2002, 67 FR 
71150).

Changes:
* * * * *

Retention and disposal:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Cutoff and destroy when record is 
superseded or becomes obsolete.''
* * * * *
T7330

System name:
    DFAS Payroll Locator File System (PLFS).

System location:
    Defense Finance and Accounting Service--Cleveland, 1240 East Ninth 
Street, P.O. Box 998002, Cleveland, OH 44199-8002.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Any individual who is paid by the Defense Finance and Accounting 
Service is in this payroll locator file.

Categories of records in the system:
    The locator file contains the individual's name, Social Security 
number, and payroll office.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; DoD Financial Management 
Regulation 7000.14-R, Volumes 7A, 7B, 7C, 8, and 13; and E.O. 9397 
(SSN).

Purpose(s):
    This system of records is being established for the purpose of 
providing the Department of Defense with a single locator file that 
identifies those individuals paid by the Defense Finance and Accounting 
Service, the individual's employment status, and their payroll office 
location.
    All records in this system are subject to use in authorized 
computer matching programs within the Department of Defense and with 
other Federal agencies or non-Federal agencies as regulated by the 
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (5 U.S.C. 552a).

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 U.S. Treasury for the purpose of effecting salary offset 
procedures under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5514, against a person who 
owes a debt to the U.S. Government.
    The DoD ``Blanket Routine Uses'' published at the beginning of the 
DFAS 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:
    Records are maintained on electronic media.

Retrievability:
    Retrieved by individual's name and Social Security Number.

Safeguards:
    Records are accessed by persons responsible for servicing the 
records and others who are authorized by the DFAS systems administrator 
at DFAS Cleveland, to use the record system in performance of their 
official duties. Records are stored in secured office buildings 
protected by guards and controlled by screening of personnel and the 
registration of visitors.

Retention and disposal:
    Cutoff and destroy when record is superseded or becomes obsolete.

System manager(s) and address:
    Assistant General Counsel, Garnishment Operations, Defense Finance 
and Accounting Service--Cleveland, 1240 East Ninth Street, P.O. Box 
998002, Cleveland, OH 44199-8002.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system of records should address 
written inquiries to the Privacy Act Officer, Defense Finance and 
Accounting Service--Cleveland, 1240 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, OH 
44199-8006.
    Individuals should provide their full name and Social Security 
Number.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system of records should address written inquiries to 
Privacy Act Officer, Defense Finance and Accounting Service--Cleveland, 
1240 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, OH 44199-8006.
    Individuals should provide their full name and Social Security 
Number.

Contesting record procedures:
    The DFAS rules for accessing records, for contesting contents and 
appealing initial agency determinations are published in DFAS 
Regulation 5400.11-R; 32 CFR part 324; or may be obtained from the 
Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Program Manager, Office of Corporate 
Communications, 6760 E. Irvington Place, Denver, CO 80279-8000.

Records source categories:
    Defense Finance and Accounting Service payroll systems.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.

[FR Doc. 05-17300 Filed 8-31-05; 8:45 am]
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