Privacy Act of 1974; Privacy Act System of Records, 15477-15478 [E6-4488]

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• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15477-15478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4488]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (06-021)]


Privacy Act of 1974; Privacy Act System of Records

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of records.

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SUMMARY: Each Federal agency is required by the Privacy Act of 1974 to 
publish a description of a systems of records it maintains containing 
personal information when that system is substantially revised, 
deleted, or created. This notice provides notification that NASA has 
established a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) tracking system. This 
system is designed to maintain records on individuals who make a FOIA 
request to NASA. This new system will enable NASA Center FOIA offices 
to track the progress of the FOIA request until the action is closed. 
Information being collected and maintained will assist the FOIA offices 
with tracking the FOIA request and ensuring proper processing under the 
FOIA multi-tracked ``first in--first out'' processing system.

DATES: The effective date of this notice is 30 days after publication. 
Comments must be received in writing on or before 30 days after 
publication.

ADDRESSES: Patti F. Stockman, Privacy Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001, (202) 358-4787, NASA-
PAOfficer@nasa.gov.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NASA Privacy Act Officer, Patti F. 
Stockman, (202) 358-4787, NASA-PAOfficer@nasa.gov.
NASA 10FOIA

System Name:
    NASA Freedom of Information Act System.

Security Classification:
    None.

System Location:
    Location 1, as set forth in Appendix A.

Categories of Individuals Covered by the System:
    Individuals requesting NASA records under the Freedom of 
Information Act.

Categories of Records in the System:
    Records in this system include a summary of NASA documentation 
requested under each FOIA request, as well as personal information 
about the individual requesters including names, home addresses, home 
telephone numbers, and email addresses. Personal information is being 
collected and maintained from requesters in order to ensure that the 
NASA FOIA Offices will be able to properly respond to their FOIA 
request.

Authority for Maintenance of the System:
    42 U.S.C. 2473; 44 U.S.C. 3101; 5 U.S.C 552; 14 CFR part 1206.

Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories 
of Users and the Purpose of Such Uses:
    Any disclosures of information will be compatible with the purpose 
for which the Agency collected the information. The records and 
information in these records may be used to:
    (1) Provide information to NASA support contractors who are 
responsible for the tracking of individual FOIA requests under the 
Freedom of Information Act; (2) Disclosure may be made to a 
congressional office from the record of an individual in response to an 
inquiry from the congressional office made at the request of that 
individual; and (3) Standard routine uses 1 through 4 inclusive as set 
forth in Appendix B.

Policies and Practices for Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining, 
and Disposing of Records in the System:
Storage:
    Stored on a NASA secure server as electronic records.

Retrievability:
    Records may be searched by name of requester, business name or 
address of requester.

Safeguards:
    Approved security plans for these systems have been established in 
accordance with OMB Circular A-130, Management of Federal Information 
Resources. Individuals will have access to the system only in 
accordance with approved authentication methods. Only key authorized 
employees with appropriately configured system roles can access the 
systems and only from workstations within the NASA's Intranet.

Retention and Disposal:
    Records are retained in computer databases and managed, retained 
and dispositioned in accordance with the guidelines defined in the NASA 
Procedure & Guidelines (NPG) 1441.1D, NASA Records Retention Schedules 
(NRRS), Schedule 1, Item 49.

System Manager(s) and Address:
    System Manager: Principal Agency FOIA Officer, Office of Public 
Affairs, Location 1, as set forth in Appendix A.
    Subsystem Managers: Center FOIA Officers, located within locations 
2-11, as set forth in Appendix A.

Notification Procedure:
    Individuals interested in inquiring about their records should 
notify the system manager or subsystem manager at the appropriate NASA 
Center, as set forth in Appendix A.

Record Access Procedure:
    Individuals who wish to gain access to their records should submit 
their request in writing to the system manager or subsystem manager at 
the appropriate NASA Center, as set forth in Appendix A.

Contesting Record Procedures:
    The NASA regulations governing access to records, procedures for 
contesting the contents and for appealing initial determinations are 
set forth in Title14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1212.

Record Source Categories:
    Information is collected directly from individuals making Freedom 
of Information Act requests.

Exemptions Claimed for the System:
    None.

    Dated: March 22, 2006.
Patricia L. Dunnington,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-4488 Filed 3-27-06; 8:45 am]
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