Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, 55442-55443 [06-8032]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Department of the Navy
• Navy Department

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 184 (Friday, September 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55442-55443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8032]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

[USN-2006-0054]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to amend systems of records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 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 
October 23, 2006 unless comments are received which result in a 
contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Department of the Navy, PA/FOIA Policy 
Branch, Chief of Naval Operations (DNS-36), 2000 Navy Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20350-2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Doris Lama at (202) 685-6545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Navy 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 record 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: September 18, 2006.
C.R. Choate,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
N01770-2

System Name:
    Casualty Information Support System (May 31, 2006, 71 FR 30890).

Changes:
* * * * *

System location:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Primary System--Personal Readiness 
and Community Support (N152), Navy Personnel Command, 5720 Integrity 
Drive, Millington, TN 38055-6210; the local activity for which 
individual is assigned; and the Washington National Records Center, 
Suitland, MD. Official mailing addresses are published in the Standard 
Navy Distribution List that is available at https://doni.daps.dla.mil/
sndl.aspx.''
* * * * *

System manager(s) and address:
    Delete entry and replace with ``Director, Readiness and Community 
Support (Code N152), Navy Personnel Command, 5720 Integrity Drive, 
Millington, TN 38055-6210.''

Notification procedure:
    Delete first paragraph and replace with ``Individuals seeking to 
determine whether this system of records contains information about 
themselves should address written inquiries to the Director, Readiness 
and Community Support (N152), Navy Personnel Command, 5720 Integrity 
Drive, Millington, TN 38055-6210 or to the local activity for which 
individual is assigned. Official mailing addresses are published in the 
Standard Navy Distribution List that is available at https://
doni.daps.dla.mil/sndl.aspx.''

Record access procedures:
    Delete first paragraph and replace with ``Individuals seeking 
access to records about themselves contained in this system of records 
should address written inquiries to the Director, Readiness and 
Community Support (N152), Navy Personnel Command, 5720 Integrity Drive, 
Millington, TN 38055-6210 or to the local activity for which individual 
is assigned. Official mailing addresses are published in the Standard 
Navy Distribution List that is available at https://doni.daps.dla.mil/
sndl.aspx.''
* * * * *
N01770-2

System name:
    Casualty Information Support System.

System location:
    Primary System--Personal Readiness and Community Support (N152), 
Navy Personnel Command, 5720 Integrity Drive, Millington, TN 38055-
6210; the local activity for which individual is assigned; and the 
Washington National Records Center, Suitland, MD. Official mailing 
addresses are published in the Standard Navy Distribution List that is 
available at https://doni.daps.dla.mil/sndl.aspx.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    All Navy military personnel who are reported missing, Missing in 
Action, Prisoner of War or otherwise detained by armed force; deceased 
in either an active or inactive duty status; reported seriously ill/
injured in an active duty status.

Categories of records in the system:
    Correspondence, reports, and records in both automated and 
nonautomated form concerning circumstances of casualty, next-of-kin 
data, survivor benefit information, personal and service data, and 
casualty program data.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    10 U.S.C. 5013, Secretary of the Navy; OPNAVINST 1770.1, Casualty 
Assistance Calls and Funeral Honors Support Program Coordination; and 
E.O. 9397 (SSN).

Purpose(s):
    To assist in the management of the casualty assistance program and 
to provide swift accurate responses to beneficiaries and survivors of 
Navy military personnel; to aid in the efficient settlement of the 
service member's estate and other affairs.
    To assist severely injured service members and the families to 
recovery and/or transition.

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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 officials and employees of the Social Security Administration in 
connection with eligibility, notification and assistance in obtaining 
benefits due.
    To officials and employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
and the Selective Service Administration in connection with 
eligibility, notification and assistance in obtaining benefits due.
    To officials of other Federal, state, and local government agencies 
in connection with eligibility, notification and assistance in 
obtaining benefits due.
    The DoD `Blanket Routine Uses' that appear at the beginning of the 
Navy's compilation of systems notices apply to this system.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
    Automated records may be stored on media. Manual records may be 
stored in paper files, microfiche or microfilm.

Retrievability:
    Records may be retrieved by name and/or Social Security Number.

Safeguards:
    Computer files are accessible only to authorized persons that are 
properly screened, trained and cleared.
    Manual records and computer printouts are available only to 
authorized personnel having a need-to-know.

Retention and disposal:
    Records are maintained for seven years and then destroyed.

System manager(s) and address:
    Director, Readiness and Community Support (Code N152), Navy 
Personnel Command, 5720 Integrity Drive, Millington, TN 38055-6210.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether this system of records 
contains information about themselves should address written inquiries 
to the Director, Readiness and Community Support (N152), Navy Personnel 
Command, 5720 Integrity Drive, Millington, TN 38055-6210 or to the 
local activity for which individual is assigned. Official mailing 
addresses are published in the Standard Navy Distribution List that is 
available at https://doni.daps.dla.mil/sndl.aspx.
    The letter should contain full name, Social Security Number (and/or 
enlisted service number/officer file number), rank/rate, military 
status, date of casualty and status at time of casualty, and signature 
of the requester.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to records about themselves contained in 
this system of records should address written inquiries to the 
Director, Readiness and Community Support (N152), Navy Personnel 
Command, 5720 Integrity Drive, Millington, TN 38055-6210 or to the 
local activity for which individual is assigned. Official mailing 
addresses are published in the Standard Navy Distribution List that is 
available at https://doni.daps.dla.mil/sndl.aspx.
    The letter should contain full name, Social Security Number (and/or 
enlisted service number/officer file number), rank/rate, military 
status, date of casualty and status at time of casualty, and signature 
of the requester.

Contesting record procedures:
    The Navy's rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents 
and appealing initial agency determinations are published in Secretary 
of the Navy Instruction 5211.5; 32 CFR part 701; or may be obtained 
from the system manager.

Record source categories:
    Officials and employees of the Department of the Navy, Department 
of Defense, Public Health Service, Department of Veterans Affairs and 
components, in performance of their official duties as specified by 
current instructions and regulations promulgated by competent 
authority; casualty reports may also be received from state and local 
agencies, hospitals and other agencies having knowledge of casualties 
to Navy personnel; general correspondence concerning member.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.

[FR Doc. 06-8032 Filed 9-21-06; 8:45 am]
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