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SYSTEM LOCATION:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
[Docket ID USAF–2008–0057]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
AGENCY:
Department of the Air Force,
DoD.
ACTION: Notice to alter a System of
Records.
SUMMARY: The Department of the Air
Force is proposing to alter 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
January 29, 2009 unless comments are
received which result in a contrary
determination.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Send comments to the Air
Force Privacy Act Officer, Office of
Warfighting Integration and Chief
Information Officer, SAF/XCPPI, 1800
Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC
20330–1800.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Kenneth Brodie at (703) 696–7557.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of the Air Force 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 proposed system report, as
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was
submitted on December 17, 2008, 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 4c of Appendix I
to OMB Circular No. A–130, ‘‘Federal
Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining
Records About Individuals,’’ dated
February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61
FR 6427).
ADDRESSES:
Delete entry and replace with ‘‘Air
Force Materiel Command Legal Office,
Intellectual Property Law Division
(AFMC LO/JAZ), 2240 B Street, Room
100, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
OH 45433–5762; 377 Air Base Wing,
Office of the Staff Judge Advocate
(377ABW/JA), 2000 Wyoming
Boulevard, SE, Kirtland Air Force Base,
NM 87117–5000; Air Force Research
Laboratory, Research and Information
Directorate, Office of the Staff Judge
Advocate (AFRL/RIJ), 26 Electronic
Parkway, Rome, NY 13441–4514; Air
Force Legal Operations Agency/JACQ,
1501 Wilson Boulevard, Ste 606,
Arlington, VA 22209–2403.’’
Delete entry and replace with
‘‘Individuals who have submitted an
invention to the Air Force for patent
processing and/or for a determination of
government rights or who have
submitted information pertaining to
trademark or copyright applications.’’
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
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AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
SYSTEM NAME:
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Dated: December 18, 2008.
Morgan E. Frazier,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
Delete entry and replace with ‘‘Full
name, Social Security Number (SSN),
title of invention, Air Force invention
number, serial numbers of the U.S.
Patent application, letters and
memoranda; invention disclosures;
search reports; drawings; technical
literature; technical reports;
photographs, patents and patent
applications; patented files and the
papers relating thereto including
licenses, assignments, declarations,
powers of attorney, amendments, patent
office actions, notices of appeal, appeal
briefs, examiner’s answers, declarations
of interference, interference motions;
determination of rights, forms, secrecy
orders, notices of rescission,
memorandums, legal opinions; security
reviews, petitions to modify secrecy
orders, petitions for foreign filing,
petitions for rescinding secrecy orders,
modifications of secrecy orders, foreign
patent applications and related papers,
permits, rescinding orders, trademark
files and papers relating to trademark
search reports, trademark applications,
trademark licenses, assignments;
copyright files and related papers.’’
Delete entry and replace with ‘‘10
U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air Force;
10 U.S.C. 8037, Judge Advocate General,
Deputy Judge Advocate General; 35
U.S.C. 181–185, Secrecy of Certain
Inventions and Filing Applications in
Foreign Countries; Air Force Instruction
Invention, Patent Application,
Application Security, and Patent Files
(June 11, 1997, 62 FR 31793).
CHANGES:
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51–301, Civil Litigation and E.O. 9397
(SSN).’’
PURPOSE(S):
Delete entry and replace with ‘‘Used
to support the filing and prosecution by
the Air Force of Trademark and Patent
Applications on inventions disclosed by
military members and civilian
employees as well as subject inventions
reported by contractors under Air Force
research and development contracts for
obtaining government patent protection;
to permit the determination of the
government rights and employee rights
in employee inventions; to document
and record the patent rights of the
government obtained as a result of the
Air Force contracting and patent
prosecution effort; to enable the Air
Force to administer the Patent Secrecy
Act; to evaluate inventions and patent
inventions of most importance to the
mission; to recommend employee
invention and patent awards to local
incentive award boards; to document
and record government patent rights;
and for all copyright matters.’’
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:
Records may be disclosed to the
Commissioner of Patents and
Trademarks for use in the determination
of government and employee rights in
employee inventions and for use in the
administration of the Patent Secrecy
Act.
The ‘Blanket Routine Uses’ published
at the beginning of the Air Force’s
compilation of systems of records
notices apply to this system.’’
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*
STORAGE:
Delete entry and replace with
‘‘Maintained in file folders and on
electronic storage media.’’
RETRIEVABILITY:
Delete entry and replace with ‘‘By
individual’s name and/or Social
Security Number (SSN).’’
SAFEGUARDS:
Delete entry and replace with
‘‘Records are accessed by authorized
personnel as necessary to accomplish
their official duties. Paper records are
stored in security file containers/
cabinets and safes. Computer records
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have access controls, to include
password protection and encryption.’’
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Delete entry and replace with
‘‘Invention disclosures are retained in
office files for five years after evaluation
completion, then retired to 88 CG/
SCQIDS, Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, OH 45433–5762 for retention for
up to 15 years thereafter.
Patent application and patented files
are retained in office files for three years
after case(s) abandoned or after patent
issued, then retired to 88 CG/SCQIDS,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
45433–5762, for retention up to 17 years
thereafter.
Licenses and assignments are retained
in office files for 20 years after executed.
Trademark and Copyright License and
assignments are retained in office files.
Security records on patent
applications are retained in office files
for three years after secrecy orders are
rescinded, then retired to 88 CG/
SCQIDS, Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, OH 45433–5762, for retention for
up to 9 years.
All paper records are destroyed by
tearing into pieces, shredding, pulping,
macerating, or burning. Computer
records are destroyed by deleting,
erasing, degaussing, or by overwriting.’’
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Delete entry and replace with ‘‘The
Judge Advocate General, Headquarters,
United States Air Force, 1420 Air Force
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330–
1420.’’
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 Judge
Advocate General, Headquarters, United
States Air Force, 1420 Air Force
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330–1420
or the Chief, Intellectual Property Law
Division, Air Force Materiel Command
Legal Office (AFMC LO/JAZ), WrightPatterson Air Force Base, OH 45433–
5762.
Individuals should supply full name,
title of invention, Air Force invention
number, if known, and serial number of
U.S. Patent Application.’’
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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 Judge Advocate
General, Headquarters United States Air
Force, 1420 Air Force Pentagon,
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Washington, DC 20330–1420 or the
Chief, Intellectual Property Law
Division, Air Force Materiel Command
Legal Office (AFMC LO/JAZ), WrightPatterson Air Force Base, OH 45433–
5762.
Individuals should supply full name,
title of invention, Air Force invention
number, if known, and serial number of
U.S. Patent Application.’’
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Delete entry and replace with ‘‘The
Air Force rules for accessing records,
and for contesting contents and
appealing initial agency determinations
are published in Air Force Instruction
33–332; 32 CFR part 806b; or may be
obtained from the system manager.’’
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SYSTEM NAME:
Invention, Patent Application,
Application Security, and Patent Files.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Air Force Materiel Command Legal
Office, Intellectual Property Law
Division (AFMC LO/JAZ), 2240 B Street,
Room 100, Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, OH 45433–5762; 377 Air Base
Wing, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate
(377ABW/JA), 2000 Wyoming
Boulevard, SE, Kirtland Air Force Base,
NM 87117–5000; Air Force Research
Laboratory, Research and Information
Directorate, Office of the Staff Judge
Advocate (AFRL/RIJ), 26 Electronic
Parkway, Rome, NY 13441–4514; Air
Force Legal Operations Agency/JACQ,
1501 Wilson Boulevard, Ste. 606,
Arlington, VA 22209–2403.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Individuals who have submitted an
invention to the Air Force for patent
processing and/or for a determination of
government rights or who have
submitted information pertaining to
trademark or copyright applications.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Full name, Social Security Number
(SSN), title of invention, Air Force
invention number, serial numbers of the
U.S. Patent application, letters and
memoranda; invention disclosures;
search reports; drawings; technical
literature; technical reports;
photographs, patents and patent
applications; patented files and the
papers relating thereto including
licenses, assignments, declarations,
power of attorneys, amendments, patent
office actions, notices of appeal, appeal
briefs, examiner’s answers, declaration
of interferences, interference motions;
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determination of rights, forms, secrecy
orders, notices of rescission,
memorandums, legal opinions; security
reviews, petitions to modify secrecy
orders, petitions for foreign filing,
petitions for rescinding secrecy orders,
modifications of secrecy orders, foreign
patent applications and related papers,
permits, rescinding orders, trademark
files and papers relating to trademark
search reports, trademark applications,
trademark licenses, assignments;
copyright files and related papers.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air
Force; 10 U.S.C. 8037, Judge Advocate
General, Deputy Judge Advocate
General; 35 U.S.C. 181–185, Secrecy of
Certain Inventions and Filing
Applications in Foreign Countries; Air
Force Instruction 51–301, Civil
Litigation and E.O. 9397 (SSN).
PURPOSE(S):
Used to support the filing and
prosecution by the Air Force of
Trademark and Patent Applications on
inventions disclosed by military
members and civilian employees as well
as subject inventions reported by
contractors under Air Force research
and development contracts for obtaining
government patent protection; to permit
the determination of the government
rights and employee rights in employee
inventions; to document and record the
patent rights of the government obtained
as a result of the Air Force contracting
and patent prosecution effort; to enable
the Air Force to administer the Patent
Secrecy Act; to evaluate inventions and
patent inventions most important to the
mission; to recommend employee
invention and patent awards to local
incentive award boards; to document
and record government patent rights;
and for all copyright matters.
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:
Records may be disclosed to the
Commissioner of Patents and
Trademarks for use in the determination
of government and employee rights in
employee inventions and for use in the
administration of the Patent Secrecy
Act.
The ‘Blanket Routine Uses’ published
at the beginning of the Air Force’s
compilation of systems of records
notices apply to this system.
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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Individuals should supply full name,
title of invention, Air Force invention
number, if known, and serial number of
U.S. Patent Application.
STORAGE:
Maintained in file folders and on
electronic storage media.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
RETRIEVABILITY:
By individual’s name and/or Social
Security Number (SSN).
SAFEGUARDS:
Records are accessed by authorized
personnel as necessary to accomplish
their official duties. Paper records are
stored in security file containers/
cabinets and safes. Computer records
have access controls, to include
password protection and encryption.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Invention disclosures are retained in
office files for five years after evaluation
completion, then retired to 88 CG/
SCQIDS, Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, OH 45433–5762 for retention for
up to 15 years thereafter.
Patent application and patented files
are retained in office files for three years
after case(s) abandoned or after patent
issued, then retired to 88 CG/SCQIDS,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
45433–5762, for retention up to 17 years
thereafter.
Licenses and assignments are retained
in office files for 20 years after executed.
Trademark and Copyright License and
assignments are retained in office files.
Security records on patent
applications are retained in office files
for three years after secrecy orders are
rescinded, then retired to 88 CG/
SCQIDS, Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, OH 45433–5762, for retention for
up to 9 years.
All paper records are destroyed by
tearing into pieces, shredding, pulping,
macerating, or burning. Computer
records are destroyed by deleting,
erasing, degaussing, or by overwriting.
Individuals seeking access to
information about themselves contained
in this system should address written
inquiries to The Judge Advocate
General, Headquarters United States Air
Force, 1420 Air Force Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20330–1420 or the
Chief, Intellectual Property Law
Division, Air Force Materiel Command
Legal Office (AFMC LO/JAZ), WrightPatterson Air Force Base, OH 45433–
5762.
Individuals should supply full name,
title of invention, Air Force invention
number, if known, and serial number of
U.S. Patent Application.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
The Air Force rules for accessing
records, and for contesting contents and
appealing initial agency determinations
are published in Air Force Instruction
33–332; 32 CFR part 806b; or may be
obtained from the system manager.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
From inventors; Air Force and
government technical personnel; other
government departments and agencies;
Air Force contractors; U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office; the work product of
legal offices and other Air Force office
security reviews conducted by
Department of Air Force personnel
having military classification authority;
owners of patent applications; foreign
governments; and Air Force Foreign
Intelligence Personnel.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
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SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
The Judge Advocate General,
Headquarters United States Air Force,
1420 Air Force Pentagon, Washington,
DC 20330–1420.
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NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Individuals seeking to determine
whether information about themselves
is contained in this system should
address written inquiries to The Judge
Advocate General, Headquarters United
States Air Force, 1420 Air Force
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330–1420
or the Chief, Intellectual Property Law
Division, Air Force Materiel Command
Legal Office (AFMC LO/JAZ), WrightPatterson Air Force Base, OH 45433–
5762.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
[Docket ID USAF–2008–0060]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Department of the Air Force,
DoD.
Notice to Add a System of
Records Notice.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Air
Force proposes to add a system of
records notice to its inventory of records
systems subject to the Privacy Act of
1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
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DATES: The actions will be effective on
December 30, 2008 unless comments are
received that would result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Air
Force Privacy Act Officer, Office of
Warfighting Integration and Chief
Information Officer, SAF/XCX, 1800 Air
Force Pentagon, Suite 220, Washington,
DC 20330–1800.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Kenneth Brodie at (703) 696–7557.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of the Air Force’s record
system notices for records systems
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 proposed system report, as
required by 5 U.S.C. 522a(r) of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was
submitted on December 19, 2008, to the
House Committee on Government
Reform, the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs, and the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) pursuant to
paragraph 4c of Appendix I to OMB
Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal Agency
Responsibilities for Maintaining
Records About Individuals,’ dated
February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61
FR 6427).
Dated: December 22, 2008.
Morgan E. Frazier,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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SYSTEM NAME:
Air Education Training Command
Financial Management Records
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Headquarters, Air Education and
Training Command, Financial
Management (FM) Directorate, Financial
Systems Branch, 1851 First St., E, Suite
1, Randolph AFB, TX 78150–4315.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Department of the Air Force
AGENCY:
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Students attending classes paid for by
the Air Education Training Command
via Temporary Duty (TDY) to School
Management Information System
funding and travelers with open TDY
orders in the accounting system.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Name, Social Security Number (SSN),
duty location, organization of
assignment, grade, duty phone number,
e-mail address, training location, course
type, training quota, days of travel and
other personal data relevant to the TDY
order and training scheduling process.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
[Docket ID USAF-2008-0057]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DoD.
ACTION: Notice to alter a System of Records.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Air Force is proposing to alter 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
January 29, 2009 unless comments are received which result in a
contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Air Force Privacy Act Officer, Office
of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, SAF/XCPPI,
1800 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1800.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kenneth Brodie at (703) 696-7557.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Air Force 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 proposed system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on December 17, 2008, 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 4c of Appendix I
to OMB Circular No. A-130, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities for
Maintaining Records About Individuals,'' dated February 8, 1996
(February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427).
Dated: December 18, 2008.
Morgan E. Frazier,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
F051 AFJA B
System name:
Invention, Patent Application, Application Security, and Patent
Files (June 11, 1997, 62 FR 31793).
Changes:
* * * * *
System location:
Delete entry and replace with ``Air Force Materiel Command Legal
Office, Intellectual Property Law Division (AFMC LO/JAZ), 2240 B
Street, Room 100, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-5762; 377
Air Base Wing, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (377ABW/JA), 2000
Wyoming Boulevard, SE, Kirtland Air Force Base, NM 87117-5000; Air
Force Research Laboratory, Research and Information Directorate, Office
of the Staff Judge Advocate (AFRL/RIJ), 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY
13441-4514; Air Force Legal Operations Agency/JACQ, 1501 Wilson
Boulevard, Ste 606, Arlington, VA 22209-2403.''
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Delete entry and replace with ``Individuals who have submitted an
invention to the Air Force for patent processing and/or for a
determination of government rights or who have submitted information
pertaining to trademark or copyright applications.''
Categories of records in the system:
Delete entry and replace with ``Full name, Social Security Number
(SSN), title of invention, Air Force invention number, serial numbers
of the U.S. Patent application, letters and memoranda; invention
disclosures; search reports; drawings; technical literature; technical
reports; photographs, patents and patent applications; patented files
and the papers relating thereto including licenses, assignments,
declarations, powers of attorney, amendments, patent office actions,
notices of appeal, appeal briefs, examiner's answers, declarations of
interference, interference motions; determination of rights, forms,
secrecy orders, notices of rescission, memorandums, legal opinions;
security reviews, petitions to modify secrecy orders, petitions for
foreign filing, petitions for rescinding secrecy orders, modifications
of secrecy orders, foreign patent applications and related papers,
permits, rescinding orders, trademark files and papers relating to
trademark search reports, trademark applications, trademark licenses,
assignments; copyright files and related papers.''
Authority for maintenance of the system:
Delete entry and replace with ``10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the
Air Force; 10 U.S.C. 8037, Judge Advocate General, Deputy Judge
Advocate General; 35 U.S.C. 181-185, Secrecy of Certain Inventions and
Filing Applications in Foreign Countries; Air Force Instruction 51-301,
Civil Litigation and E.O. 9397 (SSN).''
Purpose(s):
Delete entry and replace with ``Used to support the filing and
prosecution by the Air Force of Trademark and Patent Applications on
inventions disclosed by military members and civilian employees as well
as subject inventions reported by contractors under Air Force research
and development contracts for obtaining government patent protection;
to permit the determination of the government rights and employee
rights in employee inventions; to document and record the patent rights
of the government obtained as a result of the Air Force contracting and
patent prosecution effort; to enable the Air Force to administer the
Patent Secrecy Act; to evaluate inventions and patent inventions of
most importance to the mission; to recommend employee invention and
patent awards to local incentive award boards; to document and record
government patent rights; and for all copyright matters.''
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:
Records may be disclosed to the Commissioner of Patents and
Trademarks for use in the determination of government and employee
rights in employee inventions and for use in the administration of the
Patent Secrecy Act.
The `Blanket Routine Uses' published at the beginning of the Air
Force's compilation of systems of records notices apply to this
system.''
* * * * *
Storage:
Delete entry and replace with ``Maintained in file folders and on
electronic storage media.''
Retrievability:
Delete entry and replace with ``By individual's name and/or Social
Security Number (SSN).''
Safeguards:
Delete entry and replace with ``Records are accessed by authorized
personnel as necessary to accomplish their official duties. Paper
records are stored in security file containers/cabinets and safes.
Computer records
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have access controls, to include password protection and encryption.''
Retention and disposal:
Delete entry and replace with ``Invention disclosures are retained
in office files for five years after evaluation completion, then
retired to 88 CG/SCQIDS, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-5762
for retention for up to 15 years thereafter.
Patent application and patented files are retained in office files
for three years after case(s) abandoned or after patent issued, then
retired to 88 CG/SCQIDS, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-
5762, for retention up to 17 years thereafter.
Licenses and assignments are retained in office files for 20 years
after executed.
Trademark and Copyright License and assignments are retained in
office files.
Security records on patent applications are retained in office
files for three years after secrecy orders are rescinded, then retired
to 88 CG/SCQIDS, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-5762, for
retention for up to 9 years.
All paper records are destroyed by tearing into pieces, shredding,
pulping, macerating, or burning. Computer records are destroyed by
deleting, erasing, degaussing, or by overwriting.''
System manager(s) and address:
Delete entry and replace with ``The Judge Advocate General,
Headquarters, United States Air Force, 1420 Air Force Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20330-1420.''
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 Judge Advocate General, Headquarters,
United States Air Force, 1420 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-
1420 or the Chief, Intellectual Property Law Division, Air Force
Materiel Command Legal Office (AFMC LO/JAZ), Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, OH 45433-5762.
Individuals should supply full name, title of invention, Air Force
invention number, if known, and serial number of U.S. Patent
Application.''
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 Judge Advocate General, Headquarters United
States Air Force, 1420 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1420 or
the Chief, Intellectual Property Law Division, Air Force Materiel
Command Legal Office (AFMC LO/JAZ), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
45433-5762.
Individuals should supply full name, title of invention, Air Force
invention number, if known, and serial number of U.S. Patent
Application.''
Contesting record procedures:
Delete entry and replace with ``The Air Force rules for accessing
records, and for contesting contents and appealing initial agency
determinations are published in Air Force Instruction 33-332; 32 CFR
part 806b; or may be obtained from the system manager.''
* * * * *
F051 AFJA B
System name:
Invention, Patent Application, Application Security, and Patent
Files.
System location:
Air Force Materiel Command Legal Office, Intellectual Property Law
Division (AFMC LO/JAZ), 2240 B Street, Room 100, Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, OH 45433-5762; 377 Air Base Wing, Office of the Staff Judge
Advocate (377ABW/JA), 2000 Wyoming Boulevard, SE, Kirtland Air Force
Base, NM 87117-5000; Air Force Research Laboratory, Research and
Information Directorate, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (AFRL/RIJ),
26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY 13441-4514; Air Force Legal Operations
Agency/JACQ, 1501 Wilson Boulevard, Ste. 606, Arlington, VA 22209-2403.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Individuals who have submitted an invention to the Air Force for
patent processing and/or for a determination of government rights or
who have submitted information pertaining to trademark or copyright
applications.
Categories of records in the system:
Full name, Social Security Number (SSN), title of invention, Air
Force invention number, serial numbers of the U.S. Patent application,
letters and memoranda; invention disclosures; search reports; drawings;
technical literature; technical reports; photographs, patents and
patent applications; patented files and the papers relating thereto
including licenses, assignments, declarations, power of attorneys,
amendments, patent office actions, notices of appeal, appeal briefs,
examiner's answers, declaration of interferences, interference motions;
determination of rights, forms, secrecy orders, notices of rescission,
memorandums, legal opinions; security reviews, petitions to modify
secrecy orders, petitions for foreign filing, petitions for rescinding
secrecy orders, modifications of secrecy orders, foreign patent
applications and related papers, permits, rescinding orders, trademark
files and papers relating to trademark search reports, trademark
applications, trademark licenses, assignments; copyright files and
related papers.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air Force; 10 U.S.C. 8037, Judge
Advocate General, Deputy Judge Advocate General; 35 U.S.C. 181-185,
Secrecy of Certain Inventions and Filing Applications in Foreign
Countries; Air Force Instruction 51-301, Civil Litigation and E.O. 9397
(SSN).
Purpose(s):
Used to support the filing and prosecution by the Air Force of
Trademark and Patent Applications on inventions disclosed by military
members and civilian employees as well as subject inventions reported
by contractors under Air Force research and development contracts for
obtaining government patent protection; to permit the determination of
the government rights and employee rights in employee inventions; to
document and record the patent rights of the government obtained as a
result of the Air Force contracting and patent prosecution effort; to
enable the Air Force to administer the Patent Secrecy Act; to evaluate
inventions and patent inventions most important to the mission; to
recommend employee invention and patent awards to local incentive award
boards; to document and record government patent rights; and for all
copyright matters.
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:
Records may be disclosed to the Commissioner of Patents and
Trademarks for use in the determination of government and employee
rights in employee inventions and for use in the administration of the
Patent Secrecy Act.
The `Blanket Routine Uses' published at the beginning of the Air
Force's compilation of systems of records notices apply to this system.
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Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
Maintained in file folders and on electronic storage media.
Retrievability:
By individual's name and/or Social Security Number (SSN).
Safeguards:
Records are accessed by authorized personnel as necessary to
accomplish their official duties. Paper records are stored in security
file containers/cabinets and safes. Computer records have access
controls, to include password protection and encryption.
Retention and disposal:
Invention disclosures are retained in office files for five years
after evaluation completion, then retired to 88 CG/SCQIDS, Wright-
Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-5762 for retention for up to 15
years thereafter.
Patent application and patented files are retained in office files
for three years after case(s) abandoned or after patent issued, then
retired to 88 CG/SCQIDS, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-
5762, for retention up to 17 years thereafter.
Licenses and assignments are retained in office files for 20 years
after executed.
Trademark and Copyright License and assignments are retained in
office files.
Security records on patent applications are retained in office
files for three years after secrecy orders are rescinded, then retired
to 88 CG/SCQIDS, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-5762, for
retention for up to 9 years.
All paper records are destroyed by tearing into pieces, shredding,
pulping, macerating, or burning. Computer records are destroyed by
deleting, erasing, degaussing, or by overwriting.
System manager(s) and address:
The Judge Advocate General, Headquarters United States Air Force,
1420 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1420.
Notification procedure:
Individuals seeking to determine whether information about
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries
to The Judge Advocate General, Headquarters United States Air Force,
1420 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1420 or the Chief,
Intellectual Property Law Division, Air Force Materiel Command Legal
Office (AFMC LO/JAZ), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-5762.
Individuals should supply full name, title of invention, Air Force
invention number, if known, and serial number of U.S. Patent
Application.
Record access procedures:
Individuals seeking access to information about themselves
contained in this system should address written inquiries to The Judge
Advocate General, Headquarters United States Air Force, 1420 Air Force
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1420 or the Chief, Intellectual Property
Law Division, Air Force Materiel Command Legal Office (AFMC LO/JAZ),
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-5762.
Individuals should supply full name, title of invention, Air Force
invention number, if known, and serial number of U.S. Patent
Application.
Contesting record procedures:
The Air Force rules for accessing records, and for contesting
contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in
Air Force Instruction 33-332; 32 CFR part 806b; or may be obtained from
the system manager.
Record source categories:
From inventors; Air Force and government technical personnel; other
government departments and agencies; Air Force contractors; U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office; the work product of legal offices and other Air
Force office security reviews conducted by Department of Air Force
personnel having military classification authority; owners of patent
applications; foreign governments; and Air Force Foreign Intelligence
Personnel.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
None.
[FR Doc. E8-30870 Filed 12-29-08; 8:45 am]
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