Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, 48238-48240 [E9-22789]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Department of the Army
• Army Department

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48238-48240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22789]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID USA-2009-0025]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

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ACTION: Notice to add a system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is proposing to add a system of 
records to its existing inventory of records systems subject to the 
Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

DATES: The proposed action will be effective on October 22, 2009 unless 
comments are received that would result in a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Department of the Army, Freedom of Information/Privacy 
Division, U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, 
7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Suite 144, Alexandria, VA 22325-
3905.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Leroy Jones, Jr. at (703) 428-
6185.

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 proposed system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the 
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on September 4, 2009, 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: September 11, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
A0500-5-1 DAMO

SYSTEM NAME:
    Worldwide Individual Augmentation System.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Army Operation Center, The Pentagon, Room BG849, Washington, DC 
20310-0400.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    All military and civilian personnel assigned to fill individual 
augmentation requirements.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Files contain personnel information extracted from official 
personnel and manpower authorization files, that include name; grade/
rank; Social Security Number (SSN); gender; military occupational 
skills and/or civilian occupational series; additional skill 
identifiers; security clearance; current unit of assignment; deployment 
eligibility; Service component; mobilization date, location, and 
history; Worldwide Individual Augmentation System (WIAS) control 
number; portions of the Army manning document from the Joint Operations 
Manning Document.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    10 U.S.C. 151, Joint Chiefs of Staff: Composition; functions; 10 
U.S.C. 153, Chairman: functions; 10 U.S.C. 162 Combatant commands: 
assigned forces; chain of command; 10 U.S.C. 164 Commanders of 
combatant commands: assignment; powers; 10 U.S.C. 167 Unified combatant 
command for special operations; 10 U.S.C. 3013 Secretary of the Army; 
10 U.S.C. 5031, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations: function; 10 
U.S.C. 8031 The Air Staff: function; composition; 10 U.S.C. 12301, 
Reserve components generally; 10 U.S.C. 12302 Ready Reserve; 10 U.S.C. 
12304 Selected Reserve and certain Individual Ready; Joint Publications 
1-0 Personnel Support to Joint Operations, 2-0 Joint Intelligence, 3-0 
Joint Operations, and 5-0 Joint Operation Planning; and E.O. 9397 
(SSN), as amended.

PURPOSE(S):
    To document Army manning documents and managing individual 
augmentation requirements, sourcing, and accountability. The Worldwide 
Individual Augmentation System will be used by authorized officials 
within the Army in performing all administrative functions as 
appropriate with respect to personnel assigned against recorded 
individual augmentation requirements in the system; for monitoring and 
processing requests for manpower; performing organizational and 
manpower reviews; and for processing personnel taskings requested by 
the Army and required for the individual.

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 of 1974, these records may specifically be 
disclosed outside the Department of Defense as a routine use pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
    The DoD `Blanket Routine Uses' published at the beginning of the 
Army's compilation of record system notices apply to this system.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Electronic storage media.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Retrieved by name, Social Security Number (SSN), and/or any 
combination of the data fields described in categories of records.

SAFEGUARDS:
    Access to this record system is restricted to authorized personnel 
in performance of official duties. Entry into the system is controlled 
by randomly generated passwords changed every 90 days. The system 
employs secure socket layer certificate and the Social Security Number 
(SSN) data is encrypted to provide further protection from unauthorized 
access to personal data.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Deployment records are retained for 10 years. Personnel records are 
deleted by erasing when no longer needed.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    Chief, Individual Augmentation Branch, Current Operations Division, 
Headquarters, Department of the Army, G3/5/7, Army Operations Center, 
Washington, DC 20310-0400.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Individuals seeking to determine if information about themselves is 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to the Chief, 
Individual Augmentation Branch, Current Operations Division, 
Headquarters, Department of the Army, G3/5/7, Army Operations Center, 
Washington, DC 20310-0400, or the commander or supervisor of 
organization to which the individual is/was assigned or employed. 
Official mailing addresses are published as an appendix to the Army's 
compilation of systems of records notices.
    Individual should provide full name, Social Security Number (SSN) 
and military status, and other information verifiable from the record 
itself.
    In addition, the requester must provide a notarized statement or an 
unsworn declaration made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the 
following format:
    If executed outside the United States: `I declare (or certify, 
verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United 
States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 
(date). (Signature).'
    If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, 
or

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commonwealths: `I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty 
of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). 
(Signature).'

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to the Chief, 
Individual Augmentation Branch, Current Operations Division, 
Headquarters, Department of the Army, G3/5/7, Army Operations Center, 
Washington, DC 20310-0400, or to the commander or supervisor of 
organization to which individual is/was assigned or employed. Official 
mailing addresses are published as an appendix to the Army's 
compilation of systems of records notices.
    Individual should provide full name, Social Security Number (SSN) 
and military status, and information verifiable from the record itself.
    In addition, the requester must provide a notarized statement or an 
unsworn declaration made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the 
following format:
    If executed outside the United States: `I declare (or certify, 
verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United 
States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 
(date). (Signature).'
    If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, 
or commonwealths: `I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under 
penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 
(date). (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; Title 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained from the 
system manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Source of information is from the individual and the individual's 
official personnel file, Total Army Personnel Database system, The Army 
Authorization Document System, Department of the Army Civilian 
Personnel System, Defense Integrated Military Human Resource System, 
and the integrated Total Army Personnel Database system.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.
[FR Doc. E9-22789 Filed 9-21-09; 8:45 am]
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