Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, 68801-68802 [E9-30761]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Department of the Air Force
• Air Force Department

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68801-68802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30761]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[Docket ID: USAF-2009-0062]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DOD.

ACTION: Notice to add a system of records.

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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.

DATES: The actions will be effective on January 28, 2010 unless 
comments are received that would result in a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    * Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    * Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 Defense 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this Federal Register document. The general 
policy for

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comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make 
these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at 
https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, 
including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ben Swilley at (703) 696-6172.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Air Force's 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 point of contact cited under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.
    The proposed systems reports, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of 
the Privacy Act, were submitted on December 22, 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: December 23, 2009.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
F044 AFRC A

SYSTEM NAME:
    Automated Line of Duty (ALOD) Records.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Headquarters, United States Air Force Reserve Command, 155 Richard 
Ray Blvd., Robins AFB, GA 31098-1635.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Air Force Active Duty, Reserve (to include Traditional Reservists 
(TR), Individual Mobilization Augmentees (IMA), and enlisted and 
commissioned Reservists), and National Guard service members who are 
injured while on active duty.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Name, Social Security Number (SSN); address; telephone number, case 
files including requests submitted by the applicant; intra-agency 
correspondence concerning cases; correspondence from/to the applicant; 
and military personnel data.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    10 U.S.C. 8013, Department of Air Force; 10 U.S.C. 10204, Personnel 
Records and E.O. 9397 (SSN), as amended.

PURPOSE(S):
    To provide an electronic Web-based means of submission, receipt, 
storage, processing, and tracking of Line of Duty cases for Active Duty 
personnel, or Reserve and National Guard service members who are 
injured while on active duty. 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 DoD 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 
DoD 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:
    Electronic storage media.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Social Security Number (SSN).

SAFEGUARDS:
    Records are accessed by medical personnel, personnel specialist, 
legal officers, and commanders responsible for the Automated Line of 
Duty data. All person(s) are properly screened and cleared for need-to-
know. Records are protected by the Department of Air Force access 
authentication procedures and by network system security software. They 
are stored in office buildings protected by guards, controlled 
screening, use of visitor registers, electronic access, and/or locks. 
Passwords and digital signatures are used to control access to the 
system data, and procedures are in place to deter and detect browsing 
and unauthorized access.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    HQ, Air Force Reserve Command, AFRC/SG, 135 Page Rd, Robins AFB, GA 
31098-1635.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
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 Department of Air Force compilation of systems of 
records notices.
    Individuals should furnish full name, Social Security Number (SSN), 
current address and telephone number.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system of records should address written inquiries 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 Department of Air Force compilation of systems of 
records notices.
    Individuals should furnish full name, Social Security Number (SSN), 
current address and telephone number.

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.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Intra-agency correspondence concerning cases; correspondence from/
to the applicant; and military personnel data.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

[FR Doc. E9-30761 Filed 12-28-09; 8:45 am]
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