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AUTHORITIES FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental
Regulations, 10 U.S.C. 136, Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness; and E.O. 9397 (SSN), as
amended.
PURPOSE(S):
Establish an electronic system to
improve the ability of DTRA to control
assignments, correspondence, document
actions taken, and locate records for
reference purposes. The system is used
to initiate, manage, and track
assignments coming from outside DTRA
as well as those generated within DTRA
at the Director, Deputy Director, Chief of
Staff, or Enterprise to Enterprise level.
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 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 U.S
Government, contractors, other
Governmental agencies, and private
sector entities in the performance of
their duties as they relate to clarifying
issues arising from assignments and
correspondence under the Assignment
and Correspondence Tracking System.
The DoD ‘‘Blanket Routine Uses’’ set
forth at the beginning of the Office of
the Secretary of Defense’s compilation
of system of records notices apply to
this system of records.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
(DIR–COS–SDS), Defense Threat
Reduction Agency, 8725 John J.
Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–
6201.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Individuals seeking to determine
whether this system of records contains
information about themselves should
address written inquiries to the Defense
Threat Reduction Agency, Office of the
Chief of Staff, ATTN: Secretary of the
Director’s Staff, 8725 John J. Kingman
Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–6201.
Individuals should furnish their full
name, current address, and telephone
number.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking to determine
whether this system of records contains
information about themselves contained
in this system of records should address
written inquires to the Defense Threat
Reduction Agency, Office of the Chief of
Staff: ATTN: Secretary of the Director’s
Staff, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort
Belvoir, VA 22060–6201.
Individuals should furnish their full
name, current address, and telephone
number.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
The DTRA rules for contesting record
content are published in 32 CFR part
318, or may be obtained from the
System Manager.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Individual records subjects, DoD
databases, correspondence emanating
from external sources, and internal
DTRA actions.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
STORAGE:
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Paper records and electronic storage
media.
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RETRIEVABILITY:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
By individual’s name.
Office of the Secretary
SAFEGUARDS:
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Paper files are maintained in secure,
limited access, or monitored work areas
accessible only to authorized personnel.
Electronic media are maintained via an
internal Local Area Network (LAN) with
workstations and laptops of authorized
personnel protected with passwords.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Destroy or delete when 2 years old, or
2 years after the date of the latest entry,
whichever is applicable.
SYSTEM MANAGER:
Office of Chief of Staff/Director-Chief
of Staff-Secretary of the Director’s Staff
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Renewal of Department of Defense
Federal Advisory Committees
Department of Defense.
Renewal of Federal Advisory
Committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Under the provisions of
Section 601(c) of Title VI of Public Law
108–183, the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C.
Appendix), the Government in the
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b),
and 41 CFR 102–3.50, the Department of
Defense gives notice that it is renewing
the charter for the Veterans’ Advisory
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Board on Dose Reconstruction (hereafter
referred to as the Board).
The Board is a non-discretionary
Federal advisory committee established
to provide review and oversight of the
Radiation Dose Reconstruction program
and make such recommendation on
modifications in the mission,
procedures and administration of the
Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program
as it considers appropriate as a result of
the audits conducted under the
authority of Section 601(c)(3)(A) of Title
VI of Public Law 108–183. The Board
shall:
a. Conduct periodic, random audits of
dose reconstructions under the
Radiation Dose Reconstruction program
and Decisions by the Department of
Veterans Affairs on Claims for service
connection of radiogenic diseases;
b. Assist the Department of Veterans
Affairs and the Defense Threat
Reduction Agency in communicating to
veterans information on the mission,
procedures, and evidentiary
requirements of the Radiation Dose
Reconstruction Program;
c. Carry out such other activities with
respect to the review and oversight of
the Radiation Dose Reconstruction
Program as the Secretary of Defense and
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
jointly specify;
d. Make recommendation on
modifications to the mission and
procedures of the Dose Reconstruction
program as the Board considers
appropriate as a result of the audits
conducted pursuant to (a) above;
e. Any additional actions the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs jointly determine are
required to ensure that the quality
assurance and quality control
mechanisms of the Radiation Dose
Reconstruction Program are adequate
and sufficient for purpose of the
program; and
f. Any additional actions the Secretary
of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs jointly determine are required to
ensure that the mechanisms of the
Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program
for communication and interaction with
veterans are adequate and sufficient for
the program.
The Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition, Technology and Logistics),
as well as the Department of Veterans
Affairs may act upon the Board’s advice
and recommendations.
The Council, pursuant to Section
601(c)(2) of Title VI of Public Law 108–
183, shall be comprised of:
a. At least one expert in historical
dose reconstruction of the type
conducted under the Radiation Dose
Reconstruction Program;
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b. At least one expert in radiation
health matters;
c. At least one expert in risk
communications matters;
d. A representative of the Defense
Threat Reduction Agency and a
representative of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and
e. At least three veterans, including at
least one veteran who is a member of an
atomic veterans group.
Board members shall be jointly
appointed by the Secretary of Defense
and Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and
the appointments must be renewed on
an annual basis. Board members, who
are not full-time or permanent part-time
Federal officers or employees shall be
appointed to serve as experts and
consultants under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109 and serve as special
government employees, whose
appointments must be renewed on an
annual basis.
With the exception of travel and per
diem for official travel, Board members
shall serve without compensation.
With DoD approval, the Board is
authorized to establish subcommittees,
as necessary and consistent with its
mission. These subcommittees shall
operate under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, the Government in the Sunshine
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and other
governing Federal statutes and
regulations.
Such subcommittees shall not work
independently of the chartered Board
and shall report all their
recommendations and advice to the
Board for full deliberation and
discussion. Subcommittees have no
authority to make decisions on behalf of
the chartered Board; nor can they report
directly to the Department of Defense or
any Federal officers or employees who
are not Board members.
Subcommittee members, who are not
Board members, shall be appointed in
the same manner as the Board members.
Such individuals, if not full-time or
part-time government employees, shall
be appointed to serve as experts and
consultants under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109, and serve as special
government employees, whose
appointments must be renewed on an
annual basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy
Committee Management Officer for the
Department of Defense, 703–601–6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
shall meet at the call of the Board’s
Designated Federal Officer, in
consultation with the Board’s
chairperson. The estimated number of
Board meetings is two per year.
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The Designated Federal Officer,
pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a fulltime or permanent part-time DoD
employee, and shall be appointed in
accordance with established DoD
policies and procedures. In addition, the
Designated Federal Officer is required to
be in attendance for the full duration of
all Board and subcommittee meetings;
however, in the absence of the
Designated Federal Officer, the
Alternate Designated Federal Officer
shall attend the entire meeting.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to the Veterans’ Advisory
Board on Dose Reconstruction
membership about the Board’s mission
and functions. Written statements may
be submitted at any time or in response
to the stated agenda of planned meeting
of the Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose
Reconstruction.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Veterans’ Advisory Board
on Dose Reconstruction, and this
individual will ensure that the written
statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the Veterans’
Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction
Designated Federal Officer can be
obtained from the GSA’s FACA
Database—https://www.fido.gov/
facadatabase/public.asp.
The Designated Federal Officer,
pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will
announce planned meetings of the
Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose
Reconstruction. The Designated Federal
Officer, at that time, may provide
additional guidance on the submission
of written statements that are in
response to the stated agenda for the
planned meeting in question.
Dated: December 8, 2010.
Morgan F. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice to alter a system of
AGENCY:
ACTION:
records.
Department of the Army is to
alter a system of records notices in its
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existing inventory of record systems
subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
This proposed action will be
effective without further notice on
January 13, 2011 unless comments are
received which result in a contrary
determination.
DATES:
You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and/
Regulatory Information Number (RIN)
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, Room 3C843, 1160
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–1160.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number or Regulatory
Information Number (RIN) for this
Federal Register document. The general
policy for 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.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Department of the Army, Privacy Office,
U.S. Army Records Management and
Declassification Agency, 7701 Telegraph
Road, Casey Building, Suite 144,
Alexandria, VA 22325–3905, or Mr.
Leroy Jones at (703) 428–6185.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Department of the Army 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 FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 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 2, 2010, 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,’’ February
20, 1996, 61 FR 6427.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 601(c) of Title VI of Public
Law 108-183, the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C.
Appendix), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b),
and 41 CFR 102-3.50, the Department of Defense gives notice that it is
renewing the charter for the Veterans' Advisory Board on Dose
Reconstruction (hereafter referred to as the Board).
The Board is a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee
established to provide review and oversight of the Radiation Dose
Reconstruction program and make such recommendation on modifications in
the mission, procedures and administration of the Radiation Dose
Reconstruction Program as it considers appropriate as a result of the
audits conducted under the authority of Section 601(c)(3)(A) of Title
VI of Public Law 108-183. The Board shall:
a. Conduct periodic, random audits of dose reconstructions under
the Radiation Dose Reconstruction program and Decisions by the
Department of Veterans Affairs on Claims for service connection of
radiogenic diseases;
b. Assist the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Threat
Reduction Agency in communicating to veterans information on the
mission, procedures, and evidentiary requirements of the Radiation Dose
Reconstruction Program;
c. Carry out such other activities with respect to the review and
oversight of the Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program as the Secretary
of Defense and Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly specify;
d. Make recommendation on modifications to the mission and
procedures of the Dose Reconstruction program as the Board considers
appropriate as a result of the audits conducted pursuant to (a) above;
e. Any additional actions the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs jointly determine are required to ensure
that the quality assurance and quality control mechanisms of the
Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program are adequate and sufficient for
purpose of the program; and
f. Any additional actions the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs jointly determine are required to ensure
that the mechanisms of the Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program for
communication and interaction with veterans are adequate and sufficient
for the program.
The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and
Logistics), as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs may act upon
the Board's advice and recommendations.
The Council, pursuant to Section 601(c)(2) of Title VI of Public
Law 108-183, shall be comprised of:
a. At least one expert in historical dose reconstruction of the
type conducted under the Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program;
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b. At least one expert in radiation health matters;
c. At least one expert in risk communications matters;
d. A representative of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and a
representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and
e. At least three veterans, including at least one veteran who is a
member of an atomic veterans group.
Board members shall be jointly appointed by the Secretary of
Defense and Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the appointments must be
renewed on an annual basis. Board members, who are not full-time or
permanent part-time Federal officers or employees shall be appointed to
serve as experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109
and serve as special government employees, whose appointments must be
renewed on an annual basis.
With the exception of travel and per diem for official travel,
Board members shall serve without compensation.
With DoD approval, the Board is authorized to establish
subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with its mission. These
subcommittees shall operate under the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and other governing Federal statutes and
regulations.
Such subcommittees shall not work independently of the chartered
Board and shall report all their recommendations and advice to the
Board for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees have no
authority to make decisions on behalf of the chartered Board; nor can
they report directly to the Department of Defense or any Federal
officers or employees who are not Board members.
Subcommittee members, who are not Board members, shall be appointed
in the same manner as the Board members. Such individuals, if not full-
time or part-time government employees, shall be appointed to serve as
experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and serve
as special government employees, whose appointments must be renewed on
an annual basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board shall meet at the call of the
Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Board's
chairperson. The estimated number of Board meetings is two per year.
The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a
full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be appointed
in accordance with established DoD policies and procedures. In
addition, the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in
attendance for the full duration of all Board and subcommittee
meetings; however, in the absence of the Designated Federal Officer,
the Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend the entire
meeting.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Veterans'
Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction membership about the Board's
mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time
or in response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Veterans'
Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Veterans' Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction, and
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to
the membership for their consideration. Contact information for the
Veterans' Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction Designated Federal
Officer can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will
announce planned meetings of the Veterans' Advisory Board on Dose
Reconstruction. The Designated Federal Officer, at that time, may
provide additional guidance on the submission of written statements
that are in response to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in
question.
Dated: December 8, 2010.
Morgan F. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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