Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, 13574-13575 [2012-5488]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Department of the Navy

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13574-13575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5488]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

[Docket ID USN-2012-0004]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to add a system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy proposes to add a system of records 
in its 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 on April 6, 2012 unless 
comments are received which 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, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, East Tower, 2nd Floor, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Robin Patterson, Department of the 
Navy, DNS-36, 2000 Navy Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350-2000 or call at 
(202) 685-6545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Navy 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 address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The 
proposed system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy 
Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on March 1, 2012, to the House 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Senate Committee on 
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: March 2, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
NM07251-1

System name:
    Department of the Navy Mass Transportation Benefit Program.

System location:
    Organizational elements of the Department of the Navy. Official 
mailing addresses are published in the Standard Navy Distribution List 
(SNDL) that is available as an appendix to the Navy's compilation of 
systems of records notices.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Department of Navy (DON) military and civilian personnel applying 
for and/or obtaining a mass transportation subsidy for commuting to and 
from work.

Categories of records in the system:
    Name, last four of Social Security Number (SSN), DoD ID Number, 
point-to-point commuting expenses, commuting distance, type of mass 
transit used, home address, organizational affiliation of the 
individual, funding appropriation for benefit, office work number, 
email address, duty/work address, transit authority card number, and 
usage from benefit provider.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; 5 U.S.C. 7905, Programs to 
encourage commuting by means other than single-occupancy motor 
vehicles; DoD Instruction 1000.27, Mass Transportation Benefit Program 
(MTBP); E.O. 12191, Federal facility ridesharing program; E.O. 13150, 
Federal Workforce Transportation; and E.O. 9397 (SSN), as amended.

Purpose(s):
    To manage the DON Mass Transportation Benefit Program for DON 
military and civilian personnel applying for and in receipt of mass 
transit subsidies.

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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 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:
    To the benefit provider for purposes of administering the DON Mass 
Transportation Benefit Program and/or verifying the eligibility of 
individuals to receive a fare subsidy pursuant to the transportation 
benefit program operated by the DON.
    The DoD `Blanket Routine Uses' set forth at the beginning of the 
Department of the Navy's compilation of systems of records notices 
apply to this system of records.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
    Paper records in file folders and electronic storage media.

Retrievability:
    Individual's name and last four of Social Security Number (SSN).

Safeguards:
    Records are stored in a secured area accessible only to authorized 
personnel. Records are accessed by the custodian of the record system 
and by persons responsible for using or servicing the system, who are 
properly screened and have a need-to-know. Computer hardware is located 
in controlled areas with access limited to authorized personnel.

Retention and disposal:
    Destroy applications of employees no longer in the program, 
superseded applications, certification logs, vouchers, spreadsheets and 
other forms used to document the disbursement of subsidies when six (6) 
years and three (3) months old.

System manager(s) and address:
    Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management and 
Comptroller, Office of Financial Operations, 720 Kennon Street SE., 
Bldg. 36, Room 115, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5025.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management 
and Comptroller, Office of Financial Operations, 720 Kennon Street SE., 
Bldg 36, Room 115, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5025.
    Written requests for information should contain the full name of 
the individual and last four of Social Security Number (SSN).
    The system manager may require an original signature or a notarized 
signature as a means of proving the identity of the individual 
requesting access to the records.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management and 
Comptroller, Office of Financial Operations, 720 Kennon Street SE., 
Bldg 36, Room 115, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5025.
    Written requests for information should contain the full name of 
the individual, last four of Social Security Number (SSN), and include 
the name and number of this system of records notice and be signed by 
the individual.
    The system manager may require an original signature or a notarized 
signature as a means of proving the identity of the individual 
requesting access to the records.

Contesting record procedures:
    The Department of Navy's rules for accessing records, 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:
    From the individual.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.

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