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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[CPCLO Order No. 001–2016]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Federal Bureau of Prisons,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of
records.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of
1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Circular No. A–130, notice is hereby
given that the Federal Bureau of Prisons
(Bureau, or BOP), Department of Justice
(Department or DOJ) proposes to amend
an existing Bureau system of records
notice titled, ‘‘Inmate Central Records
System, JUSTICE/BOP–005’’, last
modified at 77 FR 24982, on April 26
2012. The Bureau is amending routine
use (i) to notify the public that the
Bureau will be sharing federal inmate
records with the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) for matching
purposes broader than are covered
specifically under 38 U.S.C. 5106,
Public Law 94–432.
DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552a(e)(4) and (11), the public is given
a 30-day period in which to comment.
Therefore, please submit any comments
by May 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The public, OMB, and
Congress are invited to submit any
comments to the Department of Justice,
ATTN: Privacy Analyst, Office of
Privacy and Civil Liberties, National
Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Suite 1000, Washington,
DC 20530, or by facsimile at (202) 307–
0693.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wanda Hunt, Privacy Officer, Bureau of
Prisons, 320 First Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20534, telephone (202)
514–6655.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Bureau last published a modified
Bureau of Prisons Privacy Act system of
records notice on April 26, 2012, titled
‘‘Inmate Central Records System,’’
JUSTICE/BOP–005, to reflect a number
of changes to the notice, including
changes reflecting the overall
modernization and technological
changes of the Bureau’s electronic
information systems. This system of
records is maintained by the Bureau to
cover records relating to the care,
classification, subsistence, protection,
discipline, and programs of federal
inmates.
In this modification, the Bureau
proposes to modify an existing routine
use, paragraph ‘‘(i)’’, which was also
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modified pursuant to the April 26, 2012,
system of records notice modification,
to allow records from the Inmate Central
Records System to be disclosed to any
United States Veterans Administration
entity or official for the purpose of
matching those Bureau records against
VA records to determine the eligibility
or potential eligibility of Bureau inmates
to receive benefits and/or services. The
modification will enable BOP to more
efficiently: (1) Identify inmates who
may potentially be eligible for VA
services upon release, (2) assist those
inmates while in custody by providing
to them information useful for seeking
VA services upon release, and (3)
evaluate which inmates may be in
greater need than the general BOP
population for certain BOP-provided
inmate services while in custody. The
modification will also remove the
requirement stating ‘‘the VA is to erase
the Bureau data after the match has been
made’’ for two reasons. First, this
erasure clause may unnecessarily force
the VA to immediately erase data,
creating difficulty for validation,
auditing, and other legitimate purposes.
Second, the VA is required to protect
the records under the Privacy Act, and
erase the data as required by the
applicable disposition schedule
approved by the National Archives. This
system of records notice modification
will not affect the existing Privacy Act
exemption regulations claimed by the
Attorney General.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C.552a(r),
the Department has provided a report to
OMB and Congress on this modified
system of records.
Dated: April 8, 2016.
Erika Brown Lee,
Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer,
United States Department of Justice.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
(i) To the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), for the purpose of
matching the records against VA records
to determine the eligibility or potential
eligibility of Bureau inmates to receive
veterans’ benefits and/or services.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[Docket No. ODAG 160]
National Commission on Forensic
Science Solicitation of Applications for
Additional Commission Membership
To Support Digital Evidence
Department of Justice.
Notice of solicitation of
applications for additional commission
membership for the National
Commission on Forensic Science
specifically to fill a current vacancy to
support digital evidence.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended,
this notice announces the solicitation of
applications for additional Commission
membership to fill a current vacancy to
support digital evidence.
DATES: Applications must be received
on or before May 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: All applications should be
submitted to: Jonathan McGrath,
Designated Federal Official, 810
Seventh St. NW., Washington, DC
20531, or by email at
Jonathan.McGrath@usdoj.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan McGrath, Designated Federal
Official, 810 Seventh St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20531, by email at
Jonathan.McGrath@usdoj.gov, or by
phone at (202) 514–6277.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), this notice
announces the solicitation of
applications for additional Commission
membership on the National
Commission on Forensic Science to fill
current vacancies. The National
Commission on Forensic Science was
chartered on April 23, 2013 and the
charter was renewed on April 23, 2015.
There is currently a Commissioner
vacancy to support digital evidence.
This notice announces the solicitation
of applications for Commission
membership to fill the digital evidence
vacancy.
The Commission is co-chaired by the
Department of Justice and National
Institute of Standards and Technology.
The Commission provides
recommendations and advice to the
Department of Justice concerning
national methods and strategies for:
Strengthening the validity and
reliability of the forensic sciences
(including medico-legal death
investigation); enhancing quality
assurance and quality control in
forensic science laboratories and units;
identifying and recommending
scientific guidance and protocols for
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[CPCLO Order No. 001-2016]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-130, notice is hereby
given that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau, or BOP), Department
of Justice (Department or DOJ) proposes to amend an existing Bureau
system of records notice titled, ``Inmate Central Records System,
JUSTICE/BOP-005'', last modified at 77 FR 24982, on April 26 2012. The
Bureau is amending routine use (i) to notify the public that the Bureau
will be sharing federal inmate records with the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) for matching purposes broader than are covered
specifically under 38 U.S.C. 5106, Public Law 94-432.
DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11), the public is
given a 30-day period in which to comment. Therefore, please submit any
comments by May 18, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The public, OMB, and Congress are invited to submit any
comments to the Department of Justice, ATTN: Privacy Analyst, Office of
Privacy and Civil Liberties, National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20530, or by facsimile at (202)
307-0693.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wanda Hunt, Privacy Officer, Bureau of
Prisons, 320 First Street NW., Washington, DC 20534, telephone (202)
514-6655.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau last published a modified Bureau
of Prisons Privacy Act system of records notice on April 26, 2012,
titled ``Inmate Central Records System,'' JUSTICE/BOP-005, to reflect a
number of changes to the notice, including changes reflecting the
overall modernization and technological changes of the Bureau's
electronic information systems. This system of records is maintained by
the Bureau to cover records relating to the care, classification,
subsistence, protection, discipline, and programs of federal inmates.
In this modification, the Bureau proposes to modify an existing
routine use, paragraph ``(i)'', which was also modified pursuant to the
April 26, 2012, system of records notice modification, to allow records
from the Inmate Central Records System to be disclosed to any United
States Veterans Administration entity or official for the purpose of
matching those Bureau records against VA records to determine the
eligibility or potential eligibility of Bureau inmates to receive
benefits and/or services. The modification will enable BOP to more
efficiently: (1) Identify inmates who may potentially be eligible for
VA services upon release, (2) assist those inmates while in custody by
providing to them information useful for seeking VA services upon
release, and (3) evaluate which inmates may be in greater need than the
general BOP population for certain BOP-provided inmate services while
in custody. The modification will also remove the requirement stating
``the VA is to erase the Bureau data after the match has been made''
for two reasons. First, this erasure clause may unnecessarily force the
VA to immediately erase data, creating difficulty for validation,
auditing, and other legitimate purposes. Second, the VA is required to
protect the records under the Privacy Act, and erase the data as
required by the applicable disposition schedule approved by the
National Archives. This system of records notice modification will not
affect the existing Privacy Act exemption regulations claimed by the
Attorney General.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C.552a(r), the Department has provided a
report to OMB and Congress on this modified system of records.
Dated: April 8, 2016.
Erika Brown Lee,
Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer, United States Department of
Justice.
* * * * *
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
(i) To the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for
the purpose of matching the records against VA records to determine the
eligibility or potential eligibility of Bureau inmates to receive
veterans' benefits and/or services.
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