Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, 15605 [2019-07531]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 15605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07531]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2019-OS-0038]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Office of Secretary of Defense, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to modify the 
system of records, Defense Manpower Data Center Data Base, DMDC 01, by 
amending Routine Use 15 regarding disclosures to the Department of 
Education (ED) to accommodate disclosures for a new computer matching 
agreement with the ED. This new matching agreement with ED ensures that 
service members who have received imminent danger pay (IDP) or hostile 
fire pay (HFP) benefits and who have student loans under Part D, Title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended, receive the 
no interest accrual benefit on their eligible loans during the period 
of time they received IDP or HFP pay. The system of records, DMDC 01, 
contains personnel, employment, and pay data on current and former 
military and civilian personnel and survivors and dependents of 
military personnel. System data is used to conduct computer matches 
with various agencies in accordance with the Computer Matching and 
Privacy Protection Act of 1988. The proposed modification to the 
routine use will enable the computer match with the ED.

DATES: Comments will be accepted on or before May 16, 2019. This 
proposed action will be effective on the date following the end of the 
comment period 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 eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
    Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    * Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Management 
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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. Luz D. Ortiz, Chief, Records, 
Privacy and Declassification Division (RPDD), 1155 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20311-1155, or by phone at (571) 372-0478.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OSD proposes to modify a system of 
records, Defense Manpower Data Center Data Base, DMDC 01, to enable a 
new Computer Matching Agreement (CMA) with the ED. Revisions to Routine 
Use 15 of DMDC 01 will allow for the dissemination of data per a new 
CMA with ED, where ED will use DoD data to identify service members 
that are eligible for a no interest accrual benefit on eligible Title 
IV of the HEA student loans during the period of time the service 
member received imminent danger pay or hostile fire pay.
    The proposed systems reports, as required by the Privacy Act, as 
amended, were submitted on March 6, 2019, 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 Section 6 of OMB Circular No. A-108, ``Federal 
Agency Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and Publication under 
the Privacy Act,'' revised December 23, 2016 (December 23, 2016, 81 FR 
94424).

    Dated: April 11, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER
    Defense Manpower Data Center Data Base, DMDC 01

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Naval Postgraduate School Computer Center, Naval Postgraduate 
School, Monterey, CA 93943-5000.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Deputy Director, Defense Manpower Data Center, DoD Center Monterey 
Bay, 400 Gigling Road, Seaside, CA 93955-6771.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
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    15. To the Department of Education to conduct computer matching 
programs regulated by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
552a), for the purpose of:
    a. Identifying dependent children of service members killed in 
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) 
Afghanistan Only for possible benefits.
    b. Ensuring eligibility of service members to receive the no-
interest accrual benefit on their eligible student loans during the 
period of time the service members receive imminent danger pay or 
hostile fire pay, consistent with the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
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HISTORY:
    March 11, 2019, 84 FR 8698; November 23, 2011, 76 FR 72391
[FR Doc. 2019-07531 Filed 4-15-19; 8:45 am]
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