Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, 53176-53180 [2024-13825]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53176-53180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13825]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2024-0015]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Office of the Departmental Chief Information Officer, Office of 
the Secretary of Transportation, Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the United States 
Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), 
proposes to modify and reissue an existing system of records notice 
titled ``Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary; DOT/OST 
035 Personnel Security Record System.'' The system collects information 
on DOT employees, contractors, and members of the public to track and 
manage the information and records necessary to conduct employee 
suitability background investigations and determine eligibility for 
clearances. It is also used to maintain documentation for DOT employees 
who attend classified briefings outside of DOT, and non-DOT individuals 
attending meetings at DOT.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 25, 2024. The Department may 
publish an amended Systems of Records Notice (hereafter ``Notice'') in 
light of any comments received. This modified system will be effective 
immediately and the modified routine uses will be effective July 25, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DOT-
OST-2024-0015 by one of the following methods:
     Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Department of Transportation Docket Management, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number 
DOT-OST-2024-0015. All comments received will be posted without change 
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received in any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov or to the street 
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the 
docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general and privacy questions, 
please contact: Karyn Gorman, Departmental Chief Privacy Officer, 
Department of Transportation, S-83, Washington, DC 20590, Email: 
[email protected], Tel. (202) 366-3140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Notice Updates

    This Notice includes both substantive changes and non-substantive 
changes to the previously published Notice. Substantive changes have 
been made to the system location, system manager, authority for 
maintenance of the system, purposes, categories of individuals, 
categories of records, the record source categories, the routine uses 
of records maintained in the system, policies and practices for storage 
of records, policies and practices for retrieval of records, policies 
and practices for retention and disposal of records, administrative, 
technical and physical safeguards.
    Non-substantive changes have been made to record access procedures, 
contesting record procedures, notification procedures, as well as 
revisions to align with the requirements of Office of Management and 
Budget Memoranda (OMB) A-108 and to ensure consistency with other 
Notices issued by the Department of Transportation.

Background

    In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 
Transportation proposes to update and reissue an existing system of 
records titled ``DOT/OST 35 Personnel Security Record System.'' This 
Notice covers information required for conducting and managing 
investigations for all federal and contract employees to obtain a 
badge, credential, or a national security

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clearance as mandated by Executive Order 12968, as amended, ``Access to 
Classified Information''. Records in this system are collected, 
maintained, and used to track and manage the information and records 
necessary to conduct employee suitability background investigations and 
determine eligibility for clearances. In addition, records in this 
system are also used to maintain documentation for DOT employees who 
attend classified briefings outside of DOT, and non-DOT individuals 
attending classified meetings at DOT. The following substantive changes 
have been made to the Notice:
    1. System Location: This Notice updates the system location to 
reflect the current location where individual records are submitted and 
processed to determine eligibility for clearances, conduct suitability 
background investigations and maintain documentation for DOT and non-
DOT employees who attend classified briefings at DOT and outside of 
DOT. The previously published SORN identified a location that is no 
longer valid. All records covered in this Notice are maintained at the 
Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 1200 New Jersey 
Ave SE, Suite W12-180, Washington DC 20590.
    2. System Manager: This Notice updates the system manager to 
reflect to reflect current system Manager and inform the public the 
previous System Manager address is no longer valid. The new address is 
Principal, Office of Security, M-40, 1200 New Jersey Ave SE, Suite W12-
180, Washington DC 20590.
    3. Authority: This Notice updates the authorities to include 
additional authorities that cover the system of records and align with 
the requirements. The additional authorities include E.O. 12829; E.O. 
12968, E.O. 13467; E.O. 13764; E.O. 9397, as amended by E.O. 13478; 
Security Executive Agent Directive 3; Security Executive Agent 
Directive 6; Security Executive Agent Directive 7; Homeland Security 
Presidential Directive 12; and National Industrial Security Program 
Operating Manual DoD 5220.22-M. These authorities establish the 
requirements for federal agencies to conduct initial and ongoing 
background suitability investigations of individuals seeking employment 
with or access to federal facilities and information systems. 
Investigations have been conducted under these authorities and they are 
consistent with the purposes of the published SORN.
    4. Purpose: This Notice updates the purpose to better clarify 
purpose of the system, identify additional data captured in the system, 
how the data is used, and maintained.
    5. Categories of Individuals: This Notice updates the categories of 
individuals to reflect that information is collected from the members 
of the public, citizens and legal permanent residents, visitors to DOT 
for official business, detailees to DOT, current and former federal 
employees, and members of DOT contract workforce.
    6. Categories of Records: This Notice updates categories of records 
collected in the system. The categories of records have been updated to 
include specifically individuals' names, date of birth, Social Security 
Numbers (SSNs), home address, and additional records that may assist in 
conducting employee suitability background investigations to determine 
eligibility for clearances.
    7. Records Source: This Notice updates records source category and 
includes additional information collected directly from individuals and 
from other sources that are maintained in this system of records.
    8. Routine Uses: This Notice updates routine uses to include the 
Department of Transportation's specific and general routine uses that 
specifically apply to this system and align with the purpose of the 
collection and maintenance of the data in the system. Also included are 
the routine uses that require agencies to share information in the 
event of an incident or breach in accordance with the OMB Memorandum M-
17-12. OMB directed agencies to include routine uses that will permit 
sharing of information when needed to investigate, respond to, and 
mitigate a breach of a Federal information system.
    9. Records Storage: This Notice updates the policies and practices 
for storage of records to reflect that records previously completed on 
forms and typed pages and placed in a manual filing system and manual 
system control cards are now stored on paper and electronic storage 
media and maintained in a secure access control location.
    10. Records Retrieval: This Notice updates and expands on how 
records are retrieved in the system. The previous SORN identified one 
method of retrieval of records. This Notice updates and expands the 
policies and practices for the retrieval of records to include 
retrievability by date of birth, Social Security Number (SSN), home 
address, and additional data elements that will assist in the 
background clearance of individuals.
    11. Retention and Disposal: This Notice updates the retention and 
disposal policy to include the specific National Archives and Records 
Administration (NARA) records retention and disposition schedule for 
all the records maintained in the system.
    12. Administrative, Technical, and Physical Safeguards: This Notice 
is updated and expanded to ensure the public records in this system are 
protected in accordance with DOT and the National Institutes of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) applicable rules, policies and federal 
regulations.
    The following non-substantive changes have been made to the Notice:
    13. Records Access: This Notice updates the record access 
procedures to reflect the requirement for signed requests for records 
to be notarized or accompanied by a statement made under penalty of 
perjury in compliance with 28 U.S.C. 1746. The address to request 
access has also been updated to make certain the public's requests are 
sent to the appropriate address.
    14. Contesting Records and Notification Procedures: This Notice is 
updated to direct individuals requesting a copy of their records who 
they should contact.

Privacy Act

    The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) governs the means by which the 
Federal Government collects, maintains, and uses personally 
identifiable information (PII) in a system of records. A ``system of 
records'' is a group of any records under the control of a Federal 
agency from which information about individuals is retrieved by name or 
other personal identifier. The Privacy Act requires each agency to 
publish in the Federal Register a SORN identifying and describing each 
system of records the agency maintains, including the purposes for 
which the agency uses PII in the system, the routine uses for which the 
agency discloses such information outside the agency, and how 
individuals to whom a Privacy Act record pertains can exercise their 
rights under the Privacy Act (e.g., to determine if the system contains 
information about them and to contest inaccurate information). In 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), DOT has provided a report of this 
system of records to the Office of Management and Budget and to 
Congress.

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    DOT/OST 035--Personnel Security Enterprise System.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified, sensitive.

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SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Department of Transportation, Office of Security, 1200 New Jersey 
Ave SE, Suite W12-180, Washington, DC 20590.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Principal, Office of Security, M-40 1200 New Jersey Ave SE, Suite 
W12-180, Washington DC 20590

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    49 U.S.C. 322; E.O. 12829; E.O. 12968, E.O. 13467; E.O. 13764; E.O. 
9397,(SSN) as amended by E.O. 13478; Security Executive Agent Directive 
3; Security Executive Agent Directive 6; Security Executive Agent 
Directive 7; Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12; and DoD 
5220.22-M, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual.

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    The system is used to track and manage the information and records 
necessary to conduct employee suitability background investigations and 
determine eligibility for clearances. The system captures data related 
to all aspects of pre-appointments, suitability and fitness 
determinations, security clearance processing, briefings, foreign 
travel, foreign contacts, procurement processes for classified 
contracts. It is also used to maintain documentation for DOT employees 
who attend classified briefings outside of DOT, and non-DOT individuals 
attending classified meetings at DOT. Additionally, the system allows 
the Department to collect metrics and report on operational 
performance.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Members of the public, citizens and legal permanent residents, 
visitors to DOT for official business, current and former federal 
employees, detailees to DOT from other federal agencies, and members of 
the DOT contract workforce.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Name, date of birth, Social Security Number (SSN), home address, 
home phone number, personal data on investigative and employment 
provided by the individual. Reports of investigations, records of 
security and suitability determinations, records of access 
authorizations granted, documentation of security briefings/debriefings 
received, individual notifications of foreign travel for business or 
personal, records of security violations are also included.
    Records of personnel security processing, personal data on 
investigative and employment forms completed by the individual. 
Documented events of any classified national security violations.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Information provided by the subject of the DOT form, electronic 
background investigative request form and other related documents. 
Investigative sources contacted in personnel security investigations, 
baseline investigation for the issuance of Personal Identification 
Verification card (PIV card) and similar investigations for public 
trust and national security clearance eligibility; digital 
investigative reports reviewed at other Government agencies; personal 
history statements, employment applications and other data provided by 
the individual and/or other agencies.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or portion of the records or 
information contained in this system may be disclosed outside of DOT as 
a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
    System Specific Routine Use:
    1. To the Department of Defense and other federal government 
agencies responsible for conducting background investigations, 
continuous evaluation, and continuous vetting in order to provide DOT 
with information relevant to their inquiries and investigations to 
evaluate, or make a determination regarding qualifications, 
suitability, or fitness for government employment to physically access 
federally-controlled facilities or information systems; eligibility for 
access to classified information or to hold a sensitive position; 
qualification or fitness to perform work for or on behalf of the 
government under contract, grant, or other agreement; or access to 
restricted areas.
    Departmental Routine Uses:
    2. In the event that a system of records maintained by DOT to carry 
out its functions indicates a violation or potential violation of law, 
whether civil, criminal or regulatory in nature, and whether arising by 
general statute or particular program pursuant thereto, the relevant 
records in the system of records may be referred, as a routine use, to 
the appropriate agency, whether Federal, State, local or foreign, 
charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such 
violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, or 
rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto.
    3. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a 
routine use, to a Federal, State, or local agency maintaining civil, 
criminal, or other relevant enforcement information or other pertinent 
information, such as current licenses, if necessary to obtain 
information relevant to a DOT decision concerning the hiring or 
retention of an employee, the issuance of a security clearance, the 
letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant or other 
benefit.
    4. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a 
routine use, to a Federal agency, in response to its request, in 
connection with the hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of 
a security clearance, the reporting of an investigation of an employee, 
the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or 
other benefit by the requesting agency, to the extent that the 
information is relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's 
decision on the matter.
    5a. Routine Use for Disclosure for Use in Litigation. It shall be a 
routine use of the records in this system of records to disclose them 
to the Department of Justice or other Federal agency conducting 
litigation when: (a) DOT, or any agency thereof, or (b) Any employee of 
DOT or any agency thereof, in his/her official capacity, or (c) Any 
employee of DOT or any agency thereof, in his/her individual capacity 
where the Department of Justice has agreed to represent the employee, 
or (d) The United States or any agency thereof, where DOT determines 
that litigation is likely to affect the United States, is a party to 
litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such 
records by the Department of Justice or other Federal agency conducting 
the litigation is deemed by DOT to be relevant and necessary in the 
litigation, provided, however, that in each case, DOT determines that 
disclosure of the records in the litigation is a use of the information 
contained in the records that is compatible with the purpose for which 
the records were collected.
    5b. Routine Use for Agency Disclosure in Other Proceedings. It 
shall be a routine use of records in this system to disclose them in 
proceedings before any court or adjudicative or administrative body 
before which DOT or any agency thereof, appears, when: (a) DOT, or any 
agency thereof, or (b) Any employee of DOT or any agency thereof in 
his/her official capacity, or (c) Any employee of DOT or any agency 
thereof in his/her individual capacity where DOT has agreed to 
represent the employee, or (d) The United States or any agency thereof, 
where DOT determines that the proceeding is likely to affect the United 
States, is a party to the proceeding or

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has an interest in such proceeding, and DOT determines that use of such 
records is relevant and necessary in the proceeding, provided, however, 
that in each case, DOT determines that disclosure of the records in the 
proceeding is a use of the information contained in the records that is 
compatible with the purpose for which the records were collected.
    6. The information contained in this system of records will be 
disclosed to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in connection 
with the review of private relief legislation as set forth in OMB 
Circular No. A-19 at any stage of the legislative coordination and 
clearance process as set forth in that Circular.
    7. Disclosure may be made to a Congressional office from the record 
of an individual in response to an inquiry from the Congressional 
office made at the request of that individual. In such cases, however, 
the Congressional office does not have greater rights to records than 
the individual. Thus, the disclosure may be withheld from delivery to 
the individual where the file contains investigative or actual 
information or other materials, which are being used, or are expected 
to be used, to support prosecution or fines against the individual for 
violations of a statute, or of regulations of the Department based on 
statutory authority. No such limitations apply to records requested for 
Congressional oversight or legislative purposes; release is authorized 
under 49 CFR 10.35(a)(9).
    8. One or more records from a system of records may be disclosed 
routinely to the National Archives and Records Administration in 
records management inspections being conducted under the authority of 
44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.
    9. DOT may make available to another agency or instrumentality of 
any government jurisdiction, including State and local governments, 
listings of names from any system of records in DOT for use in law 
enforcement activities, either civil or criminal, or to expose 
fraudulent claims, regardless of the stated purpose for the collection 
of the information in the system of records. These enforcement 
activities are generally referred to as matching programs because two 
lists of names are checked for match using automated assistance. This 
routine use is advisory in nature and does not offer unrestricted 
access to systems of records for such law enforcement and related 
antifraud activities. Each request will be considered on the basis of 
its purpose, merits, cost effectiveness and alternatives using 
Instructions on reporting computer matching programs to the Office of 
Management and Budget, OMB, Congress and the public, published by the 
Director, OMB, dated September 20, 1989.
    10. It shall be a routine use of the information in any DOT system 
of records to provide to the Attorney General of the United States, or 
his/her designee, information indicating that a person meets any of the 
disqualifications for receipt, possession, shipment, or transport of a 
firearm under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. In case of a 
dispute concerning the validity of the information provided by DOT to 
the Attorney General, or his/her designee, it shall be a routine use of 
the information in any DOT system of records to make any disclosures of 
such information to the National Background Information Check System, 
established by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, as may be 
necessary to resolve such dispute.
    11. DOT may disclose records from this system, as a routine use to 
appropriate agencies, entities and persons when (a) DOT suspects or has 
confirmed that the security or confidentiality of information in the 
system of records has been compromised; (b) DOT has determined that as 
a result of the suspected or confirmed compromise there is a risk of 
harm to economic or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or 
harm to the security or integrity of this system or other systems or 
programs (whether maintained by DOT or another agency or entity) that 
rely upon the, compromised information; and (c) the disclosure made to 
such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist 
in connection with DOT's efforts to respond to the suspected or 
confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
    12. DOT may disclose records from this system, as a routine use, to 
the Office of Government Information Services for the purpose of (a) 
resolving disputes between Freedom of Information Act requesters and 
Federal agencies and (b) reviewing agencies' policies, procedures, and 
compliance in order to recommend policy changes to Congress and the 
President.
    13. DOT may disclose records from this system, as a routine use, to 
contractors and their agents, experts, consultants, and others 
performing or working on a contract, service, cooperative agreement, or 
other assignment for DOT, when necessary to accomplish an agency 
function related to this system of records.
    14. DOT may disclose records to another Federal agency or Federal 
entity, when DOT determines that information from this system of 
records is reasonably necessary to assist the recipient agency or 
entity in (1) responding to a suspected or confirmed breach or (2) 
preventing, minimizing, or remedying the risk of harm to individuals, 
the recipient agency or entity (including its information systems, 
programs, and operations), the Federal Government, or national 
security, resulting from a suspected or confirmed breach.
    15. DOT may disclose records from this system, to an agency, 
organization, or individual for the purpose of performing audit or 
oversight operations related to this system of records, but only such 
records as are necessary and relevant to the audit or oversight 
activity. This routine use does not apply to intra-agency sharing 
authorized under Section (b)(1), of the Privacy Act.
    16. DOT may disclose from this system, as a routine use, records 
consisting of, or relating to, terrorism information (6 U.S.C. 
485(a)(5)), homeland security information (6 U.S.C. 482(f)(1)), or Law 
enforcement information (Guideline 2 Report attached to White House 
Memorandum, ``Information Sharing Environment, November 22, 2006) to a 
Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, foreign government and/or 
multinational agency, either in response to its request or upon the 
initiative of the Component, for purposes of sharing such information 
as is necessary and relevant for the agencies to detect, prevent, 
disrupt, preempt, and mitigate the effects of terrorist activities 
against the territory, people, and interests of the United States of 
America, as contemplated by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004, (Pub. L. 108-458) and Executive Order, 13388 
(October 25, 2005).

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    Records are maintained in paper and electronic storage media in 
accordance with the safeguards below.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    Records may be retrieved by name, date of birth, SSN, home address, 
home phone number, or other personal data elements on individuals who 
are subject of the investigation.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    Records in the system are maintained in accordance with the 
following NARA records retention and schedules:

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    GRS 5.6--Item 120: Personal identification credentials and cards--
Application and activation record: Destroy 6 years after the end of an 
employee or contractor's tenure (DAA-GRS-2021-0001-0005).
    GRS 5.6--Item 130: Temporary and local facility identification and 
card access records: Destroy upon immediate collection once the 
temporary credential or card is returned for potential reissuance due 
to nearing expiration or not to exceed 6 months from time of issuance 
or when individual no longer requires access, whichever is sooner (DAA-
GRS-2021-0001-0006).
    GRS 5.6--Item 170: Personnel suitability and eligibility 
investigative reports: Temporary. Destroy in accordance with the 
investigating agency instruction (DAA-GRS-2017-0006-0022).
    GRS 5.6--Item 180: Personnel security and access clearance records. 
Records of people not issued clearances. Includes case files of 
applicants not hired: Destroy 1 year after consideration of the 
candidate ends, but longer retention is authorized if required for 
business use (DAA-GRS-2017-0006-0024).
    GRS 5.6--Item 181: Records of people issued clearances: Temporary. 
Destroy 5 years after employee or contractor relationship ends, but 
longer retention is authorized if required for business use (DAA-GRS-
2017-0006-0025).

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    Administrative safeguards: Access to data is role based and limited 
to those that have a need to know for the performance of their official 
duty. Personnel and contract support are required to attend and 
complete security and privacy awareness training. Controls are 
implemented to minimize the risk of information being compromised. Data 
in the system is protected in accordance with applicable rules and 
policies including all applicable Department automated systems security 
and access policies. All users must sign a non-disclosure agreement 
before granted role in system. Technical safeguards: An auditing 
function tracks all user activities in relation to data including 
access and modification. Controls include firewalls, intrusion 
detection, only role-based access and ``need-to-know'' specific to 
performance of their duties, can access control lists and other 
security methods. Physical Safeguards: Records are stored in an access-
controlled office. Access is limited to authorized staff and visitors 
are only allowed escorted access if there is a specific need for them 
to be in the space.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking notification of whether this system of records 
contains information about them may contact the System Manger at the 
address provided in the section ``System Manager.'' Information 
compiled solely for the purpose of determining suitability, contractor 
fitness, eligibility, or qualification for Federal civilian employment 
or access to classified information may be exempted from the access 
provisions pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5).
    When seeking records about yourself from this system of records or 
any other Departmental system of records your request must conform with 
the Privacy Act regulations set forth in 49 CFR part 10. You must sign 
your request, and your signature must either be notarized or submitted 
under 28 U.S.C. 1746, a law that permits statements to be made under 
penalty of perjury as a substitute for notarization. Department policy 
requires the inquiry to include the name of the individual, mailing 
address, phone number or email address, a description of the records 
sought, and if possible, the location of the records. If your request 
is seeking records pertaining to another living individual, you must 
include a statement from that individual certifying his/her agreement 
for you to access his/her records.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    See ``Records Access Procedures'' above.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    See ``Records Access Procedures'' above.

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    Information compiled solely for the purpose of determining 
suitability, eligibility, or qualification for federal civilian 
employment or access to classified information may be exempted from the 
access provisions pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) and/or (5). See 80 FR 
32039.

HISTORY:
    A full notice of this system of records, DOT/OST 035--DOT OST 035--
Personnel Security Enterprise System, was published in the Federal 
Register on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19553).

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Karyn Gorman,
Departmental Chief Privacy Officer.
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