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AGENCY:
Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA).
ACTION:
Notice of a modified system of
On October 15, 2024, OFAC
determined that the property and
interests in property subject to U.S.
jurisdiction of the following persons are
blocked under the relevant sanctions
authorities listed below.
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Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
Notice of OFAC Actions
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By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
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Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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of one or more persons that have been
placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons List
(SDN List) based on OFAC’s
determination that one or more
applicable legal criteria were satisfied.
All property and interests in property
subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these
persons are blocked, and U.S. persons
are generally prohibited from engaging
in transactions with them.
DATES: This action was issued on
October 15, 2024. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for relevant dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OFAC: Associate Director for Global
Targeting, 202–622–2420; Assistant
Director for Licensing, 202–622–2480;
or Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance, 202–622–2490 or https://
ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. BARAKAT, Khaled (a.k.a. ‘‘Rabah’’),
Canada; DOB 01 Jun 1972; POB Ramallah,
Palestinian Territories; Gender Male;
Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of
Executive Order 13224, as amended by
Executive Order 13886; Passport AG669835
(Canada) expires 25 May 2028 (individual)
[SDGT] (Linked To: POPULAR FRONT FOR
THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE).
Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(A)
of Executive Order 13224 of September 23,
2001, ‘‘Blocking Property and Prohibiting
Transactions With Persons Who Commit,
Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism,’’
66 FR 49079, as amended by Executive Order
13886 of September 9, 2019, ‘‘Modernizing
Sanctions To Combat Terrorism,’’ 84 FR
48041 (E.O. 13224, as amended), for having
acted or purported to act for or on behalf of,
directly or indirectly, the POPULAR FRONT
FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE, a
person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224.
(Authority: Section 708 of the Defense
Production Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4558),
49 CFR 1.93(l), E.O. 13603, 49 CFR
1.81(a)(10), E.O. 12656)
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1. SAMIDOUN PALESTINIAN PRISONER
SOLIDARITY NETWORK (a.k.a. LE RESEAU
DE SOLIDARITE AUX PRISONNIERS
PALESTINIENS SAMIDOUN; a.k.a.
SAMIDOUN; a.k.a. ‘‘HIRAK’’), Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada; London, United
Kingdom; Secondary sanctions risk: section
1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended
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Pursuant to the Privacy Act of
1974, notice is hereby given that the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is
modifying the system of records titled,
‘‘VA Child Care Subsidy Program
Records-VA’’ (165VA05CCSP). This
system contains the records used by the
Child Care Records Management System
(CCRMS) which provides a mechanism
for online application processing;
subsidy benefit requests; and the
tracking, filing, retrieving, and storing of
documents.
DATES: Comments on this modified
system of records must be received no
later than November 18, 2024. If no
public comment is received during the
period allowed for comment or unless
otherwise published in the Federal
Register by VA, the modified system of
records will become effective a
minimum of 30 days after the date of
publication in the Federal Register. If
VA receives public comments, VA shall
review the comments to determine
whether any changes to the notice are
necessary.
Comments concerning the
modified system of records may be
submitted through www.Regulations.gov
or mailed to VA Privacy Service, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, (005X6F),
Washington, DC 20420. Comments
should indicate they are submitted in
response to ‘‘VA Child Care Subsidy
Program Records—VA’’
(165VA05CCSP). Comments received
ADDRESSES:
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will be available at
www.Regulations.gov for public
viewing, inspection, or copies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Willie Swailes, Chief, Office of Human
Resources and Administration/
Operations, Security, and Preparedness,
Child Care Subsidy Program, telephone
(202) 578–7759 and email at
willie.swailes@va.gov or Martha
Ramirez, Director, Operations
Management, telephone (202) 461–5805
or email at martha.ramirez@va.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA is
modifying the system by revising the
System Location; System Manager;
Routine Uses of Records Maintained in
the System; Policies and Practices for
Storage of Records; Practices for
Retention and Disposal of Records; and
Administrative, Technical, and Physical
Safeguards.
Routine Uses 2 and 3 are added in
accordance with Office of Management
and Budget memorandum M–17–12,
which permits disclosure to respond to
a suspected or confirmed data breach.
Routine Use 7 is being added to permit
disclosure to the Office of Personnel
Management in connection with the
application or effect of civil service
laws, rules, regulations, or guidelines in
particular situations. Additionally, the
language of the existing routine uses has
been modified for clarity.
VA is republishing the system notice
in its entirety.
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Signing Authority
The Senior Agency Official for
Privacy, or designee, approved this
document and authorized the
undersigned to sign and submit the
document to the Office of the Federal
Register for publication electronically as
an official document of the Department
of Veterans Affairs. Kurt D. DelBene,
Assistant Secretary for Information and
Technology and Chief Information
Officer, approved this document on
September 11, 2024 for publication.
submitted through the Child Care
Records Management System (CCRMS)
located at VA Web Operation, Capital
Region Readiness Center (CRRC), 221
Butler Avenue, Martinsburg, West
Virginia 25405–9700.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Willie Swailes, Chief, Office of
Human Resources and Administration/
Operations, Security, and Preparedness,
Child Care Subsidy Program, telephone
(202) 578–7759 and email at
willie.swailes@va.gov or Martha
Ramirez, Director, Operations
Management, telephone (202) 461–5805
or email at martha.ramirez@va.gov, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
Public Law 106–58, Section 643;
Executive Order 9397.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
To establish and verify VA
employees’ eligibility for childcare
subsidies for VA to provide monetary
assistance to its employees.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
VA employees who voluntarily apply
for childcare subsidy program.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Records in the system contain
personally identifiable information,
including employee (parent) name;
social security number; pay grade;
telephone numbers; total family income;
names of children on whose behalf the
parent is applying for the childcare
subsidy; children’s date of birth;
information on childcare providers,
including childcare provider’s names,
addresses, provider license numbers,
and states where issued; provider tax
identification numbers; and copies of
IRS Form 1040 and 1040A for
verification purposes.
Dated: October 15, 2024.
Amy L. Rose,
Government Information Specialist, VA
Privacy Service, Office of Compliance, Risk
and Remediation, Office of Information and
Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
‘‘Child Care Subsidy Program—VA’’
(165VA05CCSP).
1. Congress
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Applications to participate in the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Child Care Subsidy Program are
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Information is provided by VA
employees who apply for childcare
subsidy, furnishing the information is
voluntary.
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To a Member of Congress or staff
acting upon the Member’s behalf when
the Member or staff requests the
information on behalf of, and at the
request of, the individual who is the
subject of the record.
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2. Data Breach Response and
Remediation for VA
To appropriate agencies, entities, and
persons when (a) VA suspects or has
confirmed that there has been a breach
of the system of records; (b) VA has
determined that as a result of a
suspected or confirmed breach, there is
a risk of harm to individuals, VA
(including its information systems,
programs, and operations), the Federal
Government, or national security; and
(c) the disclosure made to such
agencies, entities, and persons is
reasonably necessary to assist in
connection with VA’s efforts to respond
to the suspected or confirmed breach or
to prevent, minimize, or remedy such
harm.
3. Data Breach Response and
Remediation for Another Federal Agency
To another Federal agency or Federal
entity when VA determines that
information from this system of records
is reasonably necessary to assist the
recipient agency or entity in (a)
responding to a suspected or confirmed
breach or (b) 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.
4. Law Enforcement
To a Federal, state, local, territorial,
tribal, or foreign law enforcement
authority or other appropriate entity
charged with the responsibility of
investigating or prosecuting a violation
or potential violation of law, whether
civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature,
or charged with enforcing or
implementing such law, provided that
the disclosure is limited to information
that, either alone or in conjunction with
other information, indicates such a
violation or potential violation. A
disclosure of information about veterans
or their dependents from VA claims
files under this routine use must also
comply with the requirements of 38
U.S.C. 5701(f).
5. DoJ, Litigation, Administrative
Proceeding
To the Department of Justice (DoJ), or
in a proceeding before a court,
adjudicative body, or other
administrative body before which VA is
authorized to appear, when:
(a) VA or any component thereof;
(b) A VA employee in his or her
official capacity;
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(c) A VA employee in his or her
individual capacity where DoJ has
agreed to represent the employee; or
(d) The United States, where VA
determines that litigation is likely to
affect the agency or any of its
components
is a party to such proceedings or has an
interest in such proceedings, and VA
determines that use of such records is
relevant and necessary to the
proceedings.
6. Contractors
To contractors, grantees, experts,
consultants, students, and others
performing or working on a contract,
service, grant, cooperative agreement, or
other assignment for VA, when
reasonably necessary to accomplish an
agency function related to the records.
7. EEOC
8. FLRA
To the Federal Labor Relations
Authority (FLRA) in connection with
the investigation and resolution of
allegations of unfair labor practices, the
resolution of exceptions to arbitration
awards when a question of material fact
is raised, matters before the Federal
Service Impasses Panel, and the
investigation of representation petitions
and the conduct or supervision of
representation elections.
9. MSPB
To the Merit Systems Protection
Board (MSPB) in connection with
appeals, special studies of the civil
service and other merit systems, review
of rules and regulations, investigation of
alleged or possible prohibited personnel
practices, and such other functions
promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206,
or as authorized by law.
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10. NARA
To the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA) in records
management inspections conducted
under 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906 or other
functions authorized by laws and
policies governing NARA operations
and VA records management
responsibilities.
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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF
RECORDS:
HISTORY:
Records are maintained in/records are
stored in the Child Care Records
Management System (CCRMS) in an
electronic format.
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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
RECORDS:
Records are retrieved by use of
individual names and may also be crossreferenced to social security numbers or
other personal identifying numbers.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
Records in this system are retained
and disposed of in accordance with the
schedule approved by the Archivist of
the United States, Records Control
Schedule VHA RCS 3075.12.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:
When the system is not in use by an
authorized person with a valid Personal
Identification Verification (PIV/Smart
Card), the system will not allow access.
Electronic records are secured and
require the employee’s Personal
Identification Verification (PIV/Smart
Card) to access, and the system will selflock within 5–7 minutes of no-activity
within the system.
To the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in
connection with investigations of
alleged or possible discriminatory
practices, examination of Federal
affirmative employment programs, or
other functions of the Commission as
authorized by law.
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RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking information on
the existence and content of records in
this system pertaining to them should
contact the system manager in writing
as indicated above. A request for access
to records must contain the requester’s
full name, address, telephone number,
signed by the requester, and a
description of the records sought in
sufficient detail to enable VA personnel
to locate them with a reasonable amount
of effort.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking to contest or
amend records in this system pertaining
to them should contact the system
manager in writing as indicated above.
A request to contest or amend records
must state clearly and concisely what
record is being contested, the reasons
for contesting it, and the proposed
amendment to the record.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Generalized notice is provided by the
publication of this notice. For specific
notice, see Record Access Procedure,
above.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0740]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Request for
Substitution of Claimant Upon Death of
Claimant
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, will
submit the collection of information
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The PRA
submission describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
cost and burden, and it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice by clicking on the following link
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open
for Public Comments’’, then search the
list for the information collection by
Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0740.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte,
202–461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@
va.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Request for Substitution of
Claimant Upon Death of Claimant.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0740
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRASearch.
Type of Review: Revision of a
previously approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21P–0847, will be
used to allow claimants to request a
substitution for a claimant who passed
away prior to VA processing a claim to
completion. This is only allowed when
a claimant dies while a claim or appeal
for any benefit under a law
administered by the VA is pending. The
substitute claimant would be eligible to
receive accrued benefits due to a
deceased claimant under Section
5121(a). The substitute claim must be
filed no later than one year after the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given
that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is modifying the system of
records titled, ``VA Child Care Subsidy Program Records-VA''
(165VA05CCSP). This system contains the records used by the Child Care
Records Management System (CCRMS) which provides a mechanism for online
application processing; subsidy benefit requests; and the tracking,
filing, retrieving, and storing of documents.
DATES: Comments on this modified system of records must be received no
later than November 18, 2024. If no public comment is received during
the period allowed for comment or unless otherwise published in the
Federal Register by VA, the modified system of records will become
effective a minimum of 30 days after the date of publication in the
Federal Register. If VA receives public comments, VA shall review the
comments to determine whether any changes to the notice are necessary.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the modified system of records may be
submitted through www.Regulations.gov or mailed to VA Privacy Service,
810 Vermont Avenue NW, (005X6F), Washington, DC 20420. Comments should
indicate they are submitted in response to ``VA Child Care Subsidy
Program Records--VA'' (165VA05CCSP). Comments received
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will be available at www.Regulations.gov for public viewing,
inspection, or copies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Willie Swailes, Chief, Office of Human
Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness,
Child Care Subsidy Program, telephone (202) 578-7759 and email at
[email protected] or Martha Ramirez, Director, Operations
Management, telephone (202) 461-5805 or email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA is modifying the system by revising the
System Location; System Manager; Routine Uses of Records Maintained in
the System; Policies and Practices for Storage of Records; Practices
for Retention and Disposal of Records; and Administrative, Technical,
and Physical Safeguards.
Routine Uses 2 and 3 are added in accordance with Office of
Management and Budget memorandum M-17-12, which permits disclosure to
respond to a suspected or confirmed data breach. Routine Use 7 is being
added to permit disclosure to the Office of Personnel Management in
connection with the application or effect of civil service laws, rules,
regulations, or guidelines in particular situations. Additionally, the
language of the existing routine uses has been modified for clarity.
VA is republishing the system notice in its entirety.
Signing Authority
The Senior Agency Official for Privacy, or designee, approved this
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Kurt D.
DelBene, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief
Information Officer, approved this document on September 11, 2024 for
publication.
Dated: October 15, 2024.
Amy L. Rose,
Government Information Specialist, VA Privacy Service, Office of
Compliance, Risk and Remediation, Office of Information and Technology,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
``Child Care Subsidy Program--VA'' (165VA05CCSP).
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Applications to participate in the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) Child Care Subsidy Program are submitted through the Child Care
Records Management System (CCRMS) located at VA Web Operation, Capital
Region Readiness Center (CRRC), 221 Butler Avenue, Martinsburg, West
Virginia 25405-9700.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Willie Swailes, Chief, Office of Human Resources and
Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness, Child Care
Subsidy Program, telephone (202) 578-7759 and email at
[email protected] or Martha Ramirez, Director, Operations
Management, telephone (202) 461-5805 or email at [email protected],
810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
Public Law 106-58, Section 643; Executive Order 9397.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
To establish and verify VA employees' eligibility for childcare
subsidies for VA to provide monetary assistance to its employees.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
VA employees who voluntarily apply for childcare subsidy program.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Records in the system contain personally identifiable information,
including employee (parent) name; social security number; pay grade;
telephone numbers; total family income; names of children on whose
behalf the parent is applying for the childcare subsidy; children's
date of birth; information on childcare providers, including childcare
provider's names, addresses, provider license numbers, and states where
issued; provider tax identification numbers; and copies of IRS Form
1040 and 1040A for verification purposes.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information is provided by VA employees who apply for childcare
subsidy, furnishing the information is voluntary.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
1. Congress
To a Member of Congress or staff acting upon the Member's behalf
when the Member or staff requests the information on behalf of, and at
the request of, the individual who is the subject of the record.
2. Data Breach Response and Remediation for VA
To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (a) VA suspects
or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of records;
(b) VA has determined that as a result of a suspected or confirmed
breach, there is a risk of harm to individuals, VA (including its
information systems, programs, and operations), the Federal Government,
or national security; and (c) the disclosure made to such agencies,
entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection
with VA's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or to
prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
3. Data Breach Response and Remediation for Another Federal Agency
To another Federal agency or Federal entity when VA determines that
information from this system of records is reasonably necessary to
assist the recipient agency or entity in (a) responding to a suspected
or confirmed breach or (b) 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.
4. Law Enforcement
To a Federal, state, local, territorial, tribal, or foreign law
enforcement authority or other appropriate entity charged with the
responsibility of investigating or prosecuting a violation or potential
violation of law, whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature, or
charged with enforcing or implementing such law, provided that the
disclosure is limited to information that, either alone or in
conjunction with other information, indicates such a violation or
potential violation. A disclosure of information about veterans or
their dependents from VA claims files under this routine use must also
comply with the requirements of 38 U.S.C. 5701(f).
5. DoJ, Litigation, Administrative Proceeding
To the Department of Justice (DoJ), or in a proceeding before a
court, adjudicative body, or other administrative body before which VA
is authorized to appear, when:
(a) VA or any component thereof;
(b) A VA employee in his or her official capacity;
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(c) A VA employee in his or her individual capacity where DoJ has
agreed to represent the employee; or
(d) The United States, where VA determines that litigation is
likely to affect the agency or any of its components
is a party to such proceedings or has an interest in such proceedings,
and VA determines that use of such records is relevant and necessary to
the proceedings.
6. Contractors
To contractors, grantees, experts, consultants, students, and
others performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative
agreement, or other assignment for VA, when reasonably necessary to
accomplish an agency function related to the records.
7. EEOC
To the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in connection
with investigations of alleged or possible discriminatory practices,
examination of Federal affirmative employment programs, or other
functions of the Commission as authorized by law.
8. FLRA
To the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) in connection with
the investigation and resolution of allegations of unfair labor
practices, the resolution of exceptions to arbitration awards when a
question of material fact is raised, matters before the Federal Service
Impasses Panel, and the investigation of representation petitions and
the conduct or supervision of representation elections.
9. MSPB
To the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) in connection with
appeals, special studies of the civil service and other merit systems,
review of rules and regulations, investigation of alleged or possible
prohibited personnel practices, and such other functions promulgated in
5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, or as authorized by law.
10. NARA
To the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in
records management inspections conducted under 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906
or other functions authorized by laws and policies governing NARA
operations and VA records management responsibilities.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
Records are maintained in/records are stored in the Child Care
Records Management System (CCRMS) in an electronic format.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
Records are retrieved by use of individual names and may also be
cross-referenced to social security numbers or other personal
identifying numbers.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
Records in this system are retained and disposed of in accordance
with the schedule approved by the Archivist of the United States,
Records Control Schedule VHA RCS 3075.12.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
When the system is not in use by an authorized person with a valid
Personal Identification Verification (PIV/Smart Card), the system will
not allow access. Electronic records are secured and require the
employee's Personal Identification Verification (PIV/Smart Card) to
access, and the system will self-lock within 5-7 minutes of no-activity
within the system.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking information on the existence and content of
records in this system pertaining to them should contact the system
manager in writing as indicated above. A request for access to records
must contain the requester's full name, address, telephone number,
signed by the requester, and a description of the records sought in
sufficient detail to enable VA personnel to locate them with a
reasonable amount of effort.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking to contest or amend records in this system
pertaining to them should contact the system manager in writing as
indicated above. A request to contest or amend records must state
clearly and concisely what record is being contested, the reasons for
contesting it, and the proposed amendment to the record.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Generalized notice is provided by the publication of this notice.
For specific notice, see Record Access Procedure, above.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
77 FR 54660 (September 5, 2012).
[FR Doc. 2024-24119 Filed 10-17-24; 8:45 am]
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