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<pai>
<agency toc="yes">
<name>Office of Personnel Management</name>
<abbrev>
OPM
</abbrev>


<previouslyPublished>
<url> https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-10-11/pdf/2016-24507.pdf</url>
<title>OPM/Central 9, Personnel Investigations Records</title>
<date year="2016" month="10" day="11"/>
</previouslyPublished>

    <previouslyPublished>
        <url> https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-12-05/pdf/2017-26105.pdf</url>
        <title>OPM/Central 20, National CFC System</title>
        <date year="2017" month="12" day="5"/>
    </previouslyPublished>


    <previouslyPublished>
        <url> https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-12-05/pdf/2017-26107.pdf</url>
        <title>OPM/Central 21, Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey System of Records</title>
        <date year="2017" month="12" day="5"/>
    </previouslyPublished>

    <routineUses id="routine" toc="yes">
<xhtmlContent>
<p><b>Prefatory Statement of Routine Uses for OPM's Internal and Central Systems of Records</b></p>
<p>Certain established routine uses have been found to be applicable to the majority of OPM's Internal and Central
systems of records. These repetitive routine uses will be published in their entirety once, in this Prefatory Statement.
Each Internal and Central system notice will note which of these routine uses are applicable to that notice, and will
also include the full text of any routine uses unique to that system of records.
</p><p>1. For Law Enforcement Purposes--To disclose pertinent information to the appropriate Federal, State, or local
agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order,
where OPM becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation.
</p><p>2. For Certain Disclosures to Other Federal Agencies--To disclose information 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
conducting of a suitability or security investigation of an individual, the classifying of jobs, 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.
</p><p>3. For Congressional Inquiry--To provide information to a congressional office from the record of an individual
in response to an inquiry from that congressional office made at the request of that individual.
</p><p>4. For Judicial/Administrative Proceedings--To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a
party in litigation before a court or in an administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency, when the
Government is a party to the judicial or administrative proceeding. In those cases where the Government is not a party to
the proceeding, records may be disclosed if a subpoena has been signed by a judge.
</p><p>5. For National Archives and Records Administration--To disclose information to the National Archives and Records
Administration for use in records management inspections.
</p><p>6. Within OPM for Statistical/Analytical Studies--By OPM in the production of summary descriptive statistics and
analytical studies in support of the function for which the records are collected and maintained, or for related
workforce studies. While published studies do not contain individual identifiers, in some instances the selection of
elements of data included in the study may be structured in such a way as to make the data individually identifiable by
inference.
</p><p>7. For Litigation--To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court,
adjudicative body, or other administrative body before which OPM is authorized to appear, when:
</p><p>(1) OPM, or any component thereof; or
</p><p>(2) Any employee of OPM in his or her official capacity; or
</p><p>(3) Any employee of OPM in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or OPM has agreed to
represent the employee; or
</p><p>(4) The United States, when OPM determines that litigation is likely to affect OPM or any of its components; is a
party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department of Justice or
OPM is deemed by OPM to be relevant and necessary to the litigation provided, however, that the disclosure is compatible
with the purpose for which records were collected.
</p><p>8. For the Merit Systems Protection Board--To disclose information to officials of the Merit Systems Protection
Board or the Office of the Special Counsel, when requested in connection with appeals, special studies of the civil
service and other merit systems, review of OPM rules and regulations, investigations of alleged or possible prohibited
personnel practices, and such other functions, e.g., as promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, or as may be authorized by
law.
</p><p>9. For the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--To disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission when requested in connection with investigations into alleged or possible discrimination practices in the
Federal sector, compliance by Federal agencies with the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures or other
functions vested in the Commission and to otherwise ensure compliance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 7201.
</p><p>10. For the Federal Labor Relations Authority--To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations Authority
or its General Counsel when requested in connection with investigations of allegations of unfair labor practices or
matters before the Federal Service Impasses Panel.
</p><p>11. For Non-Federal Personnel--To disclose information to contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or
working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement, or job for the Federal Government.
</p><p>
Records may be disclosed to appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) OPM suspects or has confirmed that the security or confidentiality of information in the system of records has been compromised; (2) the agency 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 OPM or another agency or entity) that rely upon the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with OPM's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
</p></xhtmlContent></routineUses>
<section id="internal1" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-2</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName"> Negotiated Grievance Procedure Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Office of Human Resources and EEO, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current and former Office employees who have filed grievances under a negotiated grievance procedure.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains a variety of records relating to an employee's grievance filed under procedures established
by labor-management negotiations. The records may include information such as: Employee's name, Social Security number,
grade, job title, employment history, arbitrator's decision or report, record of appeal to the Federal Labor Relations
Authority, and a variety of employment and personnel records associated with the grievance.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>5 U.S.C. 7121.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are used to process an employee's grievance filed under a negotiated grievance procedure.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1 through 11 of the Prefatory Sttement at the beginning of  OPM's system notices apply to the
records maintained within this system.  The rroutine uses listed below are specific to this system of records only.
</p><p>a.  By the Department of Labor in carrying out its functions regarding labor-management relations in the Federal
service.
</p><p>b.  To disclose  information to officials of labor organizations recognized under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71 when relevant
and necessary to their duties of exclusive representation concerning personnel policies, practices, and matters affecting
working conditions.
</p><p>c.  To disclose information to any source from which additional information is requested in the course of resolving a
grievance, to the extent necessary to identify the individual, inform the source of the purpose(s) of the request, and to
identify the type of information requested.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained in file folders.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by the names of the individuals on whom they are maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are located in lockable metal filing cabinets to which only authorized personnel have access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are disposed of three years after the close of the fiscal year in which a final decision was
issued. Disposal is by shredding or burning.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Director, Office of Human Resources and EEO, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC
20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals who file a grievance under a negotiated procedure are aware of that fact and have been provided
access to the record. They may, however, contact the indicated system manager regarding the existence of such records
about them. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Approximate date of closing of the grievance.
</p><p>d. Organizational component involved.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals who file a grievance under a negotiated grievance procedure are aware of that fact and have been
provided access to the record. However, after the grievance has been closed, an individual may request access to the
official copy of the grievance record by writing the indicated system manager. Individuals must furnish the following
information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Approximate date of closing of the grievance.
</p><p>d. Organizational component involved.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Review of requests from individuals seeking amendment of their records which have previously been or could have
been the subject of an administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial action will be limited in scope. Review of amendment
requests of these records will be restricted to determining if the record accurately documents the action of the agency
or administrative body ruling on the case and will not include a review of the merits of the action, determination, or
finding. Individuals wishing to request amendment of their records to correct factual errors should contact the
appropriate system manager or OPM regional office indicated in the Notification Procedure section. Individuals must
furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Approximate date of closing of the grievance.
</p><p>d. Organizational component involved.
</p><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of their records to correct factual errors should contact the indicated
system manager.  Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual on whom the record is maintained.
</p><p>b. Testimony of witnesses.
</p><p>c. Union officials.
</p><p>d. Office of Personnel Management officials.
</p><p>e. Department of Labor, Federal Labor Relations Authority, or arbitration officials involved in the grievance.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>

<section id="internal4" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-4</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Health Program Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Office of Human Resources and EEO, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415 for
individuals receiving health services at the central office. Other OPM employees receive health services from other
agencies, such as the Public Health Service or the General Services Administration.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals who have received health services from OPM's Health Unit at 1900 E Street NW.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system is comprised of records developed as a result of an individual's utilization of services provided by
the OPM Health Unit. These records contain the following information:
</p><p>a. Medical history and other biographical data on those individuals requesting employee health maintenance physical
examinations.
</p><p>b. Test reports and medical diagnoses based on employee health maintenance physical examinations or health screening
programs (tests for medical conditions or diseases).
</p><p>c. History of complaint(s), assessment, and treatment of injuries and illness presented to Health Unit staff.
</p><p>d. Immunization records.
</p><p>e. Medication administered by Health Unit staff. f. Referrals to other health care providers.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Includes the following with any revisions or amendments:
</p><p>5 U.S.C. 7901, as further defined in OMB Circular No. A-72.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records document utilization of health services provided by OPM's Health Unit.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 3, 4, and 7 of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices (60 FR 63075,
effective January 17, 1996) apply to the records maintained within this system. The routine uses listed below are
specific to this system of records only:
</p><p>a. To refer information required by applicable law to be disclosed to a Federal, State, or local public health service
agency, concerning individuals who have contracted certain communicable diseases or conditions. Such information is used
to prevent further outbreak of the disease or condition.
</p><p>b. To disclose information to the appropriate Federal, State, or local agency responsible for investigation of an
accident, disease, medical condition, or injury as required by pertinent legal authority.
</p><p>c. To disclose to the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs in connection with a claim for benefits filed by an
employee.
</p><p><b>Note:</b> Disclosure of these records beyond officials of OPM having a bona fide need for them or to the person
to whom they pertain, is rarely made, as disclosures of information pertaining to an individual with a history of alcohol
or drug abuse must be limited in compliance with the restriction of the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient
Records regulations 42 CFR part 2. Records pertaining to the physical and mental fitness of employees are, as a matter of
OPM policy, afforded the same degree of confidentiality and are generally not disclosed.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained as hard copy records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by the name, date of birth, or Social Security Number of the individual to whom they
pertain.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are maintained in lockable file cabinets in a room with access limited to Health Unit personnel
whose duties require access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Records of the central office Health Unit are maintained up to six years from the date of the last entry.
Employees are given their records on request upon separation. Otherwise, the records are burned approximately three
months after separation.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Chief, Health Unit, Office of Human Resources and EEO, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them should contact the
system manager. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full Name.
</p><p>b. Any former name.
</p><p>c. Date of birth.
</p><p>d. Social Security Number.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request access to records about them should contact the system manager. Individuals must
furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Any former name.
</p><p>c. Date of birth.
</p><p>d. Social Security Number.
</p><p>Any individual requesting access must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulation regarding verification of identity and
access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of their records should contact the system manager. Individuals must
furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Any former name.
</p><p>c. Date of birth.
</p><p>d. Social Security Number.
</p><p>An individual requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulation verification of identity and
amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual to whom the information pertains.
</p><p>b. Laboratory reports and test results.
</p><p>c. OPM Health Unit physicians, nurses and other medical technicians who have examined, tested, or treated the
individual.
</p><p>d. The individual's coworkers or supervisors.
</p><p>e. The individual's personal physician.
</p><p>f. Other Federal employee health units.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="internal5" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-5</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Pay, Leave, and Travel Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415,
and in the office where the individual is currently employed for use by timekeeper, budget and finance, travel personnel,
or fare subsidy program manager or coordinator.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current and former OPM employees.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains various records relating to pay, leave, and travel. This includes information such as: Name;
date of birth; Social Security Number; home address; grade; employing organization; timekeeper number; salary; pay plan;
number of hours worked; leave accrual rate, usage, and balances; Civil Service Retirement and Federal Retirement System
contributions; FICA withholdings; Federal, State, and local tax withholdings; Federal Employee's Group Life Insurance
withholdings; Federal Employee's Health Benefits withholdings; charitable deductions; allotments to financial
organizations; garnishment documents; savings bonds allotments; union and management association dues withholding
allotments; travel expenses; and information on the leave transfer program and fare subsidy program.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Includes the following with any revisions or amendments:
</p><p>31 U.S.C. 66a; 5 U.S.C. 5501 et seq., 5525 et seq., 5701 et seq., and 6301 et seq.; Executive Order 9397; Pub. L. 100
-202, Pub. L. 100-440, and Pub. L. 101-509.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are used to administer the pay, leave, and travel requirements of OPM and in the administration of
the fare subsidy program. These records may also be used to locate individuals for personnel research.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1 through 10 of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices (60 FR 63075,
effective January 17, 1996) apply to the records maintained within this system. The following routine uses are specific
to this system of records only:
</p><p>a. By the Department of Labor in connection with a claim filed by an employee for compensation due to a job-connected
injury or illness.
</p><p>b. By the Department of the Treasury to issue checks and U.S. Savings Bonds.
</p><p>c. By State offices of unemployment compensation with survivor annuity or health benefits claims or records
reconciliations.
</p><p>d. By Federal Employee's Group Life Insurance or Health Benefits carriers in connection with survivor annuity or
health benefits claims or records reconciliations.
</p><p>e. To disclose information to the Internal Revenue Service and State and local tax authorities.
</p><p>f. To provide officials of labor organizations recognized under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71 with information as to the
identity of OPM employees contributing union dues each pay period and the amount of dues withheld from each contributor.
</p><p>g. To disclose information to officials of labor organizations recognized under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71 when relevant and
necessary to their duties of exclusive representation concerning personnel policies, practices, and matters affecting
working conditions.
</p><p>h. To disclose information to any source from which additional information is requested relevant to an OPM
determination concerning an individual's pay, leave, or travel expenses, to the extent necessary to identify the
individual, inform the source of the purpose(s) of the request, and to identify the type of information requested.
</p><p>i. To disclose information to the Office of Management and Budget at any stage in the legislative coordination and
clearance process in connection with private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-19.
</p><p>j. To disclose, annually, pay data to the Social Security Administration and the Department of the Treasury as
required.
</p><p>k. To disclose information to a Federal agency or Congressional inquiry from which additional or statistical
information is requested relevant to the OPM Fare Subsidy Program.
</p><p>l. To disclose information to the Department of Health and Human Services on new hires and quarterly wages as required
under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
</p><p>Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies:
</p><p>Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(12): Disclosures may be made from this system to consumer reporting agencies as
defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f)) or the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966 (31 U.S.C.
3701(a)(3)).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained in an automated data base, in file folders and loose leaf binders, and on cards and
magnetic tapes.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by the names, Social Security Numbers, or OPM employee identification numbers of the
individuals on whom they are maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are located in lockable metal filing cabinets or in a secured facility and are available only to
authorized personnel whose duties require access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are maintained for varying periods of time, in accordance with NARA General Records Schedules 2
(pay and leave) and 9 (travel). Disposal of manual records is by shredding or burning; magnetic tapes are erased.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Chief Financial Officer, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415-1200.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to determine whether this system of records contains information on them should contact the
system manager indicated, or the OPM regional office where the individual is or was employed. Individuals must furnish
the following for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Social Security Number.
</p><p>d. OPM employment identification number.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request access to records about them should contact the system manager indicated, or the
OPM regional office where the individual is or was employed. Individuals must provide the following information for their
records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name
</p><p>b. Date of birth
</p><p>c. Social Security Number
</p><p>d. OPM employment identification number
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also follow the OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity
and access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of records about them should contact the system manager indicated , or
the OPM regional office where the individual is or was employed. Individuals must furnish the following information for
their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name
</p><p>b. Date of birth
</p><p>c. Social Security Number
</p><p>d. OPM employment identification number
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow the OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity
and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual to whom the record pertains.
</p><p>b. OPM officials responsible for pay, leave, and travel requirements.
</p><p>c. Other official personnel documents of OPM.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="internal6" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-6</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName"> Appeal and Administrative Review Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Office of Human Resources and EEO, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current and former employees of the OPM.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains records relating to various appeal or administrative review procedures available to OPM
employees. These appeals or administrative review procedures include adverse action appeals initiated prior to September
9, 1974, which were processed under OPM's internal appeals system; reconsiderations of acceptable level of competence
determinations for within-grade increases; impartial reviews of performance ratings; and internal appeals of position
classification decisions. The system also contains records and documentation of the action upon which the appeal or
review procedure was based (e.g., 90-day notices of warning of unsatisfactory performance rating).</p>
<p><b>Note:</b> The system does not include:
</p><p>a. Appeal or complaint records covered by the Merit Systems Protection Board's system of Appeals Records; or
</p><p>b. Records for grievances processed under OPM's administrative grievance procedure or under the grievance system
negotiated by OPM and a recognized labor organization, which are covered under the OPM/INTERNAL-3 and OPM/INTERNAL
-11 systems of records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>5 U.S.C. 1302, 3301, 3302, 4305, 5115, 5335, 7501, 7512, and Executive Order 10577.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are used to process the various appeals or administrative reviews available to OPM employees.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1 through 11 of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices apply to the
records maintained within this system.  The routine uses listed below are specific to this system of records only:
</p><p>a. To provide information to officials of labor organizations recognized under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71, when relevant and
necessary to their duties of exclusive representation concerning personnel policies, practices, and matters affecting
working conditions.
</p><p>b. To disclose information to any source from which additional information is requested in the course of processing an
appeal or administrative review procedure, to the extent necessary to identify the individual, inform the source of the
purpose(s) of the request, and identify the type of information requested.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained in file folders.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by the name of the individuals on whom they are maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are maintained in lockable metal filing cabinets to which only authorized personnel have access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Adverse action appeals initiated prior to September 9, 1974, which were processed under OPM's internal appeals
system are retained for 7 years after the closing of the case. Other records in the system are maintained for a maximum
of 4 years after the closing of the case. Disposal is by shredding or burning.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Director, Office of Human Resources and EEO, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC
20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals involved in appeals and administrative review procedures are aware of that fact and have been
provided access to the records. They may, however, contact the system manager indicated regarding the existence of such
records about them. They must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified.
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Approximate date of closing of the case and kind of action taken.
</p><p>d. Organizational component involved.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals involved in appeals and administrative review procedures are aware of that fact and have been
provided access to the record.  After the action has been closed, however, an individual may request access to the
official copy of an appeal or administrative review procedure  by contacting the system manager indicated. Individuals
must provide the following information for their records to be located and identified. I20a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Approximate date of closing of the case and kind of actions taken.
</p><p>d. Organizational component involved.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Review of requests from individuals seeking amendment of their records which have previously been or could have
been the subject of a judicial or quasi-judicial action will be limited in scope. Review of amendment requests of these
records will be restricted to determining if the record accurately documents the action of the agency or administrative
body ruling on the case, and will not include a review of the merits of the action, determination, or finding.
</p><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of their records to correct factual errors should contact the system manager
indicated. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified.
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Approximate date of closing of the case and kind of action taken.
</p><p>d. Organizational component involved.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>The information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual to whom the records pertain.
</p><p>b. OPM officials involved in the appeal or administrative procedure.
</p><p>c. Other official personnel records of OPM. 
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="internal7" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-7</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName"> Complaints and Inquiries Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Office of Human Resources and EEO, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current OPM employees about whom complaints or inquiries have been received.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains information or correspondence concerning an individual's employment status or conduct while
employed by OPM. Examples of these records include: Correspondence from Federal employees, members of Congress, or
members of the public alleging misconduct of an OPM employee; and miscellaneous complaints not covered by OPM's formal or
negotiated grievance procedure.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Executive Order 11222.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are used to take action on or respond to a complaint or inquiry concerning an OPM employee or to
counsel the employee.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1 through 11 of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices apply to the
records maintained within this system. The routine use listed below is specific to this system of records only.
</p><p>  To disclose information to any source from which additional information is requested (to the extent necessary to
identify the individual, inform the source of the purpose of the request, and identify the type of information
requested), where necessary to obtain information relevant to an OPM decision concerning the individual employee, e.g.,
on the issuance of a security clearance, the conducting of a security or suitability investigation of an individual, the
issuance of a license, grant, or other benefit.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained on cards and in file folders which are separate from the employee's Official
Personnel Folder.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by the name of the individual on whom they are maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are filed in lockable metal filing cabinets with access limited to personnel whose official duties
require access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are disposed of upon the transfer or separation of the employee or after 1 year, whichever is
earlier. Disposal is by shredding or burning.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Director, Office of Human Resources and EEO, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC
20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals  wishing to inquire whether this system contains information about them should contact the system
manager. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM employees wishing to request access to their records should contact the system manager. Individuals must
furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM employees wishing to request amendment of their records should contact the system manager indicated.
Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual to whom the information pertains.
</p><p>b. Federal employees, Members of Congress, creditors, or members of the public who submitted the complaint or inquiry.
</p><p>c. OPM officials.
</p><p>d. Other source from whom information was requested regarding the complaint or inquiry.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="internal8" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-8</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName"> Employee Counseling Services Program Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Office of Human Resources and EEO, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415, and
OPM Regional Offices.</p>
<p><b>Note:</b> In order to meet the statutory requirement that agencies provide appropriate prevention, treatment,
and rehabilitation programs and services for employees with alcohol or drug problems, and to better accommodate
establishment of a health service program to promote employees' physical and mental fitness, it may be necessary for an
agency to negotiate for use of the counseling staff of another Federal, State, or local government, or private sector
agency or institution. This system also covers records on OPM employees that are maintained by another Federal, State, or
local government, or private sector agency or institution under such a negotiated agreement. When one or more Federal
agencies wish to jointly make similar arrangements for employees, in order to ensure compliance with the law and to
promote the agency health service program, OPM may, on behalf of the participating agencies, negotiate an agreement that
provides such services through another Federal, State, or local government, or private sector agency or institution.
However, when such is the case, this system will not cover records pertaining to employees of other participating
agencies. Such records are considered by OPM as being part of the employing agency's internal system of records covering
agency employees.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current and former OPM employees who have been counseled or otherwise treated regarding alcohol or drug abuse or
for personal or emotional health problems.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Records in this system include documentation of visits to employee counselors (Federal, State, local government,
or private) and the diagnosis, recommended treatment, results of treatment, and other notes or records of discussions
held with the employee made by the counselor. Additionally, records in this system may include documentation of treatment
by a private therapist or a therapist at a Federal, State, local government, or private institution.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>5 U.S.C. 3301 and 7901, 21 U.S.C. 1101 and 1108, 42 U.S.C. 4541 and 4561, and 44 U.S.C. 3101.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are used to document the nature of the individual's problem and progress made and to record an
individual's participation in and the results of community or private sector treatment or rehabilitation program.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>These records and information in these records may be used:
</p><p>a. To disclose information to the Department of Justice or other appropriate Federal agencies in defending claims
against the United States, when the claim is based upon an individual's mental or physical condition and is alleged to
have arisen because of activities of OPM in connection with the individual.
</p><p>b. To disclose information to qualified personnel for the purpose of conducting scientific research, management
audits, financial audits, or program evaluation, but such personnel may not identify, directly or indirectly, any
individual patient in any report or otherwise disclose patient identities in any manner (when such records are provided
to qualified researchers employed by OPM, all patient identifying information shall be removed).
</p><p><b>Note:</b> Disclosure of these records beyond officials of OPM having a bona fide need for them or to the person
to whom they pertain, is rarely made as disclosures of information pertaining to an individual with a history of alcohol
or drug abuse must be limited in compliance with the restriction of the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient
Records regulations, 42 CFR part 2. Records pertaining to the physical and mental fitness of employees are, as a matter
of OPM policy, afforded the same degree of confidentiality and are generally not disclosed.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained in file folders.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by the name of the individual on whom they are maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are maintained in locked file cabinets labeled confidential with access strictly limited to
employees directly involved in OPM's alcohol and drug abuse prevention function (as that term is defined in 42 CFR part
2).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are maintained for three to five years after the employee's last contact with OPM's prevention function
or, if the employee leaves the agency, until the Employee Counseling Service Program Annual Report for the fiscal year in
which separation occurred is prepared. Records are destroyed by shredding or burning.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Director, Office of Human Resources and EEO, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC
20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM employees wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them should contact
the OPM Employee Counseling Services Program coordinator who arranged for counseling or treatment. Individuals must
furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM employees wishing to request access to records pertaining to them should contact the OPM Employee Counseling
Services Program coordinator who arranged for counseling or treatment. Individuals must furnish the following information
for their records to be located and identified.
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM employees wishing to request amendment to these records should contact OPM's Employee Counseling Service
Program coordinator who arranged for counseling or treatment. Individuals must furnish the following information for
their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
amendment or records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual to whom the record applies.
</p><p>b. The supervisor of the individual if the individual was referred by a supervisor.
</p><p>c. The Employee Counseling Services Program staff member who records the counseling session.
</p><p>d. Therapists or institutions providing treatment.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="internal9" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-9</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Employee Locator Card Files.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Office of Human Resources and EEO, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415-
0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Employees of OPM.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains information regarding the organizational location and telephone extension of individual OPM
employees. The system also contains the home address and telephone number of the employee and the name, address, and
telephone number of an individual to contact in the event of a medical or other emergency involving the employee.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Includes the following with any revisions or amendments:
</p><p>5 U.S.C. 301.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>Information is collected for this system in order to identify an individual for OPM officials to contact, should
an emergency of a medical or other nature involving the employee occur while the employee is on the job. These records
may be used to locate individuals for personnel research.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1 through 11 of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices apply to the
records maintained within this system. There are no routine uses unique to this system of records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>Records are maintained on cards or in an automated format.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retrieved by the name of the individual on whom they are maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are maintained in secured areas and are available only to authorized personnel whose duties require
access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are maintained as long as the individual is an employee of OPM. Expired records are destroyed by burning,
shredding, or erasure of tapes/disks.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Director, Office of Human Resources and EEO, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC
20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM employees wishing to inquire whether this system contains information about them should contact the system
manager.
</p><p>Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM employees wishing to request access to records about them should contact the system manager. Individuals must
furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity
and access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM employees may amend information in these records at any time by resubmitting updated information. Individuals
wishing to request amendment of their records under the provisions of the Privacy Act should contact the system manager.
Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information is provided by the individual who is the subject of the record.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="internal10" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-10</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName"> Motor Vehicle Operator and Accident Report Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Office of Contracting and Administrative Services, Investigations Service; and the Office of the General Counsel;
Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current and former employees of OPM.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>The system contains documents related to the authorization of an individual to operate  Government motor vehicle;
and  reports, correspondence, and fiscal documents concerning automobile accidents occurring in a Government-owned,
leased, or rented vehicle or in a privately-owned vehicle while on official business.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>28 U.S.C. 171.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records serve to document supervisor's verification of employee's license to operate a Government motor
vehicle; authorization to use Government-owned, leased, or rented motot vehicle or private-owned vehicle to conduct
official business; and information regarding motor vehicle accidents, including reports and related documents that may be
used in settlement of claims and litigation resulting from an accident involving a Government-owned, leased, or rented
motor vehicle or privately-owned vehicle used by employees to conduct official business.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1 and 3 through 7, of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices apply to the
records maintained within this system.  The routine uses listed below are specific to this system of records only:
</p><p>a. To disclose information any source from which additional information is requested (to extent necessary to identify
the individual, inform the source of the purpose of the request, and identify the type of information requested), when
necessary to obtain information relevant to an office decision concerning the hiring or retention of an employee, the
issuance of a security clearance, the conducting of a security or suitability investigation of an individual, the
classifying of jobs, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a grant or other benefit.
</p><p>b. To disclose accident report record information to officials of labor organizations recognized under the Chapter 71,
title 5, U.S.C. when relevant and necessary to their duties of exclusive representation concerning personnel policies,
practices, and matters affecting working conditions.
</p><p>h. To disclose information 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 conducting of a security or suitability investigation, the
classifying of jobs, or the award of a contract, license, grant, or other benefit.
</p><p>i. To disclose information to the General Services Administration about accidents involving Government owned or leased
automobiles.
</p><p>j. To disclose information to insurance carriers about accidents involving privately-owned vehicles.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained in file folders and on indexed application cards.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retrieved by the name of the individual on whom they are maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are maintained in a secured area with access limited to authorized personnel whose duties require access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Motor vehicle operator authorization records are maintained for three years after the separation of the employee
(operator) and are destroyed by shredding. Accident reports are maintained for 6 years after the file is closed and are
destroyed by shredding, except in cases involving litigation. In cases involving litigation, these records are to be
maintained for seven years after the litigation is resolved.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Motor vehicle operator authorization records:
</p><p>Director, Office of Contracting and Administrative Services, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW,
Washington, DC 20415-0001, or the Director of the appropriate field service office.
</p><p>Accident report records: For reports involving femployees of the Investigations Service with judgements under $2,500:
Associate Director, Investigations Service, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415-0001.
</p><p>For reports involving employees of Field Service Offices with no personal injury, and judgements under $2,500:
Appropriate Field Service Office Director.
</p><p>For reports involving other OPM employees, or of employees of the Investigations Service involving judgements over
$2,500: Office of the General Counsel, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them should contact the
appropriate system manager as indicated under SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS.
</p><p>Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request access to records about them should contact the appropriate system manager as
indicated under SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS.
</p><p>Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>An individual requesting access must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p><p><b>Note:</b> The Office of General Counsel, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (d)(5) reserves the right to refuse access to
information compiled in reasonable anticipation of a civil action or proceeding.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of their records should contact the appropriate system manager indicated
under SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS.
</p><p>Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual to whom the record pertains.
</p><p>b. OPM employees and other parties involved in the accident.
</p><p>c. Witnesses to the accident.
</p><p>d. Police reports and reports of investigations conducted by OPM investigators and other Federal agency investigators.
</p><p>e. Officials of OPM. 
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="internal11" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-11</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName"> Administrative Grievance Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Office of Human Resources and EEO, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current or former OPM employees who have filed grievances under OPM's administrative grievance procedures in
accordance with part 771 of OPM's regulations (5 CFR part 771).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>The system contains records relating to grievances filed by OPM employees under administrative procedures and in
accordance with part 771 of OPM's regulations. These case files contain all documents related to the grievance including
statements of witnesses, reports of interviews and hearings, examiner's findings and recommendations, a copy of the
original decision, and related correspondence and exhibits. This system does not include files and records of any
grievance filed under negotiated procedures with recognized labor organizations.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>5 CFR part 771.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are used to process grievances submitted by OPM employees for personal relief in a matter of
concern of dissatisfaction which is subject to the control of agency management.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1 through 11 of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices apply to the
records maintained within this system.  The routine use listed below is specific to this system of records only.
</p><p>To disclose information to any source from which additional information is required in the course of processing a
grievance, to the extent necessary to identify the individual, inform the source of the purpose(s) of the request, and
identify the type of information requested.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained in file folders.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by the names of the individuals on whom they are maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are maintained in lockable metal filing cabinets to which only authorized personnel have access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are disposed of 3 years after closing of the case. Disposal is by shredding or burning.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Director, Office of Human Resources and EEO, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC
20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>It is required that individuals submitting grievances be provided a copy of the record under the grievance
process. They may, however, contact the personnel office regarding the existence of such records on them. They must
furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Approximate date of closing of the case and kind of action taken.
</p><p>d. Organizational component involved.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>It is required that individuals submitting grievances be provided a copy of the record under the grievance
process. After the action has been closed, an individual may request access to the official copy of the grievance file by
contacting  the personnel office. Individuals  must furnish the following information for their records to be located and
identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Approximate date of closing of the case and kind of action taken.
</p><p>d. Organizational component involved.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Review of requests from individuals seeking amendment of their records which have been the subject of an
administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial action will be limited in scope. Review of amendment requests of these
records will be restricted to determining if the record accurately documents the ruling on the case, and will not include
a review of the merits of the action, determination, or finding.
</p><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of their records to correct factual errors should contact the personnel
office. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Approximate date of closing of the case and kind of action taken.
</p><p>d. Organizational component involved.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual on whom the record is maintained.
</p><p>b. Testimony of witnesses.
</p><p>c. Agency officials.
</p><p>d. Related correspondence from organizations or persons.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="internal12" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-12</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Telephone Call Detail Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Employment Service, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Persons who are assigned OPM telephone numbers or are authorized to use OPM telephone services, and persons who
make or receive telephone calls billed to OPM.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Call detail records of long-distance telephone calls placed from OPM telephones or otherwise billed to OPM
(including originating and destination telephone numbers, cities, and states; date; time; cost; and duration of each
call); records indicating the assignment of telephone numbers to organizations and individuals; and the organizational
location of telephones.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Authority for maintenance of the system includes the following with any revisions or amendments:
</p><p>31 U.S.C. 1348 and 44 U.S.C. 3101.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM uses call detail records to verify telephone usage and to resolve billing discrepancies so that telephone
bills can be paid. OPM may also use these records to allocate the costs of telephone services to OPM organizational
units; to identify unofficial telephone calls; to seek reimbursement for unofficial calls; and as a basis for taking
action when Agency employees or other persons misuse or abuse OPM telephone services.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1 through 7, and 11, of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices (60 FR
63075, effective January 17, 1996) apply to the records maintained within this system. The routine uses listed below are
specific to this system of records only:
</p><p>a. By OPM employees or other persons to determine their individual responsibility for telephone calls;
</p><p>b. By another Federal agency or a telecommunications company providing telephone services to permit servicing the
account;
</p><p>c. By appropriate OPM employees to assist in the planning and effective management of OPM telephone services, and to
determine that OPM telephone services are being used in an efficient and economical manner;
</p><p>d. By auditors, investigators, and other employees authorized by the Inspector General, pursuant to sections 4 and 6
of the Inspector General Act of 1978.
</p><p>Disclosure to consumer repordting agencies:
</p><p>Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(12), OPM may disclose records from this system to consumer reporting agencies as
defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f)) or the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966 (31 U.S.C.
3701(a)(3)).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>OPM stores records on magnetic media, on optical media, and on paper.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retrieved by employee name; by OPM organization; or by originating telephone number, destination
telephone number, date, time, cost, or duration of call.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are stored in secure areas and are available only to those persons whose official duties require access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are maintained for varying periods of time, from 6 months to 3 years, in accordance with NARA
General Records Schedule 12, items 2 and 3. Records are destroyed after the appropriate retention period.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Network Communications Services, Employment Service, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them should send written
requests to the system manager. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and
identified:
</p><p>a. Full name;
</p><p>b. OPM-assigned telephone number or telephone service authorization number; and
</p><p>c. Description of information being sought, including the time frame of information being sought.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request access to records about them should contact the system manager. Individuals must
furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name;
</p><p>b. OPM-assigned telephone number or telephone service authorization number; and
</p><p>c. Description of information being sought, including the time frame of information being sought.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also follow the Agency's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity
and access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of records about them should contact the system manager. Individuals
must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name;
</p><p>b. OPM-assigned telephone number or telephone service authorization number; and
</p><p>c. Description of information being sought, including the time frame of information being sought.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow the Agency's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of
identity and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>The information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. Local OPM telephone directories and other telephone assignment records;
</p><p>b. Call detail reports provided by suppliers of telephone services; and
</p><p>c. The individual on whom the record is maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="internal13" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-13</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Parking Program Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Office of Contracting and Administrative Services, 1900 E Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20415-7100.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current OPM employees and others who use OPM parking facilities.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains records relating to the administration of the parking permit system for OPM's central office
at the Theodore Roosevelt Office Building, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC. The records include information such as
name; Social Security Number; employing organization; assigned permit number; home and office telephone numbers; home
address; vehicle information; duty hours and location; and medical information when necessary.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Includes the following with any revisions or amendments:
</p><p>Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, and 5 U.S.C. 301.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>The records are used to administer the parking program at OPM, collect information for tax purposes, and compare
records with other Federal agencies to ensure parking privileges are not abused. These records may also be used to locate
individuals for personnel research.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1, 3 through 7, and 11, of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices (60 FR
63075, effective January 17, 1996) apply to the records maintained within the system. The routine uses listed below are
specific to this system of records only.
</p><p>a. To disclose information to the Internal Revenue Service and State and local tax authorities.
</p><p>b. To disclose information to officials of labor organizations recognized under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71 when relevant and
necessary to their duties of exclusive representation concerning personnel policies, practices, and matters affecting
working conditions.
</p><p>c. To disclose information in computer matching activities, including comparison of parking records with other Federal
agencies, and for the purpose of assigning tax liabilities related to the fringe benefit accrual value of parking.
</p><p>d. To disclose information to OPM's Medical Doctor for approving parking based on a person's disability.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained in file folders and in an automated data base.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by the names, Social Security Numbers, permit numbers, addresses, or vehicle
information of the individuals on whom they are maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Access is only to authorized personnel whose duties require access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are maintained for varying periods of time, in accordance with NARA General Records Schedules 2
(pay) and 11 (parking permits). Disposal of manual records is by shredding or burning; electronic data is erased.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Facility Services Division, Security Office, Office of Contracting and Administrative Services, Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415-7100.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to determine whether this system of records contains information on them should contact the
system manager. Individuals must furnish the following for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Parking permit number (if appropriate).
</p><p>c. Vehicle license number (if appropriate).
</p><p>d. Social Security Number.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request access to records about them should contact the system manager. Individuals must
furnish the following for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Parking permit number (if appropriate).
</p><p>c. Vehicle license number (if appropriate).
</p><p>d. Social Security Number.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also follow the OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity
and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of records about them should contact the system manager. Individuals
must furnish the following for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Parking permit number (if appropriate).
</p><p>c. Vehicle license number (if appropriate).
</p><p>d. Social Security Number.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individuals to whom the records pertain.
</p><p>b. Information taken from official OPM records.
</p><p>c. Other Federal agency parking records.
</p><p>d. OPM Medical Doctors when disability determinations are requested.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="internal14" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-14</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Photo Identification and Visitor Access Control Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Office of Contracting and Administrative Services, 1900 E Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20415-7100.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals visiting OPM facilities, OPM employees, contractors, and retirees seeking access to OPM facilities
and classified records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Records of individuals visiting OPM and employees, contractors, and retirees identification files (including
photographs) maintained for access purposes.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Federal Property and Administrative Services of 1949, as amended, and 40 U.S.C. 486(c).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine use 1 of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices (60 FR 63075, effective January
17, 1996) applies to the records maintained within the system. The are no routine uses unique to this system of records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM will use the records to issue official U.S. Government Identification cards to OPM employees and contract
employees requiring access to OPM building and offices. The records will also be used to maintain a record of all holders
of identification cards, for renewal and recovery of expired cards, and to identify lost or stolen cards.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>Records are maintained in an automated database.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>By name.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Access is limited to security and guard force personnel. Records are stored in guarded security areas.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are destroyed 3 months after they are returned to the issuing office.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Office of Contracting &amp; Administrative Services, Facilities Services
Division, Security Office, Washington, DC 20415-7100.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM employees wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them should contact
the system manager indicated. Individuals must furnish their full names for their records to be located and identified.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM employees wishing to request access to records about them should contact the system manager indicated.
Individuals must furnish their full names for their records to be located and identified.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM employees wishing to request amendment of their records should contact the system manager indicated.
Individuals must furnish their full names for their records to be located and identified.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual to whom the records pertain.
</p><p>b. Information taken from official OPM records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="internal15" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-15</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">OPM Child Care Tuition Assistance Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>U. S. Office of Personnel Management, Office of Human Resources and EEO, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 1469,
Washington, DC 20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Employees of the Office of Personnel Management who voluntarily apply for child care tuition assistance.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Application forms for child care tuition assistance containing personal information, including employee (parent)
name, Social Security Number, grade, home and work numbers, addresses, telephone numbers, total family income, names of
children on whose behalf the parent is applying for tuition assistance, child's date of birth; information on child care
providers used, including name, address, provider license number and State where issued, tuition cost, and provider tax
identification number; and copies of IRS Form 1040 and 1040A for verification purposes.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Pub. L. 106-58, section 643 and E.O. 9397.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1, and 3 through 11 of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices (60 FR
63075, effective January 17, 1996) applies to the records maintained within the system. There are no system unique
routine uses.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>To establish and verify OPM employees' eligibility for child care subsidies in order for OPM to provide monetary
assistance to its employees.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>Information may be collected on paper or electronically and may be stored as paper forms or on computers.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>By name; may also be cross-referenced to Social Security Number.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>When not in use by an authorized person, paper records are stored in lockable file cabinets or secured rooms.
Electronic records are protected by the use of passwords.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Disposition of records is according to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) guidelines.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Director, Office of Human Resources and EEO, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC
20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals may submit a request on whether a system contains records about them to the system manager indicated.
Individuals must furnish the following for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>Full name.
</p><p>Social Security Number.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request access to records about them should contact the system manager indicated.
Individuals must provide the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>Full name.
</p><p>Social Security Number.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also follow the OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity
and access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of records about them should contact the system manager indicated.
Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>Full name.
</p><p>Social Security Number.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow the OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity
and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information is provided by OPM employees who apply for child care tuition assistance. Furnishing of the
information is voluntary.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="internal16" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-16</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Adjudications Officer Control Files.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Federal Investigative Services (FIS), 131 Rebecca Lane, Slippery Rock, PA 16057.</p>
<p>Facilities, Security, and Contracting (FSC)-Personnel Security; 1137 Branchton Road, Boyers, Pennsylvania 16018.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains records on active, inactive, and pending OPM employees and employees of OPM contractors. This system also contains records on individuals who need to access OPM facilities or use OPM systems.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>The records in the system may contain the following:  Personally identifiable information such as name, date and place of birth, Social Security Number, citizenship status, grade, organization, employer(s), position sensitivity and public trust classification, initial investigation and reinvestigation history; and access authorization history; the formal request(s) and justification(s) for access authorization processing; security forms, fingerprint cards, and acknowledgments completed by the individual for both the initial investigation and reinvestigation; results of pre-employment checks (if required); Personnel Identification Verification (PIV) sponsorship and tracking information; report of investigation provided by an agency which has previously conducted an investigation of the individual for employment or security clearance purposes; approvals for classified visits; photographs; foreign travel documents; personnel security interview transcripts or summaries of the interviews, and evaluations of the interviews; reports of hospitalization or treatment for a mental condition or substance abuse, including information provided by an Employee Assistance Program provider; reports of OPM-sponsored mental evaluations conducted by competent medical authorities; public record information to include law enforcement, financial, divorce, bankruptcy, name change and other court information or reports and copies of information appearing in the media; information concerning citizenship status, foreign contacts, and spouse and/or individual(s) with whom the individual resides; administrative review processing data; information related to an individual's work performance on an OPM contract, documents concerning an individual's conduct, security, and policy violations; written evaluations of reported derogatory information; credit check results; copies of correspondence to and from the individual concerning the items above and copies of inter- and intra-agency correspondence concerning the items above; and any other material relevant to the individual's OPM access, suitability, fitness, or security determination or processing.</p>

<p><b>Note:</b>  Individuals must request access to background investigations in accordance with the requirements in the governing System of Records Notice.  Requests for background investigations maintained in the Adjudications Officer Control Files will be denied.

</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>The authorities for maintenance of the system include the following, with any revisions or amendments: Executive
Orders 10450, 12958, 12968, and 13488.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a portion of the records of information contained in this system may be disclosed outside OPM as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3). The routine uses listed below are specific to this system of records only:
</p>
<p>l. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) OPM suspects or has confirmed that the security or confidentiality of the information in a system of records has been compromised; (2) OPM 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 OPM or another agency or entity) that rely on the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the OPM’s efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
</p>
<p>2. For Judicial/Administrative Proceedings--To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a
party in litigation before a court or in an administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency, when the
Government is a party to the judicial or administrative proceeding. In those cases where the Government is not a party to
the proceeding, records may be disclosed if a subpoena has been signed by a judge.
</p><p>3. For National Archives and Records Administration--To disclose information to the National Archives and Records
Administration for use in records management inspections.
</p><p>4. Within OPM for Statistical/Analytical Studies--By OPM in the production of summary descriptive statistics and
analytical studies in support of the function for which the records are collected and maintained, or for related
workforce studies. While published studies do not contain individual identifiers, in some instances the selection of
elements of data included in the study may be structured in such a way as to make the data individually identifiable by
inference.
</p><p>5. For Litigation--To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court,
adjudicative body or other administrative body before which OPM is authorized to appear, when: OPM, or any component
thereof; or any employee of OPM in his or her official capacity; or any employee of OPM in his or her individual capacity
where the Department of Justice or OPM has agreed to represent the employee; or the United States, when OPM determines
that litigation is likely to affect OPM or any of its components; is a party to litigation or has an interest in such
litigation, and the use of such records by the Department of Justice or OPM is deemed by OPM to be relevant and necessary
to the litigation provided, however, that the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which records were collected.
</p><p>6. For the Merit Systems Protection Board--To disclose information to officials of the Merit Systems Protection
Board or the Office of the Special Counsel, when requested in connection with appeals, special studies of the civil
service and other merit systems, review of OPM rules and regulations, investigations of alleged or possible prohibited
personnel practices, and such other functions, e.g., as promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, or as may be authorized by
law.
</p><p>7. For the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--To disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission when requested in connection with investigations into alleged or possible discrimination practices in the
Federal sector, compliance by Federal agencies with the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures or other
functions vested in the Commission and to otherwise ensure compliance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 7201.
</p><p>8. For the Federal Labor Relations Authority--To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations Authority or
its General Counsel when requested in connection with investigations of allegations of unfair labor practices or matters
before the Federal Service Impasses Panel.
</p><p>9. For Certain Disclosures to Other Federal Agencies--To disclose relevant and necessary information to
designated officers and employees of agencies, offices and other establishments in all branches of the Federal Government
for:
</p><p>(a) Conducting suitability or security investigations,
</p><p>(b) Classifying jobs,
</p><p>(c) Hiring or retaining employees,
</p><p>(d) Evaluating qualifications, suitability and loyalty to the United States Government,
</p><p>(e) Granting access to classified information or restricted areas,
</p><p>(f) Letting a contract, issuing a license, grant, or other benefit, or
</p><p>(g) Providing a service performed under a contract or other agreement.
</p><p>10. For Law Enforcement Purposes--To disclose information to the appropriate Federal, State, local, tribal,
foreign or other public authority responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing or implementing a statute, rule,
regulation or order when OPM--IS becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of civil or
criminal law or regulation.
</p><p>11. For Congressional Inquiry--To disclose information to a congressional office in response to an inquiry made
on behalf of an individual. Information will only be released to a congressional office if OPM receives a notarized
authorization from the individual.
</p>
    <p>
        12. For Non-Federal Personnel--To disclose information to contractors or volunteers performing or working on a
        contract, service or job for the Federal Government, regarding permission for an individual to work on an OPM--IS
        contract or use OPM--IS facilities or equipment, or be granted a security clearance.
    </p>

<p>13. To the State unemployment compensation office upon their request in order to adjudicate a claim for unemployment compensation benefits when the claim for benefits is made as the result of a qualifications, suitability, fitness or security determination.</p>

<p>14. To any source from which information is requested in the course of obtaining information to make a suitability, security, or access determination, to the extent necessary to identify the individual, inform the source of the nature and purpose of the investigation, and to identify the type of information requested.
</p>
<p>15.  To a competent medical authority who, under a formal agreement for payment of services with the OPM personnel security element, conducts evaluations under the Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified Information, to determine whether an individual has a mental condition of a nature which causes, or may cause, a significant defect in judgment or reliability.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM Adjudications Officers, Contract Administrators, and Personnel Security staff, or designees, use these records to make suitability, fitness, or security determinations, PIV access determinations, determinations  concerning security clearances for access to classified or National Security information, determinations regarding the need and eligibility to use OPM facilities or systems, assign position sensitivity to OPM employees and contractors, and to document an individual's performance and conduct on an OPM contract or employment.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>OPM-IS maintains these records in file folders and in electronic databases.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retrieved by the name and date of birth or Social Security Number of the individual about whom they
are maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM stores the hardcopy files in locked, metal file cabinets in a secured room or as digital images on the OPM Local Area Network.  All employees who have a need to access the information are required to have the appropriate investigation consistent with the risk and sensitivity designation of that position, and the investigation must be favorably adjudicated or an interim access be granted before they are allowed access to the records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM maintains the entire record three (3) years after the individual's employment or contract status with OPM ends, the need to use OPM systems or facilities has terminated, or the Federal agency notifies OPM that the person whose case OPM adjudicated has separated from that agency.  Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreements (Standard Form 312) signed by contractors are maintained for 70 years. Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreements (Standard Form 312) signed by federal employees are filed in the Official Personnel Folder (OPF).  Contents of the file folders are destroyed by shredding and recycling and computer records are destroyed by electronic erasure.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Associate Director, Federal Investigative Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, PO Box 618, 1137 Branchton Road, Boyers, PA 16018-0618.</p>
<p>Director, Facilities, Security and Contracting, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E. Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20415.

</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act provisions at 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (d), regarding accounting of disclosures and access to and amendment of records. The section of this notice titled Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act indicates the kinds of material exempted and the reasons for exempting them from access.</p>

<p>Individuals wishing to ask if this system of records contains information about them or wishing to request access to their record should determine which category they fit into and write to the following addresses:</p>

<p>Federal Investigative Services maintains records for those who (1) work(ed) in OPM’s FSC-Personnel Security, (2) who work(ed) on an OPM-FIS contract, or (3) have or had access to OPM-FIS facilities or OPM-FIS systems.  This category of individuals should write to: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Investigative Services, Freedom of Information and Privacy Act office, PO Box 618, 1137 Branchton Road, Boyers, PA 16018-0618. </p>

<p>Facilities, Security and Contracting maintains records for all other OPM employees or OPM contractors.  This category of individuals should write to: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, FOIA Requester Service Center, 1900 E. Street, N.W., Room 5415, Washington, DC 20415-7900.</p>

<p>Individuals must furnish the following information for their record to be located and identified:</p>

<p>a. Full name, former name, and any other names used.</p>
<p>b. Date and place of birth.</p>
<p>c. Social Security Number.</p>
<p>d. Identify the records being requested, to include any available information regarding the type of record involved.</p>
<p>e. The address to which the record information should be sent.</p>
<p>f. Telephone number. (optional)</p>
<p>g. Handwritten Signature.</p>

<p>In addition, the requester must provide an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).</p>

<p>Attorneys or other persons acting on behalf of an individual must provide written authorization from that individual for the representative to act on their behalf.  The written authorization must include an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: "I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature)."</p>

<p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and access to records (5 CFR part 297).

</p>

</xhtmlContent></subsection>

<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>In addition, the requester must provide an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).
</p>
<p>Attorneys or other persons acting on behalf of an individual must provide written authorization from that individual for the representative to act on their behalf.  The written authorization must include an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: "I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).
</p><p>1. Full name.
</p><p>2. Date and place of birth.
</p><p>3. Social Security Number.
</p><p>4. Signature.
</p><p>5.Precise identification of the information to be amended.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
amendment to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>1. The individual to whom the information applies.
</p><p>2.OPM-FIS investigative files.
</p><p>3. Officials of OPM and OPM-FIS contractors.
</p><p>4. Employment information maintained by OPM’s Director of Personnel or regional personnel offices.
</p><p>5. The public.
</p>
<p>6. Federal agencies.
</p>
<p>7.  By personal investigation or written inquiry from sources such as employers, educational institutions, references, neighbors, associates, police departments, courts, credit bureaus, medical records, probation officials, prison officials, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and other publications.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemsExempted"><xhtmlContent><p>All information in these records that meets the criteria stated  in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1), (2), (5), or (6) is exempt from the requirements of the Privacy Act that relate to providing an accounting of disclosures to the
data subject and access to and amendment of records (5 U.S.C. 552(c)(3) and (d))</p>
<p><i>5 U.S.C. 552a(k)
</i></p><p>1. Properly classified information obtained from another Federal agency during the course of a personnel
investigation, which pertains to national defense and foreign policy.
</p><p>2. Investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes other than material within the scope of this
subsection.
</p><p>3. Investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility or qualifications
for Federal civilian employment and Federal contact or access to classified information. Materials may be exempted to the
extent that release of the material to the individual whom the information is about would reveal the identity of a source
who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in
confidence or, prior to September 27, 1975, furnished information to the Government under an implied promise that the
identity of the source would be held in confidence.
</p><p>4. Testing and examination materials, compiled during the course of a personnel investigation, that are used solely to
determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in the Federal service, when disclosure of the material
would compromise the objectivity or fairness of the testing or examination process.


</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="internal17" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-17</systemNumber>

<subsection type="systemName">Web-Enabled Voting Rights System (WEVRS).
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>The IT infrastructure of WEVRS is housed at Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 1900 E Street NW., Washington,
DC 20415. Related original paperwork is housed at the Voting Rights Section, OPM, Room B1503, Building 20, Denver Federal
Center, Denver, CO 80225.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains records on certain citizens who were listed to vote by the Federal Government in order to
ensure access to registration. The system currently contains information on approximately 112,000 Federally registered
voters who live in certain counties and parishes (hereafter referred to as "covered jurisdictions") in five states:
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>The records in the database may contain the following on an individual voter:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Address, including state, county, and precinct.
</p><p>c. Birth date.
</p><p>d. Number and date of the Federal certificate (i.e., voting registration card).
</p><p>e. The line number where the voter's name appears on original paper versions of the list of Federally registered
voters ("the List").
</p><p>The same information may also appear on the paper certificates and in the original List.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973), as amended, gives OPM the authority for maintenance of the
system.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent>
<p>In accordance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, OPM maintains the List, keeping it as up-to-date as
possible. If designated by Federal examiners, OPM can add voters to the List. If the appropriate jurisdictions provide
proof to OPM that Federally listed voters have lost their eligibility to vote under state law, OPM will remove those
voters' names from the List. Voters can become ineligible to vote under state laws for reasons such as death, loss of
U.S. citizenship, conviction of a felony, legal declaration of insanity or incompetence, or change in residence outside
of the certified county/parish where Federally registered. Also, when appropriate jurisdictions provide the specified
documentation, OPM makes name, address, and precinct changes to the List as necessary.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in these records may be used:
</p><p>1. For maintaining the List.
</p><p>2. For the National Archives and Records Administration--To disclose information to the National Archives and
Records Administration for use in records management inspections.
</p><p>3. For litigation--To disclose information to the Department of Justice (DOJ), or in a proceeding before a court,
adjudicative body or other administrative body before which OPM is authorized to appear, when: OPM, or any component
thereof; or any employee of OPM in his or her official capacity; or any employee of OPM in his or her individual capacity
where DOJ or OPM has agreed to represent the employee; or the United States, when OPM determines that litigation is
likely to affect OPM or any of its components; is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the
use of such records by DOJ or OPM is deemed by OPM to be arguably relevant and necessary to the litigation provided;
however, that the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which records were collected.
</p><p>4. For Certain Disclosures to DOJ--To disclose relevant and necessary information to designated officers and
employees of DOJ for:
</p><p>(a) Providing information to covered jurisdictions upon their request.
</p><p>(b) Reminding covered jurisdictions of the presence of Federally registered voters within their bounds.
</p><p>(c) Comparing voters on the List to those on county/parish voter registration lists.
</p><p>5. For Certain Disclosures to States and Covered Jurisdictions--To reference information on the List when they
make requests for changes or removals from it, and to ensure the accuracy of the voter registration lists.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>WEVRS maintains these records in an electronic database. OPM maintains the original List in press-board binders
by date and jurisdiction in filing cabinets. It also maintains originals, or copies of originals, of Federal certificates
(i.e., voter registration cards) in card files.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records in WEVRS may be retrieved by the name, address, state, county/parish, or precinct of the individual about
whom they are maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM has adopted appropriate administrative, technical, and physical controls in accordance with its Automated
Information Systems Security Program to protect information in the WEVRS database. OPM stores the List and certificates
in locked, metal file cabinets in a secured room. OPM restricts access to all of these records to employees who have the
appropriate clearance and need-to-know.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM maintains these records in accordance with OPM's Records Retention Schedule, Section 3.LEG.01.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Associate Director, Human Resources Products and Services Division, Office of Personnel Management, Room 4310,
1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415-4000.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to determine whether this system of records contains information about them may do so by
writing to FOI/P, OPM, ATTN: Mary Beth Smith-Toomey, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 1900 E Street NW., Room
5415, Washington, DC 20415-7900. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be
located:
</p><p>1. Full name.
</p><p>2. Date and place of birth.
</p><p>3. Social Security Number.
</p><p>4. Signature.
</p><p>5. Available information regarding the type of information requested.
</p><p>6. The reason why the individual believes this system contains information about him/her.
</p><p>7. The address to which the information should be sent.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity
and access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of records about them should write to Nelldean Monroe, OPM Voting Rights
Administrator, P.O. Box 25167, Denver, CO 80225-0167 and furnish the following information for their records to be
located:
</p><p>1. Full name.
</p><p>2. Date and place of birth.
</p><p>3. Social Security Number.
</p><p>4. Signature.
</p><p>5. Precise identification of the information to be amended.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
amendment to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>1. The individual to whom the information applies.
</p><p>2. Election commissioners and registrars of voters of covered jurisdictions.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="exemptionsClaimed"><xhtmlContent><p>None.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
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<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-18</systemNumber>
    <subsection type="systemName"> Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship For Service (SFS). </subsection>
   <subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent>
<p>The IT infrastructure of SFS is housed at OPM’s HR Tools &amp; Technology at 4685 Log Cabin Drive, Macon, GA 31204.  </p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent>
<p>This system contains records related to individuals selected for participation in the SFS program.  </p>
<p>The system contains information related to:</p>
<p>1. Student participants &amp; their designated emergency contact individuals.</p>
<p>2. Officials associated with participating academic institutions; and</p>
<p>3. Officials associated with participating Federal, state, local, or tribal agencies.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent>
<p>The records in the database may contain the following information related to participants:</p>
<p>1. STUDENT PARTICIPANTS: full name(s), social security number (SSN), signature, date of birth, mother’s maiden name, full address(s), phone number(s), email address(s), complete emergency contact information, university/college attending, degree funded, field of study, expected completion date, date available for internship, date available for post graduation commitment, high school background, post high school education background, current certifications, cybersecurity employment information and history, resume information, demographic information (gender, ethnicity, race), US armed forces status, internship and post-graduation placement information to include agency name, sub agency name,  job title, salary range and pay plan/series/grade.</p>
<p>2. ACADEMIC INSTITUTION OFFICIAL (previously identified as Principal Investigator) : The records in the database may contain the following information related to participating officials: full name(s), signature, university/college: department/field, address, fax number, phone number(s), email address(es), website, SFS award information, institution demographics.</p>
<p>3. AGENCY OFFICIAL: The records in the database may contain the following information related to registered agency officials: agency name, sub agency name, full name(s), agency address(s), work location, work phone number(s), work fax number(s), work email address(s), and agency website.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent>
<p>The Federal Cyber Service Training and Education Initiative as described in the President’s National Plan for Information Systems Protection, gives OPM the authority for maintenance of the system.  The collection and use of SSNs by the system for the specified purposes is provided by Executive Order 9397 as amended by Executive Order 13478.</p>

</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent>
<p>The information is used by OPM’s Human Resource Solutions to register scholarship recipients’ education and experience background and to provide this information to potential employers.  Students are selected by participating universities/colleges to receive the scholarship.  Once selected and approved by OPM, the student is provided instructions on how to register their resume on-line.  Approved agency officials and approved university officials are then able to retrieve resumes of the scholarship recipients through a password protected website. 

</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent>
<p>These records may be used:</p>
<p>1. To disclose information to another Federal agency or a party in litigation before a court or in an administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency, when the Government is a party to the judicial or administrative proceeding, and such information is deemed by OPM to be arguably relevant and necessary to the litigation.</p>
<p>2. To disclose information to the National Archives and Re¬cords Administration for use in records management inspections.</p>
<p>3.  In the production of summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the function for which the records are collected and maintained, or for related workforce studies.  While published studies do not contain individual identifiers, in some instances the selection of elements of data included in the study may be structured in such a way as to make the data individually identifiable by inference.</p>
<p>4.  To disclose information to the Department of Justice (DOJ), or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body or other administrative body before which OPM is authorized to appear, when: OPM, or any component thereof; or any employee of OPM in his or her official capacity; or any employee of OPM in his or her individual capacity where DOJ or OPM has agreed to represent the employee; or the United States, when OPM determines that litigation is likely to affect OPM or any of its components; is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by DOJ or OPM is deemed by OPM to be arguably relevant and necessary to the litigation, provided, however, that the disclo¬sure is compatible with the purpose for which records were collected.</p>
<p>5.  To disclose information to officials of the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the Special Counsel, when requested in connection with appeals, special studies of the civil service and other merit systems, review of OPM rules and regulations, investigations of alleged or possible prohibited personnel practices, and such other functions, e.g., as promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, or as may be authorized by law.</p>
<p>6.  To disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission when requested in connection with investigations into alleged or possible discrimination practices in the Federal sector, compliance by Federal agencies with the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures, or other functions vested in the Commission and to otherwise ensure compliance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 7201.</p>
<p>7.  To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations Authority or its General Counsel when re¬quested in connection with investigations of allegations of unfair labor practices or matters before the Federal Service Impasses Panel.</p>
<p>8.  To disclose relevant and necessary information to designated officers and employees of agencies, offices and other establishments in all branches of the Federal Government for:</p>
<p>  (a)  conducting suitability or security investigations,</p>
<p>             (b)  classifying jobs,</p>
<p>             (c)  hiring or retaining employees,</p>
<p>  (d)  evaluating qualifications, suitability and loyalty to the United States</p>
<p>       Government,</p>
<p>             (e)  granting access to classified information or restricted areas,</p>
<p>             (f)  letting a contract, issuing a license, grant, or other benefit, or</p>
<p>             (g) providing a service performed under a contract or other agreement.</p>
<p>9. To disclose information to the appropriate Federal, State, local, tribal, foreign or other public authority responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing or implementing a statute, rule, regulation or order when OPM-FIS becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation.</p>
<p>10.  To disclose information to a congressional office in response to an inquiry made on behalf of an individual.  Information will only be released to a congressional office if OPM receives a notarized authorization or signed statement under 28 U.S.C. 1746 from the subject of the investigation.</p>
<p>11. To disclose information to approved university officials to view resumes of their participating students to ensure the accuracy of the student’s resume.  RNO information will not be released to university officials.</p>
<p>12. To disclose information to approved agency officials to obtain names and resumes of participating students available for employment.  RNO information will not be released to hiring officials. </p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent>
<p> 
Storage:</p>
<p>SFS maintains these records in an electronic database.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
    <subsection type="retrievability">
        <xhtmlContent>
            <p>Records in SFS may be retrieved by name and email address.</p>
        </xhtmlContent>
    </subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent>
<p>OPM has adopted appropriate administrative, technical, and physical controls in accordance with its Automated Information Systems Security Program to protect information in the SFS database.  OPM restricts access to all of these records to only those OPM employees who are SFS Program Staff and authorized ADMIN Module Users.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Records associated with individuals maintained in the SFS database records are retained for up to ten years after the last activity associated with an individual record; and then archived and provided on request to the National Science Foundation under the agreement between OPM and the NSF for the operation of the SFS Program. </p>
<p>The SFS Program has furnished the proposed schedule to the OPM Records Management Office to enable them to proceed with the process of establishing a Records Retention Schedule with NARA.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Individuals wishing to determine whether this system of records contains information about them may do so by writing to FOIA, OPM, ATTN: Trina Porter, FOIA Officer, 1900 E Street, N.W., Room 5415, Washington, DC 20415-7900.</p>
<p>Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located:</p>
<p>1. Full name.</p>
<p>2. Date and place of birth.</p>
<p>3. Social security number.</p>
<p>4. Signature.</p>
<p>5. Available information regarding the type of information requested.</p>
<p>6. The reason why the individual believes this system contains information about him/her.</p>
<p>7. The address to which the information should be sent.</p>
<p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM’s Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and access to records (5 CFR part 297).</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of records about them should write to Kathryn Roberson, Manager, SFS, 200 Granby Street, Suite 500, Norfolk, VA, 23510-1886 and furnish the following information for their records to be located:</p>
<p>1. Full name.</p>
<p>2. Date and place of birth.</p>
<p>3. Social Security Number.</p>
<p>4. Signature.</p>
<p>5. Precise identification of the information to be amended.</p>
<p>1.  
Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM’s Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and amendment to records (5 CFR part 297).</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:</p>
<p>1. The individual to whom the information applies.</p>
<p>2. Authorized officials from participating agencies or academic institutions.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="exemptionsClaimed"><xhtmlContent><p>None.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
	
	
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             toc="yes">
        <systemNumber>/INTERNAL-19</systemNumber>

<subsection type="systemName">Investigative Training Records.</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent>
<p>United States Office of Personnel Management, Federal Investigative Services, (OPM FIS) 131 Rebecca Lane, Slippery Rock, PA 16057.</p>
<p>OPM FIS 1050 Hull Street, Baltimore, MD 21230.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Current and former employees of OPM, contractors, and employees of other Federal agencies who have applied for, participated in, or assisted with a training program or course offered by, through, or in conjunction with the Federal Investigative Services National Training Center (FIS-NTC).</p>
<p>Current and former employees of OPM FIS that have applied for tuition reimbursement.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent>
<p>The records in this system may contain the following pertaining to training: Individual's name; date of birth; social security number; address; phone number; email address; occupation, including employing agency/company and supervisor's name and contact information; location, dates and name of training class; schedules; course rosters; sign in sheets and records of attendance; requests for training and/or registration forms; payment records; records of equipment issuance; exercises, study aids, reference tools, assessments, examination and testing material, including pre-course material, if applicable; grades and student evaluations, course critiques; requests for tuition reimbursement and supporting documentation; and other reports pertaining to training. This would also include any and all materials described above that may also be contained within the FIS Professional Development Portal.</p>
<p><i>Note:</i> Some of these records may also become part of the GOVT 1, General Personnel Records system and/or GOVT 2, Employee Performance File System Records system.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 3101; 5 U.S.C. 301; 5 U.S.C. Ch. 41; E.O. 13467; E.O. 13488, E.O. 11348, as amended; E.O. 9397, as amended by 13478.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent>
<p>This system will document training given to current and former employees of OPM, contractors, and employees of other Federal agencies who have applied for, participated in, or assisted with a training program or course offered by, through, or in conjunction with the Federal Investigative Services National Training Center (FIS-NTC), including records on those who register for training, but do not attend. It will provide OPM with a means to track the training that is provided; the expenditure of training and related funds; identify training needs and trends; assess the effectiveness of training; schedule classes and instructors; determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in the Federal service as applicable; and respond to requests for information related to the training offered by or through OPM FIS.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent>
<p>In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a portion of the records or information contained in this system may be disclosed to outside entities, as is determined to be relevant and necessary, outside OPM as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3).</p>
<p>1. To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a party in litigation before a court or in an administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency. In those instances where the request comes from a person or entity other than the Government, records will be disclosed only pursuant to a subpoena executed by a judge.</p>
<p>2. To the appropriate Federal, state, local, tribal, foreign, or other public authority responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order, where OPM becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation.</p>
<p>3. To disclose information 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 conducting of a suitability or security investigation of an individual, the classifying of jobs, 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.</p>
<p>4. To provide information 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. However, the training records, or parts thereof, will only be released to a congressional office if OPM receives a notarized authorization or signed statement under 28 U.S.C. 1746 from the subject of the investigation.</p>
<p>5. For National Archives and Records Administration—To disclose information to the National Archives and Records Administration for use in records management inspections.</p>
<p>6. To disclose information to the Department of Justice or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, or other administrative body before which OPM is authorized to appear, when:</p>
<p>(a) OPM, or any component thereof; or</p>
<p>(b) Any employee of OPM in his or her official capacity; or</p>
<p>(c) Any employee of OPM in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or OPM has agreed to represent the employee; or</p>
<p>(d) The United States, when OPM determines that litigation is likely to affect OPM or any of its components; is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department of Justice or OPM is deemed by OPM to be relevant and necessary to the litigation provided, however, that the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which records were collected.</p>
<p>7. For the Merit Systems Protection Board—To disclose information to officials of the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the Special Counsel, when requested in connection with appeals, special studies of the civil service and other merit systems, review of OPM rules and regulations, investigations of alleged or possible prohibited personnel practices, and such other functions, e.g., as promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, or as may be authorized by law.</p>
<p>8. For the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission—To disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission when requested in connection with investigations into alleged or possible discrimination practices in the Federal sector, compliance by Federal agencies with the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures or other functions vested in the Commission and to otherwise ensure compliance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 7201.</p>
<p>9. For the Federal Labor Relations Authority—To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations Authority or its General Counsel when requested in connection with investigations of allegations of unfair labor practices or matters before the Federal Service Impasses Panel.</p>
<p>10. Within OPM for Statistical/Analytical Studies—By OPM in the production of summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the function for which the records are collected and maintained, or for related workforce studies. While published studies do not contain individual identifiers, in some instances the selection of elements of data included in the study may be structured in such a way as to make the data individually identifiable by inference.</p>
<p>11. For Non-Federal Personnel-To disclose information to contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement, or job for the Federal Government who have a need to know the information contained in this system.</p>
<p>12. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) OPM suspects or has confirmed that the security or confidentiality of the information in a system of records has been compromised; (2) OPM 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 OPM or another agency or entity) that rely on the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the OPM's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.</p>
<p>13. To educational institutions or training facilities for purposes of enrollment and verification of attendance and performance.</p>
<p>14. To employers to the extent necessary to obtain information pertinent to the individual's fitness and qualification for training and to provide training status.</p>
<p>Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies:</p>
<p>None.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>Records in this system are stored electronically or on paper in secure facilities in locked cabinets. The records are stored on computer tapes, as digital images, on CD-ROM and in electronic databases.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Records are retrieved by the name, social security number and/or other unique identifier of the individual on whom they are maintained.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Paper files are stored in a locked cabinet in a secure facility with an intrusion alarm system. Electronic records are on a secure OPM server in a limited access room. Access to the records is limited to those individuals who have a need to know the information in the performance of their official duties.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Individual training records will be maintained indefinitely until a retention schedule is approved by NARA.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Associate Director, Federal Investigative Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, PO Box 618, 1137 Branchton Road, Boyers, PA 16018.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act provisions at 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (d), regarding accounting of disclosures, and access to and amendment of records. The section of this notice titled Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act indicates the kinds of material exempted and the reasons for exempting them from access.</p>
<p>Individuals wishing to learn whether this system contains information about them or to request access should contact the FOI/PA, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Investigative Services, P.O. Box 618, 1137 Branchton Road, Boyers, PA 16018-0618, in writing. Written requests must contain the following information:</p>
<p>a. Full name, former name, and any other names used.</p>
<p>b. Date and place of birth.</p>
<p>c. Social Security Number.</p>
<p>d. Any available information regarding the type of record involved to include the date of training.</p>
<p>e. The address to which the record information should be sent.</p>
<p>f. You must sign your request.</p>
<p>In addition, the requester must provide an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).</p>
<p>Attorneys or other persons acting on behalf of an individual must provide written authorization from that individual for the representative to act on their behalf. The written authorization must also include an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).</p>
<p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and access to records (5 CFR part 297).</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Individuals wishing to request amendment to their non-exempt records should contact the Federal Investigations Processing Center in writing. Requests should be directed only to the U.S. OPM Federal Investigative Services. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:</p>
<p>a. Full name, former name, and any other names used.</p>
<p>b. Date and place of birth.</p>
<p>c. Social Security Number.</p>
<p>d. Any available information regarding the type of record involved to include the date of the training.</p>
<p>e. The address to which the record information should be sent.</p>
<p>f. You must sign your request</p>
<p>In addition, the requester must provide an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).</p>
<p>Attorneys or other persons acting on behalf of an individual must provide written authorization from that individual for the representative to act on their behalf. The written authorization must also include an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).</p>
<p>Individuals requesting amendment must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Information originates within OPM, from the individual to whom the record pertains, and external educational institutions and training facilities.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="exemptionsClaimed"><xhtmlContent>
<p>OPM has claimed that all information in these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k) (6) is exempt from the requirements of the Privacy Act that relate to providing an accounting of disclosures to the data subject, and access to and amendment of records (5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (d)).</p>
<p>This system may contain the following types of information:</p>
<p>Testing and examination materials that are used solely to determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in the Federal service, when disclosure of the material would compromise the objectivity or fairness of the testing or examination process.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection></section>	
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        <systemNumber>/INTERNAL-20</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName"> Internal - Integrity Assurance Officer Control Files. </subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation">
    <xhtmlContent>
        <p>Records may be maintained in the following locations:</p>
        <p>a. United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Federal Investigative Services (FIS), 1900 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20415; </p>
        <p>b. OPM-FIS, Federal Investigations Processing Center, 1137 Branchton Rd, PO Box 618, Boyers, PA 16018-0618; </p>
        <p>c. OPM-FIS, Personnel Investigations Center, 601 10th Street, Ft. Meade, MD 20755.</p>
    </xhtmlContent>
</subsection>
<subsection type="securityClassification"><xhtmlContent>
<p> None.</p>

</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Current and former individuals who have applied to or who are or were employed by FIS or who work(ed) on an OPM-FIS Contract and were referred to FIS’s Integrity Assurance office due to allegations or concerns of the following possible misconduct: (1) Fraud against the Government; (2) Theft of Government property; (3) Misuse of Government property and IT systems; and (4) Improper personal conduct.</p>

</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent>

<p>Applicable records may contain the following information about the covered individual: name, date of birth, Social Security Number, home address, telephone numbers, email addresses, employment history, education history, criminal history, civil court actions, records related to drug and/or alcohol use, interviews with and information obtained from sources and subjects of the integrity investigation, records documenting the individual’s work or performance, records documenting the handling of personally identifiable information, time and attendance records, government credit card records, travel records, government issued cellular phone records, personnel and/or training records, public record information to include law enforcement, financial, divorce, bankruptcy, name change and other court information or reports and copies of information appearing in the media; copies of correspondence to and from the individual concerning the items above and copies of inter- and intra-agency correspondence concerning the items above and other information developed and relevant to the investigation.</p>

</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent>
<p>5 U.S.C. 301; the Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 3101.</p>

</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent>
<p>OPM-FIS uses these records to document the outcome of investigations into allegations of misconduct or negligence by OPM Federal and contractor staff or applicants and/or report the results of these investigations to other OPM components or Federal agencies for criminal, administrative, or any other action deemed appropriate. </p>

</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent>
<p>In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a portion of the records or information contained in this system may be disclosed to authorized entities, as is determined to be relevant and necessary, outside OPM as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:</p>

<p>1. For Law Enforcement Purposes--To disclose pertinent information to the appropriate Federal, State, or local agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order, where OPM becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation.</p>

<p>2. For Litigation--To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, or other administrative body before which OPM is authorized to appear, when:</p>
<p>(a) OPM, or any component thereof; or</p>
<p>(b) Any employee of OPM in his or her official capacity; or</p>
<p>(c) Any employee of OPM in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or OPM has agreed to represent the employee; or</p>
<p>(d) The United States, when OPM determines that litigation is likely to affect OPM or any of its components; is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and OPM determines that the records are relevant and necessary to the litigation provided, however, that the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the records were collected.</p>

<p>3. To another Federal agency, to a court, or a party in litigation before a court or in an administrative proceeding being conducted by OPM or another Federal agency, when the Government is a party to the judicial or administrative proceeding.  In those cases where the Government is not a party to the proceeding, records may be disclosed if a subpoena has been signed by a judge.</p>

<p>4. To an agency, office, or other establishment in the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of the Federal Government in response to its request, in connection with the hiring or retention of an employee or contractor, the issuance of a security clearance, the conducting of a security or suitability investigation of an individual, the classifying of jobs, 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.  </p>

<p>5. To any source from which informa¬tion is requested in the course of an investigation, to the extent necessary to identify the individual, inform the source of the nature and purpose of the investiga¬tion, and to identify the type of information requested.</p>

<p>6. To provide information to a congres¬sional office from the record of an individual in response to an inquiry from the congres¬sional office made at the request of that individual.  However, the file, or parts thereof, will only be released to a congressional office if OPM receives a notarized authorization or signed statement under 28 U.S.C. 1746 from the subject of the investigation or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).</p>

<p>7.  For the Merit Systems Protection Board--To disclose information to officials of the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the Special Counsel, when requested in connection with appeals, special studies of the civil service and other merit systems, review of OPM rules and regulations, investigations of alleged or possible prohibited personnel practices, and such other functions, e.g., as promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, or as may be authorized by law.</p>

<p>8. For the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--To disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission when requested in connection with investigations into alleged or possible discrimination practices in the Federal sector, compliance by Federal agencies with the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures or other functions vested in the Commission and to otherwise ensure compliance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 7201.</p>

<p>9. For the Federal Labor Relations Authority--To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations Authority or its General Counsel when requested in connection with investigations of allegations of unfair labor practices or matters before the Federal </p>
<p>Service Impasses Panel.</p>

<p>10.  For National Archives and Records Administration--To disclose information to the National Archives and Records Administration for use in records management inspections.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>11.  For Non-Federal Personnel--To disclose information to contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement, or job for the Federal Government who have a need to know the information contained within this system.</p>

<p>12. By OPM in the production of summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the function for which the records are collected and maintained, or for related studies. While published studies do not contain individual identifiers, in some instances the selection of elements of data included in the study may be structured in such a way as to make the data individually identifiable by inference.</p>

<p>13.  To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) OPM suspects or has confirmed that the security or confidentiality of the information in a system of records has been compromised; (2) OPM 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 OPM or another agency or entity) that rely on the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the OPM’s efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.</p>

<p>14.  To another Federal agency that has the authority to conduct background investigations when an individual is suspended or removed from an OPM FIS contract due to misconduct to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to the Federal agency’s decision to retain the individual under contract with their agency.</p>

<p>Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies: </p>
<p> None.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent>

<p>Storage:</p>
<p>Records are maintained in a paper format in file folders and electronic databases.</p>

</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Records are retrieved by the name and/or social security number of the individual about whom they are maintained.</p>

</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Paper file folders are stored in a secured office within a secure facility.  Access to the file folders and electronic records in the databases is restricted to authorized employees with a need-to-know.</p>

</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent>
<p>a:  Records are maintained for 4 years, plus the current year, from the date of the most recent investigative activity or associated action, unless the case is appealed, at which time the records are maintained for 7 years, plus the current year, from the date of the associated action.  </p>
<p>b:  Hard copy records are destroyed by shredding and recycling and computerized records are destroyed by electronic erasure.</p>

</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Associate Director, Federal Investigative Services, U. S. Office of Personnel Management, P.O. Box 618, 1137 Branchton Road, Boyers, PA 16018.</p>

</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act provi¬sions at 5 U.S.C. 552(c)(3) , (d), and (e)(1), regarding providing an accounting of disclosures to the data subject, access to and amendment of records, and maintaining in its records only such information that is relevant and necessary.  The section of this notice titled Systems Exempted from Certain Provi¬sions of the Act indicates the kinds of material exempted and the reasons for exempting them from ac¬cess.</p>

<p>Individuals wishing to determine wheth¬er this system of records contains information about them or wishing to request access to their record may do so by writing to FOI/PA, Office of Personnel Management, Federal Inves¬ti¬gative Services, PO Box 618, Boyers, PA 16018-0618. Individuals must furnish the follow¬ing for their records to be located:</p>
<p>a. Full name.</p>
<p>b. Any former name.</p>
<p>c. SSN</p>
<p>d. Signature.</p>
<p>e. Any available information re¬garding the type of record involved.</p>
<p>f. Dates of employment and by whom the individual was employed.</p>
<p>g. The address to which the record information should be sent.</p>

<p>In addition, the requester must provide an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).</p>

<p>Attorneys or other persons acting on behalf of an individual must provide written authorization from that individual for the representative to act on their behalf.  The written authorization must also include an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: ‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on [date]. [Signature].’</p>

<p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM's Pri¬vacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and access to records (5 CFR 297).</p>

<p>Amendment procedures:  </p>
<p>Individuals wishing to request amend¬ment to their non-exempt records should write to </p>
<p>FOI/PA, Office of Personnel Management, Federal Inves¬ti¬gative Services, PO Box 618, Boyers, PA 16018-0618. Individuals must furnish the follow¬ing for their records to be located:</p>
<p>a. Full name.</p>
<p>b. Any former name.</p>
<p>c. SSN</p>
<p>d. Signature.</p>
<p>e. Dates of employment and by whom the individual was employed.</p>
<p>f. Precise identification of the information to be amended. </p>
<p>g. The address to which the record information should be sent.</p>

<p>In addition, the requester must provide an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).</p>

<p>Attorneys or other persons acting on behalf of an individual must provide written authorization from that individual for the representative to act on their behalf.  The written authorization must also include an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: ‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on [date]. [Signature].’</p>

<p>Individuals requesting amendment must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and amend¬ment of records (5 CFR part 297).</p>

</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:</p>

<p>a. The individual to whom the information applies.</p>
<p>b. OPM-FIS investigative files</p>
<p>c. Officials of OPM and OPM-FIS Contractors</p>
<p>d. Federal, State, and local agencies, and internal and external inquiries</p>
<p>e. The public.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="exemptionsClaimed"><xhtmlContent>
<p>All information in these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1), (2), (5), or (6) is exempt from the requirements of the Privacy Act that relate to providing an accounting of disclosures to the data subject, access to and amendment of records, and maintaining in its records only such information that is relevant and necessary.  (5 U.S.C. 552(c)(3) , (d), and (e)(1)).</p>

<p>1. Properly classified information subject to the provisions of section 552(b)(1), which states as follows: (A) specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and (B) are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive order.</p>
<p>2. Investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes, other than material within the scope of subsection (j)(2) of this section: Provided, however, that if any individual is denied any right, privilege, or benefit that he would otherwise be entitled by Federal law, or for which he would otherwise be eligible, as a result of the maintenance of such material, such material shall be provided to such individual, except to the extent that the disclosure of such material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or, prior to the effective date of this section, under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence.</p>
<p>5. Investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility or qualifications for Federal civilian employment and Federal contact or access to classified information. Materials may be exempted to the extent that release of the material to the individual whom the information is about would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence or, prior to September 27, 1975, furnished information to the Government under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence.</p>
<p>6. Testing and examination materials, compiled during the course of a personnel investigation, that are used solely to determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in the Federal service, when disclosure of the material would compromise the objectivity or fairness of the testing or examination process.

</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>	
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<systemNumber>/INTERNAL-21</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Correspondence Management for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent>
<p>U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415 and other U.S. Office of Personnel Management locations throughout the United States and the rest of the world.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Individuals originating, receiving, or named in correspondence (including attachments) to or from OPM or whose correspondence is referred to OPM, or persons communicating electronically, by mail, or by telephone with OPM regarding official business of OPM, including Members of Congress, other government officials, individuals, and their representatives; individuals originating, receiving, or named in internal memoranda (including attachments) within OPM, including OPM employees, contractors, and individuals relating to investigations, policy decisions, or administrative matters of significance to OPM.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent>
<p>The categories of records within the system vary according to the wide scope of the responsibilities of OPM. Categories of records may include correspondence identification (e.g., correspondent’s name, address, title, organization, control number, date of correspondence, date received, subject), status of response within OPM, the original correspondence, OPM’s response, office or staff member assigned to handle the matter, referral letters, name and identification of person referring the correspondence, copies of any enclosures, and related materials. Some internal memoranda, e-mail correspondence, and logs/notes of official telephone calls to/by OPM staff may also be tracked. This system does not cover systems of records covered by separately-noticed systems.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent>
<p>5 U.S.C. 301 and 44 U.S.C. 3101.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent>
<p>The system controls and tracks correspondence received or originated by OPM or referred to OPM, and action taken by OPM in response to correspondence received, as well as some internal memoranda, action items, e-mail correspondence, and logs/notes of official telephone calls. It also serves as a reference source for inquiries and response thereto.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent>
<p>In addition to those disclosures otherwise permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), all or a portion of the records or information contained in this system may be disclosed outside of OPM, for a routine use under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:</p>
<p>For Law Enforcement Purposes--To disclose pertinent information to the appropriate Federal, State, or local agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order, where OPM becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation.</p>
<p>For Certain Disclosures to Other Federal Agencies--To disclose information 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 conducting of a suitability or security investigation of an individual, the classifying of jobs, 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.</p>
<p>For Congressional Inquiry--To provide information to a congressional office from the record of an individual in response to an inquiry from that congressional office made at the request of that individual.</p>
<p>For Judicial/Administrative Proceedings--To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a party in litigation before a court or in an administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency, when the Government is a party to the judicial or administrative proceeding. In those cases where the Government is not a party to the proceeding, records may be disclosed if a subpoena has been signed by a judge.</p>
<p>For National Archives and Records Administration--To disclose information to the National Archives and Records Administration for use in records management inspections.</p>
<p>Within OPM for Statistical/Analytical Studies--By OPM in the production of summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the function for which the records are collected and maintained, or for related workforce studies. While published studies do not contain individual identifiers, in some instances the selection of elements of data included in the study may be structured in such a way as to make the data individually identifiable by inference.</p>
<p>For Litigation--To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, or other administrative body before which OPM is authorized to appear, when: (1) OPM, or any component thereof; or (2) any employee of OPM in his or her official capacity; or (3) Any employee of OPM in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or OPM has agreed to represent the employee; or (4) the United States, when OPM determines that litigation is likely to affect OPM or any of its components; is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department of Justice or OPM is deemed by OPM to be relevant and necessary to the litigation provided, however, that the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which records were collected.</p>
<p>For the Merit Systems Protection Board--To disclose information to officials of the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the Special Counsel, when requested in connection with appeals, special studies of the civil service and other merit systems, review of OPM rules and regulations, investigations of alleged or possible prohibited personnel practices, and such other functions, e.g., as promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, or as may be authorized by law.</p>
<p>For the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--To disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission when requested in connection with investigations into alleged or possible discrimination practices in the Federal sector, compliance by Federal agencies with the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures or other functions vested in the Commission and to otherwise ensure compliance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 7201.</p>
<p>For the Federal Labor Relations Authority--To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations Authority or its General Counsel when requested in connection with investigations of allegations of unfair labor practices or matters before the Federal Service Impasses Panel.</p>
<p>For Non-Federal Personnel--To disclose information to contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement, or job for the Federal Government.</p>
<p>To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) OPM suspects or has confirmed that the security or confidentiality of information in the system of records has been compromised; (2) the agency 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 OPM or another agency or entity) that rely upon the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with OPM's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Storage:</p>
<p>Records are stored in electronic form and on paper.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Information can be retrieved by name of individual; subject matter of topic; or in some cases, by other identifying search term employed.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Information in this system is safeguarded in accordance with applicable rules and policies, including OPM’s Information Security &amp; Privacy Policy. In general, records and technical equipment are maintained in buildings with restricted access. The required use of password protection identification features and other system protection methods also restrict access. Access is limited to those who have an official need for access to perform their official duties.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Records are retained and disposed of in accordance with the OPM records schedules approved by the National Archives and Records Administration and/or pursuant to the General Records Schedule.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent>
<p>The system manager is Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Room 5450, Washington, DC 20415.</p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
    <subsection type="notificationProcedure">
        <xhtmlContent>
            <p>Individuals wishing to determine whether this system of records contains information about them may do so by writing to the FOIA/PA Requester Service Center, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Room 5415, Washington, DC 20415, or by emailing foia@opm.gov. Individuals must furnish the following information:</p>
            <p>Full name, former name, and any other names used.</p>
            <p>Date and place of birth.</p>
            <p>Social Security Number.</p>
            <p>Signature.</p>
            <p>Description of the information sought.</p>
            <p>The reason why the individual believes the system contains information on them.</p>
            <p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM’s Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and access to records (5 CFR Part 297). In addition, requesters must provide a notarized statement or an unsworn declaration made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format:</p>
            <p>If executed outside the United States: "I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on [date]. [signature]."</p>
            <p>If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, or commonwealths: "I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.  Executed on [date]. [signature]."</p>
            <p>Attorneys or other persons acting on behalf of an individual must provide written authorization from that individual for the representative to act on their behalf. The written authorization must also include an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration, as described above.</p>
            <p>Amendment Procedures:</p>
            <p>Individuals wishing to amend information maintained in the system should direct their requests to the FOIA/PA Requester Service Center, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Room 5415, Washington, DC 20415, or by emailing foia@opm.gov, stating clearly and concisely what information the individuals seek to amend, the reasons for seeking amendment, and the proposed amendments. Some information is not subject to amendment. A determination whether a record may be amended will be made at the time a request is received. Individuals must furnish the following information in writing for their records to be located:</p>
            <p>Full name, former name, and any other names used.</p>
            <p>Date and place of birth.</p>
            <p>Social Security Number.</p>
            <p>Signature.</p>
            <p>Information the individual seeks to amend, the reasons for seeking amendment, and the proposed amendments.</p>
            <p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM’s Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and access to records (5 CFR Part 297). In addition, requestors must provide a notarized statement or an unsworn declaration made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format:</p>
            <p>If executed outside the United States: "I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on [date]. [signature]."</p>
            <p>If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, or commonwealths: "I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.  Executed on [date]. [signature]."</p>
            <p>Attorneys or other persons acting on behalf of an individual must provide written authorization from that individual for the representative to act on their behalf. The written authorization must also include an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration, as described above.</p>
        </xhtmlContent>
    </subsection>
    <subsection type="recordSourceCategories">
        <xhtmlContent>
<p>The information contained in this system is derived from incoming and outgoing correspondence and internal memoranda. Sources include individuals; state, local, tribal, and foreign government agencies as appropriate; the executive and legislative branches of the Federal Government; the Judiciary; and interested third parties.</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="exemptionsClaimed"><xhtmlContent>
<p>A determination as to exemption shall be made at the time a request for access or amendment is received.  OPM has promulgated rules in 5 CFR 297.501(c) reserving the right to assert exemptions for these records when received from another agency that could properly claim such exemptions in responding to a request, and reserving the right to refuse access to information compiled in reasonable anticipation of a civil action or litigation.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
	
<section id="central1" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-1</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Civil Service Retirement and Insurance Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Deputy Associate Director, Center for Retirement and Insurance Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM),
1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001. Certain records pertaining to State income tax withholdings from
annuitant payments are located with State Taxing Offices. Certain information concerning enrollment/change in enrollment
in a health plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) may be located at other agencies. Certain
records pertaining to overpayments must be forwarded to the Department of the Treasury for collection activity. Certain
records pertaining to enrollment in a Preauthorized Debit Program (PAD) for sending recurring remittances to OPM for
service credit and voluntary contributions accounts are maintained with a lockbox bank, which operates the PAD program
for OPM.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>a. Former Federal employees and members of Congress who performed service subject to the Civil Service Retirement
System (CSRS) or Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS).
</p><p>b. Current Federal employees who have:
</p><p>1. Performed Federal service subject to the CSRS or FERS other than with their present agency; or
</p><p>2. Had data converted to the OPM Retirement Systems Modernization Program; or
</p><p>3. Filed a designation of beneficiary for benefits payable under the CSRS; or
</p><p>4. Requested OPM to review a claim for health benefits made under the FEHBP; or
</p><p>5. Enrolled/changed enrollment in a plan under the FEHBP; or
</p><p>6. Filed a service credit application in connection with former Federal service; or
</p><p>7. Filed an application for disability retirement with OPM and are awaiting final decision, or whose disability
retirement application has been disapproved by OPM.
</p><p>c. Former Federal employees who died subject to or who retired under the CSRS or FERS, or their surviving spouses,
and/or children who have received or are receiving CSRS or FERS benefits and/or benefits under the Federal Employees'
Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program, or Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).
</p><p>d. Former Federal employees who died subject to or who retired under a Federal Government retirement system other than
CSRS or FERS, or their surviving spouses and/or children, who have received or are receiving benefits from FEGLI and/or
FEHBP.
</p><p>e. Applicants for Federal employment found unsuitable for employment on medical grounds.
</p><p>f. Former spouses of Federal employees who have received or are receiving CSRS or FERS benefits, or who have filed a
court order awarding future benefits.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system comprises those retirement service history records of employee's service in the Federal Government
from their current employing agency if the employee has been converted to the Retirement Systems Modernization Program
and/or an agency other than for the agency in which they may presently be employed. Also included in the system are
current personnel data pertaining to active United States Postal Service employees who, by virtue of the provisions set
forth in 5 U.S.C. 2105(e), are not considered civil service employees. It also contains information concerning health
benefit enrollment/change in enrollment, and information developed in support of claims for benefits made under the
retirement, health benefits, and life insurance programs for Federal employees that OPM administers. Also included are
medical records and supporting evidence on those individuals whose application for disability retirement has been
rejected. Consent forms and other records related to the withholding of State income tax from annuitant payments, whether
physically maintained by the State or OPM, are included in this system. Consent forms and other records related to
enrollment in the Preauthorized Debit Program, whether physically maintained by the authorized lockbox bank or OPM, are
included in the system.
</p><p>These records contain the following information:
</p><p>a. Documentation of Federal service subject to the CSRS or FERS.
</p><p>b. Documentation of service credit and refund claims made under the CSRS or FERS.
</p><p>c. Documentation of voluntary contributions made by eligible individuals.
</p><p>d. Retirement and death claims files, including documents supporting the retirement application, health benefits, and
life insurance eligibility, medical records supporting disability claims (after receipt by OPM), and designations of
beneficiary.
</p><p>e. Claim review files pertaining to requests made under the FEHBP reviewed by OPM.
</p><p>f. Enrollment and change in enrollment information under the FEHBP.
</p><p>g. Documentation of continuing coverage for life insurance and health benefits for annuitants and their survivors
under a Federal Government retirement system other than the CSRS or FERS, or for compensationers and their survivors
under the Office of Workers' Compensation programs.
</p><p>h. The system also maintains a file of court orders submitted by former spouses of Federal employees. These court
orders are submitted to support claims to apportion funds/benefits due to a Federal employee at some point in the future.
</p><p>i. Records relating to overpayments made to annuitants, survivor annuitants, spouses and/or dependents. These records
may be retained in OPM or provided to the Department of the Treasury, pursuant to the Debt Collection Act of 1996. There
are two different systems applicable to overpayments. The OPM financial management system uses the Social Security Number
(SSN) as part of the identifying information in the record. The Debt Collection Act of 1996 requires agencies to turn
over all receivables more than 180 days past due to the Department of the Treasury for all further collection activity.
The SSN is one of the required fields for transferring the record to the Department of the Treasury. OPM may obtain the
SSN from case files or requests made to credit bureaus.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Includes the following with any revisions or amendments:
</p><p>Section 3301 and chapters 83, 84, 87, 89 of title 5, United States Code, Pub. L. 83-598, 84-356, 86-
724, and 94-455; and Executive Order 9397.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records provide information and verification on which to base entitlement and computation of CSRS and FERS
benefits, CSRS and FERS and survivors' benefits, FEHBP and enrollments, and FEGLI benefits, and to withhold State income
taxes from annuitant payments. These records may also be used to compute CSRS and FERS benefit estimates. These records
also serve to review rejection of applicants for Federal employment on medical suitability grounds. These records also
may be used to locate individuals for personnel research. These records also provide information and verification
concerning enrollment/change in enrollment in a plan under the FEHBP
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>a. For Law Enforcement Purposes--To disclose pertinent information to the appropriate Federal, State, or
local agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or
order, where OPM becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law or
regulation.
</p><p>b. For Certain Disclosures to Other Federal Agencies--To disclose information 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
conducting of a suitability or security investigation of an individual, the classifying of jobs, 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.
</p><p>c. For Congressional Inquiry--To provide information to a congressional office from the record of an individual
in response to an inquiry from that congressional office made at the request of that individual.
</p><p>d. For Judicial/Administrative Proceedings--To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a
party in litigation before a court or in an administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency, when the
Government is a party to the judicial or administrative proceeding. In those cases where the Government is not a party to
the proceeding, records may be disclosed if a subpoena has been signed by a judge.
</p><p>e. For National Archives and Records Administration--To disclose information to the National Archives and Records
Administration for use in records management inspections.
</p><p>f. Within OPM for Statistical/Analytical Studies--By OPM in the production of summary descriptive statistics and
analytical studies in support of the function for which the records are collected and maintained, or for related
workforce studies. While published studies do not contain individual identifiers, in some instances the selection of
elements of data included in the study may be structured in such a way as to make the data individually identifiable by
inference.
</p><p>g. For Litigation--To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court,
adjudicative body, or other administrative body before which OPM is authorized to appear, when:
</p><p>(1) OPM, or any component thereof; or
</p><p>(2) Any employee of OPM in his or her official capacity; or
</p><p>(3) Any employee of OPM in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or OPM has agreed to
represent the employee; or
</p><p>(4) The United States, when OPM determines that litigation is likely to affect OPM or any of its components; is a
party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department of Justice or
OPM is deemed by OPM to be relevant and necessary to the litigation provided, however, that the disclosure is compatible
with the purpose for which records were collected.
</p><p>h. For the Merit Systems Protection Board--To disclose information to officials of the Merit Systems Protection
Board or the Office of the Special Counsel, when requested in connection with appeals, special studies of the civil
service and other merit systems, review of OPM rules and regulations, investigations of alleged or possible prohibited
personnel practices, and such other functions, e.g., as promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, or as may be authorized by
law.
</p><p>i. For the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)--To disclose information to the EEOC when requested in
connection with investigations into alleged or possible discrimination practices in the Federal sector, compliance by
Federal agencies with the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures or other functions vested in the Commission
and to otherwise ensure compliance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 7201.
</p><p>j. For the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA)--To disclose information to the FLRA or its General Counsel
when requested in connection with investigations of allegations of unfair labor practices or matters before the Federal
Service Impasses Panel.
</p><p>k. For Non-Federal Personnel--To disclose information to private organizations, contractors, grantees,
volunteers, or other non-Federal personnel performing or working on a project, contract, service, grant, cooperative
agreement, or job for, to the benefit of, or consistent with the interests of the Federal Government when OPM has
determined that the use of that information is compatible with proper disclosure and will benefit Federal employees,
annuitants or their dependents, survivors, and beneficiaries. To disclose information to contractors, grantees, or
volunteers performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement, or job for the Federal Government.
</p><p>l. To disclose, to the following recipients, information needed to adjudicate a claim for benefits under OPM's or the
recipient's benefits program(s), or information needed to conduct an analytical study of benefits being paid under such
programs: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs; Department of Veterans Affairs Pension Benefit Program; Social
Security Administration's Old Age, Survivor and Disability Insurance and Medical Programs and Supplemental Security
Income Program; Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Department of Defense; Railroad Retirement Board; military
retired pay programs; Federal civilian employee retirement programs (other than the CSRS or FERS); or other national,
State, county, municipal, or other publicly recognized charitable or social security administrative agencies;
</p><p>m. To disclose to the Office of Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (OFEGLI) information necessary to verify the
election, declination, or waiver of regular and/or optional life insurance coverage or eligibility for payment of a claim
for life insurance.
</p><p>n. To disclose to health insurance carriers contracting with OPM to provide a health benefits plan under the FEHB,
SSN, and other information necessary to identify enrollment in a plan, to verify eligibility for payment of a claim for
health benefits, or to carry out the coordination for benefits provisions of such contracts.
</p><p>o. To disclose to any inquirer, if sufficient information is provided to assure positive identification of an
individual on whom a department or agency maintains retirement or insurance records, the fact that an individual is or is
not on the retirement rolls, and if so, the type of annuity (employment or survivor, but not retirement on disability)
being paid, or if not, whether a refund has been paid.
</p><p>p. When an individual to whom a record pertains dies, to disclose to any person possibly entitled in the order of
precedence for lump-sum benefits, information in the individual's record that might properly be disclosed to the
individual, and the name and relationship of any other person whose claim for benefits takes precedence or who is
entitled to share the benefits payable. When a representative of the estate has not been appointed, the individual's next
of kin may be recognized as the representative of the estate.
</p><p>q. To disclose to the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, information as required by the Internal
Revenue Code of 1954, as amended.
</p><p>r. To disclose to the Department of Treasury information necessary to issue benefit checks or savings bonds.
</p><p>s. To disclose information to any person who is responsible for the care of the individual to whom a record pertains,
and who is found by a court or OPM Contract Doctors to be incompetent or under other legal disability, information
necessary to assure payment of benefits to which the individual is entitled.
</p><p>t. To disclose to the Parent Locator Service of the Department of Health and Human Services, upon its request, the
present address of an annuitant, or former employee, for enforcing child support obligations against such individual.
</p><p>u. In connection with an examination ordered by the agency under:
</p><p>(1) Medical examination procedures; or
</p><p>(2) Agency-filed disability retirement procedures.
</p><p>To disclose to the agency-appointed representative of an employee all notices, decisions, other written
communications, or any pertinent medical evidence other than medical evidence that a prudent physician would hesitate to
inform the individual of; such medical evidence will be disclosed only to a licensed physician, designated in writing for
that purpose by the individual or his or her representative.
</p><p>v. To disclose information to any source from which additional information is requested relevant to OPM determination
on an individual's eligibility for or entitlement to coverage under the retirement, life insurance, and health benefits
program, to the extent necessary to identify the individual and the type of information requested.
</p><p>w. To disclose information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) at any stage of the legislative coordination
and clearance process in connection with private relief legislation as set forth in OMB circular No. A-19.
</p><p>x. To provide an official of another Federal agency information needed in the performance of official duties related
to reconciling or reconstructing data files; compiling descriptive statistics; and making analytical studies to support
the function for which the records were collected and maintained.
</p><p> y. To disclose to a Federal agency, in response to its request, the address of any annuitant or applicant for refund
of retirement deductions, if the agency requires that information to provide consideration in connection with the
collection of a debt due the United States.
</p><p>z. To disclose to an allottee, as defined in 5 CFR 831.1501, the name, address, and the amount withheld from an
annuitant's benefits, pursuant to 5 CFR 831.1501 et seq. as an allotment to that allottee to implement the program of
voluntary allotments authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8345(h) or 8465.
</p><p>aa. To disclose to a State agency responsible for the collection of State income taxes the information required by an
Agreement to Implement State Income Tax Withholdings from Civil Service Annuities entered pursuant to section 1705 of
Pub. L. 97-35 or 5 U.S.C. 8469 to implement the program of voluntary State income tax withholding required by 5
U.S.C. 8345(k) or 8469.
</p><p>bb. To disclose to the Social Security Administration the SSN of civil service annuitants to determine:
</p><p>(1) Their vital status as shown in the Social Security Master Records;
</p><p>(2) Whether recipients of the minimum annuity are receiving at least the Special Primary Insurance Amount benefit from
the Social Security Administration; and
</p><p>(3) Whether civil service retirees with post-1956 military service credit are receiving benefits from the Social
Security Administration.
</p><p>cc. To disclose information contained in the Retirement Annuity Master File; including the name, SSN, date of birth,
sex, OPM's claim number, health benefit enrollment code, retirement date, retirement code (type of retirement), annuity
rate, pay status of case, correspondence address, and ZIP code, of all Federal retirees and their survivors to Federal
agencies and requesting States to help eliminate fraud and abuse in the benefit programs administered by the Federal
agencies and States (and those States to local governments) and to collect debts and overpayments owed to the Federal
Government, and to State Governments and their components.
</p><p>dd. To disclose to a Federal agency, a person or an organization contracting with a Federal agency for rendering
collection services within the purview of section 13 of the Debt Collection Act of 1982, in response to a written request
from the head of the agency or his other designee, or from the debt collection contractor, the following data concerning
an individual owing a debt to the Federal Government:
</p><p>(1) The debtor's name, address, SSN, and other information necessary to establish the identity of the individual;
</p><p>(2) the amount, status, and history of the claim; and
</p><p>(3) the agency or program under which the claim arose.
</p><p>ee. To disclose information contained in the Retirement Annuity Master File, upon written request, to State tax
administration agencies, for the express purpose of ensuring compliance with State tax obligations by persons receiving
benefits under the CSRS or the FERS and to prevent fraud and abuse, but only the following data elements: Name,
correspondence address, date of birth, sex, SSN, annuity rate, commencing date of benefits, and retirement code (type of
retirement).
</p><p>ff. To disclose information to a State court or administrative agency in connection with a garnishment, attachment, or
similar proceeding to enforce an alimony or child support obligation.
</p><p>gg. To disclose to a former spouse when necessary to explain how that former spouse's benefit under 5 U.S.C. 8341(h),
8345(j), 8445, or 8467 was computed.
</p><p>hh. To disclose to a Federal or State agency (or its agent) when necessary to locate individuals who are owed money or
property either by a Federal agency, State or local agency, or by a financial institution or similar institution.
</p><p>ii. To disclose to a health plan participating in the FEHBP and to an FEHBP enrollee or covered family member or an
enrollee or covered family member's authorized representative, in connection with the review of a disputed claim for
health benefits, from information maintained within this system of records, the decision of OPM regarding the disputed
claim review.
</p><p>jj. To disclose to a State or local government, or private individual or association engaged in volunteer work,
identifying and address information and other pertinent facts, for the purpose of developing an application as
representative payee for an annuitant or survivor annuitant who is mentally incompetent or under other legal disability.
</p><p>kk. To disclose on request to a spouse or dependent child (or court-appointed guardian thereof) of a CSRS or FERS
annuitant or an annuitant of any other Federal retirement system enrolled in the FEHBP whether the annuitant has changed
from a self-and-family to a self-only health benefits enrollment.
</p><p>ll. To the Defense Manpower Data Center, Department of Defense, and the U.S. Postal Service to conduct computer
matching programs for the purpose of identifying and locating individuals who are receiving Federal salaries or benefit
payments and are past due in their repayment of debts owed to the U.S. Government under certain programs administered by
the OPM in order to collect the debts under the provisions of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-365) by
voluntary repayment, or by administrative or salary offset procedures.
</p><p>mm. To any other Federal agency for the purpose of effecting administrative or salary offset procedures against a
person employed by that agency or receiving or eligible to receive some benefit payments from the agency when OPM as a
creditor has a claim against that person.
</p><p>nn. To disclose information concerning past due receivables to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial
Management Service, and to any other debt collection center designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, or any debt
collection contractor for the purpose of collecting the receivable by cross servicing in accordance with 31 U.S.C.
3711(M).
</p><p>oo. To disclose information concerning past due receivables to the Department of Justice for the purpose of litigating
to enforce collection of a past due account or to obtain the Department of Justice's concurrence in a decision to
compromise, suspend, or terminate collection action on an overpayment with the principal amount in excess of $100,000 or
such higher amount as the Attorney General may, from time to time, prescribe in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3711(a).
</p><p>pp. To disclose information concerning past due receivables to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial
Management Service, or to any other debt collection center designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, or any other
Federal agency for the purpose of collecting the receivable through offset under 31 U.S.C. 3716 (administrative offset),
31 U.S.C. 3720A (Tax refund offset), 5 U.S.C. 5514 (Salary offset), or offset under any other statutory or common law
authority.
</p><p> qq. To disclose information concerning overpayees in arrears to other Federal agencies for the purpose of
implementing 31 U.S.C. 3720B, which prohibits persons who are past due on Federal debts from obtaining Federal financial
assistance in the form of loans or loan insurance or guaranties.
</p><p>rr. To disclose information concerning past due receivables to any employer of the debtor for the purpose of
conducting administrative wage garnishment pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3720D.
</p><p>ss. To disclose information or publicly disseminate information concerning overpayees in arrears and the debt to the
public for the purpose of publicly disseminating information regarding the identity of the debtor pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
3720B.
</p><p>tt. To disclose information concerning past due receivables to State and local governments in an effort to collect
monies owed the Federal government.
</p><p>uu. To disclose information concerning past due receivables to the Internal Revenue Service for the purpose of:
Effecting an administrative offset against the individual's income tax refund to recover monies owed the Federal
government by the individual, or obtaining the mailing address of a taxpayer in order to locate the individual to collect
or compromise a Federal receivable against the taxpayer in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3711, 3717, 3728, and 3718 and 26
U.S.C. 6103(m)(2) and 6402.
</p><p>vv. To disclose information concerning past due receivables to any person or for any debt collection purpose
authorized by statue not specifically enumerated here.
</p><p>ww. To provide an official of another Federal agency information needed in the performance of official duties related
to retirement, federal employee health, and/or federal employee life insurance benefits counseling.
</p><p>xx. To authorized agencies, entities, and persons when:
</p><p>(1) OPM suspects or has confirmed that the security or confidentiality of information in the system of records has
been compromised;
</p><p>(2) OPM 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 OPM or another agency or entity) that rely upon the compromised information; and
</p><p>(3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with
OPM's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
</p><p>Disclosures to consumer reporting agencies:
</p><p>Disclosures pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(12): Disclosures may be made from this system to consumer reporting
agencies as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f)) or the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966
(31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3)) Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, retaining and disposing of records in the system:
</p><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained on secured LAN drives, databases, mainframes, magnetic tapes, disks, microfiche, and
in folders.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by the name, SSN, date of birth and/or claim number of the individual to whom they
pertain.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are kept in lockable metal file cabinets or in a secured facility with access limited to those whose
official duties require access. Systems storing electronic data undergo system certification &amp; accreditation
processes and follow other appropriate federal security standards. Transfer of data to and from this system of record
occurs over secure connections using encryption when appropriate. Personnel screening is employed to prevent unauthorized
disclosure.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>All records on a claim for retirement, life insurance, health benefits, and tax withholdings are maintained
permanently in paper and/or electronic imaged format. Medical suitability records are maintained for 18 months. Requests
for review of health benefits claims are maintained up to 3 years. Disposal of manual records is by shredding or burning;
magnetic tapes and discs are erased.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Deputy Associate Director, Center for Retirement and Insurance Services, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to access their own records online through Your Benefits Resource (YBR) must follow a two-
step identification and authorization process. Individuals must provide personal identifiers and/or a system user id for
identification followed by a system password and/or personal indicative data for authentication.
</p><p>OPM and Other Agency Access Procedures:
</p><p>Designated OPM, agency, and shared service center employees may be granted a defined level of access to other
participants' records in this system for the purpose of performing official duties related to retirement, federal
employee health, and/or federal employee life insurance benefits counseling. Those granted access to other participants'
records must furnish their user identifying information and authentication information to obtain access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request access to their records in this system should contact the system manager.
Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name, including all former names.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. SSN.
</p><p>d. Name and address of office in which currently and/or formerly employed in the Federal service.
</p><p>e. Annuity, service credit, or voluntary contributions account number, if assigned.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity and access to
records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of their records in this system that are originated by OPM should
contact the system manager.
</p><p>Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name, including all former names.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. SSN.
</p><p>d. Name and address of office in which currently and/or formerly employed in the Federal service.
</p><p>e. Annuity, service credit, or voluntary contributions account number, if assigned.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment of their records must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding
verification of identity and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment of records that were not originated by OPM must contact the agency that established
the record in accordance with (5 CFR 831.102 and 841.106).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>The information in this system is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual to whom the information pertains.
</p><p>b. Agency pay, leave, and allowance records.
</p><p>c. National Personnel Records Center.
</p><p>d. Federal civilian retirement systems other than the CSRS/FERS.
</p><p>e. Military retired pay system records.
</p><p>f. Office of Workers' Compensation Benefits Program.
</p><p>g. Veteran's Administration Pension Benefits Program.
</p><p>h. Social Security Old Age, Survivor, and Disability Insurance and Medicare Programs.
</p><p>i. Health insurance carriers and plans participating in the FEHBP.
</p><p>j. OFEGLI.
</p><p>k. Official Personnel Folders.
</p><p>l. The individual's co-workers and supervisors.
</p><p>m. Physicians who have examined or treated the individual.
</p><p>n. Former spouse of the individual.
</p><p>o. State courts or support enforcement agencies.
</p><p>p. Credit bureaus.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="central2" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-2</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Office of Merit Systems Oversight and Effectiveness,  Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW,
Washington, DC 20415, and OPM regional offices.
</subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>a. Current and former Federal employees who have filed complaints or submitted an inquiry about conditions in the
agency or agency personnel actions affecting the individual, e.g., allegations or improper promotion actions, reduction-
in-force procedures, or Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) procedures.
</p><p>b. Persons who are not current or former Federal employees who have complained or inquired about an agency decision or
action related to the general area of personnel management.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system of records contains information or documents relating to the processing and adjudication of a
complaint made to OPM under its regulations. The records may include information and documents regarding the actual
personnel action of the agency in question and the decision or determination rendered by an agency regarding the issue
raised.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>5 U.S.C. 1302 and 3502; Executive Orders 9830, 10577, and 11491; and Pub. L. 93-259.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>The principal purpose for which these records are established is to retain a record of correspondence with an
individual, over a complaint or inquiry, as a reference should that individual again contact OPM.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1, 3 through 5, and 7 of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices apply to
the records maintained within this system.  The routine uses listed below are specific to this system of records only:
</p><p>a. To disclose information to the Office of Management and Budget at any stage in the legislative coordination and
clearance process in connection with private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-19.
</p><p>b. To disclose information to any source from which additional information is requested in the course of adjudicating
an appeal or complaint, to the extent necessary to identify the individual, inform the source of the purpose(s) of the
request, and to identify the type of information requested.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained in an automated system and in file folders.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by the names of the individuals on whom they are maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>The records are located in lockable metal filing cabinets or in a secured room, with access limited to those
persons whose official duties require such access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>a. Records related to most complaints or inquiries about conditions at an agency, or an agency's personnel
actions affecting an individual, are maintained until the second calendar year following closing action on the complaint.
</p><p>b. Records related to Fair Labor Standard Act complaints are maintained indefinitely.
</p><p>c. All records are destroyed by shredding or burning.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Associate Director, Office of Merit Systems Oversight and Effectiveness,  Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street NW, Washington, DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them should contact the
system manager, with the following exception:
</p><p>Individuals who have filed or answered complaints or inquiries with an OPM field service  office should contact the
field service office. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. If appropriate, the agency in which employed when the complaint or inquiry was filed and the approximate date.
</p><p>c. Kind of response received.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals who have filed a complaint or inquiry about an agency personnel action or about conditions existing
in an agency will receive a response and, if necessary, be provided access to any other pertinent record. After a
response to a complaint or inquiry has been received, an individual may request access to the official copy of the
correspondence record by writing the system manager or OPM field service office indicated in the Notification Procedure
section. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. If appropriate, the agency in which employed when complaint or inquiry was filed and the approximate date.
</p><p>c. Kind of response received.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Review of requests from individuals seeking amendment of their correspondence file records will be limited in
scope. Review of amendment requests of these records will be restricted to determining if the record accurately documents
the nature of the complaint or inquiry, the identity of the individual, and the response furnished. Individuals must
furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. If appropriate, the agency in which employed when the complaint or inquiry was filed and the approximate date.
</p><p>c. Kind of response received.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment of their records must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding
verification of identity and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. Individuals to whom the record pertains.
</p><p>b. Agency and/or OPM offices.
</p><p>c. Official documents relating to the complaint or inquiry.
</p><p>d. Related correspondence from organizations or individuals. 
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="central3" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-3</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">[Reserved]</subsection></section>
<section id="central4" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-4</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Office of the Inspector General, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415.
</subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current and former OPM employees, certain current and former employees of other Federal agencies, annuitants, and
contractors with OPM.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Case files contain individual identifiers such as name, date of birth, Social Security Number, employee number,
civil service retirement case file number, and related personal information. Case files are created pertaining to matters
including the following: (1) Fraud against the Government; (2) Theft of Government property; (3) Misuse of Government
property; (4) Improper personal conduct; (5) Irregularities in awarding contracts; (6) Improper personnel practices; and
(7) Initiatives arising from the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>5 U.S.C. 301 and Pub. L. 100-504.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in case files serves to document the outcome of investigations, reporting the results of
investigations to other OPM components or agencies for their use in evaluating their programs and imposition of any civil
or administrative sanctions, and, if appropriate, reporting the results of the investigations to other agencies for any
action deemed appropriate, and for retaining sufficient information to fulfill the reporting requirements of Pub. L. 95
-452, section 5.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1, 3 through 5, and 7 through 10, of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system
notices apply to the records maintained within this system.  The routine uses listed below are specific to this system of
records only:
</p><p>a. To designated officers and employees of agencies, offices, and other establishments in the executive, legislative,
and judicial branches of the Federal Government having an interest in the individual for employment purposes, including a
security clearance or access determination, and the need to evaluate qualifications, suitability, and loyalty to the
United States Government.
</p><p>b. To designated officers and employees of agencies, offices, and judicial branches of the Federal Government when
such agency, office, or establishment conducts an investigation of the individual for granting a security clearance, or
for making a determination of qualifications, suitability, or loyalty to the United States Government, or access to
classified information or restricted areas.
</p><p>c. To any source from which information is requested in the course of an investigation, to the extent necessary to
identify the individual, inform the source of the nature and purpose of the investigation, and to identify the type of
information requested.
</p><p>d. To the Office of Management and Budget at any stage in the legislative coordination and clearance process in
connection with private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-19.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>Records are maintained in file folders, on index cards, on microfilm, or disks.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retrieved by the name, date of birth, Social Security Number, employee number, case file number, or
other unique identifying number, or by a combination of such identifiers.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are maintained in file cabinets secured by combination locks, secured microfilm storage cabinets, and in
computers with access limited to only certain employees through the use of individual identifiers and passwords.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Case files are retained while the person is under investigation and for 10 years after final disposition of the
case or any litigation of the matter is completed.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Inspector General, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to learn whether this system contains information about them should contact the system
manager. So that the record can be located and identified, the requester must furnish the following information:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth and Social Security Number.
</p><p>c. Signature.
</p><p>d. Any additional information (e.g., type of investigation conducted, employee number or annuitant CSR number) that
the requester believes might be helpful.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Specific records in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act provisions at 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (d)
regarding access to records. The section of this notice titled Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act
indicates the kinds of records exempted. Individuals wishing to request access to any records pertaining to them should
contact the system manager. Requesters must furnish the following information for their records to be located and
identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth and Social Security Number.
</p><p>c. Signature.
</p><p>d. Any additional information (e.g., type of investigation conducted, employee number or annuitant CSR number) that
the requester believes may be helpful.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity
and access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Specific records in this system have been exempted from the Privacy Act provisions at 5 U.S.C. 552a(d) regarding
amendment of records. The section of this notice titled Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act indicates the
kinds of records exempted. Individuals seeking to amend their records should contact the system manager. Requesters must
furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth and Social Security Number.
</p><p>c. Signature.
</p><p>d. Any additional information (e.g., type of investigation conducted, or employee number or annuitant CSR number) that
the requester believes may be helpful.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of
identity and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual who is the subject of the case file.
</p><p>b. The individual's supervisor and co-workers.
</p><p>c. Other Federal and non-Federal sources who have information relevant to the case.
</p><p>d. Official records of OPM or another Federal agency.
</p><p>e. Non-Government record sources.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemsExempted"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM has claimed exemptions from the access (including access to an accounting of disclosure) and amendment
provisions of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (d)) for several of its other systems of records under 5 U.S.C.
552a(k)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7). During the course of developing a case file covered under this system,
copies of the exempt records from these other systems may become part of the file. To the extent that this occurs, OPM
has claimed the same exemptions for these copies as they have for the original documents. Additionally, information
within the scope of these exemptions may be developed by the Inspector General's staff during an investigation. These
same exemptions are claimed for this developed information when the information is--
</p><p>a. Properly classified information, obtained from another Federal agency during the course of an investigation which
pertains to national defense and foreign policy. 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) permits an agency to exempt such material from
certain provisions of the Act.
</p><p>b. Investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes in connection with the administration of the merit
system.
</p><p>5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) permits an agency to exempt such material from certain provisions of the Act.
</p><p>c. Investigatory material maintained in connection with providing protective services to the President of the United
States or other individuals pursuant to section 3056 of title 18. 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(3) permits an agency to exempt such
material from certain provisions of the Act.
</p><p>d. Investigatory material that is required by statute to be maintained and used solely as a statistical record. 5
U.S.C. 552a(k)(4) permits an agency to exempt such material from certain provisions of the Act.
</p><p>e. Investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications
for Federal civil service employment. 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5) permits an agency to exempt such material from certain
provisions of the Act. Materials may be exempted to the extent that release of the material to the individual whom the
information is about would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express
promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or, prior to September 27, 1975, furnished
information to the Government under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence.
</p><p>f. Testing and examination materials, compiled during the course of a personnel investigation, that are used solely to
determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in the Federal service. 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6) permits an
agency to exempt all such testing or examination material and information from certain provisions of the Act, when
disclosure of the material would compromise the objectivity or fairness of the testing or examination process.
</p><p>g. Evaluation materials, compiled during the course of a personnel investigation, that are used solely to determine
potential for promotion in the armed services. 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(7) permits an agency to exempt such evaluation material
to the extent that the disclosure of the data would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the
Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or, prior to September
27, 1975, under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="central5" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-5</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Intergovernmental Personnel Act Assignment Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Office of Merit Systems Oversight and Effectiveness, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW.,
Washington DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>a. Current and former Federal employees who have completed or are presently on an assignment in a State or local
government agency, an educational institution, or in Indian tribal government, or other organizations under the
provisions of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA).
</p><p>b. Current or former State or local government or educational institution employees, employees of Indian tribal
governments, or other organizations who have completed or are presently on an assignment in a Federal agency under the
provisions of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>These records consist of the name of the IPA assignee and the name of his/her permanent organization and IPA
assignment organization, type of IPA assignment, salary, percentage of salary funded by the Federal Government, title of
the IPA position, and beginning and ending dates of the IPA assignment.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Includes the following with any revisions and amendments:
</p><p>The Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1909), 5 U.S.C. 3371-3376, and E.O. 11589.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are maintained to document and track mobility assignments (including extensions, modifications, and
terminations thereof) made under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act. Internally, OPM may use these records to locate
individuals for personnel research.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1 through 6 of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices (60 FR 63075,
effective January 17, 1996) apply to the records maintained within this system. The routine use listed below is specific
to this system of records only:
</p><p>a. To disclose information to any source from which additional information is requested (to the extent necessary to
identify the individual, inform the source of the purpose(s) of the request, and to identify the type of information
requested), where necessary to obtain information relevant to an OPM decision regarding possible termination of an
assignment.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>Records are maintained in an electronic database on a personal computer, floppy disks, and in file folders.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retrieved by the name of the individual on whom they are maintained or any of the data elements in
the database.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are maintained in a secured area with access limited to authorized personnel whose duties require access.
Confidential passwords are required for access to automated records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retained for 5 years from the signing of the agreement. Manual records are destroyed by shredding or
burning, electronic records are destroyed by erasure.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Assistant Director, Office of Merit Systems Effectiveness, Office of Merit Systems Oversight and Effectiveness,
Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system contains information about them should contact the system
manager. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Federal agency involved in the assignment.
</p><p>c. Non-Federal organization involved in the assignment.
</p><p>d. Date of each assignment.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request access to records about them should contact the system manager. Individuals must
furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Federal agency involved in the assignment.
</p><p>c. Non-Federal organization involved in the assignment.
</p><p>d. Date of each assignment.
</p><p>An individual requesting access must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals seeking to amend their records should contact the system manager. Requesters must furnish the
following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Federal agency involved in the assignment.
</p><p>c. Non-Federal organization involved in the assignment.
</p><p>d. Date of each assignment.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment of their records must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding
verification of identity and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in these records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual subject of the records.
</p><p>b. Officials in the agencies, educational institutions, Indian tribal governments or other organizations where the
individual is employed and where the individual is serving on the IPA assignment.
</p><p>c. Agency personnel files and records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="central6" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-6</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Administrative Law Judges Office, Employment Service,  Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW,
Washington, DC 20415.
</subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Persons who have applied for Administrative Law Judge positions in the Federal service or who are employees or
former employees in Administrative Law Judge positions in the Federal service.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>These records contain information on the education and training, employment history and earnings, appraisals of
past performance, convictions for offenses against the law, results of written tests, appraisals of potential, rating and
ranking determinations and appeals of such determinations, honors, awards, or fellowships, and other background and
biographical data on persons who are or were applicants for Administrative Law Judge positions in the Federal service.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>5 U.S.C. 1305, 3105, and 3344.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records serve as a basis for rating and ranking applicants for Administrative Law Judge positions in the
Federal service, documenting the rating and ranking assigned, processing an appeal of a rating or ranking determination,
and referring the ranked candidates to Federal agencies for employment consideration. OPM may use these records to locate
individuals for personnel research.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1 through 10 of the Prefatory Sttement at the beginning of OPM's system notices apply to the records
maintained within this system.  The routine uses listed below are specific to this system of records only:
</p><p>a. To refer applicants to Federal agencies for employment consideration for Administrative Law Judge positions.
</p><p>b. To refer current and former Administrative Law Judges to Federal agencies for consideration for detail, transfer,
reassignment, reinstatement, or reemployment, as applicable.
</p><p>c.  To disclose information to any source (e.g., references, employers, educational institutions or
applicant/appellant review panel members) from which additional information is requested (to the extent necessary to
identify the individual, inform the source of the purpose(s) of the request, and to identify the type of informtion
requested), when necessary to obtain information relevant to an agency decision concerning the hiring or decision
concerning the  hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of a security clearance, the conducting of security or
suitability investigation of an individual, the classifying of jobs, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a
license grant, or other benefit.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>Records are maintained on computer disks, cards, lists, forms, and in file folders.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retrieved by the name and Social Security Number of the individual to whom they pertain.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are maintained in a secured area and are available only to authorized personnel whose duties require
access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are maintained for 7 years. Expired records are shredded or burned.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Director, Administrative Law Judges Office, Employment Serviceo Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW,
Washington, DC 20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system contains information about them should contact the system
manager indicated. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified.
</p><p>a. Full name and date of birth.
</p><p>b. Social security number.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act requirements at 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and
(d), regarding access to records. The section of this notice titled Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act
indicates the kinds of materials exempted and the reasons for exempting them from access. Individuals wishing to request
access to non-exempt records about them should contact the system manager indicated. Individuals must furnish the
following information for their records to be located and identified.
</p><p>a. Full name and date of birth.
</p><p>b. Social Security Number.
</p><p>c. Date of application for examination.
</p><p>An individual requesting access must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity and access
to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act requirements regarding amendment of records
at 5 U.S.C. 552a(d). The section of this notice titled Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act indicates the
kinds of materials exempted and the reasons for exempting them from amendment. Individuals wishing to request amendment
of non-exempt records should contact the system manager indicated. Individuals must furnish the following information for
their records to be located and identified.
</p><p>a. Full name and date of birth.
</p><p>b. Social Security Number.
</p><p>c. Date of application for examination.
</p><p>An individual requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity
and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records comes from the individual to whom it applies or is derived from information
he or she supplied, except for information on vouchers or otherwise provided that is:
</p><p>a. Supplied by references, employers, or educational institutions listed by the applicant; or
</p><p>b. Supplied by references, employers, or educational institutions listed by the appellant.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemsExempted"><xhtmlContent><p>All information in these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5) is exempt from the
requirement of 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (d) concerning accounting of disclosures, and access to or amendment of records.
The exemptions are claimed because this system contains investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of
determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for Federal civilian employment. To the extent that the release
of such material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the government under an express
promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or, prior to September 27, 1975, furnished
information to the Government under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence.
</p><p>All information in these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6) is exempt from the requirement
of 5 U.S.C. 552a(d) concerning access to or amendment of records. This exemption is claimed because portions of this
system relate to testing and examining materials used solely to determine individual qualifications for appointment or
promotion in the Federal service. Access to or amendment of this information by the data subject would compromise the
objectivity and fairness of the testing or examining process. 
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="central7" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-7</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">No security classification is assigned to the system as a whole; however, items of record within the system may
bear a national defense/foreign policy classification of Confidential or Secret.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Office of the General Counsel, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>a. Individuals who make claims under the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees Claims Act of 1964, as
amended.
</p><p>b. Individuals who file civil actions, administrative claims or appeals, or other actions against or concerning OPM,
its officials, and employees.
</p><p>c. Individuals who are parties to actions in which the Government is involved, but in which OPM's role is advisory to
another agency.
</p><p>d. Individuals who filed claims with OPM under the Federal Tort Claims Act, as amended.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system includes the following kinds of records: Garnishment documents, administrative appeals; investigative
reports; retirement records; official personnel records; documentation of litigation including complaints, answers,
motions, briefs, orders, and decisions; claims and supporting documentation submitted under the Federal Tort Claims Act
and the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees Claims Act, together with correspondence and records of settlement; and
final administrative and judicial determinations.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>5 U.S.C. 301; 5 U.S.C. 1103; 5 U.S.C. 1301-1308; 28 U.S.C. 522; 28 U.S.C. 2672; 31 U.S.C. 3721; and
Executive Order 10577.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are maintained to defend OPM against lawsuits and to settle administrative claims brought against
OPM or OPM employees..
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1 through 10 of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices apply to the
records maintained within this system.  The routine uses listed below are specific to this system of records only:
</p><p>a. To any source where necessary to obtain information relevant to an OPM decision or action involved in one of the
purposes for maintenance of the system.
</p><p>h. To the insurance carrier of an employee, or a claimant against OPM under the Federal Tort Claims Act or the
Military Personnel and Civilian Employees Claims Act in order to determine the proper assignment of any liability.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>Records are maintained in file folders.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retrieved by the name of the individual on whom they are maintained, by case name, by civil action
number, or other case number.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are maintained in a locked file cabinet with limited access only to authorized personnel whose duties
require access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are maintained for 7 years after the final disposition or resolution of the litigation or claim.
The records are destroyed by shredding or burning after the seven-year retention period.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Office of the General Counsel, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system contains a record about them should contact the system
manager. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Description of type of record.
</p><p>d. Court action number if applicable.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act provisions at 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (d),
regarding access to records. The section of this notice titled Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act,
indicates the kinds of materials exempted and the reasons for exempting them from access.
</p><p>Individuals who wish to obtain access to their records must contact the system manager. Individuals must furnish the
following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Description of type of record.
</p><p>d. Court action number if applicable.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity
and access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act provisions at 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), regarding
amendment of records. The section of this notice titled Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act, indicate the
kinds of materials exempted and the reasons for exempting them from amendment.
</p><p>Review of requests from individuals seeking amendment of their records which have previously been the subject of a
judicial or quasi-judicial action will be limited in scope. Review of amendment requests of these records will be
restricted to determining if the record accurately documents the action of the agency or administrative body ruling on
the case, and will not include a review of the merits of the action, determination, or finding.
</p><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of their records to correct factual errors should contact the system manager.
Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Description of type of record.
</p><p>d. Court action number if applicable.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual on whom the record is maintained.
</p><p>b. Agency officials and records.
</p><p>c. Records of administrative and court proceedings including statements of witnesses and documents.
</p><p>d. Law enforcement agencies.
</p><p>e. Witnesses.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemsExempted"><xhtmlContent><p>When litigation or claim cases occur, information from other systems of records may be incorporated into the case
file. In certain instances, the incorporated information may be material for which exemptions have been claimed by OPM
under the Privacy Act. To the extent that such exempt material is incorporated into a litigation or claim file, the
appropriate exemption 5 U.S.C. 552a(k) (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) shall also apply to the material as it appears
in this system. The exemptions will be only from those provisions of the Act that were claimed for the systems from which
the records originated.
</p><p>The Office of the General Counsel, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(d)(5), reserves the right to refuse access to information
compiled in reasonable anticipation of civil action or proceeding.
</p><p>This system may contain the following types of information:
</p><p>a. Properly classified information, obtained from another Federal agency during the course of an investigation which
pertains to national defense and foreign policy. 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) permits an agency to exempt such material from
certain provisions of the Act.
</p><p>b. Investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes in connection with the administration of the merit
system. 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) permits an agency to exempt such material from certain provisions of the Act.
</p><p>c. Investigatory material maintained in connection with providing protective services to the President of the United
States or other individuals pursuant to section 3056 of title 18. 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(3) permits an agency to exempt such
material from certain provisions of the Act.
</p><p>d. Investigatory material that is required by statute to be maintained and used solely as a statistical record. 5
U.S.C. 552a(k)(4) permits an agency to exempt such material from certain provisions of the Act.
</p><p>e. Investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications
for Federal civil service employment. 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5) permits an agency to exempt such material from certain
provisions of the Act. Materials may be exempted to the extent that release of the material to the individual whom the
information is about would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express
promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or, prior to 9/27/75, furnished information to the
Government under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence.
</p><p>f. Testing and examination materials, compiled during the course of a personnel investigation, that are used solely to
determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in the Federal service. 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6) permits an
agency to exempt all such testing or examination material and information from certain provisions of the Act, when
disclosure of the material would compromise the objectivity or fairness of the testing or examination process.
</p><p>g. Evaluation materials, compiled during the course of a personnel investigation, that are used solely to determine
potential for promotion in the armed services. 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(7) permits an agency to exempt such evaluation material
to the extent that the disclosure of the data would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the
Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or, prior to September
27, 1975, under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="central8" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-8</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Privacy Act/Freedom of Information Act (PA/FOIA) Case Records
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Offices of the Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001 and OPM field
service centers.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains records and related correspondence on individuals who have filed with OPM:
</p><p>a. Requests for information under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), including requests
for review of initial denials of such requests.
</p><p>b. Requests under the provisions of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) for records about themselves, including:
</p><p>(1) Requests for notification of the existence of records about them.
</p><p>(2) Requests for access to these records.
</p><p>(3) Requests for amendment of these records.
</p><p>(4) Requests for review of initial denials of such requests for notification, access, and amendment.
</p><p>(5) Requests for an accounting of disclosure of records about them.</p>
<p><b>Note:</b> Since these PA/FOIA case records contain inquiries and requests regarding any of OPM's other systems
of records subject to the Privacy Act, information about individuals from any of these other systems may become part of
this PA/FOIA Case Records system.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains correspondence and other documents related to requests made by individuals to OPM for:
</p><p>a. Information under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), including requests for review of
initial denials of such requests.
</p><p>b. Information under provisions of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and requests for review of initial denials of such
requests made under OPM's Privacy Act regulations including requests for:
</p><p>(1) Notification of the existence of records about them.
</p><p>(2) Access to records about them.
</p><p>(3) Amendment of records about them.
</p><p>(4) Review of initial denials of such requests for notification, access, or amendment.
</p><p>(5) Requests for an accounting of disclosure of records about them.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Includes the Following with any Revisions and Amendments:
</p><p>The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Freedom of Information Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552), and 5 U.S.C. 301.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are maintained to process an individual's request made under the provisions of the Freedom of
Information and Privacy Acts. The records are also used by OPM to prepare its reports to the Office of Management and
Budget and the Department of Justice required by the Privacy and Freedom of Information Acts.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1 and 3 through 10 of the Prefatory Statement of OPM's system notices (60 FR 63075, effective
January 17, 1996) apply to the records maintained within this system. The following routine uses are specific to this
system of records only:
</p><p>a. To disclose information to the Office of Management and Budget at any stage in the legislative coordination and
clearance process in connection with private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-19.
</p><p>b. To disclose information to an agency, subject to law, rule, or regulation enforced by OPM having been found in
violation of such law, rule, or regulation, in order to achieve compliance with OPM instructions.
</p><p>c. To disclose information to Federal agencies (e.g., Department of Justice) in order to obtain advice and
recommendations concerning matters on which the agency has specialized experience or particular competence, for use by
OPM in making required determinations under the Freedom of Information Act or the Privacy Act of 1974.
</p><p>d. To disclose information to any source from which additional information is requested (to the extent necessary to
identify the individual, inform the source of the purpose of the request, and to identify the type of information
requested), where necessary to obtain information relevant to an OPM decision concerning a Privacy or Freedom of
Information Act request.
</p><p>e. To disclose to the Federal agency involved, an OPM decision on an appeal from an initial denial of a request
involving OPM-controlled records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained on one of the following: paper copies in file folders, electronic copies on Local
Area Network (LAN) servers or diskettes, or microfilm.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retrieved by the name of the individual on whom they are maintained and year of the request.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>The records maintained on paper and microfilm are located in lockable metal filing cabinets or in a secured room,
with access limited to personnel whose duties require access. Only authorized personnel have access to the records on the
LAN and diskettes.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are maintained for varying periods of time, in accordance with NARA General Records Schedule 14.
Paper records are destroyed by shredding or burning; microfilm and electronic records are erased or deleted.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>The system manager for PA/FOIA requests is: FOIA/PA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington DC 20415-7900.
</p><p>The system manager for PA/FOIA appeals is: Office of the General Counsel, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street NW., Washington, DC 20415-1300.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them should contact the
system manager or the program office where their original Privacy Act or Freedom of Information Act requests were sent,
or from where they received responses to such requests. Individuals must furnish the following information for their
records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Approximate dates of Privacy Act or Freedom of Information Act correspondence between OPM and the individual.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Material from other OPM systems of records which are exempt from certain Privacy Act requirements may be included
in this system as part of a PA/FOIA case record. Such material retains its exemption if it is included in this system of
records. The section of this notice titled Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act explains the exemptions
for this system.
</p><p>Individuals wishing to request access to their records should contact the system manager or the program office where
their original Privacy Act or Freedom of Information Act request was sent or from which they received responses to such
requests. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Approximate dates of Privacy Act or Freedom of Information Act correspondence between OPM and the individual.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity
and access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Material from other OPM systems of records which are exempt from certain Privacy Act requirements may be included
in this system as part of a PA/FOIA case record. Such material retains its exemption if it is included in this system of
records. The section of this notice titled Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act explains the exemptions
for this system. Individuals wishing to request amendment to their records should contact the system manager or the
program office where their original Privacy Act or Freedom of Information Act requests were sent or from which they
received responses to such requests.
</p><p>Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Appropriate dates of Privacy Act or Freedom of Information Act correspondence between OPM and the individual.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of
identity and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).</p>
<p><b>Note:</b> The amendment provisions of this system are not intended to permit an individual a second opportunity
to request amendment of a record which was the subject of the initial Privacy Act amendment request which created the
record in this system. That is, after an individual has requested amendment of a specific record in an OPM system under
provisions of the Privacy Act, that specific record may itself become part of this system of PA/FOIA Case Records. An
individual may not subsequently request amendment of that specific record again, simply because a copy of the record has
become part of this second system of PA/FOIA Case Records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from--
</p><p>a. The individual to whom the information applies.
</p><p>b. Officials of OPM.
</p><p>c. Official documents of OPM.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemsExempted"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM has claimed exemptions for several of its other systems of records under 5 U.S.C. 552a (k)(1), (2), (3), (4),
(5), (6), and (7). During the course of a PA/FOIA action, exempt materials from those other systems may become part of
the case records in this system. To the extent that copies of exempt records from those other systems are entered into
these PA/FOIA case records, the office has claimed the same exemptions for the records as they have in the original
primary systems of records which they are a part.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="central9" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-9</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Personnel Investigations Records.
</subsection>
    <subsection type="securityClassification">
        <xhtmlContent>
            <p>None for the system.  However, records within the system may have national security/foreign policy classifications up through Top Secret.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
            </subsection>
            <subsection type="systemLocation">
                <xhtmlContent>
                    <p>a. National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB),  PO Box 618, 1137 Branchton Road, Boyers, PA 16018-0618.</p>
                    <p>b. Records may be maintained in various NBIB field offices, including the Personnel Investigations Center, 601 10th Street, Fort Meade, MD, for limited periods of time.  These records would include investigative and administrative records, including files and duplicate records or records which extract information from the main files.  This is necessary to assist field offices in their day to day operations. Investigative activities conducted by field offices are reported to NBIB headquarters at one or more stages of the background investigation process.  Upon completion of activities to include fieldwork, quality review, and/or adjudicative action, documents are returned to NBIB headquarters or destroyed in accordance with the published retention schedule.</p>
                    <p>c. Decentralized segments: When OPM discloses a record maintained as part of the Central-9 system of records, the disclosed record shall be considered a "decentralized copy".  A recipient agency that maintains a decentralized copy of a Central-9 record maintains what is referred to as a "decentralized segment" of the Central-9 system of records.  Decentralized segments may be maintained as part of a recipient agency’s system of records, however, they remain subject to the policies and practice described below.  Recipient agencies shall only maintain a decentralized copy of a record for an authorized purpose and for as long as the subject of the decentralized copy remains of interest to the recipient agency. These copies may be located in the personnel security office or other designated offices responsible for making suitability, fitness, security clearance, access, HSPD 12 credentialing decisions, decisions about eligibility for assignment to or retention in sensitive national security positions or acceptance or retention in the armed forces, or hiring determinations on an individual.  The use, custody, retention, and release of decentralized segments is described in greater detail as follows:</p>
                    <p>d.Use and custody:  Reports of investigation were removed from OPM’s Governmentwide systems of records and placed in OPM’s Central systems of records in 1979 because they are physically maintained by OPM in a central repository, consist of records of both OPM and other agencies’ employees, and are not maintained by other agencies under OPM direction.  44 FR 30836 (May 29, 1979).  An agency’s "internal security records" may include "the informational copy of the Commission’s (OPM’s) report of investigation (provided to agencies on a temporary basis) . . . along with agency-created security data" so long as the subject of the report remains of interest to the agency for an authorized purpose.  44 FR at 30836-37; see this Notice’s Purpose statement.  Internal agency review of the record, for the purpose it was given to the recipient agency or another purpose described in this notice, is permissible.  However, the decentralized copy remains a part of the OPM/Central-9 system of records even while the copy is in the recipient agency’s custody; under 5 CFR 297.104(b), all records in Central systems of records are established and maintained by OPM (in contrast, Governmentwide systems are maintained both by OPM and by the agencies with custody over them under 5 CFR 297.104(c)).</p>
                    <p>&#149;Retention: Decentralized copies should be retained consistent with the guidance defined in applicable NARA General Records Schedules.  Under NARA General Records Schedule 18, Part 22 (b), investigative reports and related documents furnished to an agency by OPM should be destroyed in accordance with OPM’s instructions.   OPM instructs that the records may be maintained only so long as the subject of the report remains of interest to the agency for a purpose defined in this Notice.  Upon separation or when the subject is no longer of interest to the agency, the agency must dispose of any/all background investigation records.</p>
                    <p>&#149;Privacy Act requests for reports of investigation: Under 5 CFR 297.105(c), only OPM responds to initial Privacy Act requests for records in an OPM Central system of records.  If an agency receives, from the subject of a report, a request for access or amendment, the agency should contact the OPM NBIB Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (FOI/PA) office and refer that request to OPM accordingly.  OPM NBIB’s FOI/PA office will make an access or amendment determination under the Privacy Act.</p>
                    <p>&#149;FOIA, Routine Use Releases, and Releases based upon a Privacy Act Condition of Disclosure: Section 9(c) of Executive Order 10450 states that copies of reports of investigation held by agencies "remain the property of" OPM and restricts agencies from redisclosing reports without OPM permission.  In addition, the reports may include other government agency data that was disclosed to OPM with redisclosure limitations.  For these reasons an agency that seeks to internally redisclose an OPM report of investigation for a purpose not described in this Notice, or to externally redisclose an OPM report of investigation for any purpose, should first contact the OPM NBIB Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (FOI/PA) office.  OPM NBIB’s FOI/PA office will make a release determination by applying the routine uses described in this Notice or other uses prescribed in 5 U.S.C. 552a(b); or, in the case of a FOIA referral, by applying the FOIA.  Alternatively if the record will be used in a legal proceeding that has commenced, the agency should contact OPM’s Office of General Counsel under 5 CFR part 295.  Because the disclosure is made from OPM/Central-9, even if made by the agency under OPM’s direction, OPM will record all required disclosure accountings for routine use releases.  It is therefore unnecessary for the agency to make a separate decision of whether to disclose the report from its internal systems of records.</p>
                </xhtmlContent>
            </subsection>
            <subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals">
                <xhtmlContent>
                    <p>a.  Civilian and military applicants and Federal employees or employees of government contractors, experts, instructors, and consultants to Federal programs who undergo a personnel background investigation for the purpose of determining suitability for government employment, fitness for appointment to an excepted service position, fitness to perform work under a Government contract, eligibility to serve in a national security sensitive position, acceptance or retention in the armed forces, eligibility for access to classified information, and/or eligibility for logical or physical access to a federally controlled facility or information technology system.</p>
                    <p>b.  Individuals who are current or former employees or applicants for employment with International Organizations.</p>
                    <p>c.  Individuals considered for assignment as representatives of the Federal Government in volunteer programs.</p>
                    <p>d.  Individuals who are neither applicants nor employees of the Federal Government, but who are or were involved in Federal programs under a co-operative assignment or under a similar agreement.</p>
                    <p>e.  Individuals who are neither applicants nor employees of the Federal Government, but who are or were involved in matters related to the administration of the merit system.</p>
                    <p>f.  State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector partners identified by Federal sponsors for eligibility to access classified information in support of homeland defense initiatives.</p>
                    <p>g.  Individuals who are applicants or employees of the District of Columbia Public Schools.</p>
                    <p>h.  Individuals about whom OPM has provided an adjudication advisory opinion at the request of another Federal agency’s adjudication or security office.</p>
                    <p> </p>
                </xhtmlContent>
            </subsection>
            <subsection type="categoriesOfRecords">
                <xhtmlContent>
                    <p>a.  Records containing the following information about the individual investigated may be maintained: name, former names, and aliases; date and place of birth; Social Security Number; height; weight; hair and eye color; gender; mother’s maiden name; current and former home addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses; employment history; military record information; selective service registration record; residential history; education and degrees earned; names of associates and references with their contact information; citizenship; passport information; criminal history record information; criminal or civil fingerprint history information; civil court actions; bureau of vital statistics records; publicly available electronic information; prior and current security clearance and investigative information, including information from the U.S. Intelligence Community; mental health history; records related to drug and/or alcohol use; financial record information;  information from the Internal Revenue Service pertaining to income tax returns; credit reports; the name, date and place of birth, Social Security Number, citizenship information, criminal history, and prior security clearance and investigative information for spouse or cohabitant; the name and marriage information for current and former spouse(s); the citizenship, name, date and place of birth, and address for relatives; information on foreign contacts and activities; association records; information on loyalty to the United States; and other agency reports furnished to OPM in connection with the background investigation process, and other information developed from above.</p>
                    <p>b.  Summaries of personal and third party interviews conducted during the course of the background investigation.</p>
                    <p>c.  Correspondence relating to adjudication matters and results of suitability decisions in cases adjudicated by the OPM in accordance with 5 CFR part 731.</p>
                    <p>d.  Records of personnel background investigations conducted by other Federal agencies.</p>
                    <p>e.  Records of adjudicative and credentialing decisions by other Federal agencies, including clearance determinations and/or indicators that polygraph(s) were administered.</p>
                    <p>f.  Records of electronic investigative forms completed by the subject and/or submitted to other Federal Agencies that utilize the Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (e-QIP) system.</p>
                    <p><i>Note:</i>  This system does not include agency records of a personnel investigative nature that do not come to OPM.
                    </p>
                </xhtmlContent>
            </subsection>
            <subsection type="authorityForMaintenance">
                <xhtmlContent>
                    <p>Depending on the purpose of the investigation, Executive Orders (E.O.s) 9397, 10450, 10577, 10865, 12333, 12968, and 13467, as amended; E.O.s 13488 and 13549; 5 U.S.C. sections 1103, 1302, 1303, 1304, 3301, 7301, 9101, and 11001; 22 U.S.C. sections 272b, 290a, 2519; 31 U.S.C. section 1537; 42 U.S.C. sections 1874(b)(3), 2165, 2201, and 20132; 50 U.S.C. 3341; Pub. L. 108-136; 5 CFR parts 2, 5, 731, 732, 736, and 1400; and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD 12).</p>
                    <p> </p>
                </xhtmlContent>
            </subsection>
            <subsection type="purpose">
                <xhtmlContent>
                    <p>The records in this system may be used to provide investigatory information for determinations concerning whether an individual is or continues to be suitable or fit for Government employment or military service; eligible for logical and physical access to federally controlled facilities and information systems; eligible to hold a sensitive position (including but not limited to eligibility for access to classified information); fit to perform work for or on behalf of the Government as an employee of a contractor; qualified for Government service; qualified to perform contractual services for the Government; and loyal to the United States. The system is also used to document such determinations.</p>
                    <p>To otherwise comply with mandates and Executive Orders.</p>
                    <p>The records may be used to locate individuals for personnel research conducted under 5 U.S.C. 1103(a)(8).</p>
                    <p>The records may be used by OPM and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to streamline and make more effective and efficient the investigations and adjudications processes generally.</p>
                    <p>The records may be used in support of legally authorized U.S. homeland security, law enforcement, intelligence and/or insider threat program functions to identify whether an individual poses a terrorism, foreign intelligence, and/or insider threat to the United States.</p>
                    <p>The records may be used in support of Executive Order 13549 and related implementing directives supporting homeland security matters.</p>
                    <p>The records may be used to assist in legally authorized intelligence activities, including threat analyses and damage assessments.</p>
                </xhtmlContent>
            </subsection>
            <subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords">
                <xhtmlContent>
                    <p>In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a portion of the records of information contained in this system may be disclosed outside OPM as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3).  OPM provides a report of investigation to an agency only for a specified purpose, as described in this Notice.  Internal agency review of the record, for the purpose it was given to the recipient agency or another purpose described in this Notice, is permissible.  Any other disclosure requires OPM’s consent as described in the System Location section of this Notice.  The routine uses listed below are specific to this system of records only:</p>
                    <p>a.  To designated officers and employees of agencies, offices, and other establishments in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Federal Government or the Government of the District of Columbia having a need to investigate, evaluate, or make a determination regarding loyalty to the United States; qualifications, suitability, or fitness for Government employment or military service; eligibility for logical or physical access to federally-controlled facilities or information systems; eligibility for access to classified information or to hold a sensitive position; qualifications or fitness to perform work for or on behalf of the Government under contract, grant, or other agreement; or access to restricted areas.</p>
                    <p>b.  To an element of the U.S. Intelligence Community as identified in E.O. 12333, as amended, for use in intelligence activities for the purpose of protecting United States national security interests.</p>
                    <p>c.  To any source from which information is requested in the course of an investigation, to the extent necessary to identify the individual, inform the source of the nature and purpose of the investigation, and to identify the type of information requested.</p>
                    <p>d.  To the appropriate Federal, state, local, tribal, foreign, or other public authority responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order where OPM becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation.</p>
                    <p>e.  To an agency, office, or other establishment in the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of the Federal Government in response to its request, in connection with its current employee’s, contractor employee’s, or military member’s retention; loyalty; qualifications, suitability, or fitness for employment; eligibility for logical or physical access to federally-controlled facilities or information systems; eligibility for access to classified information or to hold a sensitive position; qualifications or fitness to perform work for or on behalf of the Government under contract, grant, or other agreement; or access to restricted areas.</p>
                    <p> f.  To provide information 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. However, the investigative file, or parts thereof, will only be released to a congressional office if OPM receives a notarized authorization or signed statement under 28 U.S.C. 1746 from the subject of the investigation.</p>
                    <p>g.  To disclose information to contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement, or job for the Federal Government.</p>
                    <p>h.  For agencies that use adjudicative support services of another agency, at the request of the original agency, the results will be furnished to the agency providing the adjudicative support.</p>
                    <p>i.  To provide criminal history record information to the FBI, to help ensure the accuracy and completeness of FBI and OPM records.</p>
                    <p>j.  To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) OPM suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of records; (2) OPM has determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, the agency (including its information systems, programs and operations), the Federal Government, or national security; and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with OPM’s efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.</p>
                    <p>k.  To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when OPM 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 agency (including its information systems, programs and operations), the Federal Government, or national security, resulting from a suspected or confirmed breach.</p>
                    <p>l.  To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a party in litigation before a court or in an administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency, when the Government is a party to the judicial or administrative proceeding.  In those cases where the Government is not a party to the proceeding, records may be disclosed if a subpoena has been signed by a judge.</p>
                    <p>m.  To disclose information to the National Archives and Records Administration for use in records management inspections.</p>
                    <p>n.  To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, or other administrative body before which OPM is authorized to appear, when:</p>
                    <p>(1) OPM, or any component thereof; or</p>
                    <p>(2) Any employee of OPM in his or her official capacity; or</p>
                    <p>(3) Any employee of OPM in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or OPM has agreed to represent the employee; or</p>
                    <p>(4) The United States, when OPM determines that litigation is likely to affect OPM or any of its components;</p>
                    <p>is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department of Justice or OPM is deemed by OPM to be relevant and necessary to the litigation, provided, however, that the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which records were collected.</p>
                    <p>o.  For the Merit Systems Protection Board--To disclose information to officials of the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the Special Counsel, when requested in connection with appeals, special studies of the civil service and other merit systems, review of OPM rules and regulations, investigations of alleged or possible prohibited personnel practices, and such other functions, e.g., as promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, or as may be authorized by law.</p>
                    <p>p.  To disclose information to an agency Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) office or to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission when requested in connection with investigations into alleged or possible discrimination practices in the Federal sector, or in the processing of a Federal-sector EEO complaint.</p>
                    <p>q.  To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations Authority or its General Counsel when requested in connection with investigations of allegations of unfair labor practices or matters before the Federal Service Impasses Panel.</p>
                    <p>r.  To another Federal agency’s Office of Inspector General when OPM becomes aware of an indication of misconduct or fraud during the applicant’s submission of the standard forms.</p>
                    <p>s.  To another Federal agency’s Office of Inspector General in connection with its inspection or audit activity of the investigative or adjudicative processes and procedures of its agency as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, exclusive of requests for civil or criminal law enforcement activities.</p>
                    <p>t.  To a Federal agency or state unemployment compensation office upon its request in order to adjudicate a claim for unemployment compensation benefits when the claim for benefits is made as the result of a qualifications, suitability, fitness, security, identity credential, or access determination.</p>
                    <p>u.  To appropriately cleared individuals in Federal agencies, to determine  whether information obtained in the course of processing the background investigation is or should be classified.</p>
                    <p>v.  To the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for inclusion in its Scattered Castles system in order to facilitate reciprocity of background investigations and security clearances within the intelligence community or assist agencies in obtaining information required by the Federal Investigative Standards.</p>
                    <p>
                        w.  To the Director of National Intelligence, or assignee, such information as may be requested and relevant to implement the responsibilities of the Security Executive Agent for personnel security, and pertinent personnel security research and oversight, consistent with law or executive order.

                        x.  To Executive Branch Agency insider threat, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism officials to fulfill their responsibilities under applicable Federal law and policy, including but not limited to E.O. 12333, 13587 and the National Insider Threat Policy and Minimum Standards.
                    </p>
                    <p>y.  To the appropriate Federal, State, local, tribal, foreign, or other public authority in the event of a natural or manmade disaster.  The record will be used to provide leads to assist in locating missing subjects or assist in determining the health and safety of the subject.  The record will also be used to assist in identifying victims and locating any surviving next of kin.</p>
                    <p>z.  To Federal, State, and local government agencies, if necessary, to obtain information from them which will assist OPM in its responsibilities as the authorized Investigation Service Provider in conducting studies and analyses in support of evaluating and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the background investigation methodologies.</p>
                    <p>aa. To an agency, office, or other establishment in the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of the Federal Government in response to its request, in connection with the classifying of jobs, 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.</p>
                </xhtmlContent>
            </subsection>
            <subsection type="policiesAndPractices">
                <xhtmlContent>
                    <p>Storage:</p>
                    <p>Records are maintained in paper format in file folders, on microfilm, as digital images, on computer tapes, and in electronic databases such as the Personnel Investigations Processing System, the Central Verification System, and the e-QIP system.</p>
                </xhtmlContent>
            </subsection>
            <subsection type="retrievability">
                <xhtmlContent>
                    <p>Records are retrieved by the name, Social Security Number, unique case serial number and/or other unique identifier of the individual on whom they are maintained.</p>
                </xhtmlContent>
            </subsection>
            <subsection type="safeguards">
                <xhtmlContent>
                    <p>Paper files are stored in a locked filing cabinet or a secure facility with an intrusion alarm system.  Microfilm is secured in a facility with an intrusion system.  Electronic records are maintained on secure servers in a limited access room with a keyless cipher lock and/or smart card reader. All employees who have a need to access the information are required to have the appropriate investigation consistent with the risk and sensitivity designation of that position, and the investigation must be favorably adjudicated or an interim access be granted before they are allowed access to the records.</p>
                    <p>The U.S. Postal Service and other postal providers are used to transmit hard copy records sent to and from field offices.  Information that is transmitted electronically from field offices is encrypted.</p>
                </xhtmlContent>
            </subsection>
            <subsection type="retentionAndDisposal">
                <xhtmlContent>
                    <p>Investigative files and the computerized data bases which show the scheduling or completion of an investigation are retained for 16 years from the date of closing or the date of the most recent investigative activity, whichever is later, except for investigations involving potentially actionable issue(s), which will be maintained for 25 years from the date of closing or the date of the most recent investigative activity.</p>
                    <p>The digital capture of a fingerprint card set is forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the card is destroyed when it is verified that the digital copy was accurately captured and transferred.</p>
                    <p>Hard copy records are destroyed by shredding and recycling, and computerized records are destroyed by electronic erasure.</p>
                </xhtmlContent>
            </subsection>
            <subsection type="systemManager">
                <xhtmlContent>
                    <p>Director, National Background Investigations Bureau, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, PO Box 618, 1137 Branchton Road, Boyers, PA 16018.</p>
                </xhtmlContent>
            </subsection>
            <subsection type="notificationProcedure">
                <xhtmlContent>
                    <p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act provisions at 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) , (d), and (e)(1), regarding providing an accounting of disclosures to the data subject, access to and amendment of records, and maintaining in its records only such information that is relevant and necessary.  The section of this notice titled Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act indicates the kinds of material exempted and the reasons for exempting them from access.</p>
                    <p>Individuals wishing to learn whether this system contains information about them or wishing to request access to their record should contact: FOI/PA, Office of Personnel Management, National Background Investigations Bureau, PO Box 618, 1137 Branchton Road, Boyers, PA 16018-0618, in writing.  Written requests must contain the following information:</p>
                    <p>a. Full name.</p>
                    <p>b. Date and place of birth.</p>
                    <p>c. Full Social Security Number.</p>
                    <p>d. Any available information regarding the type of record involved.</p>
                    <p>e. The address to which the record information should be sent.</p>
                    <p>f. Two forms of acceptable identity source documents.</p>
                    <p>g. An original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).</p>
                    <p>An attorney or other persons acting on behalf of an individual must provide written authorization from that individual for the representative to act on the individual’s behalf.  The written authorization must also include an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).</p>
                    <p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and access to records (5 CFR part 297).</p>
                    <p>A detailed list of acceptable identity source documents can be found on the OPM website at https://www.opm.gov/investigations/freedom-of-information-and-privacy-act-requests/.</p>
                    <p>Amendment procedures:</p>
                    <p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act provisions at 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) , (d), and (e)(1), regarding providing an accounting of disclosures to the data subject, access to and amendment of records, and maintaining in its records only such information that is relevant and necessary.  The section of this notice titled Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act indicates the kinds of material exempted and the reasons for exempting them from amendment.</p>
                    <p>Individuals wishing to request amendment to their non-exempt records should contact the Federal Investigations Processing Center in writing. Requests should be directed only to the OPM National Background Investigations Bureau, whether the record sought is in the primary system or in an agency's decentralized segment. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:</p>
                    <p>a. Full name.</p>
                    <p>b. Date and place of birth.</p>
                    <p>c. Full Social Security Number.</p>
                    <p>d. The precise identification of the records to be amended.</p>
                    <p>e. The identification of the specific material to be deleted, added, or changed.</p>
                    <p>f. A statement of the reasons for the request, including all available material substantiating the request.</p>
                    <p>g. The address to which correspondence should be sent.</p>
                    <p>h. Two forms of acceptable identity source documents.</p>
                    <p>i. An original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).</p>
                    <p>An attorney or other person acting on behalf of an individual must provide written authorization from that individual for the representative to act on the individual’s behalf.  The written authorization must also include an original notarized statement or an unsworn declaration in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the following format: I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).</p>
                    <p>Individuals requesting amendment must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).</p>
                    <p>A detailed list of acceptable identity source documents can be found on the OPM website at https://www.opm.gov/investigations/freedom-of-information-and-privacy-act-requests/.</p>
                    <p><i>Note:</i>Where an agency retains the decentralized copy of the investigative report provided by OPM, requests for access to or amendment of such reports will be forwarded to the OPM National Background Investigations Bureau for processing.
                    </p>
                </xhtmlContent>
            </subsection>
            <subsection type="recordSourceCategories">
                <xhtmlContent>
                    <p>Information contained in this system of records is obtained from:</p>
                    <p>a. Electronic and paper applications, personnel and security forms or other information completed or supplied by the individual, and the results of personal contacts with the individual.</p>
                    <p>b. Investigative and other record material furnished by Federal agencies, including notices of personnel actions.</p>
                    <p>c.  By personal investigation, written inquiry, or computer linkage from sources such as employers, educational institutions, references, neighbors, associates, police departments, courts, credit bureaus, medical records, probation officials, prison officials, and other sources, including publically available information such as newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and public posts on social media.</p>
                </xhtmlContent>
            </subsection>
            <subsection type="exemptionsClaimed">
                <xhtmlContent>
                    <p>OPM has claimed that all information in these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k) (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7) is exempt from the requirements of the Privacy Act that relate to providing an accounting of disclosures to the data subject, access to and amendment of records, and maintaining in its records only such information that is relevant and necessary.  (5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), and (e)(1)).</p>
                    <p>This system may contain the following types of exempt information:</p>
                    <p>1. Properly classified information subject to the provisions of section 552(b)(1), which references matters that are "(A) specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and (B) are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive order."  5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1).</p>
                    <p>2. "[I]nvestigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes, other than material within the scope of subsection (j)(2) of [5 U.S.C. 552a]: Provided, however, [t]hat if any individual is denied any right, privilege, or benefit that he would otherwise be entitled by Federal law, or for which he would otherwise be eligible, as a result of the maintenance of such material, such material shall be provided to such individual, except to the extent that the disclosure of such material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or, prior to the effective date of this section, under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence[.]"  5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2).</p>
                    <p>3. Information "maintained in connection with providing protective services to the President of the United States or other individuals pursuant to section 3056 of title 18 [of the U.S. Code]."  5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(3).</p>
                    <p>4. Material that is "required by statute to be maintained and used solely as a statistical record."  5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(4).</p>
                    <p>5. "[I]nvestigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for Federal civilian employment, military service, Federal contracts, or access to classified information . . . ."  5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5).  Materials may be exempted only to the extent that release of the material to the individual whom the information is about "would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence or, prior to [September 27, 1975, furnished information to the Government] under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence."  Id.</p>
                    <p>6. Testing and examination materials, compiled during the course of a personnel investigation, that are "used solely to determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in the Federal service," when disclosure of the material "would compromise the objectivity or fairness of the testing or examination process."  5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6).</p>
                    <p>7. Evaluation materials, compiled during the course of a personnel investigation, that are used to determine potential for promotion in the armed services can be exempted to the extent that the disclosure of the data "would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence or, prior to [September 27, 1975,] under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence."  5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(7).</p>
                    <p>These exemptions are codified by regulation in 5 CFR 297.501(b)(5).  In addition, under 5 CFR 297.501(c), OPM reserves the right to assert exemptions for records received from another agency that could be properly claimed by that agency in responding to a request; and to refuse access to information compiled in reasonable anticipation of a civil action or proceeding.  Under this regulation OPM may assert exemption (j)(1) on behalf of an agency authorized to assert it.</p>
                </xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="central10" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-10</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Federal Executive Institute Program Participant Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Federal Executive Institute, Office of Executive and Management Development, Office of Personnel Management, 1301
Emmet Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903-4899.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>All Federal, State, and local government employees (both current and former), international executives, former
faculty and staff, and Fellowship students who have attended programs at the Federal Executive Institute (FEI).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains information supplied by the sponsoring agency and the program participant, including
application and consent forms, supporting correspondence, class rosters and directories. The records contain the name,
position title, office address and telephone number, Social Security Number, FEI program attended, and, with the approval
of the individual, home address and telephone number of program participants. Demographic information is obtained on a
completely anonymous basis and is stored as such. It cannot be retrieved as related to any individual. Race and National
Origin (RNO) information that is submitted and entered into the system is immediately blocked from individual
identification. The RNO information system can generate general reports but the System Administrator(s) is the only
individual(s) that can access the original information.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Includes the following with any revisions and amendments:
</p><p>5 U.S.C. 301 and 4117.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>The records are used by FEI staff to administer the program, to promote program participant interaction, and by
FEI program participants to maintain contact with other participants. These records may be used to locate individuals for
personnel research but no records are released without prior permission. No RNO information will be accessed except as a
group with no individual recognition.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1 through 10 of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices (60 FR 63075,
effective January 17, 1996) apply to the records maintained within this system.
</p><p>The routine uses listed below are specific to this system of records only:
</p><p>a. To disclose information to Federal agencies to assist them in planning for executive development programs.
</p><p>b. To provide information to the FEI Alumni Association for the purpose of mailing association materials to an
alumni's home or business address.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>Records are maintained in hard copy (for 2 years) and automated form.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retrieved by the name of the individual on whom they are maintained. A secondary identifier will be
the Social Security Number of an individual (the secondary identifier will not be released in any records). Records may
also be retrieved by agency, location and FEI programs.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Records kept by FEI officials are maintained in a secured area with access limited to those authorized personnel
at FEI whose duties require access. Distribution of information is limited to FEI program participants and specified
recipients. In addition:
</p><p>a. At the request of the individual, his or her home address and telephone number will not be released;
</p><p>b. Social Security Numbers will not be included in any information released.
</p><p>c. At the request of the employing agency, information relating to the individual's status (i.e., position title) will
not be released.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Hard copies of applicant files are destroyed after a maximum of 3 years. The automated data base is an ongoing
file system.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Director, Federal Executive Institute, Office of Executive and Management Development, Office of Personnel
Management, 1301 Emmet Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903-4899; Computer Specialist, Federal Executive Institute,
Office of Executive and Management Development, Office of Personnel Management, 1301 Emmet Street, Charlottesville, VA
22903-4899.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system contains information about them should contact the system
manager(s). Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name (possibly Social Security Number).
</p><p>b. Agency.
</p><p>c. FEI program attended and dates.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request access to their records should contact the system manager(s). Individuals must
furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name (possibly Social Security Number).
</p><p>b. Agency.
</p><p>c. FEI program attended and dates.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of records about them should contact the system manager(s). Individuals
must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name (possibly Social Security Number).
</p><p>b. Agency.
</p><p>c. FEI program attended and dates.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="central11" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-11</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Presidential Management Fellows Program Office, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Room
6500, Washington, DC 20415. Electronic records will be stored at contractor facilities located in Ashburn, VA (Primary
site) and McLean, VA (Alternate site).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains records on current and former PMFs; students pursuing or recently completing an advanced
degrees, such as a masters or professional degree; as well as contact information for Program stakeholders (e.g., Agency
PMF Coordinators, supervisors of PMFs).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>These records contain information about the covered individuals relating to name, Social Security Number,
academic background, home address, telephone numbers, email addresses, employment history, veterans' preference, academic
transcripts and other personal information needed during the application, assessment, and selection processes, and as
needed for training and development opportunities impacting PMFs and participating agencies. The system will also contain
applicant flow data collected in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget Approval #3046-0046. This
system will contain confidential evaluation information and assessment scores not available to the public, to applicants,
to academic institutions, and to participating Federal Agencies.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Executive Order 13562, signed by President Barack Obama on December 27, 2010.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are used by program personnel for the following reasons:
</p><p>a. To determine basic program eligibility and to evaluate applicants in a structured assessment process conducted by
OPM.
</p><p>b. To group the interested individuals into various categories (e.g., Candidates, Applicants, Eligibles, Ineligibles,
Semi-Finalists, Finalists, Non-Selectees, Fellows, Former Fellows, and Alumni) and make a final determination as to those
applicants who will be referred (as Finalists to become Fellows) to participating Federal Agencies for employment
consideration.
</p><p>c. For program evaluation functions to determine the effectiveness of the program and to improve program operations.
</p><p>d. To facilitate interaction and communication between PMF Program participants and alumni.
</p><p>e. To track PMF appointments, certifications, conversions, reappointments, withdrawals, resignations, extensions, and
waivers.
</p><p>f. To track agency reimbursements for PMF appointments.
</p><p>g. To schedule and track PMF participation in Program-sponsored training and development events (e.g., orientation,
forums, graduation).
</p><p>h. To track contact information of Applicants (at all stages), Agency PMF Coordinators, PMF supervisors, Pathways
Program Officers, and other relevant stakeholders.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>These records and information in these records may be used:
</p><p>1. To refer pertinent information to the appropriate Federal, State or local agency responsible for investigating,
prosecuting, enforcing or implementing a statute, rule, regulation or order when there is an indication of a violation or
potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation.
</p><p>2. To provide information to a congressional office from the record of an individual in response to an inquiry from
the congressional office made at the request of the individual.
</p><p>3. To disclose information to another Federal Agency, a Court, or a party in litigation before a court or in an
administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal Agency, when the Government is a party to the judicial or
administrative proceeding. In those cases where the Government is not a party to the proceeding, records may be disclosed
if a subpoena has been signed by a judge.
</p><p>4. To disclose information to the U.S. Department of Justice or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body or
other administrative body before which OPM is authorized to appear, when:
</p><p>a. OPM, or any component thereof; or
</p><p>b. Any employee of OPM in his or her official capacity; or
</p><p>c. Any employee of OPM in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or OPM has agreed to
represent the employee; or
</p><p>d. The United States, when OPM determines that litigation is likely to affect OPM or any of its components, is a party
to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department of Justice or OPM is
deemed by OPM to be relevant and necessary to the litigation provided, however, that the disclosure is compatible with
the purpose for which records were collected.
</p><p>5. To disclose information to officials of the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the Special Counsel,
when requested in connection with appeals, special studies of the civil service and other merit systems, review of OPM
rules and regulations, investigations of alleged or possible prohibited personnel practices, and such other functions,
e.g., as prescribed in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, or as may be authorized by law.
</p><p>6. To disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, when requested, in connection with
investigations into alleged or possible discrimination practices in the Federal sector, examination of Federal
affirmative employment programs, compliance by Federal Agencies with the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection
Procedures, or other functions vested in the Commission.
</p><p>7. To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations Authority or its General Counsel, when requested, in
connection with investigations of allegations of unfair labor practices or matters before the Federal Service Impasses
Panel.
</p><p>8. To refer candidates to Federal Agencies for employment consideration.
</p><p>9. To refer candidates to State and local governments, congressional offices, international organizations, and other
public offices, with permission of the candidates, for the purpose of employment consideration and developmental
opportunities.
</p><p>10. To refer Fellows for consideration for reassignment, reappointment, and/or promotion within the employing Federal
Agencies.
</p><p>11. As a data source for management information of summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of
the function for which the records are collected and maintained, or for related personnel research functions or manpower
studies, or to locate individuals for personnel research.
</p><p>12. To request information from a Federal, State, or local agency maintaining civil, criminal or other information
relevant to an agency decision concerning the hiring or retention of a candidate.
</p><p>13. To provide an academic institution with information on a recent graduate's participation in the PMF Program,
covering application, selection and appointment to a Federal position at a certain grade level, and graduation
(completion of the PMF Program).
</p><p>14. To disclose information to contractors performing or working on a contract on behalf of OPM, or job for the
Federal Government.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>All data stored within the contractor hosting and backup facilities is encrypted utilizing data at rest
encryption technologies. A complete data backup is stored on a weekly basis and is then replicated to a physically
separate datacenter location and kept for the duration of the retention period.
</p><p>Paper copies of the scoring for the in-person assessments are maintained in lockable metal file cabinets or in a
secured office suite at OPM Headquarters, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC and in computerized systems accessible to
only those program staff whose official duties necessitate such access. Up until electronic records are migrated to the
contractor system, OPM computerized systems adhere to current information technology and security policies and
requirements and include confidential passwords for access to these automated records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are indexed by name of applicants, maiden name (if applicable), graduate schools, State of
residence, Social Security Number, professional/graduate/undergraduate degree, veterans' preference, status in PMF
Program (e.g., Candidate, Applicant, Eligible, Ineligible, Semi-Finalist, Finalist, Non-Selectee, Fellow, Former Fellow,
and Alumni), citizenship, foreign language(s), geographic employment preference(s), skill sets/competencies, and any
combination of these.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Proper safeguards are in place within both the primary and alternate hosting facilities. Each facility leverages
security equipment, techniques, and procedures to control, monitor, and record access to the facility, including customer
cage areas. Data centers are staffed at all times, i.e., even during the night, on weekends, and on holidays. All
perimeter doors have biometric with card access readers. Each door is also equipped with sensors to alert security staff
of forced entries and is monitored by closed-circuit television. Records are maintained in a secured space and in
computerized systems accessible to only those program staff whose official duties necessitate such access. Confidential
passwords are required for access to these automated records. Computerized systems adhere to current information
technology and security policies and requirements. All contractor personnel with a need to access data records in this
system will undergo a background security investigation prior to being granted access. All of that provider's officials
having access to the PMF system will undergo an adjudication, pursuant to the terms of the contract, of their fitness to
have access to work of this nature and to assess their fitness to perform this work, based upon an appropriate background
investigation. In addition, contractor personnel are required by the terms of the contract to adhere to relevant
provisions of the Privacy Act.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Application files are maintained for a maximum of three (3) years; the automated data base of PMF participant
information will be destroyed when no longer needed for administrative purposes.
</p><p>The PMF Program Office maintains a database system tracking all applicant history and program status from 1997 to the
present. All hardcopies are maintained in lockable filing cabinets and are archived in accordance with OPM's Records
Management Handbook and records retention schedules.
</p><p>Media Sanitization and Disposal
</p><p>The contractor has adopted and implemented policies and procedures to address removal of confidential information
including protected data from electronic media before the media are made available for re-use, and final disposition of
confidential information including protected data and/or the hardware or media on which it is stored. Destruction is done
on-site through specialized services.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Presidential Management Fellows Program Office, Attn: Rob Timmins, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street NW., Room 6500, Washington, DC 20415, Office (202) 606-1040, Fax (202) 606-3040, Email <i>pmf@opm.gov
</i>.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system contains information about them should contact the system
manager. You must furnish the following information for your records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full Name at Time of Application
</p><p>b. Maiden Name (if applicable)
</p><p>c. Home Address referenced at Time of Application
</p><p>d. Advanced Academic Degree referenced at Time of Application
</p><p>e. Year Applied to Program
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act provisions at 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), regarding
access to and amendment of records. The section of the notice, titled Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the
Act, indicates the kinds of materials exempted and the reasons for exempting them from access.
</p><p>Current or former applicants who wish to gain access to their non-exempt records should direct such a request in
writing to the system manager. You must furnish the following information for your records to be located and identified.
</p><p>a. Full Name at Time of Application
</p><p>b. Maiden Name (if applicable)
</p><p>c. Home Address referenced at Time of Application
</p><p>d. Advanced Academic Degree referenced at Time of Application
</p><p>e. Year Applied to Program
</p><p>Individuals must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and access to
records (5 CFR 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Specific material in this system has been exempted from Privacy act provisions at 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), regarding
access to and amendment of records. The section of the notice titled Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act,
indicates the kinds of materials exempted and the reasons for exempting them from amendment.
</p><p>Current or applicants wishing to request amendment of their non-exempt records should contact the OPM PMF system
manager. You must furnish the following information for your records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full Name at Time of Application
</p><p>b. Maiden Name (if applicable)
</p><p>c. Home Address referenced at Time of Application
</p><p>d. Advanced Academic Degree referenced at Time of Application
</p><p>e. Year Applied to Program
</p><p>Individuals must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and amendment of
records (5 CFR 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual to whom it applies;
</p><p>b. Colleges and Universities;
</p><p>c. Federal officials involved in the screening and selection process;
</p><p>d. Employing Federal Agencies.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemsExempted"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains testing and examination materials that are used solely to determine individual
qualifications for appointment or promotion in the Federal service. The Privacy Act at 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6), permits an
agency to exempt all such testing or examination material and information from certain provisions of the Act when
disclosure of the material would compromise the objectivity or fairness of the testing or examination process. OPM has
claimed exemptions from the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), which relate to access to and amendment of records, for any
such testing or examination materials in the system.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="central12" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-12</systemNumber>

<subsection type="systemName">[Reserved]</subsection></section>
<section id="central13" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-13</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Executive Personnel Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Office of Executive Resources Management, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415
-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current and former appointees in the Senior Executive Service; current and former incumbents of Executive
Schedule, Scientific and Professional research and development, Senior Level, Board of Contract Appeals, and similar
positions; former incumbents of General Schedule 16-18 positions; and participants in and graduates of OPM-approved
agency Senior Executive candidate development programs.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>These records include:
</p><p>a. Demographic, appointment, and assignment information (e.g., name, office address, date of birth, Social Security
Number, sex, race and ethnic designation, titles of positions, pay rates, and types of appointments).
</p><p>b. Background data on work experience, educational experience, publications or awards (includes performance ratings
and any performance, rank, or incentive awards received), and career interests.
</p><p>c. Determinations on nominees for Meritorious and Distinguished Presidential Rank awards.
</p><p>d. Determinations concerning executive (managerial) qualifications (i.e., Qualification Review Board records).
</p><p>e. Information on performance of executives (e.g., performance ratings, performance awards, and incentive awards).
</p><p>f. Information relating to participants (current and former) in the sabbatical leave program (e.g., dates of
participation and reasons for the leave).
</p><p>g. Applications from individuals who, within the 90-day period provided for under 5 U.S.C. 3593(b), seek reemployment
in the Senior Executive Service.
</p><p>h. Information concerning the reason(s) why an individual leaves an executive position (e.g., retired, resigned, to
enter private industry, to work for a State government, or removed during probation or after because of performance).
</p><p>i. Information about the recruitment of individuals for executive positions (e.g., recruited from another Federal
agency or from outside the Federal service).</p>
<p><b>Note:</b> Automated and manual duplicates of records in this system, maintained by agencies for purposes of
actual administration of the SES, along with other records agencies have on Federal executives, are not considered part
of this system. Such records are considered general personnel records and are covered by the OPM/GOVT-1, General
Personnel Records system.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Includes the following with any revisions and amendments:
</p><p>5 U.S.C. 2101 through 2103; 3104; 3131 through 3134; 3136; 3324; 3325; 3391 through 3397; 3591 through 3596; 4311
through 4315; 4507; 5108; 5381 through 5385; 5752 through 5754; and 7541 through 7543.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>The records are used to:
</p><p>a. Assist OPM in carrying out its responsibilities under title 5, U.S. Code, and OPM rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, including the allocation and establishment of SES, Senior Level, and Scientific and Professional research and
development positions, development of qualification standards for SES positions, establishment and operation of one or
more qualifications review boards, establishment of programs to develop candidates for and incumbents of executive
positions, and development of performance appraisal systems.
</p><p>b. Pursuant to section 415 of the Civil Service Reform Act, assist OPM in meeting its mandate to evaluate the
effectiveness of the SES and the manner in which the Service is administered.
</p><p>c. Provide data used in policy formulation, program planning and administration, research studies, and required
reports regarding the Government-wide executive program.
</p><p>d. Locate specified groups of individuals for personnel research (while protecting their individual privacy). Race and
ethnic data and performance ratings are collected for statistical use only.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1 through 5, and 7 through 11, of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices
(60 FR 63075, effective January 17, 1996) apply to the records maintained within this system. The routine uses listed
below are specific to this system of records only:
</p><p>a. To identify and refer qualified current or former Federal employees to Federal agencies for executive vacancies.
</p><p>b. To refer qualified current or former Federal employees or retirees to State and local governments and international
organizations for employment considerations.
</p><p>c. To provide an employing agency with extracts from the records of that agency's employees in the system.
</p><p>d. By OPM to locate individuals for personnel research or survey response and in the production of summary descriptive
statistics and analytical studies in support of the functions for which the records are collected and maintained, or for
related work force studies. While published studies do not contain individual identifiers, in some instances the
selection of elements of data included in the study may be structured in such a way as to make the data individually
identifiable by inference.
</p><p>e. To disclose information to any member of an agency's Performance Review Board or other board or panel (e.g., one
convened to select or review nominees for awards of merit pay increases), when the member is not an official of the
employing agency; information would then be used for the purposes of approving or recommending selection of candidates
for executive development programs, issuing a performance appraisal rating, issuing performance awards, nominating for
Meritorious and Distinguished Executive ranks, and removal, reduction-in-grade, and other personnel actions based on
performance.
</p><p>f. To provide information to the White House on executives with noncareer appointments in the Senior Executive
Service, in positions formerly in the General Schedule filled by noncareer executive assignments, in excepted positions
paid at Executive Schedule pay rates, and in positions in the Senior Level pay system or other pay systems equivalent to
those described which are filled by Presidential appointment or excepted from the competitive service because they are of
a confidential or policy-determining character.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>Records are maintained in hardcopy, magnetic media, and microfiche.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retrieved by the name and Social Security Number of the individual to whom they pertain.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Manual records are maintained in lockable metal filing cabinets or in secured rooms with access limited to those
whose official duties require access. Access to computerized records is limited to those whose official duties require
access. Access to race and ethnic data is restricted to specially designated OPM personnel.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retained for varying lengths of time, in accordance with disposition schedules approved by NARA.
Disposal of manual records is by shredding or burning, electronic databases are erased.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Director, Office of Executive Resources Management, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington,
DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system or records contains information about them should contact the
system manager. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Social Security Number.
</p><p>c. Address where employed.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request access to records about themselves should contact the system manager. Individuals
must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Social Security Number.
</p><p>c. Address where employed.
</p><p>An individual requesting access must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of their records should contact the system manager. Individuals must
furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Social Security Number.
</p><p>c. Address where employed.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual named in the record.
</p><p>b. His or her employing agency.
</p><p>c. Official documents of OPM.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="central14" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-14</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Debarment or Suspension Records for Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHPB).
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Administrative Sanctions Branch, Office of the Inspector General, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW, Room CHP 1314, Washington, DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Health care providers (physicians, hospitals and other individuals or entities which furnish health care services
or supplies) and other participants who have been or are in the process of being debarred, suspended, determined to be
ineligible, or otherwise excluded from participating in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), and other
federally authorized financial and nonfinancial assistance and benefits under programs and activities (nonprocurement)
administered by OPM.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains a listing of health care providers and other participants, debarred, suspended, determined
to be ineligible, or otherwise excluded from participation in the FEHBP and other federally authorized financial and
nonfinancial assistance and benefits under programs and activities (non-procurement) administered by OPM. It includes
records such as general correspondence, statements of cause, case files, and other related documents.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Includes the following with any revisions or amendments:
</p><p>5 U.S.C. Appendix 3, Executive Orders 12549 and 12689, and 5 CFR part 970.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>Executive Orders 12549 and 12689 provide that Executive departments and agencies participate in a governmentwide
system for nonprocurement debarment and suspension. This system of records documents OPM's participation in the program
to reduce fraud and abuse in Federal nonprocurement programs and decisions regarding actions taken to exclude
participants in Federally authorized nonprocurement programs administered by OPM.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Routine uses 1 through 11 of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's system notices apply to the
records maintained within this system.  The routine uses listed below are specific to this system of records only:
</p><p>a. To disclose records to appropriate Federal, State and local agencies if necessary and relevant to administering
Federal financial or nonfinancial assistance programs or benefits.
</p><p>b. To disclose records for performance of a Federal duty to a State or local agency, or financial institution.
</p><p>c. To disclose information on excluded health care providers to other persons involved in or affected by the action.
</p><p>d. To disclose information to agencies or organizations that license, certify, regulate, investigate, or prosecute
persons or organizations that provide health-related services or items to determine possible disqualifying actions,
practices, or conditions.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained in paper copy and automated form.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by name, address, occupation, Social Security Number, and case number.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Paper records are stored in lockable filing cabinets or secured rooms. Automated records are protected by
ID/password security system. Records are available only to those persons whose official duties require access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are placed in inactive files (cut at the end of each fiscal year) when the case is closed. Inactive
records are destroyed after 10 years.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Chief, Administrative Sanctions Branch, Office of the Inspector General Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street, NW, Room CHP 1314, Washington, DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to determine whether this system of records contains information on them should contact the
system manager indicated above. Individuals must furnish the following for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Case number, if applicable.
</p><p>c. Address.
</p><p>d. Date of Birth.
</p><p>e. Social Security Number and Tax Identification Number.
</p><p>f. Health Insurance related Identification Number.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request access to records should contact the system manager indicated above. Individuals
must provide the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Case number, if applicable.
</p><p>c. Address.
</p><p>d. Date of Birth.
</p><p>e. Social Security Number and Tax Identification Number.
</p><p>f. Health Insurance related Identification Number.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also follow the OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity
and access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of records should contact the system manager indicated above.
Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Case number, if applicable.
</p><p>c. Address.
</p><p>d. Date of Birth.
</p><p>e. Social Security Number and Tax Identification Number.
</p><p>f. Health Insurance related Identification Number.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow the OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity
and amendment of records (5 CFR  part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual(s) to whom the record pertain(s).
</p><p>b. Federal agencies.
</p><p>c. State and local law enforcement officials.
</p><p>d. Private agencies and organizations.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="central15" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-15</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Health Claims Data Warehouse (HCDW).
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains records on the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). The FEHBP includes Federal employees, Postal
employees, uniformed service members, retirees, and their family members who voluntarily participate in the Program.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>The records in the system may contain the following types of information on participating enrollees and covered dependents:
</p><p>a. Name, social security number, date of birth, gender.
</p><p>b. Home address.
</p><p>c. Covered dependent information (spouse, dependents)--name, social security number, date of birth, gender.
</p><p>d. Enrollee's employing agency.
</p><p>e. Name of health care provider.
</p><p>f. Health care provider address.
</p><p>g. Health care provider taxpayer identification number (TIN) or carrier identifier.
</p><p>h. Health care coverage information regarding benefit coverage for the plan in which the person is enrolled.
</p><p>i. Health care procedures performed on the individual in the form of ICD, CPT and other appropriate codes.
</p><p>j. Health care diagnoses in the form of ICD codes, and treatments, including prescribed drugs, derived from clinical medical
records.
</p><p>k. Provider charges, amounts paid by the plan and amounts paid by the enrollee for the above coverage, procedures, and diagnoses.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Authority for requiring FEHBP carriers to allow OPM access to records and for requiring reports, as well as authority for OPM's
maintenance of FEHBP health claims information, is provided by 5 U.S.C. 8901, <i>et seq.</i> In particular, section 8910 states,
in relevant part: "(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall make a continuing study of the operation and administration of
this chapter, including surveys and reports on health benefit plans available to employees and on the experience of the plans. (b) Each
contract entered into under section 8902 of this title shall contain provisions requiring carriers to--(1) furnish such reasonable
reports as the Office determines to be necessary to enable it to carry out its functions under this chapter; and (2) permit the Office
and representatives of the Government Accountability Office to examine records of the carriers as may be necessary to carry out the
purposes of this chapter." As explained in greater detail in the "Purpose" section below, OPM uses the information
collected in this system to assist in its administration of, and in carrying out its functions under 5 U.S.C. chapter 89.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent>
<p>The primary purpose of this system of records is to provide a central database from which OPM may analyze the FEHBP to support the
management of the program to ensure the best value for the enrollees and taxpayers. OPM collects, manages, and analyzes health services
data provided by health insurers and administrators through secure data transfer. OPM analyzes the data in order to evaluate the cost
of care, utilization of services, and quality of care for specific population groups, geographic areas, health plans, health care
providers, disease conditions, and other relevant categories. Information contained in the database assists in improving the
effectiveness and efficiency of care delivered by health care providers to the enrollees by facilitating robust contract negotiations,
health plan accountability, performance management, and program evaluation. OPM uses identifiable data to create person-level
longitudinal records. Access to PII is restricted to personnel needed to create person-level longitudinal records and to select OPM
analysts using the database for the analytical purposes described in this notice. Only de-identified data will be released by OPM
externally for all other research and analysis purposes.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>1. To disclose FEHBP data to analysts inside and outside the Federal Government for the purpose of conducting analysis of health
care and health insurance trends and topical health-related issues compatible with the purposes for which the records were collected
and formulating health care program changes and enhancements to limit cost growth, improve outcomes, increase accountability, and
improve efficiency in program administration. In all disclosures to analysts external to OPM under this routine use, only de-identified
data will be disclosed. A public use file that will be maintained will only contain de-identified data and will be structured, where
appropriate, to protect enrollee confidentiality where identities may be discerned because there are fewer records under certain
demographic or other variables.

</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained in electronic systems.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by a unique identifier that will be based on identifying information (primarily name and social security
number) of the individual.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>The Health Claims Data Warehouse (HCDW), to include the new alternate data intake and transformation infrastructure, is operated
within the OPM environment. All employees who have a need to access the information are required to have an appropriate background
investigation consistent with the risk and sensitivity designation of that position. The investigation must be favorably adjudicated
before they are allowed physical access to OPM and access to the HCDW system. Employees of contractors are required to have an
appropriate background investigation consistent with the credentialing policy of the agency and/or the terms of the underlying
contract. Again, the investigation must be favorably adjudicated before they are allowed physical access to OPM and access to the HCDW
system. The OPM environment is equipped with electronic badge readers restricting access to authorized personnel only and has
safeguards in place to alert security personnel if unauthorized personnel attempt to gain access to OPM's environment. OPM employs
armed physical security guards 365 days a year, 24 hours a day that patrol OPM headquarters, to include entry and exit points. Computer
firewalls are maintained to prevent access by unauthorized personnel. The HCDW employs National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) Physical and Environmental Security Controls identified in Special Publication SP 800-53 revision 3. The HCDW will perform
a Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&amp;A) following the NIST 800-53 rev 3 standard in order to obtain an Authority to
Operate (ATO). Users within the Office of Planning and Policy Analysis (PPA) use the system to perform cost and quality analysis for
health care plans. Two sub-groups of PPA users have been identified in the system, those who are permitted to view PII and those who
are not. HCDW employs role based access controls (RBAC) to further restrict access to data contained within HCDW based on users' roles.
The data warehouse is fully compliant with all applicable provisions of the Privacy Act, Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) as an oversight agency, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), Records Act and National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>The records in this system are retained for 7 years. Computer records will be destroyed by electronic erasure. The system has been
approved by NARA to maintain a 7-year record retention.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>The system manager is Dennis Hardy, PMP, HCDW Project Manager, U. S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Room 2340A,
Washington, DC 20415, 202-606-4281.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to determine whether this system of records contains information about them may do so by writing to the U.S.
Office of Personnel Management, FOIA/PA Requester Service Center, 1900 E Street NW., Room 5415, Washington, DC 20415-7900 or by
emailing <i>foia@opm.gov.</i> Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located:
</p><p>1. Full name.
</p><p>2. Date and place of birth.
</p><p>3. Social security number.
</p><p>4. Signature.
</p><p>5. Available information regarding the type of information requested.
</p><p>6. The reason why the individual believes this system contains information about him/her.
</p><p>7. The address to which the information should be sent.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and access to
records (5 CFR 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of records about them should write to the Office of Personnel Management, FOIA/PA Requester
Service Center, 1900 E Street NW., Room 5415, Washington, DC 20415-7900. ATTN: Planning and Policy Analysis.
</p><p>Individuals must furnish the following information in writing for their records to be located:
</p><p>1. Full name.
</p><p>2. Date and place of birth.
</p><p>3. Social Security Number.
</p><p>4. City, state, and zip code of their Federal Agency.
</p><p>5. Signature.
</p><p>6. Precise identification of the information to be amended.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and amendment to
records (5 CFR 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>OPM, which has the authority to obtain this information from health care insurers and administrators contracted by OPM to manage the
FEHBP, will obtain the FEHBP records from health care insurers and administrators. OPM's OIG also maintains the FEHBP records in a
separate system of records under its own authorities.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="exemptionsClaimed"><xhtmlContent><p>None.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="centralx" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-X</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Federal Competency Assessment Tool.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Associate Director, Division for Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001. Records pertaining to voluntary assessments of
designated occupations such as leadership and human resources management are located on a contractor server. Records
pertaining to pre-determined competencies (e.g., leadership, human resources management, or performance management) may
be forwarded to designated agencies.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current Federal employees who have voluntarily registered and completed the Federal Competency Assessment Tool.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system comprises voluntary self-assessments of competencies against a proficiency scale. The assessments are
tied to user accounts, that contain (a) registration information that includes demographic data to help determine
participation; (b) self assessment information; and (c) an assessment by the supervisor.
</p><p>The registration information includes the following mandatory information:
</p><p>a. Registered users' e-mail address.
</p><p>b. User determined password.
</p><p>c. First name.
</p><p>d. Last name.
</p><p>e. Department/Agency to which the participant belongs.
</p><p>f. Pay plan.
</p><p>g. Grade.
</p><p>h. Occupational group/family.
</p><p>i. Occupational Specialty, if applicable.
</p><p>j. Work role, if applicable (e.g., executive, manager, supervisor, team lead).
</p><p>The registration information also includes the following optional information:
</p><p>(a) Work address.
</p><p>(b) City.
</p><p>(c) State.
</p><p>(d) Zip code.
</p><p>(e) Country.
</p><p>(f) Work telephone.
</p><p>(g) Education level.
</p><p>(h) Estimated years until retirement.
</p><p>(i) Time in occupation.
</p><p>Self assessment information includes the employee's determination of his/her proficiency level against a set of
competencies using a proficiency scale. The assessment by the supervisor includes the supervisor's determination of a
requesting employee's proficiency level and the desired proficiency level of the position using the same set of
competencies and proficiency scale.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>5 U.S.C. 1103, 1402, and 4117.
</p><p>Executive Orders 9830 and 13197.
</p><p>Purpose:</p>
<p>The Federal Competency Assessment Tool is a web-based instrument for assessing the proficiency levels of Federal
employees in key competencies. The tools allow an individual to conduct a competency self assessment and supervisors to
assess the competencies of their employees to determine competency strengths and areas for improvement. Agencies can use
the results of the assessments to support their competency gap analyses, succession management, and development efforts.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>These records and information in these records may be used:
</p><p>1. To disclose pertinent information to the appropriate Federal, State, or local agency responsible for investigating,
prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order when OPM becomes aware of an indication of
a violation or potential violation of a civil or criminal law or regulation.
</p><p>2. To disclose information 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.
</p><p>3. To disclose information to another Federal agency or a party in litigation before a court or in an administrative
proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency, when the Government is a party to the judicial or administrative
proceeding, and such information is deemed by OPM to be arguable, relevant and necessary to the litigation.
</p><p>4. By the National Archives and Records Administration in records management and inspections.
</p><p>5. To provide an official of another Federal agency information needed in the performance of official duties related
to reconciling or reconstructing data files, compiling description statistics, and making analytical studies to support
the function for which the records were collected and maintained.
</p><p>6. By OPM, in the production of summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the function for
which the records are collected and maintained, or for related work force studies. While published statistics and studies
do not contain individual identifiers, in some instances, the selection of elements of data included in the study may be
structured in such a way as to make the data individually identifiable by inference.
</p><p>7. To disclose information to the Department of Justice or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, or other
administrative body before which OPM is authorized to appear, when:
</p><p>a. OPM, or any component thereof; or
</p><p>b. Any employee of OPM in his or her official capacity; or
</p><p>c. Any employee of OPM in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or OPM has agreed to
represent the employee; or
</p><p>d. The United States, when OPM determines that litigation is likely to affect OPM or any of its components, is a party
to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department of Justice or OPM is
deemed by OPM to be arguable relevant and necessary to the litigation.
</p><p>8. To disclose information to officials of the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the Special Counsel,
when requested in connection with appeals, special studies of the civil service and other merit systems, review of OPM
rules and regulations, investigations of alleged or possible prohibited personnel practices, and such other functions as
promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, or as may be authorized by law.
</p><p>9. To disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission when requested in connection with
investigations into alleged or possible discrimination practices in the Federal sector, examination of Federal
affirmative employment programs, compliance by Federal agencies with the Uniform Guidelines of Employee Selection
Procedures, or other functions vested in the Commission.
</p><p>10. To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations Authority or its General Counsel when requested in
connection with investigations of allegations of unfair labor practices of matters before the Federal Service Impasses
Panel.
</p><p>11. To disclose information to the Office of Management and Budget at any stage of the legislative coordination and
clearance process in connection with private relief legislation as set forth in OMB circular No. A-19.
</p><p>12. To provide an official of another Federal agency information needed in the performance of official duties related
to succession planning, workforce analysis, gap closure, competency development, recruitment and retention.
</p><p>13. To disclose to a requesting Federal agency, information in connection with the hiring, retention, separation, or
retirement of an employee; the issuance of a security clearance; the reporting of an investigation of an employee; the
letting of a contract; the classification of a job; or the issuance of a license, grant, or other benefit by the
requesting agency, to the extent that OPM determines that the information is relevant and necessary to the requesting
party's decision on the matter.
</p><p>14. To provide individual users the ability to view self entered data on individual competency proficiency levels.
</p><p>15. To provide reports to agencies on aggregate level data of proficiency levels in identified competencies across the
Government.
</p><p>16. To provide agency specific raw data reports to agencies on individual level data related to proficiency levels in
identified competencies.
</p><p>17. To disclose aggregate level data from the Federal Competency Assessment Tools via a governmentwide report.
</p><p>18. To disclose information to contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or working on a contract, service,
grant, cooperative agreement, or job for the Federal government.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained in a relational database management system hosted on a contractor's Internet server,
accessed via a password-restricted system. Duplicate records also exist on magnetic tape back ups.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Designated points of contact from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and participating agencies can retrieve
reports that aggregate the results of individual and supervisor assessments, without specifically identifying
individuals. Agencies can request raw data reports that will contain the identity of individuals. An employee can
retrieve individual reports (which contain a record of how the individuals assessed themselves, along with how the
supervisor assessed the position). All reports are accessed via the Internet through a password-restricted system.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>These electronic records are maintained in controlled access areas. Identification cards are verified to ensure
that only authorized personnel are present. Electronic records are protected by restricted access procedures, including
the use of passwords and sign-on protocols which are periodically changed. Only employees whose official duties require
access are allowed to view, administer, and control these records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Completed verifications are archived to a storage disk nightly and retained on a server for five years. When
records are purged from the server, the records are transferred to a CD or other electronic media. Records in electronic
media are electronically erased. CD or other electronic media are maintained for five years.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Deputy Associate Director, Center for Human Capital Implementation and Assessment, Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire if this system contains information about them should contact the system manager
or designee. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Name and address of office in which currently and/or formerly employed in the Federal service.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request access to their records in this system should contact their agency point of
contact or the system manager. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and
identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Name and address of office in which currently and/or formerly employed in the Federal service.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity and access to
records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of their records in this system should contact the agency point of
contact or system manager. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and
identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Name and address of office in which currently and/or formerly employed in the Federal service.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment of their records must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding
verification of identity and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>The information in this system is obtained from:
</p><p>a. The individual to whom the information pertains.
</p><p>b. The supervisor of the individual to whom the information pertains, upon that individual's request.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="central18" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/CENTRAL-18</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Claims Data Warehouse.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains claims records on the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). Participation in
these programs is voluntary.
</p><p>Participants in the FEHBP include Federal employees, Postal employees, annuitants under the Civil Service Retirement
System and the Federal Employees Retirement System, former spouses, and their family members. Health care providers that
submit claims to the FEHBP plans will also be stored in the system as part of the claims records. The Office of the
Inspector General (OIG) has oversight responsibility under the Inspector General Act over the FEHBP.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>The records in the system may contain the following types of information on participating enrollees and covered
dependents:
</p><p>a. Personally identifiable Information (PII) (Name, Social Security Number, Date of Birth, Gender, and FEHBP Member ID
number).
</p><p>b. Home Address.
</p><p>c. Covered dependent information (Spouse, Dependents)--names and genders.
</p><p>d. Enrollee's employing agency.
</p><p>e. Names of health care providers including health care providers debarred under 5 U.S.C. 8902a.
</p><p>f. Health care provider address.
</p><p>g. Health Care Provider Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) or identifier issued by a carrier.
</p><p>h. Health care coverage information regarding benefit coverage for the plan in which the person is enrolled.
</p><p>i. Health care procedure information regarding procedures performed on the individual.
</p><p>j. Health care diagnoses in the form of ICD codes, and treatments, including prescribed drugs, derived from clinical
medical records.
</p><p>k. Provider charges, including amounts paid by the plan and amounts paid by the enrollee for the above coverage,
procedures, and diagnoses.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>The OIG is authorized to maintain FEHBP health claims information under &#167; 6(a) of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app. &#167; 6(a). Authority is provided to OPM for maintenance of FEHBP health
claims information by 5 U.S.C. 8910; 45 CFR 164.501, 164.512(d), which allow OPM access to records held by FEHBP
contractors and require these contractors to submit reports on services provided to enrollees.
</p><p>Purpose:</p>
<p>The primary purpose of this system of records is to provide a central database from which the OIG may use claims
data from carriers for audit and investigative purposes to meet its oversight obligations under the Inspector General Act
of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., to detect fraud, waste and abuse in OPM programs. The Office of the Inspector General
will use the data to detect and pursue fraud in the FEHBP and to audit the contracts with the various FEHBP carriers.
</p><p>The secondary purpose of this system of records is to provide a mirror image of the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program Claims Data Warehouse data feeds to OPM so it can establish a central database (OPM/Central-15) from which it may
analyze FEHBP data and actively manage the FEHBP to ensure the best value for the enrollees and taxpayers. OPM will
collect, manage, and analyze health services data provided by FEHBP carriers.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Only routine uses 1, 7, and 11 of the Prefatory Statement at the beginning of OPM's current Systems of Record
notice apply to the records maintained within this system.
</p><p>1. For Law Enforcement Purposes--To disclose pertinent information to the appropriate Federal, State, or local
agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order,
where OPM becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation.
</p><p>7. For Litigation--To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court,
adjudicative body, or other administrative body before which OPM is authorized to appear, when:
</p><p>(1) OPM, or any component thereof; or
</p><p>(2) Any employee of OPM in his or her official capacity; or
</p><p>(3) Any employee of OPM in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or OPM has agreed to
represent the employee; or
</p><p>(4) The United States, when OPM determines that litigation is likely to affect OPM or any of its components; is a
party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department of Justice or
OPM is deemed by OPM to be relevant and necessary to the litigation provided, however, that the disclosure is compatible
with the purpose for which records were collected.
</p><p>11. For Non-Federal Personnel--To disclose information to contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or
working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement, or job for the Federal Government.
</p><p>The routine uses listed below are specific to this system of records only:
</p><p>1. To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a party in litigation before a court or in an
administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency, when the Government is a party to the judicial or
administrative proceeding.
</p><p>2. To disclose information to the contractor that originally provided the data to audit health care claims or
investigate fraud.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records will be maintained in electronic systems.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by various means:
</p><p>1. Name, address, and/or social security number of an individual enrollee or patient,
</p><p>2. Name, address, and/or TIN or other identifier of health care providers,
</p><p>3. Claim payment information, and
</p><p>4. Diagnostic or other procedure codes.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>The system will be located within space controlled by the OIG in OPM Headquarters. All employees and contractors
are required to have an appropriate background investigation before they are allowed physical access to OIG office spaces
and access to the system. The system is in a secured space that is equipped with a two factor authorization device,
restricting access to authorized personnel only and has alarms to alert security personnel if unauthorized access is
attempted. OPM employs armed physical security guards 365 days a year, 24 hours a day that patrol OPM Headquarters, to
include every entry/exit point. Closed Circuit Video cameras are strategically located on every floor and external to the
facility. Multiple layers of computer firewalls are maintained to prevent access by unauthorized personnel. The system
employs National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) technical, physical and environmental Security Controls
identified in Special Publication (SP) 800-53 revision 3. The OIG will perform an Assessment and Authorization
following the NIST 800-53 revision 3 standard in order to obtain an Authority to Operate (ATO). The OIG will
operate the system in compliance with the Privacy Act, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and NIST
guidance. Transmission of the data feed from the carriers to this system is encrypted in compliance with NIST Federal
Information Processing Standards Publication 197.
</p><p>The OPM Health Claims Data Warehouse is hosted on the OIG IT systems, however the operation of, maintenance of, and
security of the OPM Health Claims Data Warehouse is the responsibility of OPM not the OIG. Notice to the public of the
OPM Health Claims Data Warehouse system of records is contained in a separate System of Records Notice.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Records in this system will be retained for at least 7 years but may be maintained for a longer period as
required by litigation or open investigations or audits. Computer records are destroyed by electronic erasure. A records
retention schedule is being established with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>The system manager is the Chief, Information Systems Audit Group, Office of the Inspector General, 1900 E Street,
NW., Room 6400, Washington, DC 20415-1100.
</p><p>Individuals wishing to determine whether this system of records contains information about them may do so by
writing to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, FOIA/PA Requester Service Center, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 5415,
Washington, DC 20415-7900 or by e-mailing <i>foia@opm.gov.</i>
</p><p>Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located:
</p><p>1. Full name.
</p><p>2. Date and place of birth.
</p><p>3. Social Security Number.
</p><p>4. Signature.
</p><p>5. Available information regarding the type of information requested.
</p><p>6. The reason why the individual believes this system contains information about him/her.
</p><p>7. The address to which the information should be sent.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity
and access to records (5 CFR 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of records about them should write to the Office of Personnel
Management, FOIA/PA Requester Service Center, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 5415, Washington, DC 20415-7900. <i>Attn:</i> Office of Inspector General.
</p><p>Individuals must furnish the following information in writing for their records to be located:
</p><p>1. Full name.
</p><p>2. Date and place of birth.
</p><p>3. Social Security Number.
</p><p>4. City, state, and zip code of their Federal Agency.
</p><p>5. Signature.
</p><p>6. Precise identification of the information to be amended.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and
amendment to records (5 CFR 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is obtained from health care insurers contracted by the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management as FEHBP carriers.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="exemptionsClaimed"><xhtmlContent><p>None.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>


    <section id="central20" toc="yes">
        <systemNumber>/CENTRAL-20</systemNumber>
        <subsection type="systemName">
            National CFC System.
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="securityClassification">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Unclassified.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
                </subsection>
        <subsection type="systemLocation">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>The Office of the Combined Federal Campaign, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW, Suite 6484, Washington, DC 20415, is responsible for this system of records.  By contract, CFC’s Central Campaign Administrator(s) in Madison, Wisconsin, through its subcontractors, maintains records in a government-approved cloud server accessed through secure data centers in the continental United States.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="systemManager">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Director, Office of the Combined Federal Campaign, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E. Street, NW, Suite 6484, Washington, DC 20415, Phone 202-606-2564 or cfc@opm.gov.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="authorityForMaintenance">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Executive Order (EO) 12353 (March 23, 1982), EO 12404 (February 10, 1983), and EO 13743 (October 13, 2016); 5 CFR  Part 950; Pub. L. 100-202, and Pub. L. 102-393 (5 U.S.C. 1101 Note).</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="purpose">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>The purpose of the system is to permit OPM and its contractors serving as Central Campaign Administrators (CCA) for the CFC, to accurately receive, process, and account for charitable donations made by Federal employees, retirees, and others; make payments to charitable organizations; and address inquiries from donors and other stakeholders, including Federal agencies, charitable organizations, and Congress, as necessary. In addition, information in this system of records that is obtained from charitable organizations is used to approve or deny an applicant’s  participation in the CFC and to adjudicate appeals by charities that are denied.  This system of records also supports the production of summary, de-identified descriptive statistics and analytical studies pertaining to the CFC program.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>a. Federal employees, civilian annuitants, military retirees, and contractors who voluntarily participate in the CFC program via a one-time or recurring gift; and</p>
                <p>b. Individuals who serve as points of contact for charitable organizations that participate or apply to participate in the CFC.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="categoriesOfRecords">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>a. Name;</p>
                <p>b. Social Security Number or other employee identification number used by a Federal payroll or retirement system;</p>
                <p>c. Work address;</p>
                <p>d. Home address;</p>
                <p>e. Phone number;</p>
                <p>f. Government e-mail address;</p>
                <p>g. Secondary e-mail address;</p>
                <p>h. Employment information (to include, but not limited to, Federal agency or military branch, department/unit, office, military service, commands, etc.);</p>
                <p>i. Charity or charities designated;</p>
                <p>j. Amount of donation, in dollars or hours;</p>
                <p>k. Credit card information, including credit card number and expiration date;</p>
                <p>l. Bank account number and bank routing number;</p>
                <p>m. Authorization to release name and other information to charities;</p>
                <p>n. Charity and federation application data to meet qualifications of 5 CFR 950;</p>
                <p>o. Usernames and passwords for accounts used by donors or applying charities to access the CFC websites;</p>
                <p>p. Security questions and answers (for resetting passwords); and</p>
                <p>q. Help desk ticket information.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="recordSourceCategories">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Records are obtained from individuals who choose to participate in the CFC; charitable organizations that apply to participate in the CFC; and individuals who contact the CFC help desk.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a portion of the records or information contained in this system may be disclosed outside OPM as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:</p>
                <p>a. To the Department of Justice, including Offices of the U.S. Attorneys; another federal agency conducting litigation or in proceedings before any court, adjudicative, or administrative body; another party in litigation before a court, adjudicative, or administrative body; or to a court, adjudicative, or administrative body.  Such disclosure is permitted only when it is relevant or necessary to the litigation or proceeding and one of the following is a party to the litigation or has an interest in such litigation:</p>
                <p>(1)          OPM, or any component thereof;</p>
                <p>(2)          Any employee or former employee of OPM in his or her official capacity;</p>
                <p>(3)          Any employee or former employee of OPM in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or OPM has agreed to represent the employee;</p>
                <p>(4)          The United States, a Federal agency, or another party in litigation before a court, adjudicative, or administrative body, upon the OPM General Counsel’s approval, pursuant to 5 CFR part 295 or otherwise.</p>
                <p>b. To the appropriate Federal, State, or local agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order, when a record, either on its face or in conjunction with other information, indicates or is relevant to a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation.</p>
                <p>c. To a member of Congress from the record of an individual in response to an inquiry made at the request of the individual to whom the record pertains.</p>
                <p>d. To the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for records management inspections being conducted under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.</p>
                <p>e. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) OPM suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of records,· (2) OPM has determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, OPM (including its information systems, programs, and operations), the Federal Government, or national security; and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with OPM’s efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.</p>
                <p>f. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when OPM 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.</p>
                <p>g. To contractors, grantees, experts, consultants, or volunteers performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement, or other assignment for OPM when necessary to accomplish an agency function related to this system of records. Individuals provided information under this routine use are subject to the same Privacy Act requirements and limitations on disclosure as are applicable to OPM employees.</p>
                <p>h. To an individual’s payroll office or retirement service to facilitate accurate payroll and annuity deductions requested by the individual.</p>
                <p>i. To credit card companies, banks, and other financial institutions in order to process an individual’s one-time or recurring donation.</p>
                <p>j. To independent public accounting firms to conduct audits of the CFC, but only such information as is necessary and relevant to the specific audit being conducted.</p>
                <p>k. To charitable organizations and federations in order to provide them with monetary donations and time pledged and, where individual donors have so authorized, information about the individual donors.</p>
                
                </xhtmlContent>
    </subsection>
        <subsection type="policiesAndPractices">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>The records in this system of records are encrypted and stored electronically in a government-approved cloud server pursuant to a contract between OPM and the CFC’s Central Campaign Administrators.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="retrievability">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Records may be retrieved by name or other personal identifier.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="retentionAndDisposal">
            <xhtmlContent>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="safeguards">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Records in the system are protected from unauthorized access and misuse through various administrative, technical and physical security measures.  OPM security measures are in compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (Pub. L.113-283), associated OMB policies, and applicable standards and guidance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="recordAccessProcedures">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Individuals may access their own records by logging into cfcgiving.opm.gov with their e-mail address, password, and a multi-factor authentication token (i.e., a one-time password or code sent to the user’s email account or phone).  Those who need assistance with this may contact the CFC Customer Care Center at 608-237-4898 (local/international) or 800-797-0098 (toll free).  Additionally, representatives of CFC-participating organizations and federal employee application reviewers who need assistance accessing their information on cfccharities.opm.gov can call 608-237-4935 (local/international) or 888-232-4935 (toll free).</p>
                <p>Alternatively, individuals seeking notification of and access to their records in this system of records may submit a request in writing to the Office of Personnel Management, Office of the Combined Federal Campaign, 1900 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20415.  Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located:</p>
                <p>1. Full name.</p>
                <p>2. Date of birth.</p>
                <p>3. Social Security Number.</p>
                <p>4. Signature.</p>
                <p>5. Available information regarding the type of information requested.</p>
                <p>6. The reason why the individual believes this system contains information about him/her.</p>
                <p>7. The address to which the information should be sent.</p>
                <p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM’s Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and access to records (5 CFR 297).</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Individuals may modify or correct their own records by logging into cfcgiving.opm.gov with their e-mail address, password, and a multi-factor authentication token (i.e., a one-time password or code sent to the user’s email account or phone).  Those who need assistance with this may contact the CFC Customer Care Center at 608-237-4898 (local/international) or 800-797-0098 (toll free).  Additionally, representatives of CFC-participating organizations and federal employee application reviewers who need to update records on cfccharities.opm.gov can call 608-237-4935 (local/international) or 888-232-4935 (toll free).</p>
                <p>Alternatively, individuals may request that records about them be amended by writing to the Office of Personnel Management, Office of the Combined Federal Campaign, 1900 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20415 and furnish the following information for their records to be located:</p>
                <p>1. Full name.</p>
                <p>2. Date of birth.</p>
                <p>3. Social Security Number.</p>
                <p>4. Local CFC name or city, state and zip code of their duty station</p>
                <p>5. Signature.</p>
                <p>6. Precise identification of the information to be amended.</p>
                <p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM’s Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and amendment to records (5 CFR 297).</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="notificationProcedure">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>See "Record Access Procedure."</p>
                               </xhtmlContent>
    </subsection>
        <subsection type="exemptionsClaimed">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>None.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="history">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>None.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
    </section>

    <section id="central21" toc="yes">
        <systemNumber>/CENTRAL-21</systemNumber>
        <subsection type="systemName">
            Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey System.
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="securityClassification">
            <xhtmlContent>
            <p>Unclassified.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
                </subsection>
        <subsection type="systemLocation">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Records are maintained by the Office of Strategy and Innovation, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20415, as well as by an OPM contractor in Rockville, Maryland.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="systemManager">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Manager, Survey Analysis, Office of Strategy and Innovation, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E. Street, NW, Washington, DC 20415,  EVS@opm.gov.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="authorityForMaintenance">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>5 U.S.C. sections 1103, 4702, and 7101 note (referencing Public Law 108-136 section 1128); 5 CFR sections 5.2(b) and 9.2; 5 CFR part 250; Executive Order 13197.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="purpose">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>The purpose of the system is to permit OPM to administer, collect, maintain, and evaluate the results of, the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, a comprehensive set of questions posed to selected Federal employees throughout executive branch agencies; to measure Federal employees' perceptions of whether, and to what extent, conditions that characterize successful organizations are present in their agencies; to obtain general indicators of how well the Federal Government is running its human resources management systems; to assess the general climate of the Federal workforce; to appraise programs and human capital topics as necessary; to provide senior managers with critical information needed to make their agency work better; to provide the results of the survey to individual agencies, Congress, other oversight entities, and the public, as appropriate; to determine individuals’ eligibility for the survey; and to conduct statistical weighting procedures. In addition, information in this system of records is used to produce a de-identified, publicly available data file that contains survey responses, select demographics, and limited agency organizational information; as well as to produce reports of summarized survey results for participating agencies, their subcomponents, and others.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Current Federal employees.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="categoriesOfRecords">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>a. Full name;</p>
                <p>b. E-mail address;</p>
                <p>c. Social Security number, or other unique employee identification number;</p>
                <p>d. Agency;</p>
                <p>e. Agency subcomponent;</p>
                <p>f. Organizational/Work component names and codes (up to nine levels of work unit information may be obtained);</p>
                <p>g. Appointment authority;</p>
                <p>h. Type of appointment;</p>
                <p>i. Work schedule;</p>
                <p>j. Tenure;</p>
                <p>k. Service computation date;</p>
                <p>l. Duty location and core based statistical area;</p>
                <p>m. Occupational classification or series;</p>
                <p>n. Personnel Office identifier;</p>
                <p>o. Pay status;</p>
                <p>p. Grade level;</p>
                <p>q. Pay plan;</p>
                <p>r. Base and adjusted salary;</p>
                <p>s. Retirement plan;</p>
                <p>t. Supervisory status;</p>
                <p>u. Ethnicity and Race/National Origin indicator;</p>
                <p>v. Sex;</p>
                <p>w. Date of birth;</p>
                <p>x. Responses to the FEVS survey questions, including demographic information.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="recordSourceCategories">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Records are obtained from the Office of Personnel Management’s Enterprise Human Resource Integration system, which contains general personnel records from the OPM/Govt 1 General Personnel Records system of records, from the individual Federal agencies that participate in the FEVS, and from the individuals who voluntarily complete the FEVS.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a portion of the records or information contained in this system may be disclosed outside OPM as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:</p>
                <p>a. To the Department of Justice, including Offices of the U.S. Attorneys; another Federal agency conducting litigation or in proceedings before any court, adjudicative, or administrative body; another party in litigation before a court, adjudicative, or administrative body; or to a court, adjudicative, or administrative body.  Such disclosure is permitted only when it is relevant or necessary to the litigation or proceeding and one of the following is a party to the litigation or has an interest in such litigation:</p>
                <p>(1)          OPM, or any component thereof;</p>
                <p>(2)          Any employee or former employee of OPM in his or her official capacity;</p>
                <p>(3)          Any employee or former employee of OPM in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or OPM has agreed to represent the employee;</p>
                <p>(4)          The United States, a Federal agency, or another party in litigation before a court, adjudicative, or administrative body, upon the OPM General Counsel’s approval, pursuant to 5 CFR part 295 or otherwise.</p>
                <p>b. To the appropriate Federal, State, or local agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order, when a record, either on its face or in conjunction with other information, indicates or is relevant to a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation.</p>
                <p>c. To a member of Congress from the record of an individual in response to an inquiry made at the request of the individual to whom the record pertains.</p>
                <p>d. To the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for records management inspections being conducted under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.</p>
                <p>e. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) OPM suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of records,· (2) OPM has determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, OPM (including its information systems, programs, and operations), the Federal Government, or national security; and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with OPM’s efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.</p>
                <p>f. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when OPM 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.</p>
                <p>g. To contractors, grantees, experts, consultants, or volunteers performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement, or other assignment for OPM when OPM determines that it is necessary to accomplish an agency function related to this system of records. Individuals provided information under this routine use are subject to the same Privacy Act requirements and limitations on disclosure as are applicable to OPM employees.</p>
                <p>
                    h. To Federal agencies whose employees participate in the FEVS, and their subcomponents, where OPM determines that assistance may be required in any aspect of administering and reporting on the FEVS.
                </p>
                
                </xhtmlContent>
    </subsection>
        <subsection type="policiesAndPractices">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>The records in this system of records are stored electronically on OPM’s local area network with access limited to a small number of personnel in the Office of Strategy and Innovation.  In addition, records are stored by OPM’s contractor at its location with access restricted to authorized users.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="retrievability">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Records may be retrieved by name, e-mail address, or other personal identifier but are generally only retrieved in this manner leading up to and during the administration of the FEVS.  After the FEVS is administered, personal identifiers are rarely used, to retrieve records or otherwise.  Instead, records post-administration of the FEVS are generally retrieved by agency work unit and/or demographics in a manner that is not intended to identify individual survey respondents.</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="retentionAndDisposal">
            <xhtmlContent>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="safeguards">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Records in the system are protected from unauthorized access and misuse through various administrative, technical and physical security measures.  OPM security measures are in compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (Pub. L.113-283), associated OMB policies, and applicable standards and guidance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="recordAccessProcedures">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Individuals seeking notification of and access to their records in this system of records may submit a request in writing to the Office of Personnel Management, Office of Strategy and Innovation, 1900 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20415.  Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located:</p>
                <p>1. Full name.</p>
                <p>2. Date of birth.</p>
                <p>3. Social Security Number.</p>
                <p>4. Signature.</p>
                <p>5. Available information regarding the type of information requested.</p>
                <p>6. The reason why the individual believes this system contains information about him/her.</p>
                <p>7. The address to which the information should be sent.</p>
                <p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM’s Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and access to records (5 CFR 297).</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>Individuals may request that records about them be amended by writing to the Office of Personnel Management, Office of Strategy and Innovation, 1900 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20415 and furnish the following information for their records to be located:</p>
                <p>1. Full name.</p>
                <p>2. Date of birth.</p>
                <p>3. Social Security Number.</p>
                <p>4. Signature.</p>
                <p>5. Precise identification of the information to be amended.</p>
                <p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM’s Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity and amendment to records (5 CFR 297).</p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="notificationProcedure">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>See "Record Access Procedure."</p>
               
                </xhtmlContent>
    </subsection>
        <subsection type="exemptionsClaimed">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>None.</p>
                </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
        <subsection type="history">
            <xhtmlContent>
                <p>None. </p>
            </xhtmlContent>
        </subsection>
    </section>



    <section id="govt1" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/GOVT-1</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">General Personnel Records.</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Records on current Federal employees are located within the employing agency.
</p><p>Records maintained in paper may also be located at OPM or with personnel officers, or at other designated offices of
local installations of the department or agency that employs the individual. When agencies determine that duplicates of
these records need to be located in a second office, e.g., an administrative office closer to where the employee actually
works, such copies are covered by this system. Some agencies have employed the Enterprise Human Resource Integration
(EHRI) data system to store their records electronically. Although stored in EHRI, agencies are still responsible for the
maintenance of their records.
</p><p>Former Federal employees' paper Official Personnel Folders (OPFs) are located at the National Personnel Records
Center, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), 111 Winnebago Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63118. Former
Federal employees' electronic Official Personnel Folders (eOPF) are located in the EHRI data system that is administered
by NARA.
</p><p><i>Note 1</i>--The records in this system are records of the OPM and must be provided to those OPM
employees who have an official need or use for those records. Therefore, if an employing agency is asked by an OPM
employee to access the records within this system, such a request must be honored.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current and former Federal employees as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2105.
</p><p>(Volunteers, grantees, and contract employees on whom the agency maintains records may also be covered by this
system).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>All categories of records may include identifying information, such as name(s), date of birth, home address,
mailing
address, social security number, and home telephone. This system includes, but is not limited to, contents of the OPF as
specified in OPM's Operating Manual, "The Guide to Personnel Recordkeeping" and OPM's "Guide to Data
Standards." Records in this system include:
</p><p>a. Records reflecting work experience, education level achieved, and specialized education or training obtained
outside of Federal service.
</p><p>b. Records reflecting Federal service and documenting work experience and specialized education received while
employed. Such records contain information about past and present positions held; grades; salaries; duty station
locations; and notices of all personnel actions, such as appointments, transfers, reassignments, details, promotions,
demotions, reductions-in-force, resignations, separations, suspensions, OPM approval of disability retirement
applications, retirement, and removals.
</p><p>c. Records on participation in the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program and Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program.
</p><p>d. Records relating to an Intergovernmental Personnel Act assignment or Federal-private sector exchange program.
</p><p><i>Note 2</i>--Some of these records may also become part of the OPM/CENTRAL-5, Intergovernmental
Personnel Act Assignment Record system.
</p><p>e. Records relating to participation in an agency Federal Executive or Senior Executive Service (SES) Candidate
Development Program.
</p><p><i>Note 3</i>--Some of these records may also become part of the OPM/Central-10 Federal Executive
Institute Program Participant Records and OPM/CENTRAL-13 Executive Personnel Records systems.
</p><p>f. Records relating to Government-sponsored training or participation in an agency's Upward Mobility Program or other
personnel program designed to broaden an employee's work experiences and for purposes of advancement (e.g., an
administrative intern program).
</p><p>g. Records contained in the Enterprise Human Resource Integration (EHRI) and Central Personnel Data File (CPDF)
maintained by OPM and exact substantive representations in agency manual or automated personnel information systems.
These data elements include many of the above records along with disability, race/ethnicity, national origin, pay, and
performance information from other OPM and agency systems of records. A definitive list of EHRI and CPDF data elements is
contained in OPM's Operating Manuals, The Guide to Central Personnel Data File Reporting Requirements and The Guide to
Personnel Data Standards.
</p><p>h. Records on the SES maintained by agencies for use in making decisions affecting incumbents of these positions,
e.g., relating to sabbatical leave programs, reassignments, and details, that are perhaps unique to the SES and that may
be filed in the employee's OPF. These records may also serve as the basis for reports submitted to OPM for implementing
OPM's oversight responsibilities concerning the SES.
</p><p>i. Records on an employee's activities on behalf of the recognized labor organization representing agency employees,
including accounting of official time spent and documentation in support of per diem and travel expenses.
</p><p><i>Note 4</i>--Alternatively, such records may be retained by an agency payroll office and thus be subject
to the agency's internal Privacy Act system for payroll records. The OPM/GOVT-1 system does not cover general
agency payroll records.
</p><p>j. To the extent that the records listed here are also maintained in an agency electronic personnel or microform
records system, those versions of these records are considered to be covered by this system notice. Any additional copies
of these records (excluding performance ratings of record and conduct-related documents maintained by first line
supervisors and managers covered by the OPM/GOVT-2 system) maintained by agencies at remote field/administrative
offices from where the original records exist are considered part of this system.
</p><p><i>Note 5</i>--It is not the intent of OPM to limit this system of records only to those records
physically within the OPF. Records may be filed in other folders located in offices other than where the OPF is located.
Further, as indicated in the records location section, some of these records may be duplicated for maintenance at a site
closer to where the employee works (e.g., in an administrative office or supervisors work folder) and still be covered by
this system. In addition, a working file that a supervisor or other agency official is using that is derived from
OPM/GOVT-1 is covered by this system notice. This system also includes working files derived from this notice that
management is using in its personnel management capacity.
</p><p>k. Records relating to designations for lump sum death benefits.
</p><p>l. Records relating to classified information nondisclosure agreements.
</p><p>m. Records relating to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) concerning the starting, changing, or stopping of contributions
to the TSP as well as how the individual wants the investments to be made in the various TSP Funds.
</p><p><i>Note 6</i>--CPDF and EHRI data system's Central Employee Record (CER) are part of OPM/GOVT-1
system of records. CPDF and CER are highly reliable sources of statistical data on the workforce of the Federal
government. However, the accuracy and completeness of each data element within the individual records that comprise the
aggregate files are not guaranteed, and should not be used as the sole tool or as a substitute for the OPF in making
personnel determinations or decisions concerning individuals.
</p><p><i>Note 7</i>--The eOPF Application within EHRI may contain documents and information beyond the scope and
requirements of the OPF as documented in OPM's Guide to Personnel Recordkeeping. Those documents and information in the
eOPF Application that are beyond the scope of the documented requirements are not considered part of the OPF or
OPM/GOVT-1,
</p><p>n. Records maintained in accordance with E.O. 13490, section 4(e), January 21, 2009. These records include the ethics
pledges and all pledge waiver certifications with respect thereto.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>5 U.S.C. 1302, 2951, 3301, 3372, 4118, 8347, and Executive Orders 9397, as amended by 13478, 9830, and 12107.
</p><p>Purposes:
</p><p>The OPF, which may exist in various approved media, and other general personnel records files, is the official
repository of the records, reports of personnel actions, and the documentation required in connection with these actions
affected during an employee's Federal service. The personnel action reports and other documents, some of which are filed
in the OPF, give legal force and effect to personnel transactions and establish employee rights and benefits under
pertinent laws and regulations governing Federal employment.
</p><p>These files and records are maintained by OPM and agencies in accordance with OPM regulations and instructions. They
provide the basic source of factual data about a person's Federal employment while in the service and after his or her
separation. Records in this system have various uses by agency personnel offices, including screening qualifications of
employees; determining status, eligibility, and employee's rights and benefits under pertinent laws and regulations
governing Federal employment; computing length of service; and other information needed to provide personnel services.
These records may also be used to locate individuals for personnel research.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>These records and information in these records may be used--
</p><p>a. To disclose information to Government training facilities (Federal, State, and local) and to non-Government
training facilities (private vendors of training courses or programs, private schools, etc.) for training purposes.
</p><p>b. To disclose information to education institutions on appointment of a recent graduate to a position in the Federal
service, and to provide college and university officials with information about their students working in the Student
Career Experience Program, Volunteer Service, or other similar programs necessary to a student's obtaining credit for the
experience gained.
</p><p>c. To disclose information to officials of foreign governments for clearance before a Federal employee is assigned to
that country.
</p><p>d. To disclose information to the Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Security Administration,
Department of Defense, or any other Federal agencies that have special civilian employee retirement programs; or to a
national, State, county, municipal, or other publicly recognized charitable or income security administration agency
(e.g., State unemployment compensation agencies), when necessary to adjudicate a claim under the retirement, insurance,
unemployment, or health benefits programs of the OPM or an agency cited above, or to an agency to conduct an analytical
study or audit of benefits being paid under such programs.
</p><p>e. To disclose information necessary to the Office of Federal Employees Group Life Insurance to verify election,
declination, waiver of regular and/or optional life insurance coverage, or eligibility for payment of a claim for life
insurance, or to TSP to verify election change and designation of beneficiary.
</p><p>f. To disclose, to health insurance carriers contracting with OPM to provide a health benefits plan under the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program, information necessary to identify enrollment in a plan, to verify eligibility for
payment of a claim for health benefits, or to carry out the coordination or audit of benefit provisions of such
contracts.
</p><p>g. To disclose information to a Federal, State, or local agency for determination of an individual's entitlement to
benefits in connection with Federal Housing Administration programs.
</p><p>h. To consider and select employees for incentive awards and other honors and to publicize those granted. This may
include disclosure to other public and private organizations, including news media, which grant or publicize employee
recognition.
</p><p>i. To consider employees for recognition through quality-step increases and to publicize those granted. This may
include disclosure to other public and private organizations, including news media, which grant or publicize employee
recognition.
</p><p>j. To disclose information to officials of labor organizations recognized under 5 U.S.C. chapter 71 when relevant and
necessary to their duties of exclusive representation concerning personnel policies, practices, and matters affecting
working conditions.
</p><p><i>Note 8</i>--Home addresses will be released from this system only when there are no adequate,
alternative sources available for this information.
</p><p>k. To disclose pertinent information to the appropriate Federal, State, or local agency responsible for investigating,
prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order, when the disclosing agency becomes aware
of an indication of a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation.
</p><p>l. To disclose information to any source from which additional information is requested (to the extent necessary to
identify the individual, inform the source of the purpose(s) of the request, and to identify the type of information
requested), when necessary to obtain information relevant to an agency decision to hire or retain an employee, issue a
security clearance, conduct a security or suitability investigation of an individual, classify jobs, let a contract, or
issue a license, grant, or other benefits.
</p><p><i>Note 9</i>--When copies of records become part of an investigative process, those copies become subject
to that systems' notice covering the investigative process i.e., if during an investigation, the OPM Federal
Investigative Services Division makes copies of records contained in an Official Personnel Folder; those documents become
part of OPM Central--9 Personnel Investigation Records system of records and are subject to that systems' routine
uses.
</p><p>m. To disclose to a Federal agency in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of Government, in response to its
request, or at the initiation of the agency maintaining the records, information in connection with the hiring of an
employee, the issuance of a security clearance or determination concerning eligibility to hold a sensitive position, the
conducting of an investigation for purposes of a credentialing, national security, fitness, or suitability adjudication
concerning an individual, the classifying or designation of jobs, the letting of a contract, the issuance of a license,
grant, or other benefit by the requesting agency, or the lawful statutory, administrative, or investigative purpose of
the agency to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's decision.
</p><p>n. To disclose information to the Office of Management and Budget at any stage in the legislative coordination and
clearance process in connection with private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-19.
</p><p>o. To provide information to a congressional office from the record of an individual in response to an inquiry from
that congressional office made at the request of the individual.
</p><p>p. To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a party in litigation before a court or in an
administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency, when the Government is a party to the judicial or
administrative proceeding.
</p><p>q. To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, or
other administrative body before which the agency is authorized to appear, when:
</p><p>1. The agency, or any component thereof; or
</p><p>2. Any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity; or
</p><p>3. Any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or the agency has
agreed to represent the employee; or
</p><p>4. The United States, when the agency determines that litigation is likely to affect the agency or any of its
components, is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department
of Justice or the agency is deemed by the agency to be relevant and necessary to the litigation provided, however, that
in each case it has been determined that the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the records were
collected.
</p><p>r. By the National Archives and Records Administration in records management inspections and its role as Archivist.
</p><p>s. By the agency maintaining the records or by the OPM to locate individuals for personnel research or survey
response, and in the production of summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the function for
which the records are collected and maintained, or for related workforce studies. While published statistics and studies
do not contain individual identifiers, in some instances, the selection of elements of data included in the study may be
structured in such a way as to make the data individually identifiable by inference.
</p><p>t. To provide an official of another Federal agency information needed in the performance of official duties related
to reconciling or reconstructing data files, in support of the functions for which the records were collected and
maintained.
</p><p>u. When an individual to whom a record pertains is mentally incompetent or under other legal disability, to provide
information in the individual's record to any person who is responsible for the care of the individual, to the extent
necessary to assure payment of benefits to which the individual is entitled.
</p><p>v. To disclose to the agency-appointed representative of an employee all notices, determinations, decisions, or other
written communications issued to the employee in connection with an examination ordered by the agency under fitness-for-
duty examination procedures.
</p><p>w. To disclose, in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to
the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.
</p><p>x. To disclose to a requesting agency, organization, or individual the home address and other relevant information on
those individuals who it reasonably believed might have contracted an illness or might have been exposed to or suffered
from a health hazard while employed in the Federal workforce.
</p><p>y. To disclose specific civil service employment information required under law by the Department of Defense on
individuals identified as members of the Ready Reserve to assure continuous mobilization readiness of Ready Reserve units
and members, and to identify demographic characteristics of civil service retirees for national emergency mobilization
purposes.
</p><p>z. To disclose information to the Department of Defense, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Public
Health Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, and the U.S. Coast Guard needed to effect any adjustments in retired or
retained pay required by the dual compensation provisions of section 5532 of title 5, United States Code.
</p><p>aa. To disclose information to the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the Special Counsel in connection
with appeals, special studies of the civil service and other merit systems, review of OPM rules and regulations,
investigation of alleged or possible prohibited personnel practices, and such other functions promulgated in 5 U.S.C.
chapter 12, or as may be authorized by law.
</p><p>bb. To disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission when requested in connection with
investigations of alleged or possible discrimination practices in the Federal sector, examination of Federal affirmative
employment programs, compliance by Federal agencies with the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures, or
other functions vested in the Commission.
</p><p>cc. To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations Authority (including its General Counsel) when requested in
connection with investigation and resolution of allegations of unfair labor practices, in connection with the resolution
of exceptions to arbitrator's awards when a question of material fact is raised, to investigate representation petitions
and to conduct or supervise representation elections, and in connection with matters before the Federal Service Impasses
Panel.
</p><p>dd. To disclose to prospective non-Federal employers, the following information about a specifically identified
current or former Federal employee:
</p><p>(1) Tenure of employment;
</p><p>(2) Civil service status;
</p><p>(3) Length of service in the agency and the Government; and
</p><p>(4) When separated, the date and nature of action as shown on the Notification of Personnel Action--Standard Form
50 (or authorized exception).
</p><p>ee. To disclose information on employees of Federal health care facilities to private sector (i.e., other than
Federal, State, or local government) agencies, boards, or commissions (e.g., the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Hospitals). Such disclosures will be made only when the disclosing agency determines that it is in the Government's best
interest (e.g., to comply with law, rule, or regulation, to assist in the recruiting of staff in the community where the
facility operates to obtain accreditation or other approval rating, or to avoid any adverse publicity that may result
from public criticism of the facility's failure to obtain such approval). Disclosure is to be made only to the extent
that the information disclosed is relevant and necessary for that purpose.
</p><p>ff. To disclose information to any member of an agency's Performance Review Board, Executive Resources Board, or other
panel when the member is not an official of the employing agency; information would then be used for approving or
recommending selection of candidates for executive development or SES candidate programs, issuing a performance rating of
record, issuing performance awards, nominating for meritorious or distinguished executive ranks, or removal, reduction-
in-grade, or other personnel actions based on performance.
</p><p>gg. To disclose, either to the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) or its agent, information about Federal employees
in procurement occupations and other occupations whose incumbents spend the predominant amount of their work hours on
procurement tasks; provided that the information shall be used only for such purposes and under such conditions as
prescribed by the notice of the Federal Acquisition Personnel Information System as published in the <i>Federal
Register</i> of February 7, 1980 (45 FR 8399).
</p><p>hh. To disclose relevant information with personal identifiers of Federal civilian employees whose records are
contained in the EHRI to authorized Federal agencies and non-Federal entities for use in computer matching. The matches
will be performed to help eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Governmental programs; to help identify individuals who
are potentially in violation of civil or criminal law or regulation; and to collect debts and overpayments owed to
Federal, State, or local governments and their components. The information disclosed may include, but is not limited to,
the name, social security number, date of birth, sex, annualized salary rate, service computation date of basic active
service, veteran's preference, retirement status, occupational series, health plan code, position occupied, work schedule
(full time, part time, or intermittent), agency identifier, geographic location (duty station location), standard
metropolitan service area, special program identifier, and submitting office number of Federal employees.
</p><p>ii. To disclose information to Federal, State, local, and professional licensing boards, Boards of Medical Examiners,
or to the Federation of State Medical Boards or a similar non-government entity which maintains records concerning
individuals' employment histories or concerning the issuance, retention or revocation of licenses, certifications or
registration necessary to practice an occupation, profession or specialty, to obtain information relevant to an Agency
decision concerning the hiring, retention, or termination of an employee or to inform a Federal agency or licensing
boards or the appropriate non-government entities about the health care practices of a terminated, resigned or retired
health care employee whose professional health care activity so significantly failed to conform to generally accepted
standards of professional medical practice as to raise reasonable concern for the health and safety of patients in the
private sector or from another Federal agency.
</p><p>jj. To disclose information to contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or working on a contract, service,
grant, cooperative agreement, or job for the Federal Government.
</p><p>kk. To disclose information to a Federal, State, or local governmental entity or agency (or its agent) when necessary
to locate individuals who are owed money or property either by a Federal, State, or local agency, or by a financial or
similar institution.
</p><p>ll. To disclose to a spouse or dependent child (or court-appointed guardian thereof) of a Federal employee enrolled in
the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, upon request, whether the employee has changed from a self-and-family to a
self-only health benefits enrollment.
</p><p>mm. To disclose information to the Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children and Families,
Department of Health and Human Services, Federal Parent Locator System, or Federal Offset System for use in locating
individuals, verifying social security numbers, or identifying their incomes sources to establish paternity, establish,
or modify orders of support and for enforcement action.
</p><p>nn. To disclose records on former Panama Canal Commission employees to the Republic of Panama for use in employment
matters.
</p><p>oo. To disclose to appropriate Federal officials pertinent workforce information for use in national or homeland
security emergency/disaster response.
</p><p>pp. To disclose on public and internally-accessible Federal Government Web sites, and to otherwise disclose to any
person, including other departments and agencies, the signed ethics pledges and pledge waiver certifications issued under
E.O. 13490 of January 21, 2009, Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel.
</p><p>qq. To disclose foreign language proficiencies to Federal agencies in support of the National Preparedness Goal and
the Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8).
</p><p>rr. To disclose information to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to assist in determining whether
individuals are eligible for programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained in file folders, on lists and forms, microfilm or microfiche, and in computer
processable
storage media such as personnel system databases, PDF forms and data warehouse systems.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by various combinations of name, agency, birth date, social security number, or
identification number of the individual on whom they are maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Paper or microfiche/microfilmed records are located in locked metal file cabinets or in secured rooms with access
limited to those personnel whose official duties require access. Access to computerized records is limited, through use
of user logins and passwords, access codes, and entry logs, to those whose official duties require access. Computerized
records systems are consistent with the requirements of the Federal Information Security Management Act (Pub. L.
107-296), and associated OMB policies, standards and guidance from the National Institute of Standards and
Technology.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>The OPF is maintained for the period of the employee's service in the agency and is then, if in a paper format,
transferred to the National Personnel Records Center for storage or, as appropriate, to the next employing Federal
agency. If the OPF is maintained in an electronic format, the transfer and storage is in accordance with the OPM approved
electronic system. Other records are either retained at the agency for various lengths of time in accordance with the
National Archives and Records Administration records schedules or destroyed when they have served their purpose or when
the employee leaves the agency. The transfer occurs within 90 days of the individuals' separation. In the case of
administrative need, a retired employee, or an employee who dies in service, the OPF is sent within 120 days. Destruction
of the OPF is in accordance with General Records Schedule-1 (GRS-1) or GRS 20.
</p><p>Records contained within the CPDF and EHRI (and in agency's automated personnel records) may be retained indefinitely
as a basis for longitudinal work history statistical studies. After the disposition date in GRS-1 or GRS 20, such
records should not be used in making decisions concerning employees.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>a. Manager, OCIO/RM, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415.
</p><p>b. For current Federal employees, OPM has delegated to the employing agency the Privacy Act responsibilities
concerning access, amendment, and disclosure of the records within this system notice.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them should contact the
appropriate OPM or employing agency office, as follows:
</p><p>a. Current Federal employees should contact the Personnel Officer or other responsible official (as designated by the
employing agency), of the local agency installation at which employed regarding records in this system.
</p><p>b. Former Federal employees who want access to their Official Personnel Folders (OPF) should contact the National
Personnel Records Center (Civilian), 111 Winnebago Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63118, regarding the records in this
system. For other records covered by the system notice, individuals should contact their former employing agency.
Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Social security number.
</p><p>d. Last employing agency (including duty station) and approximate date(s) of the employment (for former Federal
employees).
</p><p>e. Signature.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request access to their records should contact the appropriate OPM or agency office, as
specified in the Notification Procedure section. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to
be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name(s).
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Social security number.
</p><p>d. Last employing agency (including duty station) and approximate date(s) of employment (for former Federal
employees).
</p><p>e. Signature.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with the Office's Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity
and access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Current employees wishing to request amendment of their records should contact their current agency. Former
employees
should contact the system manager. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and
identified.
</p><p>a. Full name(s).
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Social security number.
</p><p>d. Last employing agency (including duty station) and approximate date(s) of employment (for former Federal
employees).
</p><p>e. Signature.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also comply with the Office's Privacy Act regulations on verification of
identity and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is provided by--
</p><p>a. The individual on whom the record is maintained.
</p><p>b. Educational institutions.
</p><p>c. Agency officials and other individuals or entities.
</p><p>d. Other sources of information maintained in an employee's OPF, in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations Part
293, and OPM's Operating Manual, "The Guide to Personnel Recordkeeping."
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="govt3" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/GOVT-3</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Records of Adverse Actions, Performance Based Reduction in Grade and Removal Actions, and Termination of
Probationers.</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are located in personnel or designated offices in Federal agencies in which the actions were
processed.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current or former Federal employees (including Senior Executive Service (SES) employees) against whom such an
action has been proposed or taken in accordance with 5 CFR parts 315 (subparts H and I), 432, 752, or 754 of the Office's
regulations.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains records and documents on: (1) The processing of adverse actions, performance based reduction
in grade and removal actions, and (2) the termination of employees serving initial appointment probation and return to
their former grade of employees serving supervisory or managerial probation. The records include, as appropriate, copies
of the notice of proposed action, materials relied on by the agency to support the reasons in the notice, replies by the
employee, statements of witness, hearing notices, reports, and agency decisions.
</p><p><b>Note:</b> This system does not include records, including the action file itself, compiled when such actions are
appealed to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) or become part of a discrimination complaint record at the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC). Such appeal and discrimination complaint file records are covered by the appropriate MSPB or EEOC system of
records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>5 U.S.C. 3321, 4303, 7504, 7514, and 7543.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records result from the proposal, processing, and documentation of these actions taken either by the OPM or
by agencies against employees in accordance with 5 CFR parts 315 (subparts
H and I), 432, 752, or 754 of the Office's regulations.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>a. To provide information to officials of labor organizations recognized under 5 U.S.C. chapter 71 when relevant
and necessary to their duties of exclusive representation concerning personnel policies, practices, and matters affecting
work conditions.
</p><p>b. To disclose pertinent information to the appropriate Federal,
State, or local agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule,
regulation, or order, when the disclosing agency becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of
civil or criminal law or regulation.
</p><p>c. To disclose information to any source from which additional information is requested for processing any of the
covered actions or in regard to any appeal or administrative review procedure, to the extent necessary to identify the
individual, inform the source of the purpose(s) of the request, and identify the type of information requested.
</p><p>d. To disclose information to a Federal agency, in response to its request, in connection with hiring or retaining an
employee, issuing a security clearance, conducting a security or suitability investigation of an individual, or
classifying jobs, to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's decision on the
matter.
</p><p>e. To provide information to a congressional office from the record of an individual in response to an inquiry from
that congressional office made at the request of that individual.
</p><p>f. To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a party in litigation before a court or in an
administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency, when the Government is a party to the judicial or
administrative proceeding.
</p><p>g. To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, or
other administrative body before which the agency is authorized to appear, when:
</p><p>1. The agency, or any component thereof; or
</p><p>2. Any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity; or
</p><p>3. Any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or the agency has
agreed to represent the employee; or
</p><p>4. The United States, when the agency determines that litigation is likely to affect the agency or any of its
components, is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department
of Justice or the agency is deemed by the agency to be relevant and necessary to the litigation, provided, however, that
in each case it has been determined that the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the records were
collected.
</p><p>h. By the National Archives and Records Administration in records management inspections and its role as Archivist.
</p><p>i. By the agency maintaining the records or the OPM to locate individuals for personnel research or survey response
and in producing summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the function for which the records
are collected and maintained, or for related workforce studies. While published statistics and studies do not contain
individual identifiers, in some instances the selection of elements of data included in the study may be structured in
such a way as to make the data individually identifiable by inference.
</p><p>j. To disclose, in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to
the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.
</p><p>k. To disclose information to the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the Special Counsel in connection
with appeals, special studies of the civil service and other merit systems, review of OPM rules and regulations,
investigations of alleged or possible prohibited personnel practices, and such other functions, as promulgated in 5
U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, and as specified in 5 U.S.C. 7503(c) and 5 U.S.C.  7513(e), or as may be authorized by law.
</p><p>l. To disclose information to the EEOC when requested in connection with investigations into alleged or possible
discrimination practices in the Federal sector, examination of Federal affirmative employment programs, compliance by
Federal agencies with the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures, or other functions vested in the
Commission.
</p><p>m. To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations Authority or its General Counsel when requested in
connection with investigations of allegations of unfair labor practices or matters before the Federal  Service Impasses
Panel.
</p><p>n. To provide an official of another Federal agency information he or she needs to know in the performance of his or
her official duties or reconciling or reconstructing data files, in support of the functions for which the records were
collected and maintained.
</p><p>o. To disclose information to the Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Administration, Social Security
Administration, Department of Defense, or any other Federal agencies that have special civilian employee retirement
programs; or to a national, State, county, municipal, or other publicly recognized charitable or income security,
administration agency (e.g., State unemployment compensation agencies), when necessary to adjudicate a claim under the
retirement, insurance, unemployment, or health benefits programs of the Office or an agency to conduct an analytical
study or audit of benefits being paid under such programs.
</p><p>p. To disclose to contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or working on a contract, service, grant,
cooperative agreement, or job for the Federal Government.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained in file folders, in automated media, or on microfiche or microfilm.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by the names and social security number of the individuals on whom they are
maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are maintained in locked metal filing cabinets or in automated media to which only authorized
personnel have access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Records documenting an adverse action, performance-based removal or demotion action, or covered actions against
probationers are disposed of not sooner than four years nor later than seven years after the closing of the case in
accordance with each agency's records disposition manual. Disposal is by shredding, or erasure of tapes
(disks).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Deputy Associate Director, Center for HR Systems Requirements and Strategies, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management,  1900 E Street, NW., Room 6H31, Washington, DC 20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals receiving notice of a proposed adverse, removal, or demotion action must be provided access to all
documents supporting the notice. At any time thereafter, individuals subject to the action will be provided access to the
complete record. Individuals should contact the agency personnel or designated office where the action was processed
regarding the existence of such records on them. They must furnish the following information for their records to be
located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Approximate date of closing of the case and kind of action taken.
</p><p>d. Organizational component involved.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals against whom such actions are taken must be provided access to the record. However, after the action
has been closed, an individual may request access to the official file by contacting the agency personnel or designated
office where the action was processed.  Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be
located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Approximate date of closing of the case and kind of action taken.
</p><p>d. Organizational component involved.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also follow the OPM's Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity and
access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Review of requests from individuals seeking amendment of their records that have or could have been the subject
of a judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative action will be limited in scope. Review of amendment requests of these
records will be restricted to determining if the record accurately documents the action of the agency ruling on the case,
and will not include a review of the merits of the action, determination, or finding.
</p><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of their records to correct factual errors should contact the agency
personnel or designated office where the actions were processed. Individuals must furnish the following information for
their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Approximate date of closing of the case and kind of action taken.
</p><p>d. Organizational component involved.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow the OPM's Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity and
amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories">
<xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records is provided:
</p><p>a. By supervisors/managers.
</p><p>b. By the individual on whom the record is maintained.
</p><p>c. By testimony of witnesses.
</p><p>d. By other agency officials.
</p><p>e. By other agency records.
</p><p>f. From related correspondence from organizations or persons.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="govt4" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/GOVT-4</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">[Reserved]
</subsection></section>

<section id="govt5" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/GOVT-5</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Recruiting, Examining, and Placement Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415,  OPM regional and area offices; and personnel or other designated offices of Federal agencies that are authorized to make appointments and to act for the Office by delegated authority. 
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent>
<p>a. Persons who have applied to the Office or agencies for Federal employment and current and former Federal employees submitting applications for other positions in the Federal service. </p>
<p>b. Applicants for Federal employment believed or found to be unsuitable for employment on medical grounds.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent>
<p>In general, all records in this system contain identifying information including name, date of birth, social security number, and home address. These records pertain to assembled and unassembled examining procedures and contain information on both competitive examinations and on certain noncompetitive actions, such as determinations of time-in-grade restriction waivers, waiver of qualification requirement determinations, and variations in regulatory requirements in individual cases. </p>
<p>This system includes such records as: </p>
<p>a. Applications for employment that contain information on work and education, military service, convictions for offenses against the law, military service, and indications of specialized training or receipt of awards or honors. These records may also include copies of correspondence between the applicant and the Office or agency. </p>
<p>b. Results of written exams and indications of how information in the application was rated. These records also contain information on the ranking of an applicant, his or her placement on a list of eligibles, what certificates applicant's names appeared on, an agency's request for Office approval of the agency's objection to an eligible's qualifications and the Office's decision in the matter, an agency's request for Office approval for the agency to pass over an eligible and the Office's decision in the matter, and an agency's decision to object/pass over an eligible when the agency has authority to make such decisions under agreement with the Office. </p>
<p>c. Records regarding the Office's final decision on an agency's decision to object/pass over an eligible for suitability or medical reasons or when the objection/pass over decision applies to a compensable preference eligible with 30 percent or more disability. (Does not include a rating of ineligibility for employment because of a confirmed positive test result under Executive Order 12564.) </p>
<p>d. Responses to and results of approved personality or similar tests administered by the Office or agency. </p>
<p>e. Records relating to rating appeals filed with the Office or agency. </p>
<p>f. Registration sheets, control cards, and related documents regarding Federal employees requesting placement assistance in view of pending or realized displacement because of reduction in force, transfer or discontinuance of function, or reorganization. </p>
<p>g. Records concerning non-competitive action cases referred to the Office for decision. These files include such records as waiver of time-in-grade requirements, decisions on superior qualification appointments, temporary appointments outside a register, and employee status determinations. Authority for making decisions on many of these actions has also been delegated to agencies. The records retained by the Office on such actions and copies of such files retained by the agency submitting the request to the Office, along with records that agencies maintain as a result of the Office's delegations of authorities, are considered part of this system of records. </p>
<p>h. Records retained to support Schedule A appointments of severely physically handicapped individuals, retained both by the Office and agencies acting under the Office delegated authorities, are part of this system. </p>
<p>i. Agency applicant supply file systems (when the agency retains applications, resumes, and other related records for hard-to-fill or unique positions, for future consideration), along with any pre-employment vouchers obtained in connection with an agency's processing of an application, are included in this system. </p>
<p>j. Records derived from the Office-developed or agency-developed assessment center exercises. </p>
<p>k. Case files related to medical suitability determinations and appeals. </p>
<p>l. Records related to an applicant's examination for use of illegal drugs under provisions of Executive Order 12564. Such records may be retained by the agency (e.g., evidence of confirmed positive test results) or by a contractor laboratory (e.g., the record of the testing of an applicant, whether negative, or confirmed or unconfirmed positive test result). </p>
<p><b>Note 1:</b> </p>
<p>Only Routine Use ‘p’ identified for this system of records is applicable to records relating to drug testing under Executive Order 12564. Further, such records shall be disclosed only to a very limited number of officials within the agency, generally only to the agency Medical Review Official (MRO), the administrator of the agency Employee Assistance Program, and any supervisory or management official within the employee's agency having authority to take the adverse personnel action against the employee. </p>
<p><b>Note 2:</b> </p>
<p>OPM does not intend that records created by agencies in connection with the agency's Merit Promotion Plan program be included in the term ‘Applicant Supply File’ as used within this notice. It is OPM's position that Merit Promotion Plan records are not a system of records within the meaning of the Privacy Act as such records are usually filed by a vacancy announcement number or some other key that is not a unique personnel identifier. Agencies may choose to consider such records as within the meaning of a system of records as used in the Privacy Act, but if they do so, they are solely responsible for implementing Privacy Act requirements, including establishment and notice of a system of records pertaining to such records. </p>
<p><b >Note 3:</b> </p>
<p>To the extent that an agency utilizes an automated medium in connection with maintenance of records in this system, the automated versions of these records are considered covered by this system of records. </p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent>
<p>5 U.S.C. 1302, 3109, 3301, 3302, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 309, 3313, 3317, 3318, 3319, 3326, 4103, 4723, 5532, and 5533, and Executive Order 9397. </p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent>
<p>The records are used in considering individuals who have applied for positions in the Federal service by making determinations of qualifications including medical qualifications, for positions applied for, and to rate and rank applicants applying for the same or similar positions. They are also used to refer candidates to Federal agencies for employment consideration, including appointment, transfer, reinstatement, reassignment, or promotion. Records derived from the Office-developed or agency-developed assessment center exercises may be used to determine training needs of participants. These records may also be used to locate individuals for personnel research.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent>
<p><b>Note 4:</b> </p>
<p>With the exception of Routine Use ‘p,’ none of the Other Routine Uses identified for this system of records are applicable to records relating to drug testing under Executive Order 12564. Further, such records shall be disclosed only to a very limited number of officials within that agency, generally only to the agency Medical Review Officer (MRO), the administrator of the agency's Employee Assistance Program, and the management official empowered to recommend or take adverse action affecting the individual. </p>
<p>a. To refer applicants, including current and former Federal employees to Federal agencies for consideration for employment, transfer, reassignment, reinstatement, or promotion. </p>
<p>b. With the permission of the applicant, to refer applicants to State and local governments, congressional offices, international organizations, and other public offices for employment consideration. </p>
<p>c. To disclose pertinent information to the appropriate Federal, State, or local agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order, when the disclosing agency becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation. </p>
<p>d. To disclose information to any source from which additional information is requested (to the extent necessary to identify the individual, inform the source of the purposes of the request, and to identify the type of information requested), when necessary to obtain information relevant to an agency decision concerning hiring or retaining an employee, issuing a security clearance, conducting a security or suitability investigation of an individual, classifying positions, letting a contract, or issuing a license, grant or other benefit. </p>
<p>e. To disclose information to a Federal agency, in response to its request, in connection with hiring or retaining an employee, issuing a security clearance, conducting a security or suitability investigation of an individual, classifying positions, letting a contract, or issuing 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 in the matter. </p>
<p>f. To disclose information to the Office of Management and Budget at any stage in the legislative coordination and clearance process in connection with private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A–19. </p>
<p>g. To provide information to a congressional office from the record of an individual in response to an inquiry from that congressional office made at the request of that individual. </p>
<p>h. To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a party in litigation before a court or in an administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency, when the Government is a party to a judicial or administrative proceeding. </p>
<p>i. To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, or other administrative body before which the agency is authorized to appear, when: </p>
<p>1. The agency, or any component thereof; or </p>
<p>2. Any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity; or </p>
<p>3. Any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or the agency has agreed to represent the employee; or </p>
<p>4. The United States, when the agency determines that litigation is likely to affect the agency or any of its components, is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department of Justice or the agency is deemed by the agency to be relevant and necessary to the litigation, provided, however, that in each case it has been determined that the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the records were collected. </p>
<p>j. By the National Archives and Records Administration in records management inspections and its role as Archivist. </p>
<p>k. By the agency maintaining the records or by the Office to locate individuals for personnel research or survey response or in producing summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the function for which the records are collected and maintained, or for related workforce studies. While published statistics and studies do not contain individual identifiers, in some instances the selection of elements of data included in the study may be structured in such a way as to make the data individually identifiable by inference. </p>
<p>l. To disclose information to the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the Special Counsel in connection with appeals, special studies of the civil service and other merit systems, review of Office rules and rules and regulations, investigations of alleged or possible prohibited personnel practices, and such other functions; e.g., as prescribed in 5 U.S.C. chapter 12, or as may be authorized by law. </p>
<p>m. To disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission when requested in connection with investigations into alleged or possible discrimination practices in the Federal sector, examination of Federal affirmative employment programs, compliance by Federal agencies with the Uniform Guidelines or Employee Selection Procedures, or other functions vested in the Commission. </p>
<p>n. To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations Authority or its General Counsel when requested in connection with investigations of allegations of unfair labor practices or matters before the Federal Service Impasses Panel. </p>
<p>o. To disclose, in response to a request for discovery or for an appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding. </p>
<p>p. To disclose the results of a drug test of a Federal employee pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction where required by the United States Government to defend against any challenge against any adverse personnel action. </p>
<p>q. To disclose information to Federal, State, local, and professional licensing boards, Boards of Medical Examiners, or to the Federation of State Medical Boards or a similar non-government entity which maintains records concerning the issuance, retention, or revocation of licenses, certifications, or registration necessary to practice an occupation, profession, or specialty, in order to obtain information relevant to an agency decision concerning the hiring, retention, or termination of an employee or to inform a Federal agency or licensing board or the appropriate non-government entity about the health care practice of a terminated, resigned, or retired health care employee whose professional health care activity so significantly failed to conform to generally accepted standards of professional medical practice as to raise reasonable concern for the health and safety of patients in the private sector or from another Federal agency. </p>
<p>r. To disclose information to contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement, or job for the Federal Government. </p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Storage: </p>
<p>Records are maintained on magnetic tapes, disk, punched cards, microfiche, cards, lists, and forms. </p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Records are retrieved by the name, date of birth, social security number, and/or identification number assigned to the individual on whom they are maintained. </p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Records are maintained in a secured area or automated media with access limited to authorized personnel whose duties require access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Records in this system are retained for varying lengths of time, ranging from a few months to 5 years, e.g., applicant records that are part of medical determination case files or medical suitability appeal files are retained for 3 years from completion of action on the case. Most records are retained for a period of 1 to 2 years. Some records, such as individual applications, become part of the person's permanent official records when hired, while some records (e.g., non-competitive action case files), are retained for 5 years. Some records are destroyed by shredding or burning while magnetic tapes or disks are erased.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Director, Integrated Hiring Solutions, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW, Room 44690, Washington, DC 20415. </p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them should contact the agency or OPM where application was made or examination was taken. Individuals must provide the following information for their records to be located and identified: </p>
<p>a. Name. </p>
<p>b. Date of birth. </p>
<p>c. Social security number. </p>
<p>d. Identification number (if known). </p>
<p>e. Approximate date of record. </p>
<p>f. Title of examination or announcement with which concerned. </p>
<p>g. Geographic area in which consideration was requested. 
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act provisions at 5 U.S.C. (c)(3) and (d), regarding access to records. </p>
<p>The section of this notice titled "Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act" indicates the kind of material exempted and the reasons for exempting them from access. Individuals wishing to request access to their non-exempt records should contact the agency or the OPM where application was made or examination was taken. Individuals must provide the following information for their records to be located and identified: </p>
<p>a. Name. </p>
<p>b. Date of birth. </p>
<p>c. Social security number. </p>
<p>d. Identification number (if known). </p>
<p>e. Approximate date of record. </p>
<p>f. Title of examination or announcement with which concerned. </p>
<p>g. Geographic area in which consideration was requested. </p>
<p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with the OPM's Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity and access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act provisions at 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), regarding amendment of records. The section of this notice titled ‘Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act’ indicates the kinds of material exempted and the reasons for exempting them from amendment. An individual may contact the agency or the Office where the application is filed at any time to update qualifications, education, experience, or other data maintained in the system. </p>
<p>Such regular administrative updating of records should not be requested under the provisions of the Privacy Act. However, individuals wishing to request amendment of other records under the provisions of the Privacy Act should contact the agency or the OPM where the application was made or the examination was taken. Individuals must provide the following information for their records to be located and identified: </p>
<p>a. Name. </p>
<p>b. Date of birth. </p>
<p>c. Social security number. </p>
<p>d. Identification number (if known). </p>
<p>e. Approximate date of record. </p>
<p>f. Title of examination or announcement with which concerned. </p>
<p>g. Geographic area in which consideration was requested. </p>
<p>Individuals requesting amendment must also comply with the OPM's Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297). </p>
<p><b>Note 5:</b></p>
<p>In responding to an inquiry or a request for access or amendment, resource specialists may contact the OPM's area office that provides examining and rating assistance for help in processing the request. 
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent>
<p>Information in this system of records comes from the individual to whom it applies or is derived from information the individual supplied, reports from medical personnel on physical qualifications, results of examinations that are made known to applicants, agencies, and OPM records, and vouchers supplied by references or other sources that the applicant lists or that are developed.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="exemptionsClaimed"><xhtmlContent>
<p>This system contains investigative materials that are used solely to determine the appropriateness of a request for approval of an objection to an eligible's qualifications for Federal civilian employment or vouchers received during the processing of an application. The Privacy Act, at 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5), permits an agency to exempt such investigative material from certain provisions of the Act, to the extent that release of the material to the individual whom the information is about would:</p>
<p>a. Reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise (granted on or after September 27, 1975) that the identity of the source would be held in confidence; or </p>
<p>b. Reveal the identity of a source who, prior to September 27, 1975, furnished information to the Government under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence. </p>
<p>This system contains testing and examination materials used solely to determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in the Federal service. The Privacy Act, at 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6), permits an agency to exempt all such testing or examination material and information from certain provisions of the Act, when disclosure of the material would compromise the objectivity or fairness of the testing or examination process. OPM has claimed exemptions from the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), which relate to access to and amendment of records. </p>
<p>The specific material exempted include, but are not limited to, the following </p>
<p>a. Answer keys. </p>
<p>b. Assessment center exercises. </p>
<p>c. Assessment center exercise reports. </p>
<p>d. Assessor guidance material. </p>
<p>e. Assessment center observation reports. </p>
<p>f. Assessment center summary reports. </p>
<p>g. Other applicant appraisal methods, such as performance tests, work samples and simulations, miniature training and evaluation exercises, structured interviews, and their associated evaluation guides and reports. </p>
<p>h. Item analyses and similar data that contain test keys and item response data. </p>
<p>i. Ratings given for validating examinations. </p>
<p>j. Rating schedules, including crediting plans and scoring formulas for other selection procedures. </p>
<p>k. Rating sheets. </p>
<p>l. Test booklets, including the written instructions for their preparation and automated versions of tests and related selection materials and their complete documentation. </p>
<p>m. Test item files. </p>
<p>n. Test answer sheets. </p>
</xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>5 U.S.C. 1302, 3109, 3301, 3302, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 309, 3313, 3317, 3318, 3319, 3326, 4103, 4723, 5532, and
5533, and Executive Order 9397.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>The records are used in considering individuals who have applied for positions in the Federal service by making
determinations of qualifications including medical qualifications, for positions applied for, and to rate and rank
applicants applying for the same or similar positions. They are also used to refer candidates to Federal agencies for
employment consideration, including appointment, transfer, reinstatement, reassignment, or promotion. Records derived
from the Office-developed or agency-developed assessment center exercises may be used to determine training needs of
participants. These records may also be used to locate individuals for personnel research.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent>
<p><b>Note 4:</b> With the exception of Routine Use 'p,' none of the Other Routine Uses identified for
this system of records are applicable to records relating to drug testing under Executive Order 12564. Further, such
records shall be disclosed only to a very limited number of officials within that agency, generally only to the agency
Medical Review Officer (MRO), the administrator of the agency's Employee Assistance Program, and the management official
empowered to recommend or take adverse action affecting the individual.
</p><p>a. To refer applicants, including current and former Federal employees to Federal agencies for consideration for
employment, transfer, reassignment, reinstatement, or promotion.
</p><p>b. With the permission of the applicant, to refer applicants to State and local governments, congressional offices,
international organizations, and other public offices for employment consideration.
</p><p>c. To disclose pertinent information to the appropriate Federal,
State, or local agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule,
regulation, or order, when the disclosing agency becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of
civil or criminal law or regulation.
</p><p>d. To disclose information to any source from which additional information is requested (to the extent necessary to
identify the individual, inform the source of the purposes of the request, and to identify the type of information
requested), when necessary to obtain information relevant to an agency decision concerning hiring or retaining an
employee, issuing a security clearance, conducting a security or suitability investigation of an individual, classifying
positions, letting a contract, or issuing a license, grant or other benefit.
</p><p>e. To disclose information to a Federal agency, in response to its request, in connection with hiring or retaining an
employee, issuing a security clearance, conducting a security or suitability investigation of an individual, classifying
positions, letting a contract, or issuing 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 in the matter.
</p><p>f. To disclose information to the Office of Management and Budget at any stage in the legislative coordination and
clearance process in connection with private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-19.
</p><p>g. To provide information to a congressional office from the record of an individual in response to an inquiry from
that congressional office made at the request of that individual.
</p><p>h. To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a party in litigation before a court or in an
administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency, when the Government is a party to a judicial or
administrative proceeding.
</p><p>i. To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, or
other administrative body before which the agency is authorized to appear, when:
</p><p>1. The agency, or any component thereof; or
</p><p>2. Any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity; or
</p><p>3. Any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or the agency has
agreed to represent the employee; or
</p><p>4. The United States, when the agency determines that litigation is likely to affect the agency or any of its
components, is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department
of Justice or the agency is deemed by the agency to be relevant and necessary to the litigation, provided, however, that
in each case it has been determined that the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the records were
collected.
</p><p>j. By the National Archives and Records Administration in records management inspections and its role as Archivist.
</p><p>k. By the agency maintaining the records or by the Office to locate individuals for personnel research or survey
response or in producing summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the function for which the
records are collected and maintained, or for related workforce studies. While published statistics and studies do not
contain individual identifiers, in some instances the selection of elements of data included in the study may be
structured in such a way as to make the data individually identifiable by inference.
</p><p>l. To disclose information to the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the Special Counsel in connection
with appeals, special studies of the civil service and other merit systems, review of Office rules and rules and
regulations, investigations of alleged or possible prohibited personnel practices, and such other functions; e.g., as
prescribed in 5 U.S.C. chapter 12, or as may be authorized by law.
</p><p>m. To disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission when requested in connection with
investigations into alleged or possible discrimination practices in the Federal sector, examination of Federal
affirmative employment programs, compliance by Federal agencies with the Uniform Guidelines or Employee Selection
Procedures, or other functions vested in the Commission. </p><p>n. To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations
Authority or its General Counsel when requested in connection with investigations of allegations of unfair labor
practices or matters before the Federal Service Impasses Panel.
</p><p>o. To disclose, in response to a request for discovery or for an appearance of a witness, information that is relevant
to the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.
</p><p>p. To disclose the results of a drug test of a Federal employee pursuant to an order of a court of competent
jurisdiction where required by the United States Government to defend against any challenge against any adverse personnel
action.
</p><p>q. To disclose information to Federal, State, local, and professional licensing boards, Boards of Medical Examiners,
or to the Federation of State Medical Boards or a similar non-government entity which maintains records concerning the
issuance, retention, or revocation of licenses, certifications, or registration necessary to practice an occupation,
profession, or specialty, in order to obtain information relevant to an agency decision concerning the hiring, retention,
or termination of an employee or to inform a Federal agency or licensing board or the appropriate non-government entity
about the health care practice of a terminated, resigned, or retired health care employee whose professional health care
activity so significantly failed to conform to generally accepted standards of professional medical practice as to raise
reasonable concern for the health and safety of patients in the private sector or from another Federal agency.
</p><p>r. To disclose information to contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or working on a contract, service,
grant, cooperative agreement, or job for the Federal Government.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>Records are maintained on magnetic tapes, disk, punched cards, microfiche, cards, lists, and forms.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retrieved by the name, date of birth, social security number, and/or identification number assigned
to the individual on whom they are maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are maintained in a secured area or automated media with access limited to authorized personnel whose
duties require access.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Records in this system are retained for varying lengths of time, ranging from a few months to 5 years,  e.g.,
applicant records that are part of medical determination case files or medical suitability appeal files are retained for
3 years from completion of action on the case. Most records are retained for a period of 1 to 2 years. Some records, such
as individual applications, become part of the person's permanent official records when hired, while some records (e.g.,
non-competitive action case files), are retained for 5 years. Some records are destroyed by shredding or burning while
magnetic tapes or disks are erased.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Deputy Associate Director, Center for HR Systems Requirements and Strategies, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management,  1900 E Street, NW.,  Room 6H31, Washington, DC 20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them should contact the
agency or OPM where application was made or examination was taken. Individuals must provide the following information for
their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Social security number.
</p><p>d. Identification number (if known).
</p><p>e. Approximate date of record.
</p><p>f. Title of examination or announcement with which concerned.
</p><p>g. Geographic area in which consideration was requested.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act provisions at 5 U.S.C. (c)(3) and (d),
regarding access to records.
</p><p>The section of this notice titled "Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act" indicates the kind of material
exempted and the reasons for exempting them from access. Individuals wishing to request access to their non-exempt
records should contact the agency or the OPM where application was made or examination was taken. Individuals must
provide the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Social security number.
</p><p>d. Identification number (if known).
</p><p>e. Approximate date of record.
</p><p>f. Title of examination or announcement with which concerned.
</p><p>g. Geographic area in which consideration was requested.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with the OPM's Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity and
access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act provisions at 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), regarding
amendment of records. The section of this notice titled 'Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act'
indicates the kinds of material exempted and the reasons for exempting them from amendment. An individual may contact the
agency or the Office where the application is filed at any time to update qualifications, education, experience, or other
data maintained in the system.
</p><p>Such regular administrative updating of records should not be requested under the provisions of the Privacy Act.
However, individuals wishing to request amendment of other records under the provisions of the Privacy Act should contact
the agency or the OPM where the application was made or the examination was taken. Individuals must provide the following
information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. Social security number.
</p><p>d. Identification number (if known).
</p><p>e. Approximate date of record.
</p><p>f. Title of examination or announcement with which concerned.
</p><p>g. Geographic area in which consideration was requested.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also comply with the OPM's  Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity
and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).</p>
<p><b>Note 5:</b> In responding to an inquiry or a request for access or amendment, resource specialists may contact
the OPM's area office that provides examining and rating assistance for help in processing the request.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Information in this system of records comes from the individual to whom it applies or is derived from information
the individual supplied, reports from medical personnel on physical qualifications, results of examinations that are made
known to applicants, agencies, and OPM records, and vouchers supplied by references or other sources that the applicant
lists or that are developed.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="exemptionsClaimed"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains investigative materials that are used solely to determine the appropriateness of a request
for approval of an objection to an eligible's qualifications for Federal civilian employment or vouchers received during
the processing of an application. The Privacy Act, at 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5), permits an agency to exempt such investigative
material from certain provisions of the Act, to the extent that release of the material to the individual whom the
information is about would--
</p><p>a. Reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise (granted on or
after September 27, 1975) that the identity of the source would be held in confidence; or
</p><p>b. Reveal the identity of a source who, prior to September 27, 1975, furnished information to the Government under an
implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence.
</p><p>This system contains testing and examination materials used solely to determine individual qualifications for
appointment or promotion in the Federal service. The Privacy Act, at 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6), permits an agency to exempt all
such testing or examination material and information from certain provisions of the Act, when disclosure of the material
would compromise the objectivity or fairness of the testing or examination process. OPM has claimed exemptions from the
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), which relate to access to and amendment of records.
</p><p>The specific material exempted include, but are not limited to, the following
</p><p>a. Answer keys.
</p><p>b. Assessment center exercises.
</p><p>c. Assessment center exercise reports.
</p><p>d. Assessor guidance material.
</p><p>e. Assessment center observation reports.
</p><p>f. Assessment center summary reports.
</p><p>g. Other applicant appraisal methods, such as performance tests, work samples and simulations, miniature training and
evaluation exercises, structured interviews, and their associated evaluation guides and reports.
</p><p>h. Item analyses and similar data that contain test keys and item response data.
</p><p>i. Ratings given for validating examinations.
</p><p>j. Rating schedules, including crediting plans and scoring formulas for other selection procedures.
</p><p>k. Rating sheets.
</p><p>l. Test booklets, including the written instructions for their preparation and automated versions of tests and related
selection materials and their complete documentation.
</p><p>m. Test item files.
</p><p>n. Test answer sheets.  
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="govt6" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/GOVT-6</systemNumber>

<subsection type="systemName">Personnel Research and Test Validation Records.</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Division for Human Resources Products &amp; Services, Center for Talent Services, Room 6500, Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415-9200; OPM's Service Centers, and agency personnel offices (or
other designated offices) conducting personnel research.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current and former Federal employees, applicants for Federal employment, current and former State and local
government employees, and applicants for State and local government employment, selected private sector employees, and
applicants for sample comparison groups.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>These records include information on education and employment history, test scores, responses to test items and
questionnaires, interview data, and ratings of supervisors regarding the individuals to whom the records pertain.
Additional information (race, national origin, disability status, and background) is collected from applicants for
certain examinations.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>5 U.S.C. 1303, 3301, and 4702.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are collected, maintained, and used by the OPM or other Federal agencies for the construction,
analysis, and validation of written tests and other assessment instruments used in personnel selection and appraisal,
other assessment instruments used in personnel selection and appraisal, and for research on and evaluation of
personnel/organizational management and staffing methods, including workforce effectiveness studies. Agencies and OPM may
provide each other with data collected in support of these functions. Such research includes studies extending over a
period of time (longitudinal studies). Private sector data are used in research only, to evaluate Federal study results
against non-Federal comparison groups. Race and national origin data are used by OPM or other agencies to evaluate the
role and effects of selection procedures in the total employee staffing process. Use of these race and national origin
data is limited to such evaluation, oversight and research projects conducted by the employing agencies or the Office.
The records may also be used by OPM or other Federal agencies to locate individuals for personnel research. Data are
collected on a project-by-project basis under conditions assuring the confidentiality of the information. No personnel
action or selection is made using these research records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Under normal circumstances, no individually identifiable records will be provided. However, under those unusual
circumstances when an individually identifiable record is required, proper safeguards will be maintained to protect the
information collected from unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Such protection must be specified in writing by the
requester and, to the satisfaction of the agency official responsible for maintaining the data, indicate that the
proposed use of the data is in compliance with the letter and spirit of the Privacy Act. Under these circumstances, the
routine uses are as follows:
</p><p>a. By the OPM or employing agency maintaining the records to locate individuals for personnel research or survey
responses and in the production of summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the function for
which the records are collected and maintained, or for related workforce studies. While published statistics and studies
do not contain individual identifiers, in some instances the selection of elements of data included in the study may be
structured in such a way as to make the data individually identifiable by inference.
</p><p>b. To furnish personnel records and information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for use in determining
the existence of adverse impact in the total selection program, reviewing allegations of discrimination, or assessing the
status of compliance with Federal law.
</p><p>c. To furnish information to the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the Special Counsel in connection
with actions by offices relating to allegations of discriminatory practices on the part of an agency or one of its
employees.
</p><p>d. To disclose, in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to
the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.
</p><p>e. To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a party in litigation before a court or in an
administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency, when the Government is a party to the judicial or
administrative proceeding.
</p><p>f. To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, or
other administrative body before which the agency is authorized to appear, when:
</p><p>1. The agency, or any component thereof; or
</p><p>2. Any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity; or
</p><p>3. Any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or the agency has
agreed to represent the employee; or
</p><p>4. The United States, where the agency determines that litigation is likely to affect the agency or any of its
components, is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department
of Justice or the agency is deemed by the agency to be relevant and necessary to the litigation, provided, however, that
in each case it has been determined that the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the records were
collected.
</p><p>g. To provide information to a congressional office from the record of an individual in response to a request from
that congressional office made at the request of that individual.
</p><p>h. To provide aggregate data to non-Federal organizations participating in workforce studies. These data will be
limited to individuals associated with the organization requesting the data or to data aggregated for all organizations
in a study.
</p><p>i. To disclose information to contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or working on a contract, service,
grant, cooperative agreement, or job for the Federal Government.
</p><p>j. To disclose research records to a court or other body in camera when tests and other assessment instruments are
involved.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained in file folders, disks, magnetic tape, CD Rom, and optical disks.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are generally maintained by project. Personal information can be retrieved by name or personal identifier
only for certain research projects such as those involving longitudinal studies.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are kept in locked files in a locked room with access limited to authorized staff. Access to tape, disk,
and other files used in data processing will be only by authorized staff.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retained for 2 years after completion of the project unless needed in the course of litigation or
other administrative actions involving a research or test validation survey. Records collected for longitudinal studies
will be maintained indefinitely. Manual records are destroyed by shredding or burning and magnetic tapes and disks are
erased.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Deputy Associate Director, Center for HR Systems Requirements and Strategies, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, Room 6H31, NW., Washington, DC 20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains information about them should contact the
system manager, the OPM regional office servicing the State where they are employed, or their employing agency's
personnel office. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. If known, the title, time, and/or place of the research study in which the individual participated.
</p><p>d. Social security number.
</p><p>e. Signature.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act provisions at 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), regarding
access to records. The section of this notice titled "Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act" indicates the
kinds of material exempted and the reasons for exempting them from access. Individuals wishing to request access to non-
exempt records should contact the appropriate office listed in the Notification Procedure section. Individuals must
furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. If known, the title, time, and/or place of the research study in which the individual participated.
</p><p>d. Social security number.
</p><p>e. Signature.
</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with the OPM's Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity and
access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Specific materials in this system have been exempted from Privacy Act provisions at 5 U.S.C. 552a(d) regarding
amendment of records. The section of this notice titled 'Systems Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Act'
indicates the kinds of materials exempted and the reasons for exempting them from amendment. Individuals wishing to
request amendment of any non-exempt records should contact the appropriate office listed in the Notification Procedure
section. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Full name.
</p><p>b. Date of birth.
</p><p>c. If known, the title, time, and/or place of the research study in which the individual participated.
</p><p>d. Social security number.
</p><p>e. Signature.
</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also comply with the OPM's Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity
and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>Individual applicants and employees; supervisors; assessment center assessors; and agency or Office personnel
files and records (e.g., race, sex, national origin, and disability status data from OPM/GOVT-1 and OPM/GOVT-
7 systems of records).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="exemptionsClaimed"><xhtmlContent><p>This system contains testing and examination materials that are used solely to determine individual
qualifications for appointment, career development, or promotion in the Federal service. The Privacy Act, at 5 U.S.C.
552a(k)(6), permits an agency to exempt all such testing and examination material and information from certain provisions
of the Act, when the disclosure of the material would compromise the objectivity or fairness of the testing or
examination process. OPM has claimed exemptions from the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), which relates to access to and
amendment of records.
</p><p>This system contains records required to be maintained and used solely for statistical purposes. The Privacy Act, at 5
U.S.C. 552a(k)(4), permits an agency to exempt all such statistical records from certain provisions of the Act, when the
disclosure of the material would compromise the objectivity and fairness of these records. OPM has claimed exemptions
from the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), which relates to access to and amendment of records.
</p><p>The specific materials exempted include, but are not limited to, the following:
</p><p>a. Answer keys.
</p><p>b. Assessment center and interview exercises.
</p><p>c. Assessment center and interview exercise reports.
</p><p>d. Assessor guidance material.
</p><p>e. Assessment center observation reports.
</p><p>f. Assessment center and interview summary reports.
</p><p>g. Other applicant appraisal methods, such as performance tests, work samples and simulations, miniature training and
evaluation exercises, interviews, and reports.
</p><p>h. Item analyses and similar data that contain test keys and item response data.
</p><p>i. Ratings given for validating examinations.
</p><p>j. Rating schedules, including crediting plans and scoring formulas for other selection procedures.
</p><p>k. Ratings sheets.
</p><p>l. Test booklets, including the written instructions for their preparation and automated versions of tests and related
selection materials and their complete documentation.
</p><p>m. Test item files.
</p><p>n. Test answer sheets.
</p><p>o. Those portions of research and development files that could specifically reveal the contents of the above exempt
documents.
</p><p>p. Performance appraisals for research purposes.  
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="govt7" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/GOVT-7</systemNumber>

<subsection type="systemName">Applicant Race, Sex, National Origin, and Disability Status Records.</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>Records in this system may be located in the following offices:
</p><p>a. Division for Strategic Human Resources Policy, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC
20415.
</p><p>b. Division for Management and Chief Financial Officer, Center for Equal Employment Opportunity, Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415.
</p><p>c. OPM's Service Centers, and any register-holding offices under the jurisdiction of the Service Center.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current and former Federal employees and individuals who have applied for Federal employment, including:
</p><p>a. Applicants for examinations administered either by OPM or by employing agencies.
</p><p>b. Applicants on registers or in inventories by OPM and subject to its regulations.
</p><p>c. Applicants for positions in agencies having direct hiring authority and using their own examining procedures in
compliance with OPM regulations.
</p><p>d. Applicants whose records are retained in an agency's Equal Opportunity Recruitment file (including any file an
agency maintains on current employees from under-represented groups).
</p><p>e. Applicants (including current and former Federal employees) who apply for vacancies announced under an agency's
merit promotion plan.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>The records include the individual's name; social security number; date of birth; statement of major field of
study; type of current or former Federal employment status (<i>e.g.</i>, career or temporary); applications showing work
and education experience; and race, sex, national origin, and disability status data.
</p><p><b>Note:</b> The race and national origin information in this system is obtained by three alternative methods: (1)
Use of an agency's OMB approved form on which individuals identify themselves as to race and national origin; (2) by
visual observation(race) or knowledge of an individual's background (national origin); or (3) at the agency's option,
from the OPM/GOVT-1 system in the case of applicants who are current Federal employees. Disability status is
obtained by use of Standard Form 256, "Self Identification of Medical Disability," which allows for a description by
self-identification of the handicap.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>5 U.S.C. 7201, sections 4A, 4B, 15A(1) and (2), 15B(11), and 15D(11); Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection
Procedures (1978); 43
FR 38297 et seq. (August 25, 1978); 29 CFR 720.301; and 29 CFR 1613.301.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are used by OPM and agencies to:
</p><p>a. Evaluate personnel/organizational measurement and selection methods.
</p><p>b. Implement and evaluate agency affirmative employment programs.
</p><p>c. Implement and evaluate agency Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Programs (including establishment of minority
recruitment files).
</p><p>d. Enable OPM to meet its responsibility to assess an agency's implementation of the Federal Equal Opportunity
Recruitment Program.
</p><p>e. Determine adverse impact in the selection process as required by the Uniform Guidelines cited in the Authority
section above. (See also "Questions and Answers," on those Guidelines published at 44 FR 11996, March 2, 1979.)
</p><p>f. Enable reports to be prepared regarding breakdowns by race, sex, and national origin of applicants (by exams taken,
and on the selection of such applicants for employment).
</p><p>g. To locate individuals for personnel research.
</p><p><b>Note 1:</b> These data are maintained under conditions that ensure that the individual's identification as to
race, sex, national origin, or disability status does not accompany that individual's application nor is otherwise made
known when the individual is under consideration by a selecting official.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>a. To disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in response to its request for
use in the conduct of an examination of an agency's compliance with affirmative action plan instructions and the Uniform
Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978), or other requirements imposed on agencies under EEOC authorities in
connection with agency Equal Employment Opportunity programs.
</p><p>b. To disclose information to the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the Special Counsel in connection
with the processing of appeals, special studies relating to the civil service and other merit systems in the executive
branch, investigations into allegations of prohibited personnel practices, and such other functions; e.g., as prescribed
in 5 U.S.C. chapter 12, or as may be authorized by law.
</p><p>c. By OPM or employing agency maintaining the records to locate individuals for personnel research or survey response
and in the production of summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the function for which the
records are collected and maintained, or for related workforce studies. While published statistics and studies do not
contain individual identifiers, in some instances the selection of elements of data included in the study may be
structured in such a way as to make the data individually identifiable by inference.
</p><p>d. To disclose information to a Federal agency in response to its request for use in its Federal Equal Opportunity
Recruitment Program to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to the agency's efforts in identifying
possible sources for minority recruitment.
</p><p>e. To provide information 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.
</p><p>f. To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a party in litigation before a court or in an
administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency, when the Government is party to a judicial or
administrative proceeding.
</p><p>g. To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, or
other administrative body before which the agency is authorized to appear, when:
</p><p>1. The agency, or any component thereof; or
</p><p>2. Any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity; or
</p><p>3. Any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or the agency has
agreed to represent the employee; or
</p><p>4. The United States, where the agency determines that litigation is likely to affect the agency or any of its
components, is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department
of Justice or the agency is deemed by the agency to be relevant and necessary to the litigation, provided, however, that
in each case it has been determined that the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the records were
collected.
</p><p>h. To disclose, in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to
the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.
</p><p>i. To disclose information to contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or working on a contract, service, grant
cooperative agreement, or job for the Federal Government.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>These records are maintained in file folders and on magnetic tape and disks.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retrieved by the name and social security number of the individuals on whom they are maintained.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retained in locked metal filing cabinets in a secured room or in a computerized system accessible by
confidential passwords issued only to specific personnel.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are generally retained for 2 years, except when needed to process applications or to prepare adverse
impact and related reports, or for as long as an application is still under consideration for selection purposes. When
records are needed in the course of an administrative procedure or litigation, they may be maintained until the
administrative procedure or litigation is completed. Manual records are shredded or burned and magnetic tapes and disks
are erased.
</p><p><b>Note 2:</b> When an agency retains an automated version of any of the records in this system, maintenance of that
record beyond the above retention schedules is permitted for historical or statistical analysis, but only so long as the
record is not used in a determination directly affecting the individual about whom the record pertains after the
prescribed destruction date.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Deputy Associate Director, Center for HR Systems Requirements and Strategies, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 6H31, Washington, DC 20415.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Those individuals wishing to inquire if this system contains Information about them should contact the system
manager; OPM's Service Centers covering the locations where the application for Federal employment was filed; or the
personnel, Equal Employment Opportunity, or Equal Employment Opportunity Recruitment office or other designated office
where they took an exam, filed an application, or where they are employed. Individuals must furnish the following
information for their records to be located and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Social security number.
</p><p>c. Title of examination, position, or vacancy announcement for which they filed.
</p><p>d. The OPM or employing agency office where they are employed or submitted the information. </p><p>e. Signature.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request access to records about themselves should contact the appropriate office shown in
the Notification Procedure section. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located
and identified:
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Social security number.
</p><p>c. Title of examination, position, or vacancy announcement for which they filed.
</p><p>d. The OPM or employing agency office where they are employed or submitted the information. </p><p>e. Signature.
</p><p>An individual requesting access must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity and access
to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of their records should contact the appropriate office shown in the
Notification Procedure section. Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located and
identified.
</p><p>a. Name.
</p><p>b. Social security number.
</p><p>c. Title of examination, position, or vacancy announcement for which they filed.
</p><p>d. The OPM or employing agency office where they are employed or submitted the information. </p><p>e. Signature.
</p><p>An individual requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity and
amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories">
<xhtmlContent><p>Information is provided by the individual to whom the record pertains, on forms approved by the Office of
Management and Budget or is obtained directly from other agency or OPM records (e.g., race, sex, national origin, and
disability status data may be obtained from the OPM/GOVT-1, General Personnel Records system).
  </p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="govt8" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/GOVT-8</systemNumber>

<subsection type="systemName">OPM/GOVT-8--[Reserved]</subsection></section>
<section id="govt9" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/GOVT-9</systemNumber>

<subsection type="systemName">File on Position Classification Appeals, Job Grading Appeals, Retained Grade or Pay Appeals, Fair Labor
Standard Act (FLSA) Claims and Complaints, Federal Civilian Employee Compensation and Leave Claims, and
Settlement of Accounts for Deceased Civilian Officers and Employees.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are located at the Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415,
Merit System Accountability and Compliance, agency personnel offices (or other designated offices), and Federal
records centers.


</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>a. A current or former Federal employee who has filed a position classification appeal or a job grading
appeal with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Merit System Accountability and Compliance, or with his or
her agency.

</p><p>b. A current or former Federal employee who has filed a retained grade or pay appeal with the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, Merit System Accountability and Compliance.

</p><p>c. A current or former Federal employee who has filed a claim or complaint under the Fair Labor Standards
Act (FLSA) with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Merit System Accountability and Compliance.

</p><p>d. A current or former Federal employees, or a beneficiary of such current or former employee, who has filed
a compensation or leave claim with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Merit System Accountability and
Compliance, or whose compensation or leave claim has been forwarded to that office by the employee's current or
former employing agency.

</p><p>e. A claimed beneficiary whose dispute concerning the settlement of the account for a deceased Federal
civilian officer or employee has been forwarded by the officer or employee's current or former employing agency
to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management for settlement.


</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>This system of records contains information or documents relating to the processing and adjudication of a
position classification appeal, job grading appeal, retained grade or pay appeal, FLSA claim or complaint, or
compensation or leave claim or dispute concerning the settlement of the account for a deceased Federal civilian
officer or employee. The records may include information and documents regarding a personnel action of the
agency involved and the decision or determination rendered by an agency regarding the classifying or grading of
a position, whether an employee is to remain in a retained grade or pay category, the FLSA exemption status of
an employee, or other FLSA claims or complaints, a decision or determination by an agency on the compensation
or leave claim of an employee or former employee, or the agency position on the settlement of the account for a
deceased Federal civilian officer or employee. This system may also include transcripts of agency hearings and
statements from agency employees.

</p><p><b>Note 1:</b> This system notice also covers agency files created when: (a) An employee appeals a
position classification or job grading decision to OPM or within the agency regardless of whether that agency
appeal decision is further appealed to OPM, (b) an employee files a retained grade or pay appeal with OPM, (c)
a claimant files an FLSA claim or complaint with OPM or to the agency regardless of whether the agency decision
is the subject of an FLSA claim or complaint submitted to OPM, (d) a current or former Federal employee or
their beneficiary(s) have filed a compensation or leave claim with OPM or with the agency regardless of whether
the agency decision is the subject of a claim submitted to OPM, or (e) or a dispute concerning the settlement
of the account for a deceased Federal civilian officer or employees has been forwarded to OPM by the deceased
employee's former employing agency for resolution.


</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>5 U.S.C. 5103, 5112, and 5115 for classification appeals, 5346 for job grading appeals, and 5366 for
retained grade or pay appeals; 29 U.S.C. 204(f) for FLSA claims and complaints; 31 U.S.C. 3702 for compensation
and leave claims; and U.S.C. 5581, 5582, and 5583 and 38 U.S.C. 5122 for disputes concerning the settlement of
the account for a deceased Federal civilian officer or employee.








</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are primarily used to document the processing and adjudication of a position classification
appeal, a job grading appeal, a retained grade or pay appeal, an FLSA claim or complaint, compensation and
leave claims, or disputes concerning the settlement of the account for a deceased Federal civilian officer or
employees. Internally, OPM may use these records to locate individuals for personnel research.


</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>These records and information in these records may be used:

</p><p>a. To disclose pertinent information to the appropriate Federal, State, or local government agency
responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order,
when the disclosing agency becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of civil or
criminal law or regulation.

</p><p>b. To disclose information to the Office of Management and Budget at any stage in the legislative
coordination and clearance process in connection with private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular
No. A-19.

</p><p>c. To provide information to a congressional office from the record of an individual in response to an
inquiry from that congressional office made at the request of that individual.

</p><p>d. To disclose information to any source from which additional information is requested in the course of
adjudicating a position classification appeal, job grading appeal, retained grade or pay appeal, FLSA claim or
complaint, compensation and leave claims, or disputes concerning the settlement of the account for a deceased
Federal civilian officer or employees to the extent necessary to identify the individual, inform the source of
the purpose(s) of the request, and identify the type of information requested.

</p><p>e. To disclose information to a Federal agency, in response to its request, in connection with the hiring,
retaining or assigning of an employee; issuing a security clearance; conducting a security or suitability
investigation of an individual; classifying positions; grading jobs; making FLSA exemption status
determinations; adjudicating FLSA claims and complaints; adjudicating compensation and leave claims; or
resolving disputes concerning the settlement of the account for a deceased Federal civilian officer or
employees, to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's decision on
the matter.

</p><p>f. To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a party in litigation before a court or
in an administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency, when the Government is a party to the
judicial or administrative proceeding.

</p><p>g. To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative
body, or other administrative body before which the agency is authorized to appear, when:

</p><p>1. The agency, or any component thereof; or

</p><p>2. Any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity; or

</p><p>3. Any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or the
agency has agreed to represent the employee; or

</p><p>4. The United States, where the agency determines that litigation is likely to affect the agency or any of
its components, is a party to litigation, or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by
the Department of Justice or the agency is deemed by the agency to be relevant and necessary to the litigation,
provided, however, that in each case it has been determined that the disclosure is compatible with the purpose
for which the records were collected.

</p><p>h. By OPM or an agency in the production of summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support
of the function for which the records are collected and maintained, or for related workforce studies. While
published statistics and studies do not contain individual identifiers, in some instances the selection of
elements of data included in the study may be structured in such a way as to make the data individually
identifiable by inference.

</p><p>i. By the National Archives and Records Administration in records management inspections and its role as
Archivist.

</p><p>j. To disclose, in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is
relevant to the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.

</p><p>k. To disclose information to the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Office of the Special Counsel in
connection with appeals, special studies of the civil service and other merit systems, review of Office rules
and regulations, investigations of alleged or possible prohibited personnel practices, and such other
functions; e.g., as promulgated in 5 U.S.C. 1205 and 1206, or as may be authorized by law.

</p><p>l. To disclose information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission when requested in connection with
investigations into alleged or possible discrimination practices in the Federal sector, examinations of Federal
affirmative employment programs, determinations of compliance by Federal agencies with the Uniform Guidelines
on Employee Selection Procedures, or other functions vested in the Commission, and to otherwise ensure
compliance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 7201.

</p><p>m. To disclose information to the Federal Labor Relations Authority or its General Counsel when requested in
connection with investigations of allegations of unfair labor practices or matters before the Federal Service
Impasses Panel.

</p><p>n. To disclose information to contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or working on a contract,
service, grant, cooperative agreement, or job for the Federal Government.

</p><p>o. To provide a copy of a decision issued in response to classification, job grading, and retained grade and
pay appeals; FLSA claims and complaints, compensation and leave claims, or disputes concerning the settlement
of the account for a deceased Federal civilian officer or employees to the employing and/or former employing
agency and/or other Federal agencies to the extent that information from a decision is relevant and necessary
to the agency's administration of these programs.


</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:

</p><p>These records are maintained in file folders and binders and on index cards, magnetic tape, disks, and
microfiche.











</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are retrieved by the subject's name, and the name of the employing agency of the individual on
whom the record is maintained.


</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>These records are located in lockable metal filing cabinets or automated media in a secured room, with
access limited to those persons whose official duties require and such access.


</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>Records related to position classification appeal, job grading appeal, retained grade or pay appeal files,
FLSA claims or complaints, compensation and leave claims, or disputes concerning the settlement of the account
for a deceased Federal civilian officer or employees are maintained for 7 years after closing action on the
case. Records are destroyed by shredding, burning, or erasing as appropriate.


</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>Deputy Associate Director, Merit System Accountability and Compliance, U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
1900 E Street NW., Room 6484, Washington, DC 20415.

</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to determine whether this system of records contains information about them may do so by
writing to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, FOIA/PA Requester Service Center, 1900 E Street NW., Room
5415, Washington, DC 20415-7900 or by emailing <i>foia@opm.gov.</i>

</p><p>Individuals must furnish the following information for their records to be located:

</p><p>1. Full name.

</p><p>2. Date and place of birth.

</p><p>3. Social Security Number.

</p><p>4. Signature.

</p><p>5. Available information regarding the type of information requested.

</p><p>6. The reason why the individual believes this system contains information about him/her.

</p><p>7. Agency in which employed when the appeal, FLSA claim or complaint, compensation and leave claim, or
dispute concerning the settlement of the account for a deceased Federal civilian officer or employee was filed
and the approximate date of the closing of the case.

</p><p>8. Kind of action (e.g., position classification appeal, job grading appeal, retained grade or pay appeal,
FLSA claim, complaint, compensation and leave claim, or dispute concerning the settlement of the account for a
deceased Federal civilian officer or employee).

</p><p>9. The address to which the information should be sent.

</p><p>Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of
identity and access to records (5 CFR 297).


</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to request amendment of records about them should write to the Office of Personnel
Management, FOIA/PA Requester Service Center, 1900 E Street NW., Room 5415, Washington, DC 20415-7900.
ATTN: Merit System Accountability and Compliance.

</p><p>Individuals must furnish the following information in writing for their records to be located:

</p><p>1. Full name.

</p><p>2. Date and place of birth.

</p><p>3. Social Security Number.

</p><p>4. City, state, and zip code of their Federal Agency.

</p><p>5. Signature.

</p><p>6. Precise identification of the information to be amended.

</p><p>7. Agency in which employed when the appeal or FLSA claim or complaint was filed and the approximate date of
the closing of the case.

</p><p>8. Kind of action (e.g., position classification appeal, job grading appeal, retained grade or pay appeal,
FLSA claim or complaint, compensation and leave claim and/or dispute concerning the settlement of the account
for a deceased Federal civilian officer or employee).

</p><p>Individuals requesting amendment must also follow OPM's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of
identity and amendment to records (5 CFR 297).


</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent><p>a. Individual to whom the record pertains.

</p><p>b. Agency and/or OPM records relating to the action.

</p><p>c. Statements from employees or testimony of witnesses.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>
<section id="govt10" toc="yes">
<systemNumber>/GOVT-10</systemNumber>
<subsection type="systemName">Employee Medical File System Records.
</subsection>
<subsection type="systemLocation"><xhtmlContent><p>a. For current employees, records are located in agency medical, personnel, dispensary, health, safety, or other
designated offices within the agency, or contractors performing a medical function for the agency.
</p><p>b. For former employees, most records will be located in an Employee Medical Folder (EMF) stored at the National
Personnel Records Center operated by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). In some cases, agencies may
retain for a limited time (<i>e.g.,</i> up to 3 years) some records on former employees.
</p><p><b>Note 1: </b> The records in this system of records are "owned" by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
and should be provided to those OPM employees who have an official need or use for those records. Therefore, if an
employing agency is asked by an OPM employee to access the records within this system, such a request should be honored.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfIndividuals"><xhtmlContent><p>Current and former Federal civilian employees as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2105.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="categoriesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Records maintained in this system include:
</p><p>a. Medical records, forms, and reports completed or obtained when an individual applies for a Federal job and is
subsequently employed;
</p><p>b. Medical records, forms, and reports completed during employment as a condition of employment, either by the
employing agency or by another agency, State or local government entity, or a private sector entity under contract to the
employing agency;
</p><p>c. Records pertaining and resulting from the testing of the employee for use of illegal drugs under Executive Order
12564. Such records may be retained by the agency (<i>e.g.,</i> by the agency Medical Review Official) or by a contractor
laboratory. This includes records of negative results, confirmed or unconfirmed positive test results, and documents
related to the reasons for testing or other aspects of test results.
</p><p>d. Reports of on-the-job injuries and medical records, forms, and reports generated as a result of the filing of a
claim for Workers' Compensation, whether the claim is accepted or not. (The official compensation claim file is not
covered by this system; rather, it is part of the Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Program (OWCP)
system of records.)
</p><p>e. All other medical records, forms, and reports created on an employee during his/her period of employment, including
any retained on a temporary basis (<i>e.g.,</i> those designated to be retained only during the period of service with a
given agency) and those designated for long-term retention (<i>i.e.,</i> those retained for the entire duration of
Federal service and for some period of time after).
</p><p>f. Records resulting from participation in agency-sponsored health promotion and wellness activities, including health
risk appraisals, biometric testing, health coaching, disease management, behavioral management, preventive services,
fitness programs, and any other activities that could be considered part of a comprehensive worksite health and wellness
program.
</p><p><b>Note 2: </b>Records maintained by an agency dispensary are included in this system only when they are the result of a
condition of employment or related to an on-the-job occurrence or result from participation in an agency-sponsored health
and wellness program.
</p><p>Note 3: </p><p>Records pertaining to employee drug or alcohol abuse counseling or treatment, and those pertaining to other
employee counseling programs conducted under the Health Service Program established pursuant to 5 U.S.C. chapter 79, are
not part of this system of records.
</p><p>Note 4: </p><p>Only Routine Use "u" identified for this system of records is applicable to records relating to
drug testing under Executive Order 12564. Further, such records shall be disclosed only to a very limited number of
officials within the agency, generally only to the agency Medical Review Official (MRO), the administrator of the agency
Employee Assistance Program, and any supervisory or management official within the employee's agency having authority to
take the adverse personnel action against the employee.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="authorityForMaintenance"><xhtmlContent><p>Executive Orders 12107, 12196, and 12564 and 5 U.S.C. chapters 11, 33, and 63.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="purpose"><xhtmlContent><p>Records in this system of records are maintained for a variety of purposes, which include the following:
</p><p>a. To ensure that records required to be retained on a long-term basis to meet the mandates of law, Executive Order,
or regulations (<i>e.g.,</i> the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and OWCP
regulations), are so maintained.
</p><p>b. To provide data necessary for proper medical evaluations and diagnoses, to ensure that proper treatment is
administered, and to maintain continuity of medical care.
</p><p>c. To provide an accurate medical history of the total health care and medical treatment received by the individual as
well as job and/or hazard exposure documentation and health monitoring in relation to health status and claims of the
individual.
</p><p>d. To enable the planning for further care of the patient.
</p><p>e. To provide a record of communications among members of the health care team who contribute to the patient's care.
</p><p>f. To provide a legal document describing the health care administered and any exposure incident.
</p><p>g. To provide a method for evaluating quality of health care rendered and job-health-protection including engineering
protection provided, protective equipment worn, workplace monitoring, and medical exam monitoring required by OSHA or by
good practice.
</p><p>h. To ensure that all relevant, necessary, accurate, and timely data are available to support any medically-related
employment decisions affecting the subject of the records (e.g., in connection with fitness-for-duty and disability
retirement decisions).
</p><p>i. To document claims filed with and the decisions reached by the OWCP and the individual's possible reemployment
rights under statutes governing that program.
</p><p>j. To document employee's reporting of on-the-job injuries or unhealthy or unsafe working conditions, including the
reporting of such conditions to OSHA and actions taken by that agency or by the employing agency.
</p><p>k. To ensure proper and accurate operation of the agency's employee drug testing program under Executive Order 12564.
</p><p>l. To facilitate communication among members of an on-site health and wellness program and to the individual employee
participating in the program.
</p><p>m. To enable evaluation of the effectiveness of on-site health and wellness programs.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="routineUsesOfRecords"><xhtmlContent><p>Note 5: </p><p>With the exception of Routine Use "u," none of the other Routine Uses identified for this
system of records are applicable to records relating to drug testing under Executive Order 12564. Further, such records
shall be disclosed only to a very limited number of officials within the agency, generally only to the agency Medical
Review Official (MRO), the administrator of the agency Employee Assistance Program, and the management official empowered
to recommend or take adverse action affecting the individual. These records and information in these records may be used:
</p><p>a. To disclose information to the Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Security Administration,
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, or a national, State, or local social security type agency, when necessary to
adjudicate a claim (filed by or on behalf of the individual) under a retirement, insurance, or health benefit program.
</p><p>b. To disclose information to a Federal, State, or local agency to the extent necessary to comply with laws governing
reporting of communicable disease.
</p><p>c. To disclose information to another Federal agency, to a court, or a party in litigation before a court or in an
administrative proceeding being conducted by a Federal agency when the Government is a party to the judicial or
administrative proceeding.
</p><p>d. To disclose information to the Department of Justice, or in a proceeding before a court, adjudicative body, other
administrative body before which the agency is authorized to appear, when:
</p><p>1. The agency, or any component thereof; or
</p><p>2. Any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity; or
</p><p>3. Any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice or the agency has
agreed to represent the employee; or
</p><p>4. The United States, where the agency determines that litigation is likely to affect the agency or any of its
components, is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department
of Justice or the agency is deemed by the agency to be relevant and necessary to the litigation, provided, however, that
in each case it has been determined that the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the records were
collected.
</p><p>e. To disclose in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to
the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.
</p><p>f. To disclose pertinent information to the appropriate Federal, State, or local agency responsible for investigating,
prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order when the disclosing agency becomes aware of
an indication of a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law or regulation.
</p><p>g. To disclose information to the Office of Management and Budget at any stage in the legislative coordination and
clearance process in connection with private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A-19.
</p><p>h. To disclose information 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.
</p><p>i. To disclose information to the Merit System Protection Board or the Office of the Special Counsel, the Federal
Labor Relations Authority and its General Counsel, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, arbitrators, and hearing
examiners to the extent necessary to carry out their authorized duties.
</p><p>j. To disclose information to survey team members from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH) when
requested in connection with an accreditation review, but only to the extent that the information is relevant and
necessary to meet the JCAH standards.
</p><p>k. To disclose information to the National Archives and Records Administration in records management inspections and
its role as Archivist.
</p><p>l. To disclose information to health insurance carriers contracting with the Office to provide a health benefits plan
under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program information necessary to verify eligibility for payment of a claim
for health benefits.
</p><p>m. By the agency maintaining or responsible for generating the records (or third parties under contract with the
agency) to locate individuals for health research or survey response and in the production of summary descriptive
statistics and analytical studies (<i>e.g.,</i> epidemiological studies) in support of the function for which the records
are collected and maintained. While published statistics and studies do not contain individual identifiers, in some
instances the selection of elements of data included in the study might be structured in such a way as to make the data
individually identifiable by inference.
</p><p>n. To disclose information to the Office of Federal Employees Group Life Insurance or Federal Retirement Thrift
Investment Board that is relevant and necessary to adjudicate claims.
</p><p>o. To disclose information, when an individual to whom a record pertains is mentally incompetent or under other legal
disability, to any person who is responsible for the care of the individual, to the extent necessary.
</p><p>p. To disclose to the agency-appointed representative of an employee, all notices, determinations, decisions, or other
written communications issued to the employee, in connection with an examination ordered by the agency under medical
evaluation (formerly Fitness for Duty) examinations procedures.
</p><p>q. To disclose to a requesting agency, organization, or individual the home address and other information concerning
those individuals who it is reasonably believed might have contracted an illness or been exposed to or suffered from a
health hazard while employed in the Federal workforce.
</p><p>r. To disclose information to a Federal agency, in response to its request or at the initiation of the agency
maintaining the records, in connection with the retention of an employee, the issuance of a security clearance, the
conducting of a suitability or security investigation of an individual, the classifying of jobs, the letting of a
contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other benefit by the requesting agency, or the lawful, statutory,
administrative, or investigative purpose of the agency, to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to
the requesting agency's decision on the matter.
</p><p>s. To disclose to any Federal, State, or local government agency, in response to its request or at the initiation of
the agency maintaining the records, information relevant and necessary to the lawful, statutory, administrative, or
investigatory purpose of that agency as it relates to the conduct of job related epidemiological research or the
assurance of compliance with Federal, State, or local government laws on health and safety in the work environment.
</p><p>t. To disclose to officials of labor organizations recognized under 5 U.S.C. chapter 71, analyses using exposure or
medical records and employee exposure records, in accordance with the records access rules of the Department of Labor's
OSHA, and subject to the limitations at 29 CFR 1910.20(e)(2)(iii)(B).
</p><p>u. To disclose the results of a drug test of a Federal employee pursuant to an order of a court of competent
jurisdiction where required by the United States Government to defend against any challenge against any adverse personnel
action.
</p><p>v. To disclose information to contractors, grantees, or volunteers performing or working on a contract, service,
grant, cooperative agreement or job for the Federal Government.
</p><p>w. To disclose records on former Panama Canal Commission employees to the Republic of Panama for use in employment
matters.
</p><p>x. To evaluate and report on the effectiveness of health and wellness programs by agency staff or third parties under
contract with the agency to conduct such evaluations.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="policiesAndPractices"><xhtmlContent><p>Storage:</p>
<p>Records are stored in file folders, on microfiche, in electronic record systems, and on file cards, x-rays, or
other medical reports and forms.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retrievability"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are retrieved by the employee's name, date of birth, social security number, or any combination of those
identifiers.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="safeguards"><xhtmlContent><p>Records are stored in locked file cabinets or locked rooms. Electronic records are protected by restricted access
procedures and audit trails. Access to records is strictly limited to agency or contractor officials with a bona fide
need for the records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="retentionAndDisposal"><xhtmlContent><p>The EMF is maintained for the period of the employee's service in the agency and is then transferred to the
National Personnel Records Center for storage, or as appropriate, to the next employing Federal agency. Other medical
records are either retained at the agency for various lengths of time in accordance with the National Archives and
Records Administration's records schedules or destroyed when they have served their purpose or when the employee leaves
the agency. Within 90 days after the individual separates from the Federal service, the EMF is sent to the National
Personnel Records Center for storage. Destruction of the EMF is in accordance with General Records Schedule-1(21).
Records arising in connection with employee drug testing under Executive Order 12564 are generally retained for up to 3
years. Records are destroyed by shredding, burning, or by erasing the disk.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="systemManager"><xhtmlContent><p>a. Group Manager, Employee Services, Resources Management Group, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 7305, Washington, DC
20415.
</p><p>b. For current Federal employees, OPM has delegated to the employing agency the Privacy Act responsibilities
concerning access, amendment, and disclosure of the records within this system notice.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="notificationProcedure"><xhtmlContent><p>Individuals wishing to inquire whether this system of records contains records on them should follow the
appropriate procedure listed below.
</p><p>a. <i>Current Employees.</i> Current employees should contact their employing agency's personnel, dispensary, health,
safety, medical, or other designated office responsible for maintaining the records, as identified in the agency's
internal issuance covering this system. Individuals must furnish such identifying information as required by the agency
for their records to be located and identified.
</p><p>b. <i>Former employees.</i> Former employees should contact their former agency's personnel, dispensary, health,
safety, medical, or other designated office responsible for maintaining the records, as identified in the agency's
internal issuance covering this system.
</p><p>Additionally, for access to their EMF, they should submit a request to the National Personnel Records Center
(Civilian), 111 Winnebago Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63118.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordAccessProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>a. Current employees should contact the appropriate agency office as indicated in the Notification Procedure
section and furnish such identifying information as required by the agency to locate and identify the records sought.
</p><p>b. Former employees should contact the appropriate agency office as indicated in the Notification Procedure section
and furnish such identifying information as required by the agency to locate and identify the records sought. Former
employees may also submit a request to the National Personnel Records Center (Civilian), 111 Winnebago Street, St. Louis,
Missouri 63118, for access to their EMF. When submitting a request to the National Personnel Records Center, the
individual must furnish the following information to locate and identify the record sought:
</p><p>1. Full name.
</p><p>2. Date of birth.
</p><p>3. Social security number.
</p><p>4. Agency name, date, and location of last Federal service.
</p><p>5. Signature.
</p><p>c. Individuals requesting access must also comply with OPM's Privacy Act regulations on verification of identity and
access to records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="contestingRecordProcedures"><xhtmlContent><p>Because medical practitioners often provide differing, but equally valid medical judgments and opinions when
making medical evaluations of an individual's health status, review of requests from individuals seeking amendment of
their medical records, beyond correction and updating of the records, will be limited to consideration of including the
differing opinion in the record rather than attempting to determine whether the original opinion is accurate. Individuals
wishing to amend their records should:
</p><p>a. For a current employee, contact the appropriate agency office identified in the Notification Procedure section and
furnish such identifying information as required by the agency to locate and identify the records to be amended.
</p><p>b. For a former employee, contact the appropriate agency office identified in the Notification Procedure section and
furnish such identifying information as required by the agency to locate and identify the record to be amended. Former
employees may also submit a request to amend records in their EMF to the system manager. When submitting a request to the
system manager, the individual must furnish the following information to locate and identify the records to be amended:
</p><p>1. Full name.
</p><p>2. Date of birth.
</p><p>3. Social security number.
</p><p>4. Agency name, date, and location of last Federal service.
</p><p>5. Signature.
</p><p>c. Individuals seeking amendment of their records must also follow the Office's Privacy Act regulations on
verification of identity and amendment of records (5 CFR part 297).
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection>
<subsection type="recordSourceCategories"><xhtmlContent>
<p></p><p>RECORDS IN THIS SYSTEM ARE OBTAINED FROM:
</p><p>a. The individual to whom the records pertain.
</p><p>b. Agency employee health unit staff.
</p><p>c. Federal and private sector medical practitioners and treatment facilities.
</p><p>d. Supervisors/managers and other agency officials.
</p><p>e. Other agency records.
</p></xhtmlContent></subsection></section>

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<title>Systems of Records Published Between January 2, 2016 and December 31, 2017</title>
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<regulations id="reg" toc="yes">
<regulationsTitle number="5">
<heading> Administrative Personnel </heading>
<regulationsChapter number="I">
<heading> Office of Personnel Management </heading>
<regulationsPart number="293">
<heading> PERSONNEL RECORDS </heading>
<xhtmlContent>
<p><b>Subpart A--Basic Policies on Maintenance of Personnel Records
</b></p>
<p>Sec.
</p>
<p>293.101 Purpose and scope.
</p>
<p>293.102 Definitions.
</p>
<p>293.103 Recordkeeping standards.
</p>
<p>293.104 Collection of information.
</p>
<p>293.105 Restrictions on collection and use of information.
</p>
<p>293.106 Safeguarding information about individuals.
</p>
<p>293.107 Special safeguards for automated records.
</p>
<p>293.108 Rules of conduct.</p>
<p><b>Subpart B--Personnel Records Subject to the Privacy Act
</b></p>
<p>293.201 Purpose.
</p>
<p>293.202 Records subject to Office or agency Privacy Act regulations.
</p>
<p>293.203 Review of Office or agency practices.
</p>
<p><b>Authority:</b> 5 U.S.C. 552 and 4315; E.O. 12107 (December 28, 1978), 3 CFR 1954-1958 Comp.; 5 U.S.C. 1103,
1104, and 1302; 5 CFR 7.2; E.O. 9830; 3 CFR 1943-1948 Comp.; 5 U.S.C. 2951(2) and 3301; and E.O. 12107.
</p>
<p><b>Source:</b> 44 FR 65033, Nov. 9, 1979, unless otherwise noted.</p>
<p><b>Subpart A--Basic Policies on Maintenance of Personnel Records
</b></p>
<p><b>&#167; 293.101
 Purpose and scope.
</b></p>
<p>(a) This subpart sets forth basic policies governing the creation, development, maintenance, processing, use,
dissemination, and safeguarding of personnel records which the Office of Personnel Management requires agencies to
maintain in the personnel management or personnel policy setting process.
</p>
<p>(b) Agencies in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government are subject to specific Office of Personnel Management
recordkeeping requirements to varying degrees, pursuant to statute, Office regulation, or formal agreements between the
Office and agencies. This subpart applies to any department or independent establishment in the Executive Branch of the
Federal Government, including a government corporation or Government controlled corporation, except those specifically
excluded from Office recordkeeping requirements by statute, Office regulation, or formal agreement between the Office and
that agency.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 293.102
 Definitions.
</b></p>
<p>In this part:
</p>
<p><i>Agency</i> means any executive department, military department, Government corporation, Government controlled
corporation, or other establishment in the Executive Branch of the Government (including the Executive Office of the
President), or any independent regulatory agency;
</p>
<p><i>Data subject</i> means the individual about whom the Office or agency is maintaining information in a system of
records;
</p>
<p><i>Individual</i> means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence;
</p>
<p><i>Information</i> means papers, records, photographs, magnetic storage media, micro storage media, and other
documentary materials regardless of physical form or characteristics, containing data about an individual and required by
the Office in pursuance of law or in connection with the discharge of official business, as defined by statute,
regulation, or administrative procedure;
</p>
<p><i>Maintain</i> includes collect, use, or disseminate;
</p>
<p><i>Office</i> means the Office of Personnel Management;
</p>
<p><i>Personnel record</i> means any record concerning an individual which is maintained an used in the personnel
management or personnel policysetting process. (For purposes of this part, this term is not limited just to those
personnel records in a system of records and subject to the Privacy Act);
</p>
<p><i>Record</i> means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an
agency, including, but not limited to, his or her education, financial transactions, medical history, criminal history,
or employment history;
</p>
<p><i>System of records</i> means a group of records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved
by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the
individual.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 293.103
 Recordkeeping standards.
</b></p>
<p>(a) The head of each agency shall ensure that persons having access to or involved in the creation, development,
processing, use, or maintenance of personnel records are informed of pertinent recordkeeping regulations and requirements
of the Office of Personnel Management and the agency. Authority to maintain personnel records does not constitute
authority to maintain information in the record merely because it may be useful; both Government-wide and internal agency
personnel records shall contain only information concerning an individual that is relevant and necessary to accomplish
the Federal personnel management purposes required by statute, Executive order, or Office regulation.
</p>
<p>(b) The Office is responsible for establishing minimum standards of accuracy, relevancy, necessity, timeliness, and
completeness for personnel records it requires agencies to maintain. These standards are discussed in appropriate
chapters of the Guide to Personnel Recordkeeping. Before approval of any agency requests for changes in recordkeeping
practices governed by the Guide to Personnel Recordkeeping, the Office will examine the proposal or request in the
context of such standards set forth by the agency in support of the proposal and in light of the personnel program area
that requires these records.
</p>
<p>[44 FR 65033, Nov. 9, 1979, as amended at 66 FR 66709, Dec. 27, 2001]
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 293.104
 Collection of information.
</b></p>
<p>(a) Any information in personnel records whether or not those records are in a system of records, used in whole
or in part in making a determination about an individual’s rights, benefits, or privileges under Federal personnel
programs should, to the greatest extent practicable, be collected directly from the individual concerned. Factors to be
considered in determining whether to collect the data from the individual concerned or a third party are when:
</p>
<p>(1) The nature of the information is such that it can only be obtained from another party;
</p>
<p>(2) The cost of collecting the information directly from the individual is unreasonable when compared with the cost of
collecting it from another party;
</p>
<p>(3) There is virtually no risk that information collected from other parties, if inaccurate, could result in a
determination adverse to the individual concerned;
</p>
<p>(4) The information supplied by an individual must be verified by another party; or
</p>
<p>(5) There are provisions made, to the greatest extent practicable, to vertify information collected from another party
with the individual concerned.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 293.105
 Restrictions on collection and use of information.
</b></p>
<p>(a) First Amendment. Personnel records describing how individuals exercise rights guaranteed by the First
Amendment are prohibited unless expressly authorized by statute, or by the individual concerned, or unless pertinent to
and within the scope of an authorized law enforcement activity. These rights include, but are not limited to, free
exercise of religious and political beliefs, freedom of speech and the press, and freedom to assemble and to petition the
government.
</p>
<p>(b) Social Security Number.
</p>
<p>(1) Agencies may not require individuals to disclose their Social Security Number unless disclosure would be required;
</p>
<p>(i) Under Federal statute; or
</p>
<p>(ii) Under any statute, Executive order, or regulation that authorizes any Federal, State, or local agency maintaining
a system of records that was in existence and operating prior to January 1, 1975, to request the Social Security Number
as a necessary means of verifying the identity of an individual.
</p>
<p>(2) Individuals asked to voluntarily (circumstances not covered by paragraph (b)(1) of this section) provide their
Social Security Number shall suffer no penalty or denial of benefits for refusing to provide it.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 293.106
 Safeguarding information about individuals.
</b></p>
<p>(a) To ensure the security and confidentiality of personnel records, in whatever form, each agency shall
establish administrative, technical, and physical controls to protect information in personnel records from unauthorized
access, use, modification, destruction, or disclosure. As a minimum, these controls shall require that all persons whose
official duties require access to and use of personnel records be responsible and accountable for safeguarding those
records and for ensuring that the records are secured whenever they are not in use or under the direct control of
authorized persons. Generally, personnel records should be held, processed, or stored only where facilities and
conditions are adequate to prevent unauthorized access.
</p>
<p>(b) Personnel records must be stored in metal filing cabinets which are locked when the records are not in use, or in
a secured room. Alternative storage facilities may be employed provided they furnish an equivalent or greater degree of
security than these methods. Except for access by the data subject, only employees whose official duties require access
shall be allowed to handle and use personnel records, in whatever form or media the records might appear. To the extent
feasible, entry into personnel record storage areas shall be similarly limited. Documentation of the removal of records
from storage areas must be kept so that adequate control procedures can be established to assure that removed records are
returned on a timely basis.
</p>
<p>(c) Disposal and destruction of personnel records shall be in accordance with the General Record Schedule issued by
the General Services Administration for the records or, alternatively, with Office or agency records control schedules
approved by the National Archives and Records Service of the General Services Administration.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 293.107
 Special safeguards for automated records.
</b></p>
<p>(a) In addition to following the security requirements of &#167; 293.106 of this part, managers of automated
personnel records shall establish administrative, technical, physical, and security safeguards for data about individuals
in automated records, including input and output documents, reports, punched cards, magnetic tapes, disks, and on-line
computer storage. The safeguards must be in writing to comply with the standards on automated data processing physical
security issued by the National Bureau of Standards, U.S. Department of Commerce, and, as a minimum, must be sufficient
to:
</p>
<p>(1) Prevent careless, accidental, or unintentional disclosure, modification, or destruction of identifiable personal
data;
</p>
<p>(2) Minimize the risk that skilled technicians or knowledgeable persons could improperly obtain access to, modify, or
destroy identifiable personnel data;
</p>
<p>(3) Prevent casual entry by unskilled persons who have no official reason for access to such data;
</p>
<p>(4) Minimize the risk of an unauthorized disclosure where use is made of identifiable personal data in testing of
computer programs;
</p>
<p>(5) Control the flow of data into, through, and from agency computer operations;
</p>
<p>(6) Adequately protect identifiable data from environmental hazards and unneccessary exposure; and
</p>
<p>(7) Assure adequate internal audit procedures to comply with these procedures.
</p>
<p>(b) The disposal of identifiable personal data in automated files is to be accomplished in such a manner as to make
the data unobtainable to unauthorized personnel. Unneeded personal data stored on reusable media such as magnetic tapes
and disks must be erased prior to release of the media for reuse.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 293.108
 Rules of conduct.
</b></p>
<p>(a) <i>Scope.</i> These rules of conduct apply to all Office and agency employees responsible for creation,
development, maintenance, processing, use, dissemination, and safeguarding of personnel records. The Office and agencies
shall require that such employees are familiar with these and appropriate supplemental agency internal regulations.
</p>
<p>(b) <i>Standards of conduct.</i> Office and agency employees whose official duties involve personnel records shall be
sensitive to individual rights to personal privacy and shall not disclose information from any personnel record unless
disclosure is part of their official duties or required by executive order, regulation, or statute (e.g., required by the
Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552).
</p>
<p>(c) <i>Improper uses of personnel information.</i> Any Office or agency employee who makes a disclosure of personnel
records knowing that such disclosure is unauthorized, or otherwise knowingly violates these regulations, shall be subject
to disciplinary action and may also be subject to criminal penalties where the records are subject to the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a). Employees are prohibited from using personnel information not available to the public, gained through
official duties, for commercial solicitation or sale, or for personal gain.</p>
<p><b>Subpart B--Personnel Records Subject to the Privacy Act
</b></p>
<p><b>&#167; 293.201
 Purpose.
</b></p>
<p>The purpose of this subpart is to set forth the criteria to be used to determine when personnel records on
individuals are subject both to the regulations contained in this part and to Office or agency regulations implementing
the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a. When personnel records are maintained within a system of records, the records are
deemed to be within the scope of both the regulations in this part and Office or agency regulations implementing the
Privacy Act.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 293.202
 Records subject to Office or agency Privacy Act regulations.
</b></p>
<p>When the Office of Personnel Management publishes in the <i>Federal Register</i> a notice of system of records
for personnel records which are maintained by the agencies or by the Office, that system of records will be subject to
the regulations in this part and also to the regulations in part 297 of this chapter. When agencies publish a notice of
system of records for personnel records required by the Office that are not included in the Office’s notices, those
agency systems of records will be subject both to the regulations contained in this part and to agency promulgated
regulations that implement the Privacy Act.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 293.203
 Review of Office or agency practices.
</b></p>
<p>Reviews of agency personnel management policies and practices will be conducted to insure compliance with Office
regulations. The Office may direct agencies to take whatever corrective action is necessary. Office or agency officials
who have knowledge of violations of these regulations shall take whatever corrective action is necessary. Agencies shall
list officials of the Office of Personnel Management as a routine user for personnel records to assist the Office in its
oversight responsibilities.</p>
</xhtmlContent>
</regulationsPart>
</regulationsChapter>
</regulationsTitle>
</regulations>

<regulations id="reg2" toc="yes">
<regulationsTitle number="5">
<heading> Administrative Personnel </heading>
<regulationsChapter number="I">
<heading> Office of Personnel Management </heading>
<regulationsPart number="297">
<heading> PRIVACY PROCEDURES FOR PERSONNEL RECORDS</heading>
<xhtmlContent>
<p><b>Subpart A--General Provisions
</b></p>
<p>Sec.
</p>
<p>297.101 Purpose and scope.
</p>
<p>297.102 Definitions.
</p>
<p>297.103 Designations of authority by system manager.
</p>
<p>297.104 Types of records.
</p>
<p>297.105 Agency and Office responsibilities for systems of records and applicability of the regulations.
</p>
<p>297.106 Contact point for Privacy Act matters.</p>
<p><b>Subpart B--Request for Access
</b></p>
<p>297.201 General provisions.
</p>
<p>297.202 Methods of access.
</p>
<p>297.203 Access by the parent of a minor or by the legal guardian of an individual declared to be incompetent.
</p>
<p>297.204 Access by the representative of the data subject.
</p>
<p>297.205 Access to medical records.
</p>
<p>297.206 Fees charged by the Office.
</p>
<p>297.207 Denials of access and appeals with respect to such denials.
</p>
<p>297.208 Judicial review.</p>
<p><b>Subpart C--Amendment of Records
</b></p>
<p>297.301 General provisions.
</p>
<p>297.302 Time limits.
</p>
<p>297.303 Applicability of amendment provisions.
</p>
<p>297.304 Approval of requests to amend records.
</p>
<p>297.305 Denial of requests to amend records.
</p>
<p>297.306 Appeal of a denial of a request to amend a record.
</p>
<p>297.307 Statement of disagreement.
</p>
<p>297.308 Judicial review.</p>
<p><b>Subpart D--Disclosure of Records
</b></p>
<p>297.401 Conditions of disclosure.
</p>
<p>297.402 Disclosure pursuant to a compulsory legal process served on the Office.
</p>
<p>297.403 Accounting of disclosure.</p>
<p><b>Subpart E--Exempt Records
</b></p>
<p>297.501 Exemptions.
</p>
<p><b>Authority:</b> Sec. 3, Pub. L. 93-579, 88 Stat. 1896 (5 U.S.C. 552a).
</p>
<p><b>Source:</b> 53 FR 1998, Jan. 26, 1988, unless otherwise noted.</p>
<p><b>Subpart A--General Provisions
</b></p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.101
 Purpose and scope.
</b></p>
<p>This part sets forth the regulations of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (the Office) to govern the
maintenance, protection, disclosure, and amendment of records within the systems of records as defned by the Privacy Act
of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), Public Law 93-579.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.102
 Definitions.
</b></p>
<p>In this part, the terms <i>agency, individual, maintain, record, statistical records,</i> and <i>systems of
records</i> have the same meanings as defined in the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. In addition:
</p>
<p><i>Access</i> means providing a copy of a record to, or allowing review of the original record by, the data subject or
the data subject’s authorized representative, parent, or legal guardian;
</p>
<p><i>Act</i> means the Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93-579, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as amended;
</p>
<p><i>Agency</i> means any department or independent establishment in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government,
including a Government corporation, of Government-controlled corporation, except those specifically excluded from the
Office recordkeeping requirements by statute, this title, or formal agreement between the Office and the agency.
</p>
<p><i>Amendment</i> means the correction, addition, deletion, or destruction of a record or specific portions of a
record;
</p>
<p><i>Data subject</i> means the individual to whom the information pertains and by whose name or other individual
identifier the information is retrieved;
</p>
<p><i>Disclosure</i> means providing personal review of a record, or a copy thereof, to someone other than the data
subject or the data subject’s authorized representative, parent, or legal guardian;
</p>
<p><i>Office</i> means the U.S. Office of Personnel Management;
</p>
<p><i>Personnel record</i> means any record concerning an individual which is maintained and used in the personnel
management or personnel policy-making process; and
</p>
<p><i>System manager</i> means the Office or agency official, designated by the head of the agency, who has the authority
to decide Privacy Act matters relative to each system of records maintained by the Office.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.103
 Designations of authority by system manager.
</b></p>
<p>The responsible Office system manager having jurisdiction over a system of records may designate in writing an
Office employee to evaluate and issue the Office’s decision on Privacy Act matters relating to either internal, central,
or Governmentwide systems of records.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.104
 Types of records.
</b></p>
<p>The Office manages three generic types of personnel records systems:
</p>
<p>(a) Internal systems of records are under the Office’s physical control and are established and maintained by the
Office solely on its own employees and, when appropriate, on others in contact with the Office regarding matters within
its authority.
</p>
<p>(b) Centralized systems of personnel records are physically established and maintained by the Office with regard to
most current and former Federal employees and some applicants for Federal employment.
</p>
<p>(c) Governmentwide systems of personnel records are maintained by the Office, and through Office delegations of
authority, by Federal agencies with regard to their own employees or applicants for employment. Although they are Office
records, they are in the physical custody of those agencies. Though in the physical custody of agencies, the Office
retains authority under its record management authority and under the Privacy Act to decide appeals of initial agency
determinations regarding access to and amendment of material in these systems.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.105
 Agency and Office responsibilities for systems of records and applicability of the regulations.
</b></p>
<p>(a) These regulations apply to processing requests from both current and former Office employees for records
contained in internal, central, and Governmentwide systems of records managed by the Office.
</p>
<p>(b) Agencies are solely and totally responsible for processing requests regarding records maintained in their internal
systems of records. Agency regulations, and not these Office regulations, govern the implementation of the Privacy Act
for agency internal systems; there is no right of appeal to the Office from an agency’s determination regarding its
internal agency records.
</p>
<p>(c) For records maintained in the Office’s central systems of records, the data subject should contact the appropriate
Office system manager concerning Privacy Act matters. These regulations will apply to inquiries regarding records located
in the central systems of records.
</p>
<p>(d) For records maintained within the Office’s Governmentwide systems of records, each agency is responsible, unless
specifically excepted by the Office, for responding to initial Privacy Act access and amendment requests from its own
current employees. For records in Office Governmentwide systems, including those in Official Personnel Folders, Employee
Performance Folders, and Employee Medical Folders, the Office is responsible for responding to initial Privacy Act access
and amendment requests from former Federal employees.
</p>
<p>(e) The procedures in this part apply to all such requests. The procedures in this part also apply to appeals from an
agency initial determination regarding access to or amendment of records contained in the Office’s Governmentwide systems
of records.
</p>
<p>(f) The Office follows the procedures in this part when--
</p>
<p>(1) Processing initial requests regarding access to or amendment of records by its own employees and others that the
Office is maintaining information on in its systems of records, including requests from former employees of an agency
whose records properly reside in an Office Governmentwide system of records.
</p>
<p>(2) Processing Privacy Act appeals regarding access to and amendment of records generated by another Federal agency,
but which are contained in the Office’s Governmentwide systems of records, after an agency has issued the initial
decision.
</p>
<p>(3) Processing initial requests and appeals concerning access to and amendment of records contained in the central
systems of records.
</p>
<p>(g) For requests concerning records and material of another agency that are in the custody of the Office, but not
under its control or ownership, the Office reserves the right to either refer the request to the agency primarily
responsible for the material or to notify the individual of the proper agency that should be contacted.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.106
 Contact point for Privacy Act matters.
</b></p>
<p>To determine what records the Office maintains in its system of records, requesters must write to the Assistant
Director for Workforce Information, Personnel Systems and Oversight Group, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20415. Using the Office’s response, requesters can contact the particular system manager indicated in
the Office’s notices of its systems published in the <i>Federal Register</i> for further assistance in determining if the
Office maintains information pertaining to them.</p>
<p><b>Subpart B--Request for Access
</b></p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.201
 General provisions.
</b></p>
<p>(a) Individual’s requesting access to records pertaining to them that are maintained in a system of records
should submit a written request to the appropriate system manager and state that the request is being made pursuant to
the Privacy Act of 1974.
</p>
<p>(b) The Office or agency will require proof of identity from a requester. The Office or agency reserves the right to
determine the adequacy of any such proof. The general identifying items the Office will require a requester to provide
when a request is made to the Office are--
</p>
<p>(1) Full name, signature, and home address;
</p>
<p>(2) Social security number (for systems of records that include this identifier);
</p>
<p>(3) Current or last place and dates of Federal employment, when appropriate and,
</p>
<p>(4) Date and place of birth.
</p>
<p>(c) An individual may be represented by another when requesting access to records.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.202
 Methods of access.
</b></p>
<p>(a) The methods for allowing access to records, when such access has been granted by the Office or agency, are:
</p>
<p>(1) Inspection in person in the designated office during the hours specified by the Office or agency; or
</p>
<p>(2) Transfer of records at the option of the Office or agency to another more convenient Federal facility.
</p>
<p>(b) Generally, Office of Personnel Management offices will not furnish certified copies of records. When copies are to
be furnished, they may be provided as determined by the Office and may require payment of any fee levied in accordance
with the Office’s established fee schedule.
</p>
<p>(c) When the requester seeks to obtain original documentation, the Office reserves the right to limit the request to
copies of the original records. Original records should be made available for review only in the presence of the system
manager or designee. An agency should consult with the Office when it receives a request for original documentation.
Section 2701(a) of title 18 of the United States Code makes it a crime to conceal, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy any
record filed in a public office, or to attempt to do so.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.203
 Access by the parent of a minor or by the legal guardian of an individual declared to be incompetent.
</b></p>
<p>(a) A parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a minor, upon presentation of suitable personal identification, may
access on behalf of a minor any record pertaining to the minor in a system of records maintained by the Office.
</p>
<p>(b) A legal guardian, upon presentation of documentation establishing guardianship, may access on behalf of an
individual declared to be incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction, any record pertaining to that individual in a
system of records maintained by the Office.
</p>
<p>(c) Minors are not precluded from exercising personally those rights provided them by the Privacy Act.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.204
 Access by the representative of the data subject.
</b></p>
<p>A record may be disclosed to a representative of the individual to whom the record pertains after the system
manager receives written authorization from the individual who is the subject of the record.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.205
 Access to medical records.
</b></p>
<p>When a request for access involves medical or psychological records that the system manager believes requires
special handling, the requester should be advised that the material will be provided only to a physician designated by
the data subject. Upon receipt of the designation and upon verification of the physician’s identity, the records will be
made available to the physician, who will have full authority to disclose those records to the data subject when
appropriate.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.206
 Fees charged by the Office.
</b></p>
<p>(a) No fees will be charged for search and review time expended by the Office to produce a record, or for making
a photostatic copy of the record, or for having it personally reviewed by the data subject, when a record is retrieved
from a system of records pertaining to that data subject. Additional copies provided may be charged under the Office’s
established fee schedule.
</p>
<p>(b) When the fees chargeable under this section will amount to more than $25, the requester will be notified and
payment of fees may be required before the records are provided.
</p>
<p>(c) Remittance should be made by either a personal check, bank draft, or a money order that is made payable to the
U.S. Office of Personnel Management and addressed to the appropriate system manager.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.207
 Denials of access and appeals with respect to such denials.
</b></p>
<p>(a) If an access request is denied, the Office or agency response will be in writing and will include a statement
of the reasons for the denial and the procedures available to appeal the denial, including the name, position title, and
address of the Office official responsible for the review.
</p>
<p>(b) Nothing in this part should be construed to entitle a data subject the right to access any information compiled in
reasonable anticipation of a civil action or proceeding.
</p>
<p>(c) For denials of access made under this subpart, the following procedures apply:
</p>
<p>(1) For initial denials made by an agency, when the record is maintained in an Office Governmentwide system of
records, a request for adminstrative review should be made only to the Assistant Director for Workforce Information,
Personnel Systems and Oversight Group, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415.
</p>
<p>(2) For denials initially made by an Office official, when a record is maintained in an internal or central system of
records, a request for administrative review should be made to the Information and Privacy Appeals Counsel, Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415.
</p>
<p>(3) Any administrative review decision that either partially or fully supports the initial decision and denies access
to the material the individual originally sought should state the requester’s right to seek judicial review of the final
administrative decision.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.208
 Judicial review.
</b></p>
<p>Upon receipt of notification that the denial of access has been upheld on administrative review, the requester
has the right to judicial review of the decision for up to 2 years from the date on which the cause of action arose.
Judicial review may be sought in the district court of the United States in the district in which--
</p>
<p>(a) The requester resides;
</p>
<p>(b) The requester has his or her principal place of business; or
</p>
<p>(c) The agency records are situated; or it may be sought in the district court of the District of Columbia.
</p><p><b>Subpart C--Amendment of Records
</b></p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.301
 General provisions.
</b></p>
<p>(a) Individuals may request, in writing, the amendment of their records maintained in an Office system of records
by contacting the appropriate system manager. The Office or agency will require proof of identity from a requester. The
Office or agency reserves the right to determine the adequacy of any such proof. The general identifying items the Office
will require a requester to provide when a request is made to the Office are--
</p>
<p>(1) Full name, signature, and home address;
</p>
<p>(2) Social security number (for systems of records that include this identifier);
</p>
<p>(3) Current or last place and dates of Federal employment, when appropriate; and
</p>
<p>(4) Date and place of birth.
</p>
<p>(b) An individual may be represented by another party when requesting amendment of records.
</p>
<p>(c) A request for amendment should include the following:
</p>
<p>(1) The precise identification of the records to be amended;
</p>
<p>(2) The identification of the specific material to be deleted, added, or changed; and
</p>
<p>(3) A statement of the reasons for the request, including all available material substantiating the request.
</p>
<p>(d) Requests for amendment of records should include the words "PRIVACY ACT AMENDMENT REQUEST" in capital letters on
both the envelope and at the top of the request letter.
</p>
<p>(e) A request for administrative review of an agency denial to amend a record in the Office’s systems of records
should be addressed to the Assistant Director for Workforce Information, Personnel Systems and Oversight Group, U.S.
Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415.
</p>
<p>(f) A request for administrative review of a denial to amend a record by an Office official should be addressed to the
Information and Privacy Appeals Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street NW., Washington, DC 20415.
</p>
<p>(g) The burden of proof demonstrating the appropriateness of the requested amendment rests with the requester; and,
the requester must provide relevant and convincing evidence in support of the request.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.302
 Time limits.
</b></p>
<p>The system manager should acknowledge receipt of an amendment request within 10 working days and issue a
determination as soon as practicable. This timeframe begins when the request is received by the proper Office or agency
official.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.303
 Applicability of amendment provisions.
</b></p>
<p>(a) The amendment procedures are not intended to allow a challenge to material that records an event that
actually occurred nor are they designed to permit a collateral attack upon that which has been or could have been the
subject of a judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative proceeding. The amendment procedures are also not designed to
change opinions in records pertaining to the individual.
</p>
<p>(b) The amendment procedures apply to situations when an occurrence that is documented was challenged through an
established judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative procedure and found to be inaccurately described; when the
document is not identical to the individual’s copy; or when the document is not created in accordance with the applicable
recordkeeping requirements. (For example, the amendment provisions are not designed to allow a challenge to the merits of
an agency adverse action that is documented in an individual’s Official Personnel Folder.)
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.304
 Approval of requests to amend records.
</b></p>
<p>(a) If the system manager determines that amendment of a record is appropriate, the system manager will take the
necessary steps to have the necessary changes made and will see that the individual receives a copy of the amended
record.
</p>
<p>(b) When practicable and appropriate, the system manager will advise all prior recipients of the fact that an
amendment of a record has been made.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.305
 Denial of requests to amend records.
</b></p>
<p>(a) If the Office or agency system manager decides not to amend the record in the manner sought, the requester
should be notified in writing of the reasons for the denial.
</p>
<p>(b) The decision letter should also include the requester’s right to appeal the denial and the procedures for
appealing the denial to the appropriate official.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.306
 Appeal of a denial of a request to amend a record.
</b></p>
<p>(a) An individual who disagrees with an initial denial to amend a record may file a written appeal of that denial
to the appropriate official. In submitting an appeal, the individual should provide a copy of the original request for
amendment, a copy of the initial denial decision, and a statement of the specific reasons why the initial denial is
believed to be in error. Any appeal should be submitted to the official designated in the initial decision letter. The
appeal should include the words "PRIVACY ACT APPEAL" in capital letters on the envelope and at the top of the letter of
appeal.
</p>
<p>(b) The reviewing official should complete the review and make a final determination in writing no later than 30
working days from the date on which the appeal is received. When circumstances warrant, this timeframe may be extended.
</p>
<p>(c) If the Office grants the appeal, it will take the necessary steps either to amend the record itself or to require
the originating agency to amend the record. When appropriate and possible, prior recipients of the record should be
notified of the Office’s action.
</p>
<p>(d) The Office reserves the right to hold in abeyance any Privacy Act appeal concerning a record when an individual is
involved in challenging an action involving that record in another administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial forum. At
the conclusion of such a challenge, the individual can resubmit the appeal.
</p>
<p>(e) If the Office denies the appeal, it will include in the decision letter notification of the appellant’s right to
judicial review.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.307
 Statement of disagreement.
</b></p>
<p>(a) Upon receipt of a final administrative determination denying a request to amend a record, the requester may
file a concise statement of disagreement. Such a statement should be filed with the appropriate system manager and should
include the reasons why the requester believes the decision to be incorrect.
</p>
<p>(b) The statement of disagreement should be maintained with the record to be amended and any disclosure of the record
must include a copy of the statement of disagreement.
</p>
<p>(c) When practicable and appropriate, the system manager should provide a copy of the statement of disagreement to any
individual or agency to whom the record was previously disclosed as noted by the disclosure accounting.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.308
 Judicial review.
</b></p>
<p>Upon receipt of notification that the denial to amend a record has been upheld on administrative review, the
requester has the right to judicial review of the decision for up to 2 years from the date the cause of action arose.
Judicial review may be sought in the district court of the United States in the district in which--
</p>
<p>(a) The requester resides;
</p>
<p>(b) The requester has his or her principal place of business; or
</p>
<p>(c) The agency records are situated; or it may be sought in the district court of the District of Columbia.
</p><p><b>Subpart D--Disclosure of Records
</b></p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.401
 Conditions of disclosure.
</b></p>
<p>An official or employee of the Office or agency should not disclose a record retrieved from a Governmentwide
system of records to any person, another agency, or other entity without the express written consent of the subject
individual unless disclosure is--
</p>
<p>(a) To officers or employees of the Office who have a need for the information in the performance of their duties.
</p>
<p>(b) Required by the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
</p>
<p>(c) For a routine use as published in the <i>Federal Register</i>.
</p>
<p>(d) To the Bureau of the Census for uses pursuant to title 13 of the United States Code.
</p>
<p>(e)(1) To a recipient who has provided the agency with advance adequate written assurance that the record will be used
solely as a statistical research or reporting record. The record will be transferred in a form that is not individually
identifiable. The written statement should include as a minimum:
</p>
<p>(i) A statement of the purpose for requesting the records; and
</p>
<p>(ii) Certification that the records will be used only for statistical purposes.
</p>
<p>(2) These written statements should be maintained as records. In addition to deleting personal identifying information
from records released for statistical purposes, the system manager will reasonably ensure that the identity of the
individual cannot be deduced by combining various statistical records.
</p>
<p>(f) To the National Archives of the United States as a record that has sufficient historical or other value to warrant
its continued preservation by the United States Government, or for evaluation by the Archivist of the United States or
his or her designee to determine whether the record has such value.
</p>
<p>(g) To another agency or instrumentality of any governmental jurisdiction within or under the control of the United
States for a civil or criminal law enforcement activity if the activity is authorized by law, and if the head of the
agency or instrumentality or his designated representative has made a written request to the Office or agency that
maintains the record specifying the particular portion desired and the law enforcement activity for which the record is
sought.
</p>
<p>(h) To a person showing compelling circumstances affecting the health and safety of an individual, not necessarily the
individual to whom the record pertains. Upon such disclosure, a notification should be sent to the last known address of
the subject individual.
</p>
<p>(i) To the Congress or to a Congressional committee, subcommittee, or joint committee to the extent that the subject
matter falls within its established jurisdiction.
</p>
<p>(j) To the Comptroller General or any authorized representatives of the Comptroller General in the course of the
performance of the duties of the General Accounting Office.
</p>
<p>(k) Pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
</p>
<p>(l) To a consumer reporting agency in accordance with section 3711 (f) of title 31 of the United States Code.
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.402
 Disclosure pursuant to a compulsory legal process served on the Office.
</b></p>
<p>For purposes of this section, the Office considers that a subpoena signed by a judge is equivalent to a court
order.
</p>
<p>(a) The Office may disclose, without prior consent of the data subject, specified information from a system of records
whenever such disclosure is pursuant to an order signed by the appropriate official of a court of competent jurisdiction
or quasi-judicial agency. In this subpart, a court of competent jurisdiction includes the judicial system of a state,
territory, or possession of the United States.
</p>
<p>(b) Notice of the order will be provided to the data subject by the Office as soon as practicable after service of the
order. The notice should be mailed to the last known address of the individual and state the name and number of the case
or proceeding, and the nature of the information sought.
</p>
<p>(c) Before complying or refusing to comply with the order, an official with authority to disclose records under this
subpart should consult legal counsel to ensure that the response is appropriate.
</p>
<p>(d) Before responding to the order or subpoena signed by a judge, an official with authority to disclose records under
this subpart in consulting with legal counsel will ensure that--
</p>
<p>(1) The requested material is relevant to the subject matter of the related judicial or administrative proceeding;
</p>
<p>(2) Motion is made to quash or modify an order that is unreasonable or oppressive:
</p>
<p>(3) Motion is made for a protective order when necessary to restrict the use or disclosure of any information
furnished for purposes other than those of the involved proceeding; or
</p>
<p>(4) Request is made for an extension of time allowed for response, if necessary.
</p>
<p>(e) If an order or subpoena signed by a judge for production of documents also requests appearance of an Office
employee, the response should be to furnish certified copies of the appropriate records. In those situations where the
subpoena is not signed by a judge, the Office will return the document to the sender and indicate that no action will be
taken to provide records until the subpoena is signed by a judge.
</p>
<p>(f) If oral testimony is requested by the order or subpoena signed by a judge, an explanation that sets forth the
testimony desired must be furnished to the Office system manager. The individual who has been ordered or subpoenaed to
testify should consult with counsel to determine the matters about which the individual may properly testify.
</p>
<p>(g) In all situations concerning an order, subpoena signed by a judge, or other demand for an employee of the Office
to produce any material or testimony concerning the records that are subject to the order, that are contained in the
Office’s systems of records, and that are acquired as part of the employee’s official duties, the employee shall not
provide the information without the prior approval of the appropriate Office official.
</p>
<p>(h) If it is determined that the information should not be provided, the individual ordered or subpoenaed to do so
should respectfully decline to comply with the demand based on the instructions from the appropriate Office official.
</p>
<p>(i) Notice of the issuance of the ex parte order or subpoena signed by a judge is not required if the system of
records has been exempted from the notice requirement of 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(8) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j) by a Notice of
Exemption published in the <i>Federal Register.</i>
</p>
<p>[53 FR 1998, Jan. 26, 1988, as amended at 57 FR 56732, Nov. 30, 1992]
</p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.403
 Accounting of disclosure.
</b></p>
<p>(a) The Office or agency will maintain a record of disclosures in cases where records about the individual are
disclosed from an Office system of records except--
</p>
<p>(1) When the disclosure is made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552); or
</p>
<p>(2) When the disclosure is made to those officers and employees of the Office or agency who have a need for the record
in the performance of their duties.
</p>
<p>(b) This accounting of the disclosures will be retained for at least 5 years or for the life of the record, whichever
is longer, and will contain the following information:
</p>
<p>(1) A brief description of the record disclosed;
</p>
<p>(2) The date, nature, and purpose for the disclosure; and
</p>
<p>(3) The name and address of the purpose, agency, or other entity to whom the disclosure is made.
</p>
<p>(c) Except for the accounting of disclosure made to agencies, individuals, or entities in law enforcement activities
or disclosures made from the Office’s exempt systems of records, the accounting of disclosures will be made available to
the data subject upon request in accordance with the access procedures of this part.
</p>
<p>[53 FR 1998, Jan. 26, 1988. Redesignated at 57 FR 56732, Nov. 30, 1992]</p>
<p><b>Subpart E--Exempt Records
</b></p>
<p><b>&#167; 297.501
 Exemptions.
</b></p>
<p>(a) Several of the Office’s internal, central, and Governmentwide systems of records contain information for
which exemptions appearing at 5 U.S.C. 552a(k) (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) may be claimed. The systems of records for
which the exemptions are claimed, the specific exemptions determined to be necessary and proper with respect to these
systems of records, the records exempted, the provisions of the act from which they are exempted, and the justifications
for the exemptions are set forth below.
</p>
<p>(b) <i>Specific exemptions</i>--(1) <i>Inspector General Investigations Case File Records (OPM/CENTRAL-4).
</i> All information in these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k) (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),
and (7) is exempt from the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (d). These provisions of the Privacy Act relate to
making accountings of disclosures available to the data subject and access to and amendment of records. The specific
applicability of the exemptions to this system and the reasons for the exemptions are as follows:
</p>
<p>(i) Inspector General investigations may contain properly classified information that pertains to national defense and
foreign policy obtained from other systems or another Federal agency. Application of exemption (k)(1) may be necessary to
preclude the data subject’s access to and amendment of such classified information under 5 U.S.C. 552a(d).
</p>
<p>(ii) Inspector General investigations may contain investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes other
than material within the scope of 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2); e.g., investigations into the administration of the merit system.
Application of exemption (k)(2) may be necessary to preclude the data subject’s access to or amendment of such records
under 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(3) and (d).
</p>
<p>(iii) Inspector General investigations may contain information obtained from another system or Federal agency that
relates to providing protective services to the President of the United States or other individuals pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
3056. Application of exemption (k)(3) may be necessary to preclude the data subject’s access to and amendment of such
records under 5 U.S.C. 552a(d).
</p>
<p>(iv) Inspector General case files may contain information that, by statute, is required to be maintained and used
solely as a statistical record. Application of exemption (k)(4) may be necessary to ensure compliance with such a
statutory mandate.
</p>
<p>(v) All information about individuals in these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5) is exempt
from the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (d). This exemption is claimed because this system contains
investigatory material that if disclosed may reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government
under an express promise that the source’s identity would be held in confidence or, prior to September 27, 1975, under an
implied promise. The application of exemption (k)(5) will be required to honor promises of confidentiality should the
data subject request access to or amendment of the records, or access to the accounting of disclosures of the record.
</p>
<p>(vi) All information in these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6) is exempt from the
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(d) relating to access to and amendment of records by the data subject. This exemption is
claimed because portions of a case file record may relate to testing and examining material used solely to determine
individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in the Federal service. Access to or amendment of this information
by the data subject would compromise the objectivity and fairness of the testing or examining process.
</p>
<p>(vii) Inspector General case files may contain evaluation material used to determine potential for promotion in the
armed services. Application of exemption (k)(7) may be necessary, but only to the extent that the disclosure of the data
would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the
identity of the source would be held in confidence, or, prior to September 27, 1975, under an implied promise that the
identity of the source would be held in confidence.
</p>
<p>(2) <i>Administrative Law Judge Applicant Records (OPM/CENTRAL-6).</i> (i) All information about individuals in
these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5) is exempt from the requirement of 5 U.S.C. 552(c)(3)
and (d). The exemptions are claimed because this system contains investigatory material compiled solely for determining
suitability, eligibility, and qualifications for Federal civilian employment. To the extent that the disclosure of such
material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that
the identity of the source would be held in confidence or, prior to September 27, 1975, under an implied promise that the
identity of the source would be held in confidence, the application of exemption (k)(5) will be required to honor
promises of confidentialty should the data subject request access to the accounting of disclosures of the record, or
access to or amendment of the record.
</p>
<p>(ii) All information in these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6) is exempt from the
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), relating to access to and amendment of the records by the data subject. This exemption
is claimed because portions of this system relate to testing and examining materials used solely to determine individual
qualifications for appointment or promotion in the Federal service. Access to or amendment of this information by the
data subject would compromise the objectivity and fairness of the testing or examing process.
</p>
<p>(3) <i>Litigation and Claims Records (OPM/CENTRAL-7).</i> (i) When litigation or claim cases occur, information
from other existing systems of records may be incorporated into the case file. This information may be material for which
exemptions have been claimed by the Office in this section. To the extent that such exempt material is incorporated into
a litigation or claim case file, the appropriate exemption (5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7)) shall
also apply to the material as it appears in this system. The exemptions will be only from those provisions of the Act
that were claimed for the systems from which the records originated.
</p>
<p>(ii) During the course of litigation or claims cases, it may be necessary to conduct investigations to develop
information and evidence relevant to the case. These investigative records may include material meeting the criteria
stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7). Such material is exempt from the requirement of 5 U.S.C.
552a(c)(3) and (d). These provisions of the Act relate to making accounting of disclosures available to the data subject
and access to and amendment of records. The specific applicability of the exemptions to this system and the reasons for
the exemptions are:
</p>
<p>(A) Such investigations may contain properly classified information that pertains to national defense and foreign
policy obtained from another Federal agency. Application of exemption (k)(1) may be necessary to preclude the data
subject’s access to and amendment of suh classified information under 5 U.S.C 552a(d).
</p>
<p>(B) Such investigations may contain investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes othe than material
within the scope of 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), e.g., administration of the merit system, obtained from another Federal agency.
All information about individuals in these records that meets the criteria of 5 U.S.C 552a(k)(2) is exempt from the
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (d). Application of exemption (k)(2) may be necessary to preclude the data
subject’s access to or amendment of those records.
</p>
<p>(C) Such investigations may contain information obtained from another agency that relates to providing protective
services to the President of the United States or other individuals pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056. All information about
individuals in these records that meets the criteria of 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(3) is exempt from the requirements of 5 U.S.C.
552a(d), relating to access to or amendment of records by the data subject. Application of exemption (k)(3) may be
necessary to preclude the data subject’s access to and amendment of such records.
</p>
<p>(D) Such investigations may contain information that, by statute, is required to be maintained and used solely as a
statistical record. Application of exemption (k)(4) may be necessary to ensure compliance with such a statutory mandate.
</p>
<p>(E) All information about individuals in these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5) is exempt
from the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3) and (d). These exemptions are claimed because this system contains
investigatory material compiled solely for determining suitability, eligibility, and qualifications for Federal civilian
employment. To the extent that the disclosure of such material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished
information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or,
prior to September 27, 1975, under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, the
application of exemption (k)(5) will be required to honor such a promise should the data subject request access to the
accounting of disclosure, or access to or amendment of the record, that would reveal the identity of a confidential
source.
</p>
<p>(F) All information in these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6) is exempt from the
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), relating to access to and amendment of the records by the data subject. This exemption
is claimed because portions of this system relate to testing or examining materials used solely to determine individual
qualifications for appointment or promotion in the Federal service. Access to or amendment by the data subject of this
information would compromise the objectivity and fairness of the testing or examining process.
</p>
<p>(G) Such investigations may contain evaluation material used to determine potential for promotion in the armed
services. Application of exemption (k)(7) may be necessary, but only to the extent that the disclosure of the data would
reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of
the source would be held in confidence, or, prior to September 27, 1975, under an implied promise that the identity of
the source would be held in confidence.
</p>
<p>(4) <i>Privacy Act/Freedom of Information Case Records (OPM/CENTRAL-8).</i> In this subpart, the Office has
claimed exemptions for its other systems of records where it felt such exemptions are appropriate and necessary. These
exemptions are claimed under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k) (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7). During the processing of a Privacy
Act/Freedom of Information Act request (which may include access requests, amendment requests, and requests for review
for initial denials of such requests) exempt materials from those other systems may in turn become part of the case
record in this system. To the extent that copies of exempt records from those other systems are entered into this system,
the Office hereby claims the same exemptions for the records from those other systems that are entered into this system,
as claimed for the original primary system of which they are a part.
</p>
<p>(5) <i>Personnel Investigations Records (OPM/CENTRAL-9).</i> All information in these records that meets the
criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k) (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) is exempt from the requirements of 5 U.S.C.
552a (c)(3) and (d). These provisions of the Privacy Act relate to making accountings of disclosures available to the
data subject and access to and amendment of records. The specific applicability of the exemptions to this system and the
reasons for the exemptions are as follows:
</p>
<p>(i) Personnel investigations may contain properly classified information which pertains to national defense and
foreign policy obtained from another Federal agency. Application of exemption (k)(1) may be necessary to preclude the
data subject’s access to and amendment of such classified information under 5 U.S.C. 552a(d).
</p>
<p>(ii) Personnel investigations may contain investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes other than
material within the scope of 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2); e.g., investigations into the administration of the merit system.
Application of exemption (k)(2) may be necessary to preclude the data subject’s access to or amended of such records
under 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3) and (d).
</p>
<p>(iii) Personnel investigations may contain information obtained from another Federal agency that relates to providing
protective services to the President of the United States or other individuals pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056. Application of
exemption (k)(3) may be necessary to preclude the data subject’s access to and amendment of such records under 5 U.S.C.
552a(d).
</p>
<p>(iv) Personnel investigations may contain information that, by statute, is required to be maintained and used solely
as a statistical record. Application of exemption (k)(4) may be necessary to ensure compliance with such a statutory
mandate.
</p>
<p>(v) All information about individuals in these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5) is exempt
from the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3) and (d). These exemptions are claimed because this system contains
investigatory material compiled solely for determining suitability, eligibility, and qualifications for Federal civilian
employment. To the extent that the disclosure of material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information
to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or, prior to
September 27, 1975, under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, the
applicability of exemption (k)(5) will be required to honor promises of confidentiality should the data subject request
access to or amendment of the record, or access to the accounting of disclosures of the record.
</p>
<p>(vi) All information in these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6) is exempt from the
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), relating to access to and amendment of records by the data subject. This exemption is
claimed because portions of this system relate to testing or examining materials used solely to determine individual
qualifications for appointment or promotion in the Federal service. Access to or amendment of this information by the
data subject would compromise the objectivity and fairness of the testing or examining process.
</p>
<p>(vii) Personnel Investigations may contain evaluation material used to determine potential for promotion in the armed
services. Application of exemption (k)(7) may be necessary, but only to the extent that the disclosure of the data would
reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of
the source would be held in confidence, or, prior to September 27, 1975, under an implied promise that the identity of
the source would be held in confidence.
</p>
<p>(6) <i>Presidential Management Fellows Program Records (OPM/CENTRAL-11)</i>. All information in these records
that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6) is exempt from the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), relating to
access to and amendment of records by the data subject. This exemption is claimed because portions of this system relate
to testing or examining materials used solely to determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in the
Federal service and access to or amendment of this information by the data subject would compromise the objectivity and
fairness of the testing or examining process.
</p>
<p>(7) <i>Recruiting, Examining, and Placement Records (OPM/GOVT-5).</i> (i) All information about individuals in
these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5) is exempt from the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)
(3) and (d). These provisions of the Privacy Act relate to making accountings of disclosures available to the data
subject and access to and amendment of records. These exemptions are claimed because this system contains investigative
material compiled solely for determining the appropriateness of a request for approval of an objection to an eligible’s
qualification for employment in the Federal service. To the extent that the disclosure of such material would reveal the
identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source
would be held in confidence, or prior to September 27, 1975, under an implied promise that the identity of the source
would be held in confidence, the application of exemption (k)(5) will be required to honor promises of confidentiality
should the data subject request access to the accounting of disclosures of the record, or access to or amendment of the
record.
</p>
<p>(ii) All information in these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(K)(6) is exempt from the
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), relating to access to an amendment of records by the subject. This exemption is claimed
because portions of this system relate to testing or examining materials used solely to determine individual
qualifications for appointment or promotion in the Federal service and access to or amendment of this information by the
data subject would compromise the objectivity and fairness of the testing or examining process.
</p>
<p>(8) <i>Personnel Research and Test Validation Records (OPM/GOVT-6).</i> (i) All information in these records
that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(6) is exempt from the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), relating to
access to and amendment of the records by the data subject. This exemption is claimed because portions of this system
relate to testing or examining materials used solely to determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion
in the Federal service. Access to or amendment of this information by the data subject would compromise the objectivity
and fairness of the testing or examining process.
</p>
<p>(ii) All information in these records that meets the criteria stated in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(4) is exempt from the
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(d), relating to access to or amendment of the records by the data subject. This exemption
is claimed because portions of this system relate to records required by statute to be maintained and used solely for
statistical purposes. Access to or amendment of this information by the data subject would compromise the confidentiality
of these records and their usefulness for statistical research purposes.
</p>
<p>(c) The Office also reserves the right to assert exemptions for records received from another agency that could be
properly claimed by that agency in responding to a request. The Office may refuse access to information compiled in
reasonable anticipation of a civil action or proceeding.
</p>
<p>[53 FR 1998, Jan. 26, 1988, as amended at 57 FR 20956, May 18, 1992; 70 FR 28779, May 19, 2005] </p>

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</regulations>
<regulations id="reg3" toc="yes">
<regulationsTitle number="48">
<heading> Federal Acquisition Regulations System </heading>
<regulationsChapter number="16 and 21">
<heading> Office of Personnel Management </heading>
<regulationsPart number="1624">
<heading> PROTECTION OF PRIVACY AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION </heading>
<xhtmlContent>

<p><b>Subpart 1624.1--Protection of Individual Privacy
</b></p>
<p><b>Authority:</b> 5 U.S.C. 8913; 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 48 CFR 1.301.
</p>
<p>1624.104 Contract clause.
</p>
<p>Records retained by FEHBP carriers on Federal subscribers and members of their families serve the carriers’ own
commercial function of paying health benefits claims and are not maintained to accomplish an agency function of OPM.
Consequently, the records do not fall within the provisions of the Privacy Act. Nevertheless, OPM recognizes the need for
carriers to keep certain records confidential. The clause at 1652.224-70 shall be inserted in all FEHBP contracts.
</p>

<p>[52 FR 16041, May 1, 1987]</p>
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</regulationsChapter>
</regulationsTitle>
</regulations>

<regulations id="reg4" toc="yes">
<regulationsTitle number="48">
<heading> Federal Acquisition Regulations System </heading>
<regulationsChapter number="16 and 21">
<heading> Office of Personnel Management </heading>
<regulationsPart number="2124">
<heading> PROTECTION OF PRIVACY AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION </heading>
<xhtmlContent>

<p><b>Subpart 2124.70--Protection of Individual Privacy
</b></p>
<p>Sec.
</p>
<p>2124.102 General.
</p>
<p>2124.102-70 Policy.
</p>
<p>2124.104 Contract clauses.
</p>
<p>2124.104-70 Contract clause.
</p>
<p><b>Authority:</b> 5 U.S.C. 8716, 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 48 CFR 1.301.
</p>
<p><b>Source:</b> 58 FR 40377, July 28, 1993, unless otherwise noted.</p>
<p><b>Subpart 2124.70--Protection of Individual Privacy
</b></p>
<p>2124.102 General.
</p>
<p>2124.102-70 Policy.
</p>
<p>Records retained by FEGLI Program contractors on Federal insureds and members of their families serve the contractors’
own commercial function of paying FEGLI Program claims and are not maintained to accomplish an agency function of OPM.
Consequently, the records do not fall within the provisions of the Privacy Act. Nevertheless, OPM recognizes the need for
the contractors to keep certain records confidential. The clause at 2152.224-70 addresses this concern.
</p>
<p>2124.104 Contract clauses.
</p>
<p>2124.104-70 Contract clause.
</p>
<p>The clause at 2152.224-70 shall be inserted in all FEGLI Program contracts.</p>
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