[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9757-9758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5238]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.
ACTION: Notice to amend a system of records.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is amending a system of records 
notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the 
Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
DATES: This proposed action will be effective without further notice on 
April 3, 1997, unless comments are received which result in a contrary 
determination.
ADDRESSES: Privacy Act Officer, Records Management Division, U.S. Army 
Publishing and Records Management Center, ATTN: SAIS-PRP-DR, Stop C55, 
Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5576.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pat Turner at (703) 806-3389 or 
DSN 656-3389.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Army systems of 
records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 
amended, have been published in the Federal Register and are available 
from the address above.
    The specific changes to the record system being amended are set 
forth below followed by the notice, as amended, published in its 
entirety. The proposed amendments are not within the purview of 
subsection (r) of the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, 
which requires the submission of a new or altered system report.
    Dated: February 26, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
A0025-6USAISC

System Name:
    Military Affiliate Radio System (August 3, 1993, 58 FR 41251).

Changes:
System identifier:
    Delete entry and replace with `A0025-6USASC'.
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Authority for maintenance of the system:
    Delete entry and replace with `10 U.S.C. 3013; DoD Directive 
4650.2; and Field Manual 11-490-7'.
* * * * *

Retrievability:
    Add to entry `and amateur and/or MARS call signs'.

Safeguards:
    Information is maintained in buildings having security guards and 
is accessible only to individuals who have need therefor to perform 
their duties. Automated records are further protected by a password 
assigned to designated persons.

Retention and disposal:
    Delete entry and repace with `Signed receipts are destroyed after 5 
years, or 1 year after termination of membership, and then destroyed by 
shredding.'
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A0025-6USASC

System Name:
    Military Affiliate Radio System.

System location:
    U.S. Army Signal Command, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-5000.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Individuals having a valid amateur radio station license issued by 
the Federal Communications Commission who apply for membership in the 
Army Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS).

Categories of records in the system:
    Applicant's name, home address and telephone number, licensing data 
and call-sign provided by Federal Communications Commission, Army MARS 
call-sign, relevant inquiries/records and reports.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    10 U.S.C. 3013; DoD Directive 4650.2; and Field Manual 11-490-7.

Purpose(s):
    To provide a potential reserve of trained radio communications 
personnel for military duty when needed and/or to provide auxiliary 
communications for military, civil, and/or disaster officials during 
periods of emergency.

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories 
of users and the purposes of such uses:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained 
therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
    Information may be disclosed to Department of Army and Department 
of Defense communication agencies and their authorized contractors in 
connection with individual's participation in the Army Military 
Affiliate Radio System Program and to federal supply agencies in 
connection with individual's participation in the Army MARS Equipment 
Program.
    The `Blanket Routine Uses' set forth at the beginning of the Army's 
compilation of systems of records notices also apply to this system.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
    Cards; paper in file folders, computer tapes, discs, listings.

Retrievability:
    By member's name, and amateur and/or MARS call signs.

Safeguards:
    Information is maintained in buildings having security guards and 
is accessible only to individuals who have need therefor to perform 
their duties. Automated records are further protected by a password 
assigned to designated persons.

Retention and disposal:
    Signed receipts are destroyed after 5 years, or 1 year after 
termination of membership, and then destroyed by shredding.

System manager(s) and address:
    Commander, U.S. Army Signal Command, ATTN: AFSC-OPT-BC, Fort 
Huachuca, AZ 95613-5000.

Notification procedure:
    Individual seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to the

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Commander, U.S. Army Signal Command, ATTN: AFSC-OPT-BC, Fort Huachuca, 
AZ 95613-5000.
    Individual should provide the name under which licensed is the Army 
MARS program, amateur and or MARS call sign, present address, call 
sign, and signature.

Record access procedures:
    Individuals seeking to access records about themselves contained in 
this record system should address written inquiries to the Commander, 
U.S. Army Signal Command, ATTN: AFSC-OPT-BC, Fort Huachuca, AZ 95613-
5000.
    Individual should provide the name under which licensed is the Army 
MARS program, amateur and or MARS call sign, present address, call 
sign, and signature.

Contesting records procedures:
    The Army's rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents 
and appealing initial agency determinations are contained in Army 
Regulation 340-21; 32 CFR part 505; or may be obtained from the system 
manager.

Record source categories:
    From the individual and the Federal Communications Commission.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.
[FR Doc. 97-5238 Filed 3-3-97; 8:45 am]
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